Jeremiah 38:6
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.

Young's Literal Translation
And they take Jeremiah, and cast him into the pit of Malchiah son of the king, that [is] in the court of the prison, and they send down Jeremiah with cords; and in the pit there is no water, but mire, and Jeremiah sinketh in the mire.

King James Bible
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that [was] in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon [there was] no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

Hebrew
So they took
וַיִּקְח֣וּ (way·yiq·ḥū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3947: To take

Jeremiah
יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites

and dropped
וַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּ (way·yaš·li·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away

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

the cistern
הַבּ֣וֹר ׀ (hab·bō·wr)
Article | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 953: A pit, cistern, well

of Malchiah,
מַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּ (mal·kî·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4441: Malchijah -- 'my king is Yah', the name of a number of Israelites

the king’s
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4429: Melech -- a Benjamite

son,
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

which
אֲשֶׁר֙ (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

was in the courtyard
בַּחֲצַ֣ר (ba·ḥă·ṣar)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 2691: A yard, a hamlet

of the guard.
הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה (ham·maṭ·ṭā·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4307: A guard, ward, prison, target, mark

They lowered
וַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ (way·šal·lə·ḥū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

Jeremiah
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites

with ropes
בַּחֲבָלִ֑ים (ba·ḥă·ḇā·lîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin

into the cistern,
וּבַבּ֤וֹר (ū·ḇab·bō·wr)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 953: A pit, cistern, well

which had no
אֵֽין־ (’ên-)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

water
מַ֙יִם֙ (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

but only
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

mud,
טִ֔יט (ṭîṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2916: Mud, clay, calamity

and Jeremiah
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites

sank down
וַיִּטְבַּ֥ע (way·yiṭ·ba‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2883: To sink, sink down

into the mud.
בַּטִּֽיט׃ (baṭ·ṭîṭ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2916: Mud, clay, calamity

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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