Jeremiah 36:15

“And they said to him, “Sit down, please, and read it in our ears.” And Baruch read it in their ears.”

Jeremiah 36:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 36:15, word by word

And they saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomru” appears
“Sit downשֵׁבshev

sit

To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.

Where else “shev” appears
and read itקְרָאֶkerae

read aloud

To say a written text aloud.

Where else “kerae” appears
in our earsאָזְנֵיazne

hearing

The ear that listens: "incline your ear".

Where else “azne” appears
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.

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The context

14Then all the princes sent to Baruch Jehudi son of Nethaniah, son of Shelemiah, son of Cushi, saying, “The scroll from which you read in the ears of the people, take it in your hand and come.” So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and came to them.

15 · This verse (above)

16And it happened, when they heard all the words, that they turned in dread, each one to his companion, and they said to Baruch, “We must surely tell the king all these words.”

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