New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 38:11-13

11So Ebed-melechH5663tookוַיִּקַּ֣ח׀vai.yi.KachH3947the menH376under hisauthorityבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵית־veit-H1004to a placebeneathתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the storeroomהָאוֹצָ֔רha.'o.TzarH214and tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033worn-outבְּלוֹיֵ֣be.lo.YeH1094clothesסְחָב֔וֹתse.cha.VotH5499and worn-outוּבְלוֹיֵ֖u.ve.lo.YeH1094ragsמְלָחִ֑יםme.la.ChimH4418and letH7971them downH7971by ropesבַּחֲבָלִֽים׃ba.cha.va.LimH2256into the cisternהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

12Then Ebed-melechH5663the Ethiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, “Nowנָ֠אna'H4994putשִׂ֣יםsimH7760these worn-outבְּלוֹאֵ֨יbe.lo.'EiH1094clothesהַסְּחָב֤וֹתha.se.cha.VotH5499and ragsוְהַמְּלָחִים֙ve.ha.me.la.ChimH4418underתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478your armpitsאַצִּל֣וֹת יָדֶ֔יךָ'a.tzi.Lot ya.Dei.khaH679 H3027underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the ropesלַחֲבָלִ֑יםla.cha.va.LimH2256”;and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּֽן׃KenH3651.

13So they pulledוַיִּמְשְׁכ֤וּvai.yim.she.KhuH4900Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414up with the ropesבַּֽחֲבָלִ֔יםba.cha.va.LimH2256and liftedוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927him out of the cisternהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953,and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414stayedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardhouseהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ סha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

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