33 The verbal forms emphasize that each word came from his mouth. The first verb is an imperfect which emphasizes repeated action in past time and the second verb is a participle which emphasizes ongoing action. However, it is a little awkward to try to express this nuance in contemporary English. Even though it is not reflected in the translation, it is noted here for future reference.

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Baruch answered them, “He dictated all these words to me, while I wrote them with ink on the scroll.”

“Yes,” Baruch replied, “he dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”

Baruch said to them, “At his dictation. He recited all these words to me while I was writing on the scroll in ink.”

So Baruch explained, “Jeremiah dictated them, and I wrote them down in ink, word for word, on this scroll.”

And Baruch said to them, “From his mouth. He dictated to me all these words and I was writing on the scroll with the ink.”

Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.

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