Jeremiah 38:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 38:10 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֵ֛ת
ʼêth
H853
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עֶֽבֶד
ʻEbed Melek
H5663
Ebed-melech
מֶ֥לֶךְ
ʻEbed Melek
H5663
Ebed-melech
הַכּוּשִׁ֖י
Kûwshîy
H3569
Cushite
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
קַ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
בְּיָדְךָ֤
yâd
H3027
hand
מִזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים
shᵉlôwshîym
H7970
thirty
אֲנָשִׁ֔ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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יִרְמְיָ֧הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
הַנָּבִ֛יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַבּ֖וֹר
bôwr
H953
pit
בְּטֶ֥רֶם
ṭerem
H2962
before
יָמֽוּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the king gave a command to Ebed-Melek the Cushite. He said, “Take command of thirty men from here and take Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).