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Jeremiah 26:1

בְּרֵאשִׁ֗ית
rêʼshîyth
in/with/by — the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
מַמְלְכ֛וּת
mamlâkûwth
יְהוֹיָקִ֥ים
Yᵉhôwyâqîym
Jehojakim, a Jewish king
בֶּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ
Yôʼshîyâh
Joshijah, the name of two Israelites
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
a king
יְהוּדָ֑ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
הָיָה֙
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
the — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
the — the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
מֵאֵ֥ת
ʼêth
from — properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
לֵאמֹֽר
ʼâmar
to/for — to say (used with great latitude)
Jeremiah 26:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying,
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This chapter opens the book's Babylon-vs-Israel narrative section, showing in prose what the poetic Temple Sermon of ch.7 only reported as spoken oracle.

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In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying,
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