Jeremiah 40:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 40:16 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
גְּדַלְיָ֤הוּ
Gᵉdalyâh
H1436
Gedaliah
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
אֲחִיקָם֙
ʼĂchîyqâm
H296
Ahikam
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹחָנָ֣ן
Yôwchânân
H3110
Johanan
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
קָרֵ֔חַ
Qârêach
H7143
Kareah
אַֽל
ʼal
H408
not
תעש
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
שֶׁ֛קֶר
sheqer
H8267
lie
אַתָּ֥ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
דֹבֵ֖ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל
Yishmâʻêʼl
H3458
Ishmael
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World English Bible Public Domain
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, You shall not do this thing; for you speak falsely of Ishmael.
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King James Version Public Domain
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do this thing, for you are telling lies about Ishmael.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).