KJV King James Version
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:
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Jeremiah 35:6
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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“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.
WEB World English Bible
But they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, You shall drink no wine, neither you, nor your sons, forever:
ASV American Standard Version
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:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they say, ‘We do not drink wine: for Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, charged us, saying, Ye do not drink wine, ye and your sons—unto the age;
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 35
3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;
4 And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which [was] by the chamber of the princes, which [was] above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:
5 And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
6 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:
7 Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have [any]: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye [be] strangers.
8 Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;
9 Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
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וַיֹּאמְר֖וּH559 · a.marto sayלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotנִשְׁתֶּה־H8354 · sha.tahto drinkיָּ֑יִןH3196 · ya.yinwineכִּי֩H3588 · kiforיוֹנָדָ֨בH3122 · yo.na.davJonadabבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childרֵכָ֜בH7394 · re.khavRechabאָבִ֗ינוּH1 · avfatherצִוָּ֤הH6680 · tsa.vahto commandעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙H5921 · aluponלֵאמֹ֔רH559 · a.marto sayלֹ֧אH3808 · lonotתִשְׁתּוּ־H8354 · sha.tahto drinkיַ֛יִןH3196 · ya.yinwineאַתֶּ֥םH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)וּבְנֵיכֶ֖םH1121 · benson: childעַד־H5704 · adtillעוֹלָֽם׃H5769 · o.lamforever: enduring
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 2:55And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, [and] Suchathites. These [are] the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.2 Kings 10:15And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab [coming] to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart [is] with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give [me] thine hand. And he gave [him] his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.Luke 1:15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.Judges 13:7But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean [thing]: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.Leviticus 10:9Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: [it shall be] a statute for ever throughout your generations:Judges 13:14She may not eat of any [thing] that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean [thing]: all that I commanded her let her observe.Genesis 36:7For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.Ephesians 6:2-3Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)Nehemiah 8:14-16And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.Jeremiah 35:10But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.1 Chronicles 16:19When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.1 Corinthians 7:26-31I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, [I say], that [it is] good for a man so to be.Leviticus 23:42-43Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:Genesis 25:27And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob [was] a plain man, dwelling in tents.Psalm 105:12When they were [but] a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.2 Kings 10:23And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.1 Peter 2:11Dearly beloved, I beseech [you] as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
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