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Jeremiah 40:15

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← Jeremiah 40:14	Jeremiah 40:15 (KJV)	Jeremiah 40:16 →
And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.	Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know [it]: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?	But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Then Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah^H7143 spake^H559 to Gedaliah^H1436 in Mizpah^H4709 secretly^H5643, saying^H559, Let me go^H3212, I pray thee, and I will slay^H5221 Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418, and no man^H376 shall know^H3045 it: wherefore should he slay^{H5221 H5315} thee, that all the Jews^H3064 which are gathered^H6908 unto thee should be scattered^H6327, and the remnant^H7611 in Judah^H3063 perish^H6?

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Original Hebrew

וְיֹוחָנָן בֶּן־קָרֵחַ אָמַר אֶל־גְּדַלְיָהוּ בַסֵּתֶר בַּמִּצְפָּה לֵאמֹר אֵלְכָה נָּא וְאַכֶּה אֶת־יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן־נְתַנְיָה וְאִישׁ לֹא יֵדָע לָמָּה יַכֶּכָּה נֶּפֶשׁ וְנָפֹצוּ כָּל־יְהוּדָה הַנִּקְבָּצִים אֵלֶיךָ וְאָבְדָה שְׁאֵרִית יְהוּדָה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/יוֹחָנָ֣ן	ve./yo.cha.Nan	H3110	HC/Np	and/ Johanan
בֶּן	ben-	H1121	HNcmsc	(the) son of
קָרֵ֡חַ	ka.Re.ach	H7143	HNp	Kareah
אָמַ֣ר	'a.Mar	H559	HVqp3ms	he said
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
גְּדַלְיָהוּ֩	ge.dal.ya.Hu	H1436	HNp	Gedaliah
בַ/סֵּ֨תֶר	va./Se.ter	H5643	HRd/Ncmsa	in (the)/ secrecy
בַּ/מִּצְפָּ֜ה	ba./mitz.Pah	H4709	HRd/Np	at (the)/ Mizpah
לֵ/אמֹ֗ר	le./Mor	H559	HR/Vqc	(to)/ saying
אֵ֤לְכָה	'E.le.khah	H3212	HVqh1cs	let me go
נָּא֙	na'	H4994	HTj	please
וְ/אַכֶּה֙	ve./'a.Keh	H5221	HC/Vhh1cs	and/ let me strike down
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל	yish.ma.'El	H3458	HNp	Ishmael
בֶּן	ben-	H1121	HNcmsc	(the) son of
נְתַנְיָ֔ה	ne.tan.Yah	H5418	HNp	Nethaniah
וְ/אִ֖ישׁ	ve./'Ish	H376	HC/Ncmsa	and/ anyone
לֹ֣א	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
יֵדָ֑ע	ye.Da'	H3045	HVqi3ms	he will know
לָ֧/מָּה	La./mah	H4100	HR/Ti	(to)/ why?
יַכֶּ֣/כָּה	ya.Ke./kah	H5221	HVhi3ms/Sp2ms	will he strike/ you
נֶּ֗פֶשׁ	Ne.fesh	H5315	HNcbsa	life
וְ/נָפֹ֨צוּ֙	ve./na.Fo.tzu	H6327	HC/VNq3cp	and/ will they be scattered
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	all
יְהוּדָ֔ה	ye.hu.Dah	H3063	HNp	Jews
הַ/נִּקְבָּצִ֣ים	ha./nik.ba.Tzim	H6908	HTd/VNsmpa	who/ have gathered
אֵלֶ֔י/ךָ	'e.Lei./kha	H413	HR/Sp2ms	to/ you
וְ/אָבְדָ֖ה	ve./'a.ve.Dah	H6	HC/Vqq3fs	and/ will it perish
שְׁאֵרִ֥ית	she.'e.Rit	H7611	HNcfsc	(the) remnant of
יְהוּדָֽה	ye.hu.Dah	H3063	HNp	Judah

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H6 — אָבַד (ʼâbad, aw-bad'): a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy); break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.
• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1436 — גְּדַּלְיָה (Gᵉdalyâh, ghed-al-yaw'): or (prolonged) גְּדַלְיָהוּ; from גָּדַל and יָהּ; Jah has become great; Gedaljah, the name of five Israelites; Gedaliah.
• H3045 — יָדַע (yâdaʻ, yaw-dah'): a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.
• H3063 — יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh, yeh-hoo-daw'): from יָדָה; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory; Judah.
• H3064 — יְהוּדִי (Yᵉhûwdîy, yeh-hoo-dee'): patronymically from יְהוּדָה; a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah); Jew.
• H3110 — יוֹחָנָן (Yôwchânân, yo-khaw-nawn'): a form of יְהוֹחָנָן; Jochanan, the name of nine Israelites; Johanan.
• H3212 — יָלַךְ (yâlak, yaw-lak'): a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
• H3458 — יִשְׁמָעֵאל (Yishmâʻêʼl, yish-maw-ale'): from שָׁמַע and אֵל; God will hear; Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites; Ishmael.
• H4709 — מִצְפָּה (Mitspâh, mits-paw'): feminine of מִצְפֶּה; Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine; Mitspah. (This seems rather to be only an orthographic variation of מִצְפֶּה when 'in pause'.)
• H5221 — נָכָה (nâkâh, naw-kaw'): a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively); beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.
• H5315 — נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, neh'-fesh): from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
• H5418 — נְתַנְיָה (Nᵉthanyâh, neth-an-yaw'): or נְתַנְיָהוּ; from נָתַן and יָהּ; given of Jah; Nethanjah, the name of four Israelites; Nethaniah.
• H5643 — סֵתֶר (çêther, say'-ther): or (feminine) סִתְרָה; (Deuteronomy [32:38), from סָתַר; a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense); backbiting, covering, covert, [idiom] disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).
• H6327 — פּוּץ (pûwts, poots): a primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse); break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.
• H6908 — קָבַץ (qâbats, kaw-bats'): a primitive root; to grasp, i.e. collect; assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, [idiom] surely, take up.
• H7143 — קָרֵחַ (Qârêach, kaw-ray'-akh): from קָרַח; bald; Kareach, an Israelite; Careah, Kareah.
• H7611 — שְׁאֵרִית (shᵉʼêrîyth, sheh-ay-reeth'): from שָׁאַר; a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion; that had escaped, be left, posterity, remain(-der), remnant, residue, rest.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
• H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
• H4994 — נָא (nâʼ, naw): a primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered; 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction; I beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Let — 1 Samuel 24:4, 1 Samuel 26:8, Job 31:31
• wherefore — 2 Samuel 18:3, 2 Samuel 21:17, Jeremiah 12:3-4, Ezekiel 33:24-29, John 11:50

Reciprocal references (3): 2 Kings 25:25, Isaiah 24:1, Isaiah 33:15

Related Topics

• Nave’s: AHIKAM, CITIZENS, GEDALIAH, ISHMAEL, ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING, JOHANAN, MIZPAH, NETHANIAH

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