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Jeremiah 37:21

So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
Jeremiah 37:21
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְצַוֶּ֞ה הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּ וַיַּפְקִ֣דוּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָהוּ֮ בַּחֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָה֒ וְנָתֹן֩ ל֨וֹ כִכַּר־לֶ֤חֶם לַיּוֹם֙ מִח֣וּץ הָאֹפִ֔ים עַד־תֹּ֥ם כָּל־הַלֶּ֖חֶם מִן־הָעִ֑יר וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ בַּחֲצַ֖ר הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃

  1. וַיְצַוֶּ֞הvay.tza.Veh“and he commanded”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
  2. הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּtzid.ki.Ya.hu“Zedekiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ · “Zedekiah” · Strong's H6667H
  4. וַיַּפְקִ֣דוּvai.yaf.Ki.du“and they deposited”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פָּקַד · “overseer” · Strong's H6485J
  5. אֶֽת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. יִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.Hu“Jeremiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִרְמְיָ֫הוּ · “Jeremiah” · Strong's H3414L
  7. בַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.Tzar“in [the] courtyard of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from חָצֵר · “court” · Strong's H2691A
  8. הַמַּטָּרָה֒ha.ma.ta.Rah“the guard”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַטָּרָה · “guardhouse” · Strong's H4307H
  9. וְנָתֹן֩ve.na.Ton“and they gave”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  10. ל֨וֹlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  11. כִכַּר־khi.kar-“a round loaf of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from כִּכָּר · “talent” · Strong's H3603H
  12. לֶ֤חֶםLe.chem“bread”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  13. לַיּוֹם֙lai.yOm“to the day”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “daily” · Strong's H3117J
  14. מִח֣וּץmi.Chutz“from [the] street of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חוּץ · “outside” · Strong's H2351
  15. הָאֹפִ֔יםha.'o.Fim“the bakers”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אָפָה · “to bake” · Strong's H0644
  16. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  17. תֹּ֥םtom“was finished”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from תָּמַם · “to finish” · Strong's H8552
  18. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  19. הַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chem“the bread”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  20. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  21. הָעִ֑ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  22. וַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shev“and he remained”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  23. יִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.hu“Jeremiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִרְמְיָ֫הוּ · “Jeremiah” · Strong's H3414L
  24. בַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.Tzar“in [the] courtyard of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from חָצֵר · “court” · Strong's H2691A
  25. הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.Rah“the guard”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַטָּרָה · “guardhouse” · Strong's H4307H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)