Jeremiah 39:14

“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.”

Jeremiah 39:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 39:14, word by word

they sentיִּשְׁלְחוּyishlchu

send

To send someone or something.

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and tookיִּקְחוּyikchu

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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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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from the courtחֲצַרchatsar

court

An enclosed open space, like the temple's.

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of the guardמַּטָּרָהmatara

guard

The court of the guard, an enclosure of the palace where someone was kept prisoner.

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and gaveיִּתְּנוּyitnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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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.

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sonבֶּןben

son

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

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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).

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of Shaphanשָׁפָןshafan

Shaphan

Shaphan, a man's name, like Josiah's scribe.

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to take him outהוֹצִאֵhotsie

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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to the houseבָּיִתbayit

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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and he stayedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev

stay

To remain in a place.

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amongתוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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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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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,

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