Jeremiah

Jeremiah 38:10

10So the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הway·ṣaw·wehConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Ebed-melechמֶ֥לֶךְme·leḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH5663 Ebed-Melek
the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֖יhak·kū·šîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3569 Cushite
Takeקַ֣חqaḥVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH3947 take
thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםšə·lō·šîmNumber - common pluralH7970 thirty
menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים’ă·nā·šîmNoun - masculine pluralH582 man, mankind
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
hereמִזֶּה֙miz·zehPreposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
with youבְּיָדְךָ֤bə·yā·ḏə·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
and pullוְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָwə·ha·‘ă·lî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֧הוּyir·mə·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH3414 Jirmejah
the prophetהַנָּבִ֛יאhan·nā·ḇîArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
out of the cisternהַבּ֖וֹרhab·bō·wrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH953 pit, cistern, well
beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbə·ṭe·remPreposition-b; AdverbH2962 not yet, ere, before that
he diesיָמֽוּת׃yā·mūṯVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.