Jeremiah 41 · Verse 3

Jeremiah 41:3

Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.
Jeremiah 41:3, King James Version

Jeremiah 41:3 in other translations

BSBIshmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.
WEBIshmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldean men of war who were found there.
ASVIshmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, to wit, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, the men of war.
YLTAnd all the Jews who have been with him, with Gedaliah, in Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who have been found there--the men of war--hath Ishmael smitten.
DARBYAnd Ishmael smote all the Jews that were with him, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, the men of war.
BBEAnd Ishmael put to death all the Jews who were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldaean men of war.
WebsterIshmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.

What does Jeremiah 41:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. slew all the Jews--namely, the attendants and ministers of Gedaliah; or, the military alone, about his person; translate, "even (not 'and,' as English Version) the men of war." The main portion of the people with Gedaliah, including Jeremiah, Ishmael carried away captive (Jr 41:10, 16).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 41:1-10

Ishmael murders Gedaliah. (Jr 41:1-10) Johanan recovers the captives, and purposes to retire to Egypt. (Jr 41:11-18) Verses 1-10 Those who hate the worshippers of God, often put on the appearance of piety, that they may the easier hurt them. As death often meets men where they least expect it, we should continually search whether we are in such a state and frame of mind, as we would wish to be found in when called…

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Jeremiah 41:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאֵ֣תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.Dimthe JewsH3064
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
הָי֨וּha.Yuthey wereH1961
אִתּ֤וֹ'i.Towith himH854
אֶת\־'et-withH854
גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huGedaliahH1436
בַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.Pahat <the> MizpahH4709
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.Dimthe ChaldeansH3778
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834
נִמְצְאוּ\־nim.tze.'u-they were foundH4672
שָׁ֑םShamthereH8033
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853
אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei[the] men ofH582
הַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.Mah<the> warH4421
הִכָּ֖הhi.Kahhe struck downH5221
יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל\׃yish.ma.'ElIshmaelH3458

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 41:3

  • Ecclesiastes 9:18

    Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

  • 2 Kings 25:25

    But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.

  • Jeremiah 41:11-12

    But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.

  • Lamentations 1:2

    She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
11,12; 2Ki 25:25; Ec 9:18; La 1:2

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Context

  • Jeremiah 41:2

    Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

  • Jeremiah 41:3

    Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.

  • Jeremiah 41:4

    And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

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Jeremiah 41:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Asimismo hirió Ismael á todos los Judíos que estaban con él, con Gedalías en Mizpa, y á los soldados Caldeos que allí se hallaron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Ismaël frappa tous les Juifs qui étaient avec Guedalia à Mitspa, et les Chaldéens qui se trouvaient là, les hommes de guerre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Ismael erschlug alle Juden, die bei ihm, bei Gedalja, in Mizpa waren, und auch die Chaldäer, die Kriegsleute, welche sich daselbst befanden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Omnes quoque Judæos qui erant cum Godolia in Masphath, et Chaldæos qui reperti sunt ibi, et viros bellatores, percussit Ismahel.