Jeremiah 35:6

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But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:“We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us, ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine.

In other translations

But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:“We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us, ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine.

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559לֹאlo'notH3808נִשְׁתֶּה־nishteh-we drinkH8354יָּיִןyayinwineH3196כִּיkiforH3588יוֹנָדָבyonadavJonadabH3122בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121רֵכָבrekhavRechabH7394אָבִינוּ'avinuancestor ourH1צִוָּהtzivahhe commandedH6680עָלֵינוּ'aleinuto usH5921לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לֹאlo'notH3808תִשְׁתּוּ־tishtu-you must drinkH8354יַיִןyayinwineH3196אַתֶּם'atemyouH859וּבְנֵיכֶםuveneikhemand children yourH1121עַד־'ad-untilH5704עוֹלָם׃olamperpetuityH5769

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Jonadab (son of Rechab), Rechab (son of Hammath)

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