Jeremiah
Jeremiah 37:13
13But when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But when he | ה֞וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| reached | וַיְהִי־ | way·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the Gate | בְּשַׁ֣עַר | bə·ša·‘ar | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8179 gate |
| of Benjamin | בִּנְיָמִ֗ן | bin·yā·min | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| the captain | בַּ֣עַל | ba·‘al | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1167 owner, lord |
| of the guard | פְּקִדֻ֔ת | pə·qi·ḏuṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H6488 oversight |
| whose name | וּשְׁמוֹ֙ | ū·šə·mōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| was Irijah | יִרְאִיָּ֔יה | yir·’î·yāyh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3376 Jirijah |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Shelemiah | שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖ה | še·lem·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8018 Shelemjah |
| the son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Hananiah | חֲנַנְיָ֑ה | ḥă·nan·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2608 Chananjah |
| seized | וַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂ | way·yiṯ·pōś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8610 lay hold of, wield |
| and said | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| You | אַתָּ֥ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are deserting | נֹפֵֽל׃ | nō·p̄êl | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the Chaldeans | הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים | hak·kaś·dîm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3778 Chaldean |
Cross-references
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Zechariah 14:10 · Jeremiah 38:7 · Acts 6:11 · Acts 24:13 · Jeremiah 21:9 · Jeremiah 18:18 · Luke 23:2 · Jeremiah 20:10 · Acts 24:5–9 · Jeremiah 38:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.