The Meaning of Jeremiah 41:4 Explained

Jeremiah 41:4

KJV: And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

YLT: And it cometh to pass, on the second day of the putting of Gedaliah to death, (and no one hath known,)

Darby: And it came to pass the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

ASV: And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it came to pass the second  day  after he had slain  Gedaliah,  and no man  knew  [it], 

What does Jeremiah 41:4 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 41:4 mean?

And it came to pass on day the second after he had killed - Gedaliah and when as yet one no knew [it]
וַיְהִ֛י בַּיּ֥וֹם הַשֵּׁנִ֖י לְהָמִ֣ית אֶת־ גְּדַלְיָ֑הוּ וְאִ֖ישׁ לֹ֥א יָדָֽע

וַיְהִ֛י  And  it  came  to  pass 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בַּיּ֥וֹם  on  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הַשֵּׁנִ֖י  the  second 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.
לְהָמִ֣ית  after  he  had  killed 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
גְּדַלְיָ֑הוּ  Gedaliah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גְּדַלְיָה 
Sense: a son of Jeduthun in the time of David.
וְאִ֖ישׁ  and  when  as  yet  one 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
לֹ֥א  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יָדָֽע  knew  [it] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.

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