Jeremiah 26:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

And they brought Urijah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the tombs of the common people.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיּוֹצִ֨יאוּ אֶת־אוּרִיָּ֜הוּ מִמִּצְרַ֗יִם וַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ יְהוֹיָקִ֔ים וַיַּכֵּ֖הוּ בֶּחָ֑רֶב וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙ אֶת־נִבְלָת֔וֹ אֶל־קִבְרֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃

Transliteration

And-wayyôṣîʾû ʾeṯ-ʾÛriyyāhû from-Miṣrayim and-wayəḇiʾuhû to-the-meleḵ Yəhôyāqîm and-wayyakkēhû with-the-ḥāreḇ and-wayyašlēḵ ʾeṯ-niḇlāṯô to-qiḇrê bənê the-ʿām.

Grammar Details

• *wayyôṣîʾû*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with waw-consecutive - they brought out
• *ʾÛriyyāhû*: proper name - Uriah
• *Miṣrayim*: proper name - Egypt
• *wayəḇiʾuhû*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with waw-consecutive with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they brought him
• *meleḵ*: masculine singular with definite article - the king
• *Yəhôyāqîm*: proper name - Jehoiakim
• *wayyakkēhû*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he struck him
• *ḥāreḇ*: feminine singular with definite article - the sword
• *wayyašlēḵ*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive - he threw
• *niḇlāṯô*: feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his corpse
• *qiḇrê*: construct state, masculine plural - graves of
• *bənê*: construct state, masculine plural - sons of
• *ʿām*: masculine singular with definite article - the people

Word Meanings

• *yāṣâ*: go out/come out/exit
• *bôʾ*: come/enter/arrive
• *nāḵâ*: strike/hit/beat/kill
• *šālaḵ*: throw/cast/fling
• *nəḇēlâ*: corpse/carcass/dead body
• *qeḇer*: grave/tomb/burial place
• *qiḇrê bənê hāʿām*: graves of the common people - possibly a burial ground for ordinary citizens

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him struck down with the sword and threw his body into the burial place of the common people.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and they fetched forth Uriah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king, who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  which fetched Vrias out of Egipte, & brought him vnto kinge Ioachim that slewe him with the swearde, & cast his deed body into ye como peoples graue.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they fet Vriiah out of Egypt, and brought him vnto Iehoiakim the King, who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead bodie into the graues of the children of the people.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Which fetched Urias out of Egypt, and brought him vnto king Iehoakim, that slue hym with the sworde, and cast his dead body into the common peoples graue.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and they fetched forth Uriah out of Egypt, and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they bring out Urijah from Egypt, and bring him in unto the king Jehoiakim, and he smiteth him with a sword, and casteth his corpse unto the graves of the sons of the people.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and they fetched forth Uriah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king, who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and they fetched forth Uriah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king, who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they took Uriah out of Egypt and came back with him to Jehoiakim the king; who put him to death with the sword, and had his dead body put into the resting-place of the bodies of the common people.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and they fetched forth Uriah out of Egypt, and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and they brought Uriah back from there. They took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him executed and had his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 2:30 : 30 In vain have I struck your children; they received no correction: your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
• Jer 22:19 : 19 He shall be buried with the burial of a donkey, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
• Jer 26:15 : 15 But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon its inhabitants; for truly the LORD has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.
• Jer 36:30 : 30 Therefore thus says the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David, and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.
• Ezek 19:6 : 6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch prey, and devoured men.
• Matt 14:10 : 10 And he sent and beheaded John in the prison.
• Matt 23:34-35 : 34 Therefore, indeed, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: 35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
• Acts 12:1-3 : 1 At that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to persecute certain members of the church. 2 And he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword. 3 And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.)
• 1 Thess 2:15 : 15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God, and are contrary to all men:
• Rev 11:7 : 7 And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.