Jeremiah 41 · Verse 5

Jeremiah 41:5

That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the Lord.
Jeremiah 41:5, King James Version

Jeremiah 41:5 in other translations

BSBeighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.
WEBmen came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even eighty men, having their beards shaved and their clothes torn, and having cut themselves, with meal offerings and frankincense in their hand, to bring them to the LORD’s house.
ASVthat there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with meal-offerings and frankincense in their hand, to bring them to the house of Jehovah.
YLTthat men come in from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria--eighty men--with shaven beards, and rent garments, and cutting themselves, and an offering and frankincense in their hand, to bring in to the house of Jehovah.
DARBYthat there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men, having their beards shaven and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves; with oblations and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of Jehovah.
BBESome people came from Shechem, from Shiloh and Samaria, eighty men, with the hair of their faces cut off and their clothing out of order, and with cuts on their bodies, and in their hands meal offerings and perfumes which they were taking to the house of the Lord.
WebsterThat there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even eighty men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.

What does Jeremiah 41:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. beards shaven, &c.--indicating their deep sorrow at the destruction of the temple and city. cut themselves--a heathen custom, forbidden (Le 19:27, 28; De 14:1). These men were mostly from Samaria, where the ten tribes, previous to their deportation, had fallen into heathen practices. offerings--unbloody. They do not bring sacrificial victims, but "incense," &c., to testify their piety. house of ... Lord--that is, the place where the house of the Lord had stood (2Ki 25:9). The place in which a temple had stood, even when it had been destroyed, was held sacred [Papinian]. Those "from Shiloh" would naturally seek the house of the Lord, since it was at Shiloh it originally was set up (Jos 18:1).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Having their beards shaven - All these were signs of deep mourning, probably on account of the destruction of the city.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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 41:5 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.

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935
אֲ֠נָשִׁים'A.na.shimmenH582
מִשְּׁכֶ֞םmi.she.Khemfrom ShechemH7927
מִשִּׁל֤וֹmi.shi.Lofrom ShilohH7887
וּמִשֹּֽׁמְרוֹן֙u.mi.sho.me.rOnand from SamariaH8111
שְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimeightyH8084
אִ֔ישׁ'IshmanH376
מְגֻלְּחֵ֥יme.gu.le.Cheishaven ofH1548
זָקָ֛ןza.KanbeardH2206
וּקְרֻעֵ֥יu.ke.ru.'Eiand torn ofH7167
בְגָדִ֖יםve.ga.DimclothesH899
וּמִתְגֹּֽדְדִ֑יםu.mit.go.de.Dimand having cut themselvesH1413
וּמִנְחָ֤הu.min.Chahand an offeringH4503
וּלְבוֹנָה֙u.le.vo.Nahand frankincenseH3828
בְּיָדָ֔םbe.ya.Damin hand theirH3027
לְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'to bringH935
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for Jeremiah 41:5

  • 1 Kings 16:24

    And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.

  • Deuteronomy 14:1

    Ye are the children of the Lord your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

  • Joshua 18:1

    And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

  • 2 Kings 25:9

    And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.

  • 1 Kings 12:1

    And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.

  • Genesis 33:18

    And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan–aram; and pitched his tent before the city.

  • Judges 9:1

    And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,

  • Isaiah 15:2

    He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.

  • 2 Kings 10:13-14

    Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen. And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.

  • 1 Samuel 1:7

    And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.

  • 1 Kings 12:25

    Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

  • 1 Kings 16:29

    And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
came.
2Ki 10:13,14
Shechem.
Ge 33:18; 34:2; Jos 24:32; Jud 9:1; 1Ki 12:1,25
Shiloh.
7:12,14; Jos 18:1
Samaria.
1Ki 16:24,29
their beards.All these were signs of deep mourning; which, though forbidden on funeral occasions, were customary, and perhaps counted allowable, on seasons of public calamity, and this mourning was probably on account of the destruction of Jerusalem.
Le 19:27,28; De 14:1; 2Sa 10:4; Isa 15:2
to the.
1Sa 1:7; 2Ki 25:9; Ps 102:14

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Context

  • Jeremiah 41:4

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

  • Jeremiah 41:5

    That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 41:6

    And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.

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Jeremiah 41:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Que venían unos hombres de Sichêm y de Silo y de Samaria, ochenta hombres, raída la barba, y rotas las ropas, y arañados, y traían en sus manos ofrenda y perfume para llevar á la casa de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		que des hommes vinrent de Sichem, de Silo et de Samarie, 80 hommes, la barbe rasée et les vêtements déchirés, et qui s’étaient fait des incisions, et avaient dans leur main une offrande et de l’encens, pour les porter dans la maison de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		da kamen Leute von Sichem, von Silo und von Samaria, achtzig Mann, die den Bart abgeschoren und die Kleider zerrissen und sich Ritze gemacht hatten, mit Speisopfer und Weihrauch in ihrer Hand, um es zu dem Hause Jehovas zu bringen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		venerunt viri de Sichem, et de Silo, et de Samaria, octoginta viri, rasi barba, et scissis vestibus, et squallentes: et munera et thus habebant in manu, ut offerrent in domo Domini.