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Jeremiah 51:63

Hebrew
וְהָיָה֙plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
כְּכַלֹּ֣תְךָ֔ לִקְרֹ֖א אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. It only ever occurs in conjunction with nouns associated with the definite article הַ.Genesis 1:1
הַסֵּ֣פֶר הַזֶּ֑ה תִּקְשֹׁ֤ר עָלָיו֙ אֶ֔בֶן וְהִשְׁלַכְתּ֖וֹ אֶל תּ֥וֹךְ פְּרָֽת
ESV
When you finish reading this book, tie a stone to it and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates,
NIV
When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates.
NLT
When you have finished reading the scroll, tie it to a stone and throw it into the Euphrates River.
LXX
KJV
And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:

Jeremiah 51:62 ← Jeremiah 51:63 → Jeremiah 51:64

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