Jeremiah 35:7

“and a house you shall not build, and seed you shall not sow, and a vineyard you shall not plant, nor have any, but in tents you shall live all your days, so that you may live many days on the face of the land where you reside as aliens.’”

Jeremiah 35:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 35:7, word by word

and a houseבַיִתvayit

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

Where else “vayit” appears
buildתִבְנוּtivnu

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

Where else “tivnu” appears
and seedזֶרַעzera

seed

What is sown to sprout: grains and seeds of plants.

Where else “zera” appears
sowתִזְרָעוּtizrau

sow

To put seed in the ground.

Where else “tizrau” appears
and a vineyardכֶרֶםcherem

vineyard

Vineyard.

Where else “cherem” appears
plantתִטָּעוּtitau

plant

Plant; set firmly.

Where else “titau” appears
have anyיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “yihye” appears
in tentsאֳהָלִיםohalim

tent

A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.

Where else “ohalim” appears
you shall liveתֵּשְׁבוּteshvu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “teshvu” appears
your daysיְמֵיyeme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yeme” appears
you may liveתִּחְיוּtichyu

live

To have breath and remain in this world, not die.

Where else “tichyu” appears
many daysרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

Where else “rabim” appears
on the faceפְּנֵיpene

surface

The surface: "the face of the earth".

Where else “pene” appears
of the landאֲדָמָהadama

land

A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.

Where else “adama” appears
reside as aliens.’גָּרִיםgarim

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

Where else “garim” appears

The context

6But they said, “We will not drink wine, for Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall not drink wine, you or your sons, forever;

7 · This verse (above)

8And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters,

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