New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 42:1-3

1Then allכָּל־kol-H3605thecommandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֔יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428,JohananH3076the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,Jezaniahוִֽיזַנְיָ֖הvi.zan.YahH3153the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hoshaiahהוֹשַֽׁעְיָ֑הho.sha'.YahH1955,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971bothH4480smallמִקָּטֹ֥ןmi.ka.TonH6996and greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419approachedוַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙vai.yi.ge.ShuH5066

2and saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030, “Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994let ourpetitionתְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙te.chi.na.Te.nuH8467comeתִּפָּל־ti.pol-H5307beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, andprayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤לve.hit.pa.LelH6419for us to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, that isfor allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֣יתha.she.'e.RitH7611;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588we are leftנִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּnish.'Ar.nuH7604but afewמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592out of manyמֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔הme.har.BehH7235,as your own eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869nowseeרֹא֥וֹתro.'otH7200us,

3that the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430may tellוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046us thewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870in whichH834we should walkנֵֽלֶךְ־ne.lekh-H1980and the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that we should doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.”

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