Jeremiah 38:1

“Shephatiah son of Mattan and Gedaliah son of Pashhur and Jucal son of Shelemiah and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard the words that Jeremiah was speaking to all the people, saying,”

Jeremiah 38:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 38:1, word by word

Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָהshefatya

Shephatiah

Shephatiah, the name of several men; among them the fifth son of David, born of Abital. It means "YHWH has judged".

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sonבֶןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Mattanמַתָּןmatan

Mattan

Mattan: a name meaning "gift." Borne by the priest of Baal killed before the altars in Jerusalem (2 Kings 11:18) and by the father of Shephatiah in Jeremiah's time (Jeremiah 38:1).

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and Gedaliahגְדַלְיָהוּgedalyahu

Gedaliah

Gedaliah. A personal name meaning "YHWH is great." Son of Ahikam; the king of Babylon set him over the people left in Judah, and he was killed at Mizpah by Ishmael (2 Kings 25:22-25; Jeremiah 40–41). Other men also bear it.

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of Pashhurפַּשְׁחוּרpashchur

Pashhur

Pashhur: the name of several Israelites, almost all priests.

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and Jucalיוּכַלyuchal

Jucal

Jucal: a short form of the name Jehucal.

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of Shelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּshelemyahu

Shelemiah

Shelemiah: the name of several Israelites, among them the Levite gatekeeper also called Meshelemiah, several of the time of Ezra and Nehemiah, and some of Jeremiah's time.

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of Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּהmalkiya

Malchijah

Malchijah: the name of several Israelites. The name means "my king is YHWH."

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heardיִּשְׁמַעyishma

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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the wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּyirmyahu

Jeremiah

Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.

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was speakingמְדַבֵּרmedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2“Thus says YHWH: He who stays in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes out to the Chaldeans will live; he will have his life as spoil, and he will live.

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