Author Archives: Nevi’im

ה֣וּא הֵסִ֣יר אֶת־הַבָּמֹ֗ות וְשִׁבַּר֙ אֶת־הַמַּצֵּבֹ֔ת וְכָרַ֖ת אֶת־הָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה וְכִתַּת֩ נְחַ֨שׁ הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה מֹשֶׁ֗ה כִּ֣י עַד־הַיָּמִ֤ים הָהֵ֨מָּה֙ הָי֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מְקַטְּרִ֣ים לֹ֔ו וַיִּקְרָא־לֹ֖ו נְחֻשְׁתָּֽן׃ He removed the high places and broke the pillars and cut down the ʾAsherah, and he crushed the bronze … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה דָּוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו׃ And he did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that Dawid his father had done.   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשׂה (ʿasah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative … Continue reading →

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכֹ֔ו וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָתֵ֨שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו אֲבִ֖י בַּת־זְכַרְיָֽה׃ Twenty and five years old he was when he became king, and twenty and nine years he reigned in Yerushalayim, and the name of his mother … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁלֹ֔שׁ לְהֹושֵׁ֥עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ חִזְקִיָּ֥ה בֶן־אָחָ֖ז מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ And it was in the third year of Hoshea son of Ela king of Yisraʾel, Ḥizqiyya son of Aḥaz king reigned over Yehuda.   Morphology וַֽיְהִי (va-yehi) – … Continue reading →

וַיִּהְי֣וּ הַגֹּויִ֣ם הָאֵ֗לֶּה יְרֵאִים֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וְאֶת־פְּסִֽילֵיהֶ֖ם הָי֣וּ עֹֽבְדִ֑ים גַּם־בְּנֵיהֶ֣ם וּבְנֵ֣י בְנֵיהֶ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֤וּ אֲבֹתָם֙ הֵ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ פ And these nations were fearing YHWH, and their idols they were serving; even their sons and the sons of their … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֖א שָׁמֵ֑עוּ כִּ֛י אִֽם־כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֥ם הָֽרִאשֹׁ֖ון הֵ֥ם עֹשִֽׂים׃ But they did not listen, rather according to their former practice they are doing.   Morphology וְלֹא (ve-lo) – Root: לא; Form: Conjunction + negative particle; Translation: “but not”; Notes: Introduces contrast and … Continue reading →

כִּ֛י אִֽם־אֶת־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם תִּירָ֑אוּ וְהוּא֙ יַצִּ֣יל אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִיַּ֖ד כָּל־אֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃ But YHWH your God you shall fear, and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies.   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for” / … Continue reading →

וְהַבְּרִ֛ית אֲשֶׁר־כָּרַ֥תִּי אִתְּכֶ֖ם לֹ֣א תִשְׁכָּ֑חוּ וְלֹ֥א תִֽירְא֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃ And the covenant which I cut with you, you shall not forget, and you shall not fear other gods.   Morphology וְהַבְּרִית (ve-ha-berit) – Root: ברית; Form: Conjunction + definite noun … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַחֻקִּ֨ים וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֜ים וְהַתֹּורָ֤ה וְהַמִּצְוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּתַ֣ב לָכֶ֔ם תִּשְׁמְר֥וּן לַעֲשֹׂ֖ות כָּל־הַיָּמִ֑ים וְלֹ֥א תִֽירְא֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃ And the statutes and the judgments and the Torah and the commandment which He wrote for you, you shall keep to do all the days, and … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י אִֽם־אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֩ר הֶעֱלָ֨ה אֶתְכֶ֜ם מֵאֶ֧רֶץ מִצְרַ֛יִם בְּכֹ֧חַ גָּדֹ֛ול וּבִזְרֹ֥ועַ נְטוּיָ֖ה אֹתֹ֣ו תִירָ֑אוּ וְלֹ֥ו תִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ וְלֹ֥ו תִזְבָּֽחוּ׃ but YHWH, who brought you up from the land of Mitsrayim with great power and with an outstretched arm, Him you shall fear, … Continue reading →

וַיִּכְרֹ֨ת יְהוָ֤ה אִתָּם֙ בְּרִ֔ית וַיְצַוֵּ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֥א תִֽירְא֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וְלֹא־תִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א תַעַבְד֔וּם וְלֹ֥א תִזְבְּח֖וּ לָהֶֽם׃ And YHWH cut a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, “You shall not fear other gods, and you shall not bow down … Continue reading →

עַ֣ד הַיֹּ֤ום הַזֶּה֙ הֵ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים כַּמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖ים הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑ים אֵינָ֤ם יְרֵאִים֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וְאֵינָ֣ם עֹשִׂ֗ים כְּחֻקֹּתָם֙ וּכְמִשְׁפָּטָ֔ם וְכַתֹּורָ֣ה וְכַמִּצְוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֥ם שְׁמֹ֖ו יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Until this day they do according to the former judgments; they do not fear YHWH, and … Continue reading →

אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה הָי֣וּ יְרֵאִ֑ים וְאֶת־אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙ הָי֣וּ עֹֽבְדִ֔ים כְּמִשְׁפַּט֙ הַגֹּויִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הִגְל֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם מִשָּֽׁם׃ YHWH they were fearing, and their own gods they were serving, according to the custom of the nations from which they had been exiled.   Morphology אֶת־יְהוָה (et-YHWH) – … Continue reading →

וַיִּהְי֥וּ יְרֵאִ֖ים אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ לָהֶ֤ם מִקְצֹותָם֙ כֹּהֲנֵ֣י בָמֹ֔ות וַיִּהְי֛וּ עֹשִׂ֥ים לָהֶ֖ם בְּבֵ֥ית הַבָּמֹֽות׃ And they were fearing YHWH, and they made from among themselves priests of the high places, and they were making for them in the house of the … Continue reading →

וְהָעַוִּ֛ים עָשׂ֥וּ נִבְחַ֖ז וְאֶת־תַּרְתָּ֑ק וְהַסְפַרְוִ֗ים שֹׂרְפִ֤ים אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ לְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וַֽעֲנַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֱלֹהֵ֥ סְפַרְיִָֽם׃ * כ : אֱלֹהֵ֥ סְפַרְיִָֽם * ק : אֱלֹהֵ֥י סְפַרְוָֽיִם And the ʿAwwim made Nivḥaz and Tartaq, and the Sefarwayim burned their sons in the fire to Adrammelekh … Continue reading →

וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י בָבֶ֗ל עָשׂוּ֙ אֶת־סֻכֹּ֣ות בְּנֹ֔ות וְאַנְשֵׁי־כ֔וּת עָשׂ֖וּ אֶת־נֵֽרְגַ֑ל וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י חֲמָ֖ת עָשׂ֥וּ אֶת־אֲשִׁימָֽא׃ And the men of Bavel made Sukkot-Benot, and the men of Kut made Nergal, and the men of Ḥamat made Ashima.   Morphology וְאַנְשֵׁי (ve-anshei) – Root: אנשׁ … Continue reading →

וַיִּהְי֣וּ עֹשִׂ֔ים גֹּ֥וי גֹּ֖וי אֱלֹהָ֑יו וַיַּנִּ֣יחוּ בְּבֵ֣ית הַבָּמֹ֗ות אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ הַשֹּׁ֣מְרֹנִ֔ים גֹּ֥וי גֹּוי֙ בְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥ם יֹשְׁבִ֖ים שָֽׁם׃ And they were making for themselves, nation by nation, its god, and they placed them in the house of the high places … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֞א אֶחָ֣ד מֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִגְלוּ֙ מִשֹּׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וַֽיְהִי֙ מֹורֶ֣ה אֹתָ֔ם אֵ֖יךְ יִֽירְא֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ And one of the priests whom they had exiled from Shomeron came and lived in Beit-ʾel, and he became the one teaching them how they should … Continue reading →

וַיְצַ֨ו מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֜וּר לֵאמֹ֗ר הֹלִ֤יכוּ שָׁ֨מָּה֙ אֶחָ֤ד מֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִגְלִיתֶ֣ם מִשָּׁ֔ם וְיֵלְכ֖וּ וְיֵ֣שְׁבוּ שָׁ֑ם וְיֹרֵ֕ם אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And the king of Ashshur commanded, saying, “Bring there one of the priests whom you exiled from there, and let them go and … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֮ לֵאמֹר֒ הַגֹּויִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִגְלִ֨יתָ֙ וַתֹּ֨ושֶׁב֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י שֹׁמְרֹ֔ון לֹ֣א יָֽדְע֔וּ אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיְשַׁלַּח־בָּ֣ם אֶת־הָאֲרָיֹ֗ות וְהִנָּם֙ מְמִיתִ֣ים אֹותָ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ אֵינָ֣ם יֹדְעִ֔ים אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And they said to the king of Ashshur, saying, “The nations that you have … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י בִּתְחִלַּת֙ שִׁבְתָּ֣ם שָׁ֔ם לֹ֥א יָרְא֖וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח יְהוָ֤ה בָּהֶם֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֲרָיֹ֔ות וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ הֹרְגִ֖ים בָּהֶֽם׃ And it came to pass at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear YHWH; so YHWH sent lions among them, and they were … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֵ֣א מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֡וּר מִבָּבֶ֡ל וּ֠מִ֠כּוּתָה וּמֵעַוָּ֤א וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙ וּסְפַרְוַ֔יִם וַיֹּ֨שֶׁב֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י שֹֽׁמְרֹ֔ון תַּ֖חַת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־שֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ בְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃ And the king of Ashshur brought from Bavel and from Kutha and from ʿAvva and from Ḥamat and Sefarwayim, and he settled them … Continue reading →

עַ֠ד אֲשֶׁר־הֵסִ֨יר יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵעַ֣ל פָּנָ֔יו כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַ֖ד כָּל־עֲבָדָ֣יו הַנְּבִיאִ֑ים וַיִּ֨גֶל יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל מֵעַ֤ל אַדְמָתֹו֙ אַשּׁ֔וּרָה עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ פ Until YHWH removed Yisraʾel from before His face, as He had spoken by the hand of all His servants the … Continue reading →

וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּכָל־חַטֹּ֥אות יָרָבְעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה לֹא־סָ֖רוּ מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ And the sons of Yisraʾel walked in all the sins of Yarovʿam which he did; they did not turn away from them.   Morphology וַיֵּלְכוּ (va-yeleḵu) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־קָרַ֣ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מֵעַל֙ בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֔ד וַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּ אֶת־יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֑ט וַיִּדַּ֨א יָרָבְעָ֤ם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖ם חֲטָאָ֥ה גְדֹולָֽה׃ * כ : וַיִּדַּ֨א * ק : וַיִּדַּ֨ה For Yisraʾel tore themselves away from the house of Dawid, and they made Yarovʿam son of … Continue reading →

וַיִּמְאַ֨ס יְהוָ֜ה בְּכָל־זֶ֤רַע יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיְעַנֵּ֔ם וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיַד־שֹׁסִ֑ים עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִשְׁלִיכָ֖ם מִפָּנָֽיו׃ And YHWH rejected all the offspring of Yisraʾel, and afflicted them, and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until He cast them out from before His face.   … Continue reading →

גַּם־יְהוּדָ֕ה לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔ר אֶת־מִצְוֹ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ בְּחֻקֹּ֥ות יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשֽׂוּ׃ Also Yehuda did not keep the commandments of YHWH their God, but they walked in the statutes of Yisraʾel which they had made.   Morphology גַּם (gam) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְאַנַּ֨ף יְהוָ֤ה מְאֹד֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיְסִרֵ֖ם מֵעַ֣ל פָּנָ֑יו לֹ֣א נִשְׁאַ֔ר רַ֛ק שֵׁ֥בֶט יְהוּדָ֖ה לְבַדֹּֽו׃ And YHWH was very angry with Yisraʾel, and He removed them from before His face; none remained except the tribe of Yehuda alone.   Morphology וַיִּתְאַנַּף (va-yitʾanaf) … Continue reading →

וַֽ֠יַּעֲבִירוּ אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֤ם וְאֶת־בְּנֹֽותֵיהֶם֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ וַיִּקְסְמ֥וּ קְסָמִ֖ים וַיְנַחֵ֑שׁוּ וַיִּֽתְמַכְּר֗וּ לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לְהַכְעִיסֹֽו׃ And they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and they practiced divinations and augury, and they sold themselves to do what is evil … Continue reading →

וַיַּעַזְב֗וּ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֹת֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם מַסֵּכָ֖ה שֶׁנֵּים עֲגָלִ֑ים וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ אֲשֵׁירָ֗ה וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙ לְכָל־צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ אֶת־הַבָּֽעַל׃ And they forsook all the commandments of YHWH their God, and made for themselves a molten image, two calves, and they made an Ashera, … Continue reading →