and they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto Jeremiahאֶל יִרְמְיָהוּthe prophet,הַנָּבִיא“Pleaseנָאlet our supplicationתְחִנָּתֵנוּfallתִּפָּלbefore you,לְפָנֶיךָand prayוְהִתְפַּלֵּלfor usבַּעֲדֵנוּto YHWHאֶל יְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָforבְּעַדallכָּלthis remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִית הַזֹּאת—forכִּיwe are leftנִשְׁאַרְנוּa fewמְעַטout of many,מֵהַרְבֵּהasכַּאֲשֶׁרyour eyesעֵינֶיךָseeרֹאוֹתus—אֹתָנוּ
Jeremiah 42:2
Study it in the app“and they said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our supplication fall before you, and pray for us to YHWH your Elohim, for all this remnant —for we are left a few out of many, as your eyes see us—”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 42:2, word by word
- and they saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּyirmyahu
Jeremiah
Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.
Where else “yirmyahu” appears- the prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- let our supplicationתְחִנָּתֵtechinate
plea
A request asking for mercy.
Where else “techinate” appears- fallתִּפָּלtipal
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “tipal” appears- before youפָנֶיfane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appears- and prayהִתְפַּלֵּלhitpalel
pray
To talk with God, often asking for others.
Where else “hitpalel” appears- to YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- this remnantשְּׁאֵרִיתsheerit
remnant
Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.
Where else “sheerit” appears- we are leftנִשְׁאַרְנוּnisharnu
remain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “nisharnu” appears- a fewמְעַטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears- out of manyהַרְבֵּהharbe
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “harbe” appears- your eyesעֵינֶיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- seeרֹאוֹתroot
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “root” appears
The context
1Then all the chiefs of the forces came near, and Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the small to the great,
2 · This verse (above)
3that YHWH your Elohim may tell us the way in which we should walk and the thing that we should do.”