Jeremiah

Jeremiah 42:5

⁵Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then they	וְהֵ֙מָּה֙	wə·hêm·māh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
said	אָמְר֣וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
May the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
be	יְהִ֤י	yə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a true	אֱמֶ֣ת	’ĕ·meṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
and faithful	וְנֶאֱמָ֑ן	wə·ne·’ĕ·mān	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H539 confirm, support
witness	לְעֵ֖ד	lə·‘êḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5707 witness
against us	בָּ֔נוּ	bā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
we do not	לֹ֡א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
act upon	נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃	na·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H6213 do, make
every	כְּֽכָל־	kə·ḵāl-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
word	הַ֠דָּבָר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֧ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
sends you	יִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜	yiš·lā·ḥă·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7971 send
to tell us	אֵלֵ֖ינוּ	’ê·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H413 motion to

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Genesis 31:50 · Judges 11:10 · Malachi 2:14 · Malachi 3:5 · Revelation 1:5 · Revelation 3:14 · Micah 1:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.