Author Archives: Nevi’im

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָיו֮ עֲבָדָיו֒ הִנֵּֽה־נָ֣א שָׁמַ֔עְנוּ כִּ֗י מַלְכֵי֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־מַלְכֵ֥י חֶ֖סֶד הֵ֑ם נָשִׂ֣ימָה נָּא֩ שַׂקִּ֨ים בְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּ וַחֲבָלִ֣ים בְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּ וְנֵצֵא֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אוּלַ֖י יְחַיֶּ֥ה אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ And his servants said to him, “Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the … Continue reading →

וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ הַנֹּותָרִ֥ים אֲפֵקָה֮ אֶל־הָעִיר֒ וַתִּפֹּל֙ הַחֹומָ֔ה עַל־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה אֶ֛לֶף אִ֖ישׁ הַנֹּותָרִ֑ים וּבֶן־הֲדַ֣ד נָ֔ס וַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל־הָעִ֖יר חֶ֥דֶר בְּחָֽדֶר׃ ס And the survivors fled to Afeq, into the city, and the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men who were left; and Ben-hadad … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּחֲנ֧וּ אֵ֦לֶּה נֹ֥כַח אֵ֖לֶּה שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים וַיְהִ֣י בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י וַתִּקְרַב֙ הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַיַּכּ֨וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל אֶת־אֲרָ֛ם מֵאָה־אֶ֥לֶף רַגְלִ֖י בְּיֹ֥ום אֶחָֽד׃ And these encamped opposite those seven days; and it came to pass on the seventh day that the battle drew near, and … Continue reading →

וַיִּגַּ֞שׁ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים וַיֹּאמֶר֮ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיֹּ֜אמֶר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה יַ֠עַן אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָמְר֤וּ אֲרָם֙ אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָרִים֙ יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־אֱלֹהֵ֥י עֲמָקִ֖ים ה֑וּא וְ֠נָתַתִּי אֶת־כָּל־הֶהָמֹ֨ון הַגָּ֤דֹול הַזֶּה֙ בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And the man of God approached and said to the king of Yisraʾel, … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הָתְפָּקְדוּ֙ וְכָלְכְּל֔וּ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ לִקְרָאתָ֑ם וַיַּחֲנ֨וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל נֶגְדָּ֗ם כִּשְׁנֵי֙ חֲשִׂפֵ֣י עִזִּ֔ים וַאֲרָ֖ם מִלְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And the sons of Yisraʾel were mustered and provisioned, and they went to meet them; and the sons of Yisraʾel encamped before them like two … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ לִתְשׁוּבַ֣ת הַשָּׁנָ֔ה וַיִּפְקֹ֥ד בֶּן־הֲדַ֖ד אֶת־אֲרָ֑ם וַיַּ֣עַל אֲפֵ֔קָה לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And it came to pass at the turning of the year, that Ben-hadad mustered Aram and went up to Afeq to battle against Yisraʾel.   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֣ה תִֽמְנֶה־לְךָ֣ חַ֡יִל כַּחַיִל֩ הַנֹּפֵ֨ל מֵאֹותָ֜ךְ וְס֣וּס כַּסּ֣וּס וְרֶ֣כֶב כָּרֶ֗כֶב וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֤ה אֹותָם֙ בַּמִּישֹׁ֔ור אִם־לֹ֥א נֶחֱזַ֖ק מֵהֶ֑ם וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע לְקֹלָ֖ם וַיַּ֥עַשׂ כֵּֽן׃ פ And you shall muster for yourself a force like the force that fell from you, and horse for horse, … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה עֲשֵׂ֑ה הָסֵ֤ר הַמְּלָכִים֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִמְּקֹמֹ֔ו וְשִׂ֥ים פַּחֹ֖ות תַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃ And do this thing: remove the kings, each from his place, and set governors in their stead.   Morphology וְאֶת־הַדָּבָר (ve-et-ha-davar) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Conjunction וְ + accusative … Continue reading →

וְעַבְדֵ֨י מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֜ם אָמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָרִים֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם עַל־כֵּ֖ן חָזְק֣וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְאוּלָ֗ם נִלָּחֵ֤ם אִתָּם֙ בַּמִּישֹׁ֔ור אִם־לֹ֥א נֶחֱזַ֖ק מֵהֶֽם׃ And the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than … Continue reading →

וַיִּגַּ֤שׁ הַנָּבִיא֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ לֵ֣ךְ הִתְחַזַּ֔ק וְדַ֥ע וּרְאֵ֖ה אֵ֣ת אֲשֶֽׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂ֑ה כִּ֚י לִתְשׁוּבַ֣ת הַשָּׁנָ֔ה מֶ֥לֶךְ אֲרָ֖ם עֹלֶ֥ה עָלֶֽיךָ׃ ס And the prophet approached the king of Yisraʾel and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself, and know and see what … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵא֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־הַסּ֖וּס וְאֶת־הָרָ֑כֶב וְהִכָּ֥ה בַאֲרָ֖ם מַכָּ֥ה גְדֹולָֽה׃ And the king of Yisraʾel went out and struck the horse and the chariot, and struck Aram with a great blow.   Morphology וַיֵּצֵא (va-yetseʾ) – Root: יצא (yatsaʾ); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיַּכּוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אִישֹׁ֔ו וַיָּנֻ֣סוּ אֲרָ֔ם וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֖ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּמָּלֵ֗ט בֶּן־הֲדַד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם עַל־ס֖וּס וּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ And they struck, each his man, and Aram fled, and Yisraʾel pursued them, and Ben-Hadad king of Aram escaped on a horse with horsemen.   Morphology וַיַּכּוּ … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ יָצְא֣וּ מִן־הָעִ֔יר נַעֲרֵ֖י שָׂרֵ֣י הַמְּדִינֹ֑ות וְהַחַ֖יִל אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ And these went out from the city: the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the force that was after them.   Morphology וְאֵלֶּה (ve-elleh) – Root: אלה (elleh); … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר אִם־לְשָׁלֹ֥ום יָצָ֖אוּ תִּפְשׂ֣וּם חַיִּ֑ים וְאִ֧ם לְמִלְחָמָ֛ה יָצָ֖אוּ חַיִּ֥ים תִּפְשֽׂוּם׃ And he said, “If they have come out for peace, seize them alive; and if they have come out for battle, alive seize them.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצְא֗וּ נַעֲרֵ֛י שָׂרֵ֥י הַמְּדִינֹ֖ות בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח בֶּן־הֲדַ֗ד וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לֹו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֲנָשִׁ֕ים יָצְא֖וּ מִשֹּׁמְרֹֽון׃ And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first, and Ben-hadad sent, and they reported to him, saying, “Men have come out from … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצְא֖וּ בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם וּבֶן־הֲדַד֩ שֹׁתֶ֨ה שִׁכֹּ֜ור בַּסֻּכֹּ֗ות ה֧וּא וְהַמְּלָכִ֛ים שְׁלֹשִֽׁים־וּשְׁנַ֥יִם מֶ֖לֶךְ עֹזֵ֥ר אֹתֹֽו׃ And they went out at noon, and Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the kings, thirty-two kings helping him.   Morphology וַיֵּצְאוּ (va-yetseʾu) – … Continue reading →

וַיִּפְקֹ֗ד אֶֽת־נַעֲרֵי֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הַמְּדִינֹ֔ות וַיִּהְי֕וּ מָאתַ֖יִם שְׁנַ֣יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֑ים וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם פָּקַ֧ד אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֛ם כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִֽים׃ And he mustered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty-two; and after them he mustered all … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַחְאָב֙ בְּמִ֔י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בְּנַעֲרֵ֖י שָׂרֵ֣י הַמְּדִינֹ֑ות וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מִֽי־יֶאְסֹ֥ר הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אָֽתָּה׃ And Aḥʾav said, “By whom?” And he said, “Thus says YHWH: By the young men of the princes of the provinces.” And he said, “Who shall … Continue reading →

וְהִנֵּ֣ה נָבִ֣יא אֶחָ֗ד נִגַּשׁ֮ אֶל־אַחְאָ֣ב מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הְֽרָאִ֔יתָ אֵ֛ת כָּל־הֶהָמֹ֥ון הַגָּדֹ֖ול הַזֶּ֑ה הִנְנִ֨י נֹתְנֹ֤ו בְיָֽדְךָ֙ הַיֹּ֔ום וְיָדַעְתָּ֖ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And behold, a certain prophet approached Aḥʾav king of Yisraʾel and said, “Thus says YHWH: Have you seen … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י כִּשְׁמֹ֨עַ֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וְה֥וּא שֹׁתֶ֛ה ה֥וּא וְהַמְּלָכִ֖ים בַּסֻּכֹּ֑ות וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־עֲבָדָיו֙ שִׂ֔ימוּ וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ עַל־הָעִֽיר׃ And it happened when he heard this word, and he was drinking, he and the kings in the booths, that he said to his servants, “Set … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤עַן מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דַּבְּר֔וּ אַל־יִתְהַלֵּ֥ל חֹגֵ֖ר כִּמְפַתֵּֽחַ׃ And the king of Yisraʾel answered and said, “Speak: ‘Let not him who girds himself boast like him who loosens.’”   Morphology וַיַּעַן (va-yaʿan) – Root: ען (ʿanah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אֵלָיו֙ בֶּן־הֲדַ֔ד וַיֹּ֕אמֶר כֹּֽה־יַעֲשׂ֥וּן לִ֛י אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְכֹ֣ה יֹוסִ֑פוּ אִם־יִשְׂפֹּק֙ עֲפַ֣ר שֹׁמְרֹ֔ון לִשְׁעָלִ֕ים לְכָל־הָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּרַגְלָֽי׃ And Ben-hadad sent to him and said, “Thus may the gods do to me, and thus may they add, if the dust of Shomeron … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֜אמֶר לְמַלְאֲכֵ֣י בֶן־הֲדַ֗ד אִמְר֞וּ לַֽאדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ כֹּל֩ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֨חְתָּ אֶל־עַבְדְּךָ֤ בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙ אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה וְהַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לֹ֥א אוּכַ֖ל לַעֲשֹׂ֑ות וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים וַיְשִׁבֻ֖הוּ דָּבָֽר׃ And he said to the messengers of Ben-Hadad, “Say to my lord the king: ‘All that you sent to your … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלָ֛יו כָּל־הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים וְכָל־הָעָ֑ם אַל־תִּשְׁמַ֖ע וְלֹ֥וא תֹאבֶֽה׃ And all the elders and all the people said to him, “Do not listen and do not consent.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמְרוּ (va-yomru) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְכָל־זִקְנֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ דְּעֽוּ־נָ֣א וּרְא֔וּ כִּ֥י רָעָ֖ה זֶ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ כִּֽי־שָׁלַ֨ח אֵלַ֜י לְנָשַׁ֤י וּלְבָנַי֙ וּלְכַסְפִּ֣י וְלִזְהָבִ֔י וְלֹ֥א מָנַ֖עְתִּי מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ And the king of Yisraʾel called to all the elders of the land and said, “Please know and see that … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י אִם־כָּעֵ֣ת מָחָ֗ר אֶשְׁלַ֤ח אֶת־עֲבָדַי֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔ וְאֵ֖ת בָּתֵּ֣י עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ וְהָיָה֙ כָּל־מַחְמַ֣ד עֵינֶ֔יךָ יָשִׂ֥ימוּ בְיָדָ֖ם וְלָקָֽחוּ׃ But at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you, and they shall search your house and the houses of your … Continue reading →

וַיָּשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר בֶּן־הֲדַ֖ד לֵאמֹ֑ר כִּֽי־שָׁלַ֤חְתִּי אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כַּסְפְּךָ֧ וּזְהָבְךָ֛ וְנָשֶׁ֥יךָ וּבָנֶ֖יךָ לִ֥י תִתֵּֽן׃ And the messengers returned and said, “Thus says Ben-hadad, saying, ‘Because I sent to you saying, “Your silver and your gold and your wives and … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤עַן מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר כִּדְבָרְךָ֖ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ לְךָ֥ אֲנִ֖י וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לִֽי׃ And the king of Yisraʾel answered and said, “According to your word, my lord the king: I am yours, and all that is mine.”   Morphology וַיַּעַן (va-yaʿan) – Root: ען … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר בֶּן־הֲדַ֔ד כַּסְפְּךָ֥ וּֽזְהָבְךָ֖ לִֽי־ה֑וּא וְנָשֶׁ֧יךָ וּבָנֶ֛יךָ הַטּוֹבִ֖ים לִי־הֵֽם׃ And he said to him, “Thus says Ben-hadad: ‘Your silver and your gold are mine, and your wives and your good children are mine.’”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח מַלְאָכִ֛ים אֶל־אַחְאָ֥ב מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הָעִֽירָה׃ And he sent messengers to Aḥʾav king of Yisraʾel into the city.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַח (va-yishlaḥ) – Root: שלח (shalaḥ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he sent”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading →