Author Archives: Nevi’im

וַיָּ֜שָׁב יְהֹואָ֣שׁ בֶּן־יְהֹואָחָ֗ז וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־הֶֽעָרִים֙ מִיַּד֙ בֶּן־הֲדַ֣ד בֶּן־חֲזָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָקַ֗ח מִיַּ֛ד יְהֹואָחָ֥ז אָבִ֖יו בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה שָׁלֹ֤שׁ פְּעָמִים֙ הִכָּ֣הוּ יֹואָ֔שׁ וַיָּ֖שֶׁב אֶת־עָרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And Yoʾash son of Yehoʾaḥaz took back the cities from the hand of Ben-hadad son of Ḥazaʾel, which … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֖מָת חֲזָאֵ֣ל מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֑ם וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ בֶּן־הֲדַ֥ד בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ And Ḥazaʾel king of Aram died, and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיָּמָת (va-yamat) – Root: מות (m-w-t); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And he died”; Notes: Narrative verb … Continue reading →

וַיָּחָן֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֹתָ֤ם וַֽיְרַחֲמֵם֙ וַיִּ֣פֶן אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם לְמַ֣עַן בְּרִיתֹ֔ו אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֖ם יִצְחָ֣ק וְיַֽעֲקֹ֑ב וְלֹ֤א אָבָה֙ הַשְׁחִיתָ֔ם וְלֹֽא־הִשְׁלִיכָ֥ם מֵֽעַל־פָּנָ֖יו עַד־עָֽתָּה׃ And YHWH was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned toward them because of His covenant with Avraham, Yitsḥaq, and … Continue reading →

וַֽחֲזָאֵל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם לָחַ֖ץ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י יְהֹואָחָֽז׃ And Ḥazaʾel king of Aram oppressed Yisraʾel all the days of Yehoʾaḥaz.   Morphology וַחֲזָאֵל (va-Ḥazaʾel) – Root: חזה (ḥ-z-h, possibly “to see” but as a name, non-derived); Form: Conjunction + proper … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֞י הֵ֣ם קֹבְרִ֣ים אִ֗ישׁ וְהִנֵּה֙ רָא֣וּ אֶֽת־הַגְּד֔וּד וַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּ אֶת־הָאִ֖ישׁ בְּקֶ֣בֶר אֱלִישָׁ֑ע וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ וַיִּגַּ֤ע הָאִישׁ֙ בְּעַצְמֹ֣ות אֱלִישָׁ֔ע וַיְחִ֖י וַיָּ֥קָם עַל־רַגְלָֽיו׃ פ And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that behold, they saw the band, and they threw … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֥מָת אֱלִישָׁ֖ע וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֑הוּ וּגְדוּדֵ֥י מֹואָ֛ב יָבֹ֥אוּ בָאָ֖רֶץ בָּ֥א שָׁנָֽה׃ And Elishaʿ died, and they buried him. And bands of Moʾav came into the land at the coming of the year.   Morphology וַיָּמָת (va-yamat) – Root: מות (m-w-t); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְצֹ֨ף עָלָ֜יו אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לְהַכֹּ֨ות חָמֵ֤שׁ אֹו־שֵׁשׁ֙ פְּעָמִ֔ים אָ֛ז הִכִּ֥יתָ אֶת־אֲרָ֖ם עַד־כַּלֵּ֑ה וְעַתָּ֕ה שָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִ֖ים תַּכֶּ֥ה אֶת־אֲרָֽם׃ ס And the man of God was angry with him and said, “To strike five or six times; then you would have … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר קַ֥ח הַחִצִּ֖ים וַיִּקָּ֑ח וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לְמֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הַךְ־אַ֔רְצָה וַיַּ֥ךְ שָֽׁלֹשׁ־פְּעָמִ֖ים וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃ And he said, “Take the arrows,” and he took them. And he said to the king of Yisraʾel, “Strike the ground,” and he struck three times and stopped.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר פְּתַ֧ח הַחַלֹּ֛ון קֵ֖דְמָה וַיִּפְתָּ֑ח וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֤ע יְרֵה֙ וַיֹּ֔ור וַיֹּ֗אמֶר חֵץ־תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה לַֽיהוָה֙ וְחֵ֣ץ תְּשׁוּעָ֣ה בַֽאֲרָ֔ם וְהִכִּיתָ֧ אֶת־אֲרָ֛ם בַּאֲפֵ֖ק עַד־כַּלֵּֽה׃ And he said, “Open the window eastward,” and he opened it. And Elishaʿ said, “Shoot,” and he shot. And he said, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְמֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הַרְכֵּ֤ב יָֽדְךָ֙ עַל־הַקֶּ֔שֶׁת וַיַּרְכֵּ֖ב יָדֹ֑ו וַיָּ֧שֶׂם אֱלִישָׁ֛ע יָדָ֖יו עַל־יְדֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And he said to the king of Yisraʾel, “Set your hand on the bow,” and he set his hand; and Elishaʿ placed his hands on the king’s … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ אֱלִישָׁ֔ע קַ֖ח קֶ֣שֶׁת וְחִצִּ֑ים וַיִּקַּ֥ח אֵלָ֖יו קֶ֥שֶׁת וְחִצִּֽים׃ And Elishaʿ said to him, “Take a bow and arrows,” and he took a bow and arrows to him.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וֶֽאֱלִישָׁע֙ חָלָ֣ה אֶת־חָלְיֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָמ֖וּת בֹּ֑ו וַיֵּ֨רֶד אֵלָ֜יו יֹואָ֣שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַיֵּ֤בְךְּ עַל־פָּנָיו֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר אָבִ֣י אָבִ֔י רֶ֥כֶב יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ And Elisha became sick with the illness of which he would die, and Yoʾash king of Yisraʾel went down to him and … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יֹואָשׁ֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וְיָרָבְעָ֖ם יָשַׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסְאֹ֑ו וַיִּקָּבֵ֤ר יֹואָשׁ֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון עִ֖ם מַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And Yoʾash lay with his fathers, and Yarovʿam sat on his throne, and Yoʾash was buried in Shomeron with the kings of Yisraʾel.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁכַּב (va-yishkav) … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֤י יֹואָשׁ֙ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וּגְב֣וּרָתֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִלְחַ֔ם עִ֖ם אֲמַצְיָ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה הֲלֹֽוא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of Yoʾash and all that he did, and his might with which he fought with Amatsya … Continue reading →

וַיַּֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֣א סָ֗ר מִכָּל־חַטֹּ֞אות יָרָבְעָ֧ם בֶּן־נְבָ֛ט אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִ֥יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּ֥הּ הָלָֽךְ׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH; he did not turn aside from all the sins of Yarovʿam son of Nevaṭ, who caused … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָשֶׁ֨בַע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְיֹואָ֖שׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ יְהֹואָ֨שׁ בֶּן־יְהֹואָחָ֤ז עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון שֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָֽה׃ In the thirty-seventh year of Yoʾash king of Yehuda, Yehōʾash son of Yehōʾaḥaz reigned over Yisraʾel in Shomeron sixteen years.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַת (bishnat) – … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יְהֹֽואָחָז֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּ בְּשֹׁמְרֹ֑ון וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יֹואָ֥שׁ בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And Yehōʾaḥaz lay with his fathers, and they buried him in Shomeron, and Yoʾash his son reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁכַּב (va-yishkav) – Root: שׁכב (sh-k-v); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֧י יְהֹואָחָ֛ז וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה וּגְבוּרָתֹ֑ו הֲלֹוא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of Yehōʾaḥaz and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י לֹא֩ הִשְׁאִ֨יר לִיהֹואָחָ֜ז עָ֗ם כִּ֣י אִם־חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים פָּֽרָשִׁים֙ וַעֲשָׂ֣רָה רֶ֔כֶב וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖ים רַגְלִ֑י כִּ֤י אִבְּדָם֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם וַיְשִׂמֵ֥ם כֶּֽעָפָ֖ר לָדֻֽשׁ׃ For he did not leave to Yehōʾaḥaz any people, except fifty horsemen and ten chariots and ten thousand footmen, for … Continue reading →

אַ֠ךְ לֹֽא־סָ֜רוּ מֵחַטֹּ֧אות בֵּית־יָרָבְעָ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִ֥יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּ֣הּ הָלָ֑ךְ וְגַם֙ הָאֲשֵׁרָ֔ה עָמְדָ֖ה בְּשֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ However, they did not turn aside from the sins of the house of Yarovʿam, who caused Yisraʾel to sin; he walked in them; and also the Ashera remained … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֤ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֹושִׁ֔יעַ וַיֵּ֣צְא֔וּ מִתַּ֖חַת יַד־אֲרָ֑ם וַיֵּשְׁב֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶ֖ם כִּתְמֹ֥ול שִׁלְשֹֽׁום׃ And YHWH gave to Yisraʾel a savior, and they came out from under the hand of Aram, and the children of Yisraʾel dwelled in their tents as in … Continue reading →

וַיְחַ֥ל יְהֹואָחָ֖ז אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֤י רָאָה֙ אֶת־לַ֣חַץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־לָחַ֥ץ אֹתָ֖ם מֶ֥לֶךְ אֲרָֽם׃ And Yehōʾaḥaz entreated the face of YHWH, and YHWH listened to him, for He saw the oppression of Yisraʾel, because the king of Aram oppressed … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף יְהוָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞ם בְּיַ֣ד חֲזָאֵ֣ל מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֗ם וּבְיַ֛ד בֶּן־הֲדַ֥ד בֶּן־חֲזָאֵ֖ל כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ And the anger of YHWH burned against Yisraʾel, and He gave them into the hand of Ḥazaʾel king of Aram and into the hand of Ben-hadad son of Ḥazaʾel … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַ֠יֵּלֶךְ אַחַ֨ר חַטֹּ֜את יָרָבְעָ֧ם בֶּן־נְבָ֛ט אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִ֥יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹא־סָ֥ר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and he walked after the sins of Yarovʿam son of Nevaṭ, who made Yisraʾel sin; he … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וְשָׁלֹשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְיֹואָ֥שׁ בֶּן־אֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ יְהֹואָחָ֨ז בֶּן־יֵה֤וּא עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון שְׁבַ֥ע עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָֽה׃ In the twenty-third year of Yoʾash son of Aḥazyahu king of Yehudah, Yehōʾaḥaz son of Yehu reigned over Yisraʾel in Shomeron seventeen years.   … Continue reading →

וְיֹוזָבָ֣ד בֶּן־֠שִׁמְעָת וִיהֹוזָבָ֨ד בֶּן־שֹׁמֵ֤ר עֲבָדָיו֙ הִכֻּ֣הוּ וַיָּמֹ֔ת וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹתֹ֛ו עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֲמַצְיָ֥ה בְנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And Yōzāvad son of Shimʿat and Yehōzāvad son of Shōmēr, his servants, struck him and he died. And they buried him with his … Continue reading →

וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ עֲבָדָ֖יו וַיִּקְשְׁרֽוּ־קָ֑שֶׁר וַיַּכּוּ֙ אֶת־יֹואָ֔שׁ בֵּ֥ית מִלֹּ֖א הַיֹּורֵ֥ד סִלָּֽא׃ And his servants arose and conspired a conspiracy, and they struck Yoʾash at the house of Millo, which goes down to Silla.   Morphology וַיָּקֻמוּ (va-yaqumu) – Root: קום (q-w-m); Form: … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יֹואָ֖שׁ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹוא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃ And the rest of the acts of Yoʾash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yehuda? … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֞ח יְהֹואָ֣שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה אֵ֣ת כָּל־הַקֳּדָשִׁ֡ים אֲשֶׁר־הִקְדִּ֣ישׁוּ יְהֹושָׁפָ֣ט וִיהֹורָם֩ וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ אֲבֹתָ֜יו מַלְכֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ וְאֶת־קֳדָשָׁ֔יו וְאֵ֣ת כָּל־הַזָּהָ֗ב הַנִּמְצָ֛א בְּאֹצְרֹ֥ות בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה וּבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח לַֽחֲזָאֵל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם וַיַּ֖עַל מֵעַ֥ל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And Yehōʾash king of Yehuda took all the sacred things that Yehoshafat and … Continue reading →

אָ֣ז יַעֲלֶ֗ה חֲזָאֵל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם עַל־גַּ֖ת וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֑הּ וַיָּ֤שֶׂם חֲזָאֵל֙ פָּנָ֔יו לַעֲלֹ֖ות עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ Then Ḥazaʾel king of Aram went up and fought against Gat, and he captured it. And Ḥazaʾel set his face to go up against Yerushalayim.   Morphology … Continue reading →