The Meaning of Jeremiah 35:4 Explained

Jeremiah 35:4

KJV: And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:

YLT: and bring them into the house of Jehovah, unto the chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God, that is near to the chamber of the princes, that is above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum, keeper of the threshold;

Darby: and I brought them into the house of Jehovah, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.

ASV: and I brought them into the house of Jehovah, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I brought  them into the house  of the LORD,  into the chamber  of the sons  of Hanan,  the son  of Igdaliah,  a man  of God,  which [was] by  the chamber  of the princes,  which [was] above  the chamber  of Maaseiah  the son  of Shallum,  the keeper  of the door: 

What does Jeremiah 35:4 Mean?

Context Summary

Jeremiah 35:1-19 - A Lesson From The Rechabites
Among the refugees from the neighboring country who sought asylum within the walls of Jerusalem, was a group of Arabs, known as Rechabites. Probably they encamped in one of the open spaces. They clung tenaciously to the regulations promulgated by Jonadab some three hundred years before. See Judges 1:16; 2 Kings 10:15; 1 Chronicles 2:55. They drank no wine, did not cultivate the ground, and lived in tents. We do well not to touch alcohol; not to strike our roots two deeply into this world, where we are pilgrims and strangers; and to cultivate the pilgrim spirit, which looks for and travels toward the city that hath foundations. Israel had not been as true to the divine precepts as the Rechabites to those of their founder. Therefore the Chosen People would be dispossessed and scattered; while the Rechabites have preserved their independence to the present day. Obedience is the only source of permanence. "He that doeth the will of God abideth forever." [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 35

1  By the obedience of the Rechabites,
12  Jeremiah condemns the disobedience of the Jews
18  God blesses the Rechabites for their obedience

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 35:4 mean?

and I brought them into the house of Yahweh into the chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah a man of God that [was] by the chamber of the princes that [was] above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the keeper of the door
וָאָבִ֤א אֹתָם֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־ לִשְׁכַּ֗ת בְּנֵ֛י חָנָ֥ן בֶּן־ יִגְדַּלְיָ֖הוּ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲשֶׁר־ אֵ֙צֶל֙ לִשְׁכַּ֣ת הַשָּׂרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר מִמַּ֗עַל לְלִשְׁכַּ֛ת מַעֲשֵׂיָ֥הוּ בֶן־ שַׁלֻּ֖ם שֹׁמֵ֥ר הַסַּֽף

וָאָבִ֤א  and  I  brought 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בֵּ֣ית  into  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יְהוָ֔ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֶל־  into 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
לִשְׁכַּ֗ת  the  chamber 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: לִשְׁכָּה  
Sense: room, chamber, hall, cell.
בְּנֵ֛י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חָנָ֥ן  of  Hanan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חָנָן  
Sense: one of the chief people of the tribe of Benjamin.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִגְדַּלְיָ֖הוּ  of  Igdaliah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִגְדַּלְיָהוּ  
Sense: a prophet or holy man and father of Hanan in the time of Josiah.
אִ֣ישׁ  a  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים  of  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
אֲשֶׁר־  that  [was] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
לִשְׁכַּ֣ת  the  chamber 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: לִשְׁכָּה  
Sense: room, chamber, hall, cell.
הַשָּׂרִ֔ים  of  the  princes 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  that  [was] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
מִמַּ֗עַל  above 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: מַעַל 
Sense: higher part, upper part adv.
לְלִשְׁכַּ֛ת  the  chamber 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: לִשְׁכָּה  
Sense: room, chamber, hall, cell.
מַעֲשֵׂיָ֥הוּ  of  Maaseiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַעֲשֵׂיָה 
Sense: a descendant of Jeshua who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שַׁלֻּ֖ם  of  Shallum 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁלּוּם  
Sense: son of Jabesh, conspirator and slayer of king Zachariah of the northern kingdom of Israel ending the dynasty of Jehu; assumed the throne and became the 5th king of the northern kingdom; reigned for one month and was killed by Menahem.
שֹׁמֵ֥ר  the  keeper 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
הַסַּֽף  of  the  door 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: סַף 
Sense: a spreading out, basin, goblet, bowl.