New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 36:12-25
12he wentH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,into the scribe’sH5613chamberלִשְׁכַּ֣תlish.KatH3957.And beholdוְהִ֨נֵּה־ve.Hi.neh-H2009,allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269were sittingיֽוֹשְׁבִ֑יםyo.she.VimH3427thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033--Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476the scribeH5613, andDelaiahוּדְלָיָ֣הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806the sonבֶן־ve.noSh-H1121of Shemaiahשְׁ֠מַעְיָהוּShe.ma'.ya.huH8098, andElnathanוְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןve.'el.na.TanH494the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Achborעַכְבּ֜וֹרakh.BorH5907,and Gemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֧הוּu.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227,and Zedekiahוְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּve.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הוּcha.nan.Ya.huH2608,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the otherofficialsהַשָּׂרִֽים׃ha.sa.RimH8269.
14Then allכָל־khol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֜יםha.sa.RimH8269sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971Jehudiיְהוּדִ֡יye.hu.DiH3065the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְ֠תַנְיָהוּNe.tan.ya.huH5418,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָ֣הוּshe.lem.Ya.huH8018,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Cushiכּוּשִׁי֮ku.ShiH3570,to Baruchבָּר֗וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Takeקָחֶ֥נָּהka.Che.nahH3947in your handבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֗הha.me.gi.LahH4039from whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you have readקָרָ֤אתָka.Ra.taH7121to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and comeוָלֵ֑ךְva.LekhH1980.”So Baruchבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵרִיָּ֤הוּne.ri.Ya.huH5374tookוַ֠יִּקַּחVai.yi.kachH3947the scrollהַמְּגִלָּה֙ha.me.gi.LahH4039in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to them.
16When they had heardכְּשָׁמְעָם֙ke.sha.me.'AmH8085allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697,they turnedH6342infearH6342oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263, “We will surelyהַגֵּ֤ידha.GeidH5046reportנַגִּיד֙na.GidH5046allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697to the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.”
17And they askedשָׁאֲל֖וּsha.'a.LuH7592Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046us, pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994,howאֵ֗יךְ'EikhH349did you writeכָּתַ֛בְתָּka.Tav.taH3789allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697? Was itat his dictationמִפִּֽיו׃mi.PivH6310?”
18Then Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Hedictatedמִפִּיו֙ יִקְרָ֣אmi.Piv yik.Ra'H4480H6310H7121allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697to me, and I wroteכֹּתֵ֥בko.TevH3789them with inkבַּדְּיֽוֹ׃ פba.de.YoH1773on the bookהַסֵּ֖פֶרha.Se.ferH5612.”
20So they wentוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428in the courtחָצֵ֔רָהcha.Tze.rahH2691,but they had depositedהִפְקִ֔דוּhif.Ki.duH6485the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.LahH4039in the chamberבְּלִשְׁכַּ֖תbe.lish.KatH3957ofElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476the scribeH5613,and they reportedוַיַּגִּ֙ידוּ֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣יvai.ya.Gi.du be.'a.ze.NeiH5046H241allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִֽים׃ha.de.va.RimH1697to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.
21Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065to getלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֔הha.me.gi.LahH4039,and he tookוַיִּ֨קָּחֶ֔הָvai.Yi.ka.Che.haH3947it out of the chamberמִלִּשְׁכַּ֖תmi.lish.KatH3957of Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476the scribeH5613.And Jehudiיְהוּדִי֙ye.hu.DiH3065readוַיִּקְרָאֶ֤הָvai.yik.ra.'E.haH7121it to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428as well as to allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269who stoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975besideמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH4480H5921the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
22Now the kingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428was sittingיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in thewinterהַחֹ֔רֶףha.Cho.refH2779houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004in theninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֑יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, with a fireburningמְבֹעָֽרֶת׃me.vo.'A.retH1197in the brazierהָאָ֖חha.'AchH254beforeלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440him.
23When Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065had readכִּקְר֣וֹאkik.Ro'H7121threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969or fourוְאַרְבָּעָה֒ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702columnsדְּלָתוֹת֮de.la.tOtH1817, the kingcutיִֽקְרָעֶ֙הָ֙yik.ra.'E.haH7167it with a scribe’sH5613knifeבְּתַ֣עַרbe.Ta.'arH8593andthrewוְהַשְׁלֵ֕ךְve.hash.LekhH7993itinto the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784that was in the brazierהָאָ֑חha.'AchH254,untilעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֔הha.me.gi.LahH4039was consumedתֹּם֙tomH8552in the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784that was in the brazierהָאָֽח׃ha.'AchH254.
24Yet the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650who heardהַשֹּׁ֣מְעִ֔יםha.Sho.me.'ImH8085allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697werenot afraidפָחֲד֔וּfa.cha.DuH6342,norH3808did theyrendקָרְע֖וּka.re.'UH7167their garmentsבִּגְדֵיהֶ֑םbig.dei.HemH899.
25Even thoughוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֨ן'el.na.TanH494and Delaiahוּדְלָיָ֤הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806and Gemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587pleadedהִפְגִּ֣עוּhif.Gi.'uH6293with the kingבַמֶּ֔לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428not to burnשְׂרֹ֖ףse.RofH8313the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֑הha.me.gi.LahH4039,he would not listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to them.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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