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Jeremiah 40:9
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📖 King James Version

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

🔤 Interlinear Analysis — Hebrew (BDB)

# Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Translation Definition
1 וַ/יִּשָּׁבַ֨ע שָׁבַע H7650 HC/VNw3ms שָׁבַע a primitive root; propr. to be complete, but used only as a denominative from שֶׁ֫בַע; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times): adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for saba`), take an oath, X straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.
2 לָ/הֶ֜ם HR/Sp3mp
3 גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ גְּדַלְיָה H1436 HNp גְּדַלְיָה or (prolonged) Gdalyahuw; from גָּדַל and יָהּ; Jah has become great; Gedaljah, the name of five Israelites: Gedaliah.
4 בֶן בֵּן H1121 HNcmsc בֵּן from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like אָב, אָח, etc.)): + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
5 אֲחִיקָ֤ם אֲחִיקָם H296 HNp אֲחִיקָם from אָח and קוּם; brother of rising (i.e. high); Achikam, an Israelite: Ahikam.
6 בֶּן בֵּן H1121 HNcmsc בֵּן from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like אָב, אָח, etc.)): + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
7 שָׁפָן֙ שָׁפָן H8227 HNp שָׁפָן from שָׂפַן; a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax: coney.
8 וּ/לְ/אַנְשֵׁי/הֶ֣ם אּישׁ H376 HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3mp אּישׁ contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation): also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare נָשִׁים.
9 לֵ/אמֹ֔ר אָמַר H559 HR/Vqc אָמַר a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude): answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
10 אַל אַל H408 HTn אַל a negative particle (akin to לֹא); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing: nay, neither, + never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
11 תִּֽירְא֖וּ יָרֵא H3372 HVqj2mp יָרֵא a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
12 מֵ/עֲב֣וֹד עָבַד H5647 HR/Vqc עָבַד a primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.:--X be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, + husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,
13 הַ/כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים כַּשְׂדִּי H3778 HTd/Np כַּשְׂדִּי or (occasionally with enclitic) Kasdiymah; towards the Kasdites: into Chaldea), patronymically from Kesed (only in the plural); a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people:--Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea.
14 שְׁב֣וּ יָשַׁב H3427 HVqv2mp יָשַׁב a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
15 בָ/אָ֗רֶץ אָ֫רֶץ H776 HRd/Ncbsa אָ֫רֶץ from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land): X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
16 וְ/עִבְד֛וּ עָבַד H5647 HC/Vqv2mp עָבַד a primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.:--X be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, + husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,
17 אֶת אוֹת H853 HTo אוֹת apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely): (as such unrepresented in English).
18 מֶ֥לֶךְ מֶ֫לֶך H4428 HNcmsc מֶ֫לֶך from מָלַך; a king: king, royal.
19 בָּבֶ֖ל בָּבֶל H894 HNp בָּבֶל from בָּלַל; confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire: Babel, Babylon.
20 וְ/יִיטַ֥ב יָטַב H3190 HC/Vqi3ms יָטַב a primitive root; to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right): be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, + be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good((-ness)), be (make) merry, please (+ well), shew more (kindness), skilfully, X very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).
21 לָ/כֶֽם HR/Sp2mp