New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 35:6-14

6But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We will not drinkנִשְׁתֶּה־nish.teh-H8354wineיָּ֑יִןYa.yinH3196, forJonadabH3082the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֜בre.KhavH7394,our fatherאָבִ֗ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1,commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680us, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You shallnot drinkתִשְׁתּוּ־tish.tu-H8354wineיַ֛יִןYa.yinH3196,you or your sonsוּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121,foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

7You shall not buildתִבְנ֗וּtiv.NuH1129a houseוּבַ֣יִתu.Va.yitH1004,and you shall not sowתִזְרָ֙עוּ֙tiz.Ra.'uH2232seedוְזֶ֤רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233and you shall not plantתִטָּ֔עוּti.Ta.'uH5193a vineyardוְכֶ֣רֶםve.Khe.remH3754or ownיִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961one; but intentsבָּאֳהָלִ֤יםbo.'o.ha.LimH168you shall dwellתֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427allכָּל־kol-H3605your daysיְמֵיכֶ֔םye.mei.KhemH3117,that you may liveתִּֽחְי֜וּtich.YuH2421manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117in the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָֽׁם׃'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033yousojournגָּרִ֥יםga.RimH1481.’

8We haveobeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֗עva.nish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֨וֹלbe.KolH6963of Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֤בye.ho.na.DavH3082the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָב֙re.KhavH7394,our fatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1,in allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605that he commandedצִוָּ֑נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us, not to drinkשְׁתֽוֹת־she.tot-H8354wineיַ֙יִן֙ya.yinH3196allכָּל־kol-H3605our daysיָמֵ֔ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117,we, our wivesנָשֵׁ֔ינוּna.Shei.nuH802,our sonsבָּנֵ֖ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121or our daughtersוּבְנֹתֵֽינוּ׃u.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323,

9norוּלְבִלְתִּ֛יu.le.vil.TiH1115to buildבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1129ourselves housesבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004to dwellלְשִׁבְתֵּ֑נוּle.shiv.Te.nuH3427in; and wedo not haveיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961vineyardוְכֶ֧רֶםve.Khe.remH3754or fieldוְשָׂדֶ֛הve.sa.DehH7704or seedוָזֶ֖רַעva.Ze.ra'H2233.

10We have onlydweltוַנֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427in tentsבָּֽאֳהָלִ֑יםbo.'o.ha.LimH168,and have obeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֣עva.nish.Ma'H8085and have doneוַנַּ֔עַשׂva.Na.'asH6213according to allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605thatJonadabH3082our fatherאָבִֽינוּ׃'a.Vi.nuH1commandedצִוָּ֖נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us.

11But whenNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֮ba.VelH894cameבַּעֲל֨וֹתba.'a.LotH5927up againstאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776,we saidוַנֹּ֗אמֶרva.No.merH559, ‘Comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935and let usgoוְנָב֣וֹאve.na.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389beforeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778and beforeוּמִפְּנֵ֖יu.mi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758.’So we have dweltוַנֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.”

12Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13“Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Goהָלֹ֤ךְha.LokhH1980and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559to the menלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and the inhabitantsוּלְיֽוֹשְׁבֵ֖יu.le.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, “Will you not receiveתִקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947instructionמוּסָ֛רmu.SarH4148by listeningלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to My wordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14“Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֣בye.ho.na.DavH3082the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵ֠כָבre.khoH7394,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680his sonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121not to drinkשְׁתֽוֹת־she.tot-H8354wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196,are observedהוּקַ֡םhu.KamH6965.So they do not drinkשָׁתוּ֙sha.TuH8354wineto thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,for they have obeyedשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085their father’sאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1commandמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687.But I have spokenדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to youagainהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925and againוְדַבֵּ֔רve.da.BerH1696; yet you havenot listenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085to Me.

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