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Jeremiah 40:13-16

Jeremiah Released, Gedaliah Appointed, and the Fragile Remnant in the Land

The chapter moves from Jeremiah's release at Ramah, to Nebuzaradan's theological explanation of Judah's fall, to Jeremiah's choice to remain with Gedaliah, to the gathering and stabilization of the remnant, to the return of scattered Judeans, and finally to the warning of Ishmael's assassination plot.

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13Meanwhile, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah

14and said to him, “Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.

15Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah at Mizpah. “Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah,” he said. “No one will know it. Why should he take your life and scatter all the people of Judah who have gathered to you, so that the remnant of Judah would perish?”

16But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is a lie.”

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Verse 13

Cross-references

Jeremiah 42:1Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 16:9Classic cross-references Jeremiah 41:11Classic cross-references

Original words

Meanwhile, Johananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙H3110Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Kareahקָרֵ֔חַH7143Noun - proper - masculine singularand allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe commandersשָׂרֵ֥יH8269Noun - masculine plural constructof the armiesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםH2428Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativein the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הH7704Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularcameבָּ֥אוּH935Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluraltoאֶל־H413PrepositionGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּH1436Noun - proper - masculine singularat Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽתָה׃H4709Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

Jeremiah 41:10Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 10:1Classic cross-references Jeremiah 25:21Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 11:1Classic cross-references

Original words

and said to himוַיֹּאמְר֣וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .אֵלָ֗יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularAre you awareהֲיָדֹ֤עַH3045Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .תֵּדַע֙H3045Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthatכִּ֞יH3588ConjunctionBaalisבַּעֲלִ֣יס׀H1185Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶ֣לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singular constructof the Ammonitesבְּנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .עַמּ֗וֹןH5983Noun - proper - masculine singularhas sentשָׁלַח֙H7971Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלH3458Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הH5418Noun - proper - masculine singularto takeלְהַכֹּתְךָ֖H5221Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularyour lifeנָ֑פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularBut Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּH1436Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Ahikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃H296Noun - proper - masculine singulardid notוְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlebelieveהֶאֱמִ֣יןH539Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularthemלָהֶ֔םPreposition | third person masculine plural

Verse 15

Cross-references

1 Samuel 26:8Classic cross-references 2 Kings 25:25Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 21:17Classic cross-references

Original words

Then Johananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןH3110Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Kareahקָרֵ֡חַH7143Noun - proper - masculine singularspokeאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularprivatelyבַסֵּ֨תֶרH5643Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionGedaliahגְּדַלְיָהוּ֩H1436Noun - proper - masculine singularat Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֜הH4709Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularLet me goאֵ֤לְכָהH1980Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular. . .נָּא֙H4994Interjectionand killוְאַכֶּה֙H5221Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלH3458Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הH5418Noun - proper - masculine singularhe saidלֵאמֹ֗רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructNoלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleoneוְאִ֖ישׁH376Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularwill know itיֵדָ֑עH3045Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularWhyלָ֧מָּהH4100Interrogativeshould he takeיַכֶּ֣כָּהH5221Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singularyour lifeנֶּ֗פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularand scatterוְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙H6327Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe [people] of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularwho have gatheredהַנִּקְבָּצִ֣יםH6908Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralto youאֵלֶ֔יךָH413Preposition | second person masculine singularso that the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתH7611Noun - feminine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃H3063Noun - proper - masculine singularwould perishוְאָבְדָ֖הH6Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular

Verse 16

Original words

But Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֤הוּH1436Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Ahikamאֲחִיקָם֙H296Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionJohananיוֹחָנָ֣ןH3110Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Kareahקָרֵ֔חַH7143Noun - proper - masculine singularDo notאַֽל־H408AdverbdoתַּעַשׂH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markersuch a thingהַדָּבָ֣רH1697Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .הַזֶּ֑הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singular. . .כִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionWhat you areאַתָּ֥הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularsayingדֹבֵ֖רH1696Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularaboutאֶל־H413PrepositionIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃סH3458Noun - proper - masculine singularis a lieשֶׁ֛קֶרH8267Noun - masculine singular

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