Jeremiah 41:1

Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י ha.she.vi.'I	H7637	seventh · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
month	בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ ba.Cho.desh	H2320	the new moon · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל yish.ma.'El	H3458	Jishmael · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Nethaniah	נְתַנְיָ֣ה ne.tan.Yah	H5418	Nethanjah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Elishama	אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע 'e.li.sha.Ma'	H476	Elishama · proper noun, a man's name
seed	מִזֶּ֣רַע mi.Ze.ra'	H2233	seed · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
royal	הַ֠מְּלוּכָה Ha.me.lu.khah	H4410	something ruled · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
princes	וְרַבֵּ֨י ve.ra.Bei	H7227	abundant (in quantity · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
ten	וַעֲשָׂרָ֨ה va.'a.sa.Rah	H6235	ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
men	אֲנָשִׁ֥ים 'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
came	בָּ֣א ba'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֥הוּ ge.dal.Ya.hu	H1436	Gedaljah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Ahikam	אֲחִיקָ֖ם 'a.chi.Kam	H296	Achikam · proper noun, a man's name
Mizpah	הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה ha.mitz.Pa.tah	H4709	Mitspah · definite article + proper noun, a place name + directional suffix
eat	וַיֹּ֨אכְלוּ vai.Yo.khe.lu	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
bread	לֶ֛חֶם Le.chem	H3899	food (for man or beast) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
together	יַחְדָּ֖ו yach.Dav	H3162	properly · adverb
Mizpah	מִצְפֶּה Mitspeh	H4708	Mitspeh

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 40:8 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…
Psalms 41:9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
Jeremiah 40:6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
2 Samuel 3:27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, t…
2 Samuel 20:9-10 And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
2 Kings 11:1 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
2 Kings 25:25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with…
2 Chronicles 22:10 But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 41:1-10

It is hard to say which is more astonishing, God's permitting or men's perpetrating such villanies as here we find committed. Such base, barbarous, bloody work is here done by men who by their birth should have been men of honour, by their religion just men, and this done upon those of their own nature, their own nation, their own religion, and now their brethren in affliction, when they were all brought under the power of the victorious Chaldeans, and smarting under the judgments of God, upon no provocation, nor with any prospect of advantage - all done, not only in cold blood, but with art and management. We have scarcely such an instance of perfidious cruelty in all the scripture; so that…

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John Gill on Jeremiah 41:1

Now it came to pass in the seventh month,.... The month Tisri, which answers to part of our September, and part of October; according to the Jewish (b) chronicle, it was on the third day of this month, fifty two days after the destruction of the temple, that Gedaliah was slain; on which day a fast was kept by the Jews, after their return from captivity, on this occasion, called the fast of the seventh month, Zechariah 7:5; though, according to Kimchi and Ben Melech, this event happened on the first day of the month, the beginning of the new year; but the fast was kept the day following, because the first day was a festival. Josephus (c) says it was thirty days after Johanan had departed from…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 41:1-3

Jeremiah 41:1-3 1. Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. 1. Et accidit mense septimo, ut venerit (et venit) Ismael filius Nathaniae filii Elisamae, e semine regio, et proceres regis et decem viri cum eo ad Godoliam filium Achikam in Mispath, et comederunt illic panem simul in Mispath. 2. Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of…

Dictionary and topics

Elishama — Whom God hears. (1.) A prince of Benjamin, grandfather of Joshua (Num. 1:10; 1 Chr. 7:26). (2.) One of David’s sons (2 Sam. 5:16). (3.) Another of David’s sons (1 Chr. 3:6). (4.) A priest sent by…
Fast — The sole fast required by the law of Moses was that of the great Day of Atonement (q.v.), Lev. 23:26-32. It is called “the fast” (Acts 27:9). The only other mention of a periodical fast in the Old…
Ishmael — God hears. (1.) Abraham’s eldest son, by Hagar the concubine (Gen. 16:15; 17:23). He was born at Mamre, when Abraham was eighty-six years of age, eleven years after his arrival in Canaan (16:3;…
Gedaliah · .Killed by Ishmael — .Killed by Ishmael
Ishmael · and takes many Jews — and takes many Jews
Mizpah · had been — had been
Nethaniah · 1. Father of Ishmael — 1. Father of Ishmael

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 41:1

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 41:1-10

John Gill on Jeremiah 41:1

John Calvin on Jeremiah 41:1-3

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Jeremiah 41:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 41:1-10

John Gill on Jeremiah 41:1

John Calvin on Jeremiah 41:1-3

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 41:1-3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 41:1-2

Rashi on Jeremiah 41:1