Jeremiah 29:6
{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.29.6", "source": "קְח֣וּ נָשִׁ֗ים וְהוֹלִידוּ֮ בָּנִ֣ים וּבָנוֹת֒ וּקְח֨וּ לִבְנֵיכֶ֜ם נָשִׁ֗ים וְאֶת־בְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ תְּנ֣וּ לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְתֵלַ֖דְנָה בָּנִ֣ים וּבָנ֑וֹת וּרְבוּ־שָׁ֖ם וְאַל־תִּמְעָֽטוּ", "text": "*qəḥû* *nāšîm* *wə*-*hôlîdû* *bānîm* *û*-*bānôt* *û*-*qəḥû* for-*bnêḵem* *nāšîm* *wə*-*ʾet*-*bənôtêḵem* *tənû* to-*ʾănāšîm* *wə*-*tēladnâ* *bānîm* *û*-*bānôt* *û*-*rəbû*-there *wə*-*ʾal*-*timʿāṭû*", "grammar": { "*qəḥû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - take", "*nāšîm*": "feminine plural noun - women/wives", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*hôlîdû*": "hiphil imperative, masculine plural - beget/bear", "*bānîm*": "masculine plural noun - sons", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*bānôt*": "feminine plural noun - daughters", "*bnêḵem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your sons", "*bənôtêḵem*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your daughters", "*tənû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - give", "*ʾănāšîm*": "masculine plural noun - men", "*tēladnâ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they may bear", "*rəbû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - multiply/increase", "*ʾal*": "negative particle", "*timʿāṭû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you become few" }, "variants": { "*qəḥû*": "take/get", "*nāšîm*": "women/wives", "*hôlîdû*": "beget/bear/produce", "*tənû*": "give/set/place", "*tēladnâ*": "they may bear/give birth to", "*rəbû*": "multiply/increase/become many", "*timʿāṭû*": "you become few/diminish" } }