5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 1:5:1 ⧉בְּטֶ֨רֶםbeterembefore Jeremiah 1:5:2 ⧉אצורךetsorekhaI form you Jeremiah 1:5:3 ⧉אֶצָּרְךָ֤etsarkhaI formed you Jeremiah 1:5:4 ⧉בַבֶּ֙טֶן֙vabetenin the womb Jeremiah 1:5:5 ⧉יְדַעְתִּ֔יךָyedatekhaI knew you Jeremiah 1:5:6 ⧉וּבְטֶ֛רֶםuveteremand before Jeremiah 1:5:7 ⧉תֵּצֵ֥אtetseyou came out Jeremiah 1:5:8 ⧉מֵרֶ֖חֶםmerekhemfrom the womb Jeremiah 1:5:9 ⧉הִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑יךָhikdashekhaI consecrated you Jeremiah 1:5:10 ⧉נָבִ֥יאnavia prophet Jeremiah 1:5:11 ⧉לַגּוֹיִ֖םlagoyimto the nations Jeremiah 1:5:12 ⧉נְתַתִּֽיךָ׃netatikhaI gave you |
5. Formal Translation Before I {Yahweh, Foreknowing Shaper} formed you in the womb, I knew you; and before you came out from the womb, I consecrated you; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. |
5. Dynamic Translation Before you were formed in your mother’s womb, I {Yahweh, Purposeful Creator} already knew you; and before you were born, I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. |