King James Version
Jeremiah 40:13-16
13Moreover Johananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,and all the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428that werein the fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704,cameבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436to MizpahH4708,
14And saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Dost thou certainlyהֲיָדֹ֤עַha.ya.Do.a'H3045knowתֵּדַע֙te.Da'H3045that Baalisבַּעֲלִ֣יס׀ba.'a.LisH1185the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Ammonitesבְּנֵֽי־ עַמּ֗וֹןbe.nei- a.MonH5983H1121hath sentשָׁלַח֙sha.LachH7971Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418to slayלְהַכֹּתְךָ֖ נָ֑פֶשׁle.ha.ko.te.Kha Na.feshH5315H5221thee? But Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃'a.chi.KamH296believedהֶאֱמִ֣יןhe.'e.MinH539them not.
15Then Johananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֡חַka.Re.achH7143spakeאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָהוּ֩ge.dal.ya.HuH1436in Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֜הba.mitz.PahH4709secretlyבַסֵּ֨תֶרva.Se.terH5643,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Let me goH3212,I pray thee, and I will slayוְאַכֶּה֙ve.'a.KehH5221Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418,and no manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376shall knowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045it:wherefore should he slayיַכֶּ֣כָּה נֶּ֗פֶשׁya.Ke.kah Ne.feshH5315H5221thee, that all the JewsH3064which are gatheredהַנִּקְבָּצִ֣יםha.nik.ba.TzimH6908unto thee should be scatteredוְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙ve.na.Fo.tzuH6327,and the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611in JudahH3063perishוְאָבְדָ֖הve.'a.ve.DahH6?
16But Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֤הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָם֙'a.chi.KamH296saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Johananיוֹחָנָ֣ןyo.cha.NanH3110the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,Thou shalt not doתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'asH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:for thou speakestדֹבֵ֖רdo.VerH1696falselyשֶׁ֛קֶרShe.kerH8267of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ סyish.ma.'ElH3458.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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