Verse 7
Jeremiah 40:7
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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Now when all the captains of the forces that 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 unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of them that 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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and Jehovah hath brought it, and done according as he spake: because ye have sinned against Jehovah,...
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And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are upon thy hand. If it seem good unto...
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Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people th...
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Now when all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that...
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then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, to wit, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan...
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And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not...
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As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans that shall come unto us: bu...
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Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and that...
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then all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah...
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Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came...
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and said unto him, Dost thou know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon hath sent Ishmael th...
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Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee,...
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But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing; fo...
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