Jeremiah 41:8
in Jeremiah 41But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he refrained from killing them with the others.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.
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.
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This verse in Jeremiah 41
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field
on Jeremiah 41:8-10
Ten of the eighty buy their lives by revealing hidden stores of wheat, barley, oil and honey, and Ishmael spares them for the treasure rather than mercy, a detail Henry reads as showing the murderer's greed outweighing even his rage. The pit he fills with the dead is identified as the one Asa had made generations earlier against Baasha king of Israel, an old defensive work turned mass grave, which Barnes notes ties this chapter's violence back to the kingdom's oldest internal wars. Ishmael then takes the remnant at Mizpah captive, including the king's own daughters left in Gedaliah's care, and sets out for Ammon.
The words behind it
23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַעֲשָׂרָ֨ה | vaasarah | and ten | H6235 → | 176 times |
| אֲנָשִׁ֜ים | ʾanashim | men | H582 → | 566 times |
| נִמְצְאוּ־ | nimtzeu- | they were found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| בָ֗ם | vam | among <the> them | ||
| וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ | vaiyomeru | and they said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ | yishmael | Ishmael | H3458 → | 48 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תְּמִתֵ֔נוּ | temitenu | you kill us | H4191 → | 839 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יֶשׁ־ | yesh- | there is | H3426 → | 140 times |
| לָ֤נוּ | lanu | [belonging] to <the> us | ||
| מַטְמֹנִים֙ | matmonim | treasures | H4301 → | |
| בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה | basadeh | in the field | H7704 → | 334 times |
| חִטִּ֥ים | chitim | wheat<s> | H2406 → | |
| וּשְׂעֹרִ֖ים | useorim | and barley<s> | H8184 → | |
| וְשֶׁ֣מֶן | veshemen | and oil | H8081 → | |
| וּדְבָ֑שׁ | udevash | and honey | H1706 → | 54 times |
| וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל | vaiyechdal | and he refrained | H2308 → | 58 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הֱמִיתָ֖ם | hemitam | he killed them | H4191 → | 839 times |
| בְּת֥וֹךְ | betokh | in among | H8432 → | 418 times |
| אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ | ʾacheihem | relatives their | H251 → | 630 times |
וַעֲשָׂרָ֨הand ten
vaasarahH6235 →176 times
אֲנָשִׁ֜יםmen
ʾanashimH582 →566 times
נִמְצְאוּ־they were found
nimtzeu-H4672 →455 times
בָ֗םamong <the> them
vam
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּand they said
vaiyomeruH559 →5305 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙Ishmael
yishmaelH3458 →48 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תְּמִתֵ֔נוּyou kill us
temitenuH4191 →839 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יֶשׁ־there is
yesh-H3426 →140 times
לָ֤נוּ[belonging] to <the> us
lanu
מַטְמֹנִים֙treasures
matmonimH4301 →
בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הin the field
basadehH7704 →334 times
חִטִּ֥יםwheat<s>
chitimH2406 →
וּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםand barley<s>
useorimH8184 →
וְשֶׁ֣מֶןand oil
veshemenH8081 →
וּדְבָ֑שׁand honey
udevashH1706 →54 times
וַיֶּחְדַּ֕לand he refrained
vaiyechdalH2308 →58 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
הֱמִיתָ֖םhe killed them
hemitamH4191 →839 times
בְּת֥וֹךְin among
betokhH8432 →418 times
אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃relatives their
ʾacheihemH251 →630 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
Matthew 6:25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more…
it leads to
- Philippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- 1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
- Romans 8:32
He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
- Psalms 55:22
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Luke 12:22–31
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
- Philippians 4:6
Through
Proverbs 13:8Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
it leads to
- Matthew 16:26
What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Peter 1:18–19
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
- Matthew 16:26
Through
Job 2:4“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.
it leads to
- Philippians 3:8–10
More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may…
- Philippians 3:8–10
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.