NET Bible
"They set out to go to Egypt to get away from the Babylonians, but stopped at Geruth Kimham near Bethlehem."
— Jeremiah 41:17, NET Bible
“And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Beth–lehem, to go to enter into Egypt,”
“And they departed, and dwelt in Geruth Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt, ”
“and they departed, and lived in Geruth Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,”
“And they departed, and sat as sojourners in Chamaam, which is near Bethlehem: in order to go forward, and enter into Egypt,”
“And they went and were living in the resting-place of Chimham, which is near Beth-lehem on the way into Egypt,”
“And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Beth–lehem, to go to enter into Egypt,”
All those people that Ishmael had taken captive from Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.
But Ishmael son of Nethaniah managed to escape from Johanan along with eight of his men, and he went on over to Ammon.
Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him led off all the people who had been left alive at Mizpah. They had rescued them from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after he killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. They led off the men, women, children, soldiers, and court officials whom they had brought away from Gibeon.
They set out to go to Egypt to get away from the Babylonians, but stopped at Geruth Kimham near Bethlehem.
They were afraid of what the Babylonians might do because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the country.