Jeremiah 40:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 40:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
הֲיָדֹ֤עַ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
תֵּדַע֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּ֞י
kîy
H3588
that
בַּעֲלִ֣יס
Baʻălîyç
H1185
Baalis
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בְּנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
עַמּ֗וֹן
ʻAmmôwn
H5983
Ammon
שָׁלַח֙
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל
Yishmâʻêʼl
H3458
Ishmael
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
נְתַנְיָ֔ה
Nᵉthanyâh
H5418
Nethaniah
לְהַכֹּתְךָ֖
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
נָ֑פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הֶאֱמִ֣ין
ʼâman
H539
to confirm
לָהֶ֔ם
גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ
Gᵉdalyâh
H1436
Gedaliah
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
אֲחִיקָֽם
ʼĂchîyqâm
H296
Ahikam
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World English Bible Public Domain
and said to him, Do you know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam didn't believe them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They said to him, “Do you realize that Baalis king of the people of Ammon sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to murder you?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikim did not believe them.
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