Jeremiah 38:25

“And if the princes hear that I have spoken with you, and they come to you and say to you, ‘Tell us, please, what you said to the king; do not hide it from us, and we will not put you to death; and what did the king say to you?’”

Jeremiah 38:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 38:25, word by word

the princesשָּׂרִיםsarim

chief

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

Where else “sarim” appears
hearיִשְׁמְעוּyishmu

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “yishmu” appears
I have spokenדִבַּרְתִּיdibarti

speak

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

Where else “dibarti” appears
and they comeבָאוּvau

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “vau” appears
and sayאָמְרוּamru

say

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

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‘Tellהַגִּידָhagida

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

Where else “hagida” appears
to the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
hide itתְּכַחֵדtechached

hide

To hide something, keep silent about it.

Where else “techached” appears
put you to deathנְמִיתֶnemite

kill

To kill someone.

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The context

24And Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no one know of these words, and you will not die.

25 · This verse (above)

26then you shall say to them, ‘I was letting my supplication fall before the king not to send me back to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”

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