Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 36:14-21

14Therefore all the princesהַשָּׂרִ֜יםha.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,unto Baruchבָּר֗וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Takeקָחֶ֥נָּהka.Che.nahH3947in thine handבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027the rollהַמְּגִלָּ֗הha.me.gi.LahH4039wherein thou hast readקָרָ֤אתָka.Ra.taH7121in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and comeH3212.So Baruchבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵרִיָּ֤הוּne.ri.Ya.huH5374tookוַ֠יִּקַּחVai.yi.kachH3947the rollהַמְּגִלָּה֙ha.me.gi.LahH4039in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto them.

15And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Sit downשֵׁ֣בshevH3427now, and readוּקְרָאֶ֖נָּהu.ke.ra.'E.nahH7121it in our earsבְּאָזְנֵ֑ינוּbe.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.So Baruchבָר֖וּךְva.RukhH1263readוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itin their earsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.HemH241.

16Now it came to pass, when they had heardכְּשָׁמְעָם֙ke.sha.me.'AmH8085all the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697,they were afraidפָּחֲד֖וּpa.cha.DuH6342bothH413oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376and otherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453,and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559unto Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263,We will surelyהַגֵּ֤ידha.GeidH5046tellנַגִּיד֙na.GidH5046the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428of all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

17And they askedשָׁאֲל֖וּsha.'a.LuH7592Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046us now, How didst thou writeכָּתַ֛בְתָּka.Tav.taH3789all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697at his mouthמִפִּֽיו׃mi.PivH6310?

18Then Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, He pronouncedיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697unto me with his mouthמִפִּיו֙mi.PivH6310,and I wroteכֹּתֵ֥בko.TevH3789themwith inkבַּדְּיֽוֹ׃ פba.de.YoH1773in the bookהַסֵּ֖פֶרha.Se.ferH5612.

19Then saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559the princesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269unto Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263,GoH3212,hideהִסָּתֵ֖רhi.sa.TerH5641thee, thou and Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414;and let no manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376knowיֵדַ֖עye.Da'H3045whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375ye be.

20And they went inוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428into the courtחָצֵ֔רָהcha.Tze.rahH2691,but they laid upהִפְקִ֔דוּhif.Ki.duH6485the rollהַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.LahH4039in the chamberבְּלִשְׁכַּ֖תbe.lish.KatH3957of Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608,and toldוַיַּגִּ֙ידוּ֙vai.ya.Gi.duH5046all the wordsהַדְּבָרִֽים׃ha.de.va.RimH1697in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

21So the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065to fetchלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947the rollהַמְּגִלָּ֔הha.me.gi.LahH4039:and he tookוַיִּ֨קָּחֶ֔הָvai.Yi.ka.Che.haH3947it out of Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476the scribe’sהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608chamberמִלִּשְׁכַּ֖תmi.lish.KatH3957.And Jehudiיְהוּדִי֙ye.hu.DiH3065readוַיִּקְרָאֶ֤הָvai.yik.ra.'E.haH7121it in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and in the earsוּבְאָזְנֵי֙u.ve.'a.ze.NeiH241of all the princesהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269which stoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975besideמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

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