KJV King James Version
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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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is a lie.”
WEB World English Bible
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, You shall not do this thing; for you speak falsely of Ishmael.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Gedaliah son of Ahikam saith unto Johanan son of Kareah, ‘Thou dost not do this thing, for falsehood thou art speaking concerning Ishmael.’
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 40
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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayגְּדַלְיָ֤הוּH1436 · ge.dal.yahGedaliahבֶן־H1121 · benson: childאֲחִיקָם֙H296 · a.chi.qamAhikamאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יוֹחָנָ֣ןH3110 · yo.cha.nanJohananבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childקָרֵ֔חַH7143 · qa.re.achKareahאַֽל־H408 · alnotתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הH6213 · a.sahto make: doאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַדָּבָ֣רH1697 · da.varwordהַזֶּ֑הH2088 · zehthisכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforשֶׁ֛קֶרH8267 · she.qerdeceptionאַתָּ֥הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)דֹבֵ֖רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ סH3458 · yish.ma.elIshmael
Cross-references
Matthew 10:16-17Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.Romans 3:8And not [rather], (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.Jeremiah 41:2Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
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