Jeremiah
Jeremiah 42:6
6Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whether | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| it is pleasant | ט֣וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| or | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| unpleasant | רָ֔ע | rā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| we will obey | נִשְׁמָ֑ע | niš·mā‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H8085 hear |
| the voice | בְּק֣וֹל׀ | bə·qō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| to whom | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| we | אֲנוּ | ʾă·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H580 we |
| are sending | שֹׁלְחִ֥ים | šō·lə·ḥîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7971 send |
| you | אֹתְךָ֛ | ’ō·ṯə·ḵā | Direct object marker; second person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| so that | לְמַ֙עַן֙ | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| it may go well with us | יִֽיטַב־ | yî·ṭaḇ- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| when | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we obey | נִשְׁמַ֔ע | niš·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H8085 hear |
| the voice | בְּק֖וֹל | bə·qō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ס | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 7:23 · Romans 8:7 · Deuteronomy 5:29 · Deuteronomy 5:33 · Deuteronomy 6:2–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.