Jeremiah 52:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקַּ֣ח רַב־טַבָּחִ֗ים אֶת־שְׂרָיָה֙ כֹּהֵ֣ן הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְאֶת־צְפַנְיָ֖ה כֹּהֵ֣ן הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וְאֶת־שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת שֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסַּֽף׃

Transliteration

And-yiqqaḥ raḇ-ṭabbāḥîm ʾet-śərāyâ kōhēn the rōʾš and ʾet-ṣəpanyâ kōhēn the mišneh and ʾet-three šōmərê the sap.

Grammar Details

*yiqqaḥ*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he took
*raḇ*: construct masculine singular - chief of
*ṭabbāḥîm*: masculine plural - guards/executioners/slaughterers
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*śərāyâ*: proper noun - Seraiah
*kōhēn*: masculine singular - priest
*rōʾš*: masculine singular - head/chief
*ṣəpanyâ*: proper noun - Zephaniah
*mišneh*: masculine singular - second/deputy
*šəlōšet*: construct cardinal number - three of
*šōmərê*: qal participle masculine plural construct - keepers of
*sap*: masculine singular - threshold/doorway

Word Meanings

*ṭabbāḥîm*: guards/executioners/slaughterers/cooks
*kōhēn*: priest/minister
*rōʾš*: head/chief/high (priest)
*mišneh*: second/deputy/assistant
*šōmərê*: keepers/guardians/watchmen
*sap*: threshold/doorway/entrance

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Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 25:18 : 18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
1 Chr 6:14 : 14 And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
Jer 21:1 : 1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
Jer 29:25 : 25 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
Jer 37:3 : 3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.
Jer 29:29 : 29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Jer 35:4 : 4 And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:
Ezra 7:1 : 1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
Ps 84:10 : 10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather{H8804)} be a doorkeeper{H8705)} in the house of my God, than to dwell{H8800)} in the tents of wickedness.
1 Chr 9:19-26 : 19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry. 20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him. 21 And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 22 All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. 23 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards. 24 In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south. 25 And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them. 26 For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
Jer 52:12 : 12 Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,
Jer 52:15 : 15 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

Similar Verses (AI)

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2 Kgs 25:18-20
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18And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
19And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:
20And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
Jer 52:25-26
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25He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.
26So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
Neh 10:2-3
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Jer 52:28-30
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28This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:
29In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:
30In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
Jer 52:12
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12Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,
Jer 52:14-15
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14And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
15Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
2 Chr 23:4
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4This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
Neh 12:1-2
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2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
Ezek 11:1
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1Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
Ezra 8:24
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Jer 51:59
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Jer 39:3
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1 Chr 24:6-7
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Neh 12:25-26
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Jer 39:13
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13So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's princes;
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2 Kgs 24:14
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2 Kgs 25:11-12
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11Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away.
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Ezra 2:36
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36The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
Jer 52:7
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1 Chr 9:21
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