King James Version

Jeremiah 35:9

Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

וּלְבִלְתִּ֛יuleviltiand to because unבִּלְתִּיconjunction, preposition, preposition — “and to because un”H1115properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.because un(satiable), beside, but, [phrase] continual, except, from, lest, neither, no more, none, not, nothing, save, that no, without.בְּנ֥וֹתbenotbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, infinitive construct — “build”, the to-form of the verbH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.בָּתִּ֖יםbatimfamilyבַּיִתnoun, 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,…לְשִׁבְתֵּ֑נוּleshivtenvto dwellיָשַׁבpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to dwell”, the to-form of the verbH3427properly, 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…וְכֶ֧רֶםvekheremand vineyardכֶּרֶםconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and vineyard”, the ordinary formH3754a garden or vineyardvines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See also H1021 (בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם).וְשָׂדֶ֛הvesadehand fieldשָׂדֶהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.וָזֶ֖רַעvazeraand seedזֶרַעconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and seed”, the ordinary formH2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity[idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִֽהְיֶהyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לָּֽנוּlanvtoלָּֽנוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

nor to build houses for us to dwell in, neither to have vineyard, or field, or seed;

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

Young’s Literal Translation

nor to build houses for our dwelling; and vineyard, and field, and seed, we have none;

World English Bible

and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed;

Darby Translation

and not to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed;

Douay-Rheims

Nor to build houses to dwell in, nor to have vineyard, or field, or seed:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

nor to build houses for us to dwell in, neither to have vineyard, or field, or seed;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As for the prophet that has prophesied for peace, when the word has come to pass , they shall know the prophet whom the Lord has sent them in truth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ προφήτης ὁ προφητεύσας εἰς εἰρήνην, ἐλθόντος τοῦ λόγου, γνώσονται τὸν προφήτην ὃν ἀπέστειλεν αὐτοῖς Κύριος ἐν πίστει.