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Jeremiah 42:2

Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes.
Jeremiah 42:2
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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)

וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֗יא תִּפָּל־נָ֤א תְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל בַּעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּעַ֖ד כָּל־הַשְּׁאֵרִ֣ית הַזֹּ֑את כִּֽי־נִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּ מְעַט֙ מֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עֵינֶ֖יךָ רֹא֥וֹת אֹתָֽנוּ׃

  1. וַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֶֽל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. יִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.hu“Jeremiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִרְמְיָ֫הוּ · “Jeremiah” · Strong's H3414L
  4. הַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'“the prophet”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  5. תִּפָּל־ti.pol-“may it fall”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָפַל · “presenting” · Strong's H5307N
  6. נָ֤אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  7. תְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙te.chi.na.Te.nu“supplication our”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from תְּחִנָּה · “supplication” · Strong's H8467
  8. לְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.kha“<to> before you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  9. וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤לve.hit.pa.Lel“and pray”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּלַל · “to pray” · Strong's H6419
  10. בַּעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙ba.'a.De.nu“for us”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from בַּ֫עַד · “about|through|for” · Strong's H1157
  11. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  12. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  13. אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  14. בְּעַ֖דbe.'Ad“for”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from בַּ֫עַד · “about|through|for” · Strong's H1157
  15. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  16. הַשְּׁאֵרִ֣יתha.she.'e.Rit“the remnant”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׁאֵרִית · “remnant” · Strong's H7611
  17. הַזֹּ֑אתha.Zot“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  18. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  19. נִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּnish.'Ar.nu“we are left”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from שָׁאַר · “to remain” · Strong's H7604
  20. מְעַט֙me.'At“a few”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְעַט · “little” · Strong's H4592
  21. מֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔הme.har.Beh“from many”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute, absolute · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
  22. כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sher“just as”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  23. עֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.kha“eyes your”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  24. רֹא֥וֹתro.'ot“[are] seeing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, plural, absolute · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  25. אֹתָֽנוּ׃'o.Ta.nu“<obj.> us”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)