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Jeremiah 31:1

בָּעֵ֤ת
ʻêth
in/with/by — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
הַהִיא֙
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
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
an oracle
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
אֶֽהְיֶה֙
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
to/for — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
לְכֹ֖ל
kôl
to/for — properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת
mishpâchâh
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
וְהֵ֖מָּה
hêm
and — they (only used when emphatic)
יִֽהְיוּ
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
לִ֥י
le-
to/for me/my
לְעָֽם
ʻam
to/for — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Jeremiah 31:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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“At that time,” says the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”
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“At that time,” says the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”
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