Author Archives: Nevi’im

וְיֵה֗וּא מָצָא֙ אֶת־אֲחֵי֙ אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִ֣י אַתֶּ֑ם וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ אֲחֵ֤י אֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ֙ אֲנַ֔חְנוּ וַנֵּ֛רֶד לִשְׁלֹ֥ום בְּנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וּבְנֵ֥י הַגְּבִירָֽה׃ And Yehu found the brothers of Aḥazyahu king of Yehuda, and he said, “Who are you?” And they said, “We are the brothers … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨קָם֙ וַיָּבֹ֔א וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמְרֹ֑ון ה֛וּא בֵּֽית־עֵ֥קֶד הָרֹעִ֖ים בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ And he arose and came and went to Shomeron; he was at Beit-ʿeqed ha-Roʿim on the way.   Morphology וַיָּקָם (va-yaqam) – Root: קום (q-w-m); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣ךְ יֵה֗וּא אֵ֣ת כָּל־הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֤ים לְבֵית־אַחְאָב֙ בְּיִזְרְעֶ֔אל וְכָל־גְּדֹלָ֖יו וּמְיֻדָּעָ֣יו וְכֹהֲנָ֑יו עַד־בִּלְתִּ֥י הִשְׁאִֽיר־לֹ֖ו שָׂרִֽיד׃ And Yehu struck all the remaining ones of the house of Aḥʾav in Yizreʿel, and all his great men, and his acquaintances, and his priests, until he left … Continue reading →

דְּע֣וּ אֵפֹ֗וא כִּי֩ לֹ֨א יִפֹּ֜ל מִדְּבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אַ֔רְצָה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עַל־בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב וַיהוָ֣ה עָשָׂ֔ה אֵ֚ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַ֖ד עַבְדֹּ֥ו אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ Know therefore that there shall not fall to the ground any word of YHWH which YHWH has spoken concerning the … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֤י בַבֹּ֨קֶר֙ וַיֵּצֵ֣א וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֔ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֔ם צַדִּקִ֖ים אַתֶּ֑ם הִנֵּ֨ה אֲנִ֜י קָשַׁ֤רְתִּי עַל־אֲדֹנִי֙ וָאֶהְרְגֵ֔הוּ וּמִ֥י הִכָּ֖ה אֶת־כָּל־אֵֽלֶּה׃ And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out and stood, and said to all the people, “You are righteous. Behold, … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֤א הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ וַיַּגֶּד־לֹ֣ו לֵאמֹ֔ר הֵבִ֖יאוּ רָאשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר שִׂ֣ימוּ אֹתָ֞ם שְׁנֵ֧י צִבֻּרִ֛ים פֶּ֥תַח הַשַּׁ֖עַר עַד־הַבֹּֽקֶר׃ And the messenger came and told him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the sons of the king.” And he said, “Place them in … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י כְּבֹ֤א הַסֵּ֨פֶר֙ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִ֑ישׁ וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ אֶת־רָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ בַּדּוּדִ֔ים וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃ And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the sons of the king and slaughtered seventy men, and … Continue reading →

וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב אֲלֵיהֶם֩ סֵ֨פֶר שֵׁנִ֜ית לֵאמֹ֗ר אִם־לִ֨י אַתֶּ֜ם וּלְקֹלִ֣י אַתֶּ֣ם שֹׁמְעִ֗ים קְחוּ֙ אֶת־רָאשֵׁי֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם וּבֹ֧אוּ אֵלַ֛י כָּעֵ֥ת מָחָ֖ר יִזְרְעֶ֑אלָה וּבְנֵ֤י הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִ֔ישׁ אֶת־גְּדֹלֵ֥י הָעִ֖יר מְגַדְּלִ֥ים אֹותָֽם׃ And he wrote to them a second letter, saying, “If you are for … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַבַּ֣יִת וַאֲשֶׁ֪ר עַל־הָעִ֟יר וְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ וְהָאֹמְנִ֨ים אֶל־יֵה֤וּא לֵאמֹר֙ עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ אֲנַ֔חְנוּ וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־תֹּאמַ֥ר אֵלֵ֖ינוּ נַעֲשֶׂ֑ה לֹֽא־נַמְלִ֣יךְ אִ֔ישׁ הַטֹּ֥וב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ עֲשֵֽׂה׃ And the one who was over the house, and the one who was over the city, and the elders, and the … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙ מְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ הִנֵּה֙ שְׁנֵ֣י הַמְּלָכִ֔ים לֹ֥א עָמְד֖וּ לְפָנָ֑יו וְאֵ֖יךְ נַעֲמֹ֥ד אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ And they were very very afraid, and they said, “Behold, the two kings did not stand before him, so how shall we stand?”   Morphology וַיִּרְאוּ (va-yirʾu) … Continue reading →

וּרְאִיתֶ֞ם הַטֹּ֤וב וְהַיָּשָׁר֙ מִבְּנֵ֣י אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם וְשַׂמְתֶּ֖ם עַל־כִּסֵּ֣א אָבִ֑יו וְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עַל־בֵּ֥ית אֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם׃ and you shall see the good and upright from among the sons of your lord, and you shall set him on the throne of his father, and fight for … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֗ה כְּבֹ֨א הַסֵּ֤פֶר הַזֶּה֙ אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וְאִתְּכֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם וְאִתְּכֶם֙ הָרֶ֣כֶב וְהַסּוּסִ֔ים וְעִ֥יר מִבְצָ֖ר וְהַנָּֽשֶׁק׃ “And now, when this letter comes to you, and with you are the sons of your lord, and with you the chariots and the horses and … Continue reading →

וּלְאַחְאָ֛ב שִׁבְעִ֥ים בָּנִ֖ים בְּשֹׁמְרֹ֑ון וַיִּכְתֹּב֩ יֵה֨וּא סְפָרִ֜ים וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח שֹׁמְרֹ֗ון אֶל־שָׂרֵ֤י יִזְרְעֶאל֙ הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים וְאֶל־הָאֹמְנִ֥ים אַחְאָ֖ב לֵאמֹֽר׃ And Aḥʾav had seventy sons in Shomeron, and Yehu wrote letters and sent to Shomeron, to the chiefs of Yizreʿel, the elders, and to the … Continue reading →

וְהָיְתָ֤ה נִבְלַ֣ת אִיזֶ֗בֶל כְּדֹ֛מֶן עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה בְּחֵ֣לֶק יִזְרְעֶ֑אל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יֹאמְר֖וּ זֹ֥את אִיזָֽבֶל׃ פ And the carcass of Izevel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Yizreʿel, so that they shall not say, “This … Continue reading →

וַיָּשֻׁבוּ֮ וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ לֹו֒ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֣ה ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֗ר בְּיַד־עַבְדֹּ֛ו אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר בְּחֵ֣לֶק יִזְרְעֶ֔אל יֹאכְל֥וּ הַכְּלָבִ֖ים אֶת־בְּשַׂ֥ר אִיזָֽבֶל׃ And they returned and told him, and he said, “This is the word of YHWH, which He spoke by the hand of … Continue reading →

וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ לְקָבְרָ֑הּ וְלֹא־מָ֣צְאוּ בָ֗הּ כִּ֧י אִם־הַגֻּלְגֹּ֛לֶת וְהָרַגְלַ֖יִם וְכַפֹּ֥ות הַיָּדָֽיִם׃ And they went to bury her, but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of the hands.   Morphology וַיֵּלְכוּ (va-yeleḵu) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֖א וַיֹּ֣אכַל וַיֵּ֑שְׁתְּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר פִּקְדוּ־נָ֞א אֶת־הָאֲרוּרָ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ וְקִבְר֔וּהָ כִּ֥י בַת־מֶ֖לֶךְ הִֽיא׃ And he came in and ate and drank, and he said, “Now look after this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king’s daughter.”   Morphology וַיָּבֹא … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר שֶׂמטהו וַֽיִּשְׁמְט֑וּהָ וַיִּ֨ז מִדָּמָ֧הּ אֶל־הַקִּ֛יר וְאֶל־הַסּוּסִ֖ים וַֽיִּרְמְסֶֽנָּה׃ And he said, “Throw her down!” And they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and he trampled her.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) … Continue reading →

וַיִּשָּׂ֤א פָנָיו֙ אֶל־הַ֣חַלֹּ֔ון וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מִ֥י אִתִּ֖י מִ֑י וַיַּשְׁקִ֣יפוּ אֵלָ֔יו שְׁנַ֥יִם שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה סָרִיסִֽים׃ And he lifted his face to the window and said, “Who is with me? Who?” And two, three eunuchs looked out toward him.   Morphology וַיִּשָּׂא (va-yissa) – … Continue reading →

וְיֵה֖וּא בָּ֣א בַשָּׁ֑עַר וַתֹּ֣אמֶר הֲשָׁלֹ֔ום זִמְרִ֖י הֹרֵ֥ג אֲדֹנָֽיו׃ And Yehu came into the gate, and she said, “Is it peace, Zimri, killer of his master?”   Morphology וְיֵהוּא (ve-Yehu) – Form: Conjunction + proper noun; Translation: “And Yehu”; Notes: The … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֥וא יֵה֖וּא יִזְרְעֶ֑אלָה וְאִיזֶ֣בֶל שָׁמְעָ֗ה וַתָּ֨שֶׂם בַּפּ֤וּךְ עֵינֶ֨יהָ֙ וַתֵּ֣יטֶב אֶת־רֹאשָׁ֔הּ וַתַּשְׁקֵ֖ף בְּעַ֥ד הַחַלֹּֽון׃ And Yehu came to Yizreʿel, and Izevel heard, and she put paint on her eyes and adorned her head, and looked out through the window.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וּבִשְׁנַת֙ אַחַ֣ת עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לְיֹורָ֖ם בֶּן־אַחְאָ֑ב מָלַ֥ךְ אֲחַזְיָ֖ה עַל־יְהוּדָֽה׃ And in the eleventh year of Yoram son of Aḥʾav, Aḥazya became king over Yehuda.   Morphology וּבִשְׁנַת (u-vi-shenat) – Root: שנה; Form: Conjunction + preposition + construct noun feminine singular; … Continue reading →

וַיַּרְכִּ֧בוּ אֹתֹ֛ו עֲבָדָ֖יו יְרוּשָׁלְָ֑מָה וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ אֹתֹ֧ו בִקְבֻרָתֹ֛ו עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֥יר דָּוִֽד׃ פ And his servants caused him to ride to Yerushalayim, and they buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the city of Dawid.   Morphology וַיַּרְכִּבוּ (va-yarkivu) – … Continue reading →

וַאֲחַזְיָ֤ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ רָאָ֔ה וַיָּ֕נָס דֶּ֖רֶךְ בֵּ֣ית הַגָּ֑ן וַיִּרְדֹּ֨ף אַחֲרָ֜יו יֵה֗וּא וַ֠יֹּאמֶר גַּם־אֹתֹ֞ו הַכֻּ֣הוּ אֶל־הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗ה בְּמַֽעֲלֵה־גוּר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽת־יִבְלְעָ֔ם וַיָּ֥נָס מְגִדֹּ֖ו וַיָּ֥מָת שָֽׁם׃ And Aḥazyahu king of Yehudah saw, and he fled by the way of Beit-HaGan, and Yehu pursued after him … Continue reading →

אִם־לֹ֡א אֶת־דְּמֵ֣י נָבֹות֩ וְאֶת־דְּמֵ֨י בָנָ֜יו רָאִ֤יתִי אֶ֨מֶשׁ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥י לְךָ֛ בַּחֶלְקָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְעַתָּ֗ה שָׂ֧א הַשְׁלִכֵ֛הוּ בַּחֶלְקָ֖ה כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ “Surely the blood of Navot and the blood of his sons I saw yesterday,” declares YHWH, “and I will repay you … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶל־בִּדְקַר֙ שֶׂלשֶׂה שָׂ֚א הַשְׁלִכֵ֔הוּ בְּחֶלְקַ֕ת שְׂדֵ֖ה נָבֹ֣ות הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֑י כִּֽי־זְכֹ֞ר אֲנִ֣י וָאַ֗תָּה אֵ֣ת רֹכְבִ֤ים צְמָדִים֙ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אַחְאָ֣ב אָבִ֔יו וַֽיהוָה֙ נָשָׂ֣א עָלָ֔יו אֶת־הַמַּשָּׂ֖א הַזֶּֽה׃ And he said to Bidqar his officer, “Take, throw him into the portion of the field of … Continue reading →

וְיֵה֞וּא מִלֵּ֧א יָדֹ֣ו בַקֶּ֗שֶׁת וַיַּ֤ךְ אֶת־יְהֹורָם֙ בֵּ֣ין זְרֹעָ֔יו וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַחֵ֖צִי מִלִּבֹּ֑ו וַיִּכְרַ֖ע בְּרִכְבֹּֽו׃ And Yehu filled his hand with the bow and struck Yoram between his arms, and the arrow went out from his heart, and he sank down in … Continue reading →

וַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְ יְהֹורָ֛ם יָדָ֖יו וַיָּנֹ֑ס וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל־אֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ מִרְמָ֥ה אֲחַזְיָֽה׃ And Yoram turned his hands and fled, and he said to Aḥazyahu, “Treachery, Aḥazyahu!”   Morphology וַיַּהֲפֹךְ (va-yahafokh) – Root: הפך; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And he turned”; Notes: Indicates sudden … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י כִּרְאֹ֤ות יְהֹורָם֙ אֶת־יֵה֔וּא וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הֲשָׁלֹ֣ום יֵה֑וּא וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ מָ֣ה הַשָּׁלֹ֔ום עַד־זְנוּנֵ֞י אִיזֶ֧בֶל אִמְּךָ֛ וּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָ הָרַבִּֽים׃ And it came to pass, when Yoram saw Yehu, that he said, “Is it peace, Yehu?” And he said, “What peace, as long as the … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹורָם֙ אֱסֹ֔ר וַיֶּאְסֹ֖ר רִכְבֹּ֑ו וַיֵּצֵ֣א יְהֹורָ֣ם מֶֽלֶךְ־֠יִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֜ה אִ֣ישׁ בְּרִכְבֹּ֗ו וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ לִקְרַ֣את יֵה֔וּא וַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּ בְּחֶלְקַ֖ת נָבֹ֥ות הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃ And Yoram said, “Harness!” And he harnessed his chariot. And Yoram king of Yisraʾel and Aḥazyahu king of Yehuda went out, … Continue reading →