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Jeremiah 37:20

But now please listen, O my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there.”
Jeremiah 37:20
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְעַתָּ֕ה שְֽׁמַֽע־נָ֖א אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ תִּפָּל־נָ֤א תְחִנָּתִי֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְאַל־תְּשִׁבֵ֗נִי בֵּ֚ית יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֔ר וְלֹ֥א אָמ֖וּת שָֽׁם׃

  1. וְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. שְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-“listen”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  3. נָ֖אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  4. אֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.Ni“O lord my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  5. הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  6. תִּפָּל־ti.pol-“may it fall”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
  7. נָ֤אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  8. תְחִנָּתִי֙te.chi.na.Ti“supplication my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from תְּחִנָּה · “supplication” · Strong's H8467
  9. לְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.kha“<to> before you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  10. וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  11. תְּשִׁבֵ֗נִיte.shi.Ve.ni“you make go back me”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  12. בֵּ֚יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  13. יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.Tan“Jonathan”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹנָתָן · “Jonathan” · Strong's H3083N
  14. הַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.Fer“the scribe”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סֹפֵר · “secretary” · Strong's H5608B
  15. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  16. אָמ֖וּת'a.Mut“I will die”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  17. שָֽׁם׃Sham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)