Jeremiah 39:12

““Take him, and set your eyes on him, and do not do to him anything bad; but as he speaks to you, so do with him.””

Jeremiah 39:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 39:12, word by word

“Take himקָחֶkache

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

Where else “kache” appears
and setשִׂיםsim

put

To put something somewhere.

Where else “sim” appears
your eyesעֵינֶיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ene” appears
doתַּעַשׂtaas

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “taas” appears
anythingמְאוּמָהmeuma

anything

Something, anything; with "not", nothing.

Where else “meuma” appears
badרָּעra

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “ra” appears
he speaksיְדַבֵּרyedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “yedaber” appears

The context

11And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave orders concerning Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan the chief of the guard, saying,

12 · This verse (above)

13So Nebuzaradan the chief of the guard sent, and Nebushazban the Rabsaris, and Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the great men of the king of Babylon,

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