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Jeremiah 38:12
New English Translation
Jeremiah 38:12
New English Translation
12 Ebed Melech[a] called down to Jeremiah, “Put these rags and worn-out clothes under your armpits to pad the ropes.”[b] Jeremiah did as Ebed Melech instructed.[c]
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- Jeremiah 38:12 tn Heb “Ebed Melech the Ethiopian.” The words “the Ethiopian” seem unnecessary and are not repeated in the translation because he has already been identified as such in vv. 7, 10.
- Jeremiah 38:12 tn Heb “under the joints of your arms under the ropes.” The two uses of “under” have different orientations and are best reflected by “between your armpits and the ropes” or “under your armpits to pad the ropes.”
- Jeremiah 38:12 tn Or “Jeremiah did so.” The alternate translation is what the text reads literally.
Jeremiah 38:12
New International Version
Jeremiah 38:12
New International Version
12 Ebed-Melek the Cushite said to Jeremiah, “Put these old rags and worn-out clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so,
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