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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| commanded | וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה | way·ṣaw·weh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| Ebed-melech | מֶ֥לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5663 Ebed-Melek |
| the Cushite | הַכּוּשִׁ֖י | hak·kū·šî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3569 Cushite |
| Take | קַ֣ח | qaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| thirty | שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים | šə·lō·šîm | Number - common plural | H7970 thirty |
| men | אֲנָשִׁ֔ים | ’ă·nā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| here | מִזֶּה֙ | miz·zeh | Preposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| with you | בְּיָדְךָ֤ | bə·yā·ḏə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| and pull | וְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָ | wə·ha·‘ă·lî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֧הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| the prophet | הַנָּבִ֛יא | han·nā·ḇî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| out of the cistern | הַבּ֖וֹר | hab·bō·wr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H953 pit, cistern, well |
| before | בְּטֶ֥רֶם | bə·ṭe·rem | Preposition-b; Adverb | H2962 not yet, ere, before that |
| he dies | יָמֽוּת׃ | yā·mūṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.