Author Archives: Nevi’im

וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ וְצֵאתְךָ֥ וּבֹאֲךָ֖ יָדָ֑עְתִּי וְאֵ֖ת הִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥ אֵלָֽי׃ But your sitting down and your going out and your coming in I have known, and your rage against Me.   Morphology וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ (ve-shivtekha) – Root: ישׁב (yashav); Form: Infinitive construct with 2nd … Continue reading →

וְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ קִצְרֵי־יָ֔ד חַ֖תּוּ וַיֵּבֹ֑שׁוּ הָי֞וּ עֵ֤שֶׂב שָׂדֶה֙ וִ֣ירַק דֶּ֔שֶׁא חֲצִ֣יר גַּגֹּ֔ות וּשְׁדֵפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י קָמָֽה׃ And their inhabitants were short of hand, dismayed and ashamed; they were like grass of the field and green herb, like grass on rooftops, scorched before … Continue reading →

הֲלֹֽא־שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ לְמֵֽרָחֹוק֙ אֹתָ֣הּ עָשִׂ֔יתִי לְמִ֥ימֵי קֶ֖דֶם וִֽיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ עַתָּ֣ה הֲבֵיאתִ֗יהָ וּתְהִ֗י לַהְשֹׁ֛ות גַּלִּ֥ים נִצִּ֖ים עָרִ֥ים בְּצֻרֹֽות׃ Have you not heard? From afar I have done it; from days of old I formed it. Now I have brought it to pass, and … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֣י קַ֔רְתִּי וְשָׁתִ֖יתִי מַ֣יִם זָרִ֑ים וְאַחְרִב֙ בְּכַף־פְּעָמַ֔י כֹּ֖ל יְאֹרֵ֥י מָצֹֽור׃ I dug and drank foreign waters, and with the sole of my feet I dried up all the streams of Matsor.”   Morphology אֲנִ֣י (ʾani) – Form: Independent pronoun 1st … Continue reading →

בְּיַ֣ד מַלְאָכֶיךָ֮ חֵרַ֣פְתָּ אֲדֹנָי֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר בְּרֶכֶב רִכְבִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י עָלִ֛יתִי מְרֹ֥ום הָרִ֖ים יַרְכְּתֵ֣י לְבָנֹ֑ון וְאֶכְרֹ֞ת קֹומַ֤ת אֲרָזָיו֙ מִבְחֹ֣ור בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָבֹ֨ואָה֙ מְלֹ֣ון קִצֹּ֔ה יַ֖עַר כַּרְמִלֹּֽו׃ By the hand of your messengers you have reproached the Lord, and you said, “With the multitude … Continue reading →

אֶת־מִ֤י חֵרַ֨פְתָּ֙ וְגִדַּ֔פְתָּ וְעַל־מִ֖י הֲרִימֹ֣ותָ קֹּ֑ול וַתִּשָּׂ֥א מָרֹ֛ום עֵינֶ֖יךָ עַל־קְדֹ֥ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Yisraʾel.   Morphology … Continue reading →

זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו בָּזָ֨ה לְךָ֜ לָעֲגָ֣ה לְךָ֗ בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־צִיֹּ֔ון אַחֲרֶ֨יךָ֙ רֹ֣אשׁ הֵנִ֔יעָה בַּ֖ת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ This is the word that YHWH has spoken concerning him: ‘She has despised you, she has mocked you—the virgin daughter of Tsiyon. Behind you … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אָמֹ֔וץ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִתְפַּלַּ֧לְתָּ אֵלַ֛י אֶל־סַנְחֵרִ֥ב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃ And Yeshaʿyahu son of Amots sent to Ḥizqiyahu, saying, “Thus says YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel: That which you have prayed to Me concerning Sanḥeriv … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ הֹושִׁיעֵ֥נוּ נָ֖א מִיָּדֹ֑ו וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־מַמְלְכֹ֣ות הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֛ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ ס And now, O YHWH our God, save us, please, from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You, YHWH, are … Continue reading →

וְנָתְנ֥וּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם בָּאֵ֑שׁ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אֱלֹהִ֜ים הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֣י אִם־מַעֲשֵׂ֧ה יְדֵֽי־אָדָ֛ם עֵ֥ץ וָאֶ֖בֶן וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃ And they put their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of human hands, wood and stone; and they destroyed them.   … Continue reading →

אָמְנָ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר אֶת־הַגֹּויִ֖ם וְאֶת־אַרְצָֽם׃ Truly, O YHWH, the kings of Ashshur have laid waste the nations and their lands.   Morphology אָמְנָ֖ם (ʾomnam) – Root: אמן (ʾaman); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Truly” / “Indeed”; Notes: Affirms the factual … Continue reading →

הַטֵּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אָזְנְךָ֙ וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע פְּקַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה עֵינֶ֖יךָ וּרְאֵ֑ה וּשְׁמַ֗ע אֵ֚ת דִּבְרֵ֣י סַנְחֵרִ֔יב אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁלָחֹ֔ו לְחָרֵ֖ף אֱלֹהִ֥ים חָֽי׃ Incline Your ear, O YHWH, and hear; open Your eyes, O YHWH, and see; and hear the words of Sanḥeriv, which he has … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל חִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָה֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים אַתָּה־ה֤וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְבַדְּךָ֔ לְכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכֹ֣ות הָאָ֑רֶץ אַתָּ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And Ḥizqiyahu prayed before YHWH and said, “O YHWH, God of Yisraʾel, who sits enthroned above the keruvim, you alone … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֨ח חִזְקִיָּ֧הוּ אֶת־הַסְּפָרִ֛ים מִיַּ֥ד הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים וַיִּקְרָאֵ֑ם וַיַּ֨עַל֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ And Ḥizqiyahu took the letters from the hand of the messengers and read them, and Ḥizqiyahu went up to the house of YHWH and spread it … Continue reading →

אַיֹּ֤ו מֶֽלֶךְ־חֲמָת֙ וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אַרְפָּ֔ד וּמֶ֖לֶךְ לָעִ֣יר סְפַרְוָ֑יִם הֵנַ֖ע וְעִוָּֽה׃ Where is the king of Ḥamat, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sefarwayim, Hena and ʿIvva?’”   Morphology אַיֹּ֤ו (ayyoh) – Root: אי (ʾay); Form: … Continue reading →

הַהִצִּ֨ילוּ אֹתָ֜ם אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַגֹּויִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שִׁחֲת֣וּ אֲבֹותַ֔י אֶת־גֹּוזָ֖ן וְאֶת־חָרָ֑ן וְרֶ֥צֶף וּבְנֵי־עֶ֖דֶן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּתְלַאשָּֽׂר׃ Did the gods of the nations whom my fathers destroyed deliver them—Gozan and Ḥaran and Retsef and the children of ʿEden who were in Telassar?   Morphology … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֣ה אַתָּ֣ה שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֜וּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר לְכָל־הָאֲרָצֹ֖ות לְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑ם וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּנָּצֵֽל׃ Behold, you have heard what the kings of Ashshur have done to all the lands, to destroy them utterly. And you shall be delivered?   Morphology הִנֵּ֣ה (hinneh) … Continue reading →

כֹּ֣ה תֹאמְר֗וּן אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַל־יַשִּׁאֲךָ֣ אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֛ה בֹּטֵ֥חַ בֹּ֖ו לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹ֤א תִנָּתֵן֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּיַ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ “Thus you shall say to Ḥizqiyahu king of Yehuda, saying: ‘Let not your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, “Yerushalayim … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע אֶל־תִּרְהָ֤קָה מֶֽלֶך־כּוּשׁ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֥ה יָצָ֖א לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם אִתָּ֑ךְ וַיָּ֨שָׁב֙ וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃ And he heard concerning Tirhaqa king of Kush, saying, “Behold, he has come out to fight against you.” And he returned and sent messengers to Ḥizqiyahu, saying, … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨שָׁב֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה וַיִּמְצָא֙ אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר נִלְחָ֖ם עַל־לִבְנָ֑ה כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע כִּ֥י נָסַ֖ע מִלָּכִֽישׁ׃ And Rav-shaqe returned and found the king of Ashshur fighting against Livna, for he had heard that he had departed from Lakhish.   Morphology וַיָּ֨שָׁב (va-yashav) – Root: … Continue reading →

הִנְנִ֨י נֹתֵ֥ן בֹּו֙ ר֔וּחַ וְשָׁמַ֥ע שְׁמוּעָ֖ה וְשָׁ֣ב לְאַרְצֹ֑ו וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יו בַּחֶ֖רֶב בְּאַרְצֹֽו׃ Behold, I am putting a spirit in him, and he shall hear a report, and shall return to his land, and I will cause him to fall by the … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּן אֶל־אֲדֹֽנֵיכֶ֑ם כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־תִּירָא֙ מִפְּנֵ֤י הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֧ר גִּדְּפ֛וּ נַעֲרֵ֥י מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר אֹתִֽי׃ And Yeshaʿyahu said to them, “Thus you shall say to your lord: Thus says YHWH, ‘Do not fear because of the … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ עַבְדֵ֛י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֶל־יְשַֽׁעַיָֽהוּ׃ And the servants of King Ḥizqiyahu came to Yeshaʿyahu.   Morphology וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ (va-yavoʾu) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they came”; Notes: Describes the arrival of … Continue reading →

אוּלַ֡י יִשְׁמַע֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ אֵ֣ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֩ שְׁלָחֹ֨ו מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֤וּר אֲדֹנָיו֙ לְחָרֵף֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חַ֔י וְהֹוכִ֨יחַ֙ בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖ע יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְנָשָׂ֣אתָ תְפִלָּ֔ה בְּעַ֥ד הַשְּׁאֵרִ֖ית הַנִּמְצָאָֽה׃ Perhaps YHWH your God will hear all the words of Rav-shaqe, whom the king of … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ יֹום־צָרָ֧ה וְתֹוכֵחָ֛ה וּנְאָצָ֖ה הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י בָ֤אוּ בָנִים֙ עַד־מַשְׁבֵּ֔ר וְכֹ֥חַ אַ֖יִן לְלֵדָֽה׃ And they said to him, “Thus says Ḥizqiyahu: A day of distress and of rebuke and of disgrace is this day, for the … Continue reading →

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח אֶת־אֶלְיָקִ֨ים אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַבַּ֜יִת וְשֶׁבְנָ֣א הַסֹּפֵ֗ר וְאֵת֙ זִקְנֵ֣י הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים מִתְכַּסִּ֖ים בַּשַּׂקִּ֑ים אֶל־יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא בֶּן־אָמֹֽוץ׃ And he sent Elyaqim who was over the house, and Shevna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Yeshaʿyahu the prophet son … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י כִּשְׁמֹ֨עַ֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת־בְּגָדָ֑יו וַיִּתְכַּ֣ס בַּשָּׂ֔ק וַיָּבֹ֖א בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ And it came to pass when King Ḥizqiyahu heard, that he tore his garments and covered himself with sackcloth, and he went into the house of YHWH.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֣א אֶלְיָקִ֣ים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־עַל־֠הַבַּיִת וְשֶׁבְנָ֨א הַסֹּפֵ֜ר וְיֹואָ֨ח בֶּן־אָסָ֧ף הַמַּזְכִּ֛יר אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ קְרוּעֵ֣י בְגָדִ֑ים וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ לֹ֔ו דִּבְרֵ֖י רַב־שָׁקֵֽה׃ And Elyaqim son of Ḥilqiyyahu, who was over the house, and Shevna the scribe, and Yoʾaḥ son of Asaf the recorder, came to Ḥizqiyyahu … Continue reading →

וְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁוּ הָעָ֔ם וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו דָּבָ֑ר כִּי־מִצְוַ֨ת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הִ֛יא לֵאמֹ֖ר לֹ֥א תַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃ And the people were silent and did not answer him a word, for it was the command of the king, saying, “You shall not answer him.”   Morphology וְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁוּ … Continue reading →

מִ֚י בְּכָל־אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָֽאֲרָצֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁר־הִצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־אַרְצָ֖ם מִיָּדִ֑י כִּי־יַצִּ֧יל יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם מִיָּדִֽי׃ Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their land from my hand, that YHWH should deliver Yerushalayim from my hand?’”   Morphology מִ֚י (mi) – Root: מי; … Continue reading →