The Meaning of Jeremiah 41:14 Explained

Jeremiah 41:14

KJV: So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.

YLT: And all the people whom Ishmael hath taken captive from Mizpah turn round, yea, they turn back, and go unto Johanan son of Kareah.

Darby: And all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah.

ASV: So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.

Discover Jeremiah 41:14

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Jeremiah 41:14?

MEANING: What does Jeremiah 41:14 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Jeremiah 41:14 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Jeremiah 41:14?

What is the context of Jeremiah 41:14?

The Captives Rescued by Johanan (Jeremiah 41:11-18)
The Captives Rescued; Ishmael Escapes (Jeremiah 41:11-18)
Johanan Rescues the People (Jeremiah 41:11-18)
Gedaliah Assassinated .( S .) (Jeremiah 41:1-15)
The Massacre of the Mourners (Jeremiah 41:4-18)
Gedaliah Murdered (Jeremiah 41:1-18)
Insurrection Against Gedaliah (Jeremiah 41:1-18)
The Murder of Gedaliah (Jeremiah 41:1-18)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.

What does Jeremiah 41:14 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 41

¹ Ishmael, treacherously killing Gedaliah and others,
⁷ purposes with the residue to flee unto the Ammonites
¹¹ Johanan rescues the captives, and is minded to flee into Egypt

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 41:14 mean?

And turned around all the people whom had carried away captive Ishmael from Mizpah and came back and went to Johanan son of Kareah

וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙ כָּל־ הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־ שָׁבָ֥ה יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל מִן־ הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ אֶל־ יֽוֹחָנָ֖ן בֶּן־ קָרֵֽחַ

וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙	And turned around
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: סָבַב Sense: to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or arou nd, surround, encircle, change direction.
הָעָ֔ם	the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
אֲשֶׁר־	whom
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
שָׁבָ֥ה	had carried away captive
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁבָה Sense: to take captive.
יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל	Ishmael
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׁמָעֵאל Sense: son of Abraham and Sarah’s handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples.
הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה	Mizpah
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִצְפָּה Sense: a place in Gilead north of Jabbok and location of Laban’s cairn.
וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙	and came back
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back.
וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ	and went
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
יֽוֹחָנָ֖ן	Johanan
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄוחָנָן Sense: a priest during the high priesthood of Joiakim who returned with Zerubbabel.
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
קָרֵֽחַ	of Kareah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: קָרֵחַ Sense: father of Johanan and Jonathan who supported Gedaliah’s authority and avenged his murder.

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