Jeremiah 36:20
¶ And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.
¶ And they went in to the King into the Court, bnt they layed vp the roule in the chamber of Elishama the Scribe, and told all the words in the eares of the king.
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- Jeremiah 36:12Rank 1 from verse 20
12Then 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.
12Then hee went downe into the kings house into the scribes chamber, and loe, all the princes sate there, euen Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the sonne of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the sonne of Achbor, and Gemariah the sonne of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the sonne of Hananiah, and all the princes.
- Jeremiah 36:21Rank 2 from verse 20
21So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.
21So the king sent Iehudi to fet the roule, and hee tooke it out of Elishama the scribes chamber, and Iehudi read it in the eares of the king, and in the eares of all the princes which stood beside the king.
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Jeremiah 36:20
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.
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An enclosed yard, a royal residence or attendants, or a place of judgment.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.
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Sense 1: A scroll or written sheet kept rolled. Sense 2: As a verb, to turn, move, or wrap over and over.
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A room or enclosed compartment in or adjoining a building.
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A writer or clerk; among the Jews, one learned in and teaching the law.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616
Past-tense or past-participial form of tell (to say, relate, inform, count, or make known).
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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.
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Plural form of ear. Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.
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19Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.
19Then said the Princes vnto Baruch, Go hide thee, thou and Ieremiah, and let no man know where yee bee.
20¶ And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.
20¶ And they went in to the King into the Court, bnt they layed vp the roule in the chamber of Elishama the Scribe, and told all the words in the eares of the king.
Selected passage21So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.
21So the king sent Iehudi to fet the roule, and hee tooke it out of Elishama the scribes chamber, and Iehudi read it in the eares of the king, and in the eares of all the princes which stood beside the king.