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And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you. (KJV)

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וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'and he swore an oath

Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)

Meaning: to swear

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7650; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:24 word 1

גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huGedaliah

Lemma: גְּדַלְיָ֫הוּ (ge.dal.yah) · Strong's: H1436B

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Gedaliah

Used 23 times. Also: 2 Kings 25:22, 2 Kings 25:23, 2 Kings 25:25, Jeremiah 39:14, Jeremiah 40:7, Jeremiah 40:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1436B; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:24 word 2

וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םu.le.'an.shei.Hemand to men their

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:24 word 3

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:24 word 4

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:24 word 5

תִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'Uyou be afraid

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqj2mp)

Meaning: to fear

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3372G; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:24 word 6

מֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.Deifrom [the] servants of

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:24 word 7

הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.Dimthe Chaldeans

Lemma: כַּשְׂדִּים (kas.di) · Strong's: H3778

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Chaldea

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 11:28, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 15:7, 2 Kings 24:2, 2 Kings 25:4, 2 Kings 25:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3778; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:24 word 8

שְׁב֣וּshe.Vudwell

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:24 word 9

בָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzin the land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:24 word 10

וְעִבְד֛וּve.'iv.Duand serve

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to serve

Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 14:4, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647G; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:24 word 11

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:24 word 12

מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:24 word 13

בָּבֶ֖לba.VelBabylon

Lemma: בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) · Strong's: H0894

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Babylon

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 11:9, 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 17:30, 2 Kings 20:12, 2 Kings 20:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0894; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:24 word 14

וְיִטַ֥בve.yi.Tavso it may go well

Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)

Meaning: be good

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:24 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And Gedaliah	→	גְּדַלְיָ֫הוּ H1436B Gedaliah
took an oath	→	שָׁבַע H7650 to swear
before them	→
and their men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
assuring	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
them	→
Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
be afraid	→	יָרֵא H3372G to fear
of the servants	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
of the Chaldeans	→	כַּשְׂדִּים H3778 Chaldea
Live	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
in the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
and serve	→	עָבַד H5647G to serve
the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of Babylon	→	בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0894 Babylon
and it will be well	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
with you	→

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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