Jeremiah 41 · Verse 8

Jeremiah 41:8

But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.
Jeremiah 41:8, King James Version

Jeremiah 41:8 in other translations

BSBBut ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he refrained from killing them with the others.
WEBBut ten men were found among those who said to Ishmael, “Don’t kill us; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey.” So he stopped, and didn’t kill them among their brothers.
ASVBut ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.
YLTAnd ten men have been found among them, and they say unto Ishmael, ‘Do not put us to death, for we have things hidden in the field--wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey.' And he forbeareth, and hath not put them to death in the midst of their brethren.
DARBYBut ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Do not kill us, for we have hidden stores in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbore, and did not kill them among their brethren.
BBEBut there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, Do not put us to death, for we have secret stores, in the country, of grain and oil and honey. So he did not put them to death with their countrymen.
WebsterBut ten men were found among them that said to Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbore, and slew them not among their brethren.

What does Jeremiah 41:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. treasures--It was customary to hide grain in cavities underground in troubled times. "We have treasures," which we will give, if our lives be spared. slew ... not--(Pr 13:8). Ishmael's avarice and needs overcame his cruelty.

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 41:8 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.

וַעֲשָׂרָ֨הva.'a.sa.Rahand tenH6235
אֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimmenH582
נִמְצְאוּ\־nim.tze.'u-they were foundH4672
בָ֗םVamamong <the> them
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLIshmaelH3458
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תְּמִתֵ֔נוּte.mi.Te.nuyou kill usH4191
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
יֶשׁ\־yesh-there isH3426
לָ֤נוּLa.nu[belonging] to <the> us
מַטְמֹנִים֙mat.mo.NimtreasuresH4301
בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.Dehin the fieldH7704
חִטִּ֥יםchi.Timwheat<s>H2406
וּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.Rimand barley<s>H8184
וְשֶׁ֣מֶןve.She.menand oilH8081
וּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.Vashand honeyH1706
וַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.Daland he refrainedH2308
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
הֱמִיתָ֖םhe.mi.Tamhe killed themH4191
בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokhin amongH8432
אֲחֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.chei.Hemrelatives theirH251

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 41:8

  • Proverbs 13:8

    The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

  • Job 2:4

    And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

  • Mark 8:36-37

    For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

  • Philippians 3:7-9

    But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

  • Matthew 16:26

    For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

  • Isaiah 45:3

    And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

  • Psalms 49:6-8

    They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

  • Matthew 6:25

    Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Slay.
Job 2:4; Ps 49:6-8; Pr 13:8; Mt 6:25; 16:26; Mr 8:36,37; Php 3:7-9
treasures.These "treasures hid in the field" were doubtless laid up in subterranean pits, similar to the {mattamores} in Barbary, in which, Dr. Shaw informs us, they deposit the grain when winnowed; two or three hundred of them being sometimes together, and the smallest holding four hundred bushels. The same mode of keeping corn prevails in Syria and the Holy Land.

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Context

  • Jeremiah 41:7

    And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.

  • Jeremiah 41:8

    But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.

  • Jeremiah 41:9

    Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.

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Jeremiah 41:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas entre aquellos fueron hallados diez hombres que dijeron á Ismael: No nos mates; porque tenemos en el campo tesoros de trigos, y cebadas, y aceite, y miel. Y dejólos, y no los mató entre sus hermanos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il se trouva parmi eux dix hommes qui dirent à Ismaël: Ne nous fais pas mourir, car nous avons des choses cachées dans la campagne, du froment, et de l’orge, et de l’huile, et du miel. Et il s’abstint, et ne les fit pas mourir parmi leurs frères.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Es fanden sich aber unter ihnen zehn Männer, die zu Ismael sprachen: Töte uns nicht! denn wir haben verborgene Vorräte im Felde: Weizen und Gerste und Öl und Honig. Und er ließ ab und tötete sie nicht inmitten ihrer Brüder.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Decem autem viri reperti sunt inter eos, qui dixerunt ad Ismahel: Noli occidere nos, quia habemus thesauros in agro, frumenti, et hordei, et olei, et mellis: et cessavit, et non interfecit eos cum fratribus suis.