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So Johananוְ יוֹחָנָןsonבֶּןof Kareahקָרֵחַand allוְכָלthe chiefsשָׂרֵיof the forcesהַחֲיָלִיםand allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםdid notלֹאlistenשָׁמַעto the voiceבְּקוֹלof YHWH,יְהוָהto stayלָשֶׁבֶתin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Judah.יְהוּדָה
Jeremiah 43:4
Study it in the app“So Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces and all the people did not listen to the voice of YHWH, to stay in the land of Judah.”
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Jeremiah 43:4, word by word
- So Johananיוֹחָנָןyochanan
Johanan
Johanan. A personal name meaning "YHWH has been gracious." In 2 Kings 25:23 he is the son of Kareah, one of the commanders of the forces left in Judah (see Jeremiah 40–43). Many other men bear it.
Where else “yochanan” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Kareahקָרֵחַkareach
Kareah
Kareah. A personal name meaning "bald." Father of Johanan, one of the commanders of the forces of Judah (2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8).
Where else “kareach” appears- the chiefsשָׂרֵיsare
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appears- of the forcesחֲיָלִיםchayalim
army
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chayalim” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- listenשָׁמַעshama
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shama” appears- to the voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- to stayשֶׁבֶתshevet
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “shevet” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears
The context
3but Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us, in order to give us into the hand of the Chaldeans, to put us to death or to carry us into exile to Babylon.”
4 · This verse (above)
5But Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces took all the remnant of Judah who had returned from all the nations where they had been driven to reside as aliens in the land of Judah: