Jeremiah 43:5

“But 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:”

Jeremiah 43:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 43:5, word by word

But 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.

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of the forcesחֲיָלִיםchayalim

army

A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.

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tookיִּקַּחyikach

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

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the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit

remnant

Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.

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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.

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had returnedשָׁבוּshavu

return

To go back to a place.

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the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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they had been drivenנִדְּחוּnidchu

banish

To push a people far from their land.

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to reside as aliensגוּרgur

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

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in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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The context

4So 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.

5 · This verse (above)

6the men and the women and the little ones and the daughters of the king, and every person whom Nebuzaradan the chief of the guard had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.

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