Author Archives: Nevi’im

וַתֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ מֵֽאִתּ֔וֹ וַתִּסְגֹּ֣ר הַדֶּ֔לֶת בַּעֲדָ֖הּ וּבְעַ֣ד בָּנֶ֑יהָ הֵ֛ם מַגִּשִׁ֥ים אֵלֶ֖יהָ וְהִ֥יא מֹיצָֽקֶת׃ And she went from him and shut the door behind her and behind her sons; they brought vessels to her, and she kept pouring.   Morphology וַתֵּ֨לֶךְ (va-telekh) … Continue reading →

וּבָ֗את וְסָגַ֤רְתְּ הַדֶּ֨לֶת֙ בַּעֲדֵ֣ךְ וּבְעַד־בָּנַ֔יִךְ וְיָצַ֕קְתְּ עַ֥ל כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְהַמָּלֵ֖א תַּסִּֽיעִי׃ And you shall come in and shut the door behind you and behind your sons, and you shall pour into all these vessels, and the full one you shall … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לְכִ֨י שַׁאֲלִי־לָ֤ךְ כֵּלִים֙ מִן־הַח֔וּץ מֵאֵ֖ת כָּל־שְׁכֵנַ֑יִךְ כֵּלִ֥ים רֵקִ֖ים אַל־תַּמְעִֽיטִי׃ And he said, “Go, ask for yourself vessels from outside, from all your neighbors, empty vessels. Do not reduce the number.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלֶ֤יהָ אֱלִישָׁע֙ מָ֣ה אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּ֔ךְ הַגִּ֣ידִי לִ֔י מַה־יֶּשׁ־לכי בַּבָּ֑יִת וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אֵ֣ין לְשִׁפְחָתְךָ֥ כֹל֙ בַּבַּ֔יִת כִּ֖י אִם־אָס֥וּךְ שָֽׁמֶן׃ And Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me what you have in the house.” And she said, “There … Continue reading →

וְאִשָּׁ֣ה אַחַ֣ת מִנְּשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־֠הַנְּבִיאִים צָעֲקָ֨ה אֶל־אֱלִישָׁ֜ע לֵאמֹ֗ר עַבְדְּךָ֤ אִישִׁי֙ מֵ֔ת וְאַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתָּ כִּ֣י עַבְדְּךָ֔ הָיָ֥ה יָרֵ֖א אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְהַ֨נֹּשֶׁ֔ה בָּ֗א לָקַ֜חַת אֶת־שְׁנֵ֧י יְלָדַ֛י לֹ֖ו לַעֲבָדִֽים׃ And a certain woman from among the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּח֩ אֶת־בְּנֹ֨ו הַבְּכֹ֜ור אֲשֶׁר־יִמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֗יו וַיַּעֲלֵ֤הוּ עֹלָה֙ עַל־הַ֣חֹמָ֔ה וַיְהִ֥י קֶצֶף־גָּדֹ֖ול עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּסְעוּ֙ מֵֽעָלָ֔יו וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ לָאָֽרֶץ׃ פ And he took his firstborn son, who was to reign in his place, and offered him up as a burnt offering on the wall. … Continue reading →

וַיַּרְא֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מֹואָ֔ב כִּֽי־חָזַ֥ק מִמֶּ֖נּוּ הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֹ֠ותֹו שְׁבַע־מֵאֹ֨ות אִ֜ישׁ שֹׁ֣לֵֽף חֶ֗רֶב לְהַבְקִ֛יעַ אֶל־מֶ֥לֶךְ אֱדֹ֖ום וְלֹ֥א יָכֹֽלוּ׃ And the king of Moʾav saw that the battle was too strong for him, so he took with him seven hundred men drawing … Continue reading →

וְהֶעָרִ֣ים יַהֲרֹ֡סוּ וְכָל־חֶלְקָ֣ה טֹ֠ובָה יַשְׁלִ֨יכוּ אִישׁ־אַבְנֹ֜ו וּמִלְא֗וּהָ וְכָל־מַעְיַן־מַ֤יִם יִסְתֹּ֨מוּ֙ וְכָל־עֵֽץ־טֹ֣וב יַפִּ֔ילוּ עַד־הִשְׁאִ֧יר אֲבָנֶ֛יהָ בַּקִּ֖יר חֲרָ֑שֶׂת וַיָּסֹ֥בּוּ הַקַּלָּעִ֖ים וַיַּכּֽוּהָ׃ And the cities they tore down, and every good portion of land each man threw his stone upon and filled it, and … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹאוּ֮ אֶל־מַחֲנֵ֣ה יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיַּכּ֣וּ אֶת־מֹואָ֔ב וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם ויבו־בָ֔הּ וְהַכֹּ֖ות אֶת־מֹואָֽב׃ And they came to the camp of Yisraʾel, and Yisraʾel rose up and struck Moʾav, and they fled from before them, and they went into it, striking Moʾav. … Continue reading →

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ דָּ֣ם זֶ֔ה הָחֳרֵ֤ב נֶֽחֶרְבוּ֙ הַמְּלָכִ֔ים וַיַּכּ֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֑הוּ וְעַתָּ֥ה לַשָּׁלָ֖ל מֹואָֽב׃ And they said, “This is blood; the kings have surely fought one another, and each has struck down his fellow. Now, Moʾav, to the spoil!”   Morphology וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ … Continue reading →

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ זָרְחָ֣ה עַל־הַמָּ֑יִם וַיִּרְא֨וּ מֹואָ֥ב מִנֶּ֛גֶד אֶת־הַמַּ֖יִם אֲדֻמִּ֥ים כַּדָּֽם׃ And they rose early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and Moʾav saw the water from opposite them, red as blood.   Morphology וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ (va-yashkimu) … Continue reading →

וְכָל־מֹואָב֙ שָֽׁמְע֔וּ כִּֽי־עָל֥וּ הַמְּלָכִ֖ים לְהִלָּ֣חֶם בָּ֑ם וַיִּצָּעֲק֗וּ מִכֹּ֨ל חֹגֵ֤ר חֲגֹרָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה וַיַּעַמְד֖וּ עַֽל־הַגְּבֽוּל׃ And all Moʾav heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, and they cried out, every one girded with a belt and upwards, and … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֤י בַבֹּ֨קֶר֙ כַּעֲלֹ֣ות הַמִּנְחָ֔ה וְהִנֵּה־מַ֥יִם בָּאִ֖ים מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ אֱדֹ֑ום וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א הָאָ֖רֶץ אֶת־הַמָּֽיִם׃ And it came to pass in the morning, at the time of the offering of the grain-offering, that behold, water was coming from the direction of Edom, and the … Continue reading →

וְהִכִּיתֶ֞ם כָּל־עִ֤יר מִבְצָר֙ וְכָל־עִ֣יר מִבְחֹ֔ור וְכָל־עֵ֥ץ טֹוב֙ תַּפִּ֔ילוּ וְכָל־מַעְיְנֵי־מַ֖יִם תִּסְתֹּ֑מוּ וְכֹל֙ הַחֶלְקָ֣ה הַטֹּובָ֔ה תַּכְאִ֖בוּ בָּאֲבָנִֽים׃ And you shall strike every fortified city, and every choice city, and every good tree you shall fell, and all springs of water you shall … Continue reading →

וְנָקַ֥ל זֹ֖את בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְנָתַ֥ן אֶת־מֹואָ֖ב בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃ And this is a light thing in the eyes of YHWH, and He will give Moʾav into your hand.   Morphology וְנָקַ֥ל (ve-naqal) – Root: נקל (naqal); Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־כֹ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לֹֽא־תִרְא֥וּ ר֨וּחַ֙ וְלֹֽא־תִרְא֣וּ גֶ֔שֶׁם וְהַנַּ֥חַל הַה֖וּא יִמָּ֣לֵא מָ֑יִם וּשְׁתִיתֶ֛ם אַתֶּ֥ם וּמִקְנֵיכֶ֖ם וּֽבְהֶמְתְּכֶֽם׃ For thus says YHWH: ‘You shall not see wind, and you shall not see rain, yet that valley shall be filled with water, and you … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה עָשֹׂ֛ה הַנַּ֥חַל הַזֶּ֖ה גֵּבִ֥ים גֵּבִֽים׃ And he said, “Thus says YHWH: ‘Make this valley pits, pits.’   Morphology וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֖ה קְחוּ־לִ֣י מְנַגֵּ֑ן וְהָיָה֙ כְּנַגֵּ֣ן הַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ן וַתְּהִ֥י עָלָ֖יו יַד־יְהוָֽה׃ And now, bring me a musician. And it came to pass, when the musician played, that the hand of YHWH came upon him.   Morphology וְעַתָּ֖ה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עת (ʿet); … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֗ע חַי־יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָמַ֣דְתִּי לְפָנָ֔יו כִּ֗י לוּלֵ֛י פְּנֵ֛י יְהֹושָׁפָ֥ט מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֖ה אֲנִ֣י נֹשֵׂ֑א אִם־אַבִּ֥יט אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְאִם־אֶרְאֶֽךָּ׃ And Elishaʿ said, “As YHWH of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not that I regard the presence of Yehoshafat … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֜ע אֶל־מֶ֤לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מַה־לִּ֣י וָלָ֔ךְ לֵ֚ךְ אֶל־נְבִיאֵ֣י אָבִ֔יךָ וְאֶל־נְבִיאֵ֖י אִמֶּ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַ֗ל כִּֽי־קָרָ֤א יְהוָה֙ לִשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת֙ הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה לָתֵ֥ת אֹותָ֖ם בְּיַד־מֹואָֽב׃ And Elishaʿ said to the king of Yisraʾel, “What have I to do with you? Go … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יְהֹ֣ושָׁפָ֔ט יֵ֥שׁ אֹותֹ֖ו דְּבַר־יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּרְד֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו מֶ֧לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וִיהֹושָׁפָ֖ט וּמֶ֥לֶךְ אֱדֹֽום׃ And Yehoshafat said, “The word of YHWH is with him.” And the king of Yisraʾel and Yehoshafat and the king of Edom went down to him.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהֹושָׁפָ֗ט הַאֵ֨ין פֹּ֤ה נָבִיא֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְנִדְרְשָׁ֥ה אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה מֵאֹותֹ֑ו וַ֠יַּעַן אֶחָ֞ד מֵעַבְדֵ֤י מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר פֹּ֚ה אֱלִישָׁ֣ע בֶּן־שָׁפָ֔ט אֲשֶׁר־יָ֥צַק מַ֖יִם עַל־יְדֵ֥י אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ And Yehoshafat said, “Is there not here a prophet of YHWH, that we may inquire of YHWH by him?” … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲהָ֕הּ כִּֽי־קָרָ֣א יְהוָ֗ה לִשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת֙ הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה לָתֵ֥ת אֹותָ֖ם בְּיַד־מֹואָֽב׃ And the king of Yisraʾel said, “Alas! For YHWH has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moʾav.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל וּמֶֽלֶך־יְהוּדָה֙ וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אֱדֹ֔ום וַיָּסֹ֕בּוּ דֶּ֖רֶךְ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים וְלֹא־הָיָ֨ה מַ֧יִם לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛ה וְלַבְּהֵמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּרַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃ And the king of Yisraʾel went, and the king of Yehudah, and the king of Edom, and they circled around by the way of … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֵי־זֶ֥ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ נַעֲלֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר דֶּ֖רֶךְ מִדְבַּ֥ר אֱדֹֽום׃ And he said, “Which way shall we go up?” And he said, “The way of the wilderness of Edom.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֡לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ אֶל־יְהֹושָׁפָ֨ט מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר מֶ֤לֶךְ מֹואָב֙ פָּשַׁ֣ע בִּ֔י הֲתֵלֵ֥ךְ אִתִּ֛י אֶל־מֹואָ֖ב לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶעֱלֶ֔ה כָּמֹ֧ונִי כָמֹ֛וךָ כְּעַמִּ֥י כְעַמֶּ֖ךָ כְּסוּסַ֥י כְּסוּסֶֽיךָ׃ And he went and sent to Yehoshafat king of Yehuda, saying, “The king of Moʾav has rebelled against me. … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֞א הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ יְהֹורָ֛ם בַּיֹּ֥ום הַה֖וּא מִשֹּׁמְרֹ֑ון וַיִּפְקֹ֖ד אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And King Yehoram went out on that day from Shomeron and mustered all Yisraʾel.   Morphology וַיֵּצֵ֞א (va-yetse) – Root: יצא (yatsa); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֖י כְּמֹ֣ות אַחְאָ֑ב וַיִּפְשַׁ֥ע מֶֽלֶךְ־מֹואָ֖ב בְּמֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And it came to pass when Aḥʾav died, that the king of Moʾav rebelled against the king of Yisraʾel.   Morphology וַיְהִ֖י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וּמֵישַׁ֥ע מֶֽלֶךְ־מֹואָ֖ב הָיָ֣ה נֹקֵ֑ד וְהֵשִׁ֤יב לְמֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאָה־אֶ֣לֶף כָּרִ֔ים וּמֵ֥אָה אֶ֖לֶף אֵילִ֥ים צָֽמֶר׃ And Mēyshaʿ king of Moʾav was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Yisraʾel one hundred thousand lambs and one hundred thousand rams with … Continue reading →

רַ֠ק בְּחַטֹּ֞אות יָרָבְעָ֧ם בֶּֽן־נְבָ֛ט אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִ֥יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל דָּבֵ֑ק לֹא־סָ֖ר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ ס Only in the sins of Yarovʿam son of Nevaṭ, who caused Yisraʾel to sin, he clung; he did not turn away from it.   Morphology רַ֠ק (raq) – Root: רק; … Continue reading →