Jeremiah 41:18

Bible › Jeremiah › Chapter 41 › Verse 18

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.to escape the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.

In other translations

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.to escape the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.

Hebrew words

מִפְּנֵיmipeneifrom beforeH6440הַכַּשְׂדִּיםhakasdimthe ChaldeansH3778כִּיkiforH3588יָרְאוּyare'uthey were afraidH3372מִפְּנֵיהֶםmipeneihemof <before> themH6440כִּי־ki-forH3588הִכָּהhikahhe had struck downH5221יִשְׁמָעֵאלyishma'elIshmaelH3458בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121נְתַנְיָהnetanyahNethaniahH5418אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853גְּדַלְיָהוּgedalyahuGedaliahH1436בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121אֲחִיקָם'achikamAhikamH296אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whomH834הִפְקִידhifkidhe had appointedH6485מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428בָּבֶלbavelBabylonH894בָּאָרֶץ׃ סba'aretzover the landH776

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Ahikam, Gedaliah, Ishmael (son of Nethaniah), Nethaniah

Places: Babylon, Chaldea

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