Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 38:11-13

11Then Ebed-melechH5663אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֣ח׀vai.yi.KachH3947the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582with himבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵית־veit-H1004,toאֶל־'el-H413a place belowתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the storehouseהָאוֹצָ֔רha.'o.TzarH214.From thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033he tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947oldבְּלוֹיֵ֣be.lo.YeH1094ragsסְחָב֔וֹתse.cha.VotH5499and worn-outוּבְלוֹיֵ֖u.ve.lo.YeH1094clothesמְלָחִ֑יםme.la.ChimH4418and lowered themוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֧םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971with ropesבַּחֲבָלִֽים׃ba.cha.va.LimH2256toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414inאֶל־'el-H413the cisternהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953.

12Ebed-melechH5663the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569cried outוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, “Putשִׂ֣ים נָ֠אsim na'H7760 H4994these worn-outבְּלוֹאֵ֨יbe.lo.'EiH1094ragsהַסְּחָב֤וֹתha.se.cha.VotH5499and clothesוְהַמְּלָחִים֙ תַּ֚חַתve.ha.me.la.Chim Ta.chatH4418 H8478under your armsאַצִּל֣וֹת יָדֶ֔יךָ מִתַּ֖חַת'a.tzi.Lot ya.Dei.kha mi.Ta.chatH679 H3027 H8478to pad the ropesלַחֲבָלִ֑יםla.cha.va.LimH2256.”Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּֽן׃KenH3651,

13and they pulled himיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414upוַיִּמְשְׁכ֤וּvai.yim.she.KhuH4900אֶֽת־'et-H853with the ropesבַּֽחֲבָלִ֔יםba.cha.va.LimH2256and liftedוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853out ofמִן־min-H4480the cisternהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953.And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414remainedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the courtyardבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ סha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

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