Author Archives: Nevi’im

בַּיֹּ֤ום הַשְּׁמִינִי֙ שִׁלַּ֣ח אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ לְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם שְׂמֵחִים֙ וְטֹ֣ובֵי לֵ֔ב עַ֣ל כָּל־הַטֹּובָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְדָוִ֣ד עַבְדֹּ֔ו וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַמֹּֽו׃ On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king and went to their tents rejoicing … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בָֽעֵת־הַהִ֣יא אֶת־הֶחָ֡ג וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עִמֹּו֩ קָהָ֨ל גָּדֹ֜ול מִלְּבֹ֥וא חֲמָ֣ת עַד־נַ֣חַל מִצְרַ֗יִם לִפְנֵי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים וְשִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים אַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר יֹֽום׃ And Shelomo made at that time the feast, and all Yisraʾel with him—a great assembly from Lebo Ḥamat … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא קִדַּ֨שׁ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־תֹּ֣וךְ הֶחָצֵ֗ר אֲשֶׁר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י בֵית־יְהוָ֔ה כִּי־עָ֣שָׂה שָׁ֗ם אֶת־הָֽעֹלָה֙ וְאֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֔ה וְאֵ֖ת חֶלְבֵ֣י הַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים כִּֽי־מִזְבַּ֤ח הַנְּחֹ֨שֶׁת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה קָטֹ֗ן מֵֽהָכִיל֙ אֶת־הָעֹלָ֣ה וְאֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֔ה וְאֵ֖ת חֶלְבֵ֥י הַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ On that day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard that … Continue reading →

וַיִּזְבַּ֣ח שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אֵ֣ת זֶ֣בַח הַשְּׁלָמִים֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר זָבַ֣ח לַיהוָה֒ בָּקָ֗ר עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֨יִם֙ אֶ֔לֶף וְצֹ֕אן מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אָ֑לֶף וַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְכָל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And Shelomo offered the sacrifice of peace offerings which he offered to YHWH: twenty-two thousand oxen and one … Continue reading →

וְֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עִמֹּ֑ו זֹבְחִ֥ים זֶ֖בַח לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And the king and all Yisraʾel with him were offering a sacrifice before YHWH.   Morphology וְהַמֶּלֶךְ (ve-ha-melekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Conjunction + definite masculine singular noun; Translation: “And the king”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֤ה לְבַבְכֶם֙ שָׁלֵ֔ם עִ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לָלֶ֧כֶת בְּחֻקָּ֛יו וְלִשְׁמֹ֥ר מִצְוֹתָ֖יו כַּיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And may your heart be fully devoted to YHWH our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day.   Morphology וְהָיָה … Continue reading →

לְמַ֗עַן דַּ֚עַת כָּל־עַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה ה֣וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֖ין עֹֽוד׃ so that all the peoples of the earth may know that YHWH, He is the God; there is no other.   Morphology לְמַעַן (lemaʿan) – Root: מען; Form: Preposition; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְיִֽהְי֨וּ דְבָרַ֜י אֵ֗לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִתְחַנַּ֨נְתִּי֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה קְרֹבִ֛ים אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יֹומָ֣ם וָלָ֑יְלָה לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות מִשְׁפַּ֣ט עַבְדֹּ֗ו וּמִשְׁפַּ֛ט עַמֹּ֥ו יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל דְּבַר־יֹ֥ום בְּיֹומֹֽו׃ And may these my words, which I have pleaded before YHWH, be near to YHWH our God day and night, … Continue reading →

לְהַטֹּ֥ות לְבָבֵ֖נוּ אֵלָ֑יו לָלֶ֣כֶת בְּכָל־דְּרָכָ֗יו וְלִשְׁמֹ֨ר מִצְוֹתָ֤יו וְחֻקָּיו֙ וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה אֶת־אֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ to incline our heart to Him, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments, and His statutes, and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers. … Continue reading →

יְהִ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ֙ עִמָּ֔נוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה עִם־אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ אַל־יַעַזְבֵ֖נוּ וְאַֽל־יִטְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ May YHWH our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. Let Him not leave us nor forsake us,   Morphology יְהִי (yehi) – Root: היה; Form: Qal jussive … Continue reading →

בָּר֣וּךְ יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֤ן מְנוּחָה֙ לְעַמֹּ֣ו יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֵּ֑ר לֹֽא־נָפַ֞ל דָּבָ֣ר אֶחָ֗ד מִכֹּל֙ דְּבָרֹ֣ו הַטֹּ֔וב אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַ֖ד מֹשֶׁ֥ה עַבְדֹּֽו׃ Blessed be YHWH, who has given rest to His people Yisraʾel, according to all that He spoke. Not one … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּעְמֹ֕ד וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל קֹ֥ול גָּדֹ֖ול לֵאמֹֽר׃ And he stood and blessed all the assembly of Yisraʾel with a loud voice, saying,   Morphology וַיַּעְמֹד (va-yaʿmod) – Root: עמד; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י כְּכַלֹּ֣ות שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה לְהִתְפַּלֵּל֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֛ת כָּל־הַתְּפִלָּ֥ה וְהַתְּחִנָּ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את קָ֞ם מִלִּפְנֵ֨י מִזְבַּ֤ח יְהוָה֙ מִכְּרֹ֣עַ עַל־בִּרְכָּ֔יו וְכַפָּ֖יו פְּרֻשֹׂ֥ות הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ And it came to pass, when Shelomo finished praying to YHWH all this prayer and supplication, that he arose from before the … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־אַתָּ֞ה הִבְדַּלְתָּ֤ם לְךָ֙ לְֽנַחֲלָ֔ה מִכֹּ֖ל עַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבַּ֜רְתָּ בְּיַ֣ד מֹשֶׁ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֗ךָ בְּהֹוצִיאֲךָ֧ אֶת־אֲבֹתֵ֛ינוּ מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ פ For You have separated them for Yourself as an inheritance from all the peoples of the earth, as You spoke by the … Continue reading →

לִהְיֹ֨ות עֵינֶ֤יךָ פְתֻחֹות֙ אֶל־תְּחִנַּ֣ת עַבְדְּךָ֔ וְאֶל־תְּחִנַּ֖ת עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם בְּכֹ֖ל קָרְאָ֥ם אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ that Your eyes may be open toward the supplication of Your servant and toward the supplication of Your people Yisraʾel, to listen to them whenever they call … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־עַמְּךָ֥ וְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖ הֵ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֹוצֵ֨אתָ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם מִתֹּ֖וךְ כּ֥וּר הַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ for they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out from Mitsrayim, from the midst of the iron furnace.   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְסָלַחְתָּ֤ לְעַמְּךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָֽטְאוּ־לָ֔ךְ וּלְכָל־פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּשְׁעוּ־בָ֑ךְ וּנְתַתָּ֧ם לְרַחֲמִ֛ים לִפְנֵ֥י שֹׁבֵיהֶ֖ם וְרִֽחֲמֽוּם׃ and You shall forgive Your people who have sinned against You, and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against You, and give them for compassion before their … Continue reading →

וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ מְכֹ֣ון שִׁבְתְּךָ֔ אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָ֖ם וְאֶת־תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃ then You shall hear in the heavens, the established place of Your dwelling, their prayer and their supplication, and You shall execute their judgment,   Morphology וְשָׁמַעְתָּ (ve-shamaʿta) – Root: שׁמע; Form: … Continue reading →

וְשָׁ֣בוּ אֵלֶ֗יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבָם֙ וּבְכָל־נַפְשָׁ֔ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־שָׁב֣וּ אֹתָ֑ם וְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֣וּ אֵלֶ֗יךָ דֶּ֤רֶךְ אַרְצָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָתַ֣תָּה לַאֲבֹותָ֔ם הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחַ֔רְתָּ וְהַבַּ֖יִת אֲשֶׁר־בנית לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃ and they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their … Continue reading →

וְהֵשִׁ֨יבוּ֙ אֶל־לִבָּ֔ם בָּאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁבּוּ־שָׁ֑ם וְשָׁ֣בוּ וְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּ אֵלֶ֗יךָ בְּאֶ֤רֶץ שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר חָטָ֥אנוּ וְהֶעֱוִ֖ינוּ רָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ and they take it to heart in the land where they were taken captive, and they return and plead to You in the land of their … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י יֶֽחֶטְאוּ־לָ֗ךְ כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין אָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־יֶחֱטָ֔א וְאָנַפְתָּ֣ בָ֔ם וּנְתַתָּ֖ם לִפְנֵ֣י אֹויֵ֑ב וְשָׁב֤וּם שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ הָאֹויֵ֔ב רְחֹוקָ֖ה אֹ֥ו קְרֹובָֽה׃ When they sin against You—for there is no human who does not sin—and You are angry with them and give them … Continue reading →

וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָ֖ם וְאֶת־תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃ then You shall hear in the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and You shall execute their judgment.   Morphology וְשָׁמַעְתָּ (ve-shamaʿta) – Root: שׁמע; Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; … Continue reading →

כִּי־יֵצֵ֨א עַמְּךָ֤ לַמִּלְחָמָה֙ עַל־אֹ֣יְבֹ֔ו בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּשְׁלָחֵ֑ם וְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּ אֶל־יְהוָ֗ה דֶּ֤רֶךְ הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחַ֣רְתָּ בָּ֔הּ וְהַבַּ֖יִת אֲשֶׁר־בָּנִ֥תִי לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃ When Your people go out to battle against its enemy by the way that You send them, and they pray to YHWH toward … Continue reading →

אַתָּ֞ה תִּשְׁמַ֤ע הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ מְכֹ֣ון שִׁבְתֶּ֔ךָ וְעָשִׂ֕יתָ כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרָ֥א אֵלֶ֖יךָ הַנָּכְרִ֑י לְמַ֣עַן יֵדְעוּן֩ כָּל־עַמֵּ֨י הָאָ֜רֶץ אֶת־שְׁמֶ֗ךָ לְיִרְאָ֤ה אֹֽתְךָ֙ כְּעַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלָדַ֕עַת כִּי־שִׁמְךָ֣ נִקְרָ֔א עַל־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנִֽיתִי׃ You shall hear in the heavens, the established place of Your dwelling, and do … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י יִשְׁמְעוּן֙ אֶת־שִׁמְךָ֣ הַגָּדֹ֔ול וְאֶת־יָֽדְךָ֙ הַֽחֲזָקָ֔ה וּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖ הַנְּטוּיָ֑ה וּבָ֥א וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה׃ for they shall hear of Your great name and of Your strong hand and of Your outstretched arm, and he shall come and pray toward this house,   … Continue reading →

וְגַם֙ אֶל־הַנָּכְרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־מֵעַמְּךָ֥ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ה֑וּא וּבָ֛א מֵאֶ֥רֶץ רְחֹוקָ֖ה לְמַ֥עַן שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ And also to the foreigner who is not of Your people Yisraʾel, but comes from a distant land for the sake of Your name   Morphology וְגַם (ve-gam) – … Continue reading →

לְמַ֨עַן֙ יִֽרָא֔וּךָ כָּל־הַ֨יָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֥ם חַיִּ֖ים עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תָּה לַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ in order that they may fear You all the days that they live upon the face of the ground which You gave to our fathers.   Morphology לְמַ֨עַן (lemaʿan) – … Continue reading →

וְ֠אַתָּה תִּשְׁמַ֨ע הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם מְכֹ֤ון שִׁבְתֶּ֨ךָ֙ וְסָלַחְתָּ֣ וְעָשִׂ֔יתָ וְנָתַתָּ֤ לָאִישׁ֙ כְּכָל־דְּרָכָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֵּדַ֖ע אֶת־לְבָבֹ֑ו כִּֽי־אַתָּ֤ה יָדַ֨עְתָּ֙ לְבַדְּךָ֔ אֶת־לְבַ֖ב כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י הָאָדָֽם׃ then You shall hear in the heavens, the established place of Your dwelling, and forgive and act, and give to each … Continue reading →

כָּל־תְּפִלָּ֣ה כָל־תְּחִנָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִֽהְיֶה֙ לְכָל־הָ֣אָדָ֔ם לְכֹ֖ל עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵדְע֗וּן אִ֚ישׁ נֶ֣גַע לְבָבֹ֔ו וּפָרַ֥שׂ כַּפָּ֖יו אֶל־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה׃ Every prayer, every supplication that may be made by any human being—by all Your people Yisraʾel—when each knows the affliction of his own … Continue reading →