OET interlinear JER 40:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Johanan … Kareah

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Johanan son_of Qārēaḩ he/it_had_said to/towards Gədal^yāh in,secrecy at,Mizpah to=say go please and,let_me_strike_down DOM Ishmael son_of Nətan^yāh and,anyone not know to/for=what will,he_strike_you life and,will_they_be_scattered all/each/any/every Yehuda [who,have]_gathered to,you and,will_it_perish remnant_of Yehuda )

See how you translated these men’s names in [Jeremiah 40:8](../40/08.md).

(Occurrence 0) Gedaliah

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Johanan son_of Qārēaḩ he/it_had_said to/towards Gədal^yāh in,secrecy at,Mizpah to=say go please and,let_me_strike_down DOM Ishmael son_of Nətan^yāh and,anyone not know to/for=what will,he_strike_you life and,will_they_be_scattered all/each/any/every Yehuda [who,have]_gathered to,you and,will_it_perish remnant_of Yehuda )

See how you translated this name in [Jeremiah 39:14](../39/14.md).

(Occurrence 0) Ishmael … Nethaniah

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Johanan son_of Qārēaḩ he/it_had_said to/towards Gədal^yāh in,secrecy at,Mizpah to=say go please and,let_me_strike_down DOM Ishmael son_of Nətan^yāh and,anyone not know to/for=what will,he_strike_you life and,will_they_be_scattered all/each/any/every Yehuda [who,have]_gathered to,you and,will_it_perish remnant_of Yehuda )

See how you translated these men’s names in [Jeremiah 40:8](../40/08.md).

(Occurrence 0) No one will suspect me

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Johanan son_of Qārēaḩ he/it_had_said to/towards Gədal^yāh in,secrecy at,Mizpah to=say go please and,let_me_strike_down DOM Ishmael son_of Nətan^yāh and,anyone not know to/for=what will,he_strike_you life and,will_they_be_scattered all/each/any/every Yehuda [who,have]_gathered to,you and,will_it_perish remnant_of Yehuda )

Alternate translation: “No one will think that I did it”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Why should he kill you?

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Johanan son_of Qārēaḩ he/it_had_said to/towards Gədal^yāh in,secrecy at,Mizpah to=say go please and,let_me_strike_down DOM Ishmael son_of Nətan^yāh and,anyone not know to/for=what will,he_strike_you life and,will_they_be_scattered all/each/any/every Yehuda [who,have]_gathered to,you and,will_it_perish remnant_of Yehuda )

Johanan uses a rhetorical question to try to change Gedaliah’s thinking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You should not allow him to kill you.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Why allow all of Judah that has been gathered to you to be scattered and the remnant of Judah destroyed?

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Johanan son_of Qārēaḩ he/it_had_said to/towards Gədal^yāh in,secrecy at,Mizpah to=say go please and,let_me_strike_down DOM Ishmael son_of Nətan^yāh and,anyone not know to/for=what will,he_strike_you life and,will_they_be_scattered all/each/any/every Yehuda [who,have]_gathered to,you and,will_it_perish remnant_of Yehuda )

Johanan uses a rhetorical question to try to get Gedaliah to think about what will happen if Gedaliah does what Gedaliah is planning to do. Alternate translation: “If you do this, all of Judah that has been gathered to you will be scattered and the remnant of Judah will be destroyed.”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

(Occurrence 0) all of Judah

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Johanan son_of Qārēaḩ he/it_had_said to/towards Gədal^yāh in,secrecy at,Mizpah to=say go please and,let_me_strike_down DOM Ishmael son_of Nətan^yāh and,anyone not know to/for=what will,he_strike_you life and,will_they_be_scattered all/each/any/every Yehuda [who,have]_gathered to,you and,will_it_perish remnant_of Yehuda )

The word “all” is a generalization. Alternate translation: “many of the people of Judah”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) that has been gathered to you

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Johanan son_of Qārēaḩ he/it_had_said to/towards Gədal^yāh in,secrecy at,Mizpah to=say go please and,let_me_strike_down DOM Ishmael son_of Nətan^yāh and,anyone not know to/for=what will,he_strike_you life and,will_they_be_scattered all/each/any/every Yehuda [who,have]_gathered to,you and,will_it_perish remnant_of Yehuda )

This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “who have come to you” or “whom Yahweh has brought to you”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) to be scattered

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Johanan son_of Qārēaḩ he/it_had_said to/towards Gədal^yāh in,secrecy at,Mizpah to=say go please and,let_me_strike_down DOM Ishmael son_of Nətan^yāh and,anyone not know to/for=what will,he_strike_you life and,will_they_be_scattered all/each/any/every Yehuda [who,have]_gathered to,you and,will_it_perish remnant_of Yehuda )

This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “to have the Chaldeans scatter them” or “to flee away to many different lands”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) the remnant of Judah destroyed

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Johanan son_of Qārēaḩ he/it_had_said to/towards Gədal^yāh in,secrecy at,Mizpah to=say go please and,let_me_strike_down DOM Ishmael son_of Nətan^yāh and,anyone not know to/for=what will,he_strike_you life and,will_they_be_scattered all/each/any/every Yehuda [who,have]_gathered to,you and,will_it_perish remnant_of Yehuda )

This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “allow the Chaldeans to destroy the remnant of Judah”

(Occurrence 0) remnant of Judah

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Johanan son_of Qārēaḩ he/it_had_said to/towards Gədal^yāh in,secrecy at,Mizpah to=say go please and,let_me_strike_down DOM Ishmael son_of Nətan^yāh and,anyone not know to/for=what will,he_strike_you life and,will_they_be_scattered all/each/any/every Yehuda [who,have]_gathered to,you and,will_it_perish remnant_of Yehuda )

“remnant of the people of Judah.” See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 40:11](../40/11.md).