Jeremiah 46:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. | Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor! | Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| harness | אִסְר֣וּ | 'is-RU | H0631 | to bindאָסַר (a.sar) 1) to tie, bind, imprison 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tie, bind 1a2) to tie, harness 1a3) to bind (with cords) 1a4) to gird (rare and late) 1a5) to begin the battle, make the attack 1a6) of obligation of oath (figurative) 1b) (Niphal) to be imprisoned, bound 1c) (Pual) to be taken prisoner |
| the horses | הַסּוּסִ֗ים | ha-su-SIM | H5483M | horseסוּס (sus) 1) horse 1a) chariot horses |
| and mount | וַֽעֲלוּ֙ | va-'a-LU | H5927K | to ascend: riseעָלָה (a.lah) : rise/go 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away … |
| the warhorses | הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים | ha-PA-ra-SHIM | H6571A | horseפָּרָשׁ (pa.rash) horse, steed, warhorse |
| and take your stand | וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ | ve-hit-ya-tze-VU | H3320 | to standיָצַב (ya.tsav) 1) to place, set, stand, set or station oneself, present oneself 1a) (Hithpael) to station oneself, take one's stand, stand, present oneself, stand with someone Aramaic equivalent: ye.tsav (יְצַב "to know" H3321) |
| with helmets | בְּכ֥וֹבָעִ֑ים | be-KHOA-'IM | H3553 | helmetכּוֹבַע (ko.va) helmet |
| polish | מִרְקוּ֙ | mir-KU | H4838 | to polishמָרַק (ma.raq) 1) to scour, polish 1a) (Qal) to scour, polish 1b) (Pual) to be scoured |
| the spears | הָֽרְמָחִ֔ים | ha-re-ma-CHIM | H7420 | spearרֹ֫מַח (ro.mach) spear, lance |
| put on | לִבְשׁ֖וּ | liv-SHU | H3847 | to clotheלָבֵשׁ (la.vash) 1) to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put on clothes, be clothed, wear 1a2) to put on, be clothed with (fig.) 1b) (Pual) to be fully clothed 1c) (Hiphil) to clothe, array with, dress Aramaic equivalent: le.vash (לְבֵשׁ "to clothe" H3848) |
| the armor | הַסִּרְיֹנֹֽת׃ | ha-sir-yo-NOT | H5630 | armorסִרְיֹן (sir.yon) armour |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.