Author Archives: Nevi’im

כִּֽי־קָרֹ֥וב יֹום־יְהוָ֖ה עַל־כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשִׂ֨יתָ֙ יֵעָ֣שֶׂה לָּ֔ךְ גְּמֻלְךָ֖ יָשׁ֥וּב בְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃ For near is the day of YHWH upon all the nations; as you have done, it shall be done to you, your recompense shall return upon your head.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְאַֽל־תַּעֲמֹד֙ עַל־הַפֶּ֔רֶק לְהַכְרִ֖ית אֶת־פְּלִיטָ֑יו וְאַל־תַּסְגֵּ֥ר שְׂרִידָ֖יו בְּיֹ֥ום צָרָֽה׃ And do not stand at the crossroads to cut off his fugitives, and do not deliver up his survivors in the day of distress.   Morphology וְאַל־ (ve-al) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); … Continue reading →

אַל־תָּבֹ֤וא בְשַֽׁעַר־עַמִּי֙ בְּיֹ֣ום אֵידָ֔ם אַל־תֵּ֧רֶא גַם־אַתָּ֛ה בְּרָעָתֹ֖ו בְּיֹ֣ום אֵידֹ֑ו וְאַל־תִּשְׁלַ֥חְנָה בְחֵילֹ֖ו בְּיֹ֥ום אֵידֹֽו׃ Do not enter the gate of My people in the day of their calamity; do not look, also you, on his evil in the day of his … Continue reading →

וְאַל־תֵּ֤רֶא בְיֹום־אָחִ֨יךָ֙ בְּיֹ֣ום נָכְרֹ֔ו וְאַל־תִּשְׂמַ֥ח לִבְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֖ה בְּיֹ֣ום אָבְדָ֑ם וְאַל־תַּגְדֵּ֥ל פִּ֖יךָ בְּיֹ֥ום צָרָֽה׃ And you shall not look on the day of your brother, on the day of his estrangement, and you shall not rejoice over the sons of Yehuda in … Continue reading →

בְּיֹום֙ עֲמָֽדְךָ֣ מִנֶּ֔גֶד בְּיֹ֛ום שְׁבֹ֥ות זָרִ֖ים חֵילֹ֑ו וְנָכְרִ֞ים בָּ֣אוּ שֶׂעָרֹו֙ וְעַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ יַדּ֣וּ גֹורָ֔ל גַּם־אַתָּ֖ה כְּאַחַ֥ד מֵהֶֽם׃ In the day of your standing opposite, in the day strangers carried off his wealth, and foreigners entered his gate, and over Yerushalayim they … Continue reading →

מֵחֲמַ֛ס אָחִ֥יךָ יַעֲקֹ֖ב תְּכַסְּךָ֣ בוּשָׁ֑ה וְנִכְרַ֖תָּ לְעֹולָֽם׃ From the violence of your brother Yaʿaqov, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever.   Morphology מֵחֲמַ֛ס (me-ḥamas) – Root: חמס (ḥ-m-s); Form: Preposition מִן + noun masculine singular; … Continue reading →

וְחַתּ֥וּ גִבֹּורֶ֖יךָ תֵּימָ֑ן לְמַ֧עַן יִכָּֽרֶת־אִ֛ישׁ מֵהַ֥ר עֵשָׂ֖ו מִקָּֽטֶל׃ And your mighty ones shall be shattered, O Teman, so that a man may be cut off from the mountain of Esav by slaughter.   Morphology וְחַתּ֥וּ (ve-ḥattu) – Root: חתת (ḥ-t-t); … Continue reading →

הֲלֹ֛וא בַּיֹּ֥ום הַה֖וּא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֤י חֲכָמִים֙ מֵֽאֱדֹ֔ום וּתְבוּנָ֖ה מֵהַ֥ר עֵשָֽׂו׃ Shall it not be in that day,” declares YHWH, “that I will destroy the wise ones from Edom, and understanding from the mountain of Esav.   Morphology הֲלֹ֛וא (halo) – … Continue reading →

עַֽד־הַגְּב֣וּל שִׁלְּח֗וּךָ כֹּ֚ל אַנְשֵׁ֣י בְרִיתֶ֔ךָ הִשִּׁיא֛וּךָ יָכְל֥וּ לְךָ֖ אַנְשֵׁ֣י שְׁלֹמֶ֑ךָ לַחְמְךָ֗ יָשִׂ֤ימוּ מָזֹור֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ אֵ֥ין תְּבוּנָ֖ה בֹּֽו׃ Up to the border they have sent you, all the men of your covenant; they have deceived you, prevailed against you, the men … Continue reading →

אֵ֚יךְ נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּ עֵשָׂ֔ו נִבְע֖וּ מַצְפֻּנָֽיו׃ How Esav has been searched out, his hidden treasures have been sought out.   Morphology אֵ֚יךְ (ʾekh) – Root: איך (ʾ-y-kh); Form: Interrogative adverb; Translation: “How”; Notes: Expresses astonishment at Esav’s exposure. נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּ (neḥpseu) – … Continue reading →

אִם־גַּנָּבִ֤ים בָּאֽוּ־לְךָ֙ אִם־שֹׁ֣ודְדֵי לַ֔יְלָה אֵ֣יךְ נִדְמֵ֔יתָה הֲלֹ֥וא יִגְנְב֖וּ דַּיָּ֑ם אִם־בֹּֽצְרִים֙ בָּ֣אוּ לָ֔ךְ הֲלֹ֖וא יַשְׁאִ֥ירוּ עֹלֵלֹֽות׃ “If thieves came to you, if plunderers of the night, how you have been destroyed! Would they not steal what is enough for them? If … Continue reading →

אִם־תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר וְאִם־בֵּ֥ין כֹּֽוכָבִ֖ים שִׂ֣ים קִנֶּ֑ךָ מִשָּׁ֥ם אֹורִֽידְךָ֖ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ If you make yourself high like an eagle, and if among the stars you set your nest, from there I will bring you down,” declares YHWH.   Morphology אִם־ (ʾim) – … Continue reading →

זְדֹ֤ון לִבְּךָ֙ הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָ שֹׁכְנִ֥י בְחַגְוֵי־סֶּ֖לַע מְרֹ֣ום שִׁבְתֹּ֑ו אֹמֵ֣ר בְּלִבֹּ֔ו מִ֥י יֹורִדֵ֖נִי אָֽרֶץ׃ The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, the height of his habitation, saying in his heart, ‘Who will … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֥ה קָטֹ֛ן נְתַתִּ֖יךָ בַּגֹּויִ֑ם בָּז֥וּי אַתָּ֖ה מְאֹֽד׃ Behold, small I have made you among the nations; despised you are exceedingly.   Morphology הִנֵּ֥ה (hinneh) – Root: הנה (h-n-h); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Introduces a divine declaration with emphasis. קָטֹ֛ן … Continue reading →

חֲזֹ֖ון עֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה כֹּֽה־אָמַר֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה לֶאֱדֹ֗ום שְׁמוּעָ֨ה שָׁמַ֜עְנוּ מֵאֵ֤ת יְהוָה֙ וְצִיר֙ בַּגֹּויִ֣ם שֻׁלָּ֔ח ק֛וּמוּ וְנָק֥וּמָה עָלֶ֖יהָ לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ A vision of ʿOvadya. Thus said the Lord YHWH to Edom: a report we have heard from YHWH, and a messenger among the … Continue reading →

The Book of Obadiah