Jeremiah 35:8

King James Version (KJV)

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;

Translations

Jeremiah 35:8 - Amplified Bible

And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days--we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters--

Jeremiah 35:8 - American Standard Version

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;

Jeremiah 35:8 - Bible in Basic English

And we have kept the rules of Jonadab, the son of Rechab our father, in everything which he gave us orders to do, drinking no wine all our days, we and our wives and our sons and our daughters;

Jeremiah 35:8 - Darby Bible

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,

Jeremiah 35:8 - English Standard Version

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, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters,

Jeremiah 35:8 - King James Version

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;

Jeremiah 35:8 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y nosotros hemos obedecido la voz de Jonadab, hijo de Recab, nuestro padre, en todo lo que él nos mandò de no beber vino en todos nuestros dìas, ni nosotros, ni nuestras mujeres, ni nuestros hijos, ni nuestras hijas,

Jeremiah 35:8 - The Message

"And we’ve done it, done everything Jonadab son of Recab commanded. We and our wives, our sons and daughters, drink no wine at all. We don’t build houses. We don’t have vineyards or fields or gardens. We live in tents as nomads. We’ve listened to our ancestor Jonadab and we’ve done everything he commanded us.

Jeremiah 35:8 - New American Standard Bible

~"We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons or our daughters,

Jeremiah 35:8 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"Y nosotros hemos obedecido la voz de Jonadab, hijo de Recab, nuestro padre, en todo lo que él nos mandò de no beber vino en todos nuestros dìas, ni nosotros, ni nuestras mujeres, ni nuestros hijos, ni nuestras hijas,

Jeremiah 35:8 - World English Bible

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;

Jeremiah 35:8 - Young's Living Translation

`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;

Jeremiah 35:8 - Additional Comments

Jonadab forbade them to drink wine, according to the law of the Nazarites.
Nazarite is the name that Israelites took on when they prescribed to the vow in Num 6:2-21. The word denotes generally one who is separated from others and consecrated to God. Although there is no mention of any Nazarite before Samson, it is evident that they existed before the time of Moses. The vow of a Nazarite involved these three things:
1. abstinence from wine and strong drink,
2. refraining from cutting the hair off the head during the whole period of the continuance of the vow, and
3. the avoidance of contact with the dead.
When the period of the continuance of the vow came to an end, the Nazarite had to present himself at the door of the sanctuary with
1. a male lamb of the first year for a burnt-offering
2. a ewe lamb of the first year for a sin-offering, and
3. a ram for a peace-offering.
After these sacrifices were offered by the priest, the Nazarite cut off his hair at the door and threw it into the fire under the peace-offering. As to the duration of a Nazarite's vow, every one was left at liberty to fix his own time. There is mention made of two who were Nazarites for life, Samson and Samuel - Judges 13:4-5, 1 Sam 1:11. In its ordinary form, however, the Nazarite's vow lasted only thirty, and at most one hundred, days. This institution was a symbol of a life devoted to God and as one separated out from the rest.

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