Jeremiah
Jeremiah 36:21
21Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing beside him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the king | הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| sent | וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| Jehudi | יְהוּדִ֗י | yə·hū·ḏî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3065 Jehudi |
| to get | לָקַ֙חַת֙ | lā·qa·ḥaṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3947 take |
| the scroll | הַמְּגִלָּ֔ה | ham·mə·ḡil·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4039 roll |
| and he took it | וַיִּ֨קָּחֶ֔הָ | way·yiq·qā·ḥe·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3947 take |
| from the chamber | מִלִּשְׁכַּ֖ת | mil·liš·kaṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3957 room, chamber, hall, cell, lishka |
| of Elishama | אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע | ’ĕ·lî·šā·mā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H476 Elishama |
| the scribe | הַסֹּפֵ֑ר | has·sō·p̄êr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5608 count |
| And Jehudi | יְהוּדִי֙ | yə·hū·ḏî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3065 Jehudi |
| read it | וַיִּקְרָאֶ֤הָ | way·yiq·rā·’e·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| in the hearing | בְּאָזְנֵ֣י | bə·’ā·zə·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct | H241 ear |
| of the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| and all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the officials | הַשָּׂרִ֔ים | haś·śā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| who were standing | הָעֹמְדִ֖ים | hā·‘ō·mə·ḏîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| beside | מֵעַ֥ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.