Jeremiah 36:4

“And Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of YHWH that he had spoken to him on a scroll of a book.”

Jeremiah 36:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 36:4, word by word

And 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.

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calledיִּקְרָאyikra

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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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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sonבֶּןben

son

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

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of Neriahנֵרִיָּהneriya

Neriah

Neriah: a name meaning "YHWH is a lamp"; the father of Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe, and of Seraiah.

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wroteיִּכְתֹּבyichtov

write

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

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from the mouthפִּיpi

mouth

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

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the wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre

word

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

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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.

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he had spoken to himדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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on a scrollמְגִלַּתmegilat

scroll

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

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of a bookסֵפֶרsefer

book

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

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The context

3Perhaps the house of Judah will hear all the evil that I am planning to do to them, so that they may turn back, each one from his evil way, and I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.”

4 · This verse (above)

5And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, “I am restrained; I cannot go into the house of YHWH.

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