Jeremiah 36:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 36:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוּדִ֗י
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3065
Jew
לָקַ֨חַת֙
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמְּגִלָּ֔ה
mᵉgillâh
H4039
scroll
וַיִּ֨קָּחֶ֔הָ
lâqach
H3947
to take
מִלִּשְׁכַּ֖ת
lishkâh
H3957
chamber
אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע
ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ
H476
Elishama
הַסֹּפֵ֑ר
çâphar
H5608
to count
וַיִּקְרָאֶ֤הָ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
יְהוּדִי֙
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3065
Jew
בְּאָזְנֵ֣י
ʼôzen
H241
ear
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וּבְאָזְנֵי֙
ʼôzen
H241
ear
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַשָּׂרִ֔ים
sar
H8269
prince
הָעֹמְדִ֖ים
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
מֵעַ֥ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
So the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll; and he took it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe. Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes who stood beside the king.
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King James Version Public Domain
So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. Jehudi took it from the room of Elishama the secretary. Then he read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing beside him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).