Author Archives: Nevi’im

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֜הוּ לֹֽא־כֵ֣ן אֲנַ֣חְנוּ עֹשִׂ֗ים הַיֹּ֤ום הַזֶּה֙ יֹום־בְּשֹׂרָ֣ה ה֔וּא וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ מַחְשִׁ֗ים וְחִכִּ֛ינוּ עַד־אֹ֥ור הַבֹּ֖קֶר וּמְצָאָ֣נוּ עָוֹ֑ון וְעַתָּה֙ לְכ֣וּ וְנָבֹ֔אָה וְנַגִּ֖ידָה בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And each man said to his fellow, “We are not doing right. This day is a day … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹאוּ֩ הַֽמְצֹרָעִ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה עַד־קְצֵ֣ה הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗ה וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ אֶל־אֹ֤הֶל אֶחָד֙ וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ מִשָּׁ֗ם כֶּ֤סֶף וְזָהָב֙ וּבְגָדִ֔ים וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ וַיַּטְמִ֑נוּ וַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּ וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל אַחֵ֔ר וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ מִשָּׁ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ וַיַּטְמִֽנוּ׃ And these leprous men came to the edge of the camp, and they went into … Continue reading →

וַיָּקוּמוּ֮ וַיָּנ֣וּסוּ בַנֶּשֶׁף֒ וַיַּעַזְב֣וּ אֶת־אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם וְאֶת־סֽוּסֵיהֶם֙ וְאֶת־חֲמֹ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה כַּאֲשֶׁר־הִ֑יא וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ אֶל־נַפְשָֽׁם׃ And they arose and fled at twilight, and they left their tents and their horses and their donkeys, the camp as it was, and fled for their lives.   … Continue reading →

וַאדֹנָ֞י הִשְׁמִ֣יעַ אֶת־מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֗ם קֹ֥ול רֶ֨כֶב֙ קֹ֣ול ס֔וּס קֹ֖ול חַ֣יִל גָּדֹ֑ול וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֗יו הִנֵּ֣ה שָֽׂכַר־עָלֵינוּ֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־מַלְכֵ֧י הַחִתִּ֛ים וְאֶת־מַלְכֵ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם לָבֹ֥וא עָלֵֽינוּ׃ And the Lord caused the camp of Aram to hear a sound of chariots, a sound … Continue reading →

וַיָּק֣וּמוּ בַנֶּ֔שֶׁף לָבֹ֖וא אֶל־מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֑ם וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ עַד־קְצֵה֙ מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֔ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵֽין־שָׁ֖ם אִֽישׁ׃ And they rose at twilight to go to the camp of Aram, and they came to the edge of the camp of Aram, and behold, there was no … Continue reading →

אִם־אָמַרְנוּ֩ נָבֹ֨וא הָעִ֜יר וְהָרָעָ֤ב בָּעִיר֙ וָמַ֣תְנוּ שָׁ֔ם וְאִם־יָשַׁ֥בְנוּ פֹ֖ה וָמָ֑תְנוּ וְעַתָּ֗ה לְכוּ֙ וְנִפְּלָה֙ אֶל־מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֔ם אִם־יְחַיֻּ֣נוּ נִֽחְיֶ֔ה וְאִם־יְמִיתֻ֖נוּ וָמָֽתְנוּ׃ If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. … Continue reading →

וְאַרְבָּעָ֧ה אֲנָשִׁ֛ים הָי֥וּ מְצֹרָעִ֖ים פֶּ֣תַח הַשָּׁ֑עַר וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֔הוּ מָ֗ה אֲנַ֛חְנוּ יֹשְׁבִ֥ים פֹּ֖ה עַד־מָֽתְנוּ׃ And four men were leprous at the entrance of the gate, and they said one to another, “Why are we sitting here until we die?   … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַן הַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־לַמֶּלֶךְ֩ נִשְׁעָ֨ן עַל־יָדֹ֜ו אֶת־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ הִנֵּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה עֹשֶׂ֤ה אֲרֻבֹּות֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם הֲיִהְיֶ֖ה הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנְּכָ֤ה רֹאֶה֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ וּמִשָּׁ֖ם לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל׃ ס And the officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֑ה כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה כָּעֵ֤ת מָחָר֙ סְאָֽה־סֹ֣לֶת בְּשֶׁ֗קֶל וְסָאתַ֧יִם שְׂעֹרִ֛ים בְּשֶׁ֖קֶל בְּשַׁ֥עַר שֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ And Elisha said, “Hear the word of YHWH: Thus says YHWH, ‘At this time tomorrow a seʾah of fine flour for a sheqel, and … Continue reading →

עֹודֶ֨נּוּ֙ מְדַבֵּ֣ר עִמָּ֔ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ יֹרֵ֣ד אֵלָ֑יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּֽה־זֹ֤את הָֽרָעָה֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה מָֽה־אֹוחִ֥יל לַיהוָ֖ה עֹֽוד׃ ס While he was still speaking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him, and he said, “Behold, this evil is from YHWH. Why … Continue reading →

וֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּבֵיתֹ֔ו וְהַזְּקֵנִ֖ים יֹשְׁבִ֣ים אִתֹּ֑ו וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אִ֜ישׁ מִלְּפָנָ֗יו בְּטֶ֣רֶם יָבֹא֩ הַמַּלְאָ֨ךְ אֵלָ֜יו וְה֣וּא אָמַ֣ר אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים הַרְּאִיתֶם֙ כִּֽי־שָׁלַ֞ח בֶּן־הַֽמְרַצֵּ֤חַ הַזֶּה֙ לְהָסִ֣יר אֶת־רֹאשִׁ֔י רְא֣וּ כְּבֹ֣א הַמַּלְאָ֗ךְ סִגְר֤וּ הַדֶּ֨לֶת֙ וּלְחַצְתֶּ֤ם אֹתֹו֙ בַּדֶּ֔לֶת הֲלֹ֗וא קֹ֛ול רַגְלֵ֥י אֲדֹנָ֖יו אַחֲרָֽיו׃ And Elisha was sitting in … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר כֹּֽה־יַעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְכֹ֣ה יֹוסִ֑ף אִֽם־יַעֲמֹ֞ד רֹ֣אשׁ אֱלִישָׁ֧ע בֶּן־שָׁפָ֛ט עָלָ֖יו הַיֹּֽום׃ And he said, “Thus may God do to me, and thus may he add, if the head of Elisha son of Shafat shall stand on him today.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֩ כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֤י הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ וַיִּקְרַ֣ע אֶת־בְּגָדָ֔יו וְה֖וּא עֹבֵ֣ר עַל־הַחֹמָ֑ה וַיַּ֣רְא הָעָ֔ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַשַּׂ֛ק עַל־בְּשָׂרֹ֖ו מִבָּֽיִת׃ And it happened, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his garments, as he was passing by on the … Continue reading →

וַנְּבַשֵּׁ֥ל אֶת־בְּנִ֖י וַנֹּֽאכְלֵ֑הוּ וָאֹמַ֨ר אֵלֶ֜יהָ בַּיֹּ֣ום הָאַחֵ֗ר תְּנִ֤י אֶת־בְּנֵךְ֙ וְנֹ֣אכְלֶ֔נּוּ וַתַּחְבִּ֖א אֶת־בְּנָֽהּ׃ And we boiled my son and we ate him; and I said to her on the next day, ‘Give your son and we will eat him,’ but she … Continue reading →

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מַה־לָּ֑ךְ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר הָאִשָּׁ֨ה הַזֹּ֜את אָמְרָ֣ה אֵלַ֗י תְּנִ֤י אֶת־בְּנֵךְ֙ וְנֹאכְלֶ֣נּוּ הַיֹּ֔ום וְאֶת־בְּנִ֖י נֹאכַ֥ל מָחָֽר׃ And the king said to her, “What is with you?” And she said, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son and we will eat … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אַל־יֹושִׁעֵ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה מֵאַ֖יִן אֹֽושִׁיעֵ֑ךְ הֲמִן־הַגֹּ֖רֶן אֹ֥ו מִן־הַיָּֽקֶב׃ And he said, “If YHWH does not save you, from where shall I save you? From the threshing floor or from the winepress?”   Morphology וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עֹבֵ֖ר עַל־הַחֹמָ֑ה וְאִשָּׁ֗ה צָעֲקָ֤ה אֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הֹושִׁ֖יעָה אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And it happened, as the king of Yisra’el was passing along the wall, that a woman cried out to him, saying, “Save, my lord the king!”   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֨י רָעָ֤ב גָּדֹול֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון וְהִנֵּ֖ה צָרִ֣ים עָלֶ֑יהָ עַ֣ד הֱיֹ֤ות רֹאשׁ־חֲמֹור֙ בִּשְׁמֹנִ֣ים כֶּ֔סֶף וְרֹ֛בַע הַקַּ֥ב חֲרֵֽי־יֹונִ֖ים בַּחֲמִשָּׁה־כָֽסֶף׃ And there was a great famine in Shomeron, and behold, they were besieging it until a donkey’s head was sold for eighty pieces of … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן וַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץ בֶּן־הֲדַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖ם אֶת־כָּל־מַחֲנֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֕עַל וַיָּ֖צַר עַל־שֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Aram gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Shomeron.   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה; Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיִּכְרֶ֨ה לָהֶ֜ם כֵּרָ֣ה גְדֹולָ֗ה וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ אֶל־אֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־יָ֤סְפוּ עֹוד֙ גְּדוּדֵ֣י אֲרָ֔ם לָבֹ֖וא בְּאֶ֥רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And he prepared a great feast for them, and they ate and drank, and he sent them away, and they went to their … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א תַכֶּ֔ה הַאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁבִ֛יתָ בְּחַרְבְּךָ֥ וּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖ אַתָּ֣ה מַכֶּ֑ה שִׂים֩ לֶ֨חֶם וָמַ֜יִם לִפְנֵיהֶ֗ם וְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙ וְיִשְׁתּ֔וּ וְיֵלְכ֖וּ אֶל־אֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃ And he said, “You shall not strike. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־אֱלִישָׁ֔ע כִּרְאֹתֹ֖ו אֹותָ֑ם הַאַכֶּ֥ה אַכֶּ֖ה אָבִֽי׃ And the king of Yisraʾel said to Elisha, when he saw them, “Shall I strike, shall I strike, my father?”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֮ כְּבֹאָ֣ם שֹׁמְרֹון֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע יְהוָ֕ה פְּקַ֥ח אֶת־עֵינֵֽי־אֵ֖לֶּה וְיִרְא֑וּ וַיִּפְקַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ אֶת־עֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּרְא֕וּ וְהִנֵּ֖ה בְּתֹ֥וךְ שֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ And it came to pass, when they came into Shomeron, Elisha said, “YHWH, open the eyes of these, that they may see.” And YHWH … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֮ כְּבֹאָ֣ם שֹׁמְרֹון֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע יְהוָ֕ה פְּקַ֥ח אֶת־עֵינֵֽי־אֵ֖לֶּה וְיִרְא֑וּ וַיִּפְקַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ אֶת־עֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּרְא֕וּ וְהִנֵּ֖ה בְּתֹ֥וךְ שֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ And it came to pass, when they came into Shomeron, Elisha said, “YHWH, open the eyes of these, that they may see.” And YHWH … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֜ם אֱלִישָׁ֗ע לֹ֣א זֶ֣ה הַדֶּרֶךְ֮ וְלֹ֣א זֹ֣ה הָעִיר֒ לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרַ֔י וְאֹולִ֣יכָה אֶתְכֶ֔ם אֶל־הָאִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּן וַיֹּ֥לֶךְ אֹותָ֖ם שֹׁמְרֹֽונָה׃ And Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤ל אֱלִישָׁע֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר יְהוָ֕ה פְּקַח־נָ֥א אֶת־עֵינָ֖יו וְיִרְאֶ֑ה וַיִּפְקַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ אֶת־עֵינֵ֣י הַנַּ֔עַר וַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֨ה הָהָ֜ר מָלֵ֨א סוּסִ֥ים וְרֶ֛כֶב אֵ֖שׁ סְבִיבֹ֥ת אֱלִישָֽׁע׃ And Elisha prayed and said, “O YHWH, please open his eyes that he may see.” And YHWH opened the eyes … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אַל־תִּירָ֑א כִּ֤י רַבִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתָּ֔נוּ מֵאֲשֶׁ֖ר אֹותָֽם׃ And he said, “Do not fear, for more are they who are with us than they who are with them.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person … Continue reading →

וַ֠יַּשְׁכֵּם מְשָׁרֵ֨ת אִ֥ישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֮ לָקוּם֒ וַיֵּצֵ֕א וְהִנֵּה־חַ֛יִל סֹובֵ֥ב אֶת־הָעִ֖יר וְס֣וּס וָרָ֑כֶב וַיֹּ֨אמֶר נַעֲרֹ֥ו אֵלָ֛יו אֲהָ֥הּ אֲדֹנִ֖י אֵיכָ֥ה נַֽעֲשֶֽׂה׃ And the servant of the man of God rose early to get up, and went out, and behold, a force surrounding the … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַח־שָׁ֛מָּה סוּסִ֥ים וְרֶ֖כֶב וְחַ֣יִל כָּבֵ֑ד וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ לַ֔יְלָה וַיַּקִּ֖פוּ עַל־הָעִֽיר׃ And he sent there horses and chariots and a heavy force, and they came by night and surrounded the city.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַח־שָׁמָּה (va-yishlaḥ-shammah) – Root: שלח; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לְכ֤וּ וּרְאוּ֙ אֵיכֹ֣ה ה֔וּא וְאֶשְׁלַ֖ח וְאֶקָּחֵ֑הוּ וַיֻּגַּד־לֹ֥ו לֵאמֹ֖ר הִנֵּ֥ה בְדֹתָֽן׃ And he said, “Go and see where he is, and I will send and take him.” And it was told to him, saying, “Behold, he is in Dothan.”   … Continue reading →