Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 38:7-13

7Now when Ebed–melechH5663the Ethiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569,oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of the eunuchsסָרִ֗יסsa.RisH5631which was in the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֡עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that they had putנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in the dungeonהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953;the kingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428then sittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in the gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144;

8Ebed–melechH5663went forthוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,these menהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582have done evilהֵרֵ֜עוּhe.Re.'uH7489in all that they have doneעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213to Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,whom they have castהִשְׁלִ֖יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993into the dungeonהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953;and he is like to dieוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191forמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440hungerהָֽרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458in the placeתַּחְתָּיו֙tach.TavH8478where he is: for there isno more breadהַלֶּ֛חֶםha.Le.chemH3899in the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

10Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Ebed–melechH5663the Ethiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֖יha.ku.ShiH3569,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947from hence thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582with theeבְּיָדְךָ֤be.ya.de.KhaH3027,and take upוְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֧הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030out of the dungeonהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953,before he dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

11So Ebed–melechH5663tookוַיִּקַּ֣ח׀vai.yi.KachH3947the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582with himבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428under the treasuryהָאוֹצָ֔רha.'o.TzarH214,and tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947thence oldבְּלוֹיֵ֣be.lo.YeH1094cast cloutsסְחָב֔וֹתse.cha.VotH5499and oldוּבְלוֹיֵ֖u.ve.lo.YeH1094rotten ragsמְלָחִ֑יםme.la.ChimH4418,and let them downוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֧םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971by cordsבַּחֲבָלִֽים׃ba.cha.va.LimH2256into the dungeonהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

12And Ebed–melechH5663the Ethiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,Putשִׂ֣יםsimH7760now theseoldבְּלוֹאֵ֨יbe.lo.'EiH1094cast cloutsהַסְּחָב֤וֹתha.se.cha.VotH5499and rotten ragsוְהַמְּלָחִים֙ve.ha.me.la.ChimH4418under thine armholesאַצִּל֣וֹת יָדֶ֔יךָ'a.tzi.Lot ya.Dei.khaH3027 H679under the cordsלַחֲבָלִ֑יםla.cha.va.LimH2256.And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so.

13So they drew upוַיִּמְשְׁכ֤וּvai.yim.she.KhuH4900Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414with cordsבַּֽחֲבָלִ֔יםba.cha.va.LimH2256,and took him upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927out of the dungeonהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953:and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414remainedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the courtבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of the prisonהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ סha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

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