Jeremiah

Jeremiah 42:20

²⁰For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us and we will do it.’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	בְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶם֒	bə·nap̄·šō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
have deceived	הִתְעֵתֶים	hiṯ·ʿē·ṯɛm	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H8582 err
yourselves	אַתֶּ֞ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
by sending	שְׁלַחְתֶּ֣ם	šə·laḥ·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H7971 send
me	אֹתִ֗י	’ō·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Pray	הִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל	hiṯ·pal·lêl	Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular	H6419 intervene, interpose
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
on our behalf	בַּעֲדֵ֔נוּ	ba·‘ă·ḏê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H1157 separation
and as for all	וּכְכֹל֩	ū·ḵə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֧ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
says	יֹאמַ֜ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
tell it	הַגֶּד־	hag·geḏ-	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
to us	לָ֖נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
and we will do it	וְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃	wə·‘ā·śî·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H6213 do, make

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.