Jeremiah 41:8

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
ten	וַעֲשָׂרָ֨ה va.'a.sa.Rah	H6235	ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
men	אֲנָשִׁ֜ים 'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
found	נִמְצְאוּ nim.tze.'u-	H4672	properly · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural
said	וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ vai.yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ yish.ma.'eL	H3458	Jishmael · proper noun, a man's name
Slay	תְּמִתֵ֔נוּ te.mi.Te.nu	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
have	יֶשׁ yesh-	H3426	there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
treasures	מַטְמֹנִים֙ mat.mo.Nim	H4301	a secret storehouse · noun, common masculine plural absolute
field	בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה ba.sa.Deh	H7704	a field (as flat) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
wheat	חִטִּ֥ים chi.Tim	H2406	wheat · noun, common masculine plural absolute
barley	וּשְׂעֹרִ֖ים u.se.'o.Rim	H8184	barley (as villose) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
oil	וְשֶׁ֣מֶן ve.She.men	H8081	grease · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
honey	וּדְבָ֑שׁ u.de.Vash	H1706	honey (from its stickiness) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
forbare	וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל vai.yech.Dal	H2308	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
slew	הֱמִיתָ֖ם he.mi.Tam	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
among	בְּת֥וֹךְ be.Tokh	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
brethren	אֲחֵיהֶֽם 'a.chei.Hem	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Job 2:4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
Proverbs 13:8 The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
Psalms 49:6-8 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
Isaiah 45:3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee…
Matthew 6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put…
Matthew 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Mark 8:36-37 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Philippians 3:7-9 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

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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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 41:8

treasures--It was customary to hide grain in cavities underground in troubled times. "We have treasures," which we will give, if our lives be spared. slew . . . not-- (Pro 13:8). Ishmael's avarice and needs overcame his cruelty.

John Gill on Jeremiah 41:8

But ten men were found among them, that said unto Ishmael, slay us not,.... They begged for their lives, using what follows as an argument to prevail upon him: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey; not that they had then a stock upon the ground at this time; for this being the seventh month, not only the barley and wheat harvests had been over long ago, but the rest of the fruits of the earth were gathered in: but this either means storehouses of such things in the field; or else that these things were hid in cells under ground, the land having been invaded, to secure them from the enemy, as is common to do in time of war; and so Josephus say…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 41:8

Jeremiah 41:8 8. 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. 8. Decem autem homines inventi sunt in ipsis qui dixerunt (et dixerunt, copula resolvi debet hoc modo; dixerunt ergo) ad Ismael, Ne interficias nos, quia sunt nobis opes reconditae in agro, triticum et hordeum (sunt pluralis numeri, sed durum esset Latine dicere, tritica et hordea) et oleum et mel: et cessavit (vel, destitit,) et non occidit eos in medio fratrum suorum. We here see that the barbarity of Ishmael was connected with avarice, he was indeed inflamed w…

Dictionary and topics

Barley · Palestine — Palestine
Gedaliah · .Killed by Ishmael — .Killed by Ishmael
Honey · Found in: Woods — Found in: Woods
Ishmael · and takes many Jews — and takes many Jews
Mizpah · had been — had been
Shiloh · . — .

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 41:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 41:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 41:8

John Gill on Jeremiah 41:8

John Calvin on Jeremiah 41:8

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 41:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 41:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 41:8

John Gill on Jeremiah 41:8

John Calvin on Jeremiah 41:8

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 41:8-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 41:8

Rashi on Jeremiah 41:5