New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 41:17-18

17And they wentוַיֵּלְכ֗וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980and stayedוַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙vai.ye.she.VuH3427inGeruthבְּגֵר֣וּתbe.ge.RutH1628ChimhamH3643,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681BethlehemH1035, in order toproceedלָלֶ֖כֶת לָב֥וֹאla.Le.khet la.Vo'H1980 H935into Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714

18becauseH4480 H6440of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778; for they wereafraidיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372of them, sinceH3588Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֗הne.tan.YahH5418had struckH5221downהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֔ם'a.chi.KamH296,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894had appointedהִפְקִ֥ידhif.KidH6485over the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

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