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