Jeremiah
Jeremiah 35:8
8And we have obeyed the voice of our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab in all he commanded us. So we have not drunk wine all our lives— neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And we have obeyed | וַנִּשְׁמַ֗ע | wan·niš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | H8085 hear |
| the voice | בְּק֨וֹל | bə·qō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of our forefather | אָבִ֔ינוּ | ’ā·ḇî·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| Jonadab | יְהוֹנָדָ֤ב | yə·hō·w·nā·ḏāḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3082 Jehonadab |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Rechab | רֵכָב֙ | rê·ḵāḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7394 Rekab |
| in all | לְכֹ֖ל | lə·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| he commanded us | צִוָּ֑נוּ | ṣiw·wā·nū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| So we have not | לְבִלְתִּ֤י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| drunk | שְׁתֽוֹת־ | šə·ṯō·wṯ- | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8354 drink |
| wine | יַ֙יִן֙ | ya·yin | Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| our lives | יָמֵ֔ינוּ | yā·mê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H3117 day |
| neither we | אֲנַ֣חְנוּ | ’ă·naḥ·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| our wives | נָשֵׁ֔ינוּ | nā·šê·nū | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| our sons | בָּנֵ֖ינוּ | bā·nê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1121 son |
| and daughters | וּבְנֹתֵֽינוּ׃ | ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H1323 daughter |
Cross-references
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Colossians 3:20 · Proverbs 4:10 · Proverbs 4:1–2 · Proverbs 6:20 · Proverbs 1:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.