Jeremiah 38:4
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Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”
In other translations
Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559הַשָּׂרִיםhasarimthe officialsH8269אֶל־'el-toH413הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428יוּמַתyumatlet him be put to deathH4191נָאna'pleaseH4994אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאִישׁha'ishthe manH376הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088כִּי־ki-forH3588עַל־'al-sinceH5921כֵּןken<thus>H3651הוּא־hu'-heH1931מְרַפֵּאmerape'[is] making dropH7503אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְדֵיyedei[the] hands ofH3027אַנְשֵׁי'anshei[the] men ofH582הַמִּלְחָמָהhamilchamah<the> warH4421הַנִּשְׁאָרִים׀hanish'arimwho remainH7604בָּעִירba'irin the cityH5892הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063וְאֵתve'etand <obj.>H853יְדֵיyedei[the] hands ofH3027כָל־khol-allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971לְדַבֵּרledaberby speakingH1696אֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH413כַּדְּבָרִיםkadevarimaccording to the wordsH1697הָאֵלֶּהha'eleh<the> theseH428כִּי׀kithatH3588הָאִישׁha'ishthe manH376הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088אֵינֶנּוּ'einenunot heH369דֹרֵשׁdoresh[is] seekingH1875לְשָׁלוֹםleshalomfor welfareH7965לָעָםla'amfor the peopleH5971הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518לְרָעָה׃lera'ahfor harmH7451
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