Author Archives: Nevi’im

וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב אֶת־הַבָּקָ֗ר וַיָּ֨רָץ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶשְּׁקָה־נָּא֙ לְאָבִ֣י וּלְאִמִּ֔י וְאֵלְכָ֖ה אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ לֵ֣ךְ שׁ֔וּב כִּ֥י מֶה־עָשִׂ֖יתִי לָֽךְ׃ And he left the oxen and ran after Eliyyahu and said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ מִ֠שָּׁם וַיִּמְצָ֞א אֶת־אֱלִישָׁ֤ע בֶּן־שָׁפָט֙ וְה֣וּא חֹרֵ֔שׁ שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֤ר צְמָדִים֙ לְפָנָ֔יו וְה֖וּא בִּשְׁנֵ֣ים הֶעָשָׂ֑ר וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ אַדַּרְתֹּ֖ו אֵלָֽיו׃ And he went from there and found Elisha son of Shafat, and he was plowing with twelve pairs before him, and … Continue reading →

וְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥י בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שִׁבְעַ֣ת אֲלָפִ֑ים כָּל־הַבִּרְכַּ֗יִם אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־כָֽרְעוּ֙ לַבַּ֔עַל וְכָ֨ל־הַפֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־נָשַׁ֖ק לֹֽו׃ And I will leave in Yisraʾel seven thousand, all the knees that have not bowed to the Baʿal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה הַנִּמְלָ֛ט מֵחֶ֥רֶב חֲזָאֵ֖ל יָמִ֣ית יֵה֑וּא וְהַנִּמְלָ֛ט מֵחֶ֥רֶב יֵה֖וּא יָמִ֥ית אֱלִישָֽׁע׃ And it shall come to pass, the one who escapes from the sword of Ḥazaʾel, Yehu shall kill; and the one who escapes from the sword of Yehu, Elisha … Continue reading →

וְאֵת֙ יֵה֣וּא בֶן־נִמְשִׁ֔י תִּמְשַׁ֥ח לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְאֶת־אֱלִישָׁ֤ע בֶּן־שָׁפָט֙ מֵאָבֵ֣ל מְחֹולָ֔ה תִּמְשַׁ֥ח לְנָבִ֖יא תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ And Yehu son of Nimshi you shall anoint as king over Yisraʾel; and Elisha son of Shafat from Avel Meḥola you shall anoint as prophet in your … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו לֵ֛ךְ שׁ֥וּב לְדַרְכְּךָ֖ מִדְבַּ֣רָה דַמָּ֑שֶׂק וּבָ֗אתָ וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧ אֶת־חֲזָאֵ֛ל לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־אֲרָֽם׃ And YHWH said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Dammaseq; and you shall come and anoint Ḥazaʾel as king over Aram.   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ קַנֹּ֨א קִנֵּ֜אתִי לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י צְבָאֹ֗ות כִּֽי־עָזְב֤וּ בְרִֽיתְךָ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָ הָרָ֔סוּ וְאֶת־נְבִיאֶ֖יךָ הָרְג֣וּ בֶחָ֑רֶב וָאִוָּתֵ֤ר אֲנִי֙ לְבַדִּ֔י וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃ ס And he said, “I have been very zealous for YHWH, God of hosts, for the sons of Yisraʾel … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיָּ֤לֶט פָּנָיו֙ בְּאַדַּרְתֹּ֔ו וַיֵּצֵ֕א וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד פֶּ֣תַח הַמְּעָרָ֑ה וְהִנֵּ֤ה אֵלָיו֙ קֹ֔ול וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מַה־לְּךָ֥ פֹ֖ה אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ And it came to pass when Eliyyahu heard, that he wrapped his face in his cloak, and he went out and stood at … Continue reading →

וְאַחַ֤ר הָרַ֨עַשׁ֙ אֵ֔שׁ לֹ֥א בָאֵ֖שׁ יְהוָ֑ה וְאַחַ֣ר הָאֵ֔שׁ קֹ֖ול דְּמָמָ֥ה דַקָּֽה׃ And after the earthquake, a fire, but YHWH was not in the fire. And after the fire, a sound of a gentle whisper.   Morphology וְאַחַר (ve-aḥar) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר צֵ֣א וְעָמַדְתָּ֣ בָהָר֮ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָה֒ וְהִנֵּ֧ה יְהוָ֣ה עֹבֵ֗ר וְר֣וּחַ גְּדֹולָ֡ה וְחָזָ֞ק מְפָרֵק֩ הָרִ֨ים וּמְשַׁבֵּ֤ר סְלָעִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לֹ֥א בָר֖וּחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְאַחַ֤ר הָר֨וּחַ רַ֔עַשׁ לֹ֥א בָרַ֖עַשׁ יְהוָֽה׃ And He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before YHWH.” And … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ קַנֹּ֨א קִנֵּ֜אתִי לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י צְבָאֹ֗ות כִּֽי־עָזְב֤וּ בְרִֽיתְךָ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָ הָרָ֔סוּ וְאֶת־נְבִיאֶ֖יךָ הָרְג֣וּ בֶחָ֑רֶב וָֽאִוָּתֵ֤ר אֲנִי֙ לְבַדִּ֔י וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃ And he said, “I have been very zealous for YHWH, God of hosts, for the sons of Yisraʾel have … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹא־שָׁ֥ם אֶל־הַמְּעָרָ֖ה וַיָּ֣לֶן שָׁ֑ם וְהִנֵּ֤ה דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֔ו מַה־לְּךָ֥ פֹ֖ה אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ And he came there to the cave and lodged there; and behold, the word of YHWH came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֖קָם וַיֹּ֣אכַל וַיִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ בְּכֹ֣חַ הָאֲכִילָ֣ה הַהִ֗יא אַרְבָּעִ֥ים יֹום֙ וְאַרְבָּעִ֣ים לַ֔יְלָה עַ֛ד הַ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים חֹרֵֽב׃ And he arose and ate and drank, and he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to the mountain of … Continue reading →

וַיָּשָׁב֩ מַלְאַ֨ךְ יְהוָ֤ה שֵׁנִית֙ וַיִּגַּע־בֹּ֔ו וַיֹּ֖אמֶר ק֣וּם אֱכֹ֑ל כִּ֛י רַ֥ב מִמְּךָ֖ הַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ And the messenger of YHWH returned a second time and touched him, and said, “Arise, eat, because the journey is too much for you.”   Morphology וַיָּשָׁב֩ (va-yashav) … Continue reading →

וַיַּבֵּ֕ט וְהִנֵּ֧ה מְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יו עֻגַ֥ת רְצָפִ֖ים וְצַפַּ֣חַת מָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֣אכַל וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ וַיָּ֖שָׁב וַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ And he looked, and behold, at his head was a cake baked on coals and a jar of water; and he ate and drank and returned and lay down. … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ וַיִּישַׁ֔ן תַּ֖חַת רֹ֣תֶם אֶחָ֑ד וְהִנֵּֽה־זֶ֤ה מַלְאָךְ֙ נֹגֵ֣עַ בֹּ֔ו וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לֹ֖ו ק֥וּם אֱכֹֽול׃ And he lay down and slept under one broom tree; and behold, a messenger touched him and said to him, “Arise, eat.”   Morphology וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ (va-yishkav) – … Continue reading →

וְהֽוּא־הָלַ֤ךְ בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יֹ֔ום וַיָּבֹ֕א וַיֵּ֕שֶׁב תַּ֖חַת רֹ֣תֶם אחת וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל אֶת־נַפְשֹׁו֙ לָמ֔וּת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר רַ֗ב עַתָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ קַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֔י כִּֽי־לֹא־טֹ֥וב אָנֹכִ֖י מֵאֲבֹתָֽי׃ And he went into the wilderness a day’s journey, and came and sat under one broom tree, and he … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֗רְא וַיָּ֨קָם֙ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אֶל־נַפְשֹׁ֔ו וַיָּבֹ֕א בְּאֵ֥ר שֶׁ֖בַע אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וַיַּנַּ֥ח אֶֽת־נַעֲרֹ֖ו שָֽׁם׃ And he saw, and he arose and went for his life, and came to Beʾer Shevaʿ, which belongs to Yehuda, and he left his servant there.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַתִּשְׁלַ֤ח אִיזֶ֨בֶל֙ מַלְאָ֔ךְ אֶל־אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־יַעֲשׂ֤וּן אֱלֹהִים֙ וְכֹ֣ה יֹוסִפ֔וּן כִּֽי־כָעֵ֤ת מָחָר֙ אָשִׂ֣ים אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ֔ כְּנֶ֖פֶשׁ אַחַ֥ד מֵהֶֽם׃ And Izevel sent a messenger to Eliyahu, saying, “Thus may the gods do, and thus may they add, if tomorrow at this time I … Continue reading →

וַיַּגֵּ֤ד אַחְאָב֙ לְאִיזֶ֔בֶל אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָרַ֛ג אֶת־כָּל־הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ And Aḥʾav told Izevel all that Eliyahu had done, and all how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.   Morphology וַיַּגֵּ֤ד (va-yagged) – Root: נגד … Continue reading →

וְיַד־יְהוָ֗ה הָֽיְתָה֙ אֶל־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ וַיְשַׁנֵּ֖ס מָתְנָ֑יו וַיָּ֨רָץ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אַחְאָ֔ב עַד־בֹּאֲכָ֖ה יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃ And the hand of YHWH was upon Eliyahu, and he girded up his loins and ran before Aḥʾav until the coming to Yizreʿel.   Morphology וְיַד־יְהוָ֗ה (ve-yad YHWH) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י עַד־כֹּ֣ה וְעַד־כֹּ֗ה וְהַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ הִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙ עָבִ֣ים וְר֔וּחַ וַיְהִ֖י גֶּ֣שֶׁם גָּדֹ֑ול וַיִּרְכַּ֥ב אַחְאָ֖ב וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃ And it came to pass, meanwhile, that the heavens grew dark with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Aḥʾav rode and went … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ בַּשְּׁבִעִ֔ית וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּה־עָ֛ב קְטַנָּ֥ה כְּכַף־אִ֖ישׁ עֹלָ֣ה מִיָּ֑ם וַיֹּ֗אמֶר עֲלֵ֨ה אֱמֹ֤ר אֶל־אַחְאָב֙ אֱסֹ֣ר וָרֵ֔ד וְלֹ֥א יַעַצָרְכָ֖ה הַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, “Behold, a small cloud like a man’s hand is rising from … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶֽל־נַעֲרֹ֗ו עֲלֵֽה־נָא֙ הַבֵּ֣ט דֶּֽרֶךְ־יָ֔ם וַיַּ֨עַל֙ וַיַּבֵּ֔ט וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵ֣ין מְא֑וּמָה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שֻׁ֖ב שֶׁ֥בַע פְּעָמִֽים׃ And he said to his servant, “Please go up, look toward the sea.” And he went up and looked, and he said, “There is nothing.” And … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה אַחְאָ֖ב לֶאֱכֹ֣ל וְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹת וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ עָלָ֨ה אֶל־רֹ֤אשׁ הַכַּרְמֶל֙ וַיִּגְהַ֣ר אַ֔רְצָה וַיָּ֥שֶׂם פָּנָ֖יו בֵּ֥ין בִּרְכָּֽו׃ And Aḥʾav went up to eat and to drink, but Eliyahu went up to the top of the Karmel, and he crouched on the ground and … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ֙ לְאַחְאָ֔ב עֲלֵ֖ה אֱכֹ֣ל וּשְׁתֵ֑ה כִּי־קֹ֖ול הֲמֹ֥ון הַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ And Eliyahu said to Aḥʾav, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a roar of rain.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ לָהֶ֜ם תִּפְשׂ֣וּ אֶת־נְבִיאֵ֣י הַבַּ֗עַל אִ֛ישׁ אַל־יִמָּלֵ֥ט מֵהֶ֖ם וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּם וַיֹּורִדֵ֤ם אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ֙ אֶל־נַ֣חַל קִישֹׁ֔ון וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖ם שָֽׁם׃ And Eliyahu said to them, “Seize the prophets of the Baʿal! Let not a man escape from them!” And they seized them, and Eliyahu … Continue reading →

וַיַּרְא֙ כָּל־הָעָ֔ם וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ יְהוָה֙ ה֣וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים יְהוָ֖ה ה֥וּא הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ And all the people saw, and they fell on their faces and said, “YHWH, He is the God! YHWH, He is the God!”   Morphology וַיַּרְא֙ (va-yarʾ) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַתִּפֹּ֣ל אֵשׁ־יְהוָ֗ה וַתֹּ֤אכַל אֶת־הָֽעֹלָה֙ וְאֶת־הָ֣עֵצִ֔ים וְאֶת־הָאֲבָנִ֖ים וְאֶת־הֶעָפָ֑ר וְאֶת־הַמַּ֥יִם אֲשֶׁר־בַּתְּעָלָ֖ה לִחֵֽכָה׃ And the fire of YHWH fell, and it consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in … Continue reading →

עֲנֵ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ עֲנֵ֔נִי וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְאַתָּ֛ה הֲסִבֹּ֥תָ אֶת־לִבָּ֖ם אֲחֹרַנִּֽית׃ Answer me, YHWH, answer me, and let this people know that You, YHWH, are the God, and You have turned their heart backward.”   Morphology עֲנֵ֤נִי (ʿaneni) … Continue reading →