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Jeremiah 40:5

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Go back: Jeremiah 39:14, Jeremiah 41:2; 2 Kings 25:22-24

Ahikam: Jeremiah 26:24; 2 Kings 22:12, 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:20

or go: Jeremiah 40:4, Jeremiah 15:11; Ezra 7:6, Ezra 7:27; Nehemiah 1:11, Nehemiah 2:4-8; Proverbs 16:7, Proverbs 21:1

gave him: Jeremiah 52:31-34; 2 Kings 8:7-9; Job 22:29; Acts 27:3, Acts 27:43, Acts 28:10; Hebrews 13:6

victuals and a reward: Rather, "victuals (aruchah: a stated allowance, sufficient for the journey), and a present," masseatḣ:

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