Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah at Mizpah. “Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah,” he said. “No one will know it. Why should he take your life and scatter all the people of Judah who have gathered to you, so that the remnant of Judah would perish?” Young's Literal Translation And Johanan son of Kareah hath spoken unto Gedaliah in secret, in Mizpah, saying, ‘Let me go, I pray thee, and I smite Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and no one doth know; why doth he smite thy soul? and scattered have been all Judah who are gathered unto thee, and perished hath the remnant of Judah.’ King James Bible Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know [it]: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish? Hebrew Then Johananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ן (wə·yō·w·ḥā·nān) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3110: Jochanan son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Kareah קָרֵ֡חַ (qā·rê·aḥ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7143: Kareah -- 'bald one', a man of Judah spoke אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say privately בַסֵּ֨תֶר (ḇas·sê·ṯer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5643: A covering, hiding place, secrecy to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Gedaliah גְּדַלְיָהוּ֩ (gə·ḏal·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1436: Gedaliah -- 'Yah is great', three Israelites at Mizpah. בַּמִּצְפָּ֜ה (bam·miṣ·pāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4709: Mizpah -- the name of several places in Israel “Let me go אֵ֤לְכָה (’ê·lə·ḵāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and kill וְאַכֶּה֙ (wə·’ak·keh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's 5221: To strike Ishmael יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל (yiš·mā·‘êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3458: Ishmael -- 'God hears', the name of several Israelites son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Nethaniah,” נְתַנְיָ֔ה (nə·ṯan·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5418: Nethaniah -- 'given of Yah', the name of several Israelites he said. לֵאמֹ֗ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say “No לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no one וְאִ֖ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person will know it. יֵדָ֑ע (yê·ḏā‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know Why לָ֧מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what should he take יַכֶּ֣כָּה (yak·kek·kāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike your life נֶּ֗פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion and scatter וְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙ (wə·nā·p̄ō·ṣū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6327: To be dispersed or scattered all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the Jews יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish who have gathered הַנִּקְבָּצִ֣ים (han·niq·bā·ṣîm) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 6908: To gather, collect to you, אֵלֶ֔יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to so that the remnant שְׁאֵרִ֥ית (šə·’ê·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 7611: Rest, residue, remnant, remainder of Judah יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites would perish?” וְאָבְדָ֖ה (wə·’ā·ḇə·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish |