Jeremiah 42:5

“And 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.”

Jeremiah 42:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 42:5, word by word

saidאָמְרוּamru

say

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

Where else “amru” 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.

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“Mayיְהִיyehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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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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a trueאֱמֶתemet

truth

What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.

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and faithfulנֶאֱמָןneeman

be firm

To be dependable, steady, never failing.

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witnessעֵדed

witness

Someone who vouches for what he saw; YHWH is one too.

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doנַעֲשֶׂהnaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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wordדָּבָרdavar

word

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

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

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

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sends youיִשְׁלָחֲyishlaach

send

To send someone or something.

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Translation note

Cf. Revelation 3:14 (“the faithful and true witness”).

The context

4And 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.”

5 · This verse (above)

6Whether good or bad, to the voice of YHWH our Elohim, to whom we are sending you, we will listen, so that it may go well with us when we listen to the voice of YHWH our Elohim.”

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