Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
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ASV
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.
KJV
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
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Commentary
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| בְּטֶ֨רֶם | be.Te.rem | <in> before | H2962 → |
| אֶצָּרְךָ֤ | 'e.tzor.kha | I formed you | H3335 → |
| בַבֶּ֙טֶן֙ | va.Be.ten | in the belly | H990 → |
| יְדַעְתִּ֔יךָ | ye.da'.Ti.kha | I knew you | H3045 → |
| וּבְטֶ֛רֶם | u.ve.Te.rem | and <in> before | H2962 → |
| תֵּצֵ֥א | te.Tze' | you came forth | H3318 → |
| מֵרֶ֖חֶם | me.Re.chem | from [the] womb | H7358 → |
| הִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑יךָ | hik.dash.Ti.cha | I set apart you | H6942 → |
| נָבִ֥יא | na.Vi' | a prophet | H5030 → |
| לַגּוֹיִ֖ם | la.go.Yim | to the nations | H1471 → |
| נְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ | ne.ta.Ti.kha | I appointed you | H5414 → |
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