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“At that time,בָּעֵת הַהִיאdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהI will beאֶהְיֶהElohimלֵאלֹהִיםto allלְכֹלthe familiesמִשְׁפְּחוֹתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand theyוְהֵמָּהwill beיִהְיוּto meלִיa people.”לְעָם
Jeremiah 31:1
Study it in the app““At that time, declares YHWH, I will be Elohim to all the families of Israel, and they will be to me a people.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 31:1, word by word
- “At that timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” 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- I will beאֶהְיֶהehye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “ehye” appears- Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohim” appears- the familiesמִשְׁפְּחוֹתmishpchot
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchot” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- a peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Thus says YHWH: “It found favor in the wilderness, the people of the survivors of the sword; Israel goes to his rest.”