Jeremiah Chapter 40 verse 9 Holy Bible
And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
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And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath to them and their men, saying, Have no fear of the servants of the Chaldaeans: go on living in the land, and become the servants of the king of Babylon, and all will be well.
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And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
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And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
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Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, Don't be afraid to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
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And swear to them doth Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, and to their men, saying, `Be not afraid of serving the Chaldeans, abide in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it is well for you;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Fear not to serve the Chaldeans . . .--Gedaliah, acting as Satrap of the province, assures them that, though they had fought against the conquerors, there would be a full amnesty, and that they might therefore banish all fears of being maltreated. He will remain at his post, and they may return to their own homes.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ (gə·ḏal·yā·hū)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1436: Gedaliah -- 'Yah is great', three Israelitessonבֶן־ (ḇen-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Ahikam,אֲחִיקָ֤ם (’ă·ḥî·qām)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 296: Ahikam -- 'my brother has arisen', an Israelitethe sonבֶּן־ (ben-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Shaphan,שָׁפָן֙ (šā·p̄ān)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 8227: A species of rockrabbit, the hyraxswore an oathוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע (way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7650: To seven oneself, swearto themלָהֶ֜ם (lā·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's Hebrew and their men,וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ם (ū·lə·’an·šê·hem)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personassuring them,לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 559: To utter, say“Do notאַל־ (’al-)AdverbStrong's 408: Notbe afraidתִּֽירְא֖וּ (tî·rə·’ū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frightento serveמֵעֲב֣וֹד (mê·‘ă·ḇō·wḏ)Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslavethe Chaldeans.הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים (hak·kaś·dîm)Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3778: Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhabLiveשְׁב֣וּ (šə·ḇū)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralStrong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marryin the landבָאָ֗רֶץ (ḇā·’ā·reṣ)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 776: Earth, landand serveוְעִבְד֛וּ (wə·‘iḇ·ḏū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralStrong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslavethe kingמֶ֥לֶךְ (me·leḵ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4428: A kingof Babylon,בָּבֶ֖ל (bā·ḇel)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital cityand it will go wellוְיִיטַ֥ב (wə·yî·ṭaḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasingfor you.לָכֶֽם׃ (lā·ḵem)Preposition | second person masculine pluralStrong's Hebrew Jump to PreviousAbide Afraid Ahikam Ahi'kam Babylon Babylonians Chaldaeans Chaldeans Chalde'ans Dwell Fear Gedaliah Gedali'ah Oath Reassure Servants Serve Serving Settle Shaphan Sware Swear Swore
