Jeremiah 2:18

And what have you now to do on the way to Egypt,
to drink the waters of Shihor [a branch of the Nile]?
Or what have you to do on the way to Assyria,
to drink the waters of the river [Euphrates]?

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וְעַתָּה   מַה   לָּךְ   לְדֶרֶךְ   מִצְרַיִם   לִשְׁתּוֹת   מֵי   שִׁחוֹר   וּמַה   לָּךְ   לְדֶרֶךְ   אַשּׁוּר   לִשְׁתּוֹת   מֵי   נָהָר  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ νῦν τί σοι καὶ τῇ ὁδῷ Αἰγύπτου τοῦ πιεῖν ὕδωρ Γηων καὶ τί σοι καὶ τῇ ὁδῷ Ἀσσυρίων τοῦ πιεῖν ὕδωρ ποταμῶν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H6258
וְ (ve)
עַתָּ֗ה (atah)
and
now
Conj. Conjunktion

Adv. Adverb

C
D
H4100
H9014
מַה (mah-)
־
what?
link
Particle – interrogative Particle (Interrogative)

Pi
H9005
H9032
לָּ (la)
ךְ֙ (khe)
to
you
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♀ sing. Pronominal second person feminine singular

Rd
Sp2fs
H9005
H1870
לְ (le)
דֶ֣רֶךְ (derekhe)
to
way
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H4714
מִצְרַ֔יִם (mitzerajim)
Egypt
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npl
H9005
H8354
לִ (li)
שְׁתּ֖וֹת (shetvót)
to
to drink
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H4325
מֵ֣י (mei)
water
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H7883
שִׁח֑וֹר (shichvór)
Shihor
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npl
H9002
H4100
H9014
וּ (o)
מַה (mah-)
־
and
what?
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – interrogative Particle (Interrogative)

C
Pi
H9005
H9032
לָּ (la)
ךְ֙ (khe)
to
you
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♀ sing. Pronominal second person feminine singular

Rd
Sp2fs
H9005
H1870
לְ (le)
דֶ֣רֶךְ (derekhe)
to
way
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H0804
אַשּׁ֔וּר (ashor)
Asshur
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npl
H9005
H8354
לִ (li)
שְׁתּ֖וֹת (shetvót)
to
to drink
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H4325
מֵ֥י (mei)
water
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H5104
H9016
נָהָֽר (nahar)
׃
river
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa

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