KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“That the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “That the Lord” | יְהוָ֣ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “thy God” | אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “may shew” | וְיַגֶּד | Properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise | shew |
| “us” | אֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | us |
| “the way” | הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ | A road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb | way |
| “wherein” | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | wherein |
| “we may walk,” | נֵֽלֶךְ | To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | walk |
| “and the thing” | הַדָּבָ֖ר | A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause | thing |
| “that” | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | that |
| “we may do.” | נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | do |
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1 Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
2 And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
3 That the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.
4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the Lord your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the Lord shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.
5 Then they said to Jeremiah, The Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us.
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