Jeremiah 36:8

King James Version 1611 (Original)

And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the LORD'S house.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֗עַשׂ בָּרוּךְ֙ בֶּן־נֵ֣רִיָּ֔ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֖הוּ יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֑יא לִקְרֹ֥א בַסֵּ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יְהֹוָֽה

Transliteration

And-wayyaʿaś Bārûk son-of-Nēriyyāh according-to-all which-ṣiwwāhû Yirmeyāhû the-nābîʾ to-read in-the-sēper dibrê Yəhwāh bêt Yəhōwāh

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿaś*: imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he did
• *Bārûk*: proper name, masculine singular - Baruch
• *Nēriyyāh*: proper name, masculine singular - Neriah
• *ṣiwwāhû*: perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he commanded him
• *Yirmeyāhû*: proper name, masculine singular - Jeremiah
• *nābîʾ*: common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the prophet
• *sēper*: common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the book/scroll
• *dibrê*: construct state, masculine plural - words of
• *Yəhwāh*: proper name - LORD/Yahweh
• *bêt*: construct state, masculine singular - house of
• *Yəhōwāh*: proper name - LORD/Yahweh (variant spelling)

Word Meanings

• *wayyaʿaś*: and he did/and he made/and he performed
• *sēper*: book/scroll/document/letter
• *dibrê*: words of/matters of/commands of

Referenced Verses

• Jer 1:17 : 17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
• Jer 36:4 : 4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.
• Matt 16:24 : 24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
• Luke 4:16-30 : 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. 22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son? 23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. 24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. 25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; 26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. 27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. 28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, 29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. 30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
• 1 Cor 16:10 : 10 Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.
• Phil 2:19-22 : 19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. 20 For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's. 22 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.
• Neh 8:3 : 3 And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.