Jer 38:7-9 : 7 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.38.7",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁמַ֡ע עֶֽבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְ הַכּוּשִׁ֜י אִ֣ישׁ סָרִ֗יס וְהוּא֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּֽי־נָתְנ֥וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ אֶל־הַבּ֑וֹר וְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ יוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּשַׁ֥עַר בִּנְיָמִֽן׃",
"text": "And *wə-yišmaʿ* *ʿEḇeḏ-meleḵ* the-*Kûšî*, *ʾîš* *sārîs*, and-he in-*bêt* the-*meleḵ*, *kî*-*nātnû* *ʾet*-*Yirməyāhû* into-the-*bôr*; and-the-*meleḵ* *yôšēḇ* in-*šaʿar* *Binyāmin*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yišmaʿ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he heard",
"*ʿEḇeḏ-meleḵ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ebed-melech (meaning 'servant of the king')",
"*Kûšî*": "gentilic adjective, masculine singular - Cushite/Ethiopian",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of",
"*sārîs*": "noun, masculine singular - eunuch/official",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that",
"*nātnû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they had put",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Yirməyāhû*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jeremiah",
"*bôr*": "noun, masculine singular - pit/cistern",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*yôšēḇ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - sitting",
"*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - gate of",
"*Binyāmin*": "proper noun - Benjamin"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿEḇeḏ-meleḵ*": "name meaning 'servant of the king'",
"*Kûšî*": "Cushite/Ethiopian",
"*sārîs*": "eunuch/court official/officer",
"*nātnû*": "they had put/placed",
"*bôr*": "pit/cistern/dungeon",
"*yôšēḇ*": "sitting/remaining/dwelling"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.38.8",
"source": "וַיֵּצֵ֥א עֶֽבֶד־מֶ֖לֶךְ מִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֵאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "And *wə-yēṣēʾ* *ʿEḇeḏ-meleḵ* from-*bêt* the-*meleḵ* and-*wə-yəḏabbēr* to-the-*meleḵ* *lēʾmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yēṣēʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went out",
"*ʿEḇeḏ-meleḵ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ebed-melech",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*wə-yəḏabbēr*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yēṣēʾ*": "and he went out/came out/departed",
"*bêt*": "house/palace",
"*wə-yəḏabbēr*": "and he spoke/said"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.38.9",
"source": "אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הֵרֵ֜עוּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ לְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־הִשְׁלִ֖יכוּ אֶל־הַבּ֑וֹר וַיָּ֤מָת תַּחְתָּיו֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הָֽרָעָ֔ב כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין הַלֶּ֛חֶם ע֖וֹד בָּעִֽיר׃",
"text": "My-*ʾăḏōnî* the-*meleḵ*, *hērēʿû* the-*ʾănāšîm* the-*ʾēlleh* *ʾēt* all-*ʾăšer* *ʿāśû* to-*Yirməyāhû* the-*nāḇîʾ*, *ʾēt* that-*ʾăšer*-*hišlîḵû* him into-the-*bôr*, and-*wə-yāmāt* *taḥtāyw* from-*mippənê* the-*hārāʿāḇ* for-*kî* *ʾên* the-*leḥem* *ʿôḏ* in-the-*ʿîr*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 1st common singular suffix - my lord",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*hērēʿû*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - they have done evil",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men",
"*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which",
"*ʿāśû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they have done",
"*Yirməyāhû*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jeremiah",
"*nāḇîʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - prophet",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which",
"*hišlîḵû*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - they have thrown",
"*bôr*": "noun, masculine singular - pit/cistern",
"*wə-yāmāt*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will die",
"*taḥtāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - under him/in his place",
"*mippənê*": "preposition + construct form - from before/because of",
"*hārāʿāḇ*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the famine",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no",
"*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food",
"*ʿôḏ*": "adverb - still/yet/anymore",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city"
},
"variants": {
"*hērēʿû*": "they have done evil/acted wickedly",
"*ʿāśû*": "they have done/made/performed",
"*hišlîḵû*": "they have thrown/cast/hurled",
"*wə-yāmāt*": "and he will die/is about to die",
"*taḥtāyw*": "in his place/where he is",
"*mippənê*": "because of/due to",
"*hārāʿāḇ*": "the famine/hunger",
"*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance",
"*ʿôḏ*": "still/anymore/longer"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.38.10",
"source": "וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֛ת עֶֽבֶד־מֶ֥לֶךְ הַכּוּשִׁ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר קַ֣ח בְּיָדְךָ֤ מִזֶּה֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֧הוּ הַנָּבִ֛יא מִן־הַבּ֖וֹר בְּטֶ֥רֶם יָמֽוּת׃",
"text": "And *wə-yəṣawweh* the-*meleḵ* *ʾēt* *ʿEḇeḏ-meleḵ* the-*Kûšî* *lēʾmōr*, *qaḥ* in-*yāḏḵā* from-*mizzeh* thirty *ʾănāšîm* and-*wə-haʿălîtā* *ʾet*-*Yirməyāhû* the-*nāḇîʾ* from-the-*bôr* before-*bəṭerem* *yāmût*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yəṣawweh*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he commanded",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿEḇeḏ-meleḵ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ebed-melech",
"*Kûšî*": "gentilic adjective, masculine singular - Cushite/Ethiopian",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*qaḥ*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - take",
"*yāḏḵā*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand",
"*mizzeh*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun - from here",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men",
"*wə-haʿălîtā*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and bring up",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Yirməyāhû*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jeremiah",
"*nāḇîʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - prophet",
"*bôr*": "noun, masculine singular - pit/cistern",
"*bəṭerem*": "conjunction - before",
"*yāmût*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he dies"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yəṣawweh*": "and he commanded/ordered",
"*qaḥ*": "take/get",
"*yāḏḵā*": "your hand/under your authority",
"*mizzeh*": "from here/from this place",
"*wə-haʿălîtā*": "and bring up/lift up/pull up",
"*bəṭerem*": "before/ere",
"*yāmût*": "he dies/perishes"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.38.11",
"source": "וַיִּקַּ֣ח ׀ עֶֽבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְ אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּיָד֗וֹ וַיָּבֹ֤א בֵית־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־תַּ֣חַת הָאוֹצָ֔ר וַיִּקַּ֤ח מִשָּׁם֙ בְּלוֹיֵ֣ *הסחבות **סְחָב֔וֹת וּבְלוֹיֵ֖ מְלָחִ֑ים וַיְשַׁלְּ[t]חֵ֧ם אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ אֶל־הַבּ֖וֹר בַּחֲבָלִֽים׃",
"text": "And *wə-yiqqaḥ* *ʿEḇeḏ-meleḵ* *ʾet*-the-*ʾănāšîm* in-*yāḏô* and-*wə-yāḇōʾ* *bêt*-the-*meleḵ* to-*taḥat* the-*ʾôṣār* and-*wə-yiqqaḥ* from-*miššām* *bəlôyê* *hasəḥāḇôt* [*səḥāḇôt*] and-*bəlôyê* *məlāḥîm* and-*wə-yəšalləḥēm* to-*Yirməyāhû* into-the-*bôr* with-the-*ḥăḇālîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yiqqaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took",
"*ʿEḇeḏ-meleḵ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ebed-melech",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men",
"*yāḏô*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand",
"*wə-yāḇōʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he entered",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*taḥat*": "preposition - under/beneath",
"*ʾôṣār*": "noun, masculine singular - treasury/storehouse",
"*wə-yiqqaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took",
"*miššām*": "preposition + adverb - from there",
"*bəlôyê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - worn-out pieces of",
"*hasəḥāḇôt*": "article + noun, feminine plural - rags (Ketiv)",
"*səḥāḇôt*": "noun, feminine plural - rags (Qere)",
"*bəlôyê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - worn-out pieces of",
"*məlāḥîm*": "noun, masculine plural - rags/worn clothes",
"*wə-yəšalləḥēm*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he let them down",
"*Yirməyāhû*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jeremiah",
"*bôr*": "noun, masculine singular - pit/cistern",
"*ḥăḇālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - ropes"
},
"variants": {
"*yāḏô*": "his hand/under his authority",
"*taḥat*": "under/beneath/below",
"*ʾôṣār*": "treasury/storehouse/storeroom",
"*bəlôyê*": "worn-out pieces of/rags of",
"*hasəḥāḇôt*/*səḥāḇôt*": "textual variant (Ketiv/Qere) - both meaning 'rags'",
"*məlāḥîm*": "rags/tatters/worn clothes",
"*wə-yəšalləḥēm*": "and he let them down/sent them down"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.38.12",
"source": "וַיֹּ֡אמֶר עֶבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְ הַכּוּשִׁ֜י אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ שִׂ֣ים נָ֠א בְּלוֹאֵ֨י הַסְּחָב֤וֹת וְהַמְּלָחִים֙ תַּ֚חַת אַצִּל֣וֹת יָדֶ֔יךָ מִתַּ֖חַת לַחֲבָלִ֑ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ כֵּֽן׃",
"text": "And-*yōʾmer* *ʿebed-melek* the-*kūšî* to-*yirmĕyāhū*, *śîm* *nāʾ* *bĕlôʾê* the-*sĕḥābôt* and-the-*mĕlāḥîm* under *ʾaṣṣilôt* *yādeykā* from-under to-the-*ḥăbālîm*; and-*yaʿaś* *yirmĕyāhū* thus.",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʿebed-melek*": "construct state, 'servant of king' - proper name",
"*kūšî*": "adjective, masculine singular - Cushite/Ethiopian",
"*yirmĕyāhū*": "proper name - Jeremiah",
"*śîm*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - put/place",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now",
"*bĕlôʾê*": "construct plural of *bāleh* - worn-out pieces/rags",
"*sĕḥābôt*": "plural noun - rags/torn clothes",
"*mĕlāḥîm*": "plural noun - old cloths/rags",
"*ʾaṣṣilôt*": "plural construct of *ʾaṣṣil* - joints/armpits",
"*yādeykā*": "dual noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hands",
"*ḥăbālîm*": "plural noun - ropes/cords",
"*yaʿaś*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he did",
"*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿebed-melek*": "servant of the king/Ebed-Melech (as proper name)",
"*kūšî*": "Cushite/Ethiopian/from Cush",
"*bĕlôʾê*": "worn-out pieces/tattered rags/old scraps",
"*sĕḥābôt*": "torn clothes/rags/cast-off garments",
"*mĕlāḥîm*": "old cloths/rags/tatters",
"*ʾaṣṣilôt*": "armpits/joints/arm-joints",
"*ḥăbālîm*": "ropes/cords/cables"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.38.13",
"source": "וַיִּמְשְׁכ֤וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ בַּֽחֲבָלִ֔ים וַיַּעֲל֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ מִן־הַבּ֑וֹר וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ בַּחֲצָ֖ר הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ ס",
"text": "And-*yimšĕkū* *ʾet*-*yirmĕyāhū* with-the-*ḥăbālîm* and-*yaʿălū* *ʾōtô* from-the-*bôr*; and-*yēšeb* *yirmĕyāhū* in-*ḥăṣar* the-*maṭṭārāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*yimšĕkū*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they pulled/drew",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*yirmĕyāhū*": "proper name - Jeremiah",
"*ḥăbālîm*": "plural noun with preposition *bĕ* - with the ropes/cords",
"*yaʿălū*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they brought up/raised",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*bôr*": "masculine singular noun with article and preposition *min* - from the pit/cistern",
"*yēšeb*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he remained/dwelt/sat",
"*ḥăṣar*": "masculine singular construct with preposition *bĕ* - in the court of",
"*maṭṭārāh*": "feminine singular noun with article - the guard/prison"
},
"variants": {
"*yimšĕkū*": "pulled/drew/dragged",
"*ḥăbālîm*": "ropes/cords/cables",
"*yaʿălū*": "brought up/lifted up/raised",
"*bôr*": "pit/cistern/dungeon",
"*yēšeb*": "remained/stayed/dwelt/sat",
"*ḥăṣar*": "court/courtyard/enclosure",
"*maṭṭārāh*": "guard/prison/place of confinement"
}
}