Jeremiah 41:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 41:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ
chôdesh
H2320
month
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י
shᵉbîyʻîy
H7637
seventh
בָּ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל
Yishmâʻêʼl
H3458
Ishmael
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
נְתַנְיָ֣ה
Nᵉthanyâh
H5418
Nethaniah
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע
ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ
H476
Elishama
מִזֶּ֣רַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
הַ֠מְּלוּכָה
mᵉlûwkâh
H4410
kingship
וְרַבֵּ֨י
rab
H7227
many
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַעֲשָׂרָ֨ה
ʻeser
H6235
ten
אֲנָשִׁ֥ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
אִתּ֛וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
גְּדַלְיָ֥הוּ
Gᵉdalyâh
H1436
Gedaliah
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
אֲחִיקָ֖ם
ʼĂchîyqâm
H296
Ahikam
הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה
Mitspâh
H4709
Mizpah
וַיֹּ֨אכְלוּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
שָׁ֥ם
shâm
H8033
there
לֶ֛חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
יַחְדָּ֖ו
yachad
H3162
together
בַּמִּצְפָּֽה
Mitspâh
H4709
Mizpah
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now it happened in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal and [one of] the chief officers of the king, and ten men with him, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they ate bread together in Mizpah.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But it happened that in the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama, from the royal family, and some officers of the king, came—ten men were with him—to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. They ate food together there in Mizpah.
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