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Jeremiah 36:15

And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears.

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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvayomrvand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֵלָ֔יוelayvamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).שֵׁ֣בshevdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “dwell”, a commandH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…נָ֔אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.וּקְרָאֶ֖נָּהuqeraenahand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and call”, a commandH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.בְּאָזְנֵ֑ינוּbeazeneynvin earאֹזֶןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “in ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.וַיִּקְרָ֥אvayiqraand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and call”, the next action in the storyH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.בָר֖וּךְvarukheBaruchבָּרוּךְnoun, proper name — “Baruch”H1263Baruk, the name of three IsraelitesBaruch.בְּאָזְנֵיהֶֽםbeazeneyhemin earאֹזֶןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they said unto him: 'Sit down now, and read it in our ears.' So Baruch read it in their ears.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they say unto him, 'Sit down, we pray thee, and read it in our ears,' and Baruch readeth in their ears,

World English Bible

They said to him, “Sit down now, and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read it in their hearing.

Darby Translation

And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. And Baruch read [it] in their ears.

Douay-Rheims

And they said to him: Sit down and read these things in our hearing. And Baruch read in their hearing.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they said unto him: 'Sit down now, and read it in our ears.' So Baruch read it in their ears.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

whereas ye said, The Lord has appointed for us prophets in Babylon:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι εἴπατε, κατέστησεν ἡμῖν Κύριος προφήτας ἐν Βαβυλῶνι·