Jeremiah 40:16
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“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. ”
עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
בֵּן
the son of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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דָבַר
are speaking
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דָבַר
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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יִשְׁמָעֵאל
Ishmael
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יִשְׁמָעֵאל
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
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שֶׁקֶר
falsehood
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שֶׁקֶר
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
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יוֹחָנָן
Johanan
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יוֹחָנָן
Jochanan, the name of nine Israelites
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גְּדַּלְיָה
Gedaliah
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גְּדַּלְיָה
Gedaljah, the name of five Israelites
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קָרֵחַ
Kareah
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קָרֵחַ
Kareach, an Israelite
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