Jeremiah

Jeremiah 38:7

⁷Now Ebed-melech the Cushite,^c a court official^d in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin,

Footnotes

c 38:7 Probably from the upper Nile region
d 38:7 Or eunuch

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Ebed-melech	מֶ֨לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5663 Ebed-Melek
the Cushite	הַכּוּשִׁ֜י	hak·kū·šî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3569 Cushite
a court official	סָרִ֗יס	sā·rîs	Noun - masculine singular	H5631 eunuch
in the royal	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	בְּבֵ֣ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
heard	וַיִּשְׁמַ֡ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
that Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
had been put	נָתְנ֥וּ	nā·ṯə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the cistern	הַבּ֑וֹר	hab·bō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well
While the king	וְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ	wə·ham·me·leḵ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
was sitting	יוֹשֵׁ֖ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
at the Gate	בְּשַׁ֥עַר	bə·ša·‘ar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
of Benjamin	בִּנְיָמִֽן׃	bin·yā·min	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1144 Binjamin

Cross-references

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Amos 5:10 · Jeremiah 37:13 · Jeremiah 29:2 · Deuteronomy 21:19 · Jeremiah 39:16–18 · Matthew 8:11–12 · Luke 10:30–36 · Jeremiah 13:23 · Luke 13:29–30 · Matthew 20:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.