New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 38:6-8

6Then they tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414and castוַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993him into thecisternהַבּ֣וֹר׀ha.BorH953ofMalchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּmal.ki.Ya.huH4441the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶן־ven-H1121,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834was in the courtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardhouseהַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.RahH4307;and they letH7971Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414downH7971with ropesבַּחֲבָלִ֑יםba.cha.va.LimH2256.Now in the cisternוּבַבּ֤וֹרu.va.BorH953thereH369was noH369waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325but onlyאִם־'im-H518mudטִ֔יטTitH2916,and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414sankוַיִּטְבַּ֥עvai.yit.Ba'H2883into the mudבַּטִּֽיט׃ סba.TitH2916.

7ButEbed-melechH5663the Ethiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569, aeunuchסָרִ֗יסsa.RisH5631,while he was in the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֡עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that they had putנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414into the cisternהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953.Now the kingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428was sittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in theGateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144;

8and Ebed-melechH5663wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out from the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

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