Jeremiah

Jeremiah 26:3

³Perhaps they will listen and turn— each from his evil way of life— so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Perhaps	אוּלַ֣י	’ū·lay	Adverb	H194 peradventure, perhaps
they will listen	יִשְׁמְע֔וּ	yiš·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
and turn	וְיָשֻׁ֕בוּ	wə·yā·šu·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
each	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
from his evil	הָרָעָ֑ה	hā·rā·‘āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
way of life	מִדַּרְכּ֣וֹ	mid·dar·kōw	Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
so that I may relent	וְנִחַמְתִּ֣י	wə·ni·ḥam·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5162 be sorry, console
of	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the disaster	הָרָעָ֗ה	hā·rā·‘āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
I	אָנֹכִ֤י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am planning	חֹשֵׁב֙	ḥō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2803 think, account
to bring	לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
upon them	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
because of	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the evil	רֹ֥עַ	rō·a‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7455 badness, evil
of their deeds	מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃	ma·‘al·lê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4611 deed, practice

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 36:3 · Jeremiah 18:7–10 · Isaiah 1:16–19 · Jonah 4:2 · Ezekiel 18:27–30 · Jeremiah 36:7 · Jonah 3:8–10 · 1 Kings 21:27 · 1 Kings 21:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.