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Jeremiah 38:16

NETBible	So King Zedekiah made a secret promise to Jeremiah and sealed it with an oath. He promised,¹ “As surely as the Lord lives who has given us life and breath,² I promise you this: I will not kill you or hand you over to those men who want to kill you.”³
NIV © biblegateway Jer 38:16	But King Zedekiah swore this oath secretly to Jeremiah: "As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us breath, I will neither kill you nor hand you over to those who are seeking your life."
NASB © biblegateway Jer 38:16	But King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in secret saying, "As the LORD lives, who made this life for us, surely I will not put you to death nor will I give you over to the hand of these men who are seeking your life."
NLT © biblegateway Jer 38:16	So King Zedekiah secretly promised him, "As surely as the LORD our Creator lives, I will not kill you or hand you over to the men who want you dead."
MSG © biblegateway Jer 38:16	Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah right there, but in secret, "As sure as GOD lives, who gives us life, I won't kill you, nor will I turn you over to the men who are trying to kill you."
BBE © SABDAweb Jer 38:16	So King Zedekiah gave his oath to Jeremiah secretly, saying, By the living Lord, who gave us our life, I will not put you to death, or give you up to these men who are desiring to take your life.
NRSV © bibleoremus Jer 38:16	So King Zedekiah swore an oath in secret to Jeremiah, "As the LORD lives, who gave us our lives, I will not put you to death or hand you over to these men who seek your life."
NKJV © biblegateway Jer 38:16	So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, " As the LORD lives, who made our very souls, I will not put you to death, nor will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life."
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KJV	So Zedekiah <06667> the king <04428> sware <07650> (8735) secretly <05643> unto Jeremiah <03414>_, saying <0559> (8800)_, [As] the LORD <03068> liveth <02416>_, that made <06213> (8804) us this soul <05315>_, I will not put thee to death <04191> (8686)_, neither will I give <05414> (8799) thee into the hand <03027> of these men <0582> that seek <01245> (8764) thy life <05315>_.
NASB © biblegateway Jer 38:16	But King <04428> Zedekiah <06667> swore <07650> to Jeremiah <03414> in secret <05643> saying <0559> , "As the LORD <03068> lives <02416> , who <0834> made <06213> this <0384> life <05315> for us, surely <0518> I will not put <04191> you to death <04191> nor <0518> will I give <05414> you over to the hand <03027> of these <0428> men <0376> who <0834> are seeking <01245> your life <05315> ."
LXXM	(45:16) kai <2532> CONJ wmosen {V-AAI-3S} autw <846> D-DSM o <3588> T-NSM basileuv <935> N-NSM legwn <3004> V-PAPNS zh <2198> V-PAI-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM ov <3739> R-NSM epoihsen <4160> V-AAI-3S hmin <1473> P-DP thn <3588> T-ASF quchn <5590> N-ASF tauthn <3778> D-ASF ei <1487> CONJ apoktenw <615> V-FAI-1S se <4771> P-AS kai <2532> CONJ ei <1487> CONJ dwsw <1325> V-FAI-1S se <4771> P-AS eiv <1519> PREP ceirav <5495> N-APF twn <3588> T-GPM anyrwpwn <444> N-GPM toutwn <3778> D-GPM
NET [draft] ITL	So King <04428> Zedekiah <06667> made <07650> a secret <05643> promise <07650> to <0413> Jeremiah <03414> and sealed it with an oath. He promised <0559> , “As surely as the Lord <03068> lives <02416> who <0834> has given <06213> us life and breath <05315> , I promise you this <02063> : I will not <0518> kill <04191> you or <0518> hand <05414> you over <05414> to those <0428> men <0376> who <0834> want to kill <01245> you.”
HEBREW	o Kspn <05315> ta <0853> Mysqbm <01245> rsa <0834> hlah <0428> Mysnah <0376> dyb <03027> Knta <05414> Maw <0518> Ktyma <04191> Ma <0518> tazh <02063> spnh <05315> ta <0853> wnl <0> hve <06213> rsa <0834> *zz {ta} <0853> hwhy <03068> yx <02416> rmal <0559> rtob <05643> whymry <03414> la <0413> whyqdu <06667> Klmh <04428> ebsyw (38:16) <07650>

NETBible

So King Zedekiah made a secret promise to Jeremiah and sealed it with an oath. He promised,¹ “As surely as the Lord lives who has given us life and breath,² I promise you this: I will not kill you or hand you over to those men who want to kill you.”³

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “So King Zedekiah secretly swore an oath to Jeremiah, saying.”

²tn Heb “who has made this life/soul/ breath [נֶפֶשׁ, nefesh] for us.” The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ refers to the living, breathing substance of a person which constitutes his very life (cf. BDB 659 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ 1; 3).

³tn Heb “who are seeking your life.”