Jeremiah 36:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then they asked Baruch, "Tell us, how did you write all these words? Did Jeremiah dictate to you?"

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֶ֨ת־בָּר֔וּךְ שָׁאֲל֖וּ לֵאמֹ֑ר הַגֶּד־נָ֣א לָ֔נוּ אֵ֗יךְ כָּתַ֛בְתָּ אֶת־כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִפִּֽיו׃

Transliteration

And-ʾet-Bārûk they-šāʾălû lēʾmōr, hagged-nāʾ to-us ʾêk you-kātabtā ʾet-all-the-dəbārîm these from-his-mouth

Grammar Details

• *šāʾălû*: Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they asked/inquired
• *lēʾmōr*: Qal infinitive construct - saying
• *hagged-nāʾ*: Hiphil imperative, masculine singular + particle of entreaty - tell please
• *ʾêk*: interrogative adverb - how
• *kātabtā*: Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you wrote

Word Meanings

• *šāʾălû*: asked/inquired/questioned
• *hagged-nāʾ*: tell us please/declare to us please
• *ʾêk*: how/in what manner

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How did you write all these words at his mouth?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And they examined Baruch, sayenge: Tell vs, how didest thou wryte all these wordes out off his mouth?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they examined Baruch, saying, Tell vs nowe, howe diddest thou write all these wordes at his mouth?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they examined Baruch, saying: Tell vs, howe diddest thou write all these wordes out of his mouth?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How did you write all these words at his mouth?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they asked Baruch, saying, `Declare, we pray thee, to us, how didst thou write all these words -- from his mouth?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And questioning Baruch, they said, Say now, how did you put all these words down in writing from his mouth?

• World English Bible (2000)

  They asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How did you write all these words at his mouth?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then they asked Baruch,“How did you come to write all these words? Do they actually come from Jeremiah’s mouth?”

Referenced Verses

• John 9:15 : 15 So the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He replied, 'He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I see.'
• John 9:26-27 : 26 Then they asked him, 'What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?' 27 He replied, 'I already told you, and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?'
• John 9:10-11 : 10 They asked him, 'Then how were your eyes opened? 11 The man replied, 'The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and then I could see.'