Jeremiah 40:8
King James Version (1769)
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| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
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| 8 | Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. | they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men. | then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, to wit, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they came | וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ | vai-ya-VO-'u | H0935G | to come (in): comeבּוֹא (bo) : come/go_in 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put |
| to | אֶל־ | 'el- | H0413 | to(wards)אֶל (el) 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) |
| Gedaliah | גְּדַלְיָ֖ה | ge-dal-YAH | H1436G | No entry |
| the Mizpah towards | הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה | ha-mitz-PA-tah | H4709G | Mizpehמִצְפֶּה (mits.peh) Mizpeh = "watchtower" a place in Benjamin; also 'Mizpah' Another name of mits.pah (מִצְפָּה "Mizpah" H4709G) |
| and Ishmael | וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל | ve-yish-ma-'EL | H3458H | Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל (yish.ma.el) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23; son of: Nethaniah (H5418) § Ishmael = "God will hear" 1) son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples 2) son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah 3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth 4) a Judaite, father of Zebadiah 5) a Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne 6) a priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra |
| [the] son | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Nethaniah | נְתַנְיָ֡הוּ | ne-tan-YA-hu | H5418G | Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֫הוּ (ne.tan.yah) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23; son of: Elishama (H0476I); father of: Ishmael (H3458H) § Nethaniah = "given of Jehovah" 1) son of Elishama of the royal family of Judah and father of Ishmael who murdered Gedaliah 2) father of Jehudi 3) a Levite, one of the 4 sons of Asaph the minstrel 4) a Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah |
| and Johanan | וְיוֹחָנָ֣ן | ve-yo-cha-NAN | H3110G | Johananיוֹחָנָן (yo.cha.nan) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23; son of: Kareah (H7143); brother of: Jonathan (H3129L) § Johanan = "Jehovah has graced" 1) a priest during the high priesthood of Joiakim who returned with Zerubbabel 2) a Jewish captain after the fall of Jerusalem 3) the eldest son of king Josiah 4) a post-exilic prince of the line of David 5) father of Azariah, priest in Solomon's time 6) a Benjamite, one of David's mighty warriors 7) a Gadite, one of David's mighty warriors 8) a returning exile |
| and Jonathan | וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן | ve-yo-na-TAN | H3129L | Jonathanיוֹנָתָן (yo.na.tan) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.40.8; son of: Kareah (H7143); brother of: Johanan (H3110) § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given" 1) a son of king Saul and a friend of David 2) a son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear 3) one of David's mighty warriors 4) a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall 5) a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem 6) another Judaite 7) father of Ebed in the time of Ezra … |
| [the] sons of | בְּנֵֽי־ | be-nei- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Kareah | קָ֠רֵחַ | KA-re-ach | H7143 | Kareahקָרֵחַ (qa.re.ach) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23; father of: Johanan (H3110), Jonathan (H3129L) § Kareah = "bald" father of Johanan and Jonathan who supported Gedaliah's authority and avenged his murder |
| and Seraiah | וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה | u-se-ra-YAH | H8304I | Seraiahשְׂרָיָהוּ (se.ra.yah) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23; son of: Tanhumeth (H8576) § Seraiah = "Jehovah is ruler" 1) the scribe or secretary of David 2) son of Azariah, father of Jehozadak, and the chief priest in the reign of king Zedekiah of Judah and at the time of the capture of Jerusalem 3) son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite and one of the men who went to Gedaliah, the governor over Judah appointed by Nebuchadnezzar, and gave their oath to serve the king of Babylon 4) a Judaite, son of Kenaz, brother of Othniel, and father of Joab … |
| [the] son of | בֶן־ | ven- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Tanhumeth | תַּנְחֻ֜מֶת | tan-CHU-met | H8576 | Tanhumethתַּנְחֻ֫מֶת (tan.chu.met) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23; father of: Seraiah (H8304I) § Tanhumeth = "consolation" father of Seraiah, a leader who joined Gedaliah after Jerusalem's fall |
| and [the] sons of | וּבְנֵ֣י׀ | u-ve-NEI | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Ephai | עֵיפַ֣י | o-fai | H5778 | Ephaiעוֹפַי (o.phay) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.40.8 § Ephai = "gloomy" a Netophathite, whose sons were among the captains of the forces left in Judah after the deportation to Babylon |
| the Netophathite | הַנְּטֹפָתִ֗י | ha-ne-to-fa-TI | H5200 | Netophathiteנְטֹפָתִי (ne.to.pha.ti) Group of ne.to.phah (נְטֹפָה "Netophah" H5199) § Netophathite, of Netophath "dropping" an inhabitant of Netophah |
| and Jezaniah | וִֽיזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ | vi-zan-YA-hu | H2970J | Jaazaniahיַאֲזַנְיָ֫הוּ (ya.a.zan.yah) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.35.3; son of: Jeremiah (H3414N) § Jaazaniah = "Jehovah hears" 1) a Judean, son of the Maachathite, a captain of the Judean forces who visited Gedaliah at Mizpah after Gedaliah had been appointed governor of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar 2) son of Shaphan, an elder of Israel in the days of Ezekiel 3) son of Azur, one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was directed to prophesy 4) a Rechabite, son of Jeremiah the prophet |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| the Maacathite | הַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔י | ha-MA-'a-kha-TI | H4602 | Maacathiteמַעֲכָתִי (ma.a.kha.ti) Group of ma.a.khah (מַעֲכָה "Maacah" H4601R) § Maachathite = "pressure (literally she has pressed)" a people dwelling in Transjordan, probably descendants of Maachah |
| they | הֵ֖מָּה | HE-mah | H1992 | theyאִנּוּן (in.nun) these, those, they Aramaic of hem.mah (הֵ֫מָּה "they(masc.)" H1992) |
| and men their | וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ | ve-'an-shei-HEM | H0582 | humanאֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) 1) man, mortal man, person, mankind 1a) of an individual 1b) men (collective) 1c) man, mankind Aramaic equivalent: e.nash (אֱנָשׁ "man" H0606) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.