Jeremiah 41

1 Ishmael was a member of the king’s family. He had been one of King Zedekiah’s important officials. In October of that year, he went to Mizpah with ten other men to [talk with] Gedaliah. While they were eating together,

and to be in/on/with month [the] seventh to come (in): come Ishmael son: child Nethaniah son: child Elishama from seed: children [the] kingship and chief [the] king and ten human with him to(wards) Gedaliah son: child Ahikam [the] Mizpah [to] and to eat there food: bread together in/on/with Mizpah

2 Ishmael and the other ten men jumped up, and with their swords they killed Gedaliah—the man whom the king of Babylon had appointed to be their governor!

and to arise: rise Ishmael son: child Nethaniah and ten [the] human which to be with him and to smite [obj] Gedaliah son: child Ahikam son: child Shaphan in/on/with sword and to die [obj] him which to reckon: overseer king Babylon in/on/with land: country/planet

3 Ishmael [and the other men] also killed all the Jews and the soldiers from Babylonia who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah.

and [obj] all [the] Jew which to be with him with Gedaliah in/on/with Mizpah and [obj] [the] Chaldea which to find there [obj] human [the] battle to smite Ishmael

4 The next day, before anyone had found out that Gedaliah had been murdered,

and to be in/on/with day [the] second to/for to die [obj] Gedaliah and man: anyone not to know

5 eighty men from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria [cities] came to worship at the temple of Yahweh [in Mizpah]. They had shaved off their beards and torn their clothes and cut themselves [to show that they were mourning]. And they had brought grain offerings and incense [to burn on the altar].

and to come (in): come human from Shechem from Shiloh and from Samaria eighty man to shave beard and to tear garment and to cut and offering and frankincense in/on/with hand: themselves their to/for to come (in): bring house: temple LORD

6 Ishmael went out of the city to meet them, crying as he went. When he reached them, he said, “Come [and see what has happened to] Gedaliah!”

and to come out: come Ishmael son: child Nethaniah to/for to encounter: meet them from [the] Mizpah to go: come to go: come and to weep and to be like/as to meet [obj] them and to say to(wards) them to come (in): come to(wards) Gedaliah son: child Ahikam

7 But as soon as they had all entered the town, Ishmael and his men killed [most of] them and threw their corpses into a well.

and to be like/as to come (in): come they to(wards) midst [the] city and to slaughter them Ishmael son: child Nethaniah to(wards) midst [the] pit he/she/it and [the] human which with him

8 There were [only] ten of them whom they (spared/did not kill). They were not killed because they promised to Ishmael that [if he allowed them to remain alive, they would bring him] lots of wheat and barley and olive oil and honey that they had hidden.

and ten human to find in/on/with them and to say to(wards) Ishmael not to die us for there to/for us treasure in/on/with land: country wheat and barley and oil and honey and to cease and not to die them in/on/with midst brother: compatriot their

9 The well where Ishmael’s men had thrown the corpses of the men whom they had murdered was the deep well that King Asa’s [men] had dug [in order that they would have water in the city] if the army of King Baasha of Israel would surround the city. Ishmael’s men filled that well with corpses.

and [the] pit which to throw there Ishmael [obj] all corpse [the] human which to smite in/on/with hand: to Gedaliah he/she/it which to make [the] king Asa from face: because Baasha king Israel [obj] him to fill Ishmael son: child Nethaniah slain: killed

10 Then Ishmael [and his men] captured the king’s daughters and some of the other people who had been left in Mizpah by Nebuzaradan in order that Gedaliah would take care of them. Ishmael and his men took those people and started back toward the Ammon area.

and to take captive Ishmael [obj] all remnant [the] people which in/on/with Mizpah [obj] daughter [the] king and [obj] all [the] people [the] to remain in/on/with Mizpah which to reckon: overseer Nebuzaradan chief guard with Gedaliah son: child Ahikam and to take captive them Ishmael son: child Nethaniah and to go: went to/for to pass to(wards) son: descendant/people Ammon

11 But Johanan and all the other leaders of the Israeli soldiers who had not surrendered to the army of Babylonia heard about what Ishmael [and his men] had done.

and to hear: hear Johanan son: child Kareah and all ruler [the] strength: soldiers which with him [obj] all [the] distress: evil which to make: do Ishmael son: child Nethaniah

12 So they [immediately] went with all their men to stop them. They caught up with them at the large pool near Gibeon [city].

and to take: take [obj] all [the] human and to go: went to/for to fight with Ishmael son: child Nethaniah and to find [obj] him to(wards) water many which in/on/with Gibeon

13 When all the people whom Ishmael and his men had captured saw Johanan and the soldiers who were with him, they [shouted] joyfully.

and to be like/as to see: see all [the] people which with Ishmael [obj] Johanan son: child Kareah and [obj] all ruler [the] strength: soldiers which with him and to rejoice

14 So all those who had been captured in Mizpah escaped, and they started to help Johanan.

and to turn: surround all [the] people which to take captive Ishmael from [the] Mizpah and to return: return and to go: went to(wards) Johanan son: child Kareah

15 But Ishmael and eight of his men escaped and fled to the Ammon area.

and Ishmael son: child Nethaniah to escape in/on/with eight human from face: before Johanan and to go: went to(wards) son: descendant/people Ammon

16 Then Johanan and the men who were with him [gathered together] all the people whom they had rescued at Gibeon. They included soldiers and women and children and some of the king’s palace officials. They were all people whom Ishmael [and his men] had captured after they had killed Gedaliah.

and to take: take Johanan son: child Kareah and all ruler [the] strength: soldiers which with him [obj] all remnant [the] people which to return: rescue from with Ishmael son: child Nethaniah from [the] Mizpah after to smite [obj] Gedaliah son: child Ahikam great man human [the] battle and woman and child and eunuch which to return: return from Gibeon

17 They took them all to Geruth-Kimham [village] near Bethlehem. And they all prepared to go to Egypt.

and to go: went and to dwell in/on/with Geruth ((Geruth) Chimham *Q(K)*) which beside Bethlehem Bethlehem to/for to go: went to/for to come (in): come Egypt

18 They were worried about what the soldiers of Babylonia [would do to them when they found out] that Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, who had been appointed by the King of Babylonia to be their governor.

from face: before [the] Chaldea for to fear from face of their for to smite Ishmael son: child Nethaniah [obj] Gedaliah son: child Ahikam which to reckon: overseer king Babylon in/on/with land: country/planet