Jeremiah

Jeremiah 39:11–14

¹¹Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying, ¹²“Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”

¹³So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, Nebushazban^f the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the captains of the king of Babylon ¹⁴had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.

Footnotes

f 39:13 Nebushazban is possibly a variant of Nebo-sarsekim; see verse 3.

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Jeremiah 39:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Nebuchadnezzar	נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר	nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣar	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֖ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
had given orders	וַיְצַ֛ו	way·ṣaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
about	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
through	בְּיַ֛ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
Nebuzaradan	נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ן	nə·ḇū·zar·’ă·ḏān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5018 Nebuzaradan
captain	רַב־	raḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7227 much, many, great
of the guard	טַבָּחִ֖ים	ṭab·bā·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2876 cook
saying	לֵאמֹֽר׃	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say

Jeremiah 39:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Take him	קָחֶ֗נּוּ	qā·ḥen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3947 take
look after	וְעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙	wə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
him	עָלָ֔יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
and do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let any	מְא֣וּמָה	mə·’ū·māh	Noun - masculine singular	H3972 anything
harm	רָּ֑ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
come	תַּ֥עַשׂ	ta·‘aś	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
do	עֲשֵׂ֥ה	‘ă·śêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for him	עִמּֽוֹ׃	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
whatever	כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he says	יְדַבֵּ֣ר	yə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak

Jeremiah 39:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Nebuzaradan	נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָ֣ן	nə·ḇū·zar·’ă·ḏān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5018 Nebuzaradan
captain	רַב־	raḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7227 much, many, great
of the guard	טַבָּחִ֗ים	ṭab·bā·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2876 cook
Nebushazban	וּנְבֽוּשַׁזְבָּן֙	ū·nə·ḇū·šaz·bå̄n	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5021 Nebushazban
the Rabsaris	סָרִ֔יס	sā·rîs	Noun - masculine singular	H7249 Rab-Saris
Nergal-sharezer	אֶ֖צֶר	’e·ṣer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5371 Nergal-Sharetser
the Rabmag	מָ֑ג	māḡ	Noun - masculine singular	H7248 Rab-Mag
and all	וְכֹ֖ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the captains	רַבֵּ֥י	rab·bê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7227 much, many, great
of the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶֽל׃	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon

Jeremiah 39:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
had Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֜הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
brought	וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ֩	way·yiš·lə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7971 send
from the courtyard	מֵחֲצַ֣ר	mê·ḥă·ṣar	Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct	H2691 enclosure, court
of the guard	הַמַּטָּרָ֗ה	ham·maṭ·ṭā·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4307 jail, aim
and they turned him over	וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ	way·yit·tə·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙	gə·ḏal·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1436 Gedaljah
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ahikam	אֲחִיקָ֣ם	’ă·ḥî·qām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H296 Achikam
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Shaphan	שָׁפָ֔ן	šā·p̄ān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8227 rock-badger
to take	לְהוֹצִאֵ֖הוּ	lə·hō·w·ṣi·’ê·hū	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
him	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
home	הַבָּ֑יִת	hab·bā·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
So	וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
among	בְּת֥וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
his own people	הָעָֽם׃ס	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people