Jeremiah 38:27

38:27 All the officials did indeed come and question Jeremiah. 1  He told them exactly what the king had instructed him to say. 2  They stopped questioning him any further because no one had actually heard their conversation. 3 

1 tn Heb “All the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him.”

2 tn Heb “And he reported to them according to all these words which the king had commanded.”

3 tn Heb “And they were silent from him because the word/matter [i.e., the conversation between Jeremiah and the king] had not been heard.” According to BDB 578 s.v. מִן 1.a the preposition “from” is significant in this construction, implying a verb of motion. I.e., “they were [fell] silent [and turned away] from him.”