Jeremiah 37:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But now,וְעַתָּ֕ה
(ve·'at·tah)
6258: nowprobably from anah
pleaseנָ֖א
(na)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
listen,שְֽׁמַֽע־
(she·ma-)
8085: to heara prim. root
O my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י
(a·do·ni)
113: lordfrom an unused word
the king;הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech;)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
pleaseנָ֤א
(na)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
let my petitionתְחִנָּתִי֙
(te·chin·na·ti)
8467: favor, supplication for favorfrom chanan
comeתִּפָּל־
(tip·pal-)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָ
(le·fa·nei·cha,)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
you and do not make me returnתְּשִׁבֵ֗נִי
(te·shi·ve·ni)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
to the houseבֵּ֚ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of Jonathanיְהֹונָתָ֣ן
(ye·ho·v·na·tan)
3083: "the LORD has given," the name of a number of Isr.from Yhvh and nathan
the scribe, 
 
5613b: enumerator, secretary, scribefrom the same as sepher
that I may not dieאָמ֖וּת
(a·mut)
4191: to diea prim. root
there."שָֽׁם׃
(sham.)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb


















KJV Lexicon
Therefore hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
now I pray thee O my lord
'adown  (aw-done')
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine) -- lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with Adoni-.
the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
let my supplication
tchinnah  (tekh-in-naw')
graciousness; causatively, entreaty -- favour, grace, supplication.
I pray thee be accepted
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
thee that thou cause me not to return
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
to the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Jonathan
Yhownathan  (yeh-ho-naw-thawn')
Jehovah-given; Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites -- Jonathan.
the scribe
caphar  (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
lest I die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
there
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But now, please listen, O my lord the king; please let my petition come before you and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, that I may not die there."

King James Bible
Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So now please listen, my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Don't send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there."

International Standard Version
Now, please listen, your majesty, and pay attention to what I'm asking you. Don't make me go back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, so I don't die there."

NET Bible
But now please listen, your royal Majesty, and grant my plea for mercy. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan, the royal secretary. If you do, I will die there."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But now, Your Majesty, please listen, and accept my plea for mercy. Don't return me to the scribe Jonathan's house, or I will die there."

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore hear now, I pray you, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray you, be accepted before you; that you cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
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