Hebrew Interlinear
Jeremiah 38:16 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Jeremiah 38:16, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“sware the king So Zedekiah unto Jeremiah secretly saying liveth As the LORD that made thy life I will not put thee to death neither will I give thee into the hand that seek thy life”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּשָּׁבַ֞ע | H7650 | sware | to seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) |
| 2 | הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ | H4428 | the king | a king |
| 3 | צִדְקִיָּ֛הוּ | H6667 | So Zedekiah | tsidkijah, the name of six israelites |
| 4 | אֶֽל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 5 | יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ | H3414 | unto Jeremiah | jirmejah, the name of eight or nine israelites |
| 6 | בַּסֵּ֣תֶר | H5643 | secretly | a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense) |
| 7 | לֵאמֹ֑ר | H559 | saying | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 8 | חַי | H2416 | liveth | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
| 9 | יְהוָ֞ה | H3068 | As the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 10 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 11 | אֲשֶׁר֩ | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 12 | עָשָׂה | H6213 | that made | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 13 | לָ֨נוּ | H0 | ||
| 14 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 15 | נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | H5315 | thy life | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 16 | הַזֹּאת֙ | H2063 | this (often used adverb) | |
| 17 | אִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 18 | אֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ | H4191 | I will not put thee to death | to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill |
| 19 | וְאִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 20 | אֶתֶּנְךָ֗ | H5414 | neither will I give | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 21 | בְּיַד֙ | H3027 | thee into the hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 22 | הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים | H376 | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) | |
| 23 | הָאֵ֔לֶּה | H428 | these or those | |
| 24 | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 25 | מְבַקְשִׁ֖ים | H1245 | that seek | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 26 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 27 | נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | H5315 | thy life | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
Verse Context
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