Jeremiah 42:5
Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us.
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ASV
Then they said to Jeremiah, Jehovah be a true and faithful witness amongst us, if we do not according to all the word wherewith Jehovah thy God shall send thee to us.
KJV
Then they said to Jeremiah, The Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us.
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Commentary
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ | ve.He.mah | and they | H1992 → |
| אָמְר֣וּ | 'a.me.Ru | they said | H559 → |
| אֶֽל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ | yir.me.Ya.hu | Jeremiah | H3414 → |
| יְהִ֤י | ye.Hi | may he become | H1961 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| בָּ֔נוּ | Ba.nu | on <the> us | |
| לְעֵ֖ד | le.'Ed | <into> a witness of | H5707 → |
| אֱמֶ֣ת | 'e.Met | truth | H571 → |
| וְנֶאֱמָ֑ן | ve.ne.'e.Man | and faithful | H539 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | if | H518 → |
| לֹ֡א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| כְּֽכָל־ | ke.khol- | according to every | H3605 → |
| הַ֠דָּבָר | Ha.da.vor | <the> word | H1697 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| יִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜ | yish.la.cha.Kha | he will send you | H7971 → |
| יְהוָ֧ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ | 'e.lo.Hei.kha | God your | H430 → |
| אֵלֵ֖ינוּ | 'e.Lei.nu | to us | H413 → |
| כֵּ֥ן | ken | so | H3651 → |
| נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ | na.'a.Seh | we will do | H6213 → |
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