Jeremiah 38:14

“Then King Zedekiah sent and took Jeremiah the prophet to himself at the third entrance that was in the house of YHWH; and the king said to Jeremiah, “I am asking you something; do not hide anything from me.””

Jeremiah 38:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 38:14, word by word

Then Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּtsidkiyahu

Zedekiah

Zedekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is righteousness." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Chenaanah, who announced a false victory to Ahab (1 Kings 22), and the last king of Judah (2 Kings 24:17).

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sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach

send

To send someone or something.

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and tookיִּקַּחyikach

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

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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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the prophetנָּבִיאnavi

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

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the thirdשְּׁלִישִׁיshelishi

third

The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.

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entranceמָבוֹאmavo

entrance

The place through which one enters a city, a house or a place of work.

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was in the houseבֵיתvet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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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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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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am askingשֹׁאֵלshoel

ask

To ask a question.

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somethingדָּבָרdavar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

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hideתְּכַחֵדtechached

hide

To hide something, keep silent about it.

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The context

13So they pulled Jeremiah with ropes and brought him up from the cistern; and Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard.

14 · This verse (above)

15And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I tell it to you, will you not surely put me to death? And if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.”

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