Jeremiah 41:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 41:18 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 →
מִפְּנֵי֙
pânîym
H6440
face
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים
Kasdîy
H3778
Chaldea
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
יָרְא֖וּ
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם
pânîym
H6440
face
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הִכָּ֞ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל
Yishmâʻêʼl
H3458
Ishmael
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
נְתַנְיָ֗ה
Nᵉthanyâh
H5418
Nethaniah
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ֙
Gᵉdalyâh
H1436
Gedaliah
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
אֲחִיקָ֔ם
ʼĂchîyqâm
H296
Ahikam
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הִפְקִ֥יד
pâqad
H6485
to visit
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בָּבֶ֖ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
בָּאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor over the land.
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King James Version Public Domain
Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
because of the Chaldeans. They were afraid of them since Ishmael son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had put in charge of the land.
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