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Jeremiah 27:1

בְּרֵאשִׁ֗ית
rêʼshîyth
in/with/by — the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
מַמְלֶ֛כֶת
mamlâkâh
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
יְהוֹיָקִ֥ם
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.)
יֹאושִׁיָּ֖הוּ
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
הָיָ֞ה
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
הַדָּבָ֤ר
dâbâr
the — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
the — the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
אֶֽל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
יִרְמְיָ֔ה
Yirmᵉyâh
Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
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 27:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
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Extending the yoke-bars command to five neighboring kings widens this chapter's message from a purely Judah-focused warning to a regional one.

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In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
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