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Jeremiah 40:15 (ESV)

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¹⁵ Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke secretly to Gedaliah at Mizpah, "Please let me go and strike down Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no one will know it. Why should he take your life, so that all the Judeans who are gathered about you would be scattered, and the remnant of Judah would perish?"

Definition(s):
Gedaliah (Gedd-a-lie-a): God is my greatness
Ishmael (Ish-mehl): God that hears
Ishmael (Ish-ma-el): God that hears
Johanan (Yoh-ha-nan): who is liberal or merciful
Judah (Joo-da): the praise of the Lord; confession
Kareah (Ka-ree-a): bald; ice