And Gedaliah
Gdalyah (ghed-al-yaw')
Jah has become great; Gedaljah, the name of five Israelites -- Gedaliah.
sware
shaba` (shaw-bah')
propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
to them and to their men
'enowsh (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
and said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them Fear
yare' (yaw-ray')
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
not to be the servants
`ebed (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
of the Chaldees
Kasdiy (kas-dee')
Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea.
dwell
yashab (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in the land
'erets (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and serve
`abad (aw-bad')
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Babylon
Babel (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
and it shall be well
yatab (yaw-tab')
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
with you
