Jeremiah 11:21
Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.”
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ASV
Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Thou shalt not prophesy in the name of Jehovah, that thou die not by our hand;
KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the Lord, that thou die not by our hand:
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לָכֵ֗ן | la.Khen | <to> therefore | H3651 → |
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → |
| אָמַ֤ר | 'a.Mar | he says | H559 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| אַנְשֵׁ֣י | 'an.Shei | [the] people of | H582 → |
| עֲנָת֔וֹת | a.na.Tot | Anathoth | H6068 → |
| הַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥ים | ham.vak.Shim | who are seeking | H1245 → |
| אֶֽת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| נַפְשְׁךָ֖ | naf.she.Kha | life your | H5315 → |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| לֹ֤א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| תִנָּבֵא֙ | ti.na.Ve' | you must prophesy | H5012 → |
| בְּשֵׁ֣ם | be.Shem | in [the] name of | H8034 → |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| וְלֹ֥א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| תָמ֖וּת | ta.Mut | you will die | H4191 → |
| בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃ ס | be.ya.De.nu | by hand our | H3027 → |
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