Jeremiah 40:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 40:9 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 →
וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
לָהֶ֜ם
גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ
Gᵉdalyâh
H1436
Gedaliah
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
אֲחִיקָ֤ם
ʼĂchîyqâm
H296
Ahikam
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
שָׁפָן֙
shâphân
H8227
rock badger
וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ם
ʼîysh
H376
man
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּֽירְא֖וּ
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מֵעֲב֣וֹד
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים
Kasdîy
H3778
Chaldea
שְׁב֣וּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בָאָ֗רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְעִבְד֛וּ
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בָּבֶ֖ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
וְיִיטַ֥ב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
לָכֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, Don't be afraid to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan took an oath to them and to their men and said to them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldean officials. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).