Author Archives: Nevi’im

תִּתֵּ֤ן אֱמֶת֙ לְיַֽעֲקֹ֔ב חֶ֖סֶד לְאַבְרָהָ֑ם אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּ לַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ מִ֥ימֵי קֶֽדֶם׃ You will give truth to Yaʿaqov kindness to Avraham which You swore to our fathers from days of old.   Morphology תִּתֵּן (titten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd … Continue reading →

יָשׁ֣וּב יְרַֽחֲמֵ֔נוּ יִכְבֹּ֖שׁ עֲוֹֽנֹתֵ֑ינוּ וְתַשְׁלִ֛יךְ בִּמְצֻלֹ֥ות יָ֖ם כָּל־חַטֹּאותָֽם׃ He will return He will have compassion on us He will subdue our iniquities and You will cast into the depths of the sea all their sins.   Morphology יָשׁוּב (yashuv) – … Continue reading →

מִי־אֵ֣ל כָּמֹ֗וךָ נֹשֵׂ֤א עָוֹן֙ וְעֹבֵ֣ר עַל־פֶּ֔שַׁע לִשְׁאֵרִ֖ית נַחֲלָתֹ֑ו לֹא־הֶחֱזִ֤יק לָעַד֙ אַפֹּ֔ו כִּֽי־חָפֵ֥ץ חֶ֖סֶד הֽוּא׃ Who is a God like You, bearing iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of His inheritance? He will not hold fast His anger forever, … Continue reading →

יְלַחֲכ֤וּ עָפָר֙ כַּנָּחָ֔שׁ כְּזֹחֲלֵ֣י אֶ֔רֶץ יִרְגְּז֖וּ מִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑ם אֶל־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ֙ יִפְחָ֔דוּ וְיִֽרְא֖וּ מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ They will lick dust like the serpent, like crawling things of the earth; they will tremble from their enclosures; to YHWH our God they will fear, and they … Continue reading →

יִרְא֤וּ גֹויִם֙ וְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּ מִכֹּ֖ל גְּבֽוּרָתָ֑ם יָשִׂ֤ימוּ יָד֙ עַל־פֶּ֔ה אָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם תֶּחֱרַֽשְׁנָה׃ Nations will see and will be ashamed of all their might; they will place the hand upon the mouth, their ears will be deafened.   Morphology יִרְא֤וּ (yirʾu) — Root: … Continue reading →

כִּימֵ֥י צֵאתְךָ֖ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אַרְאֶ֖נּוּ נִפְלָאֹֽות׃ As in the days of your coming out from the land of Mitsrayim, I will show him wonders.   Morphology כִּימֵ֥י (kiymei) — Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Preposition כְּ + noun masculine plural construct; … Continue reading →

רְעֵ֧ה עַמְּךָ֣ בְשִׁבְטֶ֗ךָ צֹ֚אן נַֽחֲלָתֶ֔ךָ שֹׁכְנִ֣י לְבָדָ֔ד יַ֖עַר בְּתֹ֣וךְ כַּרְמֶ֑ל יִרְע֥וּ בָשָׁ֛ן וְגִלְעָ֖ד כִּימֵ֥י עֹולָֽם׃ Shepherd Your people with Your staff, the flock of Your inheritance, dwelling alone in a forest in the midst of Karmel; let them graze in … Continue reading →

וְהָיְתָ֥ה הָאָ֛רֶץ לִשְׁמָמָ֖ה עַל־יֹֽשְׁבֶ֑יהָ מִפְּרִ֖י מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס And the land will be a desolation because of its inhabitants, from the fruit of their deeds.   Morphology וְהָיְתָ֥ה (vehayetah) — Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Conjunction ו + Qal perfect 3fs; Translation: … Continue reading →

יֹ֥ום הוּא֙ וְעָדֶ֣יךָ יָבֹ֔וא לְמִנִּ֥י אַשּׁ֖וּר וְעָרֵ֣י מָצֹ֑ור וּלְמִנִּ֤י מָצֹור֙ וְעַד־נָהָ֔ר וְיָ֥ם מִיָּ֖ם וְהַ֥ר הָהָֽר׃ A day—he will come to you, from Ashshur and the fortified cities, and from the fortress unto the River, and sea to sea, and mountain … Continue reading →

יֹ֖ום לִבְנֹ֣ות גְּדֵרָ֑יִךְ יֹ֥ום הַה֖וּא יִרְחַק־חֹֽק׃ A day to build your walls; on that day the boundary will be far removed.   Morphology יֹ֖ום (yom) — Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “day”; Notes: Marks a significant prophetic … Continue reading →

וְתֵרֶ֤א אֹיַ֨בְתִּי֙ וּתְכַסֶּ֣הָ בוּשָׁ֔ה הָאֹמְרָ֣ה אֵלַ֔י אַיֹּ֖ו יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ עֵינַי֙ תִּרְאֶ֣ינָּה בָּ֔הּ עַתָּ֛ה תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה לְמִרְמָ֖ס כְּטִ֥יט חוּצֹֽות׃ And my enemy will see, and shame will cover her—she who says to me, “Where is YHWH your God?” My eyes will see … Continue reading →

זַ֤עַף יְהוָה֙ אֶשָּׂ֔א כִּ֥י חָטָ֖אתִי לֹ֑ו עַד֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרִ֤יב רִיבִי֙ וְעָשָׂ֣ה מִשְׁפָּטִ֔י יֹוצִיאֵ֣נִי לָאֹ֔ור אֶרְאֶ֖ה בְּצִדְקָתֹֽו׃ The indignation of YHWH I will bear, for I have sinned against Him, until He pleads my case and executes my judgment; He will … Continue reading →

אַֽל־תִּשְׂמְחִ֤י אֹיַ֨בְתִּי֙ לִ֔י כִּ֥י נָפַ֖לְתִּי קָ֑מְתִּי כִּֽי־אֵשֵׁ֣ב בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְ יְהוָ֖ה אֹ֥ור לִֽי׃ ס Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; for though I have fallen, I have risen; for though I sit in darkness, YHWH is light for me.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַאֲנִי֙ בַּיהוָ֣ה אֲצַפֶּ֔ה אֹוחִ֖ילָה לֵאלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעִ֑י יִשְׁמָעֵ֖נִי אֱלֹהָֽי׃ But as for me, I will look to YHWH; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.   Morphology וַאֲנִי (vaʾani) — Root: אני (ʾ-n-y); Form: … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־בֵן֙ מְנַבֵּ֣ל אָ֔ב בַּ֚ת קָמָ֣ה בְאִמָּ֔הּ כַּלָּ֖ה בַּחֲמֹתָ֑הּ אֹיְבֵ֥י אִ֖ישׁ אַנְשֵׁ֥י בֵיתֹֽו׃ For son disgraces father, daughter rises against her mother, daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; the enemies of a man are the men of his own house.   Morphology כִּי … Continue reading →

אַל־תַּאֲמִ֣ינוּ בְרֵ֔עַ אַֽל־תִּבְטְח֖וּ בְּאַלּ֑וּף מִשֹּׁכֶ֣בֶת חֵיקֶ֔ךָ שְׁמֹ֖ר פִּתְחֵי־פִֽיךָ׃ Do not believe in a friend, do not trust in a confidant; from the one lying in your bosom, guard the openings of your mouth.   Morphology אַל (ʾal) — Root: אל … Continue reading →

טֹובָ֣ם כְּחֵ֔דֶק יָשָׁ֖ר מִמְּסוּכָ֑ה יֹ֤ום מְצַפֶּ֨יךָ֙ פְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣ בָ֔אָה עַתָּ֥ה תִהְיֶ֖ה מְבוּכָתָֽם׃ Their best is like a thornbush, the upright more than a hedge; the day of your watchmen, your visitation, has come; now shall be their confusion.   Morphology טֹובָם … Continue reading →

עַל־הָרַ֤ע כַּפַּ֨יִם֙ לְהֵיטִ֔יב הַשַּׂ֣ר שֹׁאֵ֔ל וְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖ט בַּשִּׁלּ֑וּם וְהַגָּדֹ֗ול דֹּבֵ֨ר הַוַּ֥ת נַפְשֹׁ֛ו ה֖וּא וַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃ On the evil their hands are to do good, the prince asks, and the judge for the payment, and the great one speaks the desire of his … Continue reading →

אָבַ֤ד חָסִיד֙ מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְיָשָׁ֥ר בָּאָדָ֖ם אָ֑יִן כֻּלָּם֙ לְדָמִ֣ים יֶאֱרֹ֔בוּ אִ֥ישׁ אֶת־אָחִ֖יהוּ יָצ֥וּדוּ חֵֽרֶם׃ The faithful one has perished from the earth, and the upright among mankind is not; all of them lie in wait for bloodshed, each hunts his brother … Continue reading →

אַ֣לְלַי לִ֗י כִּ֤י הָיִ֨יתִי֙ כְּאָסְפֵּי־קַ֔יִץ כְּעֹלְלֹ֖ת בָּצִ֑יר אֵין־אֶשְׁכֹּ֣ול לֶאֱכֹ֔ול בִּכּוּרָ֖ה אִוְּתָ֥ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃ Alas for me, for I have become like the gatherers of summer fruit, like the gleanings of the vintage; there is no cluster to eat, the first-ripe one … Continue reading →

וְיִשְׁתַּמֵּ֞ר חֻקֹּ֣ות עָמְרִ֗י וְכֹל֙ מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה בֵית־אַחְאָ֔ב וַתֵּלְכ֖וּ בְּמֹֽעֲצֹותָ֑ם לְמַעַן֩ תִּתִּ֨י אֹתְךָ֜ לְשַׁמָּ֗ה וְיֹשְׁבֶ֨יהָ֙ לִשְׁרֵקָ֔ה וְחֶרְפַּ֥ת עַמִּ֖י תִּשָּֽׂאוּ׃ פ And the statutes of ʿOmri are kept, and all the deeds of the house of Aḥʾav, and you walk in their counsels, … Continue reading →

אַתָּ֥ה תִזְרַ֖ע וְלֹ֣א תִקְצֹ֑ור אַתָּ֤ה תִדְרֹֽךְ־זַ֨יִת֙ וְלֹא־תָס֣וּךְ שֶׁ֔מֶן וְתִירֹ֖ושׁ וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁתֶּה־יָּֽיִן׃ You shall sow and not reap, you shall tread the olive and not anoint with oil, and wine must, and you shall not drink wine.   Morphology אַתָּה (attah) … Continue reading →

אַתָּ֤ה תֹאכַל֙ וְלֹ֣א תִשְׂבָּ֔ע וְיֶשְׁחֲךָ֖ בְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְתַסֵּג֙ וְלֹ֣א תַפְלִ֔יט וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּפַלֵּ֖ט לַחֶ֥רֶב אֶתֵּֽן׃ You shall eat and not be satisfied, and emptiness shall be within you, and you shall withdraw and not deliver, and what you do deliver I will … Continue reading →