Lexicon
אֲנוּ
a.nu
H0580
H:PerP-CP Hebrew

we

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a.nu marks a first-person plural group as the subject of a pledge to obey.

The attested form identifies a first-person plural speaker group in a declaration that it will obey the LORD's voice, whatever the outcome.

Senses in use

  1. First-person plural subject of commitment · dominant

    In Jeremiah 42:6, the form is a personal pronoun marked first-person common plural and identifies the group making the commitment to obey the LORD's voice whether the outcome is good or bad. The APB renders the verse as a collective pledge of obedience.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 42:6, the APB presents the clause as a collective pledge to obey; as a translation.

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