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Jeremiah 41

1Now it came to pass in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֣הne.tan.YahH5418thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476, of theseedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233royalהַ֠מְּלוּכָהHa.me.lu.khahH4410, and theprincesוְרַבֵּ֨יve.ra.BeiH7227of thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, eventenוַעֲשָׂרָ֨הva.'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.ShimH582with him,cameבָּ֣אba'H935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296toMizpahH4709; and there theyateוַיֹּ֨אכְלוּvai.Yo.khe.luH398breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162inMizpahH4708.

2Thenaroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֜הne.tan.YahH5418, and thetenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀ha.'a.na.ShimH582that were with him, andsmoteוַ֠יַּכּוּVai.ya.kuH5221Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֧ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227with theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, andslewוַיָּ֣מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191him, whom thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894had madegovernorהִפְקִ֥ידhif.KidH6485over thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

3Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃yish.ma.'ElH3458alsoslewהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221all theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that were with him, even withGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436, atMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709, and theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778that werefoundנִמְצְאוּ־nim.tze.'u-H4672there, and themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

4And it came to pass thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117after he hadslainלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֑הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436, and nomanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376knewיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it,

5That therecameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935menאֲ֠נָשִׁים'A.na.shimH582fromShechemמִשְּׁכֶ֞םmi.she.KhemH7927, fromShilohמִשִּׁל֤וֹmi.shi.LoH7887, and fromSamariaוּמִשֹּֽׁמְרוֹן֙u.mi.sho.me.rOnH8111, eveneightyשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, having theirbeardsזָקָ֛ןza.KanH2206shavenמְגֻלְּחֵ֥יme.gu.le.CheiH1548, and theirclothesבְגָדִ֖יםve.ga.DimH899tornוּקְרֻעֵ֥יu.ke.ru.'EiH7167, and havingcutוּמִתְגֹּֽדְדִ֑יםu.mit.go.de.DimH1413themselves, withofferingsוּמִנְחָ֤הu.min.ChahH4503andincenseוּלְבוֹנָה֙u.le.vo.NahH3828in theirhandבְּיָדָ֔םbe.ya.DamH3027, tobringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935them to thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6AndIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֤הne.tan.YahH5418wentforthוַ֠יֵּצֵאVai.ye.tze'H3318fromMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔הha.mitz.PahH4709tomeetH7125them,weepingוּבֹכֶ֑הu.vo.KhehH1058allalongהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980as hewentהָלֹ֖ךְha.LokhH1980: and it came to pass, as hemetכִּפְגֹ֣שׁkif.GoshH6298them, hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Comeבֹּ֖אוּBo.'uH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃ ס'a.chi.KamH296.

7And it was so, when theycameכְּבוֹאָ֖םke.vo.'AmH935into themidstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֤אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָה֙ne.tan.YahH5418slewוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֞םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them, and cast them into themidstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of thepitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953, he, and themenוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582that were with him.

8Buttenוַעֲשָׂרָ֨הva.'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582werefoundנִמְצְאוּ־nim.tze.'u-H4672among them thatsaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458,Slayתְּמִתֵ֔נוּte.mi.Te.nuH4191us not: for wehaveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426treasuresמַטְמֹנִים֙mat.mo.NimH4301in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, ofwheatחִטִּ֥יםchi.TimH2406, and ofbarleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184, and ofoilוְשֶׁ֣מֶןve.She.menH8081, and ofhoneyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706. So he left themaloneוַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.DalH2308, andslewהֱמִיתָ֖םhe.mi.TamH4191them notamongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251.

9Now thepitוְהַבּ֗וֹרve.ha.BorH953into whichIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458hadcastהִשְׁלִ֨יךְhish.LikhH7993all the deadbodiesפִּגְרֵ֣יpig.ReiH6297of themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582, whom he hadslainהִכָּה֙hi.KahH5221becauseבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436, was that whichAsaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadmadeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213forfearמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֥אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֖הוּne.tan.Ya.huH5418filledמִלֵּ֛אmi.Le'H4390it with them that wereslainחֲלָלִֽים׃cha.la.LimH2491.

10ThenIshmaelיִ֠שְׁמָעֵאלYish.ma.'elH3458carried awaycaptiveוַיִּ֣שְׁבְּ׀vai.YishbH7617all theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֨יתshe.'e.RitH7611of thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971that were inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֗הba.mitz.PahH4709, even theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428daughtersבְּנ֤וֹתbe.NotH1323, and all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatremainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709, whomNebuzaradanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֔יםta.ba.ChimH2876hadcommittedהִפְקִ֗ידhif.KidH6485toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֑ם'a.chi.KamH296: andIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418carried them awaycaptiveוַיִּשְׁבֵּם֙vai.yish.BemH7617, anddepartedH3212to gooverלַעֲבֹ֖רla.'a.VorH5674to theAmmonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃ סbe.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983.

11But whenJohananיוֹחָנָ֣ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, and all thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428that were with him,heardוַיִּשְׁמַע֙vai.yish.Ma'H8085of all theevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָֽה׃ne.tan.YahH5418haddoneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,

12Then theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947all themenהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582, andwentH3212tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֑הne.tan.YahH5418, andfoundוַיִּמְצְא֣וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672him by thegreatרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325that are inGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

13Now it came to pass, that when all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971who were withIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200Johananיֽוֹחָנָן֙yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, and all thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428that were with him, then they weregladוַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃vai.yis.Ma.chuH8055.

14So all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458had carried awaycaptiveשָׁבָ֥הsha.VahH7617fromMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709turnedaboutוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437and camebackוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andwentH3212toJohananיֽוֹחָנָ֖ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵֽחַ׃ka.Re.achH7143.

15ButIshmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֗הne.tan.YahH5418escapedנִמְלַט֙nim.LatH4422fromמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440Johananיֽוֹחָנָ֑ןyo.cha.NanH3110witheightבִּשְׁמֹנָ֣הbish.mo.NahH8083menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582, andwentH3212to theAmmonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃ סbe.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983.

16ThenJohananיוֹחָנָ֨ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֜חַka.Re.achH7143, and all thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֧יsa.ReiH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֣יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428that were with him,tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947all theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֤יתshe.'e.RitH7611of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whom he hadrecoveredהֵ֠שִׁיבHe.shivH7725fromIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֤אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָה֙ne.tan.YahH5418, fromMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔הha.mitz.PahH4709,afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310that he hadslainהִכָּ֔הhi.KahH5221Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הge.dal.YahH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֑ם'a.chi.KamH296, evenmightyגְּבָרִ֞יםge.va.RimH1397menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, and thewomenוְנָשִׁ֤יםve.na.ShimH802, and thechildrenוְטַף֙ve.TafH2945, and theeunuchsוְסָ֣רִסִ֔יםve.Sa.ri.SimH5631, whom he had broughtagainהֵשִׁ֖יבhe.ShivH7725fromGibeonמִגִּבְעֽוֹן׃mi.giv.'onH1391:

17And theydepartedH3212, and dweltinוַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙vai.ye.she.VuH3427thehabitationבְּגֵר֣וּתbe.ge.RutH1628ofChimhamH3643, which isbyאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681BethlehemH1035, togoH3212toenterלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935intoEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

18BecauseH6440of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778: for they wereafraidיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372of them, becauseIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֗הne.tan.YahH5418hadslainהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֔ם'a.chi.KamH296, whom thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894madegovernorהִפְקִ֥ידhif.KidH6485in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 41

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