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Jeremiah 40:16

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.

KJV

Et ait Godolias filius Ahicam ad Johanan filium Caree : Noli facere verbum hoc : falsum enim tu loqueris de Ismahel.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר גְּדַלְיָ֤הוּ בֶן אֲחִיקָם֙ אֶל יוֹחָנָ֣ן בֶּן קָרֵ֔חַ אַֽל תעש תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה אֶת הַ/דָּבָ֣ר הַ/זֶּ֑ה כִּֽי שֶׁ֛קֶר אַתָּ֥ה דֹבֵ֖ר אֶל יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל

Hebrew

And Godolias the son of Ahicam said to Johanan the son of Caree: Do not this thing: for what thou sayst of Ismahel is false.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People IshmaelGedaliah

In the original Hebrew

17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲחִיקָ֣ם
'chyqm
proper_noun · 20×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ
gdlyhv
proper_noun · 32×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל
yshm''l
proper_noun · 48×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
יוֹחָנָ֣ן
yvchnn
proper_noun · 20×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
קָרֵ֔חַ
qrch
proper_noun · 14×
שָֽׁקֶר
shqr
noun · 110×

Historic Christian voices

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