Author Archives: Nevi’im

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כַּתְּאֵנִ֥ים הַטֹּבֹ֖ות הָאֵ֑לֶּה כֵּֽן־אַכִּ֞יר אֶת־גָּל֣וּת יְהוּדָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר שִׁלַּ֜חְתִּי מִן־הַמָּקֹ֥ום הַזֶּ֛ה אֶ֥רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים לְטֹובָֽה׃ “Thus said YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel: ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard with favor the exile of Yehuda, whom I … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to pass” / “And it was”; Notes: Common … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י מָֽה־אַתָּ֤ה רֹאֶה֙ יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ וָאֹמַ֖ר תְּאֵנִ֑ים הַתְּאֵנִ֤ים הַטֹּבֹות֙ טֹבֹ֣ות מְאֹ֔ד וְהָֽרָעֹות֙ רָעֹ֣ות מְאֹ֔ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־תֵאָכַ֖לְנָה מֵרֹֽעַ׃ פ And YHWH said to me, “What do you see, Yirmeyahu?” And I said, “Figs, the good figs are very good, and … Continue reading →

הַדּ֣וּד אֶחָ֗ד תְּאֵנִים֙ טֹבֹ֣ות מְאֹ֔ד כִּתְאֵנֵ֖י הַבַּכֻּרֹ֑ות וְהַדּ֣וּד אֶחָ֗ד תְּאֵנִים֙ רָעֹ֣ות מְאֹ֔ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־תֵֽאָכַ֖לְנָה מֵרֹֽעַ׃ ס One basket had very good figs, like the figs of the first-ripe; and one basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten … Continue reading →

הִרְאַנִי֮ יְהוָה֒ וְהִנֵּ֗ה שְׁנֵי֙ דּוּדָאֵ֣י תְאֵנִ֔ים מוּעָדִ֕ים לִפְנֵ֖י הֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה אַחֲרֵ֣י הַגְלֹ֣ות נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֡ל אֶת־יְכָנְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־יְהֹויָקִ֣ים מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֩ה וְאֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י יְהוּדָ֜ה וְאֶת־הֶחָרָ֤שׁ וְאֶת־הַמַּסְגֵּר֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיְבִאֵ֖ם בָּבֶֽל׃ YHWH showed me, and behold, two baskets of figs set before the Temple of YHWH, after … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֥י עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם חֶרְפַּ֣ת עֹולָ֑ם וּכְלִמּ֣וּת עֹולָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ ס And I will place upon you disgrace everlasting and shame everlasting, which shall not be forgotten.’”    Morphology וְנָתַתִּ֥י (ve-natatti) – Root: נתן; Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 1st person … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֣ן הִנְנִ֔י וְנָשִׁ֥יתִי אֶתְכֶ֖ם נָשֹׁ֑א וְנָטַשְׁתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֗ם וְאֶת־הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֧תִּי לָכֶ֛ם וְלַאֲבֹותֵיכֶ֖ם מֵעַ֥ל פָּנָֽי׃ Therefore, behold, I, I will surely lift you up and cast you away, and I will forsake you and the city that I gave to you … Continue reading →

וְאִם־מַשָּׂ֣א יְהוָה֮ תֹּאמֵרוּ֒ לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה יַ֧עַן אֲמָרְכֶ֛ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה מַשָּׂ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח אֲלֵיכֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֥א תֹאמְר֖וּ מַשָּׂ֥א יְהוָֽה׃ But if you say, ‘Burden of YHWH,’ therefore thus said YHWH: ‘Because you say this word, “Burden of YHWH,” though … Continue reading →

כֹּ֥ה תֹאמַ֖ר אֶל־הַנָּבִ֑יא מֶה־עָנָ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה וּמַה־דִּבֶּ֖ר יְהוָֽה׃ Thus you shall say to the prophet: ‘What has YHWH answered you?’ and ‘What has YHWH spoken?’   Morphology כֹּ֥ה (koh) – Root: כה; Form: Demonstrative adverb; Translation: “Thus”; Notes: Introduces direct instruction … Continue reading →

וּמַשָּׂ֥א יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א תִזְכְּרוּ־עֹ֑וד כִּ֣י הַמַּשָּׂ֗א יִֽהְיֶה֙ לְאִ֣ישׁ דְּבָרֹ֔ו וַהֲפַכְתֶּ֗ם אֶת־דִּבְרֵי֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חַיִּ֔ים יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ And the burden of YHWH you shall no longer mention, for the burden shall be to each man his own word, and you have … Continue reading →

כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֛וּ אִ֥ישׁ עַל־רֵעֵ֖הוּ וְאִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֑יו מֶה־עָנָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה וּמַה־דִּבֶּ֖ר יְהוָֽה׃ Thus you shall say, each man to his neighbor and each man to his brother: ‘What has YHWH answered?’ and ‘What has YHWH spoken?’   Morphology כֹּ֥ה (koh) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְהַנָּבִ֤יא וְהַכֹּהֵן֙ וְהָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאמַ֖ר מַשָּׂ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּפָקַדְתִּ֛י עַל־הָאִ֥ישׁ הַה֖וּא וְעַל־בֵּיתֹֽו׃ And the prophet and the priest and the people who shall say, ‘Burden of YHWH,’ I will attend to that man and to his house.   Morphology וְהַנָּבִ֤יא (ve-ha-naviʾ) … Continue reading →

וְכִי־יִשְׁאָלְךָ֩ הָעָ֨ם הַזֶּ֜ה אֹֽו־הַנָּבִ֤יא אֹֽו־כֹהֵן֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מַה־מַשָּׂ֖א יְהוָ֑ה וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵיהֶם֙ אֶת־מַה־מַשָּׂ֔א וְנָטַשְׁתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ “And when this people or the prophet or a priest asks you, saying, ‘What is the burden of YHWH?’ then you shall say to them, ‘You … Continue reading →

הִ֠נְנִי עַֽל־נִבְּאֵ֞י חֲלֹמֹ֥ות שֶׁ֨קֶר֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וַֽיְסַפְּרוּם֙ וַיַּתְע֣וּ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י בְּשִׁקְרֵיהֶ֖ם וּבְפַחֲזוּתָ֑ם וְאָנֹכִ֨י לֹֽא־שְׁלַחְתִּ֜ים וְלֹ֣א צִוִּיתִ֗ים וְהֹועֵ֛יל לֹֽא־יֹועִ֥ילוּ לָֽעָם־הַזֶּ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ Behold, I am against the prophets of false dreams,” declares YHWH, “who recount them and cause My people to err by their … Continue reading →

הִנְנִ֥י עַל־הַנְּבִיאִ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הַלֹּקְחִ֣ים לְשֹׁונָ֔ם וַֽיִּנְאֲמ֖וּ נְאֻֽם׃ Behold, I am against the prophets,” declares YHWH, “those who take their tongue and declare, ‘Declaration.’   Morphology הִנְנִ֥י (hineni) – Root: הנה; Form: Interjection with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “Behold, I”; … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֛ן הִנְנִ֥י עַל־הַנְּבִאִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה מְגַנְּבֵ֣י דְבָרַ֔י אִ֖ישׁ מֵאֵ֥ת רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets,” declares YHWH, “who steal My words, each man from his neighbor.   Morphology לָכֵ֛ן (lakhen) – Root: כן; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Therefore”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading →

הֲלֹ֨וא כֹ֧ה דְבָרִ֛י כָּאֵ֖שׁ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וּכְפַטִּ֖ישׁ יְפֹ֥צֵֽץ סָֽלַע׃ ס “Is not My word like fire?” declares YHWH, “and like a hammer that shatters the rock?   Morphology הֲלֹ֨וא (halo) – Root: לא; Form: Interrogative particle with negative; Translation: “Is not”; … Continue reading →

הַנָּבִ֞יא אֲשֶׁר־אִתֹּ֤ו חֲלֹום֙ יְסַפֵּ֣ר חֲלֹ֔ום וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר דְּבָרִי֙ אִתֹּ֔ו יְדַבֵּ֥ר דְּבָרִ֖י אֱמֶ֑ת מַה־לַתֶּ֥בֶן אֶת־הַבָּ֖ר נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ “The prophet who has a dream, let him recount the dream. And the one with My word, let him speak My word in truth. What is … Continue reading →

הַחֹשְׁבִ֗ים לְהַשְׁכִּ֤יחַ אֶת־עַמִּי֙ שְׁמִ֔י בַּחֲלֹ֣ומֹתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְסַפְּר֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁכְח֧וּ אֲבֹותָ֛ם אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י בַּבָּֽעַל׃ The ones who devise to cause My people to forget My name through their dreams which they recount, each man to his neighbor, just as their … Continue reading →

עַד־מָתַ֗י הֲיֵ֛שׁ בְּלֵ֥ב הַנְּבִאִ֖ים נִבְּאֵ֣י הַשָּׁ֑קֶר וּנְבִיאֵ֖י תַּרְמִ֥ת לִבָּֽם׃ Until when is there in the heart of the prophets, prophesiers of falsehood, even prophets of the deceit of their own heart?   Morphology עַד־מָתַ֗י (ʿad-mātay) – Root: עד / מתי; … Continue reading →

שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי אֵ֤ת אֲשֶׁר־אָֽמְרוּ֙ הַנְּבִאִ֔ים הַֽנִּבְּאִ֥ים בִּשְׁמִ֛י שֶׁ֖קֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר חָלַ֖מְתִּי חָלָֽמְתִּי׃ I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy falsely in My name, saying: “I have dreamed, I have dreamed.”   Morphology שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי (shāmaʿtī) – Root: שׁמע; Form: Qal … Continue reading →

אִם־יִסָּתֵ֨ר אִ֧ישׁ בַּמִּסְתָּרִ֛ים וַאֲנִ֥י לֹֽא־אֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הֲלֹ֨וא אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֧יִם וְאֶת־הָאָ֛רֶץ אֲנִ֥י מָלֵ֖א נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ Can a man hide in secret places so that I do not see him?” declares YHWH. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares YHWH.   … Continue reading →

הַאֱלֹהֵ֧י מִקָּרֹ֛ב אָ֖נִי נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א אֱלֹהֵ֖י מֵרָחֹֽק׃ “Am I a God from nearby,” declares YHWH, “and not a God from far away?   Morphology הַאֱלֹהֵ֧י (ha-ʾĕlohei) – Root: אֱלֹהִים; Form: Interrogative particle + definite article + noun, masculine plural construct; … Continue reading →

וְאִֽם־עָמְד֖וּ בְּסֹודִ֑י וְיַשְׁמִ֤עוּ דְבָרַי֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י וִֽישִׁבוּם֙ מִדַּרְכָּ֣ם הָרָ֔ע וּמֵרֹ֖עַ מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס But if they had stood in My council, then they would have caused My people to hear My words, and they would have turned them from their evil way … Continue reading →

לֹא־שָׁלַ֥חְתִּי אֶת־הַנְּבִאִ֖ים וְהֵ֣ם רָ֑צוּ לֹא־דִבַּ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וְהֵ֥ם נִבָּֽאוּ׃ I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.   Morphology לֹא־שָׁלַ֥חְתִּי (lo-shālaḥtī) – Root: שלח; Form: Qal perfect 1st person common singular; … Continue reading →

לֹ֤א יָשׁוּב֙ אַף־יְהוָ֔ה עַד־עֲשֹׂתֹ֥ו וְעַד־הֲקִימֹ֖ו מְזִמֹּ֣ות לִבֹּ֑ו בְּאַֽחֲרִית֙ הַיָּמִ֔ים תִּתְבֹּ֥ונְנוּ בָ֖הּ בִּינָֽה׃ The anger of YHWH shall not turn back until He has done it and until He has established the plans of His heart; in the latter days you … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֣ה סַעֲרַ֣ת יְהוָ֗ה חֵמָה֙ יָֽצְאָ֔ה וְסַ֖עַר מִתְחֹולֵ֑ל עַ֛ל רֹ֥אשׁ רְשָׁעִ֖ים יָחֽוּל׃ Behold, the storm of YHWH, wrath has gone out, and a whirling tempest; it whirls upon the head of the wicked.   Morphology הִנֵּ֣ה (hinneh) – Root: הנה; Form: … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י מִ֤י עָמַד֙ בְּסֹ֣וד יְהוָ֔ה וְיֵ֖רֶא וְיִשְׁמַ֣ע אֶת־דְּבָרֹ֑ו מִֽי־הִקְשִׁ֥יב דְּבָרִ֖י וַיִּשְׁמָֽע׃ ס For who has stood in the council of YHWH, that he should see and hear His word? Who has given ear to My word and listened?   Morphology … Continue reading →

אֹמְרִ֤ים אָמֹור֙ לִֽמְנַאֲצַ֔י דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שָׁלֹ֖ום יִֽהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם וְ֠כֹל הֹלֵ֞ךְ בִּשְׁרִר֤וּת לִבֹּו֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹֽא־תָבֹ֥וא עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם רָעָֽה׃ They say continually to those who despise Me, ‘YHWH has spoken: “Peace shall be to you,”’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֗ות אַֽל־תִּשְׁמְע֞וּ עַל־דִּבְרֵ֤י הַנְּבִאִים֙ הַנִּבְּאִ֣ים לָכֶ֔ם מַהְבִּלִ֥ים הֵ֖מָּה אֶתְכֶ֑ם חֲזֹ֤ון לִבָּם֙ יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ לֹ֖א מִפִּ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ Thus said YHWH of Hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, they are leading you to … Continue reading →