Author Archives: Nevi’im

אֶת־מִ֤י חֵרַ֨פְתָּ֙ וְגִדַּ֔פְתָּ וְעַל־מִ֖י הֲרִימֹ֣ותָה קֹּ֑ול וַתִּשָּׂ֥א מָרֹ֛ום עֵינֶ֖יךָ אֶל־קְדֹ֥ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ “Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised a voice and lifted your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Yisraʾel.   Morphology אֶת־מִ֤י … Continue reading →

זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו בָּזָ֨ה לְךָ֜ לָעֲגָ֣ה לְךָ֗ בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־צִיֹּ֔ון אַחֲרֶ֨יךָ֙ רֹ֣אשׁ הֵנִ֔יעָה בַּ֖ת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ this is the word that YHWH has spoken concerning him: She has despised you, laughed at you, the virgin daughter of Tsiyyon; behind you … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אָמֹ֔וץ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ הִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּ אֵלַ֔י אֶל־סַנְחֵרִ֖יב מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ And Yeshʿayahu son of Amots sent to Ḥizqiyyahu, saying, “Thus says YHWH, God of Yisraʾel: that which you have prayed to Me concerning Sankḥeriv king … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ הֹושִׁיעֵ֖נוּ מִיָדֹ֑ו וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־מַמְלְכֹ֣ות הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ And now, YHWH our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, YHWH, are alone.”   Morphology וְעַתָּה֙ (ve-ʿattah) – … Continue reading →

וְנָתֹ֥ן אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם בָּאֵ֑שׁ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אֱלֹהִ֜ים הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֣י אִם־מַעֲשֵׂ֧ה יְדֵֽי־אָדָ֛ם עֵ֥ץ וָאֶ֖בֶן וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃ And they put their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of human hands, wood and stone, and they destroyed them.   … Continue reading →

אָמְנָ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר אֶת־כָּל־הָאֲרָצֹ֖ות וְאֶת־אַרְצָֽם׃ Truly, YHWH, the kings of Ashshur have laid waste all the lands and their land.   Morphology אָמְנָ֖ם (ʾomnam) – Root: אמן (ʾmn); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Truly”; Notes: Used to acknowledge a fact … Continue reading →

הַטֵּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אָזְנְךָ֙ וּֽשְׁמָ֔ע פְּקַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה עֵינֶ֖ךָ וּרְאֵ֑ה וּשְׁמַ֗ע אֵ֚ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י סַנְחֵרִ֔יב אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁלַ֔ח לְחָרֵ֖ף אֱלֹהִ֥ים חָֽי׃ Incline Your ear, YHWH, and hear; open Your eyes, YHWH, and see; and hear all the words of Sankḥeriv, which he has sent … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֨ה צְבָאֹ֜ות אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים אַתָּה־ה֤וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְבַדְּךָ֔ לְכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכֹ֣ות הָאָ֑רֶץ אַתָּ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ “YHWH of armies, God of Yisraʾel, who sits above the keruvim, you alone are the God for all the kingdoms of the earth. You … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ And Ḥizqiyahu prayed to YHWH, saying,   Morphology וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙ (va-yitpallel) – Root: פלל (palal); Form: Hitpael wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he prayed”; Notes: The Hitpael stem denotes reflexive or intensive action—“he … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֨ח חִזְקִיָּ֧הוּ אֶת־הַסְּפָרִ֛ים מִיַּ֥ד הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים וַיִּקְרָאֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֨עַל֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And Ḥizqiyahu took the letters from the hand of the messengers and read it, and Ḥizqiyahu went up to the house of YHWH and spread it out … Continue reading →

אַיֵּ֤ה מֶֽלֶךְ־חֲמָת֙ וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אַרְפָּ֔ד וּמֶ֖לֶךְ לָעִ֣יר סְפַרְוָ֑יִם הֵנַ֖ע וְעִוָּֽה׃ Where is the king of Ḥamat, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sefarwayim, of Henʿa and ʿIvva?   Morphology אַיֵּ֤ה (ayyé) – Root: אי (ʾay); … Continue reading →

הַהִצִּ֨ילוּ אֹותָ֜ם אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַגֹּויִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִשְׁחִ֣יתוּ אֲבֹותַ֔י אֶת־גֹּוזָ֖ן וְאֶת־חָרָ֑ן וְרֶ֥צֶף וּבְנֵי־עֶ֖דֶן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּתְלַשָּֽׂר׃ Did the gods of the nations whom my fathers destroyed deliver them—Gozan and Ḥaran and Retsef and the children of ʿEden who were in Telassar?   Morphology … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֣ה אַתָּ֣ה שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֜וּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר לְכָל־הָאֲרָצֹ֖ות לְהַחֲרִימָ֑ם וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּנָּצֵֽל׃ Behold, you have heard what the kings of Ashshur have done to all the lands, to destroy them completely, and you shall be delivered?   Morphology הִנֵּ֣ה (hinneh) – … Continue reading →

כֹּ֣ה תֹאמְר֗וּן אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַל־יַשִּׁאֲךָ֣ אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֛ה בֹּוטֵ֥חַ בֹּ֖ו לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹ֤א תִנָּתֵן֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּיַ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ “Thus you shall say to Ḥizqiyahu king of Yehuda, saying: “Let not your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, ‘Yerushalayim … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע עַל־תִּרְהָ֤קָה מֶֽלֶךְ־כּוּשׁ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יָצָ֖א לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם אִתָּ֑ךְ וַיִּשְׁמַע֙ וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃ And he heard concerning Tirhaqa king of Kush, saying, “He has come out to fight with you.” And he heard and sent messengers to Ḥizqiyahu, saying,   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨שָׁב֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה וַיִּמְצָא֙ אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר נִלְחָ֖ם עַל־לִבְנָ֑ה כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע כִּ֥י נָסַ֖ע מִלָּכִֽישׁ׃ And Rav-shaqe returned and found the king of Ashshur fighting against Livnah, for he had heard that he had departed from Lakhish.   Morphology וַיָּ֨שָׁב (va-yashav) – Root: … Continue reading →

הִנְנִ֨י נֹותֵ֥ן בֹּו֙ ר֔וּחַ וְשָׁמַ֥ע שְׁמוּעָ֖ה וְשָׁ֣ב אֶל־אַרְצֹ֑ו וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יו בַּחֶ֖רֶב בְּאַרְצֹֽו׃ Behold, I am putting a spirit in him, and he shall hear a report and return to his land, and I will cause him to fall by the sword … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּן אֶל־אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־תִּירָא֙ מִפְּנֵ֤י הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֔עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֧ר גִּדְּפ֛וּ נַעֲרֵ֥י מֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר אֹותִֽי׃ And Yeshaʿyahu said to them, “Thus you shall say to your master: ‘Thus says YHWH, ‘Do not be afraid because of … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ עַבְדֵ֛י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֶל־יְשַׁעְיָֽהוּ׃ And the servants of King Ḥizqiyahu came to Yeshaʿyahu.   Morphology וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ (va-yavoʾu) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they came”; Notes: Continues the narrative sequence … Continue reading →

אוּלַ֡י יִשְׁמַע֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ אֵ֣ת דִּבְרֵ֣י רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֩ שְׁלָחֹ֨ו מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֤וּר אֲדֹנָיו֙ לְחָרֵף֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חַ֔י וְהֹוכִ֨יחַ֙ בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖ע יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְנָשָׂ֣אתָ תְפִלָּ֔ה בְּעַ֥ד הַשְּׁאֵרִ֖ית הַנִּמְצָאָֽה׃ Perhaps YHWH your God will hear the words of Rav-shaqe, whom the king of Ashshur … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ יֹום־צָרָ֧ה וְתֹוכֵחָ֛ה וּנְאָצָ֖ה הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י בָ֤אוּ בָנִים֙ עַד־מַשְׁבֵּ֔ר וְכֹ֥חַ אַ֖יִן לְלֵדָֽה׃ And they said to him, “Thus says Ḥizqiyahu: ‘A day of distress and rebuke and disgrace is this day, for children have come … Continue reading →

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח אֶת־אֶלְיָקִ֨ים אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַבַּ֜יִת וְאֵ֣ת שֶׁבְנָ֣א הַסֹּופֵ֗ר וְאֵת֙ זִקְנֵ֣י הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים מִתְכַּסִּ֖ים בַּשַּׂקִּ֑ים אֶל־יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־אָמֹ֖וץ הַנָּבִֽיא׃ And he sent Elyaqim who was over the house, and Shevna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Yeshaʿyahu son of … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י כִּשְׁמֹ֨עַ֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת־בְּגָדָ֑יו וַיִּתְכַּ֣ס בַּשָּׂ֔ק וַיָּבֹ֖א בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ And it happened when King Ḥizqiyahu heard, that he tore his garments and covered himself with sackcloth, and he went into the house of YHWH.   Morphology וַיְהִ֗י (va-yehi) … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֣א אֶלְיָקִ֣ים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ אֲשֶׁר־עַל־֠הַבַּיִת וְשֶׁבְנָ֨א הַסֹּופֵ֜ר וְיֹואָ֨ח בֶּן־אָסָ֧ף הַמַּזְכִּ֛יר אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ קְרוּעֵ֣י בְגָדִ֑ים וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ לֹ֔ו אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י רַב־שָׁקֵֽה׃ ס Then came Elyaqim son of Ḥilqiyahu, who was over the house, and Shevna the scribe, and Yo’aḥ son of Asaf the recorder, … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו דָּבָ֑ר כִּֽי־מִצְוַ֨ת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הִ֛יא לֵאמֹ֖ר לֹ֥א תַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃ But they kept silent and did not answer him a word, for the commandment of the king was: “You shall not answer him.”   Morphology וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ (vayyaḥarīshu) – Root: חרשׁ; … Continue reading →

מִ֗י בְּכָל־אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָֽאֲרָצֹות֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־הִצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־אַרְצָ֖ם מִיָּדִ֑י כִּֽי־יַצִּ֧יל יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם מִיָּדִֽי׃ Who among all the gods of these lands have delivered their land from my hand, that YHWH should deliver Yerushalayim from my hand?’”   Morphology מִ֗י (mi) – Root: … Continue reading →

אַיֵּ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י חֲמָת֙ וְאַרְפָּ֔ד אַיֵּ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י סְפַרְוָ֑יִם וְכִֽי־הִצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־שֹׁמְרֹ֖ון מִיָּדִֽי׃ Where are the gods of Ḥamat and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharwayim? And did they deliver Shomeron from my hand?   Morphology אַיֵּ֞ה (ayyēh) – Root: איה; Form: … Continue reading →

פֶּן־יַסִּ֨ית אֶתְכֶ֤ם חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֖ה יַצִּילֵ֑נוּ הַהִצִּ֜ילוּ אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַגֹּויִם֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־אַרְצֹ֔ו מִיַּ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ Lest Ḥizqiyyahu incite you, saying, “YHWH will deliver us.” Have the gods of the nations delivered each his land from the hand of the king of … Continue reading →

עַד־בֹּאִ֕י וְלָקַחְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם אֶ֤רֶץ דָּגָן֙ וְתִירֹ֔ושׁ אֶ֥רֶץ לֶ֖חֶם וּכְרָמִֽים׃ until I come and take you to a land like your land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.   Morphology עַד־בֹּאִי (ʿad-boʾi) … Continue reading →

אַֽל־תִּשְׁמְע֖וּ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ ס כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֗וּר עֲשֽׂוּ־אִתִּ֤י בְרָכָה֙ וּצְא֣וּ אֵלַ֔י וְאִכְל֤וּ אִישׁ־גַּפְנֹו֙ וְאִ֣ישׁ תְּאֵנָתֹ֔ו וּשְׁת֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ מֵי־בֹורֹֽו׃ Do not listen to Ḥizqiyyahu, for thus says the king of Ashshur: “Make a blessing with me and come out to … Continue reading →