Jeremiah 36:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 36:23 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 →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּקְר֣וֹא
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
יְהוּדִ֗י
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3065
Jew
שָׁלֹ֣שׁ
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
דְּלָתוֹת֮
deleth
H1817
door
וְאַרְבָּעָה֒
ʼarbaʻ
H702
four
יִֽקְרָעֶ֨הָ֙
qâraʻ
H7167
to tear
בְּתַ֣עַר
taʻar
H8593
razor
הַסֹּפֵ֔ר
çâphar
H5608
to count
וְהַשְׁלֵ֕ךְ
shâlak
H7993
to throw
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָאֵ֖שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָאָ֑ח
ʼâch
H254
pot
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
תֹּם֙
tâmam
H8552
to be complete
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַמְּגִלָּ֔ה
mᵉgillâh
H4039
scroll
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאֵ֖שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָֽח
ʼâch
H254
pot
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, that [the king] cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
It happened that as Jehudi read three or four columns, the king would cut it off with a knife and throw it into the fire in the brazier until all of the scroll was destroyed.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).