The Meaning of Jeremiah 40:8 Explained

Jeremiah 40:8

KJV: Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

YLT: and they come in unto Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan sons of Kareah, and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maachathite, they and their men.

Darby: And they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah; even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

ASV: then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, to wit , Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then they came  to Gedaliah  to Mizpah,  even Ishmael  the son  of Nethaniah,  and Johanan  and Jonathan  the sons  of Kareah,  and Seraiah  the son  of Tanhumeth,  and the sons  of Ephai  the Netophathite,  and Jezaniah  the son  of a Maachathite,  they and their men. 

What does Jeremiah 40:8 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 40

1  Jeremiah, being set free by Nebuzaradan, goes to Gedaliah
7  The dispersed Jews repair unto him
13  Johanan revealing Ishmael's conspiracy is not believed

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 40:8 mean?

then they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah and Ishmael son of Nethaniah and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite and Jezaniah of a Maachathite they and their men
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל־ גְּדַלְיָ֖ה הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בֶּן־ נְתַנְיָ֡הוּ וְיוֹחָנָ֣ן וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנֵֽי־ קָ֠רֵחַ וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה בֶן־ תַּנְחֻ֜מֶת וּבְנֵ֣י ׀ [עופי] (עֵיפַ֣י) הַנְּטֹפָתִ֗י וִֽיזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ הַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔י הֵ֖מָּה וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם

וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ  then  they  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
גְּדַלְיָ֖ה  Gedaliah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גְּדַלְיָה 
Sense: a son of Jeduthun in the time of David.
הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה  at  Mizpah 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: מִצְפֶּה  
Sense: a city in the district of the Shephelah or lowlands of Judah.
וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל  and  Ishmael 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׁמָעֵאל  
Sense: son of Abraham and Sarah’s handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
נְתַנְיָ֡הוּ  of  Nethaniah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נְתַנְיָה 
Sense: son of Elishama of the royal family of Judah and father of Ishmael who murdered Gedaliah.
וְיוֹחָנָ֣ן  and  Johanan 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄוחָנָן  
Sense: a priest during the high priesthood of Joiakim who returned with Zerubbabel.
וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן  and  Jonathan 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄונָתָן  
Sense: a son of king Saul and a friend of David.
בְּנֵֽי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
קָ֠רֵחַ  of  Kareah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָרֵחַ  
Sense: father of Johanan and Jonathan who supported Gedaliah’s authority and avenged his murder.
וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה  and  Seraiah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׂרָיָה 
Sense: the scribe or secretary of David.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
תַּנְחֻ֜מֶת  of  Tanhumeth 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: תַּנְחֻמֶת  
Sense: father of Seraiah, a leader who joined Gedaliah after Jerusalem’s fall.
וּבְנֵ֣י ׀  and  the  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
(עֵיפַ֣י)  Ephai 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹופַי 
Sense: a Netophathite, whose sons were among the captains of the forces left in Judah after the deportation to Babylon.
הַנְּטֹפָתִ֗י  the  Netophathite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נְטֹופָתִי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Netophah.
וִֽיזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙  and  Jezaniah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְזַנְיָה 
Sense: son of Hoshaiah the Maachathite and one of the captains who escaped from Jerusalem during the last siege of the Babylonians; one of the first to return to Gedaliah at Mizpah where he took a prominent part after the assassination of Gedaliah.
הַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔י  of  a  Maachathite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַעֲכָתִי  
Sense: used of one of David’s mighty warriors.
וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם  and  their  men 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֱנׄושׁ 
Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.