Jeremiah 41:17
“And they departed and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to goe to enter into Egypt,”
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Jeremiah 41:17 Context
15But Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah escaped from Iohanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. 16Then tooke Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, and all the captaines of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recouered from Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah, from Mizpah (after that he had slaine Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam,) euen mighty men of warre, and the women, and the children, and the eunuches whom he had brought againe from Gibeon. 17And they departed and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to goe to enter into Egypt, 18Because of the Caldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah had slaine Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made gouernour in the land.
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And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,
- King James Version
And they went and stayed in Geruth Chimham, which is beside Bethlehem, in order to proceed into Egypt
- New American Standard Version (1995)