But when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”Jeremiah 37:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיְהִי־ה֞וּא בְּשַׁ֣עַר בִּנְיָמִ֗ן וְשָׁם֙ בַּ֣עַל פְּקִדֻ֔ת וּשְׁמוֹ֙ יִרְאִיָּ֔יה בֶּן־שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖ה בֶּן־חֲנַנְיָ֑ה וַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֤הוּ הַנָּבִיא֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֶל־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים אַתָּ֥ה נֹפֵֽל׃
- וַיְהִי־vay.hi-“and it was”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- ה֞וּאhu'“he”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- בְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'ar“[was] at [the] gate of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
- בִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.Min“Benjamin”Noun, proper name of a man · from בִּנְיָמִין · “Benjamin( Gate)” · Strong's H1144L
- וְשָׁם֙ve.Sham“and [was] there”Conjunction + Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- בַּ֣עַלBa.'al“a captain of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּעַל · “[master of](DESCRIPTOR)” · Strong's H1167K
- פְּקִדֻ֔תpe.ki.Dut“[the] guard”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from פְּקִדֻת · “oversight” · Strong's H6488
- וּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.Mo“and name his”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
- יִרְאִיָּ֔יהyir.'i.Yaih“[was] Irijah”Noun, proper name of a man · from יִרְאִיָּיה · “Irijah” · Strong's H3376
- בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הshe.lem.Yah“Shelemiah”Noun, proper name of a man · from שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ · “Shelemiah” · Strong's H8018N
- בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- חֲנַנְיָ֑הcha.nan.Yah“Hananiah”Noun, proper name of a man · from חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ · “Hananiah” · Strong's H2608N
- וַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂvai.yit.Pos“and he arrested”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from תָּפַשׂ · “to capture” · Strong's H8610
- אֶֽת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- יִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.hu“Jeremiah”Noun, proper name of a man · from יִרְמְיָ֫הוּ · “Jeremiah” · Strong's H3414L
- הַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'“the prophet”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
- לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.Dim“the Chaldeans”Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from כַּשְׂדִּים · “Chaldea” · Strong's H3778
- אַתָּ֥ה'a.Tah“you”Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
- נֹפֵֽל׃no.Fel“[are] falling”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָפַל · “deserting” · Strong's H5307H
Places named in this verse
- Gate of Benjamin (Benjamin Gate) · today: Jerusalemgate · Identification: certain · Map of Benjamin Gate (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Benjamin Gate on OpenBible.info
- Chaldeans (Chaldea)region · Identification: certain · Map of Chaldea (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Chaldea on OpenBible.info