Jeremiah 41:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And they went and were living in the resting-place of Chimham, which is near Beth-lehem on the way into Egypt,

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  • 2 Sam 19:37-38 : 37 Let your servant now go back again, so that when death comes to me, it may be in my town and by the resting-place of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham: let him go with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you. 38 And the king said in answer, Let Chimham go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you: and whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.
  • Jer 42:14 : 14 Saying, No, but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we will not see war, or be hearing the sound of the horn, or be in need of food; there we will make our living-place;
  • Jer 42:19 : 19 The Lord has said about you, O last of Judah, Go not into Egypt: be certain that I have given witness to you this day.
  • Jer 43:7 : 7 And they came into the land of Egypt; for they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord: and they came to Tahpanhes.
  • Isa 30:2-3 : 2 Who make a move to go down into Egypt, without authority from me; who are looking to the strength of Pharaoh for help, and whose hope is in the shade of Egypt. 3 And the strength of Pharaoh will be your shame, and your hope in the shade of Egypt will come to nothing.

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  • Jer 41:18
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    18 Because of the Chaldaeans: for they were in fear of them because Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had put to death Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made ruler over the land.

  • Matt 2:13-15
    3 verses
    72%

    13 And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.

    14 So he took the young child and his mother by night, and went into Egypt;

    15 And was there till the death of Herod; so that the word of the Lord through the prophet might come true, Out of Egypt have I sent for my son.

  • Jer 42:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14 Saying, No, but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we will not see war, or be hearing the sound of the horn, or be in need of food; there we will make our living-place;

    15 Then give ear now to the word of the Lord, O you last of Judah: the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, If your minds are fixed on going into Egypt and stopping there;

  • Judg 17:8
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    8 And he went away from the town of Beth-lehem-judah, looking for somewhere to make his living-place; and on his journey he came to the hill-country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah.

  • 2 Sam 19:40
    71%

    40 So the king went over to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him: and all the people of Judah, as well as half the people of Israel, took the king on his way.

  • Luke 2:4
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    4 And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

  • Jer 40:6
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    6 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, in Mizpah, and was living with him among the people who were still in the land.

  • Jer 37:5
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    5 And Pharaoh's army had come out from Egypt: and the Chaldaeans, who were attacking Jerusalem, hearing news of them, went away from Jerusalem.)

  • Judg 19:18
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    18 And he said to him, We are on our way from Beth-lehem-judah to the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim: I came from there and went to Beth-lehem-judah: now I am on my way back to my house, but no man will take me into his house.

  • 2 Sam 19:37
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    37 Let your servant now go back again, so that when death comes to me, it may be in my town and by the resting-place of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham: let him go with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you.

  • Matt 2:20-21
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    70%

    20 Saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: because they who were attempting to take the young child's life are dead.

    21 And he got up, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

  • Gen 45:25
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    25 So they went up from Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, to their father Jacob.

  • Gen 37:12
    69%

    12 Now his brothers went to keep watch over their father's flock in Shechem.

  • Gen 43:15
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    15 And when Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle of the day.

  • Gen 50:8
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    8 And all the family of Joseph, and his brothers and his father's people: only their little ones and their flocks and herds they did not take with them from the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 46:28
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    28 Now he had sent Judah before him to Goshen, to get word from Joseph; and so they came to the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 46:32
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    32 And these men are keepers of sheep and owners of cattle, and have with them their flocks and their herds and all they have.

  • Jer 41:16
    69%

    16 Then Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, took all the rest of the people whom Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had made prisoners, after he had put to death Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the people from Mizpah, that is, the men of war and the women and the children and the unsexed servants, whom he had taken back with him from Gibeon:

  • Gen 46:6
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    6 And they took their cattle and all the goods which they had got in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, even Jacob and all his seed:

  • Jer 35:11
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    11 But when Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came up into the land, we said, Come, let us go to Jerusalem, away from the army of the Chaldaeans and from the army of the Aramaeans: and so we are living in Jerusalem.

  • Gen 37:17
    68%

    17 And the man said, They have gone away from here, for they said in my hearing, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after them and came up with them at Dothan.

  • Judg 19:14
    68%

    14 So they went on their way; and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the land of Benjamin.

  • 1 Kgs 11:17-18
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    68%

    17 Hadad, being still a young boy, went in flight to Egypt, with certain Edomites, servants of his father;

    18 And they went on from Midian and came to Paran; and, taking men from Paran with them, they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who gave him a house and gave orders for his food and gave him land.

  • Gen 45:17
    68%

    17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Put your goods on your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan;

  • Matt 2:5
    68%

    5 And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,

  • Gen 50:14
    68%

    14 And when his father had been put to rest, Joseph and his brothers and all who had gone with him, went back to Egypt.

  • Jer 37:11-12
    2 verses
    68%

    11 And it came about that when the Chaldaean army outside Jerusalem had gone away for fear of Pharaoh's army,

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  • Gen 37:25
    68%

    25 Then seating themselves, they took their meal: and looking up, they saw a travelling band of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt, with spices and perfumes on their camels.

  • Judg 18:13
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    13 From there they went on to the hill-country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah.

  • Jer 26:22
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    22 And Jehoiakim the king sent Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt.

  • Gen 42:3
    67%

    3 So Joseph's ten brothers went down to get grain from Egypt.

  • 1 Chr 4:39
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    39 And they went to the opening into Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, in search of grass-land for their flocks.

  • Gen 37:1
    67%

    1 Now Jacob was living in the land where his father had made a place for himself, in the land of Canaan.

  • Jer 42:17
    67%

    17 Such will be the fate of all the men whose minds are fixed on going into Egypt and stopping there; they will come to their end by the sword, by being short of food, and by disease: not one of them will keep his life or get away from the evil which I will send on them.

  • Jer 43:7
    67%

    7 And they came into the land of Egypt; for they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord: and they came to Tahpanhes.

  • Neh 11:31
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    31 And the children of Benjamin were living from Geba, at Michmash and Aija, and at Beth-el and its daughter-towns,

  • Jer 43:5
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    5 But Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces took all the rest of Judah who had come back into the land of Judah from all the nations where they had been forced to go;

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    14 And all the people whom Ishmael had taken away prisoners from Mizpah, turning round, came back and went to Johanan, the son of Kareah.