The Meaning of Jeremiah 42:13 Explained

Jeremiah 42:13

KJV: But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,

YLT: And if ye are saying, We do not dwell in this land -- not to hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God,

Darby: But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so as not to hearken unto the voice of Jehovah your God,

ASV: But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so that ye obey not the voice of Jehovah your God,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But if ye say,  We will not dwell  in this land,  neither obey  the voice  of the LORD  your God, 

What does Jeremiah 42:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 42

1  Johanan desires Jeremiah to enquire of God, promising obedience to his will
7  Jeremiah assures him of safety in Judea;
13  and destruction in Egypt
19  He reproves their hypocrisy

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 42:13 mean?

But if say you not we will dwell in land this neither disobeying the voice of Yahweh your God
וְאִם־ אֹמְרִ֣ים אַתֶּ֔ם לֹ֥א נֵשֵׁ֖ב בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֑את לְבִלְתִּ֣י שְׁמֹ֔עַ בְּק֖וֹל יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם

וְאִם־  But  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
אֹמְרִ֣ים  say 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
נֵשֵׁ֖ב  we  will  dwell 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
בָּאָ֣רֶץ  in  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
הַזֹּ֑את  this 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, feminine singular
Root: זׄאת  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
לְבִלְתִּ֣י  neither 
Parse: Preposition-l
Root: בִּלְתִּי  
Sense: not, except adv.
שְׁמֹ֔עַ  disobeying 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
בְּק֖וֹל  the  voice 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
יְהוָ֥ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם  your  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).

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