Jeremiah 38:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 38:7 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 →
וַיִּשְׁמַ֡ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
עֶֽבֶד
ʻEbed Melek
H5663
Ebed-melech
מֶ֨לֶךְ
ʻEbed Melek
H5663
Ebed-melech
הַכּוּשִׁ֜י
Kûwshîy
H3569
Cushite
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
סָרִ֗יס
çârîyç
H5631
eunuch
וְהוּא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
בְּבֵ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
נָתְנ֥וּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַבּ֑וֹר
bôwr
H953
pit
וְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יוֹשֵׁ֖ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּשַׁ֥עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
בִּנְיָמִֽן
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin),
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King James Version Public Domain
Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now Ebed-Melek the Cushite was one of the eunuchs in the king’s house. He heard that they had placed Jeremiah in the cistern. Now the king was sitting at the Benjamin Gate.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).