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Jeremiah 37:20
New English Translation
Jeremiah 37:20
New English Translation
20 But now please listen, your royal Majesty,[a] and grant my plea for mercy.[b] Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan, the royal secretary. If you do, I will die there.”[c]
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- Jeremiah 37:20 tn Heb “My lord, the king.”
- Jeremiah 37:20 tn Heb “let my plea for mercy fall before you.” That is, let it come before you and be favorably received (= granted; by metonymical extension).
- Jeremiah 37:20 tn Or “So that I will not die there,” or “or I will die there”; Heb “and I will not die there.” The particle that introduces this clause (וְלֹא) regularly introduces negative purpose clauses after the volitive sequence (אַל [ʾal] + jussive here) according to GKC 323 §109.g. However, purpose and result clauses in Hebrew (and Greek) are often indistinguishable. Here the clause is more in the nature of a negative result.
Jeremiah 37:20
New International Version
Jeremiah 37:20
New International Version
20 But now, my lord the king, please listen. Let me bring my petition before you: Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, or I will die there.”(A)
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