Jeremiah 36:17

“And they asked Baruch, saying, “Tell us, please, how did you write all these words from his mouth?””

Jeremiah 36:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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And they askedשָׁאֲלוּshaalu

ask

To ask a question.

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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.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

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

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“Tellהַגֶּדhaged

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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did you writeכָּתַבְתָּkatavta

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

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these wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim

word

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

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from his mouthפִּיpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

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The context

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.”

17 · This verse (above)

18And Baruch said to them, “From his mouth he would dictate to me all these words, and I would write on the book with ink.”

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