Focused Passage

Jeremiah 41:1-3

Mizpah Betrayed: Murder, Fear, and the Drift Toward Egypt

The chapter moves from assassination at Mizpah, to mass slaughter and captivity, to a partial rescue at Gibeon, and finally to the remnant's fear-driven movement toward Egypt.

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1In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.

2Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land.

3Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

2 Kings 25:25BSB references 2 Kings 11:1Classic cross-references Jeremiah 40:8Classic cross-references Jeremiah 40:6Classic cross-references Psalms 41:9Classic cross-references Daniel 11:27Classic cross-references

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-וַיְהִ֣י׀H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularIn the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יH7637Article | Number - ordinal masculine singularmonthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁH2320Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלH3458Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֣הH5418Noun - proper - masculine singularthe sonבֶן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣עH476Noun - proper - masculine singular[who was a member] of the royalהַ֠מְּלוּכָהH4410Article | Noun - feminine singularfamilyמִזֶּ֣רַעH2233Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructand one of the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְH4428Article | Noun - masculine singularchief officersוְרַבֵּ֨יH7227Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructcameבָּ֣אH935Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularwithאִתּ֛וֹH854Preposition | third person masculine singulartenוַעֲשָׂרָ֨הH6235Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singularmenאֲנָשִׁ֥יםH582Noun - masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413PrepositionGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּH1436Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֖םH296Noun - proper - masculine singularat Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהH4709Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularand they ateוַיֹּ֨אכְלוּH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plurala mealלֶ֛חֶםH3899Noun - masculine singulartogetherיַחְדָּ֖וH3162Adverbthereשָׁ֥םH8033Adverb-בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃H4709Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

2 Kings 25:25Classic cross-references 2 Kings 25:22Classic cross-references Jeremiah 40:5Classic cross-references

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Then Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלH3458Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֜הH5418Noun - proper - masculine singularand the tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתH6235Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular constructmenהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀H582Article | Noun - masculine pluralwhoאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativewereהָי֣וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralwith himאִתּ֗וֹH854Preposition | third person masculine singulargot upוַיָּקָם֩H6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand struck downוַ֠יַּכּוּH5221Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּH1436Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֧םH296Noun - proper - masculine singularthe sonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Shaphanשָׁפָ֛ןH8227Noun - proper - masculine singularwith the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבH2719Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularkillingוַיָּ֣מֶתH4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe oneאֹת֑וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularwhomאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethe kingמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Babylonבָּבֶ֖לH894Noun - proper - feminine singularhad appointed to governהִפְקִ֥ידH6485Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃H776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 3

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Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃H3458Noun - proper - masculine singularalsoוְאֵ֣תH853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerkilledהִכָּ֖הH5221Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםH3064Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralwhoאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativewereהָי֨וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralwithאִתּ֤וֹH854Preposition | third person masculine singular. . .אֶת־H854PrepositionGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙H1436Noun - proper - masculine singularat Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הH4709Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markeras well as the Chaldeanהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםH3778Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralsoldiersהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הH4421Article | Noun - feminine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relative. . .נִמְצְאוּ־H4672Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralwere thereשָׁ֑םH8033Adverb-אֵ֚תH853Direct object marker-אַנְשֵׁ֣יH582Noun - masculine plural construct

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