Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 41

1Nowוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961itcameH935topassH935in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֣הne.tan.YahH5418, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476, of theseedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233royalH4428, and one of the chief officers of thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andtenוַעֲשָׂרָ֨הva.'a.sa.RahH6235menH376with him,cameH935untoGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709; and there theydidH376eatוַיֹּ֨אכְלוּvai.Yo.khe.luH398breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

2Thenaroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֜הne.tan.YahH5418, and thetenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235menH376that were with him, andsmoteH5221Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֧ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227with theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, andslewH5221him,whomH834thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894hadmadeהִפְקִ֥ידhif.KidH6485governor over thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

3Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃yish.ma.'ElH3458alsoslewהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that were with him,evenH853withGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436, atMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709, and theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778that werefoundנִמְצְאוּ־nim.tze.'u-H4672there,evenH853themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

4And itcameH1961topassH1961thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117afterH1961he had slainGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֑הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436, andnoלֹ֥אlo'H3808manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376knewיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it,

5that therecameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935certainH376fromShechemמִשְּׁכֶ֞םmi.she.KhemH7927, fromShilohמִשִּׁל֤וֹmi.shi.LoH7887, and fromSamariaוּמִשֹּֽׁמְרוֹן֙u.mi.sho.me.rOnH8111, even fourscoremenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, having theirbeardsזָקָ֛ןza.KanH2206shaven and theirclothesבְגָדִ֖יםve.ga.DimH899rent, and havingcutמְגֻלְּחֵ֥יme.gu.le.CheiH1548themselves, with oblations andfrankincenseוּלְבוֹנָה֙u.le.vo.NahH3828in theirhandבְּיָדָ֔םbe.ya.DamH3027, tobringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935them to thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6AndIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֤הne.tan.YahH5418wentהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980forthוַ֠יֵּצֵאVai.ye.tze'H3318fromMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔הha.mitz.PahH4709tomeetH6298them,weepingוּבֹכֶ֑הu.vo.KhehH1058allמִן־min-H4480alongאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853as hewentהָלֹ֖ךְha.LokhH1980: and itcameבֹּ֖אוּBo.'uH935topassH935, as hemetH6298them, hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,ComeH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃ ס'a.chi.KamH296.

7And it wassoוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961, when theycameכְּבוֹאָ֖םke.vo.'AmH935intoאֶל־'el-H413themidstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֤אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָה֙ne.tan.YahH5418slewוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֞םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them, and cast themintoאֶל־'el-H413themidstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of thepitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953, he, and themenH376that were with him.

8Buttenוַעֲשָׂרָ֨הva.'a.sa.RahH6235menH376werefoundנִמְצְאוּ־nim.tze.'u-H4672among them thatsaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458,SlayH4191usאֶל־'el-H413notH3808: forweכִּֽי־ki-H3588havestoresH4301hiddenH4301in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, ofwheatחִטִּ֥יםchi.TimH2406, and ofbarleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184, and ofoilוְשֶׁ֣מֶןve.She.menH8081, and ofhoneyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706.SoH3808he forbare, and slew themnotH3808among theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251.

9NowH3027thepitוְהַבּ֗וֹרve.ha.BorH953whereinאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458castהִשְׁלִ֨יךְhish.LikhH7993allכָּל־kol-H3605thedeadH6297bodiesH6297of themenH376whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he hadslainH5221, by thesideH3027ofGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436, (thesameה֗וּאHu'H1931was thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadmadeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213for fear ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,)Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֥אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֖הוּne.tan.Ya.huH5418filledמִלֵּ֛אmi.Le'H4390it with them that wereslainH5221.

10ThenIshmaelיִ֠שְׁמָעֵאלYish.ma.'elH3458carriedH7617awayH7617captiveוַיִּ֣שְׁבְּ׀vai.YishbH7617allכָּל־kol-H3605the residue of thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971that were inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֗הba.mitz.PahH4709,evenH853theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428daughtersבְּנ֤וֹתbe.NotH1323, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatremainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709,whomH834Nebuzaradanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֔יםta.ba.ChimH2876hadcommittedהִפְקִ֗ידhif.KidH6485toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֑ם'a.chi.KamH296:Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418carriedH7617themawayH7617captiveוַיִּשְׁבֵּם֙vai.yish.BemH7617, and departed togoלַעֲבֹ֖רla.'a.VorH5674over to thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃ סa.MonH5983.

11But whenJohananיוֹחָנָ֣ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428that were with him,heardוַיִּשְׁמַע֙vai.yish.Ma'H8085ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָֽה׃ne.tan.YahH5418haddoneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,

12then theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605themenH376, andwentאֶל־'el-H413tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֑הne.tan.YahH5418, andfoundוַיִּמְצְא֣וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672him by thegreatרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325that are inGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

13NowH1961itcameH1961topassH1961that whenallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whichH834were withIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200Johananיֽוֹחָנָן֙yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428that were with him, then they weregladוַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃vai.yis.Ma.chuH8055.

14Soמִן־min-H4480allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458hadcarriedH7617awayH7725captiveשָׁבָ֥הsha.VahH7617fromMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709castaboutאֶל־'el-H413andreturnedH7725, andwentH7725untoJohananיֽוֹחָנָ֖ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵֽחַ׃ka.Re.achH7143.

15ButIshmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֗הne.tan.YahH5418escapedנִמְלַט֙nim.LatH4422fromJohananיֽוֹחָנָ֑ןyo.cha.NanH3110witheightבִּשְׁמֹנָ֣הbish.mo.NahH8083menH376, andwentאֶל־'el-H413to thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃ סa.MonH5983.

16Thentookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947Johananיוֹחָנָ֨ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֜חַka.Re.achH7143, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֧יsa.ReiH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֣יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428that were with him,allכָּל־kol-H3605theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֤יתshe.'e.RitH7611of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whomH834he hadrecoveredH7725fromIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֤אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָה֙ne.tan.YahH5418, fromMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔הha.mitz.PahH4709,afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310that he hadslainהִכָּ֔הhi.KahH5221Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הge.dal.YahH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֑ם'a.chi.KamH296,evenH853themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, and thewomenוְנָשִׁ֤יםve.na.ShimH802, and thechildrenH1121, and theeunuchsוְסָ֣רִסִ֔יםve.Sa.ri.SimH5631,whomH834he hadbroughtH7725againH7725fromGibeonמִגִּבְעֽוֹן׃mi.giv.'onH1391:

17and theydepartedH935, anddweltוַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙vai.ye.she.VuH3427inGeruthבְּגֵר֣וּתbe.ge.RutH1628ChimhamH3643,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is byBethlehemH1035, togoלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935toenterH935intoH935Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

18becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778: for they wereafraidיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372of them,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֗הne.tan.YahH5418hadslainהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֔ם'a.chi.KamH296,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894madeהִפְקִ֥ידhif.KidH6485governor over thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 41

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