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Jeremiah 28:1

וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה
shâneh
in/with/by — a year (as a revolution of time)
הַהִ֗יא
hûwʼ
the — he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
בְּרֵאשִׁית֙
rêʼshîyth
in/with/by — the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
מַמְלֶ֨כֶת֙
mamlâkâh
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
צִדְקִיָּ֣ה
Tsidqîyâh
Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
a king
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
בשנת
shâneh
in/with/by — a year (as a revolution of time)
בַּשָּׁנָה֙
shâneh
in/with/by — a year (as a revolution of time)
הָֽרְבִעִ֔ית
rᵉbîyʻîy
the — fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth
בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ
chôdesh
in/with/by — the new moon; by implication, a month
הַחֲמִישִׁ֑י
chămîyshîy
the — fifth; also a fifth
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אֵלַ֡י
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
חֲנַנְיָה֩
Chănanyâh
Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites
בֶן
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.)
עַזּ֨וּר
ʻAzzûwr
Azzur, the name of three Israelites
הַנָּבִ֜יא
nâbîyʼ
the — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
מִגִּבְעוֹן֙
Gibʻôwn
from — Gibon, a place in Palestine
בְּבֵ֣ית
bayith
in/with/by — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
לְעֵינֵ֧י
ʻayin
to/for — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים
kôhên
the — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
וְכָל
kôl
and — properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
הָעָ֖ם
ʻam
the — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
לֵאמֹֽר
ʼâmar
to/for — to say (used with great latitude)
Jeremiah 28:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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In the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year and the fifth month, the [false] prophet Hananiah the son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon [one of the priests’ cities], spoke [without godly authority] to me in the house of the Lord in the presence of the priests and all the people, saying:
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In the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year and the fifth month, the [false] prophet Hananiah the son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon [one of the priests’ cities], spoke [without godly authority] to me in the house of the Lord in the presence of the priests and all the people, saying:
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