Verse 7
Jeremiah 40:7
World English Bible
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Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁמְעוּ֩ כָל שָׂרֵ֨י הַ/חֲיָלִ֜ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֗ה הֵ֚מָּה וְ/אַנְשֵׁי/הֶ֔ם כִּֽי הִפְקִ֧יד מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֛ל אֶת גְּדַלְיָ֥הוּ בֶן אֲחִיקָ֖ם בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ וְ/כִ֣י הִפְקִ֣יד אִתּ֗/וֹ אֲנָשִׁ֤ים וְ/נָשִׁים֙ וָ/טָ֔ף וּ/מִ/דַּלַּ֣ת הָ/אָ֔רֶץ מֵ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא הָגְל֖וּ בָּבֶֽלָ/ה
English Translation
And all the leaders of the soldiers who were in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land, and that he had appointed with him men and women and children and the poorest of the land who had not been exiled to Babylon.
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Chapter 40 Context
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