New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 35:2-10

2“Goהָלוֹךְ֮ha.loKhH1980to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theRechabitesהָרֵכָבִים֒ha.re.kha.VimH7397and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696to them, and bringוַהֲבִֽאוֹתָם֙va.ha.vi.'o.TamH935them into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,into oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259of thechambersהַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957,and giveוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ve.hish.ki.TaH8248them wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196toH8248drinkH8248.”

3So I tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947Jaazaniahיַאֲזַנְיָ֤הya.'a.zan.YahH2970the sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Habazziniahחֲבַצִּנְיָ֔הcha.va.tzin.YahH2262,and his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251and allכָּל־kol-H3605his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Rechabitesהָרֵכָבִֽים׃ha.re.kha.VimH7397,

4and I broughtוָאָבִ֤אva.'a.Vi'H935them into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,into the chamberלִשְׁכַּ֗תlish.KatH3957of the sonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Hananחָנָ֥ןcha.NanH2605the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Igdaliahיִגְדַּלְיָ֖הוּyig.dal.Ya.huH3012, themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was nextאֵ֙צֶל֙'e.tzelH681to the chamberלִשְׁכַּ֣תlish.KatH3957of the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was aboveמִמַּ֗עַלmi.Ma.'alH4480 H4605the chamberלְלִשְׁכַּ֛תle.lish.KatH3957of Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֥הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shallumשַׁלֻּ֖םsha.LumH7967,the doorkeeperשֹׁמֵ֥ר הַסַּֽף׃sho.Mer ha.SafH8104 H5592.

5Then I setוָאֶתֵּ֞ןva.'e.TenH5414beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440themenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Rechabitesהָרֵכָבִ֗יםha.re.kha.VimH7397pitchersגְּבִעִ֛יםge.vi.'ImH1375fullמְלֵאִ֥יםme.le.'ImH4392of wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196,and cupsוְכֹס֑וֹתve.kho.SotH3563;and I saidוָאֹמַ֥רva.'o.MarH559to them, “Drinkשְׁתוּ־she.tu-H8354wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196!”

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'H2233nor plantתִטָּ֔עוּti.Ta.'uH5193a vineyardוְכֶ֣רֶםve.Khe.remH3754, norownיִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961one; but you shall liveתֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427intentsבָּאֳהָלִ֤יםbo.'o.ha.LimH168allכָּל־kol-H3605your daysיְמֵיכֶ֔םye.mei.KhemH3117,soלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616you may liveתִּֽחְי֜וּtich.YuH2421manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117in the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָֽׁם׃'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033youliveH1481asH1481strangersH1481.’

8And we 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.nuH1121,or our daughtersוּבְנֹתֵֽינוּ׃u.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323,

9norוּלְבִלְתִּ֛יu.le.vil.TiH1115to buildבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1129ourselves housesבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004to liveלְשִׁבְתֵּ֑נוּle.shiv.Te.nuH3427in; and wedo not haveיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961a vineyardוְכֶ֧רֶםve.Khe.remH3754,a fieldוְשָׂדֶ֛הve.sa.DehH7704,or seedוָזֶ֖רַעva.Ze.ra'H2233.

10But we havelivedוַנֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427onlyin tentsבָּֽאֳהָלִ֑יםbo.'o.ha.LimH168,and have obeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֣עva.nish.Ma'H8085and have doneוַנַּ֔עַשׂva.Na.'asH6213according to allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that our fatherאָבִֽינוּ׃'a.Vi.nuH1JonadabH3082commandedצִוָּ֖נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us.

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