The Meaning of Jeremiah 38:8 Explained

Jeremiah 38:8

KJV: Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying,

YLT: and Ebed-Melech goeth forth from the king's house, and speaketh unto the king, saying,

Darby: and Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying,

ASV: Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Ebedmelech  went forth  out of the king's  house,  and spake  to the king,  saying, 

What does Jeremiah 38:8 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 38

1  Jeremiah, by a false suggestion, is put into the dungeon of Malchiah
7  Ebed-Melech, by suit, gets him some enlargement
14  Upon secret conference, he counsels the king by yielding to save his life
24  By the king's instructions he conceals the conference from the princes

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 38:8 mean?

and went - Ebed-melech out of house of the king and spoke to the king saying
וַיֵּצֵ֥א עֶֽבֶד־ מֶ֖לֶךְ מִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֵאמֹֽר

וַיֵּצֵ֥א  and  went 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
עֶֽבֶד־  - 
Parse:
מֶ֖לֶךְ  Ebed-melech 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד־מֶלֶךְ  
Sense: an Ethiopian eunuch in the service of king Zedekiah, through whose interference Jeremiah was released from prison.
מִבֵּ֣ית  out  of  house 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ  of  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר  and  spoke 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
לֵאמֹֽר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.

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