Jeremiah 38:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 38:6 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 →
וַיִּקְח֣וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
וַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּ
shâlak
H7993
to throw
אֹת֜וֹ
ʼêth
H853
-
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַבּ֣וֹר
bôwr
H953
pit
מַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּ
Malkîyâh
H4441
Malchijah
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
Melek
H4429
Melech
אֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
בַּחֲצַ֣ר
châtsêr
H2691
court
הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה
maṭṭârâʼ
H4307
guard
וַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
-
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
בַּחֲבָלִ֑ים
chebel
H2256
cord
וּבַבּ֤וֹר
bôwr
H953
pit
אֵֽין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מַ֨יִם֙
mayim
H4325
water
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
טִ֔יט
ṭîyṭ
H2916
mud
וַיִּטְבַּ֥ע
ṭâbaʻ
H2883
to sink
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
בַּטִּֽיט
ṭîyṭ
H2916
mud
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king's son, that was in the court of the guard: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malkijah, son of the king. The cistern was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah down on ropes. There was no water in the cistern, but it was muddy, and he sank down into the mud.
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