Jeremiah
Jeremiah 38:20
20“They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, that it may go well with you and you may live.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They will not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| hand you over | יִתֵּ֑נוּ | yit·tê·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| replied | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Obey | שְֽׁמַֽע־ | šə·ma‘- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| the voice | בְּק֣וֹל | bə·qō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| in what | לַאֲשֶׁ֤ר | la·’ă·šer | Preposition-l; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אֲנִי֙ | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am telling you | דֹּבֵ֣ר | dō·ḇêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| that it may go well | וְיִ֥יטַב | wə·yî·ṭaḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| with you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| and you | נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | nap̄·še·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| may live | וּתְחִ֥י | ū·ṯə·ḥî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular | H2421 live |
Cross-references
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Daniel 4:27 · Jeremiah 26:13 · Isaiah 55:3 · 2 Chronicles 20:20 · Acts 26:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.