Jeremiah
Jeremiah 40:5
5But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But before Jeremiah | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| turned to go | יָשׁ֗וּב | yā·šūḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| Nebuzaradan | וְשֻׁ֡בָה | wə·šu·ḇāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| added | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Return to Gedaliah | גְּדַלְיָ֣ה | gə·ḏal·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1436 Gedaljah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Ahikam | אֲחִיקָ֣ם | ’ă·ḥî·qām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H296 Achikam |
| the son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Shaphan | שָׁפָ֡ן | šā·p̄ān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8227 rock-badger |
| whom | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֜ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| has appointed | הִפְקִ֨יד | hip̄·qîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| over the cities | בְּעָרֵ֣י | bə·‘ā·rê | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֗ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and stay | וְשֵׁ֤ב | wə·šêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| with him | אִתּוֹ֙ | ’it·tōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
| among | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| or | א֠וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| go | לָלֶ֖כֶת | lā·le·ḵeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| anywhere else | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| that seems right | הַיָּשָׁ֧ר | hay·yā·šār | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H3477 straight, right |
| Then the captain | רַב־ | raḇ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7227 much, many, great |
| of the guard | טַבָּחִ֛ים | ṭab·bā·ḥîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2876 cook |
| gave | וַיִּתֶּן־ | way·yit·ten- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| him | ל֧וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| a ration | אֲרֻחָ֥ה | ’ă·ru·ḥāh | Noun - feminine singular | H737 meal, allowance |
| and a gift | וּמַשְׂאֵ֖ת | ū·maś·’êṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H4864 uprising, utterance, burden, portion |
| and released him | וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ | way·šal·lə·ḥê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.