Jeremiah
Jeremiah 40:6
6So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| went | וַיָּבֹ֧א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Gedaliah | גְּדַלְיָ֥ה | gə·ḏal·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1436 Gedaljah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Ahikam | אֲחִיקָ֖ם | ’ă·ḥî·qām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H296 Achikam |
| at Mizpah | הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה | ham·miṣ·pā·ṯāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H4709 Mitspah |
| and stayed | וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב | way·yê·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person 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 |
| who were left | הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים | han·niš·’ā·rîm | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H7604 remain, be left over |
| in the land | בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ס | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 39:14 · Judges 20:1 · Judges 21:1 · 1 Samuel 7:5–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.