“For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.”
Jeremiah 29:28 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Jeremiah 29:2817 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ֣יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
עַלʿal
sincepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
כֵּ֞ןkēn
-wardparticleH3651
after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···
שָׁלַ֥חšālaḥ
he has sentverbH7971
any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···
אֵלֵ֛י/נוּʾēlēynw
to uspronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
בָּבֶ֥לbābel
BabylonnounH894
Babylon
לֵ/אמֹ֖רlēʾmōr
sayingpronH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֲרֻכָּ֣הʾărukāh
will be a long timeadjH752
הִ֑יאhiyʾ
itprepH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
בְּנ֤וּbənw
buildverbH1129
obtain children · make · repair · set ···
בָתִּים֙bātiym
housesnounH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
וְ/שֵׁ֔בוּwəšēbw
and dwellconjH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
וְ/נִטְע֣וּwəniṭəʿw
and plantconjH5193
plant
גַנּ֔וֹתganwōt
gardensnounH1593
וְ/אִכְל֖וּwəʾikəlw
and eatconjH398
at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
פְּרִי/הֶֽןpəriyhen
produce theirnounH6529
fruit · reward
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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