Author Archives: תּוֹרָה

כִּֽי־תִדֹּ֥ר נֶ֨דֶר֙ לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לֹ֥א תְאַחֵ֖ר לְשַׁלְּמֹ֑ו כִּֽי־דָּרֹ֨שׁ יִדְרְשֶׁ֜נּוּ יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְ וְהָיָ֥ה בְךָ֖ חֵֽטְא׃ When you vow a vow to YHWH your God, you shall not delay in fulfilling it, for YHWH your God will surely require it from … Continue reading →

לַנָּכְרִ֣י תַשִּׁ֔יךְ וּלְאָחִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תַשִּׁ֑יךְ לְמַ֨עַן יְבָרֶכְךָ֜ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ בְּכֹל֙ מִשְׁלַ֣ח יָדֶ֔ךָ עַל־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה בָא־שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ ס To a foreigner you may lend with interest, but to your brother you shall not lend with interest, so that YHWH your God … Continue reading →

לֹא־תַשִּׁ֣יךְ לְאָחִ֔יךָ נֶ֥שֶׁךְ כֶּ֖סֶף נֶ֣שֶׁךְ אֹ֑כֶל נֶ֕שֶׁךְ כָּל־דָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִשָּֽׁךְ׃ You shall not lend to your brother with interest: interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that may be lent with interest.   Morphology לֹא־ (lo) – Root: … Continue reading →

לֹא־תָבִיא֩ אֶתְנַ֨ן זֹונָ֜ה וּמְחִ֣יר כֶּ֗לֶב בֵּ֛ית יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לְכָל־נֶ֑דֶר כִּ֧י תֹועֲבַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ You shall not bring the wages of a prostitute or the price of a dog into the house of YHWH your God for any vow, for … Continue reading →

לֹא־תִהְיֶ֥ה קְדֵשָׁ֖ה מִבְּנֹ֣ות יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה קָדֵ֖שׁ מִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ There shall not be a female temple prostitute among the daughters of Yisraʾel, and there shall not be a male temple prostitute among the sons of Yisraʾel.   Morphology לֹא־ (lo) – … Continue reading →

עִמְּךָ֞ יֵשֵׁ֣ב בְּקִרְבְּךָ֗ בַּמָּקֹ֧ום אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֛ר בְּאַחַ֥ד שְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ בַּטֹּ֣וב לֹ֑ו לֹ֖א תֹּונֶֽנּוּ׃ ס He shall dwell with you, in your midst, in the place that he chooses in one of your gates, where it is good for him; you shall not … Continue reading →

לֹא־תַסְגִּ֥יר עֶ֖בֶד אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֑יו אֲשֶׁר־יִנָּצֵ֥ל אֵלֶ֖יךָ מֵעִ֥ם אֲדֹנָֽיו׃ You shall not hand over a slave to his master who has escaped to you from his master.   Morphology לֹא־ (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “You shall not”; … Continue reading →

כִּי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ בְּקֶ֣רֶב מַחֲנֶ֗ךָ לְהַצִּֽילְךָ֙ וְלָתֵ֤ת אֹיְבֶ֨יךָ֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְהָיָ֥ה מַחֲנֶ֖יךָ קָדֹ֑ושׁ וְלֹֽא־יִרְאֶ֤ה בְךָ֙ עֶרְוַ֣ת דָּבָ֔ר וְשָׁ֖ב מֵאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃ ס For YHWH your God walks in the midst of your camp, to save you and to give your enemies before … Continue reading →

וְיָתֵ֛ד תִּהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֖ עַל־אֲזֵנֶ֑ךָ וְהָיָה֙ בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֣ ח֔וּץ וְחָפַרְתָּ֣ה בָ֔הּ וְשַׁבְתָּ֖ וְכִסִּ֥יתָ אֶת־צֵאָתֶֽךָ׃ And you shall have a peg among your implements, and when you sit outside, you shall dig with it, and turn back, and cover your excrement.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְיָד֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה לְךָ֔ מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וְיָצָ֥אתָ שָׁ֖מָּה חֽוּץ׃ And you shall have a place outside the camp, and you shall go out there outside.   Morphology וְיָד֙ (ve-yad) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “a place”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֥ה לִפְנֹֽות־עֶ֖רֶב יִרְחַ֣ץ בַּמָּ֑יִם וּכְבֹ֣א הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ יָבֹ֖א אֶל־תֹּ֥וךְ הַֽמַּחֲנֶה׃ And it shall be, before evening, he shall bathe in water, and when the sun sets, he may enter into the midst of the camp.   Morphology וְהָיָ֥ה (ve-hayah) – Root: … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֤ה בְךָ֙ אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה טָהֹ֖ור מִקְּרֵה־לָ֑יְלָה וְיָצָא֙ אֶל־מִח֣וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה לֹ֥א יָבֹ֖א אֶל־תֹּ֥וךְ הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ If there is among you a man who is not clean because of a nocturnal emission, he shall go outside the camp; he shall not enter … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־תֵצֵ֥א מַחֲנֶ֖ה עַל־אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וְנִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔ מִכֹּ֖ל דָּבָ֥ר רָֽע׃ When you go out as a camp against your enemies, you shall keep yourself from every evil thing.   Morphology כִּֽי־ (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “When”; Notes: Introduces a … Continue reading →

בָּנִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־יִוָּלְד֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם דֹּ֣ור שְׁלִישִׁ֑י יָבֹ֥א לָהֶ֖ם בִּקְהַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃ ס Children who are born to them in the third generation may enter the assembly of YHWH.   Morphology בָּנִ֛ים (banim) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “children”; … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־תְתַעֵ֣ב אֲדֹמִ֔י כִּ֥י אָחִ֖יךָ ה֑וּא ס לֹא־תְתַעֵ֣ב מִצְרִ֔י כִּי־גֵ֖ר הָיִ֥יתָ בְאַרְצֹֽו׃ You shall not abhor an Edomi, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor a Mitsri, because you were a sojourner in his land.   Morphology לֹֽא־ (lo) … Continue reading →

לֹא־תִדְרֹ֥שׁ שְׁלֹמָ֖ם וְטֹבָתָ֑ם כָּל־יָמֶ֖יךָ לְעֹולָֽם׃ ס You shall not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days forever.   Morphology לֹא־ (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “You shall not”; Notes: Prohibitive command. תִדְרֹ֥שׁ (tidrosh) – … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֞ה יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיַּהֲפֹךְ֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֧יךָ לְּךָ֛ אֶת־הַקְּלָלָ֖ה לִבְרָכָ֑ה כִּ֥י אֲהֵֽבְךָ֖ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ But YHWH your God did not desire to listen to Bilʿam, and YHWH your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because YHWH … Continue reading →

עַל־דְּבַ֞ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־קִדְּמ֤וּ אֶתְכֶם֙ בַּלֶּ֣חֶם וּבַמַּ֔יִם בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ בְּצֵאתְכֶ֣ם מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וַאֲשֶׁר֩ שָׂכַ֨ר עָלֶ֜יךָ אֶת־בִּלְעָ֣ם בֶּן־בְּעֹ֗ור מִפְּתֹ֛ור אֲרַ֥ם נַהֲרַ֖יִם לְקַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃ Because they did not meet you with bread and water on the way when you came out of Mitsrayim, and because he … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־יָבֹ֧א עַמֹּונִ֛י וּמֹואָבִ֖י בִּקְהַ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה גַּ֚ם דֹּ֣ור עֲשִׂירִ֔י לֹא־יָבֹ֥א לָהֶ֛ם בִּקְהַ֥ל יְהוָ֖ה עַד־עֹולָֽם׃ No ʿAmmoni or Moavi shall enter the assembly of YHWH; even to the tenth generation, none of them shall enter the assembly of YHWH forever.   Morphology … Continue reading →

לֹא־יָבֹ֥א מַמְזֵ֖ר בִּקְהַ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה גַּ֚ם דֹּ֣ור עֲשִׂירִ֔י לֹא־יָ֥בֹא לֹ֖ו בִּקְהַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃ ס No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of YHWH; even to the tenth generation, none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of YHWH.   Morphology … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־יָבֹ֧א פְצֽוּעַ־דַּכָּ֛א וּכְר֥וּת שָׁפְכָ֖ה בִּקְהַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃ ס No one who is wounded by crushing or whose male organ is cut off shall enter the assembly of YHWH.   Morphology לֹֽא־ (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “shall … Continue reading →

לֹא־יִקַּ֥ח אִ֖ישׁ אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת אָבִ֑יו וְלֹ֥א יְגַלֶּ֖ה כְּנַ֥ף אָבִֽיו׃ ס A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor shall he uncover his father’s skirt.   Morphology לֹא־ (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “shall not”; Notes: Prohibition. … Continue reading →

וְ֠נָתַן הָאִ֨ישׁ הַשֹּׁכֵ֥ב עִמָּ֛הּ לַאֲבִ֥י הנער חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים כָּ֑סֶף וְלֹֽו־תִהְיֶ֣ה לְאִשָּׁ֗ה תַּ֚חַת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִנָּ֔הּ לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל שַׁלְּחָ֖הּ כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃ ס And the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the young woman fifty silver shekels, and she shall be … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־יִמְצָ֣א אִ֗ישׁ נער בְתוּלָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־אֹרָ֔שָׂה וּתְפָשָׂ֖הּ וְשָׁכַ֣ב עִמָּ֑הּ וְנִמְצָֽאוּ׃ If a man finds a young virgin who is not betrothed, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are found out.   Morphology כִּֽי־ (ki) – Root: … Continue reading →

כִּ֥י בַשָּׂדֶ֖ה מְצָאָ֑הּ צָעֲקָ֗ה הנער הַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔ה וְאֵ֥ין מֹושִׁ֖יעַ לָֽהּ׃ ס For he found her in the field; the betrothed young woman cried out, but there was no one to save her.   Morphology כִּ֥י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: … Continue reading →

ולנער לֹא־תַעֲשֶׂ֣ה דָבָ֔ר אֵ֥ין לנער חֵ֣טְא מָ֑וֶת כִּ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ יָק֨וּם אִ֤ישׁ עַל־רֵעֵ֨הוּ֙ וּרְצָחֹ֣ו נֶ֔פֶשׁ כֵּ֖ן הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ But to the young woman you shall do nothing; there is in the young woman no sin worthy of death. For just as … Continue reading →

וְֽאִם־בַּשָּׂדֶ֞ה יִמְצָ֣א הָאִ֗ישׁ אֶת־הנער הַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔ה וְהֶחֱזִֽיק־בָּ֥הּ הָאִ֖ישׁ וְשָׁכַ֣ב עִמָּ֑הּ וּמֵ֗ת הָאִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁכַ֥ב עִמָּ֖הּ לְבַדֹּֽו׃ But if the man finds the betrothed young woman in the field, and the man seizes her and lies with her, then the man who lay … Continue reading →

וְהֹוצֵאתֶ֨ם אֶת־שְׁנֵיהֶ֜ם אֶל־שַׁ֣עַר הָעִ֣יר הַהִ֗וא וּסְקַלְתֶּ֨ם אֹתָ֥ם בָּאֲבָנִים֮ וָמֵתוּ֒ אֶת־הנער עַל־דְּבַר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־צָעֲקָ֣ה בָעִ֔יר וְאֶ֨ת־הָאִ֔ישׁ עַל־דְּבַ֥ר אֲשֶׁר־עִנָּ֖ה אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֑הוּ וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ ס And you shall bring out both of them to the gate of that city, and you shall … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י יִהְיֶה֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה בְתוּלָ֔ה מְאֹרָשָׂ֖ה לְאִ֑ישׁ וּמְצָאָ֥הּ אִ֛ישׁ בָּעִ֖יר וְשָׁכַ֥ב עִמָּֽהּ׃ If there is a young virgin woman betrothed to a man, and a man finds her in the city and lies with her,   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־יִמָּצֵ֨א אִ֜ישׁ שֹׁכֵ֣ב עִם־אִשָּׁ֣ה בְעֻֽלַת־בַּ֗עַל וּמֵ֨תוּ֙ גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם הָאִ֛ישׁ הַשֹּׁכֵ֥ב עִם־הָאִשָּׁ֖ה וְהָאִשָּׁ֑ה וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then both of them shall die—the man who lay with the woman, … Continue reading →