Jeremiah 36:6

“So you go and read from the scroll that you have written from my mouth the words of YHWH in the ears of the people in the house of YHWH on a day of fasting; and also in the ears of all Judah who come from their cities you shall read them.”

Jeremiah 36:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 36:6, word by word

goבָאתָvata

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “vata” appears
and readקָרָאתָkarata

read aloud

To say a written text aloud.

Where else “karata” appears
from 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
you have writtenכָּתַבְתָּkatavta

write

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

Where else “katavta” appears
from my mouthפִּpi

mouth

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

Where else “pi” appears
the wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre

word

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

Where else “divre” appears
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.

Where else “yehva” appears
in the earsאָזְנֵיazne

hearing

The ear that listens: "incline your ear".

Where else “azne” appears
of the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
in the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “bet” appears
on a dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
of fastingצוֹםtsom

fast

Fast: going without food for a time, as a sign of mourning, of sorrow for sin, or of pleading with God.

Where else “tsom” appears
Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

Where else “yehuda” appears
from their citiesעָרֵיare

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “are” appears

The context

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

6 · This verse (above)

7Perhaps their supplication will fall before YHWH, and they will turn back, each one from his evil way, for great is the anger and the fury that YHWH has spoken against this people.”

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