Jeremiah

Jeremiah 38:11

¹¹Then Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the king’s palace, to a place below the storehouse. From there he took old rags and worn-out clothes and lowered them with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Ebed-melech	מֶ֨לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5663 Ebed-Melek
took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח׀	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
with him	בְּיָד֗וֹ	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and went	וַיָּבֹ֤א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to the king’s	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	בֵית־	ḇêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a place below	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the storehouse	הָאוֹצָ֔ר	hā·’ō·w·ṣār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse
From there	מִשָּׁם֙	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
he took	וַיִּקַּ֤ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
old	בְּלוֹיֵ֣	bə·lō·w·yê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1094 worn out things, rags
rags	הַסְּחָבוֹת	has·sə·ḥå̄·ḇōṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5499 rag, clout
and worn-out	וּבְלוֹיֵ֖	ū·ḇə·lō·w·yê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1094 worn out things, rags
clothes	מְלָחִ֑ים	mə·lā·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4418 rag
and lowered them	וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֧ם	way·šal·lə·ḥêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7971 send
with ropes	בַּחֲבָלִֽים׃	ba·ḥă·ḇā·lîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2256 cord, territory, band
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the cistern	הַבּ֖וֹר	hab·bō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.