Jeremiah 38:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put now these old cast-off clothes and worn-out rags under your armholes beneath the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֡אמֶר עֶבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְ הַכּוּשִׁ֜י אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ שִׂ֣ים נָ֠א בְּלוֹאֵ֨י הַסְּחָב֤וֹת וְהַמְּלָחִים֙ תַּ֚חַת אַצִּל֣וֹת יָדֶ֔יךָ מִתַּ֖חַת לַחֲבָלִ֑ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ כֵּֽן׃

Transliteration

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 Details

• *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

Word Meanings

• *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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Ebed-Melech the Cushite said to Jeremiah, "Put these worn-out rags and clothes under your arms to pad the ropes." Jeremiah did so,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto emiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And emiah did so.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these rags and worn-out garments under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Abdemelech the Morian sayde vnto the prophet Ieremy: O put these ragges and cloutes vnder thine arme holes, betwixte the and the coardes: ad Ieremy dyd so.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ebed-melech the blacke More sayde vnto Ieremiah, Put now these olde rotten ragges and worne, vnder thine arme holes, betweene the coards; Ieremiah did so.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Abedmelech the Morian sayde vnto the prophete Ieremie: O put these ragges and cloutes vnder thine arme holes betwixt them and the cordes: And Ieremie did so.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now [these] old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put now these rags and worn-out garments under your armholes under the cords. Jeremiah did so.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Ebed-Melech the Cushite saith unto Jeremiah, `Put, I pray thee, the worn-out clouts and rags under thine arm-holes, at the place of the cords,' and Jeremiah doth so,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these rags and worn-out garments under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these rags and worn-out garments under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put these bits of old cloth under your arms under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put now these rags and worn-out garments under your armpits under the cords. Jeremiah did so.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Ebed Melech called down to Jeremiah,“Put these rags and worn-out clothes under your armpits to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did as Ebed Melech instructed.

Referenced Verses

• Rom 12:10 : 10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love; in honor giving preference to one another;
• Rom 12:15 : 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
• Eph 4:32 : 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.