Author Archives: תּוֹרָה

וְהֹורִ֧ישׁ יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֥ם הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑ם וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣ם גֹּויִ֔ם גְּדֹלִ֥ים וַעֲצֻמִ֖ים מִכֶּֽם׃ And YHWH will dispossess all these nations from before you, and you will inherit nations greater and mightier than you.   Morphology וְהֹורִ֧ישׁ (ve-horish) – Root: ירש (yarash); Form: Hifil … Continue reading →

כִּי֩ אִם־שָׁמֹ֨ר תִּשְׁמְר֜וּן אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֣ה הַזֹּ֗את אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י מְצַוֶּ֥ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם לַעֲשֹׂתָ֑הּ לְאַהֲבָ֞ה אֶת־יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם לָלֶ֥כֶת בְּכָל־דְּרָכָ֖יו וּלְדָבְקָה־בֹֽו׃ For if you carefully keep all this commandment which I command you to do, to love YHWH your God, to walk in all His … Continue reading →

לְמַ֨עַן יִרְבּ֤וּ יְמֵיכֶם֙ וִימֵ֣י בְנֵיכֶ֔ם עַ֚ל הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֧ע יְהוָ֛ה לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם לָתֵ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם כִּימֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ס So that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied on the land which YHWH swore to your fathers to … Continue reading →

וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם עַל־מְזוּזֹ֥ות בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.   Morphology וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם (u-khatavtam) – Root: כתב (khatav); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with conjunction and 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וְלִמַּדְתֶּ֥ם אֹתָ֛ם אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֖ם לְדַבֵּ֣ר בָּ֑ם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֨ךָ֙ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣ בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖ וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃ And you shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the road, when you lie down, and when … Continue reading →

וְשַׂמְתֶּם֙ אֶת־דְּבָרַ֣י אֵ֔לֶּה עַל־לְבַבְכֶ֖ם וְעַֽל־נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם וּקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨ם אֹתָ֤ם לְאֹות֙ עַל־יֶדְכֶ֔ם וְהָי֥וּ לְטֹוטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֥ין עֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ And you shall place these words of Mine on your heart and on your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and … Continue reading →

וְחָרָ֨ה אַף־יְהוָ֜ה בָּכֶ֗ם וְעָצַ֤ר אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה מָטָ֔ר וְהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה לֹ֥א תִתֵּ֖ן אֶת־יְבוּלָ֑הּ וַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣ם מְהֵרָ֗ה מֵעַל֙ הָאָ֣רֶץ הַטֹּבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה נֹתֵ֥ן לָכֶֽם׃ And the anger of YHWH will burn against you, and He will shut up the heavens so that there will … Continue reading →

הִשָּֽׁמְר֣וּ לָכֶ֔ם פֶּ֥ן יִפְתֶּ֖ה לְבַבְכֶ֑ם וְסַרְתֶּ֗ם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם לָהֶֽם׃ Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and bow down to them.   Morphology הִשָּֽׁמְר֣וּ (hishameru) – Root: שמר … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֛י עֵ֥שֶׂב בְּשָׂדְךָ֖ לִבְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָ וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ וְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃ And I will provide grass in your field for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied.   Morphology וְנָתַתִּ֛י (ve-natati) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal perfect 1st person singular with conjunction; … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֧י מְטַֽר־אַרְצְכֶ֛ם בְּעִתֹּ֖ו יֹורֶ֣ה וּמַלְקֹ֑ושׁ וְאָסַפְתָּ֣ דְגָנֶ֔ךָ וְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֖ וְיִצְהָרֶֽךָ׃ And I will give the rain of your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather your grain, your new wine, and your oil. … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה אִם־שָׁמֹ֤עַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֶל־מִצְוֹתַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י מְצַוֶּ֥ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם הַיֹּ֑ום לְאַהֲבָ֞ה אֶת־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ וּלְעָבְדֹ֔ו בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֖ם וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃ And it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey My commandments which I command you today, to love YHWH your God and to serve … Continue reading →

אֶ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ דֹּרֵ֣שׁ אֹתָ֑הּ תָּמִ֗יד עֵינֵ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ בָּ֔הּ מֵֽרֵשִׁית֙ הַשָּׁנָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד אַחֲרִ֥ית שָׁנָֽה׃ ס A land which YHWH your God cares for; the eyes of YHWH your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year … Continue reading →

וְהָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתֶּ֜ם עֹבְרִ֥ים שָׁ֨מָּה֙ לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ אֶ֥רֶץ הָרִ֖ים וּבְקָעֹ֑ת לִמְטַ֥ר הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם תִּשְׁתֶּה־מָּֽיִם׃ And the land which you are crossing over to possess, a land of hills and valleys, drinks water from the rain of the heavens.   Morphology וְהָאָ֗רֶץ (ve-ha-aretz) … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתָּ֤ה בָא־שָׁ֨מָּה֙ לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ לֹ֣א כְאֶ֤רֶץ מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ הִ֔וא אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְצָאתֶ֖ם מִשָּׁ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּזְרַע֙ אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֔ וְהִשְׁקִ֥יתָ בְרַגְלְךָ֖ כְּגַ֥ן הַיָּרָֽק׃ For the land which you are entering to possess is not like the land of Mitsrayim, from which you came … Continue reading →

וּלְמַ֨עַן תַּאֲרִ֤יכוּ יָמִים֙ עַל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁבַּ֨ע יְהוָ֧ה לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֛ם לָתֵ֥ת לָהֶ֖ם וּלְזַרְעָ֑ם אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ ס And that you may prolong your days on the land which YHWH swore to your fathers to give to them and to their offspring, … Continue reading →

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיֹּ֑ום לְמַ֣עַן תֶּחֶזְק֗וּ וּבָאתֶם֙ וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣ם אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֛ם עֹבְרִ֥ים שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ And you shall keep all the commandment which I command you today, that you may be strong and go in and possess the land … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י עֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ הָֽרֹאֹ֔ת אֶת־כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה הַגָּדֹ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשָֽׂה׃ For your eyes have seen all the great work of YHWH which He has done.   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces an explanation or … Continue reading →

וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֜ה לְדָתָ֣ן וְלַאֲבִירָ֗ם בְּנֵ֣י אֱלִיאָב֮ בֶּן־רְאוּבֵן֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר פָּצְתָ֤ה הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֶת־פִּ֔יהָ וַתִּבְלָעֵ֥ם וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיהֶ֖ם וְאֶת־אָהֳלֵיהֶ֑ם וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־הַיְקוּם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם בְּקֶ֖רֶב כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And what He did to Datan and to Aviram, the sons of Eliʾav, the son of Reʾuven, how the earth … Continue reading →

וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר עַד־בֹּאֲכֶ֖ם עַד־הַמָּקֹ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And what He did for you in the wilderness until you came to this place.   Morphology וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (va-asher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Conjunction with relative pronoun; Translation: “And what”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading →

וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂה֩ לְחֵ֨יל מִצְרַ֜יִם לְסוּסָ֣יו וּלְרִכְבֹּ֗ו אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵצִ֜יף אֶת־מֵ֤י יַם־סוּף֙ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֔ם בְּרָדְפָ֖ם אַחֲרֵיכֶ֑ם וַיְאַבְּדֵ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And what He did to the army of Mitsrayim, to their horses and their chariots, how He made the waters of the … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־אֹֽתֹתָיו֙ וְאֶֽת־מַעֲשָׂ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה בְּתֹ֣וךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם לְפַרְעֹ֥ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם וּלְכָל־אַרְצֹֽו׃ And His signs and His deeds which He did in the midst of Mitsrayim to Parʿo, king of Mitsrayim, and to all his land.   Morphology וְאֶת־ (ve-et) – Root: את … Continue reading →

וִֽידַעְתֶּם֮ הַיֹּום֒ כִּ֣י לֹ֣א אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יָדְעוּ֙ וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־רָא֔וּ אֶת־מוּסַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם אֶת־גָּדְלֹ֕ו אֶת־יָדֹו֙ הַחֲזָקָ֔ה וּזְרֹעֹ֖ו הַנְּטוּיָֽה׃ And you shall know today that it is not your children who did not know and who have not seen the discipline of … Continue reading →

וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ אֵ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ מִשְׁמַרְתֹּ֗ו וְחֻקֹּתָ֧יו וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֛יו וּמִצְוֹתָ֖יו כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ “And you shall love YHWH your God, and keep His charge, His statutes, His judgments, and His commandments always.   Morphology וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ (ve-ahavta) – Root: אהב (ʾahav); Form: Qal perfect … Continue reading →

בְּשִׁבְעִ֣ים נֶ֔פֶשׁ יָרְד֥וּ אֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ מִצְרָ֑יְמָה וְעַתָּ֗ה שָֽׂמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ כְּכֹוכְבֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לָרֹֽב׃ With seventy persons your fathers went down to Mitsrayim, and now YHWH your God has made you as numerous as the stars of the heavens.   Morphology בְּשִׁבְעִ֣ים … Continue reading →

ה֥וּא תְהִלָּתְךָ֖ וְה֣וּא אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה אִתְּךָ֗ אֶת־הַגְּדֹלֹ֤ת וְאֶת־הַנֹּֽורָאֹת֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָא֖וּ עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ He is your praise, and He is your God, who has done with you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.   Morphology ה֥וּא (hu) … Continue reading →

אֶת־יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ תִּירָ֖א אֹתֹ֣ו תַעֲבֹ֑ד וּבֹ֣ו תִדְבָּ֔ק וּבִשְׁמֹ֖ו תִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃ You shall fear YHWH your God, serve Him, cling to Him, and swear by His name.   Morphology אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: Not translated; … Continue reading →

וַאֲהַבְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־הַגֵּ֑ר כִּֽי־גֵרִ֥ים הֱיִיתֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And you shall love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Mitsrayim.   Morphology וַאֲהַבְתֶּ֖ם (va-ahavtem) – Root: אהב (ʾahav); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural (wayyiqtol); Translation: “And you … Continue reading →

עֹשֶׂ֛ה מִשְׁפַּ֥ט יָתֹ֖ום וְאַלְמָנָ֑ה וְאֹהֵ֣ב גֵּ֔ר לָ֥תֶת לֹ֖ו לֶ֥חֶם וְשִׂמְלָֽה׃ He executes justice for the orphan and the widow and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.   Morphology עֹשֶׂ֛ה (ʿoseh) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal participle masculine … Continue reading →

כִּ֚י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם ה֚וּא אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַאֲדֹנֵ֖י הָאֲדֹנִ֑ים הָאֵ֨ל הַגָּדֹ֤ל הַגִּבֹּר֙ וְהַנֹּורָ֔א אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹא־יִשָּׂ֣א פָנִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יִקַּ֖ח שֹֽׁחַד׃ For YHWH your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, who does … Continue reading →

וּמַלְתֶּ֕ם אֵ֖ת עָרְלַ֣ת לְבַבְכֶ֑ם וְעָ֨רְפְּכֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תַקְשׁ֖וּ עֹֽוד׃ And you shall circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and your neck shall no longer be stiff.   Morphology וּמַלְתֶּ֕ם (u-maltem) – Root: מול (mul); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; … Continue reading →