KJV King James Version
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
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Jeremiah 39:12
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”
WEB World English Bible
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall tell you.
ASV American Standard Version
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Take him, and place thine eyes upon him, and do no evil thing to him, but as he speaketh unto thee, so do with him.’
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 39
9 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.
10 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
11 Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,
12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon’s princes;
14 Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.
15 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
קָחֶ֗נּוּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeוְעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙H5869 · a.yineyeשִׂ֣יםH7760 · sumto set: makeעָלָ֔יוH5921 · aluponוְאַל־H408 · alnotתַּ֥עַשׂH6213 · a.sahto make: doל֖וֹH9033 · ohimמְא֣וּמָהH3972 · me.u.mahanythingרָּ֑עH7451 · rabad: harmfulכִּ֗יH3588 · kiforכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙H834 · a.sherwhichיְדַבֵּ֣רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֵלֶ֔יךָH413 · elto(wards)כֵּ֖ןH3651 · kenrightעֲשֵׂ֥הH6213 · a.sahto make: doעִמּֽוֹ׃H5973 · imwith
Cross-references
Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.Psalm 105:14-15He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.Jeremiah 40:4And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which [were] upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land [is] before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.Proverbs 23:5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.Jeremiah 24:6For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull [them] down; and I will plant them, and not pluck [them] up.1 Peter 3:12-13For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil.Amos 9:4And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.Acts 7:10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
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