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# scribe — English to Ukrainian

How English *scribe* is translated into Ukrainian in open, checked parallel texts: 6 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [scribe in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/scribe/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: scribe (51), scribes (68). By style: biblical 119.

## письменники

Used about 62 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 62). Forms: письменник, письменники, письменників.

- He asked the **scribes**, “What are you asking them?”
  І питав Він **письменників**: Про що ви перепитуєте ся з ними?
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 9:16)

- for he taught them with authority, and not like the **scribes**.
  бо Він їх навчав, яко маючий власть, а не як **письменники**.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 7:29)

- Then Pharisees and **scribes** came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
  Тодї прийшли до Ісуса **письменники** та Фарисеї з Єрусалиму, кажучи:
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 15:1)

- saying, “The **scribes** and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat.
  глаголючи: На Мойсейових сїдалищах посїдали **письменники** та Фарисеї.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 23:2)

- Some of the **scribes** answered, “Teacher, you speak well.”
  Озвавши ся ж деякі з **письменників**, казали: Учителю, добре глаголав єси.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 20:39)

## писаря

Used about 24 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 24). Forms: писарь, писаря.

- Shaphan the **scribe** told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered a book to me.” Then Shaphan read it before the king.
  І оповідав **писарь** Шафан цареві: Сьвященник Хелкія дав менї книгу. І читав її Шафан перед царем.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2KI 22:10)

- Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the **scribe**, and Joah, the son of Asaph the recorder came out to him.
  І вийшли до його Еліяким Хелкієнко, що доглядав палат, та Себна, царський **писарь**, та Йоах Асафенко, лїтописець.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 36:3)

- In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the **scribe**, to the LORD’s house, saying,
  У вісїмнайцятому ж роцї царя Йосії послав царь **писаря** Шафана, сина Азаліїного, Мешулламенка, у храм Господень, повелїваючи:
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2KI 22:3)

- The princes were angry with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the **scribe**; for they had made that the prison.
  І запалали князї гнївом на Еремію, побили його та й посадили в темницю, в будинку в **писаря** Йонатана, що його обернено на темницю.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 37:15)

- They went in to the king into the court, but they had laid up the scroll in the room of Elishama the **scribe**. Then they told all the words in the hearing of the king.
  Потім подались до царя у двір, зоставивши звиток у сьвітлицї царського **писаря** Елисама, та й розповіли цареві всю справу.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 36:20)

## книгу

Used about 5 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 5).

- Shaphan the **scribe** told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered me a book.” Shaphan read from it to the king.
  Над те оповістив писар Шафан цареві, кажучи: Та й **книгу** дав менї Хелкія, сьвященник. І читав її Шафан перед царем.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2CH 34:18)

- Hilkiah answered Shaphan the **scribe**, “I have found the book of the law in the LORD’s house.” So Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
  І почав Хелкія, й сказав писареві Шафанові: Я знайшов **книгу** закону в домі Господньому. І подав Хелкія ту книгу Шафанові.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2CH 34:15)

- Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the **scribe**, “I have found the book of the law in the LORD’s house.” Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
  І сказав первосьвященник писареві Шафанові: Я знайшов **книгу** закону в дому Господньому. І подав Хелкія Шафанові книгу, й той читав її.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2KI 22:8)

- All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the wide place that was in front of the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the **scribe** to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
  Як настав сьомий місяць, і сини Ізраїлеві жили по містах своїх, тодї зібрався ввесь народ, як один чоловік, на майданї, що перед Водяними ворітьми, і сказали письменникові Ездрі, щоб він принїс **книгу** закону Мойсейового, що його заповістив Господь Ізрайлеві.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · NEH 8:1)

## архиєреї

Used about 4 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 4).

- Likewise the chief priests also mocking with the **scribes**, the Pharisees, and the elders, said,
  Так само ж і **архиєреї**, насьміхаючись із письменниками та старшими, казали:
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 27:41)

- Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the **scribes** said, “He saved others. He can’t save himself.
  Так само й **архиєреї**, насьміхаючись один до одного з письменниками, казали: Инших спасав, себе не може спасти.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 15:31)

- Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders, **scribes**, and the whole council, held a consultation, bound Jesus, carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
  І зараз уранцї, порадившись **архиєреї** з старшими та письменниками, і вся рада, звязавши Ісуса, повели та й видали Пилатові.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 15:1)

## закону

Used about 4 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 4).

- Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, the **scribe** of the law of the perfect God of heaven. Now
  Артаксеркс, царь над царями, Ездрі сьвященникові, вчителеві **закону** Бога небесного, велико вченому, й так дальше.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZR 7:12)

- On the second day, the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered together to Ezra the **scribe**, to study the words of the law.
  Другого дня зібрались старшини в поколїннях від усього народу, сьвященники й левіти до письменника Ездри, щоб розвязував їм слова **закону**.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · NEH 8:13)

- I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the **scribe** of the law of the God of heaven, requires of you, it shall be done with all diligence,
  А від мене, царя Артаксеркса, дається приказ усїм скарбівничим, що за рікою: Усе, чого вимагати ме в вас Ездра, сьвященник і вчитель **закону** Бога небесного, зараз давайте:
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZR 7:21)

## кажучи

Used about 1 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1).

- The king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the **scribe**, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,
  І дав царь приказ Хелкії і Ахикамові, синові Шафановому, й Абдонові, синові Михеєвому, й Шафанові писареві, і Асаїї, слузї царському, **кажучи**:
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2CH 34:20)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Also Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counselor, a man of understanding, and a **scribe**. Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons.
  Йонатан, дядько Давидів, був дорадником, — чоловік мудрий й вчений — а Ехиїл Хахмонїєнко був при царевих дїтях;
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CH 27:32)

- Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was **scribe**;
  А Садок, Ахитубів син, та Ахимелех, син Абіятарів, були сьвященниками, а Суса писарем;
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CH 18:16)

- Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, Seraiah was **scribe**,
  А Садок Ахитубенко та Ахимелех, син Абіатара, були сьвященники, Серая ж (царським) писарем,
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2SA 8:17)

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