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Jeremiah 35:1-11

1This is the wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414מֵאֵ֣תme.'EtH854from the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in the daysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֧יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֛הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ye.hu.Dah le.MorH3063 H559:

2“Goהָלוֹךְ֮ha.loKhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Rechabitesהָרֵכָבִים֒ha.re.kha.VimH7397,speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696to themאוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853,and bring themוַהֲבִֽאוֹתָם֙va.ha.vi.'o.TamH935toאֶל־'el-H413oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259of the chambersהַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to offer them a drinkוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ve.hish.ki.TaH8248אוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853of wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.”

3So I tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853Jaazaniahיַאֲזַנְיָ֤הya.'a.zan.YahH2970sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Habazziniahחֲבַצִּנְיָ֔הcha.va.tzin.YahH2262וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853—the entireכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Rechabitesהָרֵכָבִֽים׃ha.re.kha.VimH7397—

4and I broughtוָאָבִ֤אva.'a.Vi'H935themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,toאֶל־'el-H413a chamberלִשְׁכַּ֗תlish.KatH3957occupied by the sonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Hananחָנָ֥ןcha.NanH2605sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Igdaliahיִגְדַּלְיָ֖הוּyig.dal.Ya.huH3012,a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Thisאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834room wasnearאֵ֙צֶל֙'e.tzelH681the chamberלִשְׁכַּ֣תlish.KatH3957of the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was aboveמִמַּ֗עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605the chamberלְלִשְׁכַּ֛תle.lish.KatH3957of Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֥הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shallumשַׁלֻּ֖םsha.LumH7967the doorkeeperשֹׁמֵ֥ר הַסַּֽף׃sho.Mer ha.SafH8104 H5592.

5Then I setוָאֶתֵּ֞ןva.'e.TenH5414pitchersגְּבִעִ֛יםge.vi.'ImH1375fullמְלֵאִ֥יםme.le.'ImH4392of wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196and some cupsוְכֹס֑וֹתve.kho.SotH3563beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440the menבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Rechabitesהָרֵכָבִ֗יםha.re.kha.VimH7397,and I saidוָאֹמַ֥רva.'o.MarH559to themאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413, “Drinkשְׁתוּ־she.tu-H8354some wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.”

6“We do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808drinkנִשְׁתֶּה־nish.teh-H8354wineיָּ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,”they repliedוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “forכִּי֩kiH3588our forefatherאָבִ֗ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1Jonadabיוֹנָדָ֨בyo.na.DavH3122sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָ֜בre.KhavH7394commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680usעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר'a.Lei.nu le.MorH5921 H559, ‘Neither youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859nor your descendantsוּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121are ever toלֹ֧א עַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃lo' 'ad- o.LamH3808 H5704 H5769drinkתִשְׁתּוּ־tish.tu-H8354wineיַ֛יִןYa.yinH3196.

7Nor are you everלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to buildתִבְנ֗וּtiv.NuH1129a houseוּבַ֣יִתu.Va.yitH1004orלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sowתִזְרָ֙עוּ֙tiz.Ra.'uH2232seedוְזֶ֤רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233orלֹֽא־lo'-H3808plantתִטָּ֔עוּti.Ta.'uH5193a vineyardוְכֶ֣רֶםve.Khe.remH3754.Those things areיִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808for you.Insteadכִּ֠יkiH3588,you must liveתֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427in tentsבָּאֳהָלִ֤יםbo.'o.ha.LimH168allכָּל־kol-H3605your livesיְמֵיכֶ֔םye.mei.KhemH3117,so thatלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may liveתִּֽחְי֜וּtich.YuH2421a longרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117inעַל־ פְּנֵ֣י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859wanderגָּרִ֥ים שָֽׁם׃ga.Rim ShamH1481 H8033.’

8And we have obeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֗עva.nish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֨וֹלbe.KolH6963of our forefatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֤בye.ho.na.DavH3082sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָב֙re.KhavH7394in allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he commanded usצִוָּ֑נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680.So we have notלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115drunkשְׁתֽוֹת־she.tot-H8354wineיַ֙יִן֙ya.yinH3196allכָּל־kol-H3605our livesיָמֵ֔ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117—neither weאֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587norour wivesנָשֵׁ֔ינוּna.Shei.nuH802norour sonsבָּנֵ֖ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹתֵֽינוּ׃u.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323.

9Nor have weוּלְבִלְתִּ֛יu.le.vil.TiH1115builtבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1129housesבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004in which to liveלְשִׁבְתֵּ֑נוּle.shiv.Te.nuH3427,and we have not ownedלֹ֥א יִֽהְיֶה־lo' yih.yeh-H3808 H1961any vineyardsוְכֶ֧רֶםve.Khe.remH3754or fieldsוְשָׂדֶ֛הve.sa.DehH7704or cropsוָזֶ֖רַעva.Ze.ra'H2233.

10But we have livedוַנֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427in tentsבָּֽאֳהָלִ֑יםbo.'o.ha.LimH168and have obeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֣עva.nish.Ma'H8085and doneוַנַּ֔עַשׂva.Na.'asH6213exactly asכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834our forefatherאָבִֽינוּ׃'a.Vi.nuH1Jonadabיוֹנָדָ֥בyo.na.DavH3122commanded usצִוָּ֖נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680.

11So whenוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֮ba.VelH894marchedבַּעֲל֨וֹתba.'a.LotH5927intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776,we saidוַנֹּ֗אמֶרva.No.merH559: ‘Comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935,let us go intoוְנָב֣וֹאve.na.Vo'H935Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to escapeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the armiesחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים וּמִפְּנֵ֖י חֵ֣ילha.kas.Dim u.mi.pe.Nei cheilH3778 H6440 H2428and the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758.’So we have remainedוַנֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.”

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