Jeremiah

Jeremiah 41:6–7

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.

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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

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 41:6 Jeremiah 50:4 · 2 Samuel 3:16

Jeremiah 41:7 Psalm 55:23 · Isaiah 59:7 · Ezekiel 22:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.