Jeremiah 42:4

“I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will surely pray to the LORD your God as you request, and I will tell you everything that the LORD answers; I will not withhold a word from you.”
Jeremiah 42:4
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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)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם יִרְמְיָ֤הוּ הַנָּבִיא֙ שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי הִנְנִ֧י מִתְפַּלֵּ֛ל אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם כְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֑ם וְֽהָיָ֡ה כָּֽל־הַדָּבָר֩ אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲנֶ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אֶתְכֶם֙ אַגִּ֣יד לָכֶ֔ם לֹֽא־אֶמְנַ֥ע מִכֶּ֖ם דָּבָֽר׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. יִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.hu“Jeremiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִרְמְיָ֫הוּ · “Jeremiah” · Strong's H3414L
  4. הַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'“the prophet”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  5. שָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.ti“I have heard”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  6. הִנְנִ֧יhi.Ni“here I”
    Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  7. מִתְפַּלֵּ֛לmit.pa.Lel“[am] about to pray”
    Verb, hithpael, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from פָּלַל · “to pray” · Strong's H6419
  8. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  9. יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.Khem“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  11. כְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֑םke.div.rei.Khem“according to words your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from דָּבָר · “speaking” · Strong's H1697H
  12. וְֽהָיָ֡הve.ha.Yah“and it will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  13. כָּֽל־kal-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  14. הַדָּבָר֩ha.da.Var“<the> word”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  15. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  16. יַעֲנֶ֨הya.'a.Neh“he will answer”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
  17. יְהוָ֤הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  18. אֶתְכֶם֙'et.Khem“<obj.> you”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  19. אַגִּ֣יד'a.Gid“I will tell”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  20. לָכֶ֔םla.Khem“to <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  21. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  22. אֶמְנַ֥ע'em.Na'“I will withhold”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מָנַע · “to withhold” · Strong's H4513
  23. מִכֶּ֖םmi.Kem“from <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  24. דָּבָֽר׃da.Var“a word”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)