Author Archives: Nevi’im

הִנֵּה־אֵ֕לֶּה מֵרָחֹ֖וק יָבֹ֑אוּ וְהִֽנֵּה־אֵ֨לֶּה֙ מִצָּפֹ֣ון וּמִיָּ֔ם וְאֵ֖לֶּה מֵאֶ֥רֶץ סִינִֽים׃ Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Sinim.   Morphology הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: נהה (or … Continue reading →

וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י כָל־הָרַ֖י לַדָּ֑רֶךְ וּמְסִלֹּתַ֖י יְרֻמֽוּן׃ And I will make all My mountains into a road, and My highways shall be raised up.   Morphology וְשַׂמְתִּי (ve-samti) – Root: שׂים; Form: Qal perfect 1st person singular with conjunction; Translation: “And I … Continue reading →

לֹ֤א יִרְעָ֨בוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִצְמָ֔אוּ וְלֹא־יַכֵּ֥ם שָׁרָ֖ב וָשָׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּי־מְרַחֲמָ֣ם יְנַהֲגֵ֔ם וְעַל־מַבּ֥וּעֵי מַ֖יִם יְנַהֲלֵֽם׃ They shall not hunger nor thirst, nor shall heat and sun strike them, for He who has compassion on them will lead them, and by springs of water … Continue reading →

לֵאמֹ֤ר לַֽאֲסוּרִים֙ צֵ֔אוּ לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְ הִגָּל֑וּ עַל־דְּרָכִ֣ים יִרְע֔וּ וּבְכָל־שְׁפָיִ֖ים מַרְעִיתָֽם׃ To say to the prisoners, “Go out!” to those in darkness, “Reveal yourselves!” On the roads they shall feed, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.   Morphology … Continue reading →

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה בְּעֵ֤ת רָצֹון֙ עֲנִיתִ֔יךָ וּבְיֹ֥ום יְשׁוּעָ֖ה עֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ וְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ לִבְרִ֣ית עָ֔ם לְהָקִ֣ים אֶ֔רֶץ לְהַנְחִ֖יל נְחָלֹ֥ות שֹׁמֵמֹֽות׃ Thus says YHWH: “In a time of favor I have answered you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you; … Continue reading →

כֹּ֣ה אָֽמַר־יְהוָה֩ גֹּאֵ֨ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל קְדֹושֹׁ֗ו לִבְזֹה־נֶ֜פֶשׁ לִמְתָ֤עֵֽב גֹּוי֙ לְעֶ֣בֶד מֹשְׁלִ֔ים מְלָכִים֙ יִרְא֣וּ וָקָ֔מוּ שָׂרִ֖ים וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּ לְמַ֤עַן יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נֶאֱמָ֔ן קְדֹ֥שׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃ Thus says YHWH, the Redeemer of Yisraʾel, His Holy One, to one despised of soul, to one abhorred … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָקֵ֨ל מִֽהְיֹותְךָ֥ לִי֙ עֶ֔בֶד לְהָקִים֙ אֶת־שִׁבְטֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּנְצִירֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְהָשִׁ֑יב וּנְתַתִּ֨יךָ֙ לְאֹ֣ור גֹּויִ֔ם לִֽהְיֹ֥ות יְשׁוּעָתִ֖י עַד־קְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ס And He said, “It is too small a thing for you to be My servant to raise up the tribes of … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה יֹצְרִ֤י מִבֶּ֨טֶן֙ לְעֶ֣בֶד לֹ֔ו לְשֹׁובֵ֤ב יַֽעֲקֹב֙ אֵלָ֔יו וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹא יֵאָסֵ֑ף וְאֶכָּבֵד֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וֵאלֹהַ֖י הָיָ֥ה עֻזִּֽי׃ And now says YHWH, He who formed me from the womb to be His servant, to bring Yaʿaqov back to Him, … Continue reading →

וַאֲנִ֤י אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ לְרִ֣יק יָגַ֔עְתִּי לְתֹ֥הוּ וְהֶ֖בֶל כֹּחִ֣י כִלֵּ֑יתִי אָכֵן֙ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וּפְעֻלָּתִ֖י אֶת־אֱלֹהָֽי׃ But I said, “In vain I have labored, for emptiness and futility I have spent my strength; surely my judgment is with YHWH, and my recompense is … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֖י עַבְדִּי־אָ֑תָּה יִשְׂרָאֵ֕ל אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ֖ אֶתְפָּאָֽר׃ And He said to me, “You are My servant, Yisraʾel, in whom I will be glorified.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֤שֶׂם פִּי֙ כְּחֶ֣רֶב חַדָּ֔ה בְּצֵ֥ל יָדֹ֖ו הֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִי וַיְשִׂימֵ֨נִי֙ לְחֵ֣ץ בָּר֔וּר בְּאַשְׁפָּתֹ֖ו הִסְתִּירָֽנִי׃ And He set my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of His hand He hid me. And He made me a polished arrow; in His quiver … Continue reading →

שִׁמְע֤וּ אִיִּים֙ אֵלַ֔י וְהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּ לְאֻמִּ֖ים מֵרָחֹ֑וק יְהוָה֙ מִבֶּ֣טֶן קְרָאָ֔נִי מִמְּעֵ֥י אִמִּ֖י הִזְכִּ֥יר שְׁמִֽי׃ Listen, coastlands, to me; and give attention, peoples from afar. YHWH from the womb has called me, from the inward parts of my mother He has made … Continue reading →

אֵ֣ין שָׁלֹ֔ום אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה לָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ ס “There is no peace,” said YHWH, “for the wicked.”   Morphology אֵ֣ין (ʾein) – Root: אין; Form: Particle of non-existence; Translation: “There is no”; Notes: Denotes absence of a state or object. שָׁלֹ֔ום (shalom) … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֣א צָמְא֗וּ בָּחֳרָבֹות֙ הֹֽולִיכָ֔ם מַ֥יִם מִצּ֖וּר הִזִּ֣יל לָ֑מֹו וַיִּ֨בְקַע־צ֔וּר וַיָּזֻ֖בוּ מָֽיִם׃ And they did not thirst in the deserts—He led them; water from the rock He made flow for them; and He split the rock and waters gushed out.   … Continue reading →

צְא֣וּ מִבָּבֶל֮ בִּרְח֣וּ מִכַּשְׂדִּים֒ בְּקֹ֣ול רִנָּ֗ה הַגִּ֤ידוּ הַשְׁמִ֨יעוּ֙ זֹ֔את הֹוצִיא֖וּהָ עַד־קְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ אִמְר֕וּ גָּאַ֥ל יְהוָ֖ה עַבְדֹּ֥ו יַעֲקֹֽב׃ Go out from Bavel, flee from the Kasdim! With a voice of singing declare it, make this heard, bring it out to the … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֤י כַחֹול֙ זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וְצֶאֱצָאֵ֥י מֵעֶ֖יךָ כִּמְעֹתָ֑יו לֹֽא־יִכָּרֵ֧ת וְֽלֹא־יִשָּׁמֵ֛ד שְׁמֹ֖ו מִלְּפָנָֽי׃ And your offspring would have been like the sand, and the children of your inward parts like its grains; his name would not be cut off nor destroyed from before … Continue reading →

ל֥וּא הִקְשַׁ֖בְתָּ לְמִצְוֹתָ֑י וַיְהִ֤י כַנָּהָר֙ שְׁלֹומֶ֔ךָ וְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ כְּגַלֵּ֥י הַיָּֽם׃ Oh, that you had listened to My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.   Morphology ל֥וּא (lu) – … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה גֹּאַלְךָ֖ קְדֹ֣ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲנִ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ מְלַמֶּדְךָ֣ לְהֹועִ֔יל מַדְרִֽיכֲךָ֖ בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ תֵּלֵֽךְ׃ Thus says YHWH, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Yisraʾel, “I am YHWH your God, teaching you to profit, guiding you in the way you should walk. … Continue reading →

קִרְב֧וּ אֵלַ֣י שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֗את לֹ֤א מֵרֹאשׁ֙ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר דִּבַּ֔רְתִּי מֵעֵ֥ת הֱיֹותָ֖הּ שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי וְעַתָּ֗ה אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה שְׁלָחַ֖נִי וְרוּחֹֽו׃ פ Draw near to Me, hear this: From the beginning I did not speak in secret; from the time it came to be, there … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֥י אֲנִ֛י דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי אַף־קְרָאתִ֑יו הֲבִיאֹתִ֖יו וְהִצְלִ֥יחַ דַּרְכֹּֽו׃ I, I have spoken; indeed I have called him, I have brought him, and he will make his way succeed.   Morphology אֲנִי (ani) – Root: אני; Form: Independent pronoun; Translation: “I”; Notes: … Continue reading →

הִקָּבְצ֤וּ כֻלְּכֶם֙ וּֽשֲׁמָ֔עוּ מִ֥י בָהֶ֖ם הִגִּ֣יד אֶת־אֵ֑לֶּה יְהוָ֣ה אֲהֵבֹ֔ו יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה חֶפְצֹו֙ בְּבָבֶ֔ל וּזְרֹעֹ֖ו כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ Assemble yourselves, all of you, and hear: Who among them has declared these? YHWH, his beloved, shall perform His desire in Bavel, and His arm shall … Continue reading →

אַף־יָדִי֙ יָ֣סְדָה אֶ֔רֶץ וִֽימִינִ֖י טִפְּחָ֣ה שָׁמָ֑יִם קֹרֵ֥א אֲנִ֛י אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם יַעַמְד֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃ Indeed, My hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; I call to them, they stand together.   Morphology אַף (af) – Root: אף; Form: … Continue reading →

שְׁמַ֤ע אֵלַי֙ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מְקֹרָאִ֑י אֲנִי־הוּא֙ אֲנִ֣י רִאשֹׁ֔ון אַ֖ף אֲנִ֥י אַחֲרֹֽון׃ Hear Me, Yaʿaqov, and Yisraʾel My called one: I am He, I am the first, indeed I am the last.   Morphology שְׁמַע (shemaʿ) – Root: שׁמע; Form: Qal … Continue reading →

לְמַעֲנִ֧י לְמַעֲנִ֛י אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה כִּ֣י אֵ֣יךְ יֵחָ֑ל וּכְבֹודִ֖י לְאַחֵ֥ר לֹֽא־אֶתֵּֽן׃ ס For My sake, for My sake I will act, for how should it be profaned? And My glory I will not give to another.    Morphology לְמַעֲנִי (le-maʿani) – Root: … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֥ה צְרַפְתִּ֖יךָ וְלֹ֣א בְכָ֑סֶף בְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָ בְּכ֥וּר עֹֽנִי׃ Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.   Morphology הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: הנה; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Introduces an emphatic … Continue reading →

לְמַ֤עַן שְׁמִי֙ אַאֲרִ֣יךְ אַפִּ֔י וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י אֶחֱטָם־לָ֑ךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י הַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃ For the sake of My name I delay My anger, and for My praise I restrain it for you, so that I not cut you off.   Morphology לְמַעַן (le-maʿan) – Root: … Continue reading →

גַּ֣ם לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ גַּ֚ם לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתָּ גַּ֕ם מֵאָ֖ז לֹא־פִתְּחָ֣ה אָזְנֶ֑ךָ כִּ֤י יָדַ֨עְתִּי֙ בָּגֹ֣וד תִּבְגֹּ֔וד וּפֹשֵׁ֥עַ מִבֶּ֖טֶן קֹ֥רָא לָֽךְ׃ Also you did not hear, also you did not know, also from of old your ear was not opened. For I knew that … Continue reading →

עַתָּ֤ה נִבְרְאוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א מֵאָ֔ז וְלִפְנֵי־יֹ֖ום וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַעְתָּ֑ם פֶּן־תֹּאמַ֖ר הִנֵּ֥ה יְדַעְתִּֽין׃ Now they were created, and not from of old, and before today you did not hear them, lest you should say, “Behold, I knew them.”   Morphology עַתָּה (ʿattah) – … Continue reading →

שָׁמַ֤עְתָּֽ חֲזֵה֙ כֻּלָּ֔הּ וְאַתֶּ֖ם הֲלֹ֣וא תַגִּ֑ידוּ הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֤יךָ חֲדָשֹׁות֙ מֵעַ֔תָּה וּנְצֻרֹ֖ות וְלֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽם׃ You have heard; look at it all; and will you not declare it? I have caused you to hear new things from now, and guarded things that you … Continue reading →

וָאַגִּ֤יד לְךָ֙ מֵאָ֔ז בְּטֶ֥רֶם תָּבֹ֖וא הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָ פֶּן־תֹּאמַר֙ עָצְבִּ֣י עָשָׂ֔ם וּפִסְלִ֥י וְנִסְכִּ֖י צִוָּֽם׃ And I declared it to you from of old, before it came I caused you to hear it, lest you should say, “My idol did them, and my … Continue reading →