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Jeremiah 36:12

he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.

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ASV

he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes were sitting there, to wit, Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

KJV

Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

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27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redand he went downH3381 →
בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1004 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
עַל־'al-toH5921 →
לִשְׁכַּ֣תlish.Kat[the] room ofH3957 →
הַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.Ferthe scribeH5608 →
וְהִ֨נֵּה־ve.Hi.neh-and there!H2009 →
שָׁ֔םShamthereH8033 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.Rimthe officialsH8269 →
יֽוֹשְׁבִ֑יםyo.she.Vim[were] sittingH3427 →
אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'ElishamaH476 →
הַסֹּפֵ֡רha.so.Ferthe scribeH5608 →
וּדְלָיָ֣הוּu.de.la.Ya.huand DelaiahH1806 →
בֶן־ve.noSh-[the] son ofH1121 →
שְׁ֠מַעְיָהוּShe.ma'.ya.huShemaiahH8098 →
וְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןve.'el.na.Tanand ElnathanH494 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
עַכְבּ֜וֹרakh.BorAchborH5907 →
וּגְמַרְיָ֧הוּu.ge.mar.Ya.huand GemariahH1587 →
בֶן־ven-[the] son ofH1121 →
שָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanShaphanH8227 →
וְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּve.tzid.ki.Ya.huand ZedekiahH6667 →
בֶן־ven-[the] son ofH1121 →
חֲנַנְיָ֖הוּcha.nan.Ya.huHananiahH2608 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand allH3605 →
הַשָּׂרִֽים׃ha.sa.Rimthe officialsH8269 →

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Jeremiah 26:22Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men.Jeremiah 36:20So the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king.2 Kings 22:12and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:Jeremiah 36:25Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.Jeremiah 41:1In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.Jeremiah 28:1–17In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:2 Kings 22:14So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.Jeremiah 36:20–21So the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king.2 Kings 22:3Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying,Jeremiah 36:10–11From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD, Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the hearing of all the people.2 Kings 24:8Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem.Jeremiah 28:1In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:Jeremiah 34:10So all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them,Jeremiah 37:13But when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”

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Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Prophecies — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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