Author Archives: Nevi’im

וּבָ֖אתָ שָׁ֑מָּה וּרְאֵֽה־֠שָׁם יֵה֨וּא בֶן־יְהֹושָׁפָ֜ט בֶּן־נִמְשִׁ֗י וּבָ֨אתָ֙ וַהֲקֵֽמֹתֹו֙ מִתֹּ֣וך אֶחָ֔יו וְהֵבֵיאתָ֥ אֹתֹ֖ו חֶ֥דֶר בְּחָֽדֶר׃ And you shall go there, and you shall see there Yehu son of Yehoshafat son of Nimshi, and you shall go in and cause him to … Continue reading →

וֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ הַנָּבִ֔יא קָרָ֕א לְאַחַ֖ד מִבְּנֵ֣י הַנְּבִיאִ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לֹ֜ו חֲגֹ֣ר מָתְנֶ֗יךָ וְ֠קַח פַּ֣ךְ הַשֶּׁ֤מֶן הַזֶּה֙ בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ וְלֵ֖ךְ רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָֽד׃ And Elisha the prophet called to one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Gird your loins, and take … Continue reading →

וַיָּשָׁב֩ יֹורָ֨ם הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א בְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל מִן־הַמַּכִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַכֻּ֤הוּ אֲרַמִּים֙ בָּֽרָמָ֔ה בְּהִלָּ֣חֲמֹ֔ו אֶת־חֲזָהאֵ֖ל מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֑ם וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־יְהֹורָ֜ם מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה יָרַ֡ד לִרְאֹ֞ות אֶת־יֹורָ֧ם בֶּן־אַחְאָ֛ב בְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אל כִּֽי־חֹלֶ֥ה הֽוּא׃ פ And Yoram the king returned to recover in Yizreʿel from the wounds that the … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־יֹורָ֣ם בֶּן־אַחְאָ֗ב לַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה עִם־חֲזָהאֵ֥ל מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖ם בְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑ד וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֲרַמִּ֖ים אֶת־יֹורָֽם׃ And he went with Yoram son of Aḥʾav to battle against Ḥazaʾel king of Aram at Ramot Gileʿad, and the Arammim struck Yoram.   Morphology וַיֵּלֶךְ (va-yelekh) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדֶ֨רֶךְ֙ בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב וַיַּ֧עַשׂ הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה כְּבֵ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב כִּ֛י חֲתַ֥ן בֵּית־אַחְאָ֖ב הֽוּא׃ And he walked in the way of the house of Aḥʾav and did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, like the house of Aḥʾav, … Continue reading →

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וּשְׁתַּ֤יִם שָׁנָה֙ אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ בְמָלְכֹ֔ו וְשָׁנָ֣ה אַחַ֔ת מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֤ם אִמֹּו֙ עֲתַלְיָ֔הוּ בַּת־עָמְרִ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Aḥazyahu was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Yerushalayim. And the name of his mother was ʿAtalyahu … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לְיֹורָ֥ם בֶּן־אַחְאָ֖ב מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ אֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־יְהֹורָ֖ם מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ In the twelfth year of Yoram son of Aḥʾav king of Yisraʾel, Aḥazyahu son of Yehoram king of Yehuda reigned.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַת (bishnat) – Root: שׁנה; Form: … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יֹורָם֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ בְנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And Yoram lay with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of Dawid, and Aḥazyahu his son reigned in his place.   Morphology … Continue reading →

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

וַיִּפְשַׁ֣ע אֱדֹ֗ום מִתַּ֨חַת֙ יַד־יְהוּדָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה אָ֛ז תִּפְשַׁ֥ע לִבְנָ֖ה בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִֽיא׃ And Edom rebelled from under the hand of Yehuda until this day; then Livna rebelled at that time.   Morphology וַיִּפְשַׁע (va-yifshaʿ) – Root: פשע; Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר יֹורָם֙ צָעִ֔ירָה וְכָל־הָרֶ֖כֶב עִמֹּ֑ו וַֽיְהִי־ה֞וּא קָ֣ם לַ֗יְלָה וַיַּכֶּ֨ה אֶת־אֱדֹ֜ום הַסֹּבֵ֤יב אֵלָיו֙ וְאֵת֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָרֶ֔כֶב וַיָּ֥נָס הָעָ֖ם לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ And Yoram passed over to Tsaʿir, and all the chariotry with him, and it came to pass that he rose by night … Continue reading →

בְּיָמָיו֙ פָּשַׁ֣ע אֱדֹ֔ום מִתַּ֖חַת יַד־יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיַּמְלִ֥כוּ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ׃ In his days Edom rebelled from under the hand of Yehuda, and they caused a king to reign over them.   Morphology בְּיָמָיו (be-yamav) – Root: יום; Form: Preposition + masculine plural … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְהַשְׁחִ֣ית אֶת־יְהוּדָ֔ה לְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֣ד עַבְדֹּ֑ו כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽמַר־לֹ֗ו לָתֵ֨ת לֹ֥ו נִ֛יר לְבָנָ֖יו כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ But YHWH was not willing to destroy Yehuda, for the sake of Dawid His servant, as He had said to him to give to him a … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב כִּ֚י בַּת־אַחְאָ֔ב הָֽיְתָה־לֹּ֖ו לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And he walked in the way of the kings of Yisraʾel, just as the house of Aḥʾav did, for the daughter of Aḥʾav was … Continue reading →

בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם שָׁנָ֖ה הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכֹ֑ו וּשְׁמֹנֶ֣ה שֶׂנה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Yerushalayim.   Morphology בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁים (ben-sheloshim) – Root: בן, שלש; Form: Construct noun + plural numeral; Translation: … Continue reading →

וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת חָמֵ֗שׁ לְיֹורָ֤ם בֶּן־אַחְאָב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וִיהֹושָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָלַ֛ךְ יְהֹורָ֥ם בֶּן־יְהֹושָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ And in the fifth year of Yoram son of Aḥʾav king of Yisraʾel, when Yehoshafat was king of Yehuda, Yehoram son of Yehoshafat king of Yehuda … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת וַיִּקַּ֤ח הַמַּכְבֵּר֙ וַיִּטְבֹּ֣ל בַּמַּ֔יִם וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ עַל־פָּנָ֖יו וַיָּמֹ֑ת וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ חֲזָהאֵ֖ל תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And it came to pass on the next day that he took the covering and dipped it in the water and spread it over his face, and … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ מֵאֵ֣ת אֱלִישָׁ֗ע וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֔ו מָֽה־אָמַ֥ר לְךָ֖ אֱלִישָׁ֑ע וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָ֥מַר לִ֖י חָיֹ֥ה תִחְיֶֽה׃ And he went from Elisha and came to his lord, and he said to him, “What did Elisha say to you?” And he said, “He … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חֲזָהאֵ֔ל כִּ֣י מָ֤ה עַבְדְּךָ֙ הַכֶּ֔לֶב כִּ֣י יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה הַדָּבָ֥ר הַגָּדֹ֖ול הַזֶּ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע הִרְאַ֧נִי יְהוָ֛ה אֹתְךָ֖ מֶ֥לֶךְ עַל־אֲרָֽם׃ And Ḥazaʾel said, “But what is your servant, the dog, that he should do this great thing?” And Elisha said, “YHWH has … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חֲזָאֵ֔ל מַדּ֖וּעַ אֲדֹנִ֣י בֹכֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֡אמֶר כִּֽי־יָדַ֡עְתִּי אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂה֩ לִבְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל רָעָ֗ה מִבְצְרֵיהֶ֞ם תְּשַׁלַּ֤ח בָּאֵשׁ֙ וּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב תַּהֲרֹ֔ג וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם תְּרַטֵּ֔שׁ וְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖ם תְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃ And Ḥazaʾel said, “Why is my lord weeping?” And he said, “Because I know what you will do … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד אֶת־פָּנָ֖יו וַיָּ֣שֶׂם עַד־בֹּ֑שׁ וַיֵּ֖בְךְּ אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ And he fixed his face and stared until he was ashamed, and the man of God wept.   Morphology וַיַּעֲמֵד (va-yaʿamed) – Root: עמד; Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אֱלִישָׁ֔ע לֵ֥ךְ אֱמָר־לא חָיֹ֣ה תִחְיֶ֑ה וְהִרְאַ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה כִּֽי־מֹ֥ות יָמֽוּת׃ And Elisha said to him, “Go, say to him, ‘You shall surely live,’ but YHWH has shown me that he shall surely die.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ חֲזָאֵל֮ לִקְרָאתֹו֒ וַיִּקַּ֨ח מִנְחָ֤ה בְיָדֹו֙ וְכָל־ט֣וּב דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק מַשָּׂ֖א אַרְבָּעִ֣ים גָּמָ֑ל וַיָּבֹא֙ וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד לְפָנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בִּנְךָ֨ בֶן־הֲדַ֤ד מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָם֙ שְׁלָחַ֤נִי אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶחְיֶ֖ה מֵחֳלִ֥י זֶֽה׃ And Ḥazaʾel went to meet him, and he took a gift in his hand, and every … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־חֲזָהאֵ֗ל קַ֤ח בְּיָֽדְךָ֙ מִנְחָ֔ה וְלֵ֕ךְ לִקְרַ֖את אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֨ אֶת־יְהוָ֤ה מֵֽאֹותֹו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶחְיֶ֖ה מֵחֳלִ֥י זֶֽה׃ And the king said to Ḥazaʾel, “Take in your hand a gift and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֤א אֱלִישָׁע֙ דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וּבֶן־הֲדַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖ם חֹלֶ֑ה וַיֻּגַּד־לֹ֣ו לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּ֛א אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עַד־הֵֽנָּה׃ And Elisha came to Dammeseq, and Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick; and it was told to him, saying, “The man of God has come as far as … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לָאִשָּׁ֖ה וַתְּסַפֶּר־לֹ֑ו וַיִּתֶּן־לָ֣הּ הַמֶּלֶךְ֩ סָרִ֨יס אֶחָ֜ד לֵאמֹ֗ר הָשֵׁ֤יב אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָהּ֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־תְּבוּאֹ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה מִיֹּ֛ום עָזְבָ֥ה אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְעַד־עָֽתָּה׃ פ And the king asked the woman, and she recounted it to him. And the king assigned to her one officer, saying, … Continue reading →

וַ֠יְהִי ה֥וּא מְסַפֵּ֣ר לַמֶּלֶךְ֮ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱיָ֣ה אֶת־הַמֵּת֒ וְהִנֵּ֨ה הָאִשָּׁ֜ה אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱיָ֤ה אֶת־בְּנָהּ֙ צֹעֶ֣קֶת אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַל־בֵּיתָ֖הּ וְעַל־שָׂדָ֑הּ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר גֵּֽחֲזִי֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ זֹ֚את הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וְזֶה־בְּנָ֖הּ אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱיָ֥ה אֱלִישָֽׁע׃ Now it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had revived the … Continue reading →

וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ מְדַבֵּר֙ אֶל־גֵּ֣חֲזִ֔י נַ֥עַר אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר סַפְּרָה־נָּ֣א לִ֔י אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַגְּדֹלֹ֖ות אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה אֱלִישָֽׁע׃ And the king was speaking to Geḥazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Tell me, please, all the great things that Elisha has done.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י מִקְצֵה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וַתָּ֥שָׁב הָאִשָּׁ֖ה מֵאֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַתֵּצֵא֙ לִצְעֹ֣ק אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־בֵּיתָ֖הּ וְאֶל־שָׂדָֽהּ׃ And it came to pass at the end of seven years that the woman returned from the land of the Pelishtim, and she went out to cry … Continue reading →

וַתָּ֨קָם֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וַתַּ֕עַשׂ כִּדְבַ֖ר אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ הִיא֙ וּבֵיתָ֔הּ וַתָּ֥גָר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים׃ And the woman arose and did according to the word of the man of God, and she went, she and her household, and sojourned in the land … Continue reading →