Author Archives: Nevi’im

הֹ֗וי עֲטֶ֤רֶת גֵּאוּת֙ שִׁכֹּרֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְצִ֥יץ נֹבֵ֖ל צְבִ֣י תִפְאַרְתֹּ֑ו אֲשֶׁ֛ר עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ גֵּֽיא־שְׁמָנִ֖ים הֲל֥וּמֵי יָֽיִן׃ Woe, crown of pride of the drunkards of Efrayim, and the fading blossom of the beauty of his splendor, which is upon the head of the … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֣ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא יִתָּקַע֮ בְּשֹׁופָ֣ר גָּדֹול֒ וּבָ֗אוּ הָאֹֽבְדִים֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אַשּׁ֔וּר וְהַנִּדָּחִ֖ים בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְהִשְׁתַּחֲו֧וּ לַיהוָ֛ה בְּהַ֥ר הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And it shall be on that day, a great shofar shall be blown, and the lost shall come from the land of … Continue reading →

וְהָיָה֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא יַחְבֹּ֧ט יְהוָ֛ה מִשִּׁבֹּ֥לֶת הַנָּהָ֖ר עַד־נַ֣חַל מִצְרָ֑יִם וְאַתֶּ֧ם תְּלֻקְּט֛וּ לְאַחַ֥ד אֶחָ֖ד בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס And it shall be on that day, YHWH shall thresh from the channel of the River to the brook of Mitsrayim, and you shall … Continue reading →

בִּיבֹ֤שׁ קְצִירָהּ֙ תִּשָּׁבַ֔רְנָה נָשִׁ֕ים בָּאֹ֖ות מְאִירֹ֣ות אֹותָ֑הּ כִּ֣י לֹ֤א עַם־בִּינֹות֙ ה֔וּא עַל־כֵּן֙ לֹֽא־יְרַחֲמֶ֣נּוּ עֹשֵׂ֔הוּ וְיֹצְרֹ֖ו לֹ֥א יְחֻנֶּֽנּוּ׃ ס When her harvest withers, they shall be broken; women come, kindling her. Because it is not a discerning people; therefore, its Maker … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י עִ֤יר בְּצוּרָה֙ בָּדָ֔ד נָוֶ֕ה מְשֻׁלָּ֥ח וְנֶעֱזָ֖ב כַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר שָׁ֣ם יִרְעֶ֥ה עֵ֛גֶל וְשָׁ֥ם יִרְבָּ֖ץ וְכִלָּ֥ה סְעִפֶֽיהָ׃ For a fortified city is solitary, a deserted habitation and forsaken like the wilderness; there a calf shall graze, and there it shall lie down, … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן בְּזֹאת֙ יְכֻפַּ֣ר עֲוֹֽן־יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְזֶ֕ה כָּל־פְּרִ֖י הָסִ֣ר חַטָּאתֹ֑ו בְּשׂוּמֹ֣ו כָּל־אַבְנֵ֣י מִזְבֵּ֗חַ כְּאַבְנֵי־גִר֙ מְנֻפָּצֹ֔ות לֹֽא־יָקֻ֥מוּ אֲשֵׁרִ֖ים וְחַמָּנִֽים׃ Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Yaʿaqov be atoned, and this is all the fruit of removing his sin: when he makes all … Continue reading →

בְּסַּאסְּאָ֖ה בְּשַׁלְחָ֣הּ תְּרִיבֶ֑נָּה הָגָ֛ה בְּרוּחֹ֥ו הַקָּשָׁ֖ה בְּיֹ֥ום קָדִֽים׃ By driving her away with exile, He contended with her; He removed her with His fierce wind in the day of the east wind.   Morphology בְּסַּאסְּאָ֖ה (bəs-saʾasəʾāh) – Root: סאה (possibly … Continue reading →

הַכְּמַכַּ֥ת מַכֵּ֖הוּ הִכָּ֑הוּ אִם־כְּהֶ֥רֶג הֲרֻגָ֖יו הֹרָֽג׃ Has He struck him as the striking of his striker? Or like the slaughter of his slain was he slain?   Morphology הַכְּמַכַּ֥ת (hakkəmakkat) – Root: נכה; Form: Definite article + preposition כְ + … Continue reading →

הַבָּאִים֙ יַשְׁרֵ֣שׁ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב יָצִ֥יץ וּפָרַ֖ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּמָלְא֥וּ פְנֵי־תֵבֵ֖ל תְּנוּבָֽה׃ ס Those who come, Yaʿaqov shall take root; Yisraʾel shall blossom and sprout, and they shall fill the face of the world with produce.   Morphology הַבָּאִים֙ (habbaʾim) – Root: בוא; … Continue reading →

אֹ֚ו יַחֲזֵ֣ק בְּמָעוּזִּ֔י יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה שָׁלֹ֖ום לִ֑י שָׁלֹ֖ום יַֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּֽי׃ Or let him take hold of My stronghold; he shall make peace with Me, peace he shall make with Me.   Morphology אֹ֚ו (ʾō) – Root: או; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Or”; Notes: … Continue reading →

חֵמָ֖ה אֵ֣ין לִ֑י מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֜נִי שָׁמִ֥יר שַׁ֨יִת֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה אֶפְשְׂעָ֥ה בָ֖הּ אֲצִיתֶ֥נָּה יָּֽחַד׃ Fury is not in Me. Who would give Me briar and thorn in battle? I would march against it, I would burn it together.   Morphology חֵמָ֖ה (ḥēmāh) – … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ נֹֽצְרָ֔הּ לִרְגָעִ֖ים אַשְׁקֶ֑נָּה פֶּ֚ן יִפְקֹ֣ד עָלֶ֔יהָ לַ֥יְלָה וָיֹ֖ום אֶצֳּרֶֽנָּה׃ I, YHWH, guard it; every moment I water it. Lest one attend to it, I guard it night and day.   Morphology אֲנִ֤י (ʾănī) – Root: אנכ; Form: Independent … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֖ום הַה֑וּא כֶּ֥רֶם חֶ֖מֶד עַנּוּ־לָֽהּ׃ In that day, “A vineyard of delight, sing of it!   Morphology בַּיֹּ֖ום (bayyōm) – Root: יום; Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular with article; Translation: “in the day”; Notes: Temporal expression introducing a … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֡וּא יִפְקֹ֣ד יְהוָה֩ בְּחַרְבֹ֨ו הַקָּשָׁ֜ה וְהַגְּדֹולָ֣ה וְהַֽחֲזָקָ֗ה עַ֤ל לִוְיָתָן֙ נָחָ֣שׁ בָּרִ֔חַ וְעַל֙ לִוְיָתָ֔ן נָחָ֖שׁ עֲקַלָּתֹ֑ון וְהָרַ֥ג אֶת־הַתַּנִּ֖ין אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּיָּֽם׃ ס In that day YHWH shall punish with His sword—the hard, and the great, and the strong—Leviathan the fleeing serpent, … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ יֹצֵ֣א מִמְּקֹומֹ֔ו לִפְקֹ֛ד עֲוֹ֥ן יֹֽשֵׁב־הָאָ֖רֶץ עָלָ֑יו וְגִלְּתָ֤ה הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֶת־דָּמֶ֔יהָ וְלֹֽא־תְכַסֶּ֥ה עֹ֖וד עַל־הֲרוּגֶֽיהָ׃ ס For behold, YHWH is coming out of His place to punish the iniquity of the inhabitant of the earth upon him. And the earth shall … Continue reading →

לֵ֤ךְ עַמִּי֙ בֹּ֣א בַחֲדָרֶ֔יךָ וּֽסְגֹ֥ר דלתיך בַּעֲדֶ֑ךָ חֲבִ֥י כִמְעַט־רֶ֖גַע עַד־יעבור־זָֽעַם׃ Go, my people, enter into your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment until indignation passes by.   Morphology לֵ֤ךְ (lekh) – Root: הלך; … Continue reading →

יִֽחְי֣וּ מֵתֶ֔יךָ נְבֵלָתִ֖י יְקוּמ֑וּן הָקִ֨יצוּ וְרַנְּנ֜וּ שֹׁכְנֵ֣י עָפָ֗ר כִּ֣י טַ֤ל אֹורֹת֙ טַלֶּ֔ךָ וָאָ֖רֶץ רְפָאִ֥ים תַּפִּֽיל׃ ס Your dead shall live; my corpses shall rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is a dew of … Continue reading →

הָרִ֣ינוּ חַ֔לְנוּ כְּמֹ֖ו יָלַ֣דְנוּ ר֑וּחַ יְשׁוּעֹת֙ בַּל־נַ֣עֲשֶׂה אֶ֔רֶץ וּבַֽל־יִפְּל֖וּ יֹשְׁבֵ֥י תֵבֵֽל׃ We were pregnant, we writhed, like we gave birth to wind; we brought forth no salvations in the land, and the inhabitants of the world did not fall.   … Continue reading →

כְּמֹ֤ו הָרָה֙ תַּקְרִ֣יב לָלֶ֔דֶת תָּחִ֥יל תִּזְעַ֖ק בַּחֲבָלֶ֑יהָ כֵּ֛ן הָיִ֥ינוּ מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ יְהוָֽה׃ Like a pregnant woman who draws near to give birth, she writhes, she cries out in her pangs, so were we before You, YHWH.   Morphology כְּמֹ֤ו (kemo) – … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֖ה בַּצַּ֣ר פְּקָד֑וּךָ צָק֣וּן לַ֔חַשׁ מוּסָרְךָ֖ לָֽמֹו׃ YHWH, in distress they sought You; they poured out whispering when Your discipline was upon them.   Morphology יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: Divine name; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal name … Continue reading →

יָסַ֤פְתָּ לַגֹּוי֙ יְהוָ֔ה יָסַ֥פְתָּ לַגֹּ֖וי נִכְבָּ֑דְתָּ רִחַ֖קְתָּ כָּל־קַצְוֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ You have increased the nation, O YHWH; You have increased the nation, You have been glorified; You have extended all the ends of the earth.   Morphology יָסַ֤פְתָּ (yasaphta) – Root: יסף; … Continue reading →

מֵתִים֙ בַּל־יִחְי֔וּ רְפָאִ֖ים בַּל־יָקֻ֑מוּ לָכֵ֤ן פָּקַ֨דְתָּ֙ וַתַּשְׁמִידֵ֔ם וַתְּאַבֵּ֥ד כָּל־זֵ֖כֶר לָֽמֹו׃ The dead shall not live, the shades shall not rise; therefore You have visited and destroyed them, and caused all memory of them to perish.   Morphology מֵתִים (metim) – … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ בְּעָל֥וּנוּ אֲדֹנִ֖ים זֽוּלָתֶ֑ךָ לְבַד־בְּךָ֖ נַזְכִּ֥יר שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ YHWH our God, lords besides You have ruled over us, only in You will we make mention of Your name.   Morphology יְהוָ֣ה (YHWH) – Root: Divine name; Form: Proper noun; Translation: … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֕ה תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ת שָׁלֹ֖ום לָ֑נוּ כִּ֛י גַּ֥ם כָּֽל־מַעֲשֵׂ֖ינוּ פָּעַ֥לְתָּ לָּֽנוּ׃ YHWH, You will establish peace for us, for even all our deeds You have wrought for us.   Morphology יְהוָ֕ה (YHWH) – Root: Divine name; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֛ה רָ֥מָה יָדְךָ֖ בַּל־יֶחֱזָי֑וּן יֶחֱז֤וּ וְיֵבֹ֨שׁוּ֙ קִנְאַת־עָ֔ם אַף־אֵ֖שׁ צָרֶ֥יךָ תֹאכְלֵֽם׃ ס YHWH, Your hand is lifted up, they do not see. They shall see and be ashamed—zeal for the people; also, fire shall consume Your adversaries.   Morphology יְהוָ֛ה (YHWH) … Continue reading →

יֻחַ֤ן רָשָׁע֙ בַּל־לָמַ֣ד צֶ֔דֶק בְּאֶ֥רֶץ נְכֹחֹ֖ות יְעַוֵּ֑ל וּבַל־יִרְאֶ֖ה גֵּא֥וּת יְהוָֽה׃ ס Though the wicked is shown favor, he does not learn righteousness; in a land of uprightness he deals unjustly, and does not behold the majesty of YHWH.   Morphology … Continue reading →

נַפְשִׁ֤י אִוִּיתִ֨יךָ֙ בַּלַּ֔יְלָה אַף־רוּחִ֥י בְקִרְבִּ֖י אֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ כִּ֞י כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר מִשְׁפָּטֶ֨יךָ֙ לָאָ֔רֶץ צֶ֥דֶק לָמְד֖וּ יֹשְׁבֵ֥י תֵבֵֽל׃ My soul has desired You in the night; also my spirit within me I will seek You early. For when Your judgments are in the earth, … Continue reading →

אַ֣ף אֹ֧רַח מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָ יְהוָ֖ה קִוִּינ֑וּךָ לְשִׁמְךָ֥ וּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖ תַּאֲוַת־נָֽפֶשׁ׃ Indeed, in the path of Your judgments, O YHWH, we have waited for You; for Your name and for Your remembrance is the desire of the soul.   Morphology אַ֣ף (ʾaf) – … Continue reading →

אֹ֥רַח לַצַּדִּ֖יק מֵֽישָׁרִ֑ים יָשָׁ֕ר מַעְגַּ֥ל צַדִּ֖יק תְּפַלֵּֽס׃ The path for the righteous is upright; You, the Upright One, level the track of the righteous.   Morphology אֹ֥רַח (ʾoraḥ) – Root: ארח; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “path”; Notes: Often … Continue reading →

תִּרְמְסֶ֖נָּה רָ֑גֶל רַגְלֵ֥י עָנִ֖י פַּעֲמֵ֥י דַלִּֽים׃ It shall be trampled by a foot, feet of the poor, steps of the needy.   Morphology תִּרְמְסֶ֖נָּה (tirmesennah) – Root: רמס; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix; … Continue reading →