New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 36:16-26

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'H4480 H6310 H7121allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697to me, and I wroteכֹּתֵ֥בko.TevH3789them with inkבַּדְּיֽוֹ׃ פba.de.YoH1773on the bookהַסֵּ֖פֶרha.Se.ferH5612.”

19Then the officialsהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263, “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,hideהִסָּתֵ֖רhi.sa.TerH5641yourself, you and Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414,and do not let anyone knowיֵדַ֖עye.Da'H3045whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375you are.”

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.NeiH5046 H241allכָּל־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.'AlH4480 H5921the 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.

26And the kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Jerahmeelיְרַחְמְאֵ֨לye.rach.me.'ElH3396the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֣הוּse.ra.Ya.huH8304the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Azrielעַזְרִיאֵ֗ל'az.ri.'ElH5837,and Shelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֙הוּ֙she.lem.Ya.huH8018the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Abdeelעַבְדְּאֵ֔ל'av.de.'ElH5655toseizeלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947Baruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263the scribeH5613and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030, but theLordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068hidוַיַּסְתִּרֵ֖םvai.yas.ti.RemH5641them.

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