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Jeremiah 40:14

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.

KJV

et dixerunt ei : Scito quod Baalis, rex filiorum Ammon, misit Ismahel filium Nathaniæ percutere animam tuam. Et non credidit eis Godolias filius Ahicam.

Vulgate

and said unto him, Dost thou know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take thy life? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.

ASV

וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗י/ו הֲ/יָדֹ֤עַ תֵּדַע֙ כִּ֞י בַּעֲלִ֣יס מֶ֣לֶךְ בְּנֵֽי עַמּ֗וֹן שָׁלַח֙ אֶת יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בֶּן נְתַנְיָ֔ה לְ/הַכֹּתְ/ךָ֖ נָ֑פֶשׁ וְ/לֹא הֶאֱמִ֣ין לָ/הֶ֔ם גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן אֲחִיקָֽם

Hebrew

And they said to him: Know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon hath sent Ismahel the son of Nathanias to kill thee. And Godolias the son of Ahicam believed them not.

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In this verse

People IshmaelGedaliah

In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲחִיקָ֣ם
'chyqm
proper_noun · 20×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בַּעֲלִ֣יס
b'lys
proper_noun · 1×
גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ
gdlyhv
proper_noun · 32×
י
y
noun · 752×
יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל
yshm''l
proper_noun · 48×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 499×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נְתַנְיָ֔ה
ntnyh
proper_noun · 20×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
נֶאֱמָ֔ן
n'mn
verb · 108×
עַמּ֔וֹן
'mvn
proper_noun · 105×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 11:1 — Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
  • 2Sam 10:1 — And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
  • Jer 25:21 — Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,
  • Jer 41:10 — Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard ha
  • Jer 41:10 — Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard ha