Hebrew Interlinear

Jeremiah 40:2 Interlinear

took And the captain of the guard Jeremiah and said unto him The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיִּקַּ֥חH3947tookto take (in the widest variety of applications)
2רַבH7227And the captainabundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
3טַבָּחִ֖יםH2876of the guardproperly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
4לְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּH3414Jeremiahjirmejah, the name of eight or nine israelites
5וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559and saidto say (used with great latitude)
6אֵלָ֔יוH413near, with or among; often in general, to
7יְהוָ֣הH3068unto him The LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
8אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָH430thy Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
9דִּבֶּר֙H1696hath pronouncedperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
10אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
11הָרָעָ֣הH7451this evilbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
12הַזֹּ֔אתH2063this (often used adverb)
13אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
14הַמָּק֖וֹםH4725upon this placeproperly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
15הַזֶּֽה׃H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

Verse Context

Jeremiah 40:1The word that came to Jeremiah ...
Jeremiah 40:2 (current)took And the captain of the guard Jeremiah and said unto him The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place
Jeremiah 40:3hath brought it and done Now the LORD according as he hath said ...

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