Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. Young's Literal Translation and I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek [by] prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes. King James Bible And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: Hebrew So I turned my attentionוָאֶתְּנָ֣ה (wā·’et·tə·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the Lord אֲדֹנָי֙ (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord God הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative to seek לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (lə·ḇaq·qêš) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after Him by prayer תְּפִלָּ֖ה (tə·p̄il·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn and petition, וְתַחֲנוּנִ֑ים (wə·ṯa·ḥă·nū·nîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8469: Supplication for favor with fasting, בְּצ֖וֹם (bə·ṣō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6685: Fasting, a fast sackcloth, וְשַׂ֥ק (wə·śaq) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8242: A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag and ashes. וָאֵֽפֶר׃ (wā·’ê·p̄er) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 665: Ashes |