New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 42:4-7

4Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “I have heardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085you.BeholdH2009, I am going toprayמִתְפַּלֵּ֛לmit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430in accordance with your wordsכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֑םke.div.rei.KhemH1697;and I will tellאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046you the wholeכָּֽל־kal-H3605messageהַדָּבָר֩ha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068will answerיַעֲנֶ֨הya.'a.NehH6030you. I willnot keepH4513backH4513a wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697from you.”

5Then they saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, “May theLordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be a trueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571and faithfulוְנֶאֱמָ֑ןve.ne.'e.ManH539witnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707against us ifאִם־'im-H518we do not actנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213in accordance with the wholeכְּֽכָל־ke.khol-H3605messageהַ֠דָּבָרHa.da.vorH1697with whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will sendיִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜yish.la.cha.KhaH7971you to us.

6Whetherאִם־'im-H518it ispleasantט֣וֹבTovH2896orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518unpleasantרָ֔עRa'H7451, we willlistenנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹל׀be.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430to whomH834we are sendingשֹׁלְחִ֥יםsho.le.ChimH7971you, soלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616that it may goיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190wellH3190with us whenכִּ֣יkiH3588we listenנִשְׁמַ֔עnish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.”

7Now at theendמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093of tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃yir.me.Ya.huH3414.

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