jeremiah_40:16
Jeremiah 40:16
| Hebrew |
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר גְּדַלְיָ֤הוּ בֶן אֲחִיקָם֙ אֶל יוֹחָנָ֣ן בֶּן קָרֵ֔חַ אַֽל תעש תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה כִּֽי שֶׁ֛קֶר אַתָּ֥ה דֹבֵ֖ר אֶל יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל |
| ESV |
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do this thing, for you are speaking falsely of Ishmael.”
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| NIV |
But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Don't do such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is not true.”
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| NLT |
But Gedaliah said to Johanan, “I forbid you to do any such thing, for you are lying about Ishmael.”
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| LXX | |
| KJV |
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 40:15 ← Jeremiah 40:16 → Jeremiah 41:1
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