Jeremiah 38:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 38:4 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַשָּׂרִ֜ים
sar
H8269
prince
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
י֣וּמַת
mûwth
H4191
to die
נָא֮
nâʼ
H4994
please
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַזֶּה֒
zeh
H2088
this
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֡ן
kên
H3651
thus
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
מְרַפֵּ֡א
râphâh
H7503
to relax
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יְדֵי֩
yâd
H3027
hand
אַנְשֵׁ֨י
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַמִּלְחָמָ֜ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים
shâʼar
H7604
to remain
בָּעִ֣יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַזֹּ֗את
zôʼth
H2063
this
וְאֵת֙
ʼêth
H853
-
יְדֵ֣י
yâd
H3027
hand
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
לְדַבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם
ʼêl
H413
to
כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים
dâbâr
H1697
word
הָאֵ֑לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
הָאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַזֶּ֗ה
zeh
H2088
this
אֵינֶ֨נּוּ
ʼayin
H369
nothing
דֹרֵ֧שׁ
dârash
H1875
to seek
לְשָׁל֛וֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
לָעָ֥ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לְרָעָֽה
raʻ
H7451
evil
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the princes said to the king, Let this man, we pray you, be put to death; because he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them: for this man doesn't seek the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So the officials said to the king, “Let this man die, for in this way he is weakening the hands of the fighting men who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people. He is proclaiming these words, for this man is not working for safety for this people, but disaster.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).