Now while he was not yet gone back, &c.— But if this also doth not please thee, go to Gedaliah, &c. Houbigant. There are many other versions given of this passage; but this of Houbigant, which agrees with the Chaldee, appears the best.
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Jeremiah 40:5
5 Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.