Author Archives: Nevi’im

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 →

וְגַם־אֲנִ֖י הֶחֱלֵ֣יתִי הַכֹּותֶ֑ךָ הַשְׁמֵ֖ם עַל־חַטֹּאתֶֽךָ׃ And I also have begun to strike you, to make desolate because of your sins.   Morphology וְגַם (ve-gam) — Root: גם (gam); Form: Conjunction וְ + adverb; Translation: “and also”; Notes: Adds emphasis that … Continue reading →

אֲשֶׁ֤ר עֲשִׁירֶ֨יהָ֙ מָלְא֣וּ חָמָ֔ס וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ דִּבְּרוּ־שָׁ֑קֶר וּלְשֹׁונָ֖ם רְמִיָּ֥ה בְּפִיהֶֽם׃ Whose wealthy ones are full of violence, and her inhabitants have spoken falsehood, and their tongue is deceit in their mouth.   Morphology אֲשֶׁר (asher) — Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Relative … Continue reading →

הַאֶזְכֶּ֖ה בְּמֹ֣אזְנֵי רֶ֑שַׁע וּבְכִ֖יס אַבְנֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה׃ Shall I be pure with wicked scales, and with a pouch of deceitful weights?   Morphology הַאֶזְכֶּה (ha’ezkeh) — Root: זכה (zakhah); Form: Interrogative הֲ + Qal imperfect 1cs; Translation: “Shall I be pure”; … Continue reading →

עֹ֗וד הַאִשׁ֙ בֵּ֣ית רָשָׁ֔ע אֹצְרֹ֖ות רֶ֑שַׁע וְאֵיפַ֥ת רָזֹ֖ון זְעוּמָֽה׃ Are there still in the house of the wicked treasures of wickedness, and a scant efa, accursed?   Morphology עוֹד (ʿod) — Root: עוד (ʿod); Form: Adverb; Translation: “still”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading →

קֹ֤ול יְהוָה֙ לָעִ֣יר יִקְרָ֔א וְתוּשִׁיָּ֖ה יִרְאֶ֣ה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ שִׁמְע֥וּ מַטֶּ֖ה וּמִ֥י יְעָדָֽהּ׃ The voice of YHWH calls to the city, and sound wisdom sees your name; hear the rod, and who has appointed it.   Morphology קֹול (qol) — Root: קול … Continue reading →

הִגִּ֥יד לְךָ֛ אָדָ֖ם מַה־טֹּ֑וב וּמָֽה־יְהוָ֞ה דֹּורֵ֣שׁ מִמְּךָ֗ כִּ֣י אִם־עֲשֹׂ֤ות מִשְׁפָּט֙ וְאַ֣הֲבַת חֶ֔סֶד וְהַצְנֵ֥עַ לֶ֖כֶת עִם־אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ He has told you, O man, what is good, and what YHWH seeks from you: only to do justice, and to love ḥesed, and to … Continue reading →

הֲיִרְצֶ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בְּאַלְפֵ֣י אֵילִ֔ים בְּרִֽבְבֹ֖ות נַֽחֲלֵי־שָׁ֑מֶן הַאֶתֵּ֤ן בְּכֹורִי֙ פִּשְׁעִ֔י פְּרִ֥י בִטְנִ֖י חַטַּ֥את נַפְשִֽׁי׃ Will YHWH be pleased with thousands of rams, with tens of thousands of streams of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of … Continue reading →

בַּמָּה֙ אֲקַדֵּ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה אִכַּ֖ף לֵאלֹהֵ֣י מָרֹ֑ום הַאֲקַדְּמֶ֣נּוּ בְעֹולֹ֔ות בַּעֲגָלִ֖ים בְּנֵ֥י שָׁנָֽה׃ With what shall I come before YHWH, shall I bow to the God of height? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?   … Continue reading →

עַמִּ֗י זְכָר־נָא֙ מַה־יָּעַ֗ץ בָּלָק֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מֹואָ֔ב וּמֶה־עָנָ֥ה אֹתֹ֖ו בִּלְעָ֣ם בֶּן־בְּעֹ֑ור מִן־הַשִּׁטִּים֙ עַד־הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל לְמַ֕עַן דַּ֖עַת צִדְקֹ֥ות יְהוָֽה׃ My people, remember now what Balaq king of Moʾav counseled, and what Bilʿam son of Beʿor answered him, from the Shittim to the Gilgal, … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י הֶעֱלִתִ֨יךָ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וּמִבֵּ֥ית עֲבָדִ֖ים פְּדִיתִ֑יךָ וָאֶשְׁלַ֣ח לְפָנֶ֔יךָ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֖ה אַהֲרֹ֥ן וּמִרְיָֽם׃ For I brought you up from the land of Mitsrayim, and from the house of servants I redeemed you, and I sent before you Moshe, Aharon, and Miryam. … Continue reading →

עַמִּ֛י מֶה־עָשִׂ֥יתִי לְךָ֖ וּמָ֣ה הֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָ עֲנֵ֥ה בִֽי׃ My people, what have I done to you, and how have I wearied you? Answer Me.   Morphology עַמִּי (ʿammi) — Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Noun masculine singular + suffix 1cs; Translation: “My … Continue reading →

שִׁמְע֤וּ הָרִים֙ אֶת־רִ֣יב יְהוָ֔ה וְהָאֵתָנִ֖ים מֹ֣סְדֵי אָ֑רֶץ כִּ֣י רִ֤יב לַֽיהוָה֙ עִם־עַמֹּ֔ו וְעִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יִתְוַכָּֽח׃ Hear, O mountains, the contention of YHWH, and you enduring ones, the foundations of the earth, for a contention is to YHWH with His people, and with … Continue reading →

שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֕א אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֖ה אֹמֵ֑ר ק֚וּם רִ֣יב אֶת־הֶהָרִ֔ים וְתִשְׁמַ֥עְנָה הַגְּבָעֹ֖ות קֹולֶֽךָ׃ Hear now what YHWH says: “Arise, contend with the mountains, and the hills shall hear your voice.   Morphology שִׁמְעוּ (shimʿu) — Root: שׁמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal imperative 2mp; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְעָשִׂ֜יתִי בְּאַ֧ף וּבְחֵמָ֛ה נָקָ֖ם אֶת־הַגֹּויִ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ ס And I will execute in anger and in wrath vengeance upon the nations who did not listen.   Morphology וְעָשִׂיתִי (ve-ʿasiti) — Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal perfect … Continue reading →

וְנָתַשְׁתִּ֥י אֲשֵׁירֶ֖יךָ מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖י עָרֶֽיךָ׃ And I will uproot your Asherim from your midst and I will destroy your cities.   Morphology וְנָתַשְׁתִּי (ve-natash­ti) — Root: נתשׁ (natash); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal perfect 1cs; Translation: “and I will uproot”; … Continue reading →

וְהִכְרַתִּ֧י פְסִילֶ֛יךָ וּמַצֵּבֹותֶ֖יךָ מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְלֹֽא־תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה עֹ֖וד לְמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדֶֽיךָ׃ And I will cut off your carved images and your pillars from your midst and you shall no longer bow yourself to the work of your hands.   Morphology וְהִכְרַתִּי (ve-hikhratti) — … Continue reading →

וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י כְשָׁפִ֖ים מִיָּדֶ֑ךָ וּֽמְעֹונְנִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִֽהְיוּ־לָֽךְ׃ And I will cut off sorceries from your hand and cloud-diviners shall not be for you.   Morphology וְהִכְרַתִּי (ve-hikhratti) — Root: כרת (karat); Form: Conjunction וְ + Hiphil perfect 1cs; Translation: “and I … Continue reading →

וְהִכְרַתִּ֖י עָרֵ֣י אַרְצֶ֑ךָ וְהָרַסְתִּ֖י כָּל־מִבְצָרֶֽיךָ׃ And I will cut off the cities of your land and I will tear down all your fortresses.   Morphology וְהִכְרַתִּי (ve-hikhratti) — Root: כרת (karat); Form: Conjunction וְ + Hiphil perfect 1cs; Translation: “and … Continue reading →