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Jeremiah 39:14

had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.

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ASV

they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, 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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ֩vai.yish.le.Chuand they sentH7971 →
וַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.Chuand they fetchedH3947 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414 →
מֵחֲצַ֣רme.cha.Tzarfrom [the] courtyard ofH2691 →
הַמַּטָּרָ֗הha.ma.ta.Rahthe guardH4307 →
וַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.Nuand they gave overH5414 →
אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huGedaliahH1436 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
אֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamAhikamH296 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
שָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanShaphanH8227 →
לְהוֹצִאֵ֖הוּle.ho.tzi.'E.huto take out himH3318 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004 →
וַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he remainedH3427 →
בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokhin amongH8432 →
הָעָֽם׃ סha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →

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Jeremiah 38:28And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured.Jeremiah 40:5But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.2 Kings 25:22Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.Jeremiah 40:6So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.2 Kings 22:12and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:Jeremiah 26:24Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.2 Kings 25:22–25Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.Jeremiah 39:15And while Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD had come to him:Jeremiah 40:1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had released him at Ramah, having found him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.Jeremiah 37:21So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.Psalms 105:19until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.Jeremiah 38:13and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.Jeremiah 29:3The letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It stated:2 Kings 22:9And Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of the LORD.”2 Chronicles 34:8Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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