Author Archives: Nevi’im

וְאַתֶּ֥ם קִרְבוּ־הֵ֖נָּה בְּנֵ֣י עֹנְנָ֑ה זֶ֥רַע מְנָאֵ֖ף וַתִּזְנֶֽה׃ But you, draw near here, sons of an enchantress, offspring of an adulterer and she who has whored.   Morphology וְאַתֶּ֥ם (ve-atem) – Root: אתם (atem); Form: Conjunction וְ + independent pronoun 2nd … Continue reading →

יָבֹ֣וא שָׁלֹ֔ום יָנ֖וּחוּ עַל־מִשְׁכְּבֹותָ֑ם הֹלֵ֖ךְ נְכֹחֹֽו׃ Peace shall come, they shall rest upon their beds—walking in his uprightness.   Morphology יָבֹ֣וא (yavo) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he shall come”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

הַצַּדִּ֣יק אָבָ֔ד וְאֵ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ שָׂ֣ם עַל־לֵ֑ב וְאַנְשֵׁי־חֶ֤סֶד נֶֽאֱסָפִים֙ בְּאֵ֣ין מֵבִ֔ין כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵ֥י הָרָעָ֖ה נֶאֱסַ֥ף הַצַּדִּֽיק׃ The righteous one perishes, and no man lays it to heart; and men of kindness are gathered, with none understanding that because of the evil the … Continue reading →

אֵתָ֥יוּ אֶקְחָה־יַ֖יִן וְנִסְבְּאָ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר וְהָיָ֤ה כָזֶה֙ יֹ֣ום מָחָ֔ר גָּדֹ֖ול יֶ֥תֶר מְאֹֽד׃ “Come, I will take wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink, and tomorrow shall be like this day, great, exceedingly abundant.”   Morphology אֵתָ֥יוּ (etayu) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְהַכְּלָבִ֣ים עַזֵּי־נֶ֗פֶשׁ לֹ֤א יָֽדְעוּ֙ שָׂבְעָ֔ה וְהֵ֣מָּה רֹעִ֔ים לֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ הָבִ֑ין כֻּלָּם֙ לְדַרְכָּ֣ם פָּנ֔וּ אִ֥ישׁ לְבִצְעֹ֖ו מִקָּצֵֽהוּ׃ And the dogs are greedy of soul, they do not know satisfaction. And they are shepherds who do not know understanding; they have all … Continue reading →

צפו עִוְרִ֤ים כֻּלָּם֙ לֹ֣א יָדָ֔עוּ כֻּלָּם֙ כְּלָבִ֣ים אִלְּמִ֔ים לֹ֥א יוּכְל֖וּ לִנְבֹּ֑חַ הֹזִים֙ שֹֽׁכְבִ֔ים אֹהֲבֵ֖י לָנֽוּם׃ Watchmen, all of them are blind, they do not know; all of them are mute dogs, they cannot bark, dreamers lying down, lovers of slumber. … Continue reading →

כֹּ֖ל חַיְתֹ֣ו שָׂדָ֑י אֵתָ֕יוּ לֶאֱכֹ֥ל כָּל־חַיְתֹ֖ו בַּיָּֽעַר׃ ס All you beasts of the field, come to devour—all you beasts in the forest.   Morphology כֹּ֖ל (kol) – Root: כל; Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “all”; Notes: Introduces the totality … Continue reading →

נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה מְקַבֵּ֖ץ נִדְחֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עֹ֛וד אֲקַבֵּ֥ץ עָלָ֖יו לְנִקְבָּצָֽיו׃ Declaration of the Lord YHWH, who gathers the outcasts of Yisraʾel: “Yet I will gather to him others besides those already gathered.”   Morphology נְאֻם֙ (neʾum) – Root: נאם; Form: … Continue reading →

וַהֲבִיאֹותִ֞ים אֶל־הַ֣ר קָדְשִׁ֗י וְשִׂמַּחְתִּים֙ בְּבֵ֣ית תְּפִלָּתִ֔י עֹולֹתֵיהֶ֧ם וְזִבְחֵיהֶ֛ם לְרָצֹ֖ון עַֽל־מִזְבְּחִ֑י כִּ֣י בֵיתִ֔י בֵּית־תְּפִלָּ֥ה יִקָּרֵ֖א לְכָל־הָעַמִּֽים׃ and I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them rejoice in the house of My prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֣י הַנֵּכָ֗ר הַנִּלְוִ֤ים עַל־יְהוָה֙ לְשָׁ֣רְתֹ֔ו וּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה לִהְיֹ֥ות לֹ֖ו לַעֲבָדִ֑ים כָּל־שֹׁמֵ֤ר שַׁבָּת֙ מֵֽחַלְּלֹ֔ו וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖ים בִּבְרִיתִֽי׃ “And the sons of the foreigner who join themselves to YHWH, to serve Him and to love the name of YHWH, to be His … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֨י לָהֶ֜ם בְּבֵיתִ֤י וּבְחֹֽומֹתַי֙ יָ֣ד וָשֵׁ֔ם טֹ֖וב מִבָּנִ֣ים וּמִבָּנֹ֑ות שֵׁ֤ם עֹולָם֙ אֶתֶּן־לֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א יִכָּרֵֽת׃ ס and I will give to them in My house and within My walls a hand and a name, better than sons and daughters. An … Continue reading →

כִּי־כֹ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לַסָּֽרִיסִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁמְרוּ֙ אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹותַ֔י וּבָֽחֲר֖וּ בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר חָפָ֑צְתִּי וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖ים בִּבְרִיתִֽי׃ For thus said YHWH, “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths and choose what I delight in and hold fast to My covenant,   Morphology כִּי־כֹ֣ה (ki-koh) – … Continue reading →

וְאַל־יֹאמַ֣ר בֶּן־הַנֵּכָ֗ר הַנִּלְוָ֤ה אֶל־יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַבְדֵּ֧ל יַבְדִּילַ֛נִי יְהוָ֖ה מֵעַ֣ל עַמֹּ֑ו וְאַל־יֹאמַר֙ הַסָּרִ֔יס הֵ֥ן אֲנִ֖י עֵ֥ץ יָבֵֽשׁ׃ ס And let not the son of the foreigner who joins himself to YHWH say, “YHWH will surely separate me from His people,” and … Continue reading →

אַשְׁרֵ֤י אֱנֹושׁ֙ יַעֲשֶׂה־זֹּ֔את וּבֶן־אָדָ֖ם יַחֲזִ֣יק בָּ֑הּ שֹׁמֵ֤ר שַׁבָּת֙ מֵֽחַלְּלֹ֔ו וְשֹׁמֵ֥ר יָדֹ֖ו מֵעֲשֹׂ֥ות כָּל־רָֽע׃ ס Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds fast to it, who keeps the Shabbat from profaning it and keeps … Continue reading →

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שִׁמְר֥וּ מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וַעֲשׂ֣וּ צְדָקָ֑ה כִּֽי־קְרֹובָ֤ה יְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙ לָבֹ֔וא וְצִדְקָתִ֖י לְהִגָּלֹֽות׃ Thus said YHWH: “Keep justice and do righteousness, for near is My salvation to come and My righteousness to be revealed.   Morphology כֹּ֚ה (koh) – Root: כה; … Continue reading →

תַּ֤חַת הַֽנַּעֲצוּץ֙ יַעֲלֶ֣ה בְרֹ֔ושׁ תַּ֣חַת הַסִּרְפַּ֖ד יַעֲלֶ֣ה הֲדַ֑ס וְהָיָ֤ה לַֽיהוָה֙ לְשֵׁ֔ם לְאֹ֥ות עֹולָ֖ם לֹ֥א יִכָּרֵֽת׃ ס Instead of the thornbush shall come up a cypress, and instead of the nettle shall come up the myrtle; and it shall be to … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־בְשִׂמְחָ֣ה תֵצֵ֔אוּ וּבְשָׁלֹ֖ום תּֽוּבָל֑וּן הֶהָרִ֣ים וְהַגְּבָעֹ֗ות יִפְצְח֤וּ לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ רִנָּ֔ה וְכָל־עֲצֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה יִמְחֲאוּ־כָֽף׃ For with joy you shall go out, and with peace you shall be brought; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all … Continue reading →

כֵּ֣ן יִֽהְיֶ֤ה דְבָרִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵצֵ֣א מִפִּ֔י לֹֽא־יָשׁ֥וּב אֵלַ֖י רֵיקָ֑ם כִּ֤י אִם־עָשָׂה֙ אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָפַ֔צְתִּי וְהִצְלִ֖יחַ אֲשֶׁ֥ר שְׁלַחְתִּֽיו׃ So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth: it shall not return to Me empty, but it shall accomplish what I … Continue reading →

כִּ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵרֵד֩ הַגֶּ֨שֶׁם וְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶג מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וְשָׁ֨מָּה֙ לֹ֣א יָשׁ֔וּב כִּ֚י אִם־הִרְוָ֣ה אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהֹולִידָ֖הּ וְהִצְמִיחָ֑הּ וְנָ֤תַן זֶ֨רַע֙ לַזֹּרֵ֔עַ וְלֶ֖חֶם לָאֹכֵֽל׃ For just as the rain and the snow come down from the heavens and do not return there but rather water … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־גָבְה֥וּ שָׁמַ֖יִם מֵאָ֑רֶץ כֵּ֣ן גָּבְה֤וּ דְרָכַי֙ מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔ם וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖י מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.   Morphology כִּֽי־ (ki) – Root: כי; Form: … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י לֹ֤א מַחְשְׁבֹותַי֙ מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ותֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א דַרְכֵיכֶ֖ם דְּרָכָ֑י נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ For My thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not My ways,” declares YHWH.   Morphology כִּ֣י (ki) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces a reason or explanation. … Continue reading →

יַעֲזֹ֤ב רָשָׁע֙ דַּרְכֹּ֔ו וְאִ֥ישׁ אָ֖וֶן מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑יו וְיָשֹׁ֤ב אֶל־יְהוָה֙ וִֽירַחֲמֵ֔הוּ וְאֶל־אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ כִּֽי־יַרְבֶּ֥ה לִסְלֹֽוחַ׃ Let the wicked forsake his way, and the man of iniquity his thoughts; and let him return to YHWH, and He will have compassion on him, and to … Continue reading →

דִּרְשׁ֥וּ יְהוָ֖ה בְּהִמָּצְאֹ֑ו קְרָאֻ֖הוּ בִּֽהְיֹותֹ֥ו קָרֹֽוב׃ Seek YHWH while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near.   Morphology דִּרְשׁ֥וּ (dirshu) – Root: דרשׁ; Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Seek”; Notes: An exhortation to pursue or … Continue reading →

הֵ֣ן גֹּ֤וי לֹֽא־תֵדַע֙ תִּקְרָ֔א וְגֹ֥וי לֹֽא־יְדָע֖וּךָ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יָר֑וּצוּ לְמַ֨עַן֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ וְלִקְדֹ֥ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כִּ֥י פֵאֲרָֽךְ׃ ס Behold, a nation that you do not know you shall call, and a nation that does not know you shall run to you, because … Continue reading →

הֵ֛ן עֵ֥ד לְאוּמִּ֖ים נְתַתִּ֑יו נָגִ֥יד וּמְצַוֵּ֖ה לְאֻמִּֽים׃ Behold, I have given him as a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples.   Morphology הֵ֛ן (hen) – Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Introduces a solemn or dramatic … Continue reading →

הַטּ֤וּ אָזְנְכֶם֙ וּלְכ֣וּ אֵלַ֔י שִׁמְע֖וּ וּתְחִ֣י נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם וְאֶכְרְתָ֤ה לָכֶם֙ בְּרִ֣ית עֹולָ֔ם חַֽסְדֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד הַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים׃ Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, and your soul shall live. And I will make with you an everlasting covenant, the trustworthy kindnesses of … Continue reading →

לָ֤מָּה תִשְׁקְלוּ־כֶ֨סֶף֙ בְּֽלֹוא־לֶ֔חֶם וִיגִיעֲכֶ֖ם בְּלֹ֣וא לְשָׂבְעָ֑ה שִׁמְע֨וּ שָׁמֹ֤ועַ אֵלַי֙ וְאִכְלוּ־טֹ֔וב וְתִתְעַנַּ֥ג בַּדֶּ֖שֶׁן נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃ Why do you weigh silver for that which is not bread, and your labor for what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to Me, and eat what is … Continue reading →

הֹ֤וי כָּל־צָמֵא֙ לְכ֣וּ לַמַּ֔יִם וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵֽין־לֹ֖ו כָּ֑סֶף לְכ֤וּ שִׁבְרוּ֙ וֶֽאֱכֹ֔לוּ וּלְכ֣וּ שִׁבְר֗וּ בְּלֹוא־כֶ֛סֶף וּבְלֹ֥וא מְחִ֖יר יַ֥יִן וְחָלָֽב׃ “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no silver, come, buy and eat; and come, buy without silver … Continue reading →

כָּל־כְּלִ֞י יוּצַ֤ר עָלַ֨יִךְ֙ לֹ֣א יִצְלָ֔ח וְכָל־לָשֹׁ֛ון תָּֽקוּם־אִתָּ֥ךְ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט תַּרְשִׁ֑יעִי זֹ֡את נַחֲלַת֩ עַבְדֵ֨י יְהוָ֧ה וְצִדְקָתָ֛ם מֵאִתִּ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס Every weapon formed against you shall not succeed, and every tongue that rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the … Continue reading →

הן אָֽנֹכִי֙ בָּרָ֣אתִי חָרָ֔שׁ נֹפֵ֨חַ֙ בְּאֵ֣שׁ פֶּחָ֔ם וּמֹוצִ֥יא כְלִ֖י לְמַעֲשֵׂ֑הוּ וְאָנֹכִ֛י בָּרָ֥אתִי מַשְׁחִ֖ית לְחַבֵּֽל׃ Behold, I Myself have created the craftsman who blows the fire of coals and brings out a tool for his work, and I have created the … Continue reading →