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42:1 The requesting of people to Jeremiah to pray

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42 and_ all _of _they _approached the _commanders _of the _armies and_Yōḩānān/(Johanan) the _son _of Qārēaḩ and_Jezaniah the _son _of Hōshiˊīh and_all the_people from_the_small and_unto the_great.
2 And_they _said to Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) the_prophet may _it _fall please supplication _of_our to_your_face and_pray for_us to YHWH god _of_your for all _of the_remnant (the)_this if/because we _are _left a _few from_many just_as eyes _of_your are_seeing us.
3 So_that _he _may _declare to/for_us YHWH god _of_your DOM the_way which we _will _go in_it and_DOM the_thing which we _will _do.
4 And_he/it _said to_them Yirmə^yāh the_prophet I _have _heard here_I am_about _to _pray to YHWH god _of_your(pl) according_to _of_your(pl)_words/messages and_it _was every _of (the)_message which he _will _answer YHWH you(pl) I _will _tell to/for_you(pl) not I _will _withhold from_you(pl) a _message.
5 And_they they _said to Yirmə^yāh may _he _become YHWH on_us (into)_a_witness _of truth and_faithful if not according_to _every _of (the)_message which he_will _send _you YHWH god _of_your to_us so we _will _do.
6 Whether good and_if bad to_the _voice _of YHWH god _of_our whom we[fn] are_sending you to_him/it we _will _listen so _that that it _may _go _well to/for_us if/because we _will _listen to_the _voice _of YHWH god _of_our.

42:6 OSHB variant note: אנו: (x-qere) ’אֲנַ֜חְנוּ’: lemma_587 n_1.0.0.0 morph_HPp1cp id_24JrR אֲנַ֜חְנוּ

OET by section JER 42:1

The requesting of people to Jeremiah to pray

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