Jeremiah 41:3
in Jeremiah 41Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, to wit, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, the men of war.
KJV
Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.
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This verse in Jeremiah 41
Commentary
5 notes on this verseNow Ishmael had sworn, as we have seen, that he would be faithful to Gedaliah. He was again received by him, and was treated hospitably; and from his table he rose up to slay the innocent man, who was his friend, and had acted towards him, as it has been stated, the part of a father.
This site's exposition
in the seventh month
on Jeremiah 41:1-3
In the seventh month Ishmael, of the royal seed of David's line, comes to Gedaliah at Mizpah under cover of a shared meal and murders him at the table, along with the Jews and Chaldean soldiers present. Keil identifies the motive as dynastic and nationalist together, Ishmael's royal blood and Baalis of Ammon's political interest in destabilizing a Babylonian-appointed government meeting in one act. The treachery of eating bread together first, ancient hospitality's strongest bond, before the sword is drawn marks the murder as a violation the text itself flags by naming the meal.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
As if enough of the blood of Israelites had not been shed by the Chaldeans, their own princes here mingle it with the blood of the Chaldeans. The vine-dressers and the husbandmen were busy in the fields, and knew nothing of this bloody massacre; so artfully was it carried on and concealed.
Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah,.... Not only those that were at table, but that were in the city also.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
slew all the Jews--namely, the attendants and ministers of Gedaliah; or, the military alone, about his person; translate, "even (not 'and,' as English Version) the men of war." The main portion of the people with Gedaliah, including Jeremiah, Ishmael carried away captive (Jer 41:10, 16).
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The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֣ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים | haiyehudim | the Jews | H3064 → | 75 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָי֨וּ | hayu | they were | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אִתּ֤וֹ | ʾito | with him | H854 → | 929 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ | gedalyahu | Gedaliah | H1436 → | 32 times |
| בַּמִּצְפָּ֔ה | bamitzpah | at <the> Mizpah | H4709 → | 40 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים | hakasdim | the Chaldeans | H3778 → | 80 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נִמְצְאוּ־ | nimtzeu- | they were found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| שָׁ֑ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| אֵ֚ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אַנְשֵׁ֣י | ʾanshei | [the] men of | H582 → | 566 times |
| הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה | hamilchamah | <the> war | H4421 → | 320 times |
| הִכָּ֖ה | hikah | he struck down | H5221 → | 499 times |
| יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ | yishmael | Ishmael | H3458 → | 48 times |
וְאֵ֣תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַיְּהוּדִ֗יםthe Jews
haiyehudimH3064 →75 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
הָי֨וּthey were
hayuH1961 →3559 times
אִתּ֤וֹwith him
ʾitoH854 →929 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙Gedaliah
gedalyahuH1436 →32 times
בַּמִּצְפָּ֔הat <the> Mizpah
bamitzpahH4709 →40 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםthe Chaldeans
hakasdimH3778 →80 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נִמְצְאוּ־they were found
nimtzeu-H4672 →455 times
שָׁ֑םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
אֵ֚ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
אַנְשֵׁ֣י[the] men of
ʾansheiH582 →566 times
הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה<the> war
hamilchamahH4421 →320 times
הִכָּ֖הhe struck down
hikahH5221 →499 times
יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃Ishmael
yishmaelH3458 →48 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
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it leads to
- Joshua 7:1
The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set…
- Joshua 7:11–12
Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these…
- Joshua 7:5
And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people…
- 2 Timothy 4:3–4
For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
- 2 Timothy 2:16–18
But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
- Joshua 7:1
Through
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it leads to
- Psalms 6:6
I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
- Psalms 6:6
Through
2 Kings 25:25In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah, along with the…
it leads to
- Zechariah 7:5
“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, was it really for Me that you fasted?
- Zechariah 8:19
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of…
- Zechariah 7:5
About Jeremiah
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.