Author Archives: Nevi’im

וַחֲמִשִּׁ֨ים אִ֜ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֤י הַנְּבִיאִים֙ הָֽלְכ֔וּ וַיַּעַמְד֥וּ מִנֶּ֖גֶד מֵרָחֹ֑וק וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם עָמְד֥וּ עַל־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And fifty men from the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite at a distance, and the two of them stood by the Yarden.   Morphology וַחֲמִשִּׁ֨ים (va-ḥamishim) … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ לֹ֨ו אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ שֵֽׁב־נָ֣א פֹ֗ה כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי הַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר חַי־יְהוָ֥ה וְחֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ אִם־אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ And Eliyyahu said to him, “Please stay here, for YHWH has sent me to the Yarden.” But he said, “As YHWH lives and as your … Continue reading →

וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ בְנֵֽי־הַנְּבִיאִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־בִּֽירִיחֹו֮ אֶל־אֱלִישָׁע֒ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו הֲיָדַ֕עְתָּ כִּ֣י הַיֹּ֗ום יְהוָ֛ה לֹקֵ֥חַ אֶת־אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ מֵעַ֣ל רֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֛אמֶר גַּם־אֲנִ֥י יָדַ֖עְתִּי הֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃ And the sons of the prophets who were in Yericho drew near to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ לֹ֨ו אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֱלִישָׁ֣ע שֵֽׁב־נָ֣א פֹ֗ה כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי יְרִיחֹ֔ו וַיֹּ֕אמֶר חַי־יְהוָ֥ה וְחֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ אִם־אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ יְרִיחֹֽו׃ And Eliyyahu said to him, “Elisha, please stay here, for YHWH has sent me to Yericho.” But he said, “As YHWH lives and as … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצְא֨וּ בְנֵֽי־הַנְּבִיאִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־בֵּֽית־אֵל֮ אֶל־אֱלִישָׁע֒ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו הֲיָדַ֕עְתָּ כִּ֣י הַיֹּ֗ום יְהוָ֛ה לֹקֵ֥חַ אֶת־אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ מֵעַ֣ל רֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֛אמֶר גַּם־אֲנִ֥י יָדַ֖עְתִּי הֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃ And the sons of the prophets who were at Beit-el came out to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ אֶל־אֱלִישָׁ֜ע שֵֽׁב־נָ֣א פֹ֗ה כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי עַד־בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע חַי־יְהוָ֥ה וְחֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ אִם־אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ וַיֵּרְד֖וּ בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃ And Eliyyahu said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for YHWH has sent me as far as Beit-el.” But Elisha said, “As YHWH lives and … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י בְּהַעֲלֹ֤ות יְהוָה֙ אֶת־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ אֵלִיָּ֛הוּ וֶאֱלִישָׁ֖ע מִן־הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ And it came to pass, when YHWH was about to take up Eliyyahu in the whirlwind to the heavens, that Eliyyahu and Elisha went from the Gilgal.   Morphology וַיְהִ֗י … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י אֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹֽוא־הֵ֣מָּה כְתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And the rest of the acts of Aḥazyahu which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yisraʾel?   … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֜מָת כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְ יְהֹורָם֙ תַּחְתָּ֔יו פ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לִיהֹורָ֥ם בֶּן־יְהֹושָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה כִּ֛י לֹֽא־הָ֥יָה לֹ֖ו בֵּֽן׃ And he died according to the word of YHWH which Eliyyahu had spoken. And Yehoram reigned in his place in the … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר אֵלָ֜יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה יַ֜עַן אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֣חְתָּ מַלְאָכִים֮ לִדְרֹשׁ֮ בְּבַ֣עַל זְבוּב֮ אֱלֹהֵ֣י עֶקְרֹון֒ הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י אֵין־אֱלֹהִים֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִדְרֹ֖שׁ בִּדְבָרֹ֑ו לָ֠כֵן הַמִּטָּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִ֥יתָ שָּׁ֛ם לֹֽא־תֵרֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּה כִּֽי־מֹ֥ות תָּמֽוּת׃ And he spoke to him, “Thus says YHWH: ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֞ר מַלְאַ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ אֶל־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ רֵ֣ד אֹותֹ֔ו אַל־תִּירָ֖א מִפָּנָ֑יו וַיָּ֛קָם וַיֵּ֥רֶד אֹותֹ֖ו אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And the messenger of YHWH spoke to Eliyyahu, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” And he arose and went down with him to the … Continue reading →

הִ֠נֵּה יָ֤רְדָה אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַ֠תֹּאכַל אֶת־שְׁנֵ֞י שָׂרֵ֧י הַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים וְאֶת־חֲמִשֵּׁיהֶ֑ם וְעַתָּ֕ה תִּיקַ֥ר נַפְשִׁ֖י בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ ס Behold, fire came down from the heavens and consumed the two former captains of fifty and their fifties, and now let my life be precious … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֗שָׁב וַיִּשְׁלַ֛ח שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים שְׁלִשִׁ֖ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו וַיַּ֡עַל וַיָּבֹא֩ שַׂר־הַחֲמִשִּׁ֨ים הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י וַיִּכְרַ֥ע עַל־בִּרְכָּ֣יו לְנֶ֣גֶד אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיִּתְחַנֵּ֤ן אֵלָיו֙ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו אִ֚ישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים תִּֽיקַר־נָ֣א נַפְשִׁ֗י וְנֶ֨פֶשׁ עֲבָדֶ֥יךָֽ אֵ֛לֶּה חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ And he returned and sent a third captain of fifty and his fifty. And … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַן אֵלִיָּה֮ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶם֒ אִם־אִ֤ישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אָ֔נִי תֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְתֹאכַ֥ל אֹתְךָ֖ וְאֶת־חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָ וַתֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ־אֱלֹהִים֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַתֹּ֥אכַל אֹתֹ֖ו וְאֶת־חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃ And Eliyya answered and spoke to them, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֜שָׁב וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלָ֛יו שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אַחֵ֖ר וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו וַיַּ֨עַן֙ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו אִ֚ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מְהֵרָ֥ה רֵֽדָה׃ And he returned and sent to him another captain of fifty and his fifty, and he answered and spoke to him, “Man of God, thus … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲנֶ֣ה אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיְדַבֵּר֮ אֶל־שַׂ֣ר הַחֲמִשִּׁים֒ וְאִם־אִ֤ישׁ אֱלֹהִים֙ אָ֔נִי תֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְתֹאכַ֥ל אֹתְךָ֖ וְאֶת־חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָ וַתֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַתֹּ֥אכַל אֹתֹ֖ו וְאֶת־חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃ And Eliyyahu answered and spoke to the captain of fifty, “And if I am a man of God, let fire … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלָ֛יו שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו וַיַּ֣עַל אֵלָ֗יו וְהִנֵּה֙ יֹשֵׁב֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֔ר וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו אִ֚ישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דִּבֶּ֖ר רֵֽדָה׃ And he sent to him a captain of fifty and his fifty, and he went up to him. And behold, he was sitting … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אִ֚ישׁ בַּ֣עַל שֵׂעָ֔ר וְאֵזֹ֥ור עֹ֖ור אָז֣וּר בְּמָתְנָ֑יו וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אֵלִיָּ֥ה הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י הֽוּא׃ And they said to him, “A man, a possessor of hair, and a belt of leather girded around his loins.” And he said, “Eliyya the Tishbi it … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מֶ֚ה מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלָ֖ה לִקְרַאתְכֶ֑ם וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ And he spoke to them, “What is the appearance of the man who came up to meet you and spoke to you these words?”   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (va-yedabber) … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו אִ֣ישׁ עָלָ֣ה לִקְרָאתֵ֗נוּ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֵינוּ֮ לְכ֣וּ שׁוּבוּ֮ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֣ח אֶתְכֶם֒ וְדִבַּרְתֶּ֣ם אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י אֵין־אֱלֹהִים֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַתָּ֣ה שֹׁלֵ֔חַ לִדְרֹ֕שׁ בְּבַ֥עַל זְב֖וּב אֱלֹהֵ֣י עֶקְרֹ֑ון לָ֠כֵן הַמִּטָּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִ֥יתָ שָּׁ֛ם לֹֽא־תֵרֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּה כִּֽי־מֹ֥ות תָּמֽוּת׃ And they said to him, … Continue reading →

וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּ הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים אֵלָ֑יו וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מַה־זֶּ֥ה שַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ And the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, “What is this that you have returned?”   Morphology וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּ (va-yashuvu) – Root: שׁוב (shuv); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person … Continue reading →

וְלָכֵן֙ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הַמִּטָּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִ֥יתָ שָּׁ֛ם לֹֽא־תֵרֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּה כִּ֣י מֹ֣ות תָּמ֑וּת וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ אֵלִיָּֽה׃ Therefore thus says YHWH: The bed upon which you have gone up, there you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die. And Eliyya … Continue reading →

וּמַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה דִּבֶּר֙ אֶל־אֵלִיָּ֣ה הַתִּשְׁבִּ֔י ק֣וּם עֲלֵ֔ה לִקְרַ֖את מַלְאֲכֵ֣י מֶֽלֶךְ־שֹׁמְרֹ֑ון וְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י אֵין־אֱלֹהִים֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַתֶּם֙ הֹֽלְכִ֔ים לִדְרֹ֕שׁ בְּבַ֥עַל זְב֖וּב אֱלֹהֵ֥י עֶקְרֹֽון׃ And the messenger of YHWH spoke to Eliyya the Tishbi, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of … Continue reading →

וַיִּפֹּ֨ל אֲחַזְיָ֜ה בְּעַ֣ד הַשְּׂבָכָ֗ה בַּעֲלִיָּתֹ֛ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּשֹׁמְרֹ֖ון וַיָּ֑חַל וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאָכִ֔ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ לְכ֣וּ דִרְשׁ֗וּ בְּבַ֤עַל זְבוּב֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י עֶקְרֹ֔ון אִם־אֶחְיֶ֖ה מֵחֳלִ֥י זֶֽה׃ ס And Aḥazya fell through the lattice in his upper room that was in Shomeron, and he became ill. … Continue reading →

וַיִּפְשַׁ֤ע מֹואָב֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַחֲרֵ֖י מֹ֥ות אַחְאָֽב׃ And Moʾav rebelled against Yisraʾel after the death of Aḥav.   Morphology וַיִּפְשַׁע (va-yifshaʿ) – Root: פשע (pashaʿ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he rebelled”; Notes: Refers to breaking allegiance … Continue reading →

The Second Book Of Kings מלכים א 2 Kings 1 2 Kings 2 2 Kings 3 2 Kings 4 2 Kings 5 2 Kings 6 2 Kings 7 2 Kings 8 2 Kings 9 2 Kings 10 2 Kings 11 … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־הַבַּ֔עַל וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה לֹ֑ו וַיַּכְעֵ֗ס אֶת־יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה אָבִֽיו׃ And he served the Baʿal and bowed down to him, and he provoked YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, to anger, according to all that his father had done.   … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ אָבִיו֙ וּבְדֶ֣רֶךְ אִמֹּ֔ו וּבְדֶ֨רֶךְ֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and he walked in the way of his father and in the way of … Continue reading →

אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אַחְאָ֗ב מָלַ֤ךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁבַ֣ע עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה לִיהֹושָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃ Aḥazyahu son of Aḥav reigned over Yisraʾel in Shomeron in the seventeenth year of Yehoshafat king of Yehuda, and he reigned over Yisraʾel two years.   … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יְהֹֽושָׁפָט֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵר֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו בְּעִ֖יר דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יְהֹורָ֥ם בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ ס And Yehoshafat lay with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of Dawid his father, and Yehoram his son reigned in his … Continue reading →