Jeremiah 29:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
[The letter was sent] by the handבְּיַד֙
(be·yad)
3027: handa prim. root
of Elasahאֶלְעָשָׂ֣ה
(el·'a·sah)
501: "God has made," the name of several Isr.from el and asah
the sonבֶן־
(ven-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Shaphan,שָׁפָ֔ן
(sha·fan,)
8227b: the name of several Isr.from the same as shaphan
and Gemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֖ה
(u·ge·mar·yah)
1587: "Yah has accomplished," two Isr.from gamar and Yah
the sonבֶּן־
(ben-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Hilkiah,חִלְקִיָּ֑ה
(chil·ki·yah;)
2518: "my portion is Yah," the name of several Isr.from cheleq and Yah
whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣ה
(tzid·ki·yah)
6667: "Yah is righteousness," six Isr.from the same as tsedeq
kingמֶֽלֶךְ־
(me·lech-)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Judahיְהוּדָ֗ה
(ye·hu·dah)
3063: probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr.probably from yadah
sentשָׁלַ֜ח
(sha·lach)
7971: to senda prim. root
to Babylonבָּבֶ֖ל
(ba·vel)
894: an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital cityperhaps from balal
to Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֛ר
(ne·vu·chad·ne·tzar)
5019: "Nebo, protect the boundary," a Bab. kingof foreign origin
kingמֶ֥לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Babylon,בָּבֶ֥לָה
(ba·ve·lah)
894: an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital cityperhaps from balal
saying,לֵאמֹֽר׃
(le·mor.)
559: to utter, saya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
By the hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of Elasah
'El`asah  (el-aw-saw')
God has made; Elasah, the name of four Israelites -- Elasah, Eleasah.
the son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Shaphan
shaphan  (shaw-fawn')
a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax -- coney.
and Gemariah
Gmaryah  (ghem-ar-yaw')
Jah has perfected; Gemarjah, the name of two Israelites -- Gemariah.
the son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Hilkiah
Chilqiyah  (khil-kee-yaw')
portion of Jah; {Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites -- Hillkiah.
whom Zedekiah
Tsidqiyah  (tsid-kee-yaw')
right of Jah; Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites -- Zedekiah, Zidkijah.
king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Judah
Yhuwdah  (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
sent
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
unto Babylon
Babel  (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
to Nebuchadnezzar
Nbuwkadne'tstsar  (neb-oo-kad-nets-tsar')
Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon -- Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar.
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.
saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, saying,

King James Bible
By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The letter was sent by Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah whom Zedekiah king of Judah had sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. The letter stated:

International Standard Version
The letter was sent by Shaphan's son Elasah and by Hilkiah's son Gemariah, whom King Zedekiah of Judah sent to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in Babylon, and it said,

NET Bible
He sent it with Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah. King Zedekiah of Judah had sent these men to Babylon to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. The letter said:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He sent the letter with Shaphan's son Elasah and Hilkiah's son Gemariah, whom King Zedekiah of Judah had sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. The letter said:

King James 2000 Bible
By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,
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