Jeremiah

Jeremiah 37:20

20But 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.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But nowוְעַתָּ֕הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
pleaseנָ֖אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
listenשְֽׁמַֽע־šə·ma‘-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH8085 hear
O my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י’ă·ḏō·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH113 lord
the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
May my petitionתְחִנָּתִי֙ṯə·ḥin·nā·ṯîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH8467 favour, supplication for favour
comeתִּפָּל־tip·pāl-Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularH5307 fall, lie
before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָlə·p̄ā·ne·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH6440 face, before
Do notוְאַל־wə·’al-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
send me backתְּשִׁבֵ֗נִיtə·ši·ḇê·nîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singularH7725 turn back, return
to the houseבֵּ֚יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןyə·hō·w·nā·ṯānNoun - proper - masculine singularH3083 Jehonathan
the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רhas·sō·p̄êrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5608 count
orוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
I will dieאָמ֖וּת’ā·mūṯVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH4191 die
thereשָֽׁם׃šāmAdverbH8033 there, thither

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