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1. Forefather of a family of priests who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel after the exile (Ezr 2:38; Neh 7:41). He was perhaps also the son of Malkijah and the grandfather of Adaiah the priest. Adaiah served in the sanctuary during the postexilic period (1 Chr 9:12). Six of Pashhur’s sons were encouraged by Ezra to divorce their foreign wives (Ezr 10:22).

Show passage in OET: EZR 2:38

OET-RV EZR 2:38

• 38 1,247 descendants of Pashhur,

OET-LV EZR 2:38

38 The _descendants _of Pashḩūr one _thousand two _hundred forty and_seven.

Show passage in OET: NEH 7:41

OET-RV NEH 7:41

• 41 1,247 descendants of Pashhur,

OET-LV NEH 7:41

41 The _descendants _of Pashḩūr one _thousand two _hundred forty and_seven.

Show passage in OET: CH1 9:12

OET-RV CH1 9:12

12 Adayah (who was Yeroham’s son, Yeroham was Pashhur’s son, Pashhur was Malkiyah’s son), and Ma’asay (who was Adiel’s son, Adiel was Yahzerah’s son, Yahzerah was Meshulam’s son, Meshulam was Meshilemit’s son, Meshilemit was Imer’s son).

OET-LV CH1 9:12

12 And_ˊAdā^yāh the _son _of Yəroḩām the _son _of Pashḩūr the _son _of Malkīy^yāh and_Maˊₐsay the _son _of ˊAdī^ʼēl the _son _of Yaḩzērāh/(Jahzerah) the _son _of Məshullām the _son _of Məshillēmīt the _son _of ʼImmēr.

Show passage in OET: EZR 10:22

OET-RV EZR 10:22

• 22 From Pashhur’s descendants: Elyehoeynay, Ma’aseyah, Yishmael (Ishmael), Netanel, Yozavad, and Eleasah,

OET-LV EZR 10:22

22 And_of_the _sons _of Pashḩūr ʼElyəhōˊēynay Maˊₐsē^yāh Ishmael Nətan^ʼēl Yōzāⱱād/(Jozabad) and_ʼElˊāsāh.

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2. One of the priests who with Nehemiah set his seal on the covenant of Ezra (Neh 10:3).

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OET-RV NEH 10:3

• 3 Pashhur, Amaryah, and Malkiyah,

OET-LV NEH 10:4

4  Pashḩūr ʼAmar^yāh Malkīy^yāh.

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3. Immer’s son and the priest and chief officer of the sanctuary during the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah (597–586 BC). Frustrated with Jeremiah’s predictions of doom for Jerusalem, Pashhur beat him and had him put in stocks at the temple’s Benjamin Gate. Upon his release, Jeremiah exposed Pashhur’s false prophecies and foretold his exile and death in Babylon (Jer 20:1-6).

Show passage in OET: JER 20:1–6

OET-RV JER 20:1

20 The priest, Pashhur (Imer’s son) who was a supervisor, heard Yirmiyah (Jeremiah) prophesying those words at Yahweh’s house,

OET-RV JER 20:2

2 and he struck the prophet Yirmiyah. Then he placed him in the stocks that were at the upper gate of Benyamin hear Yahweh’s house.

OET-RV JER 20:3

3 The next day, when Pashhur released Yirmiyah from the stocks, Yirmiyah said to him, “Yahweh won’t call you ‘Pashhur’, but ‘Magor -Misaviv’ (which means ‘surrounded by terror’),

OET-RV JER 20:4

4 because Yahweh says this: Listen, I’ll make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They’ll fall by their enemies’ swords before your very eyes, and then I’ll hand Yehudah (Judah) over to the Babylonian king, and he’ll carry them away to Bavel (Babylon) and put them to death.

OET-RV JER 20:5

5 I’ll give away all the wealth of this city—all its products and valuables, and all the treasures of Yehudah’s kings—to their enemies. They’ll plunder it, seize it, and carry it off to Bavel.

OET-RV JER 20:6

6 Then you, Pashhur will be taken into captivity along with all the others in your home. You’ll be taken to Bavel, and you’ll die there and be buried—you and all your friends who you’ve prophesied these lies to.

OET-LV JER 20:1

20 And_ Pashḩūr the _son _of ʼImmēr the_priest/officer _he/it _listened and_he was_an _overseer a _chief in_house _of YHWH DOM Yirmə^yāh prophesying DOM the_words/messages the_these.

OET-LV JER 20:2

2 And_ Pashḩūr _he _struck DOM Yirmə^yāh the_prophet and_he/it _gave DOM_him/it on the_stock[s] which was_at_the _gate _of Binyāmīn (the)_upper which in_house _of YHWH.

OET-LV JER 20:3

3 And_he/it _was from_the_next _day and_ Pashḩūr _he _brought _out DOM Yirmə^yāh from the_stock[s] and_he/it _said to_him/it Yirmə^yāh not Pashḩūr YHWH he _has _called your(ms)_name if/because (if) Magor- missabib_all _around.

OET-LV JER 20:4

4 If/because thus YHWH he _says HERE_I am_about _of_to _make _you into_a _terror to/for_yourself(m) and_to/for_all friends _of_your and_they _will _fall by_the _sword _of their _enemies _of_their and_eyes _of_your will _be_seeing and_DOM all _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) I _will _give in_the _hand _of the _king _of Bāⱱel and_he_will _take _them _into _exile to_Bāⱱel and_he_will _strike _them _down with_sword.

OET-LV JER 20:5

5 And_I _will _give DOM all _of the _wealth _of the_city (the)_this and_DOM all _of property _of_its and_DOM every _of thing _of_its _precious and_DOM all _of the _treasures _of the _kings _of Yəhūdāh I _will _give in_the _hand _of their _enemies _of_their and_they_will _plunder _them and_they_will _take _them and_they_will _bring _them to_Bāⱱel.

OET-LV JER 20:6

6 And_you(ms) Oh _Pashḩūr and_all/each/any/every those _who_dwell _of your _house _of_your you(pl)_will _go in_captivity and_Bāⱱel you _will _go and_there you _will _die and_there you and_all friends _of_your whom you _prophesied to/for_them with_falsehood you _will _be _buried.

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4. Son of Malkijah and perhaps the grandson of King Zedekiah of Judah (597–586 BC; Jer 21:1; 38:1; cf. 38:6). The king sent Pashhur, with Zephaniah the priest, to Jeremiah, requesting that he ask the Lord to deal favorably with Judah. It was in his father’s cistern that Jeremiah was imprisoned (Jer 38:6).

Show passage in OET: JER 21:1

OET-RV JER 21:1

21 Then Yahweh gave Yirmiyah (Jeremiah) a message when King Tsidkiyah (Zedekiah) sent Malkiyah’s son Pashhur and Ma’aseyah’s son Tsefanyah (Zephaniah) the priest to him, and they said,

OET-LV JER 21:1

21 The_message which it _came to Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) from_with YHWH when_sent to_him/it the_king Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah) DOM Pashḩūr the _son _of Malkīy^yāh and_DOM Tsəfan^yāh/(Zephaniah) the _son _of Maˊₐsē^yāh the_priest/officer to_say.

Show passage in OET: JER 38:1

OET-RV JER 38:1

38 Four officials, Matan’s son Shefatyah, Pashhur’s son Gedalyah, Shelemyah’s son Yehukal, and Malkiyah’s son Pashhur heard the messages that Yirmiyah (Jeremiah) was telling all the people, saying:

OET-LV JER 38:1

38 And_ Shəfaţ^yāh the _son _of Mattān and_Gədal^yāh the _son _of Pashḩūr and_Jucal the _son _of Shelem^yāh and_Pashḩūr the _son _of Malkīy^yāh _he/it _listened DOM the_words/messages which Yirmə^yāh was_speaking to all _of the_people to_say.

Show passage in OET: JER 38:6

OET-RV JER 38:6

6 So they took Yirmiyah and put him into the water storage cistern carved out by the king’s son Malkiyah. It was right there in the guards’ courtyard, and they lowered Yirmiyah down with ropes. There wasn’t any water left in the cistern, but it was still muddy at the bottom and he sank down into the mud.

OET-LV JER 38:6

6 And_they _took DOM Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) and_they _threw DOM_him/it into the_cistern of _Malkīy^yāh the _son _of the_king which was_in_the _courtyard _of the _guard and_they _let _down DOM Yirmə^yāh with_ropes and_in_cistern there_was_not water if/because (if) mud and_ Yirmə^yāh _he _sank in_mud.

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5. Father of Gedaliah. Gedaliah—with Shephatiah, Jucal, and Pashhur—opposed Jeremiah and attempted to kill him by imprisoning him in Malkijah’s cistern (Jer 38:1).

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