Jeremiah 38:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 38:11 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 →
וַיִּקַּ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
עֶֽבֶד
ʻEbed Melek
H5663
Ebed-melech
מֶ֨לֶךְ
ʻEbed Melek
H5663
Ebed-melech
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
בְּיָד֗וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
וַיָּבֹ֤א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בֵית
bayith
H1004
house
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
תַּ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
הָאוֹצָ֔ר
ʼôwtsâr
H214
storehouse
וַיִּקַּ֤ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
מִשָּׁם֙
shâm
H8033
there
בְּלוֹיֵ֣
bᵉlôwʼ
H1094
rags
הסחבות
çᵉchâbâh
H5499
rag
סְחָב֔וֹת
çᵉchâbâh
H5499
rag
וּבְלוֹיֵ֖
bᵉlôwʼ
H1094
rags
מְלָחִ֑ים
mâlâch
H4418
rag
וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֧ם
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַבּ֖וֹר
bôwr
H953
pit
בַּחֲבָלִֽים
chebel
H2256
cord
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World English Bible Public Domain
So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took there rags and worn-out garments, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
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King James Version Public Domain
So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Ebed-Melek took command of those men and went to the king’s house, to a storeroom for clothing under the house. From there he took rags and worn-out clothing and then let them down by ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.
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