Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Therefore we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all things that he commanded us: so as to drink no wine all our days: neither we, nor our wives, nor our sons, nor our daughters: Proverbs 1:8,9 That grace may be added to thy head, and a chain of gold to thy neck. . . . Proverbs 4:1,2,10 I will give you a good gift, forsake not my law. . . . Proverbs 6:20 Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck. Proverbs 13:1 A wise son heareth the doctrine of his father: but he that is a scorner, heareth not when he is reproved. Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing to the Lord. Context The Obedience of the Rechabites…7Neither shall ye build houses, nor sow reed, nor plant vineyards, nor have any: but you shall dwell in tents all your days, that you may live many days upon the face of the earth, in which you are strangers. 8Therefore we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all things that he commanded us: so as to drink no wine all our days: neither we, nor our wives, nor our sons, nor our daughters:9Nor to build houses to dwell in, nor to have vineyard, or field, or seed:… Cross References Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is just. Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing to the Lord. Proverbs 1:8 That grace may be added to thy head, and a chain of gold to thy neck. Proverbs 1:9 My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them. Proverbs 4:1 I will give you a good gift, forsake not my law. Proverbs 4:2 For I also was my father's son, tender, and as an only son in the sight of my mother: Proverbs 6:20 Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck. Lexicon We have obeyedוַנִּשְׁמַ֗ע (wan·niš·ma‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently the voice בְּק֨וֹל (bə·qō·wl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6963: A voice, sound of our forefather אָבִ֔ינוּ (’ā·ḇî·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1: Father Jonadab יְהוֹנָדָ֤ב (yə·hō·w·nā·ḏāḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3082: Jonadab -- 'the LORD is noble', a Rechabite, also a nephew of David son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of Rechab רֵכָב֙ (rê·ḵāḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7394: Rechab -- perhaps 'band of riders', a Benjamite, also the head of a nomadic family in all לְכֹ֖ל (lə·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every he commanded us. צִוָּ֑נוּ (ṣiw·wā·nū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order So we have not לְבִלְתִּ֤י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's Hebrew 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until drunk שְׁתֽוֹת־ (šə·ṯō·wṯ-) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 8354: To imbibe wine יַ֙יִן֙ (ya·yin) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3196: Wine, intoxication all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every our lives— יָמֵ֔ינוּ (yā·mê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day neither we אֲנַ֣חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 587: We [nor] our wives נָשֵׁ֔ינוּ (nā·šê·nū) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female [nor] sons בָּנֵ֖ינוּ (bā·nê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son [nor] daughters. וּבְנֹתֵֽינוּ׃ (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·nū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter Additional Translations We have obeyed the voice of our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab in all he commanded us. So we have not drunk wine all our lives—neither we nor our wives nor sons nor daughters.Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he has charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters; And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters; And we hearkened to the voice of Jonadab our father, so as to drink no wine all our days, we, and our wives, and our sons, and our daughters; And we have hearkened unto the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters, And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters; Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters; We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters; 'And we hearken to the voice of Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, to all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters; Jump to Previous Charged Commanded Daughters Drink Hearkened Jonadab Obeyed Rechab Voice Wine WivesJump to Next Charged Commanded Daughters Drink Hearkened Jonadab Obeyed Rechab Voice Wine WivesExternal Links Jeremiah 35:8 NIVJeremiah 35:8 NLT Jeremiah 35:8 ESV Jeremiah 35:8 NASB Jeremiah 35:8 ASV Jeremiah 35:8 Bible Apps Jeremiah 35:8 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 35:8 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 35:8 French Bible Jeremiah 35:8 German Bible Alphabetical: all and commanded daughters days drink drunk ever everything father forefather have he in Jonadab Neither nor not obeyed of or our Recab Rechab son sons that the to us voice We wine wives OT Prophets: Jeremiah 35:8 We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab (Jer.) 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