King James Version

Jeremiah 42:12

And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

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וְאֶתֵּ֥ןveetenand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לָכֶ֛םlakhemtoלָכֶ֛םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toרַחֲמִ֖יםrachamimcompassionרַחַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “compassion”, the ordinary formH7356compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maidenbowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.וְרִחַ֣םverichamand loveרָחַםconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and love”, a completed action in a sequenceH7355to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionatehave compassion (on, upon), love, (find, have, obtain, shew) mercy(-iful, on, upon), (have) pity, Ruhamah, [idiom] surely.אֶתְכֶ֑םetkhemobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “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).וְהֵשִׁ֥יבveheshivand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and again”, a completed action in a sequenceH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…אֶתְכֶ֖םetkhemobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “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).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אַדְמַתְכֶֽםadmatkhemcountryאֲדָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “country”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH127soil (from its general redness)country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I will grant you compassion, that he may have compassion upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I give to you mercies, and he hath pitied you, and caused you to turn back unto your own ground.

World English Bible

I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.

Darby Translation

And I will grant mercies to you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

Douay-Rheims

And I will shew mercies to you, and will take pity on you, and will cause you to dwell in your own land.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I will grant you compassion, that he may have compassion upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγένετο λόγος Κυρίου πρὸς μὲ, λέγων,