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and he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלto whomאֲשֶׁר אֵלָיוyou sentשְׁלַחְתֶּםmeאֹתִיto letלְהַפִּילyour supplicationתְּחִנַּתְכֶםfallהַפִּילbefore him:לְפָנָיו
Jeremiah 42:9
Study it in the app“and he said to them, “Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, to whom you sent me to let your supplication fall before him:”
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Jeremiah 42:9, word by word
- and he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- 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- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- you sentשְׁלַחְתֶּםshelachtem
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shelachtem” appears- to letהַפִּילhapil
cast lots
To make fall; throw lots.
Where else “hapil” appears- your supplicationתְּחִנַּתְtechinat
plea
A request asking for mercy.
Where else “techinat” appears- before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears
The context
8And he called Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the small to the great,
9 · This verse (above)
10If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you and not demolish you, and I will plant you and not uproot you; for I have relented concerning the evil that I have done to you.