Jeremiah 40:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 40:15 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 →
וְיוֹחָנָ֣ן
Yôwchânân
H3110
Johanan
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
קָרֵ֡חַ
Qârêach
H7143
Kareah
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
גְּדַלְיָהוּ֩
Gᵉdalyâh
H1436
Gedaliah
בַסֵּ֨תֶר
çêther
H5643
hiding place
בַּמִּצְפָּ֜ה
Mitspâh
H4709
Mizpah
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵ֤לְכָה
yâlak
H3212
to walk
נָּא֙
nâʼ
H4994
please
וְאַכֶּה֙
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל
Yishmâʻêʼl
H3458
Ishmael
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
נְתַנְיָ֔ה
Nᵉthanyâh
H5418
Nethaniah
וְאִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֵדָ֑ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
לָ֧מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
יַכֶּ֣כָּה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
נֶּ֗פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
וְנָפֹ֨צוּ֙
pûwts
H6327
to scatter
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
הַנִּקְבָּצִ֣ים
qâbats
H6908
to gather
אֵלֶ֔יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
וְאָבְדָ֖ה
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
שְׁאֵרִ֥ית
shᵉʼêrîyth
H7611
remnant
יְהוּדָֽה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Please let me go, and I will kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: why should he take your life, that all the Jews who are gathered to you should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah in Mizpah and said, “Allow me to go kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah. No one will suspect me. Why should he kill you? Why allow all of Judah that has been gathered to you to be scattered and the remnant of Judah destroyed?”
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