“Goהָלוֹךְto the houseאֶל בֵּיתof the Rechabites,הָרֵכָבִיםand speakוְדִבַּרְתָּwith them,אוֹתָםand bring themוַהֲבִאוֹתָםto the houseבֵּיתof YHWH,יְהוָהinto oneאֶל אַחַתof the chambers,הַלְּשָׁכוֹתand give themוְ אוֹתָםwineיָיִןto drink.”הִשְׁקִיתָ
Jeremiah 35:2
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With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 35:2, word by word
- “Goהָלוֹךְhaloch
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “haloch” appears- to the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of the Rechabitesרֵכָבִיםrechavim
Recah
Recah: a place of Judah that is not known.
Where else “rechavim” appears- and speakדִבַּרְתָּdibarta
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibarta” appears- and bring themהֲבִאוֹתָhaviota
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “haviota” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- into oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appears- of the chambersלְּשָׁכוֹתleshachot
room, hall
Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.
Where else “leshachot” appears- wineיָיִןyayin
wine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yayin” appears- to drinkהִשְׁקִיתָhishkita
give drink
To give water or another liquid to people or animals.
Where else “hishkita” appears
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,