Jeremiah 36:25
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them. | Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them. | Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll; but he would not hear them. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and also | וְגַם֩ | ve-GAM | H1571 | alsoגַּם (gam) 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike |
| Elnathan | אֶלְנָתָ֨ן | 'el-na-TAN | H0494K | Elnathanאֶלְנָתָן (el.na.tan) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.26.22; son of: Achbor (H5907H) § Elnathan = "God has given" 1) king Jehoiachin's maternal grandfather 2) three chief men in Ezra's time 3) son of Achbor, a military commander under Jehoiakim |
| and Delaiah | וּדְלָיָ֤הוּ | u-de-la-YA-hu | H1806K | Delaiahדְּלָיָ֫הוּ (de.la.yah) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.12; son of: Shemaiah (H8098Z) § Dalaiah or Delaiah = "Jehovah has drawn" 1) a priest in the time of David, leader of the 23rd course 2) a son of Shemaiah, a ruler of Judah in the time of Jeremiah in the court of Jehoiakim 3) the head of an exilic family, of uncertain pedigree, claiming to be Israelites in the time of Zerubbabel 4) a descendant of Zerubbabel 5) the son of Mehetabeel and the father of Shemaiah, a contemporary of Nehemiah |
| and Gemariah | וּגְמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙ | u-ge-mar-YA-hu | H1587H | Gemariahגְּמַרְיָ֫הוּ (ge.mar.yah) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.10; son of: Shaphan (H8227B); brother of: Ahikam (H0296) and Elasah (H0501J); father of: Micaiah (H4321H) § Gemariah = "Jehovah has accomplished" 1) the son of Shaphan the scribe and father of Michaiah; one of the nobles of Judah who had a chamber in the temple from which Baruch read Jeremiah's alarming prophecy to all the people 2) the son of Hilkiah who bore Jeremiah's letter to the captive Jews |
| they had made entreaty | הִפְגִּ֣עוּ | hif-GI-'u | H6293 | to fall onפָּגַע (pa.ga) 1) to encounter, meet, reach, entreat, make intercession 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to meet, light upon, join 1a2) to meet (of kindness) 1a3) to encounter, fall upon (of hostility) 1a4) to encounter, entreat (of request) 1a5) to strike, touch (of boundary) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to light upon 1b2) to cause to entreat 1b3) to make entreaty, interpose 1b4) to make attack 1b5) to reach the mark |
| with the king | בַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | va-ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| to not | לְבִלְתִּ֥י | le-vil-TI | H1115 | lestבִּלְתִּי (bil.ti) subst 1) not, except adv 2) not 3) except (after preceding negation) conj 4) except (after an implied or expressed negation) with prep 5) so as not, in order not 6) an account of not, because...not 7) until not |
| to burn | שְׂרֹ֖ף | se-ROF | H8313 | to burnסָרַף (sa.raph) (Pael) burnt Another spelling of sa.raph (שָׂרַף "to burn" H8313) |
| the scroll | הַמְּגִלָּ֑ה | ha-me-gi-LAH | H4039 | scrollמְגִלָּה (me.gil.lah) roll, book, writing Aramaic equivalent: me.gil.lah (מְגִלָּה "scroll" H4040) |
| and not | וְלֹ֥א | ve-LO' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| he listened | שָׁמַ֖ע | sha-MA' | H8085G | to hear: hearשָׁמַע (sha.ma) : hear v 1) to hear, listen to, obey 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hear (perceive by ear) 1a2) to hear of or concerning 1a3) to hear (have power to hear) 1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to 1a5) to understand (language) 1a6) to hear (of judicial cases) 1a7) to listen, give heed 1a7a) to consent, agree 1a7b) to grant request 1a8) to listen to, yield to 1a9) to obey, be obedient 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound) 1b2) to be heard of 1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed 1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound … |
| to them | אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ | 'a-lei-HEM | H0413 | to(wards)אֶל (el) 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.