Jeremiah 37:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 37:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩
shâlach
H7971
to send
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ
Tsidqîyâh
H6667
Zedekiah
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוּכַ֣ל
Yᵉhûwkal
H3081
Jehucal
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗ה
Shelemyâh
H8018
Shelemiah
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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צְפַנְיָ֤הוּ
Tsᵉphanyâh
H6846
Zephaniah
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙
Maʻăsêyâh
H4641
Maaseiah
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
הַנָּבִ֖יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִתְפַּלֶּל
pâlal
H6419
to pray
נָ֣א
nâʼ
H4994
please
בַעֲדֵ֔נוּ
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now to Yahweh our God for us.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So King Zedekiah, Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest sent a message to Jeremiah the prophet. They said, “Pray on our behalf to Yahweh our God.”
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