Jeremiah 44:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods answered Jeremiah, along with all the women standing there in a large assembly, and all the people living in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, saying:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּעֲנ֣וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ כָּל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הַיֹּֽדְעִים֙ כִּֽי־מְקַטְּר֤וֹת נְשֵׁיהֶם֙ לֵאלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וְכָל־הַנָּשִׁ֥ים הָעֹמְד֖וֹת קָהָ֣ל גָּד֑וֹל וְכָל־הָעָ֛ם הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֖יִם בְּפַתְר֥וֹס לֵאמֹֽר׃

Transliteration

wayyaʿănû ʾet-yirməyāhû all the ʾănāšîm hayyōdəʿîm that məqaṭṭərôt nəšêhem lēʾlōhîm ʾăḥērîm, and all the nāšîm hāʿōmədôt qāhāl gādôl, and all the ʿām hayyōšəbîm in ʾereṣ-miṣrayim in patrôs saying:

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿănû*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural consecutive - and they answered
• *ʾet-yirməyāhû*: direct object marker + proper noun - Jeremiah
• *ʾănāšîm*: noun masculine plural - men
• *hayyōdəʿîm*: definite article + qal participle masculine plural - the ones knowing
• *məqaṭṭərôt*: piel participle feminine plural - burning incense/offering sacrifices
• *nəšêhem*: noun feminine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their wives
• *lēʾlōhîm*: preposition + noun masculine plural - to gods
• *ʾăḥērîm*: adjective masculine plural - other/foreign
• *nāšîm*: noun feminine plural - women
• *hāʿōmədôt*: definite article + qal participle feminine plural - the ones standing
• *qāhāl*: noun masculine singular - assembly/congregation
• *gādôl*: adjective masculine singular - great/large
• *ʿām*: noun masculine singular - people
• *hayyōšəbîm*: definite article + qal participle masculine plural - the ones dwelling
• *patrôs*: proper noun - Pathros (region in Egypt)

Word Meanings

• *məqaṭṭərôt*: burning incense/making smoke offerings/sacrificing
• *ʾělōhîm*: gods/deities/divine beings
• *ʾăḥērîm*: other/foreign/strange
• *qāhāl*: assembly/congregation/gathering
• *patrôs*: Pathros (region in southern Egypt)

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered emiah, saying,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then all the men who knew that their wives had burned incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great multitude, even all the people who dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then all the men{H582} who knew{H3045} that their wives{H802} burned incense{H6999} unto other{H312} gods,{H430} and all the women{H802} that stood by,{H5975} a great{H1419} assembly,{H6951} even all the people{H5971} that dwelt{H3427} in the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} in Pathros,{H6624} answered{H6030} Jeremiah,{H3414} saying,{H559}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then all the men{H582} which knew{H3045}{(H8802)} that their wives{H802} had burned incense{H6999}{(H8764)} unto other{H312} gods{H430}, and all the women{H802} that stood by{H5975}{(H8802)}, a great{H1419} multitude{H6951}, even all the people{H5971} that dwelt{H3427}{(H8802)} in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, in Pathros{H6624}, answered{H6030}{(H8799)} Jeremiah{H3414}, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then all the men which knewe that their wyues had offred vnto straunge goddes, & a greate sorte off wyues that stode there, yee and all the people that dwelt there in Egipte in the cite of Patures, answerde Ieremy, & sayde:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then all the men which knewe that their wiues had burnt incense vnto other gods and all the wome that stoode by, a great multitude, euen all the people that dwelt in the lande of Egypt in Pathros, answered Ieremiah, saying,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then all the men whiche knewe that their wiues had offred vnto straunge gods, and a great sort of wiues that stoode there, yea and all the people that dwelt there in Egypt in the citie of Phatures, aunswered Ieremie and saide:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, even all the people who lived in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they answer Jeremiah -- all the men who are knowing that their wives are making perfume to other gods, and all the women who are remaining, a great assembly, even all the people who are dwelling in the land of Egypt, in Pathros -- saying:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great assembly, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great assembly, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then all the men who had knowledge that their wives were burning perfumes to other gods, and all the women who were present, a great meeting, answering Jeremiah, said,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, even all the people who lived in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then all the men who were aware that their wives were sacrificing to other gods, as well as all their wives, answered Jeremiah. There was a great crowd of them representing all the people who lived in northern and southern Egypt. They answered,

Referenced Verses

• Prov 11:21 : 21 Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.
• Isa 1:5 : 5 Why will you still be struck down? Why do you continue to rebel? Every head is sick, and every heart is faint.
• Jer 5:1-5 : 1 Roam through the streets of Jerusalem, look and understand, search in her squares. If you find one person who acts justly and seeks truth, I will forgive the city. 2 Even when they say, 'As surely as the Lord lives,' they swear falsely. 3 Lord, are Your eyes not on truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; You consumed them, but they refused to accept discipline. They hardened their faces more than a rock and refused to repent. 4 Then I thought, 'These are only the poor; they are foolish because they do not know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God.' 5 So I will go to the great leaders and speak to them, for they should know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God. But they too, as one, have broken off the yoke and torn off the bonds.
• Matt 7:13 : 13 Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the path is broad that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
• 2 Pet 2:1-2 : 1 But just as there were false prophets among the people, there will also be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Many will follow their destructive ways, and because of them, the way of truth will be blasphemed.
• Gen 19:4 : 4 Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the house.
• Neh 13:26 : 26 Did not Solomon, king of Israel, sin because of such things? Among the many nations, there was no king like him; he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Yet, even he was led into sin by foreign women.