they sentוַיִּשְׁלְחוּand tookוַיִּקְחוּJeremiahאֶת יִרְמְיָהוּfrom the courtמֵחֲצַרof the guardהַמַּטָּרָהand gaveוַיִּתְּנוּhimאֹתוֹto Gedaliahאֶל גְּדַלְיָהוּsonבֶּןof Ahikamאֲחִיקָםsonבֶּןof Shaphan,שָׁפָןto take him outלְהוֹצִאֵהוּto the house;אֶל הַבָּיִתand he stayedוַיֵּשֶׁבamongבְּתוֹךְthe people.הָעָם
Jeremiah 39:14
Study it in the app“they sent and took Jeremiah from the court of the guard and gave him to Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, to take him out to the house; and he stayed among the people.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 39:14, word by word
- they sentיִּשְׁלְחוּyishlchu
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlchu” appears- and tookיִּקְחוּyikchu
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikchu” appears- 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.
Where else “yirmyahu” appears- from the courtחֲצַרchatsar
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatsar” appears- of the guardמַּטָּרָהmatara
guard
The court of the guard, an enclosure of the palace where someone was kept prisoner.
Where else “matara” appears- and gaveיִּתְּנוּyitnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yitnu” appears- to Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָהוּgedalyahu
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.
Where else “gedalyahu” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Ahikamאֲחִיקָםachikam
Ahikam
Ahikam: a name meaning "my brother has risen." Son of Shaphan and trusted man of King Josiah (2 Kings 22:12); later he protected the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 26:24) and was the father of Gedaliah (2 Kings 25:22).
Where else “achikam” appears- of Shaphanשָׁפָןshafan
Shaphan
Shaphan, a man's name, like Josiah's scribe.
Where else “shafan” appears- to take him outהוֹצִאֵhotsie
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotsie” appears- to the houseבָּיִתbayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayit” appears- and he stayedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears- amongתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears
The context
13So Nebuzaradan the chief of the guard sent, and Nebushazban the Rabsaris, and Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the great men of the king of Babylon,
14 · This verse (above)
15And the word of YHWH had come to Jeremiah while he was confined in the court of the guard, saying,