Jeremiah

Jeremiah 40:7–8

7When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon, 8they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah — Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniaha son of the Maacathite — they and their men.

Footnotes

  • a 40:8 Jezaniah is a variant of Jaazaniah; see 2 Kings 25:23|2KI 25:23.

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Jeremiah 40:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When allכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the commandersשָׂרֵ֨יśā·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
and menוְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םwə·’an·šê·hemConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH582 man, mankind
of the armiesהַחֲיָלִ֜יםha·ḥă·yā·lîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הbaś·śā·ḏehPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7704 id.
heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩way·yiš·mə·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8085 hear
thatכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לbā·ḇelNoun - proper - feminine singularH894 Babel, Babylon
had appointedהִפְקִ֧ידhip̄·qîḏVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּgə·ḏal·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH1436 Gedaljah
sonבֶן־ḇen-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם’ă·ḥî·qāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH296 Achikam
over the landבָּאָ֑רֶץbā·’ā·reṣPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
and thatוְכִ֣י׀wə·ḵîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
he had put him in chargeהִפְקִ֣ידhip̄·qîḏVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
of the menאֲנָשִׁ֤ים’ă·nā·šîmNoun - masculine pluralH582 man, mankind
womenוְנָשִׁים֙wə·nā·šîmConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine pluralH802 woman, wife, female
and childrenוָטָ֔ףwā·ṭāp̄Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH2945 children
the poorestוּמִדַּלַּ֣תū·mid·dal·laṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH1803 hair, thrum
of the landהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
had notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
been exiledהָגְל֖וּhā·ḡə·lūVerb - Hofal - Perfect - third person common pluralH1540 uncover, remove
to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃bā·ḇe·lāhNoun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH894 Babel, Babylon

Jeremiah 40:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
they cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּway·yā·ḇō·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הgə·ḏal·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH1436 Gedaljah
at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהham·miṣ·pā·ṯāhArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH4709 Mitspah
Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלwə·yiš·mā·‘êlConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3458 Jishmael
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֡הוּnə·ṯan·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH5418 Nethanjah
Johananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןwə·yō·w·ḥā·nānConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3110 Jochanan
and Jonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןwə·yō·w·nā·ṯānConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3129 Jonathan
the sonsבְּנֵֽי־bə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Kareahקָ֠רֵחַqā·rê·aḥNoun - proper - masculine singularH7143 Kareach
Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֨הū·śə·rā·yāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH8304 Serajah
sonבֶן־ḇen-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Tanhumethתַּנְחֻ֜מֶתtan·ḥu·meṯNoun - proper - masculine singularH8576 Tanchumeth
the sonsוּבְנֵ֣י׀ū·ḇə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Ephaiעוֹפַיʿō·p̄ayNoun - proper - masculine singularH5778 Ephai
the Netophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יhan·nə·ṭō·p̄ā·ṯîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5200 Netophathite
and Jezaniahוִֽיזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙wî·zan·yā·hūConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2970 Jaazanjah
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of the Maacathiteהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יham·ma·‘ă·ḵā·ṯîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH4602 Maakathite
theyהֵ֖מָּהhêm·māhPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
and their menוְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃wə·’an·šê·hemConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH582 man, mankind

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