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Jeremiah 41:8
8However ten men were found among them that said to Ishmael: “Don’t kill us! For we have hidden stores in the field—wheat, barley, oil and honey!” So he held off and did not kill them along with their companions.
Jeremiah 41:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.
- New International Version (NIV)But ten of them said to Ishmael, “Don’t kill us! We have wheat and barley, olive oil and honey, hidden in a field.” So he let them alone and did not kill them with the others.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, "Do not put us to death, for we have stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the fields." So he refrained and did not put them to death with their companions.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But ten men were found among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have treasures of wheat, barley, oil, and honey in the field.” So he desisted and did not kill them among their brethren.
Context of Jeremiah 41:8
6So Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went, and as he came to meet them, he said to them: “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.” 7Yet it was that as soon as they came within of the city that Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them within the cistern-pit. However ten men were found among them that said to Ishmael: “Don’t kill us! For we have hidden stores in the field—wheat, barley, oil and honey!” So he held off and did not kill them along with their companions. 9Now the cistern where Ishmael cast all the corpses of the men whom he killed, because they were on Gedaliah’s side, was the one which King Asa had made for fear of King Baasa of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain. 10Then Ishmael carried away captive all the rest of the people that were in Mizpah, including the king’s daughters—all the people who were left in Mizpah over whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had put under the charge of Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and set off to cross over to Ammon’s children.
Read all of Jeremiah 41Jeremiah 41:8 word by word
וַעֲשָׂרָ֨ה אֲנָשִׁ֜ים נִמְצְאוּ־בָ֗ם וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ אֶל־יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ אַל־תְּמִתֵ֔נוּ כִּֽי־יֶשׁ־לָ֤נוּ מַטְמֹנִים֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה חִטִּ֥ים וּשְׂעֹרִ֖ים וְשֶׁ֣מֶן וּדְבָ֑שׁ וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל וְלֹ֥א הֱמִיתָ֖ם בְּת֥וֹךְ אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
- menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- were foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- among them that saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishmâ‛ê'l · IshmaelH3458
- Slayמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- us not: for we haveיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
- treasuresמַטְמוֹןmaţmôn maţmôn maţmûn · treasureH4301
- in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- of wheatחִטָּהchiţţâh · wheatH2406
- and of barleyשְׂעֹרָהώe‛ôrâh ώe‛ôrâh ώe‛ôr ώe‛ôr · barleyH8184
- and of oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
- and of honeyדְּבַשׁdebash · honeyH1706
- So he forbareחָדַלchâdal · to ceaseH2308
- them not amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
Cross-references for Jeremiah 41:8
- Job 2:4The satan replied to Adonai saying, “Skin for skin! A man will give up all he has for his own life.
- Psalms 49:6Why should I fear in evil days? when the iniquity of my deceivers surrounds me?
- Proverbs 13:8A man’s riches may ransom his life, but a poor person hears no threat.
- Matthew 6:25“So I say to you, do not worry about your life—what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?
- Matthew 16:26For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Mark 8:36For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
- Philippians 3:7But whatever things were gain to me, these I have considered as loss for the sake of the Messiah.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 41:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Treasures - Hidden stores; which would be of great value to Ishmael in his retreat back to Baalis.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The ten men who survived acted quickly and saved their lives by promising to give Ishmael's men what they needed most: wheat, barley, olive oil, and honey.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. treasures--It was customary to hide grain in cavities underground in troubled times. "We have treasures," which we will give, if our lives be spared. slew ... not--(Pr 13:8). Ishmael's avarice and needs overcame his cruelty.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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