New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 38:7-13

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.huH3414in the cisternהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953.Now the kingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428was sittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427at theGateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144;

8and Ebed-melechH5663wentH3318outH3318from the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9“My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428menH376have actedH7489wickedlyH7489in allכָּל־kol-H3605that they have doneעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213to Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030whomH834they have thrownהִשְׁלִ֖יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993into the cisternהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953;and he will dieוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191rightH8478whereH8478he is becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the famineהָֽרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458,for thereH369isH369noH369moreע֖וֹדodH5750breadהַלֶּ֛חֶםha.Le.chemH3899in the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.”

10Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Ebed-melechH5663the Ethiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֖יha.ku.ShiH3569,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Takeקַ֣חkachH3947thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970menH376from hereמִזֶּה֙mi.ZehH2088under your authorityבְּיָדְךָ֤be.ya.de.KhaH3027and bringוְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֧הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030upH5927from the cisternהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962he diesיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.”

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.TzarH214,and tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033worn-outבְּלוֹיֵ֣be.lo.YeH1094clothesסְחָב֔וֹתse.cha.VotH5499and worn-outוּבְלוֹיֵ֖u.ve.lo.YeH1094ragsמְלָחִ֑יםme.la.ChimH4418,and 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 pulledH4900Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414outH4900with the ropesבַּֽחֲבָלִ֔יםba.cha.va.LimH2256and liftedוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927him out of the cisternהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953,and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414stayedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thecourtyardבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardhouseהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ סha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

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