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Jeremiah 29:5

Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

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בְּנ֥וּbenvbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “build”, a commandH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.בָתִּ֖יםvatimfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…וְשֵׁ֑בוּveshevvand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and dwell”, a commandH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…וְנִטְע֣וּvenitvand plantנָטַעconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and plant”, a commandH5193properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)fastened, plant(-er).גַנּ֔וֹתganotgardenגַּנָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “garden”, the ordinary formH1593a gardengarden.וְאִכְל֖וּveikhlvand eatאָכַלconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and eat”, a commandH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).פִּרְיָֽןpiryanfruitפְּרִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6529fruit (literally or figuratively)bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Build ye houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Young’s Literal Translation

Build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit;

World English Bible

“Build houses and dwell in them. Plant gardens and eat their fruit.

Darby Translation

Build houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Douay-Rheims

Build ye houses, and dwell in them: and plant orchards, and eat the fruit of them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Build ye houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ascalon is cast away, and the remnant of the Enakim.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἥκει φαλάκρωμα ἐπὶ Γάζαν, ἀπεῤῥίφη Ἀσκάλων, καὶ οἱ κατάλοιποι Ἐνακίμ.