Jeremiah 36:21

“And the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he got it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe; and Jehudi read it in the ears of the king and in the ears of all the princes who were standing beside the king.”

Jeremiah 36:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 36:21, word by word

And the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “yishlach” appears
Jehudiיְהוּדִיyehudi

Jehudi

Jehudi: a name meaning "Judean"; the man the officials and King Jehoiakim sent to fetch and read Jeremiah's scroll.

Where else “yehudi” appears
to getקַחַתkachat

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

Where else “kachat” appears
the scrollמְּגִלָּהmegila

scroll

Scroll: a long strip of skin or papyrus, written and rolled up; this was the form of books.

Where else “megila” appears
from the chamberלִּשְׁכַּתlishkat

room, hall

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

Where else “lishkat” appears
of Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָעelishama

Elishama

Elishama, chief of the tribe of Ephraim; other men bear the same name. It means "God hears."

Where else “elishama” appears
the scribeסֹּפֵרsofer

scribe

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

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read itיִּקְרָאֶyikrae

read aloud

To say a written text aloud.

Where else “yikrae” appears
in the earsאָזְנֵיazne

hearing

The ear that listens: "incline your ear".

Where else “azne” appears
the princesשָּׂרִיםsarim

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

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who were standingעֹמְדִיםomdim

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

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The context

20And they went in to the king to the court, but the scroll they had deposited in the chamber of Elishama the scribe; and they told in the ears of the king all the words.

21 · This verse (above)

22Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with the brazier burning before him.

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