Author Archives: Nevi’im

נֵֽלְכָה־נָּ֣א עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן וְנִקְחָ֤ה מִשָּׁם֙ אִ֚ישׁ קֹורָ֣ה אֶחָ֔ת וְנַעֲשֶׂה־לָּ֥נוּ שָׁ֛ם מָקֹ֖ום לָשֶׁ֣בֶת שָׁ֑ם וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֵֽכוּ׃ “Let us go now to the Yarden, and let each man take from there one beam, and let us make for ourselves a place there to … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ בְנֵֽי־הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים אֶל־אֱלִישָׁ֑ע הִנֵּֽה־נָ֣א הַמָּקֹ֗ום אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲנַ֜חְנוּ יֹשְׁבִ֥ים שָׁ֛ם לְפָנֶ֖יךָ צַ֥ר מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Behold now, the place where we are dwelling there before you is too narrow for us.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמְרוּ … Continue reading →

וְצָרַ֤עַת נַֽעֲמָן֙ תִּֽדְבַּק־בְּךָ֔ וּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ לְעֹולָ֑ם וַיֵּצֵ֥א מִלְּפָנָ֖יו מְצֹרָ֥ע כַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ ס And the leprosy of Naʿaman shall cling to you and to your offspring forever.” And he went out from before him a leper, as white as snow.   Morphology וְצָרַעַת … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ לֹא־לִבִּ֣י הָלַ֔ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר הָֽפַךְ־אִ֛ישׁ מֵעַ֥ל מֶרְכַּבְתֹּ֖ו לִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָ הַעֵ֞ת לָקַ֤חַת אֶת־הַכֶּ֨סֶף֙ וְלָקַ֣חַת בְּגָדִ֔ים וְזֵיתִ֤ים וּכְרָמִים֙ וְצֹ֣אן וּבָקָ֔ר וַעֲבָדִ֖ים וּשְׁפָחֹֽות׃ And he said to him, “Did not my heart go when the man turned from upon his chariot to meet … Continue reading →

וְהוּא־בָא֙ וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אֱלִישָׁ֔ע מאן גֵּחֲזִ֑י וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא־הָלַ֥ךְ עַבְדְּךָ֖ אָ֥נֶה וָאָֽנָה׃ And he came and stood before his master, and Elisha said to him, “From where, Geḥazi?” And he said, “Your servant did not go here or there.” … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־הָעֹ֔פֶל וַיִּקַּ֥ח מִיָּדָ֖ם וַיִּפְקֹ֣ד בַּבָּ֑יִת וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃ And he came to the hill-fort and took from their hand, and he stored them in the house. Then he sent the men, and they went.   Morphology וַיָּבֹא (va-yavo) – … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר נַעֲמָ֔ן הֹואֵ֖ל קַ֣ח כִּכָּרָ֑יִם וַיִּפְרָץ־בֹּ֗ו וַיָּצַר֩ כִּכְּרַ֨יִם כֶּ֜סֶף בִּשְׁנֵ֣י חֲרִטִ֗ים וּשְׁתֵּי֙ חֲלִפֹ֣ות בְּגָדִ֔ים וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶל־שְׁנֵ֣י נְעָרָ֔יו וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ לְפָנָֽיו׃ And Naʿaman said, “Be pleased, take two talents.” And he urged him, and he tied up two talents of silver in … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁלֹ֗ום אֲדֹנִי֮ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי לֵאמֹר֒ הִנֵּ֣ה עַתָּ֡ה זֶ֠ה בָּ֣אוּ אֵלַ֧י שְׁנֵֽי־נְעָרִ֛ים מֵהַ֥ר אֶפְרַ֖יִם מִבְּנֵ֣י הַנְּבִיאִ֑ים תְּנָה־נָּ֤א לָהֶם֙ כִּכַּר־כֶּ֔סֶף וּשְׁתֵּ֖י חֲלִפֹ֥ות בְּגָדִֽים׃ And he said, “Peace. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, just now two young men have come to … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף גֵּיחֲזִ֖י אַחֲרֵ֣י נַֽעֲמָ֑ן וַיִּרְאֶ֤ה נַֽעֲמָן֙ רָ֣ץ אַחֲרָ֔יו וַיִּפֹּ֞ל מֵעַ֧ל הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛ה לִקְרָאתֹ֖ו וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הֲשָׁלֹֽום׃ And Geḥazi ran after Naʿaman, and Naʿaman saw him running after him, and he got down from the chariot to meet him and said, “Is it … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר גֵּיחֲזִ֗י נַעַר֮ אֱלִישָׁ֣ע אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים֒ הִנֵּ֣ה חָשַׂ֣ךְ אֲדֹנִ֗י אֶֽת־נַעֲמָ֤ן הָֽאֲרַמִּי֙ הַזֶּ֔ה מִקַּ֥חַת מִיָּדֹ֖ו אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִ֑יא חַי־יְהוָה֙ כִּֽי־אִם־רַ֣צְתִּי אַחֲרָ֔יו וְלָקַחְתִּ֥י מֵאִתֹּ֖ו מְאֽוּמָה׃ And Geḥazi, the servant of Elisha the man of the God, said, “Behold, my master has held back this … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לֹ֖ו לֵ֣ךְ לְשָׁלֹ֑ום וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ מֵאִתֹּ֖ו כִּבְרַת־אָֽרֶץ׃ ס And he said to him, “Go in peace.” And he went from him a distance of land.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

לַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה יִסְלַ֥ח יְהוָ֖ה לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ בְּבֹ֣וא אֲדֹנִ֣י בֵית־רִמֹּון֩ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֨ת שָׁ֜מָּה וְה֣וּא נִשְׁעָ֣ן עַל־יָדִ֗י וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֨יתִי֙ בֵּ֣ית רִמֹּ֔ן בְּהִשְׁתַּחֲוָיָ֨תִי֙ בֵּ֣ית רִמֹּ֔ן יִסְלַח־נָא יְהוָ֥ה לְעַבְדְּךָ֖ בַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ In this matter may YHWH pardon your servant: when my lord goes into the house of … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ נַעֲמָן֒ וָלֹ֕א יֻתַּן־נָ֣א לְעַבְדְּךָ֔ מַשָּׂ֥א צֶֽמֶד־פְּרָדִ֖ים אֲדָמָ֑ה כִּ֡י לֹֽוא־יַעֲשֶׂה֩ עֹ֨וד עַבְדְּךָ֜ עֹלָ֤ה וָזֶ֨בַח֙ לֵאלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים כִּ֖י אִם־לַיהוָֽה׃ And Naʿaman said, “Then, please let a load of earth, the burden of a pair of mules, be given to your servant. … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר חַי־יְהוָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־עָמַ֥דְתִּי לְפָנָ֖יו אִם־אֶקָּ֑ח וַיִּפְצַר־בֹּ֥ו לָקַ֖חַת וַיְמָאֵֽן׃ And he said, “As YHWH lives, before whom I have stood, I will not take.” And he urged him to take, but he refused.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: … Continue reading →

וַיָּשָׁב֩ אֶל־אִ֨ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים ה֣וּא וְכָֽל־מַחֲנֵ֗הוּ וַיָּבֹא֮ וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד לְפָנָיו֒ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּה־נָ֤א יָדַ֨עְתִּי֙ כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין אֱלֹהִים֙ בְּכָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֖י אִם־בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעַתָּ֛ה קַח־נָ֥א בְרָכָ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ת עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ And he returned to the man of the God, he and all his camp, and came and stood … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֗רֶד וַיִּטְבֹּ֤ל בַּיַּרְדֵּן֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֔ים כִּדְבַ֖ר אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיָּ֣שָׁב בְּשָׂרֹ֗ו כִּבְשַׂ֛ר נַ֥עַר קָטֹ֖ן וַיִּטְהָֽר׃ And he went down and dipped in the Yarden seven times, according to the word of the man of the God, and his flesh returned like … Continue reading →

וַיִּגְּשׁ֣וּ עֲבָדָיו֮ וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ אֵלָיו֒ וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ אָבִי֙ דָּבָ֣ר גָּדֹ֗ול הַנָּבִ֛יא דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ הֲלֹ֣וא תַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְאַ֛ף כִּֽי־אָמַ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ רְחַ֥ץ וּטְהָֽר׃ And his servants came near and spoke to him, and they said, “My father, had the prophet spoken a great thing to … Continue reading →

הֲלֹ֡א טֹוב֩ אֲבָנָה וּפַרְפַּ֜ר נַהֲרֹ֣ות דַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק מִכֹּל֙ מֵימֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הֲלֹֽא־אֶרְחַ֥ץ בָּהֶ֖ם וְטָהָ֑רְתִּי וַיִּ֖פֶן וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ בְּחֵמָֽה׃ * כ: אֲבָנָה * ק: אֲמָנָה Are not Amana and Parpar, the rivers of Dammeseq, better than all the waters of Yisraʾel? Could I not … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְצֹ֥ף נַעֲמָ֖ן וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ וַיֹּאמֶר֩ הִנֵּ֨ה אָמַ֜רְתִּי אֵלַ֣י יֵצֵ֣א יָצֹ֗וא וְעָמַד֙ וְקָרָא֙ בְּשֵׁם־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו וְהֵנִ֥יף יָדֹ֛ו אֶל־הַמָּקֹ֖ום וְאָסַ֥ף הַמְּצֹרָֽע׃ And Naʿaman was angry and went away, and he said, “Behold, I said to myself, ‘He will surely come out, and stand, … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלָ֛יו אֱלִישָׁ֖ע מַלְאָ֣ךְ לֵאמֹ֑ר הָלֹ֗וךְ וְרָחַצְתָּ֤ שֶֽׁבַע־פְּעָמִים֙ בַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וְיָשֹׁ֧ב בְּשָׂרְךָ֛ לְךָ֖ וּטְהָֽר׃ And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash seven times in the Yarden, and your flesh shall return to you, and you shall be … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֥א נַעֲמָ֖ן בְּסוּסוֹ וּבְרִכְבֹּ֑ו וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד פֶּֽתַח־הַבַּ֖יִת לֶאֱלִישָֽׁע׃ And Naʿaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and he stood at the entrance of the house of Elisha.   Morphology וַיָּבֹא (va-yavo) – Root: בוא; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֞י כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֱלִישָׁ֣ע אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים כִּֽי־קָרַ֤ע מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶת־בְּגָדָ֔יו וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֔ר לָ֥מָּה קָרַ֖עְתָּ בְּגָדֶ֑יךָ יָבֹֽא־נָ֣א אֵלַ֔י וְיֵדַ֕ע כִּ֛י יֵ֥שׁ נָבִ֖יא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And it came to pass, when Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Yisraʾel had torn his … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֡י כִּקְרֹא֩ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל אֶת־הַסֵּ֜פֶר וַיִּקְרַ֣ע בְּגָדָ֗יו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַאֱלֹהִ֥ים אָ֨נִי֙ לְהָמִ֣ית וּֽלְהַחֲיֹ֔ות כִּֽי־זֶה֙ שֹׁלֵ֣חַ אֵלַ֔י לֶאֱסֹ֥ף אִ֖ישׁ מִצָּֽרַעְתֹּ֑ו כִּ֤י אַךְ־דְּעֽוּ־נָא֙ וּרְא֔וּ כִּֽי־מִתְאַנֶּ֥ה ה֖וּא לִֽי׃ And it came to pass, when the king of Yisraʾel read the letter, that he tore his … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֵ֣א הַסֵּ֔פֶר אֶל־מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר וְעַתָּ֗ה כְּבֹ֨וא הַסֵּ֤פֶר הַזֶּה֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ הִנֵּ֨ה שָׁלַ֤חְתִּי אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ אֶת־נַעֲמָ֣ן עַבְדִּ֔י וַאֲסַפְתֹּ֖ו מִצָּרַעְתֹּֽו׃ And he brought the letter to the king of Yisraʾel, saying, “And now, when this letter comes to you, behold, I have sent … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָם֙ לֶךְ־בֹּ֔א וְאֶשְׁלְחָ֥ה סֵ֖פֶר אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ וַיִּקַּ֨ח בְּיָדֹ֜ו עֶ֣שֶׂר כִּכְּרֵי־כֶ֗סֶף וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֙ זָהָ֔ב וְעֶ֖שֶׂר חֲלִיפֹ֥ות בְּגָדִֽים׃ And the king of Aram said, “Go, come, and I will send a letter to the king of Yisraʾel.” And he went … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֕א וַיַּגֵּ֥ד לַאדֹנָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר כָּזֹ֤את וְכָזֹאת֙ דִּבְּרָ֣ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵאֶ֥רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And he came and told his lord, saying, “Such and such has the girl said who is from the land of Yisraʾel.”   Morphology וַיָּבֹא (va-yavo) – Root: בוא; … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־גְּבִרְתָּ֔הּ אַחֲלֵ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י לִפְנֵ֥י הַנָּבִ֖יא אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּשֹׁמְרֹ֑ון אָ֛ז יֶאֱסֹ֥ף אֹתֹ֖ו מִצָּרַעְתֹּֽו׃ And she said to her mistress, “Oh, that my lord were before the prophet who is in Shomeron! Then he would gather him out of his leprosy.”   … Continue reading →

וַאֲרָם֙ יָצְא֣וּ גְדוּדִ֔ים וַיִּשְׁבּ֛וּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נַעֲרָ֣ה קְטַנָּ֑ה וַתְּהִ֕י לִפְנֵ֖י אֵ֥שֶׁת נַעֲמָֽן׃ And Aram had gone out in bands, and they captured from the land of Yisraʾel a little girl, and she was before the wife of Naʿaman.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְ֠נַעֲמָן שַׂר־צְבָ֨א מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֜ם הָיָ֣ה אִישׁ֩ גָּדֹ֨ול לִפְנֵ֤י אֲדֹנָיו֙ וּנְשֻׂ֣א פָנִ֔ים כִּֽי־בֹ֛ו נָֽתַן־יְהוָ֥ה תְּשׁוּעָ֖ה לַאֲרָ֑ם וְהָאִ֗ישׁ הָיָ֛ה גִּבֹּ֥ור חַ֖יִל מְצֹרָֽע׃ Now Naʿaman, Chief of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man before his lord and highly honored, … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּ֧ן לִפְנֵיהֶ֛ם וַיֹּאכְל֥וּ וַיֹּותִ֖רוּ כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ פ And he set it before them, and they ate and left over, according to the word of YHWH.   Morphology וַיִּתֵּן (va-yitten) – Root: נתן; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →