2 Kings
2 Kings 25:23
23When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah — Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniahg son of the Maacathite, as well as their men.
Footnotes
- g 25:23 Jaazaniah is a variant of Jezaniah; see Jeremiah 40:8|JER 40:8.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the commanders | שָׂרֵ֨י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of the armies | הַחֲיָלִ֜ים | ha·ḥă·yā·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| and their men | וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים | wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| heard | וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩ | way·yiš·mə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶל֙ | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| had appointed | הִפְקִ֤יד | hip̄·qîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| Gedaliah | גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּ | gə·ḏal·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1436 Gedaljah |
| they came | וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Gedaliah | גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ | gə·ḏal·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1436 Gedaljah |
| at Mizpah | הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה | ham·miṣ·pāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4709 Mitspah |
| Ishmael | וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל | wə·yiš·mā·‘êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3458 Jishmael |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Nethaniah | נְתַנְיָ֡ה | nə·ṯan·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5418 Nethanjah |
| Johanan | וְיוֹחָנָ֣ן | wə·yō·w·ḥā·nān | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3110 Jochanan |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Kareah | קָ֠רֵחַ | qā·rê·aḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7143 Kareach |
| Seraiah | וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה | ū·śə·rā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8304 Serajah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Tanhumeth | תַּנְחֻ֜מֶת | tan·ḥu·meṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8576 Tanchumeth |
| the Netophathite | הַנְּטֹפָתִ֗י | han·nə·ṭō·p̄ā·ṯî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5200 Netophathite |
| and Jaazaniah | וְיַֽאֲזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ | wə·ya·’ă·zan·yā·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2970 Jaazanjah |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of the Maacathite | הַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔י | ham·ma·‘ă·ḵā·ṯî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4602 Maakathite |
| as well as their men | וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ | wə·’an·šê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
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