Jeremiah 36:23
And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire.
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ASV
And it came to pass, 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 roll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.
KJV
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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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֣י׀ | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| כִּקְר֣וֹא | kik.Ro' | when read aloud | H7121 → |
| יְהוּדִ֗י | ye.hu.Di | Jehudi | H3065 → |
| שָׁלֹ֣שׁ | sha.Losh | three | H7969 → |
| דְּלָתוֹת֮ | de.la.tOt | doors | H1817 → |
| וְאַרְבָּעָה֒ | ve.'ar.ba.'Ah | and four | H702 → |
| יִֽקְרָעֶ֙הָ֙ | yik.ra.'E.ha | he tore it | H7167 → |
| בְּתַ֣עַר | be.Ta.'ar | with [the] knife of | H8593 → |
| הַסֹּפֵ֔ר | ha.so.Fer | the scribe | H5608 → |
| וְהַשְׁלֵ֕ךְ | ve.hash.Lekh | and he threw [it] | H7993 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | into | H413 → |
| הָאֵ֖שׁ | ha.'Esh | the fire | H784 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | [was] to | H413 → |
| הָאָ֑ח | ha.'Ach | the fire-pot | H254 → |
| עַד־ | 'ad- | until | H5704 → |
| תֹּם֙ | tom | was consumed | H8552 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| הַמְּגִלָּ֔ה | ha.me.gi.Lah | the scroll | H4039 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הָאֵ֖שׁ | ha.'Esh | the fire | H784 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | [was] on | H5921 → |
| הָאָֽח׃ | ha.'Ach | the fire-pot | H254 → |
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