Jeremiah 26:15

“Only know for certain that if you put me to death, for innocent blood you are bringing upon yourselves and on this city and on its inhabitants; for in truth YHWH has sent me to you to speak in your ears all these words.””

Jeremiah 26:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 26:15, word by word

knowתֵּדְעוּtedu

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “tedu” appears
putמְמִתִיםmemitim

kill

To kill someone.

Where else “memitim” appears
innocentנָקִיnaki

innocent

Without guilt: blood of one who did no wrong.

Where else “naki” appears
bloodדָםdam

bloodguilt

A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.

Where else “dam” appears
are bringingנֹתְנִיםnotnim

put

To place something somewhere.

Where else “notnim” appears
and on this cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
and on its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yoshve” appears
in truthאֱמֶתemet

truth

What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.

Where else “emet” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
has sent meשְׁלָחַshelaach

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “shelaach” appears
to speakדַבֵּרdaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “daber” appears
in your earsאָזְנֵיazne

hearing

The ear that listens: "incline your ear".

Where else “azne” appears
these wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “devarim” appears

The context

14And as for me, look, I am in your hand; do with me as seems good and right in your eyes.

15 · This verse (above)

16And the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets, “There is no sentence of death for this man, for in the name of YHWH our Elohim he has spoken to us.”

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