Jeremiah

Jeremiah 41:18

¹⁸to escape the Chaldeans.^c 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.

Footnotes

c 41:18 That is, the Babylonians

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to escape	מִפְּנֵי֙	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the Chaldeans	הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים	hak·kaś·dîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
For	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they were afraid	יָרְא֖וּ	yā·rə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3372 fear
of	מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם	mip·pə·nê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל	yiš·mā·‘êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3458 Jishmael
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Nethaniah	נְתַנְיָ֗ה	nə·ṯan·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5418 Nethanjah
had struck down	הִכָּ֞ה	hik·kāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙	gə·ḏal·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1436 Gedaljah
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ahikam	אֲחִיקָ֔ם	’ă·ḥî·qām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H296 Achikam
whom	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֖ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
had appointed	הִפְקִ֥יד	hip̄·qîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
over the land	בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ס	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 40:5 · Luke 12:4–5 · Jeremiah 42:16 · Isaiah 51:12–13 · Jeremiah 43:2–3 · Isaiah 57:11 · Jeremiah 42:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.