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Jeremiah 35:5

TemptationSelf-control

3 So I took Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons—the entire house of the Rechabites—

4 and I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.

Then I set pitchers full of wine and some cups before the men of the house of the Rechabites, and I said to them, “Drink some wine.”

6 “We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us, ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine.

7 Nor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your lives, so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander.’

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BSB
Then I set pitchers full of wine and some cups before the men of the house of the Rechabites, and I said to them, “Drink some wine.”
KJV
And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
WEB
I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine!”
ASV
And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
DARBY
And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink wine.
BLB
And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pitchers full of wine, and cups, and I said to them: “Drink wine.
ÅB
Og jeg satte fram for rekabittenes slekt skåler fulle av vin, og begere, og jeg sa til dem: Drikk vin!
OTB
Så satte jeg skåler fulle av vin og beger foran mennene av rekabittenes hus og sa til dem: "Drikk vin."
B1930
Og jeg satte frem for rekabittenes slekt skåler fulle av vin, og begere, og jeg sa til dem: Drikk vin!

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