Jeremiah 36:10

“And Baruch read in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of YHWH, in the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper court, at the entrance of the New Gate of the house of YHWH, in the ears of all the people.”

Jeremiah 36:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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And Baruchבָרוּךְvaruch

Baruch

Baruch: a name meaning "blessed". Above all, the scribe of the prophet Jeremiah; also some men of Nehemiah's time, such as the son of Zabbai who zealously repaired a section of the wall.

Where else “varuch” appears
readיִּקְרָאyikra

read aloud

To say a written text aloud.

Where else “yikra” appears
in the bookסֵּפֶרsefer

book

A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.

Where else “sefer” appears
the wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “divre” appears
of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּyirmyahu

Jeremiah

Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.

Where else “yirmyahu” appears
in the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “bet” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
in the chamberלִשְׁכַּתlishkat

room, hall

Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.

Where else “lishkat” appears
of Gemariahגְּמַרְיָהוּgemaryahu

Gemariah

Gemariah: a name meaning "YHWH has accomplished," borne by two men in Jeremiah's time.

Where else “gemaryahu” appears
sonבֶןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ven” appears
of Shaphanשָׁפָןshafan

Shaphan

Shaphan, a man's name, like Josiah's scribe.

Where else “shafan” appears
the scribeסֹּפֵרsofer

scribe

An official who writes and reads the documents of the king or the temple.

Where else “sofer” appears
in the upperעֶלְיוֹןelyon

Most High, Elyon

"Elyon": the highest, the Most High. It is a title of God: there is no one above him. As an adjective, upper, high.

Where else “elyon” appears
courtחָצֵרchatser

court

An enclosed open space, like the temple's.

Where else “chatser” appears
at the entranceפֶּתַחpetach

entrance, door

Entrance, doorway, door, opening.

Where else “petach” appears
of the Newחָדָשׁchadash

new

New.

Where else “chadash” appears
Gateשַׁעַרshaar

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

Where else “shaar” appears
in the earsאָזְנֵיazne

hearing

The ear that listens: "incline your ear".

Where else “azne” appears
the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears

The context

9And it happened in the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before YHWH for all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem.

10 · This verse (above)

11And Micaiah son of Gemariah, son of Shaphan, heard all the words of YHWH from the book,

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