Jeremiah 44:15

“Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, and all the people who lived in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,”

Jeremiah 44:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 44:15, word by word

the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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who knewיֹּדְעִיםyodim

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yodim” appears
their wivesנְשֵׁיneshe

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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were burning incenseמְקַטְּרוֹתmekatrot

burn incense

To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.

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to other godsאלֹהִיםlohim

gods

The gods of other peoples.

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to other godsאֲחֵרִיםacherim

other

Other, another; next.

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who stood byעֹמְדוֹתomdot

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

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a greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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assemblyקָהָלkahal

crowd

A great crowd gathered, especially for war.

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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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who livedיֹּשְׁבִיםyoshvim

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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in Pathrosפַתְרוֹסfatros

Pathros

Pathros: Upper Egypt, the southern part of the country.

Where else “fatros” appears
answeredיַּעֲנוּyaanu

answer

To reply to what was said.

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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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sayingאמֹרmor

say

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

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

14And there will be no fugitive or survivor of the remnant of Judah who have come to reside as aliens there, in the land of Egypt, to return to the land of Judah, where they lift up their soul to return to live there; for they will not return, except some escaped ones.”

15 · This verse (above)

16“The word that you have spoken to us in the name of YHWH, we are not listening to you.

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