Jeremiah 42:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 42:5 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 →
וְהֵ֨מָּה֙
hêm
H1992
they
אָמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
יְהִ֤י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בָּ֔נוּ
לְעֵ֖ד
ʻêd
H5707
witness
אֱמֶ֣ת
ʼemeth
H571
faithfulness
וְנֶאֱמָ֑ן
ʼâman
H539
to confirm
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֡א
lôʼ
H3808
not
כְּֽכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַ֠דָּבָר
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜
shâlach
H7971
to send
יְהוָ֧ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֵלֵ֖ינוּ
ʼêl
H413
to
כֵּ֥ן
kên
H3651
thus
נַעֲשֶֽׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then they said to Jeremiah, Yahweh be a true and faithful witness among us, if we don't do according to all the word with which Yahweh your God shall send you to us.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They said to Jeremiah, “May Yahweh be a true and faithful witness against us, if we do not do everything that Yahweh your God tells us to do.
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