Jeremiah 37:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then Pharaoh's army came out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who besieged Jerusalem heard news of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְחֵ֥יל פַּרְעֹ֖ה יָצָ֣א מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וַיִּשְׁמְע֨וּ הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים הַצָּרִ֤ים עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ אֶת־שִׁמְעָ֔ם וַיֵּ֣עָל֔וּ מֵעַ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ פ

Transliteration

And-ḥêl Parʿōh yāṣāʾ from-Miṣrayim and-wayyišməʿû the-Kaśdîm the-ṣārîm on-Yərûšālaim ʾet-šimʿām and-wayyēʿālû from-on Yərûšālāʾim.

Grammar Details

• *ḥêl*: masculine singular construct - army of
• *Parʿōh*: proper noun - Pharaoh
• *yāṣāʾ*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - went out/marched out
• *Miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt
• *wayyišməʿû*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they heard
• *Kaśdîm*: proper noun with definite article - the Chaldeans
• *ṣārîm*: Qal participle masculine plural with definite article - the ones besieging
• *Yərûšālaim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
• *ʾet*-*šimʿām*: direct object marker + masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their report
• *wayyēʿālû*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they went up/withdrew
• פ: paragraph marker

Word Meanings

• *ṣārîm*: besieging/encamping against
• *šimʿām*: report of them/news about them
• *wayyēʿālû* from-on: withdrew from/went up from

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Pharaoh's army had marched out of Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them, they withdrew from the city.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged usalem heard tidings of them, they departed from usalem.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And 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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Pharaos hooste also was come out of Egipte: which when the Caldees that beseged Ierusalem, perceaued, they departed from thence.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Pharaohs hoste was come out of Egypt: and when the Caldeans that besieged Ierusalem, heard tidings of them, they departed from Ierusalem)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Pharaos hoast also was come out of Egypt: which when the Chaldees which besieged Hierusalem perceaued, they departed from thence.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they broke up from Jerusalem.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the force of Pharaoh hath come out of Egypt, and the Chaldeans, who are laying siege against Jerusalem, hear their report, and go up from off Jerusalem.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Pharaoh's army had come out from Egypt: and the Chaldaeans, who were attacking Jerusalem, hearing news of them, went away from Jerusalem.)

• World English Bible (2000)

  Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they broke up from Jerusalem.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  At that time the Babylonian forces had temporarily given up their siege against Jerusalem. They had had it under siege, but withdrew when they heard that the army of Pharaoh had set out from Egypt.)

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 17:15 : 15 But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Shall he prosper? Shall he escape who does such things? Or shall he break the covenant and be delivered?
• Jer 37:11 : 11 And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans had broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,
• 2 Kgs 24:7 : 7 And the king of Egypt did not come again out of his land anymore, for the king of Babylon had taken from the brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates all that belonged to the king of Egypt.
• Jer 34:21 : 21 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes I will give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which have gone up from you.
• Jer 37:7 : 7 'Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh's army, which has come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt, to their own land.