Jeremiah 39:12

39:12 “Find Jeremiah ¹  and look out for him. ²  Do not do anything to harm him, ³  but do with him whatever he tells you.”

Jeremiah 41:12

41:12 So they took all their troops and went to fight against Ishmael son of Nethaniah. They caught up with him near the large pool ⁴  at Gibeon.

[39:12]  ¹ tn Heb “Get [or fetch] him.” The referent is supplied for clarity.

[39:12]  ² tn Or “take care of him”; Heb “set your eyes on him.” For the meaning of this idiom see BDB 963 s.v. שִׂים 2.c and compare 24:6 where the phrase “for good” is added.

[39:12]  ³ tn Heb “Don’t do anything evil [= harmful] to him.”

[41:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “the many [or great] waters.” This is generally identified with the pool of Gibeon mentioned in 2 Sam 2:13.