Jeremiah 35:2

““Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak with them, and bring them to the house of YHWH, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.””

Jeremiah 35:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 35:2, word by word

“Goהָלוֹךְhaloch

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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to the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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of the Rechabitesרֵכָבִיםrechavim

Recah

Recah: a place of Judah that is not known.

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and speakדִבַּרְתָּdibarta

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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and bring themהֲבִאוֹתָhaviota

bring

To bring something or someone.

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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into oneאַחַתachat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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of the chambersלְּשָׁכוֹתleshachot

room, hall

Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.

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wineיָיִןyayin

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

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to drinkהִשְׁקִיתָhishkita

give drink

To give water or another liquid to people or animals.

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Translation note

The Rechabites descended from Jonadab son of Rechab (2 Kings 10:15, 23); cf. 1 Chronicles 2:55.

The context

1The word that came to Jeremiah from YHWH in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,

2 · This verse (above)

3So I took Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites,

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