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Jeremiah 40:6

So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.

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ASV

Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.

KJV

Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935 →
יִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
גְּדַלְיָ֥הge.dal.YahGedaliahH1436 →
בֶן־ven-[the] son ofH1121 →
אֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamAhikamH296 →
הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהha.mitz.Pa.tah<the> Mizpah towardsH4709 →
וַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he remainedH3427 →
אִתּוֹ֙'i.Towith himH854 →
בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin amongH8432 →
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםha.nish.'a.Rimwho remainedH7604 →
בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzin the landH776 →

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Jeremiah 39:14had 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.Judges 20:1Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.Jeremiah 41:1In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.Ezekiel 5:3But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment.Judges 21:1Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”1 Samuel 7:5–6Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”Jeremiah 40:8they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.Jeremiah 40:10As for me, I will stay in Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine grapes, summer fruit, and oil, place them in your storage jars, and live in the cities you have taken.”Joshua 15:38Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,Nehemiah 3:15The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.2 Chronicles 34:20and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:Joshua 11:3to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah.1 Kings 15:22Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.

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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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