מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר

   me-a-SHER

   from one who, from that which
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה

   me-a-SHER ha-YA

   from one who, from that which was
3. clause🔊 וְחַסְדִּי֙ לֹא־אָסִ֣יר מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הֲסִיר֔וֹתִי מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

   ve-khas-DI lo-a-SIR me-i-MO ka-a-SHER ha-si-ro-TI me-a-SHER ha-YA le-fa-NE-kha

   and my covenant loyalty I will not remove from with him, from him just as I removed from one who, from that which was before you
4. sentence🔊 אֲנִי֙ אֶֽהְיֶה־לּ֣וֹ לְאָ֔ב וְה֖וּא יִֽהְיֶה־לִּ֣י לְבֵ֑ן וְחַסְדִּי֙ לֹא־אָסִ֣יר מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הֲסִיר֔וֹתִי מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

   a-NI e-he-YE-LO le-AV ve-HU yi-he-YE-LI le-VEN ve-khas-DI lo-a-SIR me-i-MO ka-a-SHER ha-si-ro-TI me-a-SHER ha-YA le-fa-NE-kha

   I I will be to him as a father and he will be to me as a son and my covenant loyalty I will not remove from with him, from him just as I removed from one who, from that which was before you

Exegesis

lefanekha {מֵאֲשֶׁר הָיָה לְפָנֶיךָ | mē-’ă-šer hā-yāh lə-pā-nê-kha} ‘from whomever was before you,’ contrasting a past action with a future promise. The use of imperfect forms emphasizes future certainty, while the perfect underscores a completed historical precedent.