and I brought themוָאָבִא אֹתָםinto the houseבֵּיתof YHWH,יְהוָהinto the chamberאֶל לִשְׁכַּתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Hananחָנָןsonבֶּןof Igdaliah,יִגְדַּלְיָהוּthe manאִישׁof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםwhich wasאֲשֶׁרnext toאֵצֶלthe chamberלִשְׁכַּתof the princes,הַשָּׂרִיםwhich wasאֲשֶׁרaboveמִמַּעַל לְthe chamberלִשְׁכַּתof Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָהוּsonבֶןof Shallum,שַׁלֻּםkeeperשֹׁמֵרof the threshold.הַסַּף
Jeremiah 35:4
Study it in the app“and I brought them into the house of YHWH, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, the man of Elohim, which was next to the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum, keeper of the threshold.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 35:4, word by word
- and I brought themאָבִאavi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “avi” appears- into the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” 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 the chamberלִשְׁכַּתlishkat
room, hall
Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.
Where else “lishkat” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Hananחָנָןchanan
Hanan
Hanan: the name of several Israelites. The name means "he has shown favor."
Where else “chanan” appears- of Igdaliahיִגְדַּלְיָהוּyigdalyahu
Igdaliah
Igdaliah: a name meaning "YHWH is great"; the father of Hanan.
Where else “yigdalyahu” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- next toאֵצֶלetsel
beside
Beside, next to.
Where else “etsel” appears- of the princesשָּׂרִיםsarim
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sarim” appears- aboveמַּעַלmaal
above
Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".
Where else “maal” appears- of Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָהוּmaaseyahu
Maaseiah
Maaseiah: name of many Israelites. It means "work of YHWH."
Where else “maaseyahu” appears- of Shallumשַׁלֻּםshalum
Shallum
Shallum: a name meaning "recompense," borne by many men: the king of Israel who reigned one month (2 Kings 15:10-15), the husband of the prophetess Huldah (2 Kings 22:14), a son of King Josiah (Jeremiah 22:11) and others.
Where else “shalum” appears- keeperשֹׁמֵרshomer
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shomer” appears- of the thresholdסַּףsaf
threshold
The low part of a doorway, which one steps over on entering.
Where else “saf” appears
The context
3So I took Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites,
4 · This verse (above)
5And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites jars full of wine, and cups, and I said to them, “Drink wine.”