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Jeremiah 35:6

“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.

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ASV

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:

KJV

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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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
נִשְׁתֶּה־nish.teh-we drinkH8354 →
יָּ֑יִןYa.yinwineH3196 →
כִּי֩kiforH3588 →
יוֹנָדָ֨בyo.na.DavJonadabH3122 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
רֵכָ֜בre.KhavRechabH7394 →
אָבִ֗ינוּ'a.Vi.nuancestor ourH1 →
צִוָּ֤הtzi.Vahhe commandedH6680 →
עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuto usH5921 →
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
לֹ֧אlo'notH3808 →
תִשְׁתּוּ־tish.tu-you must drinkH8354 →
יַ֛יִןYa.yinwineH3196 →
אַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemyouH859 →
וּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.Khemand children yourH1121 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
עוֹלָֽם׃o.LamperpetuityH5769 →

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1 Chronicles 2:55Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.Luke 1:15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.2 Kings 10:15When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?” “It is!” Jehonadab replied. “If it is,” said Jehu, “give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,Leviticus 10:9“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.Judges 13:14She must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.”Judges 13:7But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.’”Ephesians 6:2–3“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),1 Corinthians 7:26–31Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.1 Chronicles 16:19When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,Genesis 36:7For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.Nehemiah 8:14–16And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month.Psalms 105:12When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,Jeremiah 35:10But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done exactly as our forefather Jonadab commanded us.Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.2 Kings 10:23Next, Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab entered the temple of Baal, and Jehu said to the servants of Baal, “Look around to see that there are no servants of the LORD here among you—only servants of Baal.”Leviticus 23:42–43You are to dwell in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must dwell in booths,Numbers 6:2–5“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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