Focused Passage

Jeremiah 41:16-18

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

16 Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon.

17 And they went and stayed in Geruth Chimham, near Bethlehem, in order to proceed into Egypt

18 to escape the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.

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Verse 16

Cross-references

2 Kings 25:26 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 42:8 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 43:4 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then Johanan יוֹחָנָ֨ן H3110 Noun - proper - masculine singular son בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of Kareah קָרֵ֜חַ H7143 Noun - proper - masculine singular and all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct the commanders שָׂרֵ֧י H8269 Noun - masculine plural construct of the armies הַחֲיָלִ֣ים H2428 Article | Noun - masculine plural אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative with him אִתּ֗וֹ H854 Preposition | third person masculine singular אֵ֣ת אֵ֣ת H853 Direct object marker took וַיִּקַּח֩ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the whole כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct remnant שְׁאֵרִ֤ית H7611 Noun - feminine singular construct of the people הָעָם֙ H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular from מִן־ H4480 Preposition Mizpah הַמִּצְפָּ֔ה H4709 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular whom אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative he had recovered הֵ֠שִׁיב H7725 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular . . . מֵאֵ֨ת H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker from Ishmael יִשְׁמָעֵ֤אל H3458 Noun - proper - masculine singular son בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of Nethaniah נְתַנְיָה֙ H5418 Noun - proper - masculine singular after אַחַ֣ר H310 Preposition Ishmael had killed הִכָּ֔ה H5221 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Gedaliah גְּדַלְיָ֖ה H1436 Noun - proper - masculine singular son בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of Ahikam אֲחִיקָ֑ם H296 Noun - proper - masculine singular the soldiers גְּבָרִ֞ים H1397 Noun - masculine plural . . . אַנְשֵׁ֣י H582 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה H4421 Article | Noun - feminine singular women וְנָשִׁ֤ים H802 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural children וְטַף֙ H2945 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and court officials וְסָ֣רִסִ֔ים H5631 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative he had brought back הֵשִׁ֖יב H7725 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular from Gibeon מִגִּבְעֽוֹן׃ H1391 Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

Or eunuchs

Verse 17

Cross-references

2 Samuel 19:37 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 42:14 Classic cross-references

Original words

And they went וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural and stayed וַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙ H3427 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural in Geruth בְּגֵר֣וּת H1628 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Chimham כְּמוֹהֶם H3644 Noun - proper - masculine singular אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative near אֵ֖צֶל H681 Preposition בֵּ֣ית בֵּ֣ית H1035 Preposition Bethlehem לָ֑חֶם H1035 Noun - proper - feminine singular in order to proceed לָלֶ֖כֶת H1980 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct . . . לָב֥וֹא H935 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct into Egypt מִצְרָֽיִם׃ H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

Jeremiah 40:5 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 42:11 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 42:16 Classic cross-references Luke 12:4 Classic cross-references Isaiah 51:12 Classic cross-references

Original words

to escape מִפְּנֵי֙ H6440 Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct the Chaldeans הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים H3778 Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural For כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction they were afraid יָרְא֖וּ H3372 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural of [the Chaldeans] מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם H6440 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural because כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction Ishmael יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל H3458 Noun - proper - masculine singular son בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of Nethaniah נְתַנְיָ֗ה H5418 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker had struck down הִכָּ֞ה H5221 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Gedaliah גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ H1436 Noun - proper - masculine singular son בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of Ahikam אֲחִיקָ֔ם H296 Noun - proper - masculine singular whom אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative the king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Babylon בָּבֶ֖ל H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular had appointed הִפְקִ֥יד H6485 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular over the land בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ס H776 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

That is, the Babylonians

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