Yēlìmǐshū 41:8

8 Zhǐshì tāmen zhōngjiān yǒu shí gèrén duì Yǐshímǎlì shuō , búyào shā wǒmen , yīnwei wǒmen yǒu xǔduō dàmaì , xiǎomaì , yóu , mì zàng zaì tiánjiān . yúshì tā zhù le shǒu , méiyǒu jiāng tāmen shā zaì dìxiōng zhōngjiān .

Yēlìmǐshū 41:8 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 41:8

But ten men were found among them, that said unto Ishmael, slay
us not
They begged for their lives, using what follows as an argument to prevail upon him: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of
oil, and of honey;
not that they had then a stock upon the ground at this time; for this being the seventh month, not only the barley and wheat harvests had been over long ago, but the rest of the fruits of the earth were gathered in: but this either means storehouses of such things in the field; or else that these things were hid in cells under ground, the land having been invaded, to secure them from the enemy, as is common to do in time of war; and so Josephus says ^F9, they promised to deliver to him things hid in the fields, household goods, clothes, and corn: so he forbore, and slew them not among their brethren;
but saved them, and kept and carried them with him, in order to take these hidden treasures, which lay in his way to Ammon; for between Gibeon, where he was found, ( Jeremiah 41:12 ) ; and Ammon, lay Samaria, Sichem, and Shiloh; at least it was not far out of his way to take that course; and thus he appears to be a covetous man, as well as a cruel one.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Ibid. (Antiqu. l. 10. c. 9. sect. 4.)

Yēlìmǐshū 41:8 In-Context

6 Ní tàn yǎ de érzi Yǐshímǎlì chū Mǐsībā yíngjiē tāmen , suí zǒu suí kū . yùjiàn le tāmen , jiù duì tāmen shuō , nǐmen kĕyǐ lái jiàn yà xī gān de érziJīdàlì .

7 Tāmen dào le chéng zhōng , ní tàn yǎ de érzi Yǐshímǎlì hé tóng zhe tāde rén jiù jiāng tāmen shā le , pāo zaì kēng zhōng .

8 Zhǐshì tāmen zhōngjiān yǒu shí gèrén duì Yǐshímǎlì shuō , búyào shā wǒmen , yīnwei wǒmen yǒu xǔduō dàmaì , xiǎomaì , yóu , mì zàng zaì tiánjiān . yúshì tā zhù le shǒu , méiyǒu jiāng tāmen shā zaì dìxiōng zhōngjiān .

9 Yǐshímǎlì jiāng suǒ shā zhī rén de shī shǒudū pāo zaì kēng lǐJīdàlì de pángbiān . zhè kēng shì cóng qián Yàsā wáng yīn pà Yǐsèliè wáng bā shā suǒ wā de . ní tàn yǎ de érzi Yǐshímǎlì jiāng nàxiē beì shā de rén tián mǎn le kēng .

10 Yǐshímǎlì jiāng Mǐsībā shèngxia de rén , jiù shì zhòng gōng zhǔ hé réng zhù zaì Mǐsībā suǒyǒude bǎixìng , yuán shì hùwèi zhǎng ní bù Sǎlā dàn jiāo gĕi yà xī gān de érziJīdàlì de , dōu lǔ qù le . ní tàn yǎ de érzi Yǐshímǎlì lǔ le tāmen , yào wǎng Yàmén rén nàli qù .