Jeremiah
Jeremiah 41:2
2Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Ishmael | יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אל | yiš·mā·‘êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3458 Jishmael |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Nethaniah | נְתַנְיָ֜ה | nə·ṯan·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5418 Nethanjah |
| and the ten | וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת | wa·‘ă·śe·reṯ | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular construct | H6235 ten |
| men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀ | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| were | הָי֣וּ | hā·yū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| with him | אִתּ֗וֹ | ’it·tōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
| got up | וַיָּקָם֩ | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and struck down | וַ֠יַּכּוּ | way·yak·kū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5221 smite |
| Gedaliah | גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ | gə·ḏal·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1436 Gedaljah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Ahikam | אֲחִיקָ֧ם | ’ă·ḥî·qām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H296 Achikam |
| the son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Shaphan | שָׁפָ֛ן | šā·p̄ān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8227 rock-badger |
| with the sword | בַּחֶ֖רֶב | ba·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| killing | וַיָּ֣מֶת | way·yā·meṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| the one | אֹת֑וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| whom | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֖ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| had appointed to govern | הִפְקִ֥יד | hip̄·qîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| the land | בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.