KJV: Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.
YLT: from the presence of the Chaldeans, for they have been afraid of them, for Ishmael son of Nethaniah had smitten Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.
Darby: because of the Chaldeans; for they feared them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had smitten Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.
ASV: because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor over the land.
מִפְּנֵי֙ | because |
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face. |
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הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים | of the Chaldeans |
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: כַּשְׂדִּים Sense: a territory in lower Mesopotamia bordering on the Persian Gulf. |
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יָרְא֖וּ | they were afraid |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: יָרֵא Sense: to fear, revere, be afraid. |
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מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם | of them |
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face. |
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כִּֽי־ | because |
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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הִכָּ֞ה | had murdered |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill. |
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יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל | Ishmael |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׁמָעֵאל Sense: son of Abraham and Sarah’s handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples. |
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בֶּן־ | son |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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נְתַנְיָ֗ה | of Nethaniah |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: נְתַנְיָה Sense: son of Elishama of the royal family of Judah and father of Ishmael who murdered Gedaliah. |
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אֶת־ | - |
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ | Gedaliah |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: גְּדַלְיָה Sense: a son of Jeduthun in the time of David. |
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אֲחִיקָ֔ם | of Ahikam |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲחִיקָם Sense: son of Shaphan, an officer in Josiah’s reign. |
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אֲשֶׁר־ | whom |
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.). |
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הִפְקִ֥יד | had made governor |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: פָּקַד Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for. |
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מֶֽלֶךְ־ | the king |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king. |
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בָּבֶ֖ל | of Babylon |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בָּבֶל Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates. |
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בָּאָֽרֶץ | in the land |
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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ס | - |
Parse: Punctuation |