Then Kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְZedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּsentיִּשְׁלַחand tookוַיִּקַּחJeremiahאֶת יִרְמְיָהוּthe prophetהַנָּבִיאto himselfאֵלָיוatאֶלthe thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁיentranceמָבוֹאthatאֲשֶׁרwas in the houseבְּבֵיתof YHWH;יְהוָהand the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְsaidיֹּאמֶרto Jeremiah,אֶל יִרְמְיָהוּ“Iאֲנִיam askingשֹׁאֵלyouאֹתְךָsomething;דָּבָרdo notאַלhideתְּכַחֵדanythingדָּבָרfrom me.”מִמֶּנִּי
Jeremiah 38:14
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 38:14, word by word
- Then Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- 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).
Where else “tsidkiyahu” appears- sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- and tookיִּקַּחyikach
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “yikach” appears- 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.
Where else “yirmyahu” appears- the prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- the thirdשְּׁלִישִׁיshelishi
third
The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.
Where else “shelishi” appears- entranceמָבוֹאmavo
entrance
The place through which one enters a city, a house or a place of work.
Where else “mavo” appears- was in the houseבֵיתvet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- am askingשֹׁאֵלshoel
ask
To ask a question.
Where else “shoel” appears- somethingדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- hideתְּכַחֵדtechached
hide
To hide something, keep silent about it.
Where else “techached” appears
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.”