Nebuzaradan — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

Chief Babylonian official and captain of the bodyguard during Nebuchadnezzar’s reign (605–562 BC). Nebuzaradan was one of the officials whom Nebuchadnezzar authorized to oversee Jerusalem and Judah and the deportations of Jewish exiles to Babylon (2 Kgs 25:8-20; Jer 39:9-10; 52:12-30). On the king’s orders, he appointed Gedaliah governor of Judah and Jeremiah’s guardian (Jer 39:11-13; 41:10; 43:6).

Show passage in OET: JER 39:9–10

OET-RV JER 39:9

9 The rest of the people who’d stayed in the city, including those who’d previously deserted, were exiled to Bavel under the supervision of the chief bodyguard Nevuzar-Adan.

OET-RV JER 39:10

10 However, he allowed the poorest people who didn’t own anything to remain in Yehudah—allocating vineyards and fields for them to work.

OET-LV JER 39:9

9 And_DOM the _rest _of the _people which_remained in_city and_DOM those_who _had_fallen who they _had _fallen on/upon/above_him/it and_DOM the _rest _of the _people which_remained he _took _into _exile Nəⱱūzar ʼₐdān the_chief _of the_bodyguards Bāⱱel.

OET-LV JER 39:10

10 And_from the_people (the)_poor who there_belonged_not to/for_them anything Nəⱱūzarʼₐdān the_chief _of the_bodyguards he _left in_land of _Yəhūdāh and_he/it _gave to/for_them vineyards and_fields in _the_day (the)_that.

Show passage in OET: JER 39:11–13

OET-RV JER 39:11

11 Now the Babylonian King Nevukadnetsar (Nebuchadnezzar) had given an order to his chief bodyguard Nevuzar-Adan about finding Yirmiyah (Jeremiah)

OET-RV JER 39:12

12 and keeping him safe and unharmed—even to care for him and do anything that he requested.

OET-RV JER 39:13

13 So Nevuzar-Adan, the top servant Nevu-Shazban, the high official Nergal-Shar-Etser, and all the Babylonian king’s most important officials

OET-LV JER 39:11

11 And_ Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the _king _of Bāⱱel _he/it _commanded on Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) by_the _hand _of Nəⱱūzarʼₐdān the_chief _of the_bodyguards to_say.

OET-LV JER 39:12

12 Take_him and_eyes _of_your set on/upon/above_him/it and_do _not do to_him/it anything harmful if/because wwww just_as he _will _say to_you so do with_him/it.

OET-LV JER 39:13

13 And_he _sent Nəⱱūzarʼₐdān the_chief _of the_bodyguards and the_Raⱱ _of şārīş and_Nērəggal- chief Nērəggal- the_Raⱱ _of māg and_all/each/any/every the _chiefs _of the _king _of Bāⱱel.

Show passage in OET: JER 41:10

OET-RV JER 41:10

10 Next Yishmael captured the remaining people in Mitspah, including the king’s daughters and all the others who the chief bodyguard Nevuzar-Adan had assigned to Ahikam’s son Gedalyah. So Netanyah’s son Yishmael captured them to hand over to the Amonim.

OET-LV JER 41:10

10 And_he _took _captive Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) DOM all _of the _rest _of the _people which was_in_Miʦpāh DOM the _daughters _of the_king and_DOM all _of the_people which_remained at_Miʦpāh whom Nəⱱūzarʼₐdān the_chief _of the_bodyguards he _had _appointed DOM Gədal^yāh the _son _of ʼAḩīqām and_he_took _them _captive Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) the _son _of Nətan^yāh and_he/it _went to_pass _over to the _people _of ˊAmmōn.

Show passage in OET: JER 43:6

OET-RV JER 43:6

6 That included men and women, children, the king’s daughters, and all the people that Nevuzar-Adan, the king’s chief bodyguard Nevuzar-Adan had left with Gedalyah (son of Ahikam, son of Shafan), and including the prophet Yirmiyah and Neriyah’s son Baruk.

OET-LV JER 43:6

6 DOM the_men and_DOM the_women and_DOM the _little_one[s] and_DOM the _daughters _of the_king and_DOM every _of the_living _creatures whom Nəⱱūzarʼₐdān the_chief _of the_bodyguards he _had _left with Gədal^yāh the _son _of ʼAḩīqām the _son _of Shāfān and_DOM Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) the_prophet and_DOM Bārūk the _son _of Nēriy^yāh.

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