Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

and not to bud houses for us to dwell in, - and so, vineyard or field or seed, have we none;

New American Standard Bible

nor to build ourselves houses to dwell in; and we do not have vineyard or field or seed.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

We also have not built houses to live in and do not have vineyard, field, or seed.

International Standard Version

and have built no houses to live in. We don't have vineyards, fields, or seed.

A Conservative Version

nor to build houses for us to dwell in. Neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed,

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

nor have we built ourselves houses to live in; nor do we have vineyards or fields or seed.

Bible in Basic English

Building no houses for ourselves, having no vine-gardens or fields or seed:

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Not to build houses for our dwelling; and vineyard and field and seed shall not be to us.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

and not to build houses [for] our living, and there is not vineyard, or field, or seed for us.

Modern King James verseion

nor to build houses for us to live in. Nor do we have vineyard, nor field, nor seed.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Neither build we any house to dwell therein, we have also among us neither vineyards, nor corn land to sow:

NET Bible

We have not built any houses to live in. We do not own any vineyards, fields, or crops.

New Heart English Bible

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

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Nor to build
בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

for us to dwell in
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

כּרם 
Kerem 
Usage: 93

שׂדי שׂדה 
Sadeh 
Usage: 333

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

God

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

The Faithfulness Of The Rechabites

8 So we have hearkened unto the voice of Jonadab, son of Rechab, our father, in all that be commanded us, - not to drink wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons nor our daughters; 9 and not to bud houses for us to dwell in, - and so, vineyard or field or seed, have we none; 10 but we have dwelt in tents, - and have hearkened and done, according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.


Cross References

1 Timothy 6:6

Now it is a great means of gain - godliness, with a sufficiency of ones own;

Psalm 37:16

Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;

Jeremiah 35:7

nor house, shall ye build nor, seed, shall ye sow, nor vineyard, shall ye plant, neither shall ye have them, - but in tents, shall ye dwell, all your days, that ye may live many days on the face of the soil where ye are sojourning.

Numbers 16:14

Certainly not into a land flowing with milk and honey, hast thou brought us, nor given unto us an inheritance of field and vineyard, - The eyes of those men, wilt thou dig out? We will not come up.

2 Kings 5:26

Then he said unto him - My heart, had not gone with thee, when someone turned again from off his chariot, to meet thee! Is it a time to accept silver, or to accept raiment, or oliveyards, or vineyards, or flocks or herds, or men-servants, or maid-servants?

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