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Jeremiah 41

Gedaliah Is Murdered

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 aIn the seventhh7637 monthh2320  bIshmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418, the sonh1121 of Elishamah476, of the royalh4410  1familyh2233 and one of the chiefh7227b officersh7227b of the kingh4428, along with tenh6235 menh376, cameh935 to Mizpahh4709 to  cGedaliahh1436b the sonh1121 of Ahikamh296. While they  dwere eatingh398 breadh3899 togetherh3164a thereh8033 in Mizpahh4709,

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Ishmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418 and the tenh6235 menh376 whoh834 were with him aroseh6965 and  astruckh5221 downh5221 Gedaliahh1436b the sonh1121 of Ahikamh296, the sonh1121 of Shaphanh8227b, with the swordh2719 and  bputh4191 to deathh4191 the one  cwhomh834 the kingh4428 of Babylonh894 had appointedh6485 over the landh776.

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Ishmaelh3458 also struckh5221 downh5221 allh3605 the Jewsh3064 whoh834 were with him, that is with Gedaliahh1436b at Mizpahh4709, and the Chaldeansh3778 whoh834 were foundh4672 thereh8033, the menh376 of warh4421.

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Now it happenedh1961 on the  1nexth8145 dayh3117 after the killingh4191 of Gedaliahh1436b, when noh3808 oneh376 knewh3045 about it,

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that eightyh8084 menh376  acameh935 from  bShechemh7927, from  cShilohh7887, and from  dSamariah8111 with  etheir beardsh2206 shavedh1548 offh1548 and their clothesh899b tornh7167 and  1their bodies  fgashedh1413, having grain offeringsh4503 and incenseh3828 in their handsh3027 to bringh935 to the  ghouseh1004 of the LORDh3068.

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Then Ishmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418 wenth3318 out from Mizpahh4709 to meeth7122 them,  aweepingh1058 as he wenth1980; and as he meth6298 them, he saidh559 to them, "Comeh935 to Gedaliahh1436b the sonh1121 of Ahikamh296!"

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Yet it turnedh1961 out that as soon as they cameh935 insideh8432 the cityh5892b, Ishmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418 and the menh376 that were with him  aslaughteredh7819 them and cast them into the cisternh953a.

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But tenh6235 menh376 who were foundh4672 among them saidh559 to Ishmaelh3458, "Do not puth4191 us to deathh4191; for we haveh3426  astoresh4301 of wheath2406, barleyh8184, oilh8081 and honeyh1706 hiddenh4301 in the fieldh7704." So he refrainedh2308 and did not puth4191 them to deathh4191 alongh8432 with their companionsh251.

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Now as for the cisternh953a whereh834h8033 Ishmaelh3458 had casth7993 allh3605 the corpsesh6297 of the menh376 whomh834 he had struckh5221 downh5221  1becauseh3027 of Gedaliahh1436b, it was the  aone that Kingh4428 Asah609 had madeh6213a on  baccounth4480h6440 of Baashah1201, kingh4428 of Israelh3478; Ishmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418 filledh4390 it with the slainh2491a.

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Then Ishmaelh3458 tookh7617 captiveh7617 allh3605 the  aremnanth7611 of the peopleh5971a whoh834 were in Mizpahh4709, the  bking'sh4428 daughtersh1323 and allh3605 the peopleh5971a who were lefth7604 in Mizpahh4709, whomh834 Nebuzaradanh5018 the captainh7227b of the bodyguardh2876 had puth6485 underh6485 the chargeh6485 of Gedaliahh1436b the sonh1121 of Ahikamh296; thus Ishmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418 tookh7617 them captiveh7617 and proceededh1980 to crossh5674a overh5674a to the sonsh1121 of  cAmmonh5983.

Johanan Rescues the People

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But Johananh3076 the sonh1121 of Kareahh7143 and allh3605 the  acommandersh8269 of the forcesh2428 that were with him heardh8085 of allh3605 the evilh7463a that Ishmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418 had doneh6213a.

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So they tookh3947 allh3605 the menh376 and wenth1980 to  afighth3898a with Ishmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418 and they foundh4672 him by the  bgreath7227a  1poolh4325 that is in Gibeonh1391.

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Now as soon as allh3605 the peopleh5971a whoh834 were with Ishmaelh3458 sawh7200 Johananh3076 the sonh1121 of Kareahh7143 and the commandersh8269 of the forcesh2428 that were with him, they were gladh8055.

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So allh3605 the peopleh5971a whomh834 Ishmaelh3458 had takenh7617 captiveh7617 from Mizpahh4709 turnedh5437 aroundh5437 and cameh7725 backh7725, and wenth1980 to Johananh3076 the sonh1121 of Kareahh7143.

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But Ishmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418  aescapedh4422 from Johananh3076 with eighth8083 menh376 and wenth1980 to the sonsh1121 of Ammonh5983.

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Then Johananh3076 the sonh1121 of Kareahh7143 and allh3605 the commandersh8269 of the forcesh2428 that were with him tookh3947 from Mizpahh4709  aallh3605 the remnanth7611 of the peopleh5971a whomh834 he had  1recoveredh7725 from Ishmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418, afterh310 he had struckh5221 downh5221 Gedaliahh1436a the sonh1121 of Ahikamh296, that is, the menh376 who were  2soldiersh582h4421, the womenh802, the  3childrenh2945, and the eunuchsh5631, whomh834 he had broughth7725 backh7725 from Gibeonh1391.

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And they wenth1980 and stayedh3427 in  1 aGeruthh1628 Chimhamh3643, whichh834 is besideh681a Bethlehemh1035, in order to  bproceedh1980h935 into Egypth4714

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becauseh4480h6440 of the Chaldeansh3778; for they were  aafraidh3372a of them, sinceh3588 Ishmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418 had struckh5221 downh5221 Gedaliahh1436b the sonh1121 of Ahikamh296, whomh834  bthe kingh4428 of Babylonh894 had appointedh6485 over the landh776.



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