Author Archives: תּוֹרָה

וְהֹוצִ֨יאוּ אֶת־הַנַּעֲרָ אֶל־פֶּ֣תַח בֵּית־אָבִ֗יהָ וּסְקָלוּהָ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י עִירָ֤הּ בָּאֲבָנִים֙ וָמֵ֔תָה כִּֽי־עָשְׂתָ֤ה נְבָלָה֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִזְנֹ֖ות בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יהָ וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ ס And they shall bring out the young woman to the entrance of her father’s house, and the men of her city … Continue reading →

וְאִם־אֱמֶ֣ת הָיָ֔ה הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה לֹא־נִמְצְא֥וּ בְתוּלִ֖ים לַנַּעֲרָֽה׃ But if this matter is true, that the tokens of virginity were not found for the young woman,   Morphology וְאִם־אֱמֶ֣ת (ve-im emet) – Root: אמת (emet); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular … Continue reading →

וְעָנְשׁ֨וּ אֹתֹ֜ו מֵ֣אָה כֶ֗סֶף וְנָתְנוּ֙ לַאֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה כִּ֤י הֹוצִיא֙ שֵׁ֣ם רָ֔ע עַ֖ל בְּתוּלַ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹֽו־תִהְיֶ֣ה לְאִשָּׁ֔ה לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל לְשַׁלְּחָ֖הּ כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃ And they shall fine him a hundred pieces of silver and give them to the father of the young woman, because … Continue reading →

וְלָֽקְח֛וּ זִקְנֵ֥י הָֽעִיר־הַהִ֖וא אֶת־הָאִ֑ישׁ וְיִסְּר֖וּ אֹתֹֽו׃ And the elders of that city shall take the man and discipline him.   Morphology וְלָֽקְח֛וּ (ve-lak’ḥu) – Root: לקח (laqakh); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “and they shall take”; Notes: Action … Continue reading →

וְהִנֵּה־ה֡וּא שָׂם֩ עֲלִילֹ֨ת דְּבָרִ֜ים לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹֽא־מָצָ֤אתִי לְבִתְּךָ֙ בְּתוּלִ֔ים וְאֵ֖לֶּה בְּתוּלֵ֣י בִתִּ֑י וּפָֽרְשׂוּ֙ הַשִּׂמְלָ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י זִקְנֵ֥י הָעִֽיר׃ And behold, he has set forth false accusations, saying, “I did not find your daughter to be a virgin.” But these are the tokens … Continue reading →

וְאָמַ֛ר אֲבִ֥י הַנַּעַר אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים אֶת־בִּתִּ֗י נָתַ֜תִּי לָאִ֥ישׁ הַזֶּ֛ה לְאִשָּׁ֖ה וַיִּשְׂנָאֶֽהָ׃ And the father of the young woman shall say to the elders: ‘I gave my daughter to this man as a wife, but he has hated her.’   Morphology וְאָמַ֛ר … Continue reading →

וְלָקַ֛ח אֲבִ֥י הַנַּעַר וְאִמָּ֑הּ וְהֹוצִ֜יאוּ אֶת־בְּתוּלֵ֧י הַנַּעַר אֶל־זִקְנֵ֥י הָעִ֖יר הַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ And the father of the young woman and her mother shall take and bring out the tokens of the young woman’s virginity to the elders of the city at the … Continue reading →

וְשָׂ֥ם לָהּ֙ עֲלִילֹ֣ת דְּבָרִ֔ים וְהֹוצִ֥יא עָלֶ֖יהָ שֵׁ֣ם רָ֑ע וְאָמַ֗ר אֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ לָקַ֔חְתִּי וָאֶקְרַ֣ב אֵלֶ֔יהָ וְלֹא־מָצָ֥אתִי לָ֖הּ בְּתוּלִֽים׃ And he makes accusations against her and brings forth a bad name upon her, and he says: ‘I took this woman, and I … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־יִקַּ֥ח אִ֖ישׁ אִשָּׁ֑ה וּבָ֥א אֵלֶ֖יהָ וּשְׂנֵאָֽהּ׃ If a man takes a wife and goes into her, but then hates her,   Morphology כִּֽי־יִקַּ֥ח (ki-yiqqaḥ) – Root: לקח (laqah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “if he takes”; Notes: … Continue reading →

גְּדִלִ֖ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּ֑ךְ עַל־אַרְבַּ֛ע כַּנְפֹ֥ות כְּסוּתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּכַסֶּה־בָּֽהּ׃ ס You shall make tassels for yourself on the four corners of your garment with which you cover yourself.   Morphology גְּדִלִ֖ים (gedilim) – Root: גדל (gadal); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “tassels”; … Continue reading →

לֹ֤א תִלְבַּשׁ֙ שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז צֶ֥מֶר וּפִשְׁתִּ֖ים יַחְדָּֽו׃ ס You shall not wear mixed fibers, wool and linen together.   Morphology לֹ֤א תִלְבַּשׁ֙ (lo tilbash) – Root: לבש (lavash); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you shall not wear”; Notes: … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־תַחֲרֹ֥שׁ בְּשֹׁור־וּבַחֲמֹ֖ר יַחְדָּֽו׃ ס You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together.   Morphology לֹֽא־תַחֲרֹ֥שׁ (lo-taḥarosh) – Root: חרש (ḥarash); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you shall not plow”; Notes: Prohibition against using animals … Continue reading →

לֹא־תִזְרַ֥ע כַּרְמְךָ֖ כִּלְאָ֑יִם פֶּן־תִּקְדַּ֗שׁ הַֽמְלֵאָ֤ה הַזֶּ֨רַע֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּזְרָ֔ע וּתְבוּאַ֖ת הַכָּֽרֶם׃ ס You shall not sow your vineyard with mixed seed, lest the yield—the seed you sow and the produce of the vineyard—become defiled.   Morphology לֹא־תִזְרַ֥ע (lo-tizra) – Root: זרע … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י תִבְנֶה֙ בַּ֣יִת חָדָ֔שׁ וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ מַעֲקֶ֖ה לְגַגֶּ֑ךָ וְלֹֽא־תָשִׂ֤ים דָּמִים֙ בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ כִּֽי־יִפֹּ֥ל הַנֹּפֵ֖ל מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ ס When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt upon your house if someone … Continue reading →

שַׁלֵּ֤חַ תְּשַׁלַּח֙ אֶת־הָאֵ֔ם וְאֶת־הַבָּנִ֖ים תִּֽקַּֽח־לָ֑ךְ לְמַ֨עַן֙ יִ֣יטַב לָ֔ךְ וְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖ יָמִֽים׃ ס You shall surely send away the mother, but you may take the young for yourself, so that it may be well with you and you may prolong your days. … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י יִקָּרֵ֣א קַן־צִפֹּ֣ור לְפָנֶ֡יךָ בַּדֶּ֜רֶךְ בְּכָל־עֵ֣ץ אֹ֣ו עַל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֶפְרֹחִים֙ אֹ֣ו בֵיצִ֔ים וְהָאֵ֤ם רֹבֶ֨צֶת֙ עַל־הָֽאֶפְרֹחִ֔ים אֹ֖ו עַל־הַבֵּיצִ֑ים לֹא־תִקַּ֥ח הָאֵ֖ם עַל־הַבָּנִֽים׃ If a bird’s nest happens to be before you on the way, in any tree or on the ground, with chicks … Continue reading →

לֹא־יִהְיֶ֤ה כְלִי־גֶ֨בֶר֙ עַל־אִשָּׁ֔ה וְלֹא־יִלְבַּ֥שׁ גֶּ֖בֶר שִׂמְלַ֣ת אִשָּׁ֑ה כִּ֧י תֹועֲבַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ כָּל־עֹ֥שֵׂה אֵֽלֶּה׃ פ A man’s article shall not be on a woman, and a man shall not wear a woman’s garment, for all who do these things are an … Continue reading →

לֹא־תִרְאֶה֩ אֶת־חֲמֹ֨ור אָחִ֜יךָ אֹ֤ו שֹׁורֹו֙ נֹפְלִ֣ים בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ מֵהֶ֑ם הָקֵ֥ם תָּקִ֖ים עִמֹּֽו׃ ס You shall not see your brother’s donkey or his ox fallen on the way and ignore them. You shall surely help him lift them.   Morphology לֹא־תִרְאֶה֩ … Continue reading →

וְכֵ֧ן תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה לַחֲמֹרֹ֗ו וְכֵ֣ן תַּעֲשֶׂה֮ לְשִׂמְלָתֹו֒ וְכֵ֣ן תַּעֲשֶׂ֜ה לְכָל־אֲבֵדַ֥ת אָחִ֛יךָ אֲשֶׁר־תֹּאבַ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נּוּ וּמְצָאתָ֑הּ לֹ֥א תוּכַ֖ל לְהִתְעַלֵּֽם׃ ס And thus you shall do to his donkey, and thus you shall do to his garment, and thus you shall do to every … Continue reading →

וְאִם־לֹ֨א קָרֹ֥וב אָחִ֛יךָ אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְלֹ֣א יְדַעְתֹּ֑ו וַאֲסַפְתֹּו֙ אֶל־תֹּ֣וךְ בֵּיתֶ֔ךָ וְהָיָ֣ה עִמְּךָ֗ עַ֣ד דְּרֹ֤שׁ אָחִ֨יךָ֙ אֹתֹ֔ו וַהֲשֵׁבֹתֹ֖ו לֹֽו׃ And if your brother is not near to you and you do not know him, then you shall gather it into your house, … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־תִרְאֶה֩ אֶת־שֹׁ֨ור אָחִ֜יךָ אֹ֤ו אֶת־שֵׂיֹו֙ נִדָּחִ֔ים וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ מֵהֶ֑ם הָשֵׁ֥ב תְּשִׁיבֵ֖ם לְאָחִֽיךָ׃ You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep wandering and ignore them; you shall surely return them to your brother.   Morphology לֹֽא־תִרְאֶה֩ (lo-tir’eh) – Root: ראה … Continue reading →

לֹא־תָלִ֨ין נִבְלָתֹ֜ו עַל־הָעֵ֗ץ כִּֽי־קָבֹ֤ור תִּקְבְּרֶ֨נּוּ֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא כִּֽי־קִלְלַ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים תָּל֑וּי וְלֹ֤א תְטַמֵּא֙ אֶת־אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ נַחֲלָֽה׃ You shall not leave his corpse on the tree overnight, but you shall surely bury him on that day, for a … Continue reading →

וְכִֽי־יִהְיֶ֣ה בְאִ֗ישׁ חֵ֛טְא מִשְׁפַּט־מָ֖וֶת וְהוּמָ֑ת וְתָלִ֥יתָ אֹתֹ֖ו עַל־עֵֽץ׃ And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,   Morphology וְכִֽי־יִהְיֶ֣ה (ve-ki yihyeh) – Root: היה … Continue reading →

וּ֠רְגָמֻהוּ כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֨י עִירֹ֤ו בָֽאֲבָנִים֙ וָמֵ֔ת וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יִשְׁמְע֥וּ וְיִרָֽאוּ׃ ס And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, and he shall die; and you shall purge the evil from your midst, and all Yisra’el … Continue reading →

וְאָמְר֞וּ אֶל־זִקְנֵ֣י עִירֹ֗ו בְּנֵ֤נוּ זֶה֙ סֹורֵ֣ר וּמֹרֶ֔ה אֵינֶ֥נּוּ שֹׁמֵ֖עַ בְּקֹלֵ֑נוּ זֹולֵ֖ל וְסֹבֵֽא׃ And they shall say to the elders of his city: ‘This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey our voice; he is a glutton and … Continue reading →

וְתָ֥פְשׂוּ בֹ֖ו אָבִ֣יו וְאִמֹּ֑ו וְהֹוצִ֧יאוּ אֹתֹ֛ו אֶל־זִקְנֵ֥י עִירֹ֖ו וְאֶל־שַׁ֥עַר מְקֹמֹֽו׃ And his father and his mother shall seize him and bring him out to the elders of his city and to the gate of his place.   Morphology וְתָ֥פְשׂוּ (ve-tafsu) … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֣ה לְאִ֗ישׁ בֵּ֚ן סֹורֵ֣ר וּמֹורֶ֔ה אֵינֶ֣נּוּ שֹׁמֵ֔עַ בְּקֹ֥ול אָבִ֖יו וּבְקֹ֣ול אִמֹּ֑ו וְיִסְּר֣וּ אֹתֹ֔ו וְלֹ֥א יִשְׁמַ֖ע אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not listen to the voice of his father or the voice of his … Continue reading →

כִּי֩ אֶת־הַבְּכֹ֨ר בֶּן־הַשְּׂנוּאָ֜ה יַכִּ֗יר לָ֤תֶת לֹו֙ פִּ֣י שְׁנַ֔יִם בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יִמָּצֵ֖א לֹ֑ו כִּי־הוּא֙ רֵאשִׁ֣ית אֹנֹ֔ו לֹ֖ו מִשְׁפַּ֥ט הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ ס For he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, to give him a double portion in all that is found … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה בְּיֹום֙ הַנְחִילֹ֣ו אֶת־בָּנָ֔יו אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יִהְיֶ֖ה לֹ֑ו לֹ֣א יוּכַ֗ל לְבַכֵּר֙ אֶת־בֶּן־הָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔ה עַל־פְּנֵ֥י בֶן־הַשְּׂנוּאָ֖ה הַבְּכֹֽר׃ And it shall be, on the day that he bequeaths his possessions to his sons, he shall not be able to regard the son of the … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־תִהְיֶ֨יןָ לְאִ֜ישׁ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֗ים הָאַחַ֤ת אֲהוּבָה֙ וְהָאַחַ֣ת שְׂנוּאָ֔ה וְיָֽלְדוּ־לֹ֣ו בָנִ֔ים הָאֲהוּבָ֖ה וְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑ה וְהָיָ֛ה הַבֵּ֥ן הַבְּכֹ֖ור לַשְּׂנִיאָֽה׃ If a man has two wives, one loved and one unloved, and they bear him sons, both the loved and the unloved, and the … Continue reading →