Jeremiah 36:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗י
(ye·hu·di)
3065: "Jewish," an officer of Jehoiakimfrom the same as Yehudi
had readכִּקְרֹ֣וא
(kik·ro·v)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁ
(sha·losh)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
or fourוְאַרְבָּעָה֒
(ve·'ar·ba·'ah)
702: fourof uncertain derivation
columns,דְּלָתֹות֮
(de·la·to·vt)
1817: a doorfrom dalah
[the king] cutיִֽקְרָעֶ֙הָ֙
(yik·ra·'e·ha)
7167: to teara prim. root
it with a scribe's 
 
5613b: enumerator, secretary, scribefrom the same as sepher
knifeבְּתַ֣עַר
(be·ta·'ar)
8593: a razor, sheathfrom arah
and threwוְהַשְׁלֵ֕ךְ
(ve·hash·lech)
7993: to throw, fling, casta prim. root
[it] into the fireהָאֵ֖שׁ
(ha·'esh)
784: a firea prim. root
that was in the brazier,הָאָ֑ח
(ha·'ach;)
254: a firepot, brazierof uncertain derivation
untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֔ה
(ham·me·gil·lah,)
4039: a scrollfrom galal
was consumedתֹּם֙
(tom)
8552: to be complete or finisheda prim. root
in the fireהָאֵ֖שׁ
(ha·'esh)
784: a firea prim. root
that was in the brazier.הָאָֽח׃
(ha·'ach.)
254: a firepot, brazierof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And it came to pass that when Jehudi
Yhuwdiy  (yeh-hoo-dee')
Jehudi, an Israelite -- Jehudi.
had read
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
or four
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
leaves
deleth  (deh'-leth)
something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door -- door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (In Psa. 141:3, dal, irreg.).
he cut
qara`  (kaw-rah')
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) -- cut out, rend, surely, tear.
it with the penknife
ta`ar  (tah'-ar)
a knife or razor (as making bare): also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e. empty) -- (pen-)knife, razor, scabbard, shave, sheath.
caphar  (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
and cast
shalak  (shaw-lak)
to throw out, down or away -- adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
it into the fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
that was on the hearth
'ach  (awkh)
a fire-pot or chafing dish -- hearth.
until all the roll
mgillah  (meg-il-law')
a roll -- roll, volume.
was consumed
tamam  (taw-mam')
to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive (as follows)
in the fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
that was on the hearth
'ach  (awkh)
a fire-pot or chafing dish -- hearth.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When Jehudi had read three or four columns, the king cut it with a scribe's knife and threw it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As soon as Jehudi would read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut the scroll with a scribe's knife and throw the columns into the blazing fire until the entire scroll was consumed by the fire in the brazier.

International Standard Version
As Jehudi would read three or four columns, the king would cut it with a scribe's knife and throw it into the fire which was in the stove, until all the scroll was burned in the fire in the stove.

NET Bible
As soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king would cut them off with a penknife and throw them on the fire in the firepot. He kept doing so until the whole scroll was burned up in the fire.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As Jehudi read three or four columns, the king would cut them off with a scribe's knife and throw them into the fire in the fireplace. He did this until the whole scroll was burned up.

King James 2000 Bible
And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four columns, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
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