Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSeek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. Young's Literal Translation Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, And it is so; Jehovah, God of Hosts, [is] with you, as ye said. King James Bible Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. Hebrew Seekדִּרְשׁוּ־ (dir·šū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship good, ט֥וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 408: Not evil רָ֖ע (rā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil so that לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent you may live, תִּֽחְי֑וּ (tiḥ·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 2421: To live, to revive and the LORD, יְהוָ֧ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵֽי־ (’ĕ·lō·hê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Hosts, צְבָא֛וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign will be וִיהִי־ (wî·hî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be with you, אִתְּכֶ֖ם (’it·tə·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you have claimed. אֲמַרְתֶּֽם׃ (’ă·mar·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say |
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