Author Archives: Nevi’im

כִּ֗י אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ קְדֹ֥ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֹושִׁיעֶ֑ךָ נָתַ֤תִּי כָפְרְךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יִם כּ֥וּשׁ וּסְבָ֖א תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ For I am YHWH your God, the Holy One of Yisraʾel, your Savior; I have given Mitsrayim as your ransom, Kush and Seva in your place.   … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־תַעֲבֹ֤ר בַּמַּ֨יִם֙ אִתְּךָ־אָ֔נִי וּבַנְּהָרֹ֖ות לֹ֣א יִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָ כִּֽי־תֵלֵ֤ךְ בְּמֹו־אֵשׁ֙ לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶ֔ה וְלֶהָבָ֖ה לֹ֥א תִבְעַר־בָּֽךְ׃ When you pass through the waters, I am with you; and through the rivers, they shall not sweep over you. When you walk through fire, you shall … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֞ה כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ בֹּרַאֲךָ֣ יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַל־תִּירָא֙ כִּ֣י גְאַלְתִּ֔יךָ קָרָ֥אתִי בְשִׁמְךָ֖ לִי־אָֽתָּה׃ And now thus said YHWH, your Creator, Yaʿaqov, and He who formed you, Yisraʾel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ךְ עָלָיו֙ חֵמָ֣ה אַפֹּ֔ו וֶעֱז֖וּז מִלְחָמָ֑ה וַתְּלַהֲטֵ֤הוּ מִסָּבִיב֙ וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֔ע וַתִּבְעַר־בֹּ֖ו וְלֹא־יָשִׂ֥ים עַל־לֵֽב׃ פ And He poured upon him the fury of His anger and the strength of battle, and it set him ablaze all around, but he did not … Continue reading →

מִֽי־נָתַ֨ן לִמְשִׁסֶּה יַעֲקֹ֛ב וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל לְבֹזְזִ֖ים הֲלֹ֣וא יְהוָ֑ה ז֚וּ חָטָ֣אנוּ לֹ֔ו וְלֹֽא־אָב֤וּ בִדְרָכָיו֙ הָלֹ֔וךְ וְלֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ בְּתֹורָתֹֽו׃ Who gave Yaʿaqov to the plunderer, and Yisraʾel to those who loot? Was it not YHWH, against whom we have sinned? And they were … Continue reading →

מִ֥י בָכֶ֖ם יַאֲזִ֣ין זֹ֑את יַקְשִׁ֥ב וְיִשְׁמַ֖ע לְאָחֹֽור׃ Who among you will give ear to this, will pay attention and hear for the time to come?   Morphology מִ֥י (mi) – Root: מי; Form: Interrogative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces a … Continue reading →

וְהוּא֮ עַם־בָּז֣וּז וְשָׁסוּי֒ הָפֵ֤חַ בַּֽחוּרִים֙ כֻּלָּ֔ם וּבְבָתֵּ֥י כְלָאִ֖ים הָחְבָּ֑אוּ הָי֤וּ לָבַז֙ וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּ֔יל מְשִׁסָּ֖ה וְאֵין־אֹמֵ֥ר הָשַֽׁב׃ And it is a people plundered and looted; all of them are trapped in holes, and in prisons they are hidden. They have become … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֥ה חָפֵ֖ץ לְמַ֣עַן צִדְקֹ֑ו יַגְדִּ֥יל תֹּורָ֖ה וְיַאְדִּֽיר׃ YHWH desired for the sake of His righteousness to make great the Torah and make it glorious.   Morphology יְהוָ֥ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The … Continue reading →

רָאִיתָ רַבֹּ֖ות וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁמֹ֑ר פָּקֹ֥וחַ אָזְנַ֖יִם וְלֹ֥א יִשְׁמָֽע׃ You have seen many things, but you do not keep watch; ears opened, but he does not hear.   Morphology רָאִיתָ (raʾita) – Root: ראה; Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; … Continue reading →

מִ֤י עִוֵּר֙ כִּ֣י אִם־עַבְדִּ֔י וְחֵרֵ֖שׁ כְּמַלְאָכִ֣י אֶשְׁלָ֑ח מִ֤י עִוֵּר֙ כִּמְשֻׁלָּ֔ם וְעִוֵּ֖ר כְּעֶ֥בֶד יְהוָֽה׃ Who is blind if not My servant, or deaf like My messenger whom I send? Who is blind like the one repaid, and blind like the servant … Continue reading →

הַחֵרְשִׁ֖ים שְׁמָ֑עוּ וְהַעִוְרִ֖ים הַבִּ֥יטוּ לִרְאֹֽות׃ Deaf ones, hear! And blind ones, look to see!   Morphology הַחֵרְשִׁ֖ים (ha-ḥereshim) – Root: חרשׁ; Form: Definite article + adjective, masculine plural; Translation: “the deaf ones”; Notes: Vocative usage, calling out to those typically … Continue reading →

נָסֹ֤גוּ אָחֹור֙ יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ בֹ֔שֶׁת הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים בַּפָּ֑סֶל הָאֹמְרִ֥ים לְמַסֵּכָ֖ה אַתֶּ֥ם אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס They shall turn back, they shall be utterly ashamed, those who trust in the carved image, who say to the molten image, “You are our gods.”   Morphology נָסֹ֤גוּ … Continue reading →

וְהֹולַכְתִּ֣י עִוְרִ֗ים בְּדֶ֨רֶךְ֙ לֹ֣א יָדָ֔עוּ בִּנְתִיבֹ֥ות לֹֽא־יָדְע֖וּ אַדְרִיכֵ֑ם אָשִׂים֩ מַחְשָׁ֨ךְ לִפְנֵיהֶ֜ם לָאֹ֗ור וּמַֽעֲקַשִּׁים֙ לְמִישֹׁ֔ור אֵ֚לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֔ים עֲשִׂיתִ֖ם וְלֹ֥א עֲזַבְתִּֽים׃ And I will lead the blind by a way they have not known, in paths they have not known I will … Continue reading →

אַחֲרִ֤יב הָרִים֙ וּגְבָעֹ֔ות וְכָל־עֶשְׂבָּ֖ם אֹובִ֑ישׁ וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י נְהָרֹות֙ לָֽאִיִּ֔ים וַאֲגַמִּ֖ים אֹובִֽישׁ׃ I will lay waste mountains and hills, and all their vegetation I will dry up; and I will make rivers into islands, and ponds I will dry up.   Morphology … Continue reading →

הֶחֱשֵׁ֨יתִי֙ מֵֽעֹולָ֔ם אַחֲרִ֖ישׁ אֶתְאַפָּ֑ק כַּיֹּולֵדָ֣ה אֶפְעֶ֔ה אֶשֹּׁ֥ם וְאֶשְׁאַ֖ף יָֽחַד׃ I have kept silent from eternity, I have been still, I restrained Myself; like a woman in labor I will groan, I will pant and gasp together.   Morphology הֶחֱשֵׁ֨יתִי (heḥešēti) … Continue reading →

יְהוָה֙ כַּגִּבֹּ֣ור יֵצֵ֔א כְּאִ֥ישׁ מִלְחָמֹ֖ות יָעִ֣יר קִנְאָ֑ה יָרִ֨יעַ֙ אַף־יַצְרִ֔יחַ עַל־אֹיְבָ֖יו יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ ס YHWH shall go out like a warrior, like a man of battles He shall stir up zeal; He shall shout, yes, He shall raise a war cry, over … Continue reading →

יָשִׂ֥ימוּ לַֽיהוָ֖ה כָּבֹ֑וד וּתְהִלָּתֹ֖ו בָּאִיִּ֥ים יַגִּֽידוּ׃ Let them give glory to YHWH, and declare His praise in the coastlands.   Morphology יָשִׂ֥ימוּ (yasimu) – Root: שׂים; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “Let them place / give”; Notes: … Continue reading →

יִשְׂא֤וּ מִדְבָּר֙ וְעָרָ֔יו חֲצֵרִ֖ים תֵּשֵׁ֣ב קֵדָ֑ר יָרֹ֨נּוּ֙ יֹ֣שְׁבֵי סֶ֔לַע מֵרֹ֥אשׁ הָרִ֖ים יִצְוָֽחוּ׃ Let the wilderness and its towns lift up, the villages that Qedar inhabits; let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, from the top of the mountains let them … Continue reading →

שִׁ֤ירוּ לַֽיהוָה֙ שִׁ֣יר חָדָ֔שׁ תְּהִלָּתֹ֖ו מִקְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ יֹורְדֵ֤י הַיָּם֙ וּמְלֹאֹ֔ו אִיִּ֖ים וְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶֽם׃ Sing to YHWH a new song, His praise from the end of the earth—those who go down to the sea, and its fullness, islands and their inhabitants.   … Continue reading →

הָרִֽאשֹׁנֹ֖ות הִנֵּה־בָ֑אוּ וַֽחֲדָשֹׁות֙ אֲנִ֣י מַגִּ֔יד בְּטֶ֥רֶם תִּצְמַ֖חְנָה אַשְׁמִ֥יע אֶתְכֶֽם׃ פ The former things, behold, they have come, and new things I am declaring; before they spring forth, I cause you to hear them.   Morphology הָרִֽאשֹׁנֹ֖ות (ha-rishonot) – Root: ראשׁ; … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה ה֣וּא שְׁמִ֑י וּכְבֹודִי֙ לְאַחֵ֣ר לֹֽא־אֶתֵּ֔ן וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י לַפְּסִילִֽים׃ I am YHWH, that is My name; and My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to idols.   Morphology אֲנִ֥י (ʾani) – Root: אני; Form: Independent pronoun, … Continue reading →

לִפְקֹ֖חַ עֵינַ֣יִם עִוְרֹ֑ות לְהֹוצִ֤יא מִמַּסְגֵּר֙ אַסִּ֔יר מִבֵּ֥ית כֶּ֖לֶא יֹ֥שְׁבֵי חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ To open blind eyes, to bring out from the dungeon the prisoner, from the house of confinement those who sit in darkness.   Morphology לִפְקֹ֖חַ (lifqo’aḥ) – Root: פקח; Form: … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֧י יְהוָ֛ה קְרָאתִ֥יךָֽ בְצֶ֖דֶק וְאַחְזֵ֣ק בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ וְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ לִבְרִ֥ית עָ֖ם לְאֹ֥ור גֹּויִֽם׃ I am YHWH, I have called you in righteousness, and I will take hold of your hand; and I will form you and give you as a covenant … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר הָאֵ֣ל יְהוָ֗ה בֹּורֵ֤א הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְנֹ֣וטֵיהֶ֔ם רֹקַ֥ע הָאָ֖רֶץ וְצֶאֱצָאֶ֑יהָ נֹתֵ֤ן נְשָׁמָה֙ לָעָ֣ם עָלֶ֔יהָ וְר֖וּחַ לַהֹלְכִ֥ים בָּֽהּ׃ Thus says the God, YHWH, Creator of the heavens and their outstretching, who spreads out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to … Continue reading →

לֹ֤א יִכְהֶה֙ וְלֹ֣א יָר֔וּץ עַד־יָשִׂ֥ים בָּאָ֖רֶץ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּלְתֹורָתֹ֖ו אִיִּ֥ים יְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פ He will not grow dim and he will not be crushed until he establishes justice on the earth; and the coastlands wait for his Torah.   Morphology לֹ֤א (lo) … Continue reading →

קָנֶ֤ה רָצוּץ֙ לֹ֣א יִשְׁבֹּ֔ור וּפִשְׁתָּ֥ה כֵהָ֖ה לֹ֣א יְכַבֶּ֑נָּה לֶאֱמֶ֖ת יֹוצִ֥יא מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ A bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning flax he will not extinguish; he will bring forth justice in truth.   Morphology קָנֶ֤ה (qaneh) – Root: … Continue reading →

לֹ֥א יִצְעַ֖ק וְלֹ֣א יִשָּׂ֑א וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁמִ֥יעַ בַּח֖וּץ קֹולֹֽו׃ He will not cry out, and he will not lift up, and he will not make his voice heard in the street.   Morphology לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא; Form: Negative particle; Translation: … Continue reading →

הֵ֤ן עַבְדִּי֙ אֶתְמָךְ־בֹּ֔ו בְּחִירִ֖י רָצְתָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י נָתַ֤תִּי רוּחִי֙ עָלָ֔יו מִשְׁפָּ֖ט לַגֹּויִ֥ם יֹוצִֽיא׃ “Behold, My servant, I uphold him; My chosen one, My soul delights in him. I have put My spirit upon him; justice to the nations he will bring … Continue reading →

הֵ֣ן כֻּלָּ֔ם אָ֥וֶן אֶ֖פֶס מַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑ם ר֥וּחַ וָתֹ֖הוּ נִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃ פ Behold, all of them are nothingness, their deeds are nothing; wind and emptiness are their molten images.”   Morphology הֵ֣ן (hen) – Root: הן; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Used to … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֨רֶא֙ וְאֵ֣ין אִ֔ישׁ וּמֵאֵ֖לֶּה וְאֵ֣ין יֹועֵ֑ץ וְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖ם וְיָשִׁ֥יבוּ דָבָֽר׃ And I looked, but there was no man, and from among these, there was no counselor, that I might ask them and they would return a word.   Morphology וְאֵ֨רֶא (ve-ʾere) … Continue reading →