en_tn_lite_do_not_use/jer/29/03.md

by the hand of Elasah

Jeremiah gave the scroll to Elasah so that Elasah could take it to Babylon. The reader should understand that Elasah probably put the scroll in a container to keep it safe as he traveled. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

Elasah ... Shapan ... Gemariah ... Hilkiah

These are the names of men. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)