Author Archives: Nevi’im

כִּ֗י בְּטֶ֨רֶם֙ יֵדַ֣ע הַנַּ֔עַר קְרֹ֖א אָבִ֣י וְאִמִּ֑י יִשָּׂ֣א אֶת־חֵ֣יל דַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק וְאֵת֙ שְׁלַ֣ל שֹׁמְרֹ֔ון לִפְנֵ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ ס For before the boy shall know to call ‘My father’ and ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Dammeseq and the spoil of Shomeron shall … Continue reading →

וָאֶקְרַב֙ אֶל־הַנְּבִיאָ֔ה וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י קְרָ֣א שְׁמֹ֔ו מַהֵ֥ר שָׁלָ֖ל חָ֥שׁ בַּֽז׃ And I drew near to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. And YHWH said to me, “Call his name Maher Shalal Ḥash Baz. … Continue reading →

וְאָעִ֣ידָה לִּ֔י עֵדִ֖ים נֶאֱמָנִ֑ים אֵ֚ת אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְאֶת־זְכַרְיָ֖הוּ בֶּ֥ן יְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ׃ And I will appoint for myself faithful witnesses, Uriyya the priest and Zekharyahu son of Yeverekhyahu.”   Morphology וְאָעִ֣ידָה (ve-ʾaʿidah) – Root: עוד (ʿud); Form: Hifil cohortative 1st person common … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י קַח־לְךָ֖ גִּלָּיֹ֣ון גָּדֹ֑ול וּכְתֹ֤ב עָלָיו֙ בְּחֶ֣רֶט אֱנֹ֔ושׁ לְמַהֵ֥ר שָׁלָ֖ל חָ֥שׁ בַּֽז׃ And YHWH said to me, “Take for yourself a large tablet and write on it with a human stylus: ‘To Maher Shalal Ḥash Baz.’   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְכֹ֣ל הֶהָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר בַּמַּעְדֵּר֙ יֵעָ֣דֵר֔וּן לֹֽא־תָבֹ֣וא שָׁ֔מָּה יִרְאַ֖ת שָׁמִ֣יר וָשָׁ֑יִת וְהָיָה֙ לְמִשְׁלַ֣ח שֹׁ֔ור וּלְמִרְמַ֖ס שֶֽׂה׃ פ And all the hills that were hoed with the hoe—you shall not come there, for fear of brier and thorn; and it shall be … Continue reading →

בַּחִצִּ֥ים וּבַקֶּ֖שֶׁת יָ֣בֹוא שָׁ֑מָּה כִּי־שָׁמִ֥יר וָשַׁ֖יִת תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה כָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ With arrows and with the bow he shall come there, for brier and thorn shall the whole land become.   Morphology בַּחִצִּ֥ים (ba-ḥiṣṣim) – Root: חץ (ḥeṣ); Form: Preposition + definite noun … Continue reading →

וְהָיָה֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא יִֽהְיֶ֣ה כָל־מָקֹ֗ום אֲשֶׁ֧ר יִֽהְיֶה־שָּׁ֛ם אֶ֥לֶף גֶּ֖פֶן בְּאֶ֣לֶף כָּ֑סֶף לַשָּׁמִ֥יר וְלַשַּׁ֖יִת יִֽהְיֶֽה׃ And it shall be on that day, every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand pieces of silver, will become briers and thorns. … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה מֵרֹ֛ב עֲשֹׂ֥ות חָלָ֖ב יֹאכַ֣ל חֶמְאָ֑ה כִּֽי־חֶמְאָ֤ה וּדְבַשׁ֙ יֹאכֵ֔ל כָּל־הַנֹּותָ֖ר בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And it shall be, from the abundance of milk that it gives, he shall eat curds; for curds and honey shall everyone eat who is left in the … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא יְחַיֶּה־אִ֛ישׁ עֶגְלַ֥ת בָּקָ֖ר וּשְׁתֵּי־צֹֽאן׃ And it shall be on that day, a man shall keep alive a young cow and two sheep.   Morphology וְהָיָ֖ה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (haya); Form: Qal perfect with vav-consecutive, 3rd person … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֡וּא יְגַלַּ֣ח אֲדֹנָי֩ בְּתַ֨עַר הַשְּׂכִירָ֜ה בְּעֶבְרֵ֤י נָהָר֙ בְּמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר אֶת־הָרֹ֖אשׁ וְשַׂ֣עַר הָרַגְלָ֑יִם וְגַ֥ם אֶת־הַזָּקָ֖ן תִּסְפֶּֽה׃ ס On that day, my Lord shall shave with a hired razor, on the far side of the River, with the king of Ashshur, … Continue reading →

וּבָ֨אוּ וְנָח֤וּ כֻלָּם֙ בְּנַחֲלֵ֣י הַבַּתֹּ֔ות וּבִנְקִיקֵ֖י הַסְּלָעִ֑ים וּבְכֹל֙ הַנַּ֣עֲצוּצִ֔ים וּבְכֹ֖ל הַנַּהֲלֹלִֽים׃ And they shall come and all of them shall rest in the steep riverbeds, and in the clefts of the rocks, and in all the thornbushes, and in all … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֣ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא יִשְׁרֹ֤ק יְהוָה֙ לַזְּב֔וּב אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּקְצֵ֖ה יְאֹרֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם וְלַ֨דְּבֹורָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ And it shall come to pass on that day, YHWH shall whistle for the fly that is at the end of the streams of Mitsrayim, and … Continue reading →

יָבִ֨יא יְהוָ֜ה עָלֶ֗יךָ וְעַֽל־עַמְּךָ֮ וְעַל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִיךָ֒ יָמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־בָ֔אוּ לְמִיֹּ֥ום סוּר־אֶפְרַ֖יִם מֵעַ֣ל יְהוּדָ֑ה אֵ֖ת מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ YHWH shall bring upon you, and upon your people, and upon the house of your father, days that have not come since the … Continue reading →

כִּ֠י בְּטֶ֨רֶם יֵדַ֥ע הַנַּ֛עַר מָאֹ֥ס בָּרָ֖ע וּבָחֹ֣ר בַּטֹּ֑וב תֵּעָזֵ֤ב הָאֲדָמָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתָּ֣ה קָ֔ץ מִפְּנֵ֖י שְׁנֵ֥י מְלָכֶֽיהָ׃ For before the boy shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread shall be forsaken. … Continue reading →

חֶמְאָ֥ה וּדְבַ֖שׁ יֹאכֵ֑ל לְדַעְתֹּ֛ו מָאֹ֥וס בָּרָ֖ע וּבָחֹ֥ור בַּטֹּֽוב׃ Curds and honey he shall eat, to know to refuse the evil and choose the good.   Morphology חֶמְאָ֥ה (ḥemʾah) – Root: חמאה (ḥemʾah); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “curds”; Notes: A … Continue reading →

לָ֠כֵן יִתֵּ֨ן אֲדֹנָ֥י ה֛וּא לָכֶ֖ם אֹ֑ות הִנֵּ֣ה הָעַלְמָ֗ה הָרָה֙ וְיֹלֶ֣דֶת בֵּ֔ן וְקָרָ֥את שְׁמֹ֖ו עִמָּ֥נוּ אֵֽל׃ Therefore my Lord Himself shall give you a sign: Behold, the young woman is pregnant and is bearing a son, and she shall call his … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֖א בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֑ד הַמְעַ֤ט מִכֶּם֙ הַלְאֹ֣ות אֲנָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י תַלְא֖וּ גַּ֥ם אֶת־אֱלֹהָֽי׃ And he said, “Hear now, O house of Dawid! Is it a small thing for you to weary men, that you also weary my God?   Morphology וַיֹּ֕אמֶר … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָחָ֑ז לֹא־אֶשְׁאַ֥ל וְלֹֽא־אֲנַסֶּ֖ה אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ And Aḥaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not test YHWH.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: … Continue reading →

שְׁאַל־לְךָ֣ אֹ֔ות מֵעִ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ הַעְמֵ֣ק שְׁאָ֔לָה אֹ֖ו הַגְבֵּ֥הַּ לְמָֽעְלָה׃ Ask for yourself a sign from with YHWH your God; make it deep to Sheʾol or make it high above.   Morphology שְׁאַל־ (sheʾal) – Root: שׁאל (shaʾal); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣וסֶף יְהוָ֔ה דַּבֵּ֥ר אֶל־אָחָ֖ז לֵאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH continued to speak to Aḥaz, saying,   Morphology וַיֹּ֣וסֶף (va-yosef) – Root: יסף (yasaf); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he continued”; Notes: Commonly used to introduce a … Continue reading →

וְרֹ֤אשׁ אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ שֹׁמְרֹ֔ון וְרֹ֥אשׁ שֹׁמְרֹ֖ון בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֑הוּ אִ֚ם לֹ֣א תַאֲמִ֔ינוּ כִּ֖י לֹ֥א תֵאָמֵֽנוּ׃ ס And the head of Efrayim is Shomeron, and the head of Shomeron is the son of Remalyahu. If you do not believe, surely you will not be … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י רֹ֤אשׁ אֲרָם֙ דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וְרֹ֥אשׁ דַּמֶּ֖שֶׂק רְצִ֑ין וּבְעֹ֗וד שִׁשִּׁ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה יֵחַ֥ת אֶפְרַ֖יִם מֵעָֽם׃ For the head of Aram is Dammeseq, and the head of Dammeseq is Retsin; and within sixty and five years Efrayim shall be shattered from being … Continue reading →

כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה לֹ֥א תָק֖וּם וְלֹ֥א תִֽהְיֶֽה׃ Thus says my Lord YHWH: “It shall not stand, and it shall not be.   Morphology כֹּ֥ה (koh) – Root: כה (koh); Form: Demonstrative adverb; Translation: “Thus”; Notes: Commonly introduces prophetic speech. … Continue reading →

נַעֲלֶ֤ה בִֽיהוּדָה֙ וּנְקִיצֶ֔נָּה וְנַבְקִעֶ֖נָּה אֵלֵ֑ינוּ וְנַמְלִ֥יךְ מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ בְּתֹוכָ֔הּ אֵ֖ת בֶּן־טָֽבְאַֽל׃ ס “Let us go up against Yehuda and terrify it, and let us breach it for ourselves, and let us cause a king to reign in its midst, the son … Continue reading →

יַ֗עַן כִּֽי־יָעַ֥ץ עָלֶ֛יךָ אֲרָ֖ם רָעָ֑ה אֶפְרַ֥יִם וּבֶן־רְמַלְיָ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃ Because Aram, with Efrayim and the son of Remalyahu, has planned evil against you, saying,   Morphology יַ֗עַן (yaʿan) – Root: יען (yaʿan); Form: Preposition or conjunction; Translation: “Because”; Notes: Introduces the … Continue reading →

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֵ֠לָיו הִשָּׁמֵ֨ר וְהַשְׁקֵ֜ט אַל־תִּירָ֗א וּלְבָבְךָ֙ אַל־יֵרַ֔ךְ מִשְּׁנֵ֨י זַנְבֹ֧ות הָאוּדִ֛ים הָעֲשֵׁנִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה בָּחֳרִי־אַ֛ף רְצִ֥ין וַאֲרָ֖ם וּבֶן־רְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃ And you shall say to him, ‘Be on guard and be quiet, do not fear, and let your heart not grow faint because of … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָה֮ אֶֽל־יְשַׁעְיָהוּ֒ צֵא־נָא֙ לִקְרַ֣את אָחָ֔ז אַתָּ֕ה וּשְׁאָ֖ר יָשׁ֣וּב בְּנֶ֑ךָ אֶל־קְצֵ֗ה תְּעָלַת֙ הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הָעֶלְיֹונָ֔ה אֶל־מְסִלַּ֖ת שְׂדֵ֥ה כֹובֵֽס׃ And YHWH said to Yeshaʿyahu, “Go out now to meet Aḥaz, you and Sheʾar Yashuv your son, at the end of the conduit … Continue reading →

וַיֻּגַּ֗ד לְבֵ֤ית דָּוִד֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר נָ֥חָֽה אֲרָ֖ם עַל־אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַיָּ֤נַע לְבָבֹו֙ וּלְבַ֣ב עַמֹּ֔ו כְּנֹ֥ועַ עֲצֵי־יַ֖עַר מִפְּנֵי־רֽוּחַ׃ And it was told to the house of Dawid, saying, “Aram has settled upon Efrayim,” and his heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֡י בִּימֵ֣י אָ֠חָז בֶּן־יֹותָ֨ם בֶּן־עֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה עָלָ֣ה רְצִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־֠אֲרָם וּפֶ֨קַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עָלֶ֑יהָ וְלֹ֥א יָכֹ֖ל לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם עָלֶֽיהָ׃ And it came to pass in the days of Aḥaz son of Yotam son of ʿUziyahu king of Yehuda, that … Continue reading →

וְעֹ֥וד בָּהּ֙ עֲשִׂ֣רִיָּ֔ה וְשָׁ֖בָה וְהָיְתָ֣ה לְבָעֵ֑ר כָּאֵלָ֣ה וְכָאַלֹּ֗ון אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּשַׁלֶּ֨כֶת֙ מַצֶּ֣בֶת בָּ֔ם זֶ֥רַע קֹ֖דֶשׁ מַצַּבְתָּֽהּ׃ פ And yet a tenth shall remain in it, and it shall return and be burned—like a terebinth and like an oak, whose stump remains … Continue reading →