Study it in the app“So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went into the house of the king, to a place under the treasury, and took from there old rags and worn-out clothes, and let them down to Jeremiah into the cistern with ropes.”
Jeremiah sinks in the mud of a cistern and Ebed-melech brings him outLoneliness
So Ebed-melechוַ עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְtookיִּקַּחthe menאֶת הָאֲנָשִׁיםwith himבְּיָדוֹand wentוַיָּבֹאinto the houseבֵיתof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְto a place underאֶל תַּחַתthe treasury,הָאוֹצָרand tookוַיִּקַּחfrom thereמִשָּׁםoldבְּלוֹיֵragsסְחָבוֹתand worn-outוּבְלוֹיֵclothes,מְלָחִיםand let them downוַיְשַׁלְּחֵםto Jeremiahאֶל יִרְמְיָהוּintoאֶלthe cisternהַבּוֹרwith ropes.בַּחֲבָלִים
Ebed-melech
Ebed-melech: a name meaning "servant of the king"; a Cushite official of King Zedekiah who rescued Jeremiah from the cistern.
Where else “eved” appearsfetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “yikach” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsenter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavo” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vet” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsstorehouse
The place where valuables are kept.
Where else “otsar” appearsworn-out rags
Old rags, worn-out clothing.
Where else “beloye” appearsrag
Rag, piece of torn cloth.
Where else “sechavot” appearsrag
Rag, worn-out clothing.
Where else “melachim” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “yeshalche” appearsJeremiah
Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.
Where else “yirmyahu” appearsdungeon
An empty pit used as a prison.
Where else “bor” appearscord
A rope of twisted fibers, for tying, measuring or letting something down.
Where else “chavalim” appears10Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, saying, “Take with you from here thirty men, and bring up Jeremiah the prophet from the cistern before he dies.”
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12And Ebed-melech the Cushite said to Jeremiah, “Put, please, the old rags and the worn-out clothes under your armpits, beneath the ropes.” And Jeremiah did so.
