Jeremiah 42:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 42:2 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
הַנָּבִ֗יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
תִּפָּל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
נָ֤א
nâʼ
H4994
please
תְחִנָּתֵ֨נוּ֙
tᵉchinnâh
H8467
supplication
לְפָנֶ֔יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל
pâlal
H6419
to pray
בַּעֲדֵ֨נוּ֙
ʻad
H5704
until
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בְּעַ֖ד
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַשְּׁאֵרִ֣ית
shᵉʼêrîyth
H7611
remnant
הַזֹּ֑את
zôʼth
H2063
this
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
נִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּ
shâʼar
H7604
to remain
מְעַט֙
mᵉʻaṭ
H4592
few
מֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔ה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עֵינֶ֖יךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
רֹא֥וֹת
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֹתָֽנוּ
ʼêth
H853
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World English Bible Public Domain
and said to Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray you, our supplication be presented before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes do see us:
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King James Version Public Domain
And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They said to him, “Let our pleas come before you. Pray for us to Yahweh your God for these people who remain since we are so few in number, as you see.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).