Jeremiah 6:27 Hebrew Word Analysis

0thee for a towerבָּח֛וֹןh969
1I have setנְתַתִּ֥יךָh5414
2among my peopleבְעַמִּ֖יh5971
3and a fortressמִבְצָ֑רh4013
4that thou mayest knowוְתֵדַ֕עh3045
5and tryוּבָחַנְתָּ֖h974
6אֶתh853
7their wayדַּרְכָּֽם׃h1870

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.

American Standard Version (ASV)

I have made thee a trier `and' a fortress among my people; that thou mayest know and try their way.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

I have made you a tester among my people, so that you may have knowledge of their way and put it to the test.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

I have set thee among my people as an assayer, a fortress, that thou mayest know and try their way.

World English Bible (WEB)

I have made you a tester of metals [and] a fortress among my people; that you may know and try their way.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

A watch-tower I have given thee, Among My people a fortress, And thou knowest, and hast tried their way.