Jeremiah
Jeremiah 40:9
9Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans.b Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.
Footnotes
- b 40:9 That is, the Babylonians; also in verse 10
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gedaliah | גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ | gə·ḏal·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1436 Gedaljah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Ahikam | אֲחִיקָ֤ם | ’ă·ḥî·qām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H296 Achikam |
| the son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Shaphan | שָׁפָן֙ | šā·p̄ān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8227 rock-badger |
| swore an oath | וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע | way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| to them | לָהֶ֜ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| and their men | וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ם | ū·lə·’an·šê·hem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| assuring them | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be afraid | תִּֽירְא֖וּ | tî·rə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| to serve | מֵעֲב֣וֹד | mê·‘ă·ḇō·wḏ | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5647 work, serve |
| the Chaldeans | הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים | hak·kaś·dîm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3778 Chaldean |
| Live | שְׁב֣וּ | šə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in the land | בָאָ֗רֶץ | ḇā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and serve | וְעִבְד֛וּ | wə·‘iḇ·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| the king | מֶ֥לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֖ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| and it will go well | וְיִיטַ֥ב | wə·yî·ṭaḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| with you | לָכֶֽם׃ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 27:11 · 1 Samuel 20:16–17 · 2 Kings 25:24 · Jeremiah 38:17–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.