Jeremiah 38:7

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Now when Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin,

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Hebrew words

וַיִּשְׁמַעvaiyishma'and he heardH8085עֶבֶד־'eved-EbedH5663מֶלֶךְmelekhMelechH5663הַכּוּשִׁיhakushithe CushiteH3569אִישׁ'isha manH376סָרִיסsarisa court-officialH5631וְהוּאvehu'and heH1931בְּבֵיתbeveit[was] in [the] house ofH1004הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428כִּי־ki-thatH3588נָתְנוּnatenuthey had putH5414אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יִרְמְיָהוּyirmeyahuJeremiahH3414אֶל־'el-intoH413הַבּוֹרhaborthe cisternH953וְהַמֶּלֶךְvehamelekhand the kingH4428יוֹשֵׁבyoshev[was] sittingH3427בְּשַׁעַרbesha'arin [the] gate ofH8179בִּנְיָמִן׃binyaminBenjaminH1144

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People and places

People: Ebed-melech, Jeremiah

Places: Benjamin Gate