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Jeremiah 40:15

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?

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KJV King James Version

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?

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah at Mizpah. “Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah,” he said. “No one will know it. Why should he take your life and scatter all the people of Judah who have gathered to you, so that the remnant of Judah would perish?”

WEB World English Bible

Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Please let me go, and I will kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: why should he take your life, that all the Jews who are gathered to you should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?

ASV American Standard Version

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 take thy life, that all the Jews that are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And Johanan son of Kareah hath spoken unto Gedaliah in secret, in Mizpah, saying, ‘Let me go, I pray thee, and I smite Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and no one doth know; why doth he smite thy soul? and scattered have been all Judah who are gathered unto thee, and perished hath the remnant of Judah.’

Surrounding context — Jeremiah 40

12 Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much.

13 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that [were] in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,

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.

15 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?

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.

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וְיוֹחָנָ֣ןH3110 · yo.cha.nanJohanan בֶּן־H1121 · benson: child קָרֵ֡חַH7143 · qa.re.achKareah אָמַ֣רH559 · a.marto say אֶל־H413 · elto(wards)גְּדַלְיָהוּ֩H1436 · ge.dal.yahGedaliah בַסֵּ֨תֶרH5643 · se.tersecrecy בַּמִּצְפָּ֜הH4709 · mits.pahMizpah לֵאמֹ֗רH559 · a.marto say אֵ֤לְכָהH1980 · ha.lakhto go: went נָּא֙H4994 · naplease וְאַכֶּה֙H5221 · na.khahto smite אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלH3458 · yish.ma.elIshmael בֶּן־H1121 · benson: child נְתַנְיָ֔הH5418 · ne.tan.yahNethaniah וְאִ֖ישׁH376 · ishman לֹ֣אH3808 · lonot יֵדָ֑עH3045 · ya.dato know לָ֧מָּהH4100 · mahwhat?יַכֶּ֣כָּהH5221 · na.khahto smite נֶּ֗פֶשׁH5315 · ne.pheshsoul וְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙H6327 · putsto scatter כָּל־H3605 · kolall יְהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudah הַנִּקְבָּצִ֣יםH6908 · qa.vatsto gather אֵלֶ֔יךָH413 · elto(wards)וְאָבְדָ֖הH6 · a.vadto perish שְׁאֵרִ֥יתH7611 · she.e.ritremnant יְהוּדָֽה׃H3063 · ye.hu.dahJudah

Cross-references

1 Samuel 26:8Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not [smite] him the second time.2 Samuel 21:17But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.Jeremiah 12:3-4But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.Job 31:31If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.Jeremiah 42:2And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, [even] for all this remnant; (for we are left [but] a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)1 Samuel 24:4And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily.Ezekiel 33:24-29Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we [are] many; the land is given us for inheritance.2 Samuel 18:3But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now [thou art] worth ten thousand of us: therefore now [it is] better that thou succour us out of the city.John 11:50Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

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