Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 35:8-10

8Thus have we obeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֗עva.nish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֨וֹלbe.KolH6963of Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֤בye.ho.na.DavH3082the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָב֙re.KhavH7394our fatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1in all that he hath chargedצִוָּ֑נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us, to drinkשְׁתֽוֹת־she.tot-H8354no wineיַ֙יִן֙ya.yinH3196all our daysיָמֵ֔ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117,we, our wivesנָשֵׁ֔ינוּna.Shei.nuH802,our sonsבָּנֵ֖ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121,nor our daughtersוּבְנֹתֵֽינוּ׃u.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323;

9Nor to buildבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1129housesבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for us to dwell inלְשִׁבְתֵּ֑נוּle.shiv.Te.nuH3427:neither have we vineyardוְכֶ֧רֶםve.Khe.remH3754,nor fieldוְשָׂדֶ֛הve.sa.DehH7704,nor seedוָזֶ֖רַעva.Ze.ra'H2233:

10But we have dwelt inוַנֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427tentsבָּֽאֳהָלִ֑יםbo.'o.ha.LimH168,and have obeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֣עva.nish.Ma'H8085,and doneוַנַּ֔עַשׂva.Na.'asH6213according to all that Jonadabיוֹנָדָ֥בyo.na.DavH3122our fatherאָבִֽינוּ׃'a.Vi.nuH1commandedצִוָּ֖נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us.

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