Jeremiah Chapter 38 verse 12 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 38:12

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.
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BBE Jeremiah 38:12

And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put these bits of old cloth under your arms under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
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DARBY Jeremiah 38:12

And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put, I pray, [these] old shreds and rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
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KJV Jeremiah 38:12

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.
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WBT Jeremiah 38:12


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WEB Jeremiah 38:12

Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put now these rags and worn-out garments under your armholes under the cords. Jeremiah did so.
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YLT Jeremiah 38:12

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,
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewEbed-melechמֶ֨לֶךְ (me·leḵ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 5663: Ebed-melech -- 'servant of a king', an official under King Zedekiahthe Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֜י (hak·kū·šî)Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3569: Cushite -- descendant of Cushcried outוַיֹּ֡אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, saytoאֶֽל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toJeremiah,יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites“Putשִׂ֣ים (śîm)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, setthese worn-outבְּלוֹאֵ֨י (bə·lō·w·’ê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1094: Worn-out things, ragsragsהַסְּחָב֤וֹת (has·sə·ḥā·ḇō·wṯ)Article | Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 5499: A ragand clothesוְהַמְּלָחִים֙ (wə·ham·mə·lā·ḥîm)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 4418: A rag, old garmentunder your armsאַצִּל֣וֹת (’aṣ·ṣi·lō·wṯ)Noun - common plural constructStrong's 679: A joint of the hand, a party-wallto pad the ropes.”לַחֲבָלִ֑ים (la·ḥă·ḇā·lîm)Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruinJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelitesdidוַיַּ֥עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6213: To do, makeso,כֵּֽן׃ (kên)AdverbStrong's 3651: So -- thusJump to PreviousArmholes Arm-Holes Arms Bits Cast Cloth Clothes Clouts Cords Cushite Decayed Ebedmelech Ebed-Melech E'bed-Mel'ech Ethiopian Garments Jeremiah Rags Ropes Rotten Worn Worn-Out