Jeremiah 6:27 Go deeper

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I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way. (KJV)

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בָּח֛וֹןba.Chonan assayer

Lemma: בָּחוֹן (ba.chon) · Strong's: H0969

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: assayer

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0969; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:27 word 1

נְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaI have made you

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to give: make

Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 9:12, Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 42:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414I; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:27 word 2

בְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.Miamong people my

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:27 word 3

מִבְצָ֑רmiv.Tzarfortification

Lemma: מִבְצָר (miv.tsar) · Strong's: H4013

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: fortification

Used 37 times. Also: Numbers 13:19, Numbers 32:17, Numbers 32:36, Joshua 10:20, Joshua 19:29, Joshua 19:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4013; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:27 word 4

וְתֵדַ֕עve.te.Da'so you may observe

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqu2ms)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:27 word 5

וּבָחַנְתָּ֖u.va.chan.Taand you will test

Lemma: בָּחַן (ba.chan) · Strong's: H0974

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to test

Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 42:15, Genesis 42:16, 1 Chronicles 29:17, Job 7:18, Job 12:11, Job 23:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0974; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:27 word 6

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:27 word 7

דַּרְכָּֽם\׃dar.Kamconduct their

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:27 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

I have appointed you	→	נָתַן H5414I to give: make
to examine	→	בָּחוֹן H0969 assayer
My people	→	עַם H5971A people
like ore	→	מִבְצָר H4013 fortification
so you may know	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
and try	→	בָּחַן H0974 to test
their ways	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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