Jeremiah 38:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.”

Young's Literal Translation
And the heads say unto the king, ‘Let, we pray thee, this man be put to death, because that he is making feeble the hands of the men of war, who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking unto them according to these words, for this man is not seeking for the peace of this people, but for its evil.’

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Then the officials
הַשָּׂרִ֜ים (haś·śā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

said
וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the king,
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

“This
הַזֶּה֒ (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

man
הָאִ֣ישׁ (hā·’îš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

ought to die,
י֣וּמַת (yū·maṯ)
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he
הֽוּא־ (hū-)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is discouraging
מְרַפֵּ֡א (mə·rap·pê)
Direct object marker
Strong's 7503: Sink, relax

the warriors
אַנְשֵׁ֨י (’an·šê)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

who remain
הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים ׀ (han·niš·’ā·rîm)
Preposition, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant

in this
הַזֹּ֗את (haz·zōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

city,
בָּעִ֣יר (bā·‘îr)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

as well as all
כָל־ (ḵāl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the people,
הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām)
Preposition | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

by speaking
לְדַבֵּ֣ר (lə·ḏab·bêr)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

such
הָאֵ֑לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh)
Conjunction
Strong's 428: These, those

words
כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים (kad·də·ḇā·rîm)
Article | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

to them;
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

this
הַזֶּ֗ה (haz·zeh)
Adverb | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

man
הָאִ֣ישׁ (hā·’îš)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

is not
אֵינֶ֨נּוּ (’ê·nen·nū)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

seeking
דֹרֵ֧שׁ (ḏō·rêš)
Preposition | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship

the well-being
לְשָׁל֛וֹם (lə·šā·lō·wm)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace

of these
הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh)
Conjunction
Strong's 2088: This, that

people,
לָעָ֥ם (lā·‘ām)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

but
כִּ֣י ׀ (kî)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

their ruin.”
לְרָעָֽה׃ (lə·rā·‘āh)
Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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