Author Archives: Nevi’im

שַׁלּ֤וּם בֶּן־יָבֵישׁ֙ מָלַ֔ךְ בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָתֵ֨שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְעֻזִיָּ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ יֶֽרַח־יָמִ֖ים בְּשֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ Shallum son of Yavesh reigned in the thirty-ninth year of ʿUziyya king of Yehuda, and he reigned one month in Shomeron.   Morphology שַׁלּ֤וּם (Shallum) – Root: … Continue reading →

ה֣וּא דְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר אֶל־יֵהוּא֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בְּנֵ֣י רְבִיעִ֔ים יֵשְׁב֥וּ לְךָ֖ עַל־כִּסֵּ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃ פ This was the word of YHWH which He spoke to Yehu, saying, “Your sons to the fourth generation shall sit for you on the throne of … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֖תֶר דִּבְרֵ֣י זְכַרְיָ֑ה הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of Zekharya, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yisraʾel.   Morphology וְיֶ֖תֶר (ve-yeter) – Root: יתר; … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְשֹׁ֤ר עָלָיו֙ שַׁלֻּ֣ם בֶּן־יָבֵ֔שׁ וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ קָֽבָלְ־עָ֖ם וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ And Shallum son of Yavesh conspired against him, and struck him before the people, and killed him, and reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיִּקְשֹׁ֤ר (va-yiqshor) – Root: קשׁר; Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ הָרַע֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתָ֑יו לֹ֣א סָ֗ר מֵֽחַטֹּאות֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, as his fathers had done; he did not turn away from the sins of … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁמֹנֶה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ זְכַרְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־יָרָבְעָ֧ם עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּשֹׁמְרֹ֖ון שִׁשָּׁ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ In the thirty-eighth year of ʿAzaryahu king of Yehuda, Zekharyahu son of Yarovʿam reigned over Yisraʾel in Shomeron six months.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַ֨ת (bishnat) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב עֲזַרְיָה֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹתֹ֛ו עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יֹותָ֥ם בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And ʿAzarya lay with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of Dawid, and Yotam his son reigned in his place.   … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י עֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃ And the rest of the acts of ʿAzaryahu, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yehuda? … Continue reading →

וַיְנַגַּ֨ע יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיְהִ֤י מְצֹרָע֙ עַד־יֹ֣ום מֹתֹ֔ו וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּבֵ֣ית הַחָפְשִׁ֑ית וְיֹותָ֤ם בֶּן־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ עַל־הַבַּ֔יִת שֹׁפֵ֖ט אֶת־עַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And YHWH struck the king, and he was a leper until the day of his death; and he lived in the house of separation, … Continue reading →

רַ֥ק הַבָּמֹ֖ות לֹא־סָ֑רוּ עֹ֥וד הָעָ֛ם מְזַבְּחִ֥ים וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים בַּבָּמֹֽות׃ Only the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.   Morphology רַ֥ק (raq) – Root: רק; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Only”; Notes: Limits the … Continue reading →

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

בֶּן־שֵׁ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכֹ֔ו וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֨יִם֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו יְכָלְיָ֖הוּ מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and fifty-two years he reigned in Yerushalayim, and the name of his mother was Yekholyahu of … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָשֶׁ֨בַע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ עֲזַרְיָ֥ה בֶן־אֲמַצְיָ֖ה מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ In the twenty-seventh year of Yarovʿam king of Yisraʾel, reigned ʿAzarya son of Amatsyahu, king of Yehuda.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַ֨ת (bishnat) – Root: שׁנה; Form: Preposition + noun … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יָֽרָבְעָם֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו עִ֖ם מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ זְכַרְיָ֥ה בְנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And Yarovʿam lay with his fathers, with the kings of Yisraʾel, and Zekharya his son reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (va-yishkav) – Root: שׁכב (shakhav); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וְיֶתֶר֩ דִּבְרֵ֨י יָרָבְעָ֜ם וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ וּגְבוּרָתֹ֣ו אֲשֶׁר־נִלְחָ֔ם וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵשִׁ֜יב אֶת־דַּמֶּ֧שֶׂק וְאֶת־חֲמָ֛ת לִיהוּדָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of Yarovʿam, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought, … Continue reading →

וְלֹא־דִבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה לִמְחֹות֙ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִתַּ֖חַת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֣ושִׁיעֵ֔ם בְּיַ֖ד יָרָבְעָ֥ם בֶּן־יֹואָֽשׁ׃ And YHWH had not spoken to blot out the name of Yisraʾel from under the heavens, so He saved them by the hand of Yarovʿam son of Yoʾash.   … Continue reading →

כִּי־רָאָ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־עֳנִ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֹרֶ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וְאֶ֤פֶס עָצוּר֙ וְאֶ֣פֶס עָז֔וּב וְאֵ֥ין עֹזֵ֖ר לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ For YHWH saw the affliction of Yisraʾel, that it was very bitter, and there was no one restrained and no one left, and there was no helper … Continue reading →

ה֗וּא הֵשִׁיב֙ אֶת־גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִלְּבֹ֥וא חֲמָ֖ת עַד־יָ֣ם הָעֲרָבָ֑ה כִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֗ר בְּיַד־עַבְדֹּ֞ו יֹונָ֤ה בֶן־אֲמִתַּי֙ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִגַּ֥ת הַחֵֽפֶר׃ He restored the border of Yisraʾel from the entrance of Ḥamat to the Sea of the ʿAravah, according to … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֣א סָ֗ר מִכָּל־חַטֹּאות֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH; he did not turn away from all the sins of Yarovʿam son of Nevat, which he caused … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַת֙ חֲמֵשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־יֹואָ֖שׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ יָרָבְעָ֨ם בֶּן־יֹואָ֤שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וְאַחַ֖ת שָׁנָֽה׃ In the fifteenth year of Amatsyahu son of Yoʾash king of Yehuda, Yarovʿam son of Yoʾash king of Yisraʾel reigned in Shomeron forty and one … Continue reading →

ה֚וּא בָּנָ֣ה אֶת־אֵילַ֔ת וַיְשִׁבֶ֖הָ לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה אַחֲרֵ֥י שְׁכַֽב־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עִם־אֲבֹתָֽיו׃ פ He built ʾElat and restored it to Yehuda after the king lay with his fathers.   Morphology ה֚וּא (hu) – Root: הוא; Form: Pronoun 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְח֞וּ כָּל־עַ֤ם יְהוּדָה֙ אֶת־עֲזַרְיָ֔ה וְה֕וּא בֶּן־שֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וַיַּמְלִ֣כוּ אֹתֹ֔ו תַּ֖חַת אָבִ֥יו אֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃ And all the people of Yehuda took ʿAzarya, and he was sixteen years old, and they made him king in place of his father Amatsyahu.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו עַל־הַסּוּסִ֑ים וַיִּקָּבֵ֧ר בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֥יר דָּוִֽד׃ And they carried him upon the horses, and he was buried in Yerushalayim with his fathers in the city of Dawid.   Morphology וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ (va-yisʾu) – Root: נשׂא (nasaʾ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּ עָלָ֥יו קֶ֛שֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וַיָּ֣נָס לָכִ֑ישָׁה וַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּ אַֽחֲרָיו֙ לָכִ֔ישָׁה וַיְמִתֻ֖הוּ שָֽׁם׃ And they conspired against him in Yerushalayim, and he fled to Lakhish, and they sent after him to Lakhish, and they put him to death there.   Morphology וַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּ … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֖תֶר דִּבְרֵ֣י אֲמַצְיָ֑הוּ הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃ And the rest of the acts of Amatsyahu, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yehuda?   Morphology וְיֶ֖תֶר (ve-yeter) – Root: יתר … Continue reading →

וַיְחִ֨י אֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ בֶן־יֹואָשׁ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה אַֽחֲרֵ֣י מֹ֔ות יְהֹואָ֥שׁ בֶּן־יְהֹֽואָחָ֖ז מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָֽה׃ And Amatsyahu son of Yoʾash king of Yehuda lived after the death of Yehoʾash son of Yehoʾaḥaz king of Yisraʾel fifteen years.   Morphology וַיְחִ֨י (va-yeḥi) … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יְהֹואָשׁ֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵר֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון עִ֖ם מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יָרָבְעָ֥ם בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And Yehoʾash lay with his fathers and was buried in Shomeron with the kings of Yisraʾel, and Yarovʿam his son reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב … Continue reading →

וְיֶתֶר֩ דִּבְרֵ֨י יְהֹואָ֜שׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ וּגְב֣וּרָתֹ֔ו וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר נִלְחַ֔ם עִ֖ם אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of Yehoʾash that he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amatsyahu king of … Continue reading →

וְלָקַ֣ח אֶת־כָּל־הַזָּהָב־֠וְהַכֶּסֶף וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֜ים הַנִּמְצְאִ֣ים בֵּית־יְהוָ֗ה וּבְאֹֽצְרֹות֙ בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאֵ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י הַתַּֽעֲרֻבֹ֑ות וַיָּ֖שָׁב שֹׁמְרֹֽונָה׃ And he took all the gold and the silver and all the vessels that were found in the house of YHWH and in the treasuries of … Continue reading →

וְאֵת֩ אֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֜ה בֶּן־יְהֹואָ֣שׁ בֶּן־אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ תָּפַ֛שׂ יְהֹואָ֥שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ ויבאו יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיִּפְרֹץ֩ בְּחֹומַ֨ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם בְּשַׁ֤עַר אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ עַד־שַׁ֣עַר הַפִּנָּ֔ה אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֹ֖ות אַמָּֽה׃ * כ : ויבאו * ק : וַיָּבֹא֙ו And Yoʾash king of Yisraʾel seized Amatsyahu king of Yehuda, … Continue reading →