And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen they heardכְּשָׁמְעָםallאֶת כָּלthe words,הַדְּבָרִיםthat they turned in dread,פָּחֲדוּeach oneאִישׁto his companion,אֶל רֵעֵהוּand they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto Baruch,אֶל בָּרוּךְ“We must surely tellהַגֵּיד נַגִּידthe kingלַמֶּלֶךְallאֵת כָּלthese words.”הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה
Jeremiah 36:16
Study it in the app“And 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 36:16, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- when they heardשָׁמְעָshama
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shama” appears- the wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devarim” appears- that they turned in dreadפָּחֲדוּpachadu
dread
To tremble with fear before something that threatens.
Where else “pachadu” appears- each oneאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- to his companionרֵעֵree
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “ree” appears- and they saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- to Baruchבָּרוּךְbaruch
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 “baruch” appears- “We must surely tellהַגֵּידhaged
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “haged” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears
The context
15And they said to him, “Sit down, please, and read it in our ears.” And Baruch read it in their ears.
16 · This verse (above)
17And they asked Baruch, saying, “Tell us, please, how did you write all these words from his mouth?”