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Jeremiah 41

1NowitcameH935topassintheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֣הne.tan.YahH5418,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476,oftheseedH2233royalandoneH376ofthechief officersofthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andtenוַעֲשָׂרָ֨הva.'a.sa.RahH6235menH376withhim,cameH935untoGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709;andtheretheydideatוַיֹּ֨אכְלוּvai.Yo.khe.luH398breadH3899togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

2Thenaroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֜הne.tan.YahH5418,andthetenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235menH376thatwerewithhim,andsmoteGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֧ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227withtheswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,andslewhim,whomthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894hadmadegovernoroverthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

3Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃yish.ma.'ElH3458alsoslewalltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatwerewithhim,towit,withGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436,atMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709,andtheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778thatwerefoundH4672there,themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

4Anditcametopassthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117afterhehadslainGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֑הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436,andnomanH376knewH3045it,

5thattherecameH935menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376fromShechemמִשְּׁכֶ֞םmi.she.KhemH7927,fromShilohמִשִּׁל֤וֹmi.shi.LoH7887,andfromSamariaוּמִשֹּֽׁמְרוֹן֙u.mi.sho.me.rOnH8111, even fourscoremenH376, havingtheirbeardsזָקָ֛ןza.KanH2206shavenandtheirclothesבְגָדִ֖יםve.ga.DimH899rent,andhavingcutthemselves,withmeal-offeringsandfrankincenseוּלְבוֹנָה֙u.le.vo.NahH3828intheirhandבְּיָדָ֔םbe.ya.DamH3027,tobringH935themtothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

6AndIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֤הne.tan.YahH5418wentH1980forthH3318fromMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔הha.mitz.PahH4709tomeetH6298them,weepingוּבֹכֶ֑הu.vo.KhehH1058allalongashewentH1980:anditcameבֹּ֖אוּBo.'uH935topass,ashemetH6298them,hesaidH559untothem,ComeH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃ ס'a.chi.KamH296.

7AnditwasH1961so,whentheycameH935intothemidstH8432ofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֤אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָה֙ne.tan.YahH5418slewthem,andcastthemintothemidstH8432ofthepitH953,he,andthemenH376thatwerewithhim.

8Buttenוַעֲשָׂרָ֨הva.'a.sa.RahH6235menH376werefoundH4672amongthemthatsaidH559untoIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458,Slayusnot;forwehavestoreshiddeninthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,ofwheatחִטִּ֥יםchi.TimH2406,andofbarleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184,andofoilוְשֶׁ֣מֶןve.She.menH8081,andofhoneyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706.Soheforbare,andslewthemnotamongtheirbrethren.

9NowthepitH953whereinIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458castH7993allthedeadbodiesofthemenH376whomhehadslain,bythesideofGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436(thesamewasthatwhichAsaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadmadeH6213forfearofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478),Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֥אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֖הוּne.tan.Ya.huH5418filledמִלֵּ֛אmi.Le'H4390itwiththemthatwereslain.

10ThenIshmaelיִ֠שְׁמָעֵאלYish.ma.'elH3458carriedawaycaptiveוַיִּ֣שְׁבְּ׀vai.YishbH7617alltheresidueofthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971thatwereinMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֗הba.mitz.PahH4709,eventheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428daughtersבְּנ֤וֹתbe.NotH1323,andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatremainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709,whomNebuzaradanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainoftheguardhadcommittedtoGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonH1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֑ם'a.chi.KamH296;Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonH1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418carriedthemawaycaptiveוַיִּשְׁבֵּם֙vai.yish.BemH7617,anddepartedtogoovertothechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃ סa.MonH5983.

11ButwhenH834Johananיוֹחָנָ֣ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,andallthecaptainsoftheforcesthatwerewithhim,heardH8085ofalltheevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָֽה׃ne.tan.YahH5418haddone,

12thentheytookH3947allthemenH376,andwenttofightH3898withIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֑הne.tan.YahH5418,andfoundH4672himbythegreatרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325thatareinGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

13Nowitcametopassthat,whenallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458sawH7200Johananיֽוֹחָנָן֙yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,andallthecaptainsoftheforcesthatwerewithhim,thentheyweregladוַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃vai.yis.Ma.chuH8055.

14Soallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458hadcarriedawayH7725captiveשָׁבָ֥הsha.VahH7617fromMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709turnedH7725aboutandcamebackוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,andwentH7725untoJohananיֽוֹחָנָ֖ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵֽחַ׃ka.Re.achH7143.

15ButIshmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458thesonH1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֗הne.tan.YahH5418escapedH4422fromJohananיֽוֹחָנָ֑ןyo.cha.NanH3110witheightבִּשְׁמֹנָ֣הbish.mo.NahH8083menH376,andwenttothechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃ סa.MonH5983.

16ThentookH3947Johananיוֹחָנָ֨ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֜חַka.Re.achH7143,andallthecaptainsoftheforcesthatwerewithhim,alltheremnantH7611ofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whomhehadrecoveredfromIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֤אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָה֙ne.tan.YahH5418,fromMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔הha.mitz.PahH4709,afterthathehadslainGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הge.dal.YahH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֑ם'a.chi.KamH296,towit,themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,andthewomenH802,andthechildren,andtheeunuchsH5631,whomhehadbroughtH7725backH7725fromGibeonמִגִּבְעֽוֹן׃mi.giv.'onH1391.

17Andtheydeparted,anddweltH3427inGeruthChimham,whichisbyBeth-lehem,togoלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935toenterintoEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

18becauseoftheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778;fortheywereafraidיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372ofthem,becauseIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֗הne.tan.YahH5418hadslainGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֔ם'a.chi.KamH296,whomthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894madegovernoroverthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 41

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