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Jeremiah 29:13

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

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וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םuviqashtemand beseechבָּקַשׁconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and beseech”, a completed action in a sequenceH1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive afterask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).אֹתִ֖יotiobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).וּמְצָאתֶ֑םumetsatemand comeמָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and come”, a completed action in a sequenceH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…תִדְרְשֻׁ֖נִיtidreshuniaskדָּרַשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “ask”, an unfinished actionH1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worshipask, [idiom] at all, care for, [idiom] diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), [idiom] surely.בְּכָלbekhalin allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).לְבַבְכֶֽםlevavkhembreastלֵבָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “breast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3824the heart (as the most interior organ);[phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Young’s Literal Translation

And ye have sought Me, and have found, for ye seek Me with all your heart;

World English Bible

You shall seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.

Darby Translation

and ye shall seek me and find me, for ye shall search for me with all your heart,

Douay-Rheims

You shall seek me, and shall And me: when you shall seek me with all your heart.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)