Author Archives: Nevi’im

וּתְקַעְתִּ֥יו יָתֵ֖ד בְּמָקֹ֣ום נֶאֱמָ֑ן וְהָיָ֛ה לְכִסֵּ֥א כָבֹ֖וד לְבֵ֥ית אָבִֽיו׃ And I will fasten him as a peg in a firm place, and he shall become a throne of glory for the house of his father.   Morphology וּתְקַעְתִּ֥יו (u-teqaʿtiv) – … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֛י מַפְתֵּ֥חַ בֵּית־דָּוִ֖ד עַל־שִׁכְמֹ֑ו וּפָתַח֙ וְאֵ֣ין סֹגֵ֔ר וְסָגַ֖ר וְאֵ֥ין פֹּתֵֽחַ׃ And I will place the key of the house of Dawid upon his shoulder, and he shall open and none shall shut, and he shall shut and none shall open. … Continue reading →

וְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּ֣יו כֻּתָּנְתֶּ֗ךָ וְאַבְנֵֽטְךָ֙ אֲחַזְּקֶ֔נּוּ וּמֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֖ אֶתֵּ֣ן בְּיָדֹ֑ו וְהָיָ֥ה לְאָ֛ב לְיֹושֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וּלְבֵ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה׃ And I will clothe him with your tunic and strengthen him with your sash, and I will place your authority into his hand. And he shall be … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא וְקָרָ֣אתִי לְעַבְדִּ֔י לְאֶלְיָקִ֖ים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ And it shall be on that day, that I will call to My servant Elyaqim son of Ḥilqiyahu.   Morphology וְהָיָ֖ה (ve-hāyāh) – Root: היה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with … Continue reading →

וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ מִמַּצָּבֶ֑ךָ וּמִמַּעֲמָֽדְךָ֖ יֶהֶרְסֶֽךָ׃ And I will thrust you from your post, and from your station He will tear you down.   Morphology וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ (va-hădaftikha) – Root: הדף; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine … Continue reading →

צָנֹ֤וף יִצְנָפְךָ֙ צְנֵפָ֔ה כַּדּ֕וּר אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ רַחֲבַ֣ת יָדָ֑יִם שָׁ֣מָּה תָמ֗וּת וְשָׁ֨מָּה֙ מַרְכְּבֹ֣ות כְּבֹודֶ֔ךָ קְלֹ֖ון בֵּ֥ית אֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃ He will surely wind you up, winding like a ball, to a land broad of hands. There you will die, and there your glorious chariots … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ מְטַלְטֶלְךָ֔ טַלְטֵלָ֖ה גָּ֑בֶר וְעֹטְךָ֖ עָטֹֽה׃ Behold, YHWH is about to shake you—a shaking, O man! And He will wrap you up, wrapping you tightly.   Morphology הִנֵּ֤ה (hinneh) – Root: נה; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Used to … Continue reading →

מַה־לְּךָ֥ פֹה֙ וּמִ֣י לְךָ֣ פֹ֔ה כִּֽי־חָצַ֧בְתָּ לְּךָ֛ פֹּ֖ה קָ֑בֶר חֹצְבִ֤י מָרֹום֙ קִבְרֹ֔ו חֹקְקִ֥י בַסֶּ֖לַע מִשְׁכָּ֥ן לֹֽו׃ ‘What do you have here, and whom do you have here, that you have hewn for yourself a tomb here, he who hews his … Continue reading →

כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה צְבָאֹ֑ות לֶךְ־בֹּא֙ אֶל־הַסֹּכֵ֣ן הַזֶּ֔ה עַל־שֶׁבְנָ֖א אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־הַבָּֽיִת׃ Thus said the Lord YHWH of Hosts, “Go, come to this steward, to Shevna who is over the house,   Morphology כֹּ֥ה (koh) – Root: כה; Form: Demonstrative adverb; … Continue reading →

וְנִגְלָ֥ה בְאָזְנָ֖י יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֑ות אִם־֠יְכֻפַּר הֶעָוֹ֨ן הַזֶּ֤ה לָכֶם֙ עַד־תְּמֻת֔וּן אָמַ֛ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ פ And it was revealed in my ears by YHWH of hosts: “Surely this iniquity shall not be atoned for you until you die,” said the Lord … Continue reading →

וְהִנֵּ֣ה שָׂשֹׂ֣ון וְשִׂמְחָ֗ה הָרֹ֤ג בָּקָר֙ וְשָׁחֹ֣ט צֹ֔אן אָכֹ֥ל בָּשָׂ֖ר וְשָׁתֹ֣ות יָ֑יִן אָכֹ֣ול וְשָׁתֹ֔ו כִּ֥י מָחָ֖ר נָמֽוּת׃ And behold, joy and gladness, slaughtering cattle and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: “Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֗א אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה צְבָאֹ֖ות בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא לִבְכִי֙ וּלְמִסְפֵּ֔ד וּלְקָרְחָ֖ה וְלַחֲגֹ֥ר שָֽׂק׃ And the Lord YHWH of Hosts called on that day for weeping and for mourning and for baldness and for girding with sackcloth.   Morphology וַיִּקְרָ֗א (vayyiqra) – Root: … Continue reading →

וּמִקְוָ֣ה עֲשִׂיתֶ֗ם בֵּ֚ין הַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִם לְמֵ֖י הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הַיְשָׁנָ֑ה וְלֹ֤א הִבַּטְתֶּם֙ אֶל־עֹשֶׂ֔יהָ וְיֹצְרָ֥הּ מֵֽרָחֹ֖וק לֹ֥א רְאִיתֶֽם׃ And you made a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the old pool, but you did not look to its Maker, and the One … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־בָּתֵּ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם סְפַרְתֶּ֑ם וַתִּתְצוּ֙ הַבָּ֣תִּ֔ים לְבַצֵּ֖ר הַחֹומָֽה׃ And the houses of Yerushalayim you counted, and the houses you broke down to fortify the wall.   Morphology וְאֶת־ (veʾet) – Form: Conjunction + direct object marker; Translation: “and [the]”; Notes: Links … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֨ת בְּקִיעֵ֧י עִיר־דָּוִ֛ד רְאִיתֶ֖ם כִּי־רָ֑בּוּ וַֽתְּקַבְּצ֔וּ אֶת־מֵ֥י הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה הַתַּחְתֹּונָֽה׃ And you saw the breaches of the city of Dawid that they were many, and you gathered the waters of the lower pool.   Morphology וְאֵ֨ת (veʾet) – Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →

וַיְגַ֕ל אֵ֖ת מָסַ֣ךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַתַּבֵּט֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא אֶל־נֶ֖שֶׁק בֵּ֥ית הַיָּֽעַר׃ And he uncovered the covering of Yehuda, and you looked on that day to the weaponry of the House of the Forest.   Morphology וַיְגַ֕ל (vayegal) – Root: גלה; Form: … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֥י מִבְחַר־עֲמָקַ֖יִךְ מָ֣לְאוּ רָ֑כֶב וְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים שֹׁ֖ת שָׁ֥תוּ הַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ And it happened, your choicest valleys were filled with chariots, and the horsemen took their stand at the gate.   Morphology וַיְהִ֥י (vayehi) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person … Continue reading →

וְעֵילָם֙ נָשָׂ֣א אַשְׁפָּ֔ה בְּרֶ֥כֶב אָדָ֖ם פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים וְקִ֥יר עֵרָ֖ה מָגֵֽן׃ And ʿElam lifted up the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Qir uncovered the shield.   Morphology וְעֵילָם (ve-ʿElam) – Root: עֵילָם; Form: Conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular; … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י יֹום֩ מְהוּמָ֨ה וּמְבוּסָ֜ה וּמְבוּכָ֗ה לַֽאדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה צְבָאֹ֖ות בְּגֵ֣יא חִזָּיֹ֑ון מְקַרְקַ֥ר קִ֖ר וְשֹׁ֥ועַ אֶל־הָהָֽר׃ For it is a day of confusion, and of trampling, and of perplexity to the Lord YHWH of Hosts, in the Valley of Vision, a battering … Continue reading →

עַל־כֵּ֥ן אָמַ֛רְתִּי שְׁע֥וּ מִנִּ֖י אֲמָרֵ֣ר בַּבֶּ֑כִי אַל־תָּאִ֣יצוּ לְנַֽחֲמֵ֔נִי עַל־שֹׁ֖ד בַּת־עַמִּֽי׃ Therefore I said, “Turn from me, let me weep bitterly; do not hasten to comfort me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”   Morphology עַל־כֵּ֥ן (ʿal-ken) – … Continue reading →

כָּל־קְצִינַ֥יִךְ נָֽדְדוּ־יַ֖חַד מִקֶּ֣שֶׁת אֻסָּ֑רוּ כָּל־נִמְצָאַ֨יִךְ֙ אֻסְּר֣וּ יַחְדָּ֔ו מֵרָחֹ֖וק בָּרָֽחוּ׃ All your commanders have fled together, they were bound by the bow; all who were found in you were bound together, they fled far away.   Morphology כָּל־קְצִינַ֥יִךְ (kol-qetsinayikh) – Root: … Continue reading →

תְּשֻׁאֹ֣ות מְלֵאָ֗ה עִ֚יר הֹֽומִיָּ֔ה קִרְיָ֖ה עַלִּיזָ֑ה חֲלָלַ֨יִךְ֙ לֹ֣א חַלְלֵי־חֶ֔רֶב וְלֹ֖א מֵתֵ֥י מִלְחָמָֽה׃ A tumultuous city, full of uproar, a joyous town; your slain are not slain by the sword, nor dead in battle.   Morphology תְּשֻׁאֹ֣ות (teshuʾot) – Root: שׁוא … Continue reading →

מַשָּׂ֖א גֵּ֣יא חִזָּיֹ֑ון מַה־לָּ֣ךְ אֵפֹ֔וא כִּֽי־עָלִ֥ית כֻּלָּ֖ךְ לַגַּגֹּֽות׃ A burden of the Valley of Vision: What is to you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops?   Morphology מַשָּׂ֖א (massa) – Root: נשא (nasa); Form: Noun masculine … Continue reading →

וּשְׁאָ֧ר מִסְפַּר־קֶ֛שֶׁת גִּבֹּורֵ֥י בְנֵֽי־קֵדָ֖ר יִמְעָ֑טוּ כִּ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל דִּבֵּֽר׃ ס And the remainder of the number of the bowmen, the mighty men of the sons of Qedar, shall be few; for YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, has spoken.   Morphology … Continue reading →

כִּי־כֹ֛ה אָמַ֥ר אֲדֹנָ֖י אֵלָ֑י בְּעֹ֤וד שָׁנָה֙ כִּשְׁנֵ֣י שָׂכִ֔יר וְכָלָ֖ה כָּל־כְּבֹ֥וד קֵדָֽר׃ For thus said my Lord to me, “In yet a year, as the years of a hired laborer, all the glory of Qedar shall come to an end.   … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵ֥י חֲרָבֹ֖ות נָדָ֑דוּ מִפְּנֵ֣י חֶ֣רֶב נְטוּשָׁ֗ה וּמִפְּנֵי֙ קֶ֣שֶׁת דְּרוּכָ֔ה וּמִפְּנֵ֖י כֹּ֥בֶד מִלְחָמָֽה׃ ס For because of swords they fled; because of a drawn sword, and because of a bent bow, and because of the heaviness of war.   Morphology כִּֽי־ … Continue reading →

לִקְרַ֥את צָמֵ֖א הֵתָ֣יוּ מָ֑יִם יֹשְׁבֵי֙ אֶ֣רֶץ תֵּימָ֔א בְּלַחְמֹ֖ו קִדְּמ֥וּ נֹדֵֽד׃ To meet the thirsty, bring water, O inhabitants of the land of Tema; with his bread they met the fugitive.   Morphology לִקְרַ֥את (liqrat) – Root: קרא (qaraʾ); Form: Preposition … Continue reading →

מַשָּׂ֖א בַּעְרָ֑ב בַּיַּ֤עַר בַּעְרַב֙ תָּלִ֔ינוּ אֹֽרְחֹ֖ות דְּדָנִֽים׃ A burden concerning ʿArav: In the thicket in ʿArav you will lodge, O caravans of Dedanim.   Morphology מַשָּׂ֖א (massa) – Root: נשא (nasa); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “burden”; Notes: Prophetic oracle … Continue reading →

אָמַ֣ר שֹׁמֵ֔ר אָתָ֥ה בֹ֖קֶר וְגַם־לָ֑יְלָה אִם־תִּבְעָי֥וּן בְּעָ֖יוּ שֻׁ֥בוּ אֵתָֽיוּ׃ ס The watchman said: “Morning has come, and also night. If you will inquire, inquire; return, come.”   Morphology אָמַ֣ר (ʾamar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

מַשָּׂ֖א דּוּמָ֑ה אֵלַי֙ קֹרֵ֣א מִשֵּׂעִ֔יר שֹׁמֵר֙ מַה־מִלַּ֔יְלָה שֹׁמֵ֖ר מַה־מִלֵּֽיל׃ A burden of Duma. Unto me one calls from Seʿir, “Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”   Morphology מַשָּׂ֖א (massa) – Root: נשא (nasa); Form: Noun masculine … Continue reading →