Jer 40:5 | ESV | STEP | If you remain , then return to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam , son of Shaphan , whom the king of Babylon appointed governor of the cities of Judah , and dwell with him among the people . Or go wherever you think it right to go . So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present , and let him go .

‏ Jeremiah 40:5

5 If you remain, ^{▼▼Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain} then return to ^bGedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, ^cwhom the king of Babylon appointed governor of the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people. Or go wherever you think it right to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present, and let him go.