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Jeremiah 41:1

וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ
chôdesh
in/with/by — the new moon; by implication, a month
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י
shᵉbîyʻîy
the — seventh
בָּ֣א
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל
Yishmâʻêʼl
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
בֶּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
נְתַנְיָ֣ה
Nᵉthanyâh
Nethanjah, the name of four Israelites
בֶן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע
ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ
Elishama, the name of seven Israelites
מִזֶּ֣רַע
zeraʻ
from — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
הַ֠מְּלוּכָה
mᵉlûwkâh
the — something ruled, i.e. a realm
וְרַבֵּ֨י
rab
and — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
the — a king
וַעֲשָׂרָ֨ה
ʻeser
and — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
אֲנָשִׁ֥ים
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
אִתּ֛וֹ
ʼêth
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.
אֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
גְּדַלְיָ֥הוּ
Gᵉdalyâh
Gedaljah, the name of five Israelites
בֶן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
אֲחִיקָ֖ם
ʼĂchîyqâm
Achikam, an Israelite
הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה
Mitspâh
the — Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine
וַיֹּ֨אכְלוּ
ʼâkal
and — to eat (literally or figuratively)
שָׁ֥ם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
לֶ֛חֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
יַחְדָּ֖ו
yachad
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
בַּמִּצְפָּֽה
Mitspâh
in/with/by — Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine
Jeremiah 41:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Now in the seventh month Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family [of David] and one of the princes of the king, came [at the instigation of the Ammonites] with ten men to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam in Mizpah. As they were eating a meal together there in Mizpah,
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Gedaliah's assassination unravels the small stability his governorship had just begun to offer, ending the last organized Judean leadership left in the land.

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Now in the seventh month Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family [of David] and one of the princes of the king, came [at the instigation of the Ammonites] with ten men to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam in Mizpah. As they were eating a meal together there in Mizpah,
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