And I prayedוָאֶתְפַּלֵּלto YHWH,אֶל יְהוָהafter I had givenאַחֲרֵי תִתִּיthe deedאֶת סֵפֶר הַof purchaseמִּקְנָהto Baruchאֶל בָּרוּךְsonבֶּןof Neriah,נֵרִיָּהsaying,לֵאמֹר
Jeremiah 32:16
Study it in the app“And I prayed to YHWH, after I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, saying,”
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Jeremiah 32:16, word by word
- And I prayedאֶתְפַּלֵּלetpalel
pray
To talk with God, often asking for others.
Where else “etpalel” appears- to 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- after I had givenתִתִּtiti
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “titi” appears- the deedסֵפֶרsefer
deed
An official paper, like one granting divorce.
Where else “sefer” appears- of purchaseמִּקְנָהmikna
purchase
What is bought: an acquisition made with silver.
Where else “mikna” appears- to Baruchבָּרוּךְbaruch
Baruch
Baruch: a name meaning "blessed". Above all, the scribe of the prophet Jeremiah; also some men of Nehemiah's time, such as the son of Zabbai who zealously repaired a section of the wall.
Where else “baruch” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Neriahנֵרִיָּהneriya
Neriah
Neriah: a name meaning "YHWH is a lamp"; the father of Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe, and of Seraiah.
Where else “neriya” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears
The context
15For thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land.’
16 · This verse (above)
17‘Ah, Adonai YHWH! Look, you made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm; nothing is too difficult for you.