Author Archives: Nevi’im

כִּ֣י לֹ֤א בְחִפָּזֹון֙ תֵּצֵ֔אוּ וּבִמְנוּסָ֖ה לֹ֣א תֵלֵכ֑וּן כִּֽי־הֹלֵ֤ךְ לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ יְהוָ֔ה וּמְאַסִּפְכֶ֖ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס For not in haste shall you go out, and not in flight shall you go; for YHWH goes before you, and the God of Yisraʾel is … Continue reading →

ס֤וּרוּ ס֨וּרוּ֙ צְא֣וּ מִשָּׁ֔ם טָמֵ֖א אַל־תִּגָּ֑עוּ צְא֣וּ מִתֹּוכָ֔הּ הִבָּ֕רוּ נֹשְׂאֵ֖י כְּלֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ Turn aside, turn aside, go out from there! Do not touch the unclean. Go out from her midst, purify yourselves, you who bear the vessels of YHWH.   … Continue reading →

חָשַׂ֤ף יְהוָה֙ אֶת־זְרֹ֣ועַ קָדְשֹׁ֔ו לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֑ם וְרָאוּ֙ כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָ֔רֶץ אֵ֖ת יְשׁוּעַ֥ת אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס YHWH has bared His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.   … Continue reading →

פִּצְח֤וּ רַנְּנוּ֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו חָרְבֹ֖ות יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּֽי־נִחַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ עַמֹּ֔ו גָּאַ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ Break forth, sing aloud together, O ruins of Yerushalayim, for YHWH has comforted His people, He has redeemed Yerushalayim.   Morphology פִּצְח֤וּ (pitsḥu) – Root: פצח (patsaḥ); Form: Qal imperative … Continue reading →

קֹ֥ול צֹפַ֛יִךְ נָ֥שְׂאוּ קֹ֖ול יַחְדָּ֣ו יְרַנֵּ֑נוּ כִּ֣י עַ֤יִן בְּעַ֨יִן֙ יִרְא֔וּ בְּשׁ֥וּב יְהוָ֖ה צִיֹּֽון׃ The voice of your watchmen—they lift up the voice, together they sing aloud, for eye to eye they shall see, when YHWH returns to Tsiyyon.   Morphology … Continue reading →

מַה־נָּאו֨וּ עַל־הֶהָרִ֜ים רַגְלֵ֣י מְבַשֵּׂ֗ר מַשְׁמִ֧יעַ שָׁלֹ֛ום מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר טֹ֖וב מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ יְשׁוּעָ֑ה אֹמֵ֥ר לְצִיֹּ֖ון מָלַ֥ךְ אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the one who brings good news, who announces peace, who brings good news of good, who proclaims … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֛ן יֵדַ֥ע עַמִּ֖י שְׁמִ֑י לָכֵן֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא כִּֽי־אֲנִי־ה֥וּא הַֽמְדַבֵּ֖ר הִנֵּֽנִי׃ Therefore My people shall know My name; therefore in that day, that I am He who speaks; here I am.”   Morphology לָכֵ֛ן (laken) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Conjunction/adverb; … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֤ה מִי־לִי־פֹה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־לֻקַּ֥ח עַמִּ֖י חִנָּ֑ם מְשָׂלוֹ יְהֵילִ֨ילוּ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְתָמִ֥יד כָּל־הַיֹּ֖ום שְׁמִ֥י מִנֹּאָֽץ׃ And now, what have I here?” says YHWH. “For My people has been taken for nothing. Their rulers howl,” says YHWH, “and continually all the day My … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה מִצְרַ֛יִם יָֽרַד־עַמִּ֥י בָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖ה לָג֣וּר שָׁ֑ם וְאַשּׁ֖וּר בְּאֶ֥פֶס עֲשָׁקֹֽו׃ For thus says the Lord YHWH: “My people went down to Mitsrayim at first to sojourn there, and Ashshur oppressed him without cause.   Morphology כִּ֣י (ki) … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה חִנָּ֖ם נִמְכַּרְתֶּ֑ם וְלֹ֥א בְכֶ֖סֶף תִּגָּאֵֽלוּ׃ For thus says YHWH: “For nothing you were sold, and not with silver shall you be redeemed.”   Morphology כִּֽי־כֹה (ki-koh) – Roots: כי (ki), כה (koh); Form: Conjunction + demonstrative adverb; … Continue reading →

הִתְנַעֲרִ֧י מֵעָפָ֛ר ק֥וּמִי שְּׁבִ֖י יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הִתַּפְתְּחִ֞י מֹוסְרֵ֣י צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ שְׁבִיָּ֖ה בַּת־צִיֹּֽון׃ ס Shake yourself from the dust, arise, sit, Yerushalayim. Loose the bonds from your neck, captive daughter of Tsiyyon.   Morphology הִתְנַעֲרִ֧י (hitnaʿari) – Root: נער (naʿar); Form: Hitpael imperative … Continue reading →

עוּרִ֥י עוּרִ֛י לִבְשִׁ֥י עֻזֵּ֖ךְ צִיֹּ֑ון לִבְשִׁ֣י בִּגְדֵ֣י תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ עִ֣יר הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֣י לֹ֥א יֹוסִ֛יף יָבֹא־בָ֥ךְ עֹ֖וד עָרֵ֥ל וְטָמֵֽא׃ Awake, awake, put on your strength, Tsiyyon! Put on your garments of splendor, Yerushalayim, holy city! For never again shall the uncircumcised … Continue reading →

וְשַׂמְתִּ֨יהָ֙ בְּיַד־מֹוגַ֔יִךְ אֲשֶׁר־אָמְר֥וּ לְנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ שְׁחִ֣י וְנַעֲבֹ֑רָה וַתָּשִׂ֤ימִי כָאָ֨רֶץ֙ גֵּוֵ֔ךְ וְכַח֖וּץ לַעֹבְרִֽים׃ ס And I will put it into the hand of your tormentors, who said to your soul, ‘Bow down, that we may pass over,’ and you laid your back … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנַ֣יִךְ יְהוָ֗ה וֵאלֹהַ֨יִךְ֙ יָרִ֣יב עַמֹּ֔ו הִנֵּ֥ה לָקַ֛חְתִּי מִיָּדֵ֖ךְ אֶת־כֹּ֣וס הַתַּרְעֵלָ֑ה אֶת־קֻבַּ֨עַת֙ כֹּ֣וס חֲמָתִ֔י לֹא־תֹוסִ֥יפִי לִשְׁתֹּותָ֖הּ עֹֽוד׃ Thus says your Lord, YHWH, and your God who pleads the cause of His people: “Behold, I have taken from your hand the … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֛ן שִׁמְעִי־נָ֥א זֹ֖את עֲנִיָּ֑ה וּשְׁכֻרַ֖ת וְלֹ֥א מִיָּֽיִן׃ ס Therefore, please hear this, O afflicted one, and drunk, but not with wine.   Morphology לָכֵ֛ן (laken) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Adverb/conjunction; Translation: “Therefore”; Notes: Introduces a conclusion or result based … Continue reading →

בָּנַ֜יִךְ עֻלְּפ֥וּ שָׁכְב֛וּ בְּרֹ֥אשׁ כָּל־חוּצֹ֖ות כְּתֹ֣וא מִכְמָ֑ר הַֽמְלֵאִ֥ים חֲמַת־יְהוָ֖ה גַּעֲרַ֥ת אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ Your sons have fainted, they lie at the head of every street like an antelope in a net, full of the wrath of YHWH, the rebuke of your God. … Continue reading →

שְׁתַּ֤יִם הֵ֨נָּה֙ קֹֽרְאֹתַ֔יִךְ מִ֖י יָנ֣וּד לָ֑ךְ הַשֹּׁ֧ד וְהַשֶּׁ֛בֶר וְהָרָעָ֥ב וְהַחֶ֖רֶב מִ֥י אֲנַחֲמֵֽךְ׃ Two things have befallen you; who will grieve for you? Devastation and destruction, and famine and the sword; who will comfort you?   Morphology שְׁתַּ֤יִם (shetayim) – Root: … Continue reading →

אֵין־מְנַהֵ֣ל לָ֔הּ מִכָּל־בָּנִ֖ים יָלָ֑דָה וְאֵ֤ין מַחֲזִיק֙ בְּיָדָ֔הּ מִכָּל־בָּנִ֖ים גִּדֵּֽלָה׃ There is no one to guide her from all the sons she has borne, and there is no one to take her by the hand from all the sons she has … Continue reading →

הִתְעֹורְרִ֣י הִֽתְעֹורְרִ֗י ק֚וּמִי יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁתִ֛ית מִיַּ֥ד יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־כֹּ֣וס חֲמָתֹ֑ו אֶת־קֻבַּ֜עַת כֹּ֧וס הַתַּרְעֵלָ֛ה שָׁתִ֖ית מָצִֽית׃ Awake, awake, rise up, Yerushalayim, you who have drunk from the hand of YHWH the goblet of His wrath, the bowl of the goblet of … Continue reading →

וָאָשִׂ֤ים דְּבָרַי֙ בְּפִ֔יךָ וּבְצֵ֥ל יָדִ֖י כִּסִּיתִ֑יךָ לִנְטֹ֤עַ שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְלִיסֹ֣ד אָ֔רֶץ וְלֵאמֹ֥ר לְצִיֹּ֖ון עַמִּי־אָֽתָּה׃ ס And I have put my words in your mouth, and in the shadow of my hand I have covered you, to plant the heavens and to … Continue reading →

וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ רֹגַ֣ע הַיָּ֔ם וַיֶּהֱמ֖וּ גַּלָּ֑יו יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁמֹֽו׃ And I am YHWH your God, who calms the sea, and its waves roar—YHWH of Hosts is His name.   Morphology וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ (ve-ʾanokhī) – Root: אנכ (ʾanokh); Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →

מִהַ֥ר צֹעֶ֖ה לְהִפָּתֵ֑חַ וְלֹא־יָמ֣וּת לַשַּׁ֔חַת וְלֹ֥א יֶחְסַ֖ר לַחְמֹֽו׃ He who walks quickly shall be loosed; and he shall not die in the pit, and his bread shall not be lacking.   Morphology מִהַ֥ר (mihar) – Root: מהר (mahar); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַתִּשְׁכַּ֞ח יְהוָ֣ה עֹשֶׂ֗ךָ נֹוטֶ֣ה שָׁמַיִם֮ וְיֹסֵ֣ד אָרֶץ֒ וַתְּפַחֵ֨ד תָּמִ֜יד כָּל־הַיֹּ֗ום מִפְּנֵי֙ חֲמַ֣ת הַמֵּצִ֔יק כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר כֹּונֵ֖ן לְהַשְׁחִ֑ית וְאַיֵּ֖ה חֲמַ֥ת הַמֵּצִֽיק׃ Yet you have forgotten YHWH your Maker, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, and you … Continue reading →

אָנֹכִ֧י אָנֹכִ֛י ה֖וּא מְנַחֶמְכֶ֑ם מִֽי־אַ֤תְּ וַתִּֽירְאִי֙ מֵאֱנֹ֣ושׁ יָמ֔וּת וּמִבֶּן־אָדָ֖ם חָצִ֥יר יִנָּתֵֽן׃ I, I am He who comforts you. Who are you, that you fear mortal man who dies, and the son of man who is given like grass?   Morphology … Continue reading →

וּפְדוּיֵ֨י יְהוָ֜ה יְשׁוּב֗וּן וּבָ֤אוּ צִיֹּון֙ בְּרִנָּ֔ה וְשִׂמְחַ֥ת עֹולָ֖ם עַל־רֹאשָׁ֑ם שָׂשֹׂ֤ון וְשִׂמְחָה֙ יַשִּׂיג֔וּן נָ֖סוּ יָגֹ֥ון וַאֲנָחָֽה׃ ס And the redeemed of YHWH shall return and come to Tsiyyon with singing, and everlasting joy shall be upon their head; gladness and joy … Continue reading →

הֲלֹ֤וא אַתְּ־הִיא֙ הַמַּחֲרֶ֣בֶת יָ֔ם מֵ֖י תְּהֹ֣ום רַבָּ֑ה הַשָּׂ֨מָה֙ מַֽעֲמַקֵּי־יָ֔ם דֶּ֖רֶךְ לַעֲבֹ֥ר גְּאוּלִֽים׃ Are you not the one who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed … Continue reading →

עוּרִ֨י עוּרִ֤י לִבְשִׁי־עֹז֙ זְרֹ֣ועַ יְהוָ֔ה ע֚וּרִי כִּ֣ימֵי קֶ֔דֶם דֹּרֹ֖ות עֹולָמִ֑ים הֲלֹ֥וא אַתְּ־הִ֛יא הַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶת רַ֖הַב מְחֹולֶ֥לֶת תַּנִּֽין׃ Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O arm of YHWH! Awake as in days of old, generations of ages past. Are you not the … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י כַבֶּ֨גֶד֙ יֹאכְלֵ֣ם עָ֔שׁ וְכַצֶּ֖מֶר יֹאכְלֵ֣ם סָ֑ס וְצִדְקָתִי֙ לְעֹולָ֣ם תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וִישׁוּעָתִ֖י לְדֹ֥ור דֹּורִֽים׃ ס For like a garment the moth shall eat them, and like wool the grub shall eat them, but my righteousness shall be forever, and my salvation … Continue reading →

שִׁמְע֤וּ אֵלַי֙ יֹ֣דְעֵי צֶ֔דֶק עַ֖ם תֹּורָתִ֣י בְלִבָּ֑ם אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ֙ חֶרְפַּ֣ת אֱנֹ֔ושׁ וּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖ם אַל־תֵּחָֽתּוּ׃ “Listen to me, you who know righteousness, a people in whose heart is my Torah; do not fear the reproach of man, and from their revilings do not … Continue reading →

שְׂאוּ֩ לַשָּׁמַ֨יִם עֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם וְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּ אֶל־הָאָ֣רֶץ מִתַּ֗חַת כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֜יִם כֶּעָשָׁ֤ן נִמְלָ֨חוּ֙ וְהָאָ֨רֶץ֙ כַּבֶּ֣גֶד תִּבְלֶ֔ה וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ כְּמֹו־כֵ֣ן יְמוּת֑וּן וִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙ לְעֹולָ֣ם תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וְצִדְקָתִ֖י לֹ֥א תֵחָֽת׃ ס Lift up your eyes to the heavens and look to the earth beneath, for the heavens shall vanish … Continue reading →