Jeremiah

Jeremiah 38:27

²⁷When all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, he relayed to them the exact words the king had commanded him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had overheard the conversation.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the officials	הַשָּׂרִ֤ים	haś·śā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
came	וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
and questioned him	וַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּ	way·yiš·’ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7592 ask, inquire
he relayed	וַיַּגֵּ֤ד	way·yag·gêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
to them	לָהֶם֙	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
the exact	כְּכָל־	kə·ḵāl-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
words	הַדְּבָרִ֣ים	had·də·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
the king	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
had commanded	צִוָּ֖ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
So they said no more	וַיַּחֲרִ֣שׁוּ	way·ya·ḥă·ri·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
to him	מִמֶּ֔נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
no one	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
had overheard	נִשְׁמַ֖ע	niš·ma‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
the conversation	הַדָּבָֽר׃פ	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.