Jeremiah 42:4

“And Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard. Look, I will pray to YHWH your Elohim according to your words; and it will be that every word that YHWH answers you I will tell you; I will not withhold from you a word.””

Jeremiah 42:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 42:4, word by word

And 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.

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the prophetנָּבִיאnavi

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“I have heardשָׁמַעְתִּיshamati

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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will prayמִתְפַּלֵּלmitpalel

pray

To talk with God, often asking for others.

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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.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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according to your wordsדִבְרֵיdivre

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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and it will be thatהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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answersיַעֲנֶהyaane

answer

To reply to what was said.

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I will tellאַגִּידagid

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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withholdאֶמְנַעemna

withhold

Withhold, refuse, hold back.

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The context

3that YHWH your Elohim may tell us the way in which we should walk and the thing that we should do.”

4 · This verse (above)

5And they said to Jeremiah, “May YHWH be against us a true and faithful witness if we do not do so according to every word with which YHWH your Elohim sends you to us.

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