Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah, “How have I sinned against you or your servants or these people, that you have put me in prison?Jeremiah 37:18
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֑הוּ מֶה֩ חָטָ֨אתִֽי לְךָ֤ וְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ וְלָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה כִּֽי־נְתַתֶּ֥ם אוֹתִ֖י אֶל־בֵּ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- יִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.hu“Jeremiah”Noun, proper name of a man · from יִרְמְיָ֫הוּ · “Jeremiah” · Strong's H3414L
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- צִדְקִיָּ֑הוּtzid.ki.Ya.hu“Zedekiah”Noun, proper name of a man · from צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ · “Zedekiah” · Strong's H6667H
- מֶה֩meh“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- חָטָ֨אתִֽיcha.Ta.ti“have I sinned”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חָטָא · “to sin” · Strong's H2398
- לְךָ֤le.Kha“to you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
- וְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ve.la.'a.va.Dei.kha“and to servants your”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
- וְלָעָ֣םve.la.'Am“and to the people”Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
- הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh“<the> this”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- כִּֽי־ki-“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- נְתַתֶּ֥םne.ta.Tem“you have put”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
- אוֹתִ֖י'o.Ti“<obj.> me”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אֶל־'el-“into”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- בֵּ֥יתbeit“[the] house of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
- הַכֶּֽלֶא׃ha.Ke.le'“<the> imprisonment”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫לֶא · “prison” · Strong's H3608
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)