King James Version

Jeremiah 41:4

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

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

וַיְהִ֛יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בַּיּ֥וֹםbayomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הַשֵּׁנִ֖יhashenithe againשֵׁנִיdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the again”, the ordinary formH8145properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, againagain, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).לְהָמִ֣יתlehamitto dieמוּתpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to die”, the to-form of the verbH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).גְּדַלְיָ֑הוּgedalyahvGedaliahגְּדַּלְיָהnoun, proper name — “Gedaliah”H1436Gedaljah, the name of five IsraelitesGedaliah.וְאִ֖ישׁveishand a certainאִישׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָדָֽעyadaknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

The second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And on the second day after he had killed Godolias, no man yet knowing it,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But hear the word of the Lord, O Sedekias king of Juda; Thus saith the Lord,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀλλʼ ἄκουσον τὸν λόγον Κυρίου, Σεδεκία βασιλεῦ Ἰούδα· οὕτως λέγει Κύριος,

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Analytics Cookies