Jeremiah 37:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּצֵ֤א יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לָלֶ֖כֶת אֶ֣רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֑ן לַחֲלִ֥ק מִשָּׁ֖ם בְּת֥וֹךְ הָעָֽם׃

Transliteration

And-wayyēṣēʾ Yirməyāhû from-Yərûšālaim lāleḵet ʾereṣ Binyāmin laḥăliq from-there in-tôḵ the-ʿām.

Grammar Details

*wayyēṣēʾ*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went out
*Yirməyāhû*: proper noun - Jeremiah
*Yərûšālaim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
*lāleḵet*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to go
*ʾereṣ*: feminine singular construct - land of
*Binyāmin*: proper noun - Benjamin
*laḥăliq*: preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to receive a portion/to take his share
*tôḵ*: masculine singular construct - midst of
*ʿām*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the people

Word Meanings

*laḥăliq*: to receive property/to get his portion/to divide an inheritance
in-*tôḵ* the-*ʿām*: among the people/in the midst of the people

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Referenced Verses

Jer 1:1 : 1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
Jer 32:8-9 : 8 So Hanamel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the guard according to the word of Jehovah, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of Jehovah. 9 And I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel mine uncle's son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
Matt 10:23 : 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
1 Thess 5:22 : 22 abstain from every form of evil.
Josh 21:17-18 : 17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs, 18 Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.
1 Kgs 19:3 : 3 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
1 Kgs 19:9 : 9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of Jehovah came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
1 Chr 6:60 : 60 and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, and Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
Neh 6:11 : 11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Jer 37:13-14
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13And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou art falling away to the Chaldeans.
14Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
Jer 40:5-6
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5Now while he was not yet gone back, Go back then, [said he], to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wheresoever it seemeth right unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a present, and let him go.
6Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
Jer 37:4-6
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4Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.
5And Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans that were besieging Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they brake up from Jerusalem.
6Then came the word of Jehovah unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
Jer 37:11
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11And it came to pass that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,
Jer 35:11-12
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11But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we dwell at Jerusalem.
12Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying,
Jer 39:14
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14they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.
Jer 40:1-2
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1The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive unto Babylon.
2And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;
Jer 1:1
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1The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
Jer 37:16-17
2 verses
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16When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon-house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
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Jer 38:1-2
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1And Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah, heard the words that Jeremiah spake unto all the people, saying,
2Thus saith Jehovah, He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey, and he shall live.
Jer 43:5-6
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5But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all the nations whither they had been driven, to sojourn in the land of Judah;
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Jer 38:21
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21But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that Jehovah hath showed me:
Jer 28:5
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Jer 19:14
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14Then came Jeremiah from Topheth, whither Jehovah had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of Jehovah's house, and said to all the people:
Jer 36:19
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19Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye are.
Jer 36:5
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5And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of Jehovah:
Jer 32:2
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2Now at that time the king of Babylon's army was besieging Jerusalem; and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah's house.
Jer 43:3
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3but Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death, and carry us away captive to Babylon.
Jer 18:1
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Jer 34:12
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12Therefore the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
Jer 39:4
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4And it came to pass that, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, through the gate betwixt the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.
Jer 38:17-18
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17Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If thou wilt go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thy house.
18But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.
Jer 32:6
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6And Jeremiah said, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Jer 36:26-27
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Jer 34:1
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Jer 36:8
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Jer 26:9
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9Why hast thou prophesied in the name of Jehovah, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant? And all the people were gathered unto Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah.
Jer 38:8
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Jer 43:1
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