Jeremiah Chapter 38 verse 26 Holy Bible
then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.
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Then you are to say to them, I made my request to the king, that he would not send me back to my death in Jonathan's house.
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then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.
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Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.
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then you shall tell them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.
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then thou hast said unto them, I am causing my supplication to fall before the king, not to cause me to return to the house of Jonathan, to die there.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewthen tell them,וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say‘Iאֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Iwas presentingמַפִּיל־ (map·pîl-)Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 5307: To fall, lietoלִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê)Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructStrong's 6440: The facethe kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4428: A kingmy petitionתְחִנָּתִ֖י (ṯə·ḥin·nā·ṯî)Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 8467: Favor, supplication for favorthat he notלְבִלְתִּ֧י (lə·ḇil·tî)Preposition-lStrong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, untilreturnהֲשִׁיבֵ֛נִי (hă·šî·ḇê·nî)Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singularStrong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, againme to the houseבֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1004: A houseof Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ן (yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3083: Jonathan -- 'the LORD has given', the name of a number of Israelitesto dieלָמ֥וּת (lā·mūṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 4191: To die, to killthere.’”שָֽׁם׃ (šām)AdverbStrong's 8033: There, then, thitherJump to PreviousCause Causing Die Fall House Humble Jonathan Jonathan's Petition Plea Pleading Presented Presenting Request Supplication