Author Archives: Nevi’im

הָעַמּוּדִ֣ים שְׁנַ֗יִם הַיָּ֤ם הָֽאֶחָד֙ וְהַמְּכֹנֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה לֹא־הָיָ֣ה מִשְׁקָ֔ל לִנְחֹ֖שֶׁת כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ The two pillars, the one sea, and the stands that Shelomo made for the house of YHWH, there was no weight for the bronze of all … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַמַּחְתֹּות֙ וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקֹ֗ות אֲשֶׁ֤ר זָהָב֙ זָהָ֔ב וַאֲשֶׁר־כֶּ֖סֶף כָּ֑סֶף לָקַ֖ח רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃ And the firepans and the bowls—what was gold, gold, and what was silver, silver—the Chief of the Executioners took.   Morphology וְאֶת־הַמַּחְתֹּות (ve-et ha-maḥtot) – Root: מחתה (maḥtah); Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַסִּירֹ֨ת וְאֶת־הַיָּעִ֜ים וְאֶת־הַֽמְזַמְּרֹ֣ות וְאֶת־הַכַּפֹּ֗ות וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־כְּלֵ֧י הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשָֽׁרְתוּ־בָ֖ם לָקָֽחוּ׃ And the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the bowls and all the vessels of bronze with which they served, they took.   Morphology וְאֶת־הַסִּירֹת (ve-et-ha-sirot) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־עַמּוּדֵ֨י הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֵּית־יְהוָ֗ה וְֽאֶת־הַמְּכֹנֹ֞ות וְאֶת־יָ֧ם הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּבֵית־יְהוָ֖ה שִׁבְּר֣וּ כַשְׂדִּ֑ים וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ אֶת־נְחֻשְׁתָּ֖ם בָּבֶֽלָה׃ And the bronze pillars that were in the house of YHWH, and the stands, and the bronze sea that was in the house of YHWH—the Kasdim … Continue reading →

וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת הָאָ֔רֶץ הִשְׁאִ֖יר רַב־טַבָּחִ֑ים לְכֹֽרְמִ֖ים וּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃ And from the poorest of the land the Chief of the Executioners left for vinedressers and for plowmen.   Morphology וּמִדַּלַּת (u-midallat) – Root: דלל (dalal); Form: Conjunction + preposition + construct noun feminine … Continue reading →

וְאֵת֩ יֶ֨תֶר הָעָ֜ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים בָּעִ֗יר וְאֶת־הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָפְלוּ֙ עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל וְאֵ֖ת יֶ֣תֶר הֶהָמֹ֑ון הֶגְלָ֕ה נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃ And the rest of the people who remained in the city, and the defectors who had fallen to the king of Bavel, and the … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־חֹומֹ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם סָבִ֑יב נָֽתְצוּ֙ כָּל־חֵ֣יל כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃ And the walls of Yerushalayim all around all the force of the Kasdim who were with the Chief of the Executioners broke down.   Morphology וְאֶת־חֹומֹות (ve-et-ḥomot) – Root: חומה (ḥomah); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף אֶת־בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־בָּתֵּ֧י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם וְאֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֥ית גָּדֹ֖ול שָׂרַ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ And he burned the house of YHWH and the house of the king, and all the houses of Yerushalayim, and every great house he burned with fire.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ בְּשִׁבְעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ הִ֗יא שְׁנַת֙ תְּשַֽׁע־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֑ל בָּ֞א נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֛ים עֶ֥בֶד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month—it was the nineteenth year for King Nevukhadnetstsar king of Bavel—came Nevuzarʾadan, Chief … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־בְּנֵי֙ צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ שָׁחֲט֖וּ לְעֵינָ֑יו וְאֶת־עֵינֵ֤י צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ עִוֵּ֔ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֨הוּ֙ בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ בָּבֶֽל׃ ס And the sons of Tsidqiyyahu they slaughtered before his eyes, and the eyes of Tsidqiyyahu he blinded, and he bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙ אֶת־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּעֲל֥וּ אֹתֹ֛ו אֶל־מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל רִבְלָ֑תָה וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ אִתֹּ֖ו מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ And they seized the king and brought him up to the king of Bavel at Rivla, and they spoke judgment with him.   Morphology וַיִּתְפְּשׂוּ (va-yitpəśu) – Root: תפשׂ (tafaś); … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ חֵיל־כַּשְׂדִּים֙ אַחַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּ אֹתֹ֖ו בְּעַרְבֹ֣ות יְרֵחֹ֑ו וְכָל־חֵילֹ֔ו נָפֹ֖צוּ מֵעָלָֽיו׃ And the force of the Kasdim pursued after the king, and they overtook him in the plains of Yeriḥo, and all his army was scattered from him.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע הָעִ֗יר וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה הַלַּ֨יְלָה֙ דֶּ֜רֶךְ שַׁ֣עַר בֵּ֣ין הַחֹמֹתַ֗יִם אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים עַל־הָעִ֖יר סָבִ֑יב וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה׃ And the city was breached, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the … Continue reading →

בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בָּעִ֑יר וְלֹא־הָ֥יָה לֶ֖חֶם לְעַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃ In the ninth of the month the famine became strong in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.   Morphology בְּתִשְׁעָה (be-tishʿah) – Root: תשע … Continue reading →

וַתָּבֹ֥א הָעִ֖יר בַּמָּצֹ֑ור עַ֚ד עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ And the city came into the siege until the eleventh year for King Tsidqiyyahu.   Morphology וַתָּבֹא (va-tavo) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person feminine singular; … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֩ בִשְׁנַ֨ת הַתְּשִׁיעִ֜ית לְמָלְכֹ֗ו בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי֮ בֶּעָשֹׂ֣ור לַחֹדֶשׁ֒ בָּ֠א נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֨ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֜ל ה֧וּא וְכָל־חֵילֹ֛ו עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וַיִּ֣חַן עָלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּבְנ֥וּ עָלֶ֖יהָ דָּיֵ֥ק סָבִֽיב׃ And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth of … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י עַל־אַ֣ף יְהוָ֗ה הָיְתָ֤ה בִירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ וּבִ֣יהוּדָ֔ה עַד־הִשְׁלִכֹ֥ו אֹתָ֖ם מֵעַ֣ל פָּנָ֑יו וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּמֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃ ס For by the wrath of YHWH it was upon Yerushalayim and upon Yehuda, until He cast them out from before His face, and Tsidqiyyahu rebelled … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה יְהֹויָקִֽים׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that Yehoyaqim had done.   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַחַ֤ת שָׁנָה֙ צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ בְמָלְכֹ֔ו וְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו חֲמִיטַל בַּֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִלִּבְנָֽה׃ Tsidqiyyahu was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Yerushalayim. And the name of his mother was Ḥamital, … Continue reading →

וַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל אֶת־מַתַּנְיָ֥ה דֹדֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּ֑יו וַיַּסֵּ֥ב אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ And the king of Bavel made Mattanya, his uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Tsidqiyyahu.   Morphology וַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְ (va-yamlekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Hiphil wayyiqtol 3rd person … Continue reading →

וְאֵת֩ כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַחַ֜יִל שִׁבְעַ֣ת אֲלָפִ֗ים וְהֶחָרָ֤שׁ וְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ אֶ֔לֶף הַכֹּ֕ל גִּבֹּורִ֖ים עֹשֵׂ֣י מִלְחָמָ֑ה וַיְבִיאֵ֧ם מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל גֹּולָ֖ה בָּבֶֽלָה׃ And all the men of valor, seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths, one thousand, all of them mighty men doing war, the … Continue reading →

וַיֶּ֥גֶל אֶת־יְהֹויָכִ֖ין בָּבֶ֑לָה וְאֶת־אֵ֣ם הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ וְאֶת־נְשֵׁ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וְאֶת־סָרִיסָ֗יו וְאֵת֙ אֻלַי הָאָ֔רֶץ הֹולִ֛יךְ גֹּולָ֥ה מִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בָּבֶֽלָה׃ And he exiled Yehoyakin to Bavel, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his eunuchs, and the mighty ones of the land he … Continue reading →

וְהִגְלָ֣ה אֶת־כָּל־֠יְרוּשָׁלִַם וְֽאֶת־כָּל־הַשָּׂרִ֞ים וְאֵ֣ת כָּל־גִּבֹּורֵ֣י הַחַ֗יִל עֲשֶׂרה אֲלָפִים֙ גֹּולֶ֔ה וְכָל־הֶחָרָ֖שׁ וְהַמַּסְגֵּ֑ר לֹ֣א נִשְׁאַ֔ר זוּלַ֖ת דַּלַּ֥ת עַם־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And he exiled all Yerushalayim, and all the officials, and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and … Continue reading →

וַיֹּוצֵ֣א מִשָּׁ֗ם אֶת־כָּל־אֹוצְרֹות֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וְאֹֽוצְרֹ֖ות בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְקַצֵּ֞ץ אֶת־כָּל־כְּלֵ֣י הַזָּהָ֗ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֜ה שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּהֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ And he brought out from there all the treasures of the house of YHWH and the treasures of the house … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֞א יְהֹויָכִ֤ין מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ עַל־מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל ה֣וּא וְאִמֹּ֔ו וַעֲבָדָ֖יו וְשָׂרָ֣יו וְסָֽרִיסָ֑יו וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֹתֹו֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל בִּשְׁנַ֥ת שְׁמֹנֶ֖ה לְמָלְכֹֽו׃ And Yehoyakin king of Yehuda went out to the king of Bavel, he and his mother and his servants and his officials and … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֛א נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל עַל־הָעִ֑יר וַעֲבָדָ֖יו צָרִ֥ים עָלֶֽיהָ׃ And Nevukhadnetstsar king of Bavel came against the city, and his servants were besieging it.   Morphology וַיָּבֹ֛א (va-yavo) – Root: בוא; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא עָלָה עַבְדֵ֛י נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַתָּבֹ֥א הָעִ֖יר בַּמָּצֹֽור׃ At that time the servants of Nevukhadnetstsar king of Bavel came up to Yerushalayim, and the city came under siege.   Morphology בָּעֵ֣ת (ba-ʿet) – Root: עת; Form: Preposition בְּ … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה אָבִֽיו׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his father had done.   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person … Continue reading →

בֶּן־שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ יְהֹויָכִ֣ין בְּמָלְכֹ֔ו וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו נְחֻשְׁתָּ֥א בַת־אֶלְנָתָ֖ן מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ Eighteen years old was Yehoyakin when he began to reign, and three months he reigned in Yerushalayim. And the name of his mother was Neḥushta, daughter … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־הֹסִ֥יף עֹוד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם לָצֵ֖את מֵֽאַרְצֹ֑ו כִּֽי־לָקַ֞ח מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֗ל מִנַּ֤חַל מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ עַד־נְהַר־פְּרָ֔ת כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיְתָ֖ה לְמֶ֥לֶךְ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ פ And the king of Mitsrayim did not again go out from his land, for the king of Bavel had taken from the … Continue reading →