unfoldingWord_en_tn/jer/38/06.md

# they ... threw him into the cistern

They literally "lowered Jeremiah down on ropes," but the word "threw" is an exaggeration to say that they treated him roughly. Your language may have another way of saying this. AT: "they ... roughly pushed him into the cistern" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

# cistern

a deep hole in the ground where people collect and store rain water

# the courtyard of the guard

This was an open area attached to the king's palace that was surrounded by buildings and in which they kept prisoners. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 32:2](../32/01.md).

# They lowered Jeremiah down on ropes

This tells how "they threw him into the cistern."

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/courtyard]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# they ... threw him into the cistern`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`They literally "lowered Jeremiah down on ropes," but the word "threw" is an exaggeration to say that they treated him roughly. Your language may have another way of saying this. AT: "they ... roughly pushed him into the cistern" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# cistern`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`a deep hole in the ground where people collect and store rain water`

			`# the courtyard of the guard`

			`This was an open area attached to the king's palace that was surrounded by buildings and in which they kept prisoners. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 32:2](../32/01.md).`

			`# They lowered Jeremiah down on ropes`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This tells how "they threw him into the cistern."`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/courtyard]]`