Jeremiah
Jeremiah 35:6–7
6“We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our forefather Jonadaba son of Rechab commanded us, ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine. 7Nor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your lives, so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander.’
Footnotes
- a 35:6 Jonadab is a variant of Jehonadab; here and throughout this chapter; see 2 Kings 10:15|2KI 10:15.
Word by word
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Jeremiah 35:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We do not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| drink | נִשְׁתֶּה־ | niš·teh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H8354 drink |
| wine | יָּ֑יִן | yā·yin | Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| they replied | וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| for | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| our forefather | אָבִ֗ינוּ | ’ā·ḇî·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| Jonadab | יוֹנָדָ֨ב | yō·w·nā·ḏāḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3122 Jonadab |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Rechab | רֵכָ֜ב | rê·ḵāḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7394 Rekab |
| commanded | צִוָּ֤ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| us | עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ | ‘ā·lê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5921 height |
| Neither you | אַתֶּ֥ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| nor your descendants | וּבְנֵיכֶ֖ם | ū·ḇə·nê·ḵem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| are ever to | לֹ֧א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| drink | תִשְׁתּוּ־ | ṯiš·tū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H8354 drink |
| wine | יַ֛יִן | ya·yin | Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
Jeremiah 35:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nor are you ever | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to build | תִבְנ֗וּ | ṯiḇ·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H1129 build |
| a house | וּבַ֣יִת | ū·ḇa·yiṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| sow | תִזְרָ֙עוּ֙ | ṯiz·rā·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2232 sow, scatter seed |
| seed | וְזֶ֤רַע | wə·ze·ra‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| plant | תִטָּ֔עוּ | ṯiṭ·ṭā·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5193 strike, fix, plant |
| a vineyard | וְכֶ֣רֶם | wə·ḵe·rem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3754 vineyard |
| Those things are | יִֽהְיֶ֖ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| for you | לָכֶ֑ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| Instead | כִּ֠י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you must live | תֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙ | tê·šə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in tents | בָּאֳהָלִ֤ים | bā·’o·hā·lîm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H168 tent |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your lives | יְמֵיכֶ֔ם | yə·mê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H3117 day |
| so that | לְמַ֨עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| you may live | תִּֽחְי֜וּ | tiḥ·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2421 live |
| a long | רַבִּים֙ | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| time | יָמִ֤ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the land | הָאֲדָמָ֔ה | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| where | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you | אַתֶּ֖ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| wander | גָּרִ֥ים | gā·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1481 sojourn |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 35:6 Luke 1:15 · 2 Kings 10:15 · 1 Chronicles 2:55 · Judges 13:7 · Judges 13:14 · Leviticus 10:9 · Exodus 20:12 · 1 Peter 2:11 · 1 Corinthians 7:26–31 · Psalm 105:12 · Genesis 25:27 · Leviticus 23:42–43
Jeremiah 35:7 Jeremiah 35:10
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