Jeremiah 38:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 38:16 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 →
וַיִּשָּׁבַ֞ע
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
צִדְקִיָּ֛הוּ
Tsidqîyâh
H6667
Zedekiah
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
בַּסֵּ֣תֶר
çêther
H5643
hiding place
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
חַי
chay
H2416
living
יְהוָ֞ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
את
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲשֶׁר֩
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָ֨נוּ
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַנֶּ֤פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
הַזֹּאת֙
zôʼth
H2063
this
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
אֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ
mûwth
H4191
to die
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
אֶתֶּנְךָ֗
nâthan
H5414
to give
בְּיַד֙
yâd
H3027
hand
הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאֵ֔לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
מְבַקְשִׁ֖ים
bâqash
H1245
to seek
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
נַפְשֶֽׁךָ
nephesh
H5315
soul
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World English Bible Public Domain
So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, As Yahweh lives, who made us this soul, I will not put you to death, neither will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life.
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King James Version Public Domain
So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in private and said, “As Yahweh lives, the one who made us, I will not kill you or give you into the hand of those men who are seeking your life.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).