New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 40:4-6
4But nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009, I amsettingפִתַּחְתִּ֣יךָfi.tach.Ti.khaH6605you freeH6605todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117from the chainsהָאזִקִּים֮ha.zi.KimH246that are on your handsיָדֶךָ֒ya.de.KhaH3027.Ifאִם־'im-H518you would preferH2896H5869to comeלָב֧וֹאla.Vo'H935with me to Babylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894,comeבֹּ֚אbo'H935along, and I willlookוְאָשִׂ֤יםve.'a.SimH7760H5869afterH5921you; but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you would preferH7489H5869notH7489to comeלָבֽוֹא־la.Vo'-H935with me to Babylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH894,doH2308notH2308come.Lookרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200, thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776is beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you; goלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980whereverשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033it seems goodH2896and rightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477for you to goלֵֽךְ׃LekhH1980.”
5AsJeremiah was stillוְעוֹדֶ֣נּוּve.'o.De.nuH5750not goingH7725backH7725, he said, “GoH7725on backH7725then toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֣הge.dal.YahH1436the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֡ןsha.FanH8227,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894hasappointedהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485over the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,and stayוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427with him amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971;orא֠וֹ'oH176else goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980anywhereכָּל־kol-H3605it seems rightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477for you to goלֵ֑ךְLekhH1980.”So the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the bodyguardטַבָּחִ֛יםta.ba.ChimH2876gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him arationאֲרֻחָ֥ה'a.ru.ChahH737and agiftוּמַשְׂאֵ֖תu.mas.'EtH4864,and letH7971him goוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Vay.sha.le.Che.huH7971.
6Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414wentוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הge.dal.YahH1436the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296and stayedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with him amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971who were leftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.
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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