Jeremiah 35:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
You shall not buildתִבְנ֗וּ
(tiv·nu)
1129: to builda prim. root
a house,וּבַ֣יִת
(u·va·yit)
1004: a housea prim. root
and you shall not sowתִזְרָ֙עוּ֙
(tiz·ra·'u)
2232: to sow, scatter seeda prim. root
seedוְזֶ֤רַע
(ve·ze·ra)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
and you shall not plantתִטָּ֔עוּ
(tit·ta·'u,)
5193: to planta prim. root
a vineyardוְכֶ֣רֶם
(ve·che·rem)
3754: a vineyardof uncertain derivation
or ownיִֽהְיֶ֖ה
(yih·yeh)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
one; but in tentsבָּאֳהָלִ֤ים
(ba·'o·ha·lim)
168: a tentfrom an unused word
you shall dwellתֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙
(te·she·vu)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
your days,יְמֵיכֶ֔ם
(ye·mei·chem,)
3117: daya prim. root
that you may liveתִּֽחְי֜וּ
(tich·yu)
2421a: to livea prim. root
manyרַבִּים֙
(rab·bim)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
daysיָמִ֤ים
(ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
in the landהָאֲדָמָ֔ה
(ha·'a·da·mah,)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam
whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
you sojourn.'גָּרִ֥ים
(ga·rim)
1481a: to sojourna prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Neither shall ye build
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
nor sow
zara`  (zaw-rah')
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify -- bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.
seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
nor plant
nata`  (naw-tah')
to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant -- fastened, plant(-er).
vineyard
kerem  (keh'-rem)
a garden or vineyard -- vines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage.
nor have any but all your days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
ye shall dwell
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in tents
'ohel  (o'-hel)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) -- covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
that ye may live
chayah  (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
many
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
in
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the land
'adamah  (ad-aw-maw')
soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
where ye be strangers
guwr  (goor)
to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'You shall not build a house, and you shall not sow seed and you shall not plant a vineyard or own one; but in tents you shall dwell all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.'

King James Bible
Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You must not build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Rather, you must live in tents your whole life, so you may live a long time on the soil where you stay as a temporary resident.'

International Standard Version
You aren't to build houses, you aren't to sow seeds, and you aren't to plant vineyards, or own them. Instead, you are to live in tents all your lives, so you will enjoy a long life in the land where you reside.'

NET Bible
Do not build houses. Do not plant crops. Do not plant a vineyard or own one. Live in tents all your lives. If you do these things you will live a long time in the land that you wander about on.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Never build any houses or plant any fields or vineyards. You must never have any of these things. You must always live in tents so that you may live for a long time in the land where you are staying.'

King James 2000 Bible
Neither shall you build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days you shall dwell in tents; that you may live many days in the land where you are sojourners.
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