Jeremiah

Jeremiah 41:5–9

⁵eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD. ⁶And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went.

When Ishmael encountered the men, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.” ⁷And when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.

⁸But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field— wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he refrained from killing them with the others.

⁹Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he had struck down along with Gedaliah was a large one that King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.

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Jeremiah 41:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
eighty	שְׁמֹנִ֣ים	šə·mō·nîm	Number - common plural	H8084 an eighty
men	אֲ֠נָשִׁים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
who had shaved off	מְגֻלְּחֵ֥י	mə·ḡul·lə·ḥê	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1548 be bald
their beards	זָקָ֛ן	zā·qān	Noun - common singular	H2206 chin, beard
torn	וּקְרֻעֵ֥י	ū·qə·ru·‘ê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct	H7167 tear
their garments	בְגָדִ֖ים	ḇə·ḡā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H899 treachery
and cut themselves	וּמִתְגֹּֽדְדִ֑ים	ū·miṯ·gō·ḏə·ḏîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H1413 penetrate, cut
came	וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from Shechem	מִשְּׁכֶ֞ם	miš·šə·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
Shiloh	מִשִּׁל֤וֹ	miš·ši·lōw	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7887 Shiloh
and Samaria	וּמִשֹּֽׁמְרוֹן֙	ū·miš·šō·mə·rō·wn	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
carrying	לְהָבִ֖יא	lə·hā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
grain offerings	וּמִנְחָ֤ה	ū·min·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
and frankincense	וּלְבוֹנָה֙	ū·lə·ḇō·w·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H3828 frankincense
for the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Jeremiah 41:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אל	yiš·mā·‘êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3458 Jishmael
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Nethaniah	נְתַנְיָ֤ה	nə·ṯan·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5418 Nethanjah
went out	וַ֠יֵּצֵא	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Mizpah	הַמִּצְפָּ֔ה	ham·miṣ·pāh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4709 Mitspah
to meet them	לִקְרָאתָם֙	liq·rā·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H7122 encounter, befall
weeping	וּבֹכֶ֑ה	ū·ḇō·ḵeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1058 weep, bewail
as he went	הֹלֵ֥ךְ	hō·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
When	כִּפְגֹ֣שׁ	kip̄·ḡōš	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6298 meet, encounter
he said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Come	בֹּ֖אוּ	bō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֥הוּ	gə·ḏal·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1436 Gedaljah
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ahikam	אֲחִיקָֽם׃ס	’ă·ḥî·qām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H296 Achikam

Jeremiah 41:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when they came	כְּבוֹאָ֖ם	kə·ḇō·w·’ām	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the city	הָעִ֑יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵ֤אל	yiš·mā·‘êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3458 Jishmael
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Nethaniah	נְתַנְיָה֙	nə·ṯan·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5418 Nethanjah
and the men	וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים	wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
with him	אִתּֽוֹ׃	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
slaughtered them	וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֞ם	way·yiš·ḥā·ṭêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7819 slaughter, beat
and threw them into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a cistern	הַבּ֔וֹר	hab·bō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well

Jeremiah 41:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But ten	וַעֲשָׂרָ֨ה	wa·‘ă·śā·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H6235 ten
of the men	אֲנָשִׁ֜ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
among them	בָ֗ם	ḇām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
said	וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙	yiš·mā·‘êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3458 Jishmael
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
kill us	תְּמִתֵ֔נוּ	tə·mi·ṯê·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural	H4191 die
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we have	יֶשׁ־	yeš-	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
hidden treasure	מַטְמֹנִים֙	maṭ·mō·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4301 hidden treasure, treasure
in the field	בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה	baś·śā·ḏeh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
wheat	חִטִּ֥ים	ḥiṭ·ṭîm	Noun - feminine plural	H2406 wheat
barley	וּשְׂעֹרִ֖ים	ū·śə·‘ō·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H8184 barley
oil	וְשֶׁ֣מֶן	wə·še·men	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
and honey	וּדְבָ֑שׁ	ū·ḏə·ḇāš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1706 honey
So he refrained	וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל	way·yeḥ·dal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2308 cease
from killing them	הֱמִיתָ֖ם	hĕ·mî·ṯām	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H4191 die
with	בְּת֥וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the others	אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃	’ă·ḥê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H251 brother

Jeremiah 41:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the cistern	וְהַבּ֗וֹר	wə·hab·bō·wr	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well
into which	אֲשֶׁר֩	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙	yiš·mā·‘êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3458 Jishmael
had thrown	הִשְׁלִ֨יךְ	hiš·lîḵ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the bodies	פִּגְרֵ֣י	piḡ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6297 corpse, carcass
of the men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
he had struck down	הִכָּה֙	hik·kāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
along with	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּ	gə·ḏal·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1436 Gedaljah
was a large one that	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
King	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Asa	אָסָ֔א	’ā·sā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H609 Asa
had made	עָשָׂה֙	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for fear	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of Baasha	בַּעְשָׁ֣א	ba‘·šā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1201 Basha
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵ֥אל	yiš·mā·‘êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3458 Jishmael
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Nethaniah	נְתַנְיָ֖הוּ	nə·ṯan·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5418 Nethanjah
filled it	מִלֵּ֛א	mil·lê	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
with the slain	חֲלָלִֽים׃	ḥă·lā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2491 pierced