Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleEbed-melech the Cushite cried out to Jeremiah, “Put these worn-out rags and clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so, Young's Literal Translation And Ebed-Melech the Cushite saith unto Jeremiah, ‘Put, I pray thee, the worn-out clouts and rags under thine arm-holes, at the place of the cords,’ and Jeremiah doth so, King James Bible And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now [these] old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so. Hebrew Ebed-melechמֶ֨לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5663: Ebed-melech -- 'servant of a king', an official under King Zedekiah the Cushite הַכּוּשִׁ֜י (hak·kū·šî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3569: Cushite -- descendant of Cush cried out וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶֽל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Jeremiah, יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites “Put שִׂ֣ים (śîm) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set these worn-out בְּלוֹאֵ֨י (bə·lō·w·’ê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1094: Worn-out things, rags rags הַסְּחָב֤וֹת (has·sə·ḥā·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5499: A rag and clothes וְהַמְּלָחִים֙ (wə·ham·mə·lā·ḥîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4418: A rag, old garment under your arms אַצִּל֣וֹת (’aṣ·ṣi·lō·wṯ) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 679: A joint of the hand, a party-wall to pad the ropes.” לַחֲבָלִ֑ים (la·ḥă·ḇā·lîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites did וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make so, כֵּֽן׃ (kên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus |