Author Archives: Nevi’im

וַיְדַבֵּ֞ר מַלְאַ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ אֶל־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ רֵ֣ד אֹותֹ֔ו אַל־תִּירָ֖א מִפָּנָ֑יו וַיָּ֛קָם וַיֵּ֥רֶד אֹותֹ֖ו אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And the messenger of YHWH spoke to Eliyyahu, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” And he arose and went down with him to the … Continue reading →

הִ֠נֵּה יָ֤רְדָה אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַ֠תֹּאכַל אֶת־שְׁנֵ֞י שָׂרֵ֧י הַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים וְאֶת־חֲמִשֵּׁיהֶ֑ם וְעַתָּ֕ה תִּיקַ֥ר נַפְשִׁ֖י בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ ס Behold, fire came down from the heavens and consumed the two former captains of fifty and their fifties, and now let my life be precious … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֗שָׁב וַיִּשְׁלַ֛ח שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים שְׁלִשִׁ֖ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו וַיַּ֡עַל וַיָּבֹא֩ שַׂר־הַחֲמִשִּׁ֨ים הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י וַיִּכְרַ֥ע עַל־בִּרְכָּ֣יו לְנֶ֣גֶד אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיִּתְחַנֵּ֤ן אֵלָיו֙ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו אִ֚ישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים תִּֽיקַר־נָ֣א נַפְשִׁ֗י וְנֶ֨פֶשׁ עֲבָדֶ֥יךָֽ אֵ֛לֶּה חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ And he returned and sent a third captain of fifty and his fifty. And … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַן אֵלִיָּה֮ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶם֒ אִם־אִ֤ישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אָ֔נִי תֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְתֹאכַ֥ל אֹתְךָ֖ וְאֶת־חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָ וַתֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ־אֱלֹהִים֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַתֹּ֥אכַל אֹתֹ֖ו וְאֶת־חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃ And Eliyya answered and spoke to them, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֜שָׁב וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלָ֛יו שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אַחֵ֖ר וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו וַיַּ֨עַן֙ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו אִ֚ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מְהֵרָ֥ה רֵֽדָה׃ And he returned and sent to him another captain of fifty and his fifty, and he answered and spoke to him, “Man of God, thus … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲנֶ֣ה אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיְדַבֵּר֮ אֶל־שַׂ֣ר הַחֲמִשִּׁים֒ וְאִם־אִ֤ישׁ אֱלֹהִים֙ אָ֔נִי תֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְתֹאכַ֥ל אֹתְךָ֖ וְאֶת־חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָ וַתֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַתֹּ֥אכַל אֹתֹ֖ו וְאֶת־חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃ And Eliyyahu answered and spoke to the captain of fifty, “And if I am a man of God, let fire … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלָ֛יו שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו וַיַּ֣עַל אֵלָ֗יו וְהִנֵּה֙ יֹשֵׁב֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֔ר וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו אִ֚ישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דִּבֶּ֖ר רֵֽדָה׃ And he sent to him a captain of fifty and his fifty, and he went up to him. And behold, he was sitting … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אִ֚ישׁ בַּ֣עַל שֵׂעָ֔ר וְאֵזֹ֥ור עֹ֖ור אָז֣וּר בְּמָתְנָ֑יו וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אֵלִיָּ֥ה הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י הֽוּא׃ And they said to him, “A man, a possessor of hair, and a belt of leather girded around his loins.” And he said, “Eliyya the Tishbi it … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מֶ֚ה מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלָ֖ה לִקְרַאתְכֶ֑ם וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ And he spoke to them, “What is the appearance of the man who came up to meet you and spoke to you these words?”   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (va-yedabber) … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו אִ֣ישׁ עָלָ֣ה לִקְרָאתֵ֗נוּ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֵינוּ֮ לְכ֣וּ שׁוּבוּ֮ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֣ח אֶתְכֶם֒ וְדִבַּרְתֶּ֣ם אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י אֵין־אֱלֹהִים֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַתָּ֣ה שֹׁלֵ֔חַ לִדְרֹ֕שׁ בְּבַ֥עַל זְב֖וּב אֱלֹהֵ֣י עֶקְרֹ֑ון לָ֠כֵן הַמִּטָּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִ֥יתָ שָּׁ֛ם לֹֽא־תֵרֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּה כִּֽי־מֹ֥ות תָּמֽוּת׃ And they said to him, … Continue reading →

וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּ הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים אֵלָ֑יו וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מַה־זֶּ֥ה שַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ And the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, “What is this that you have returned?”   Morphology וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּ (va-yashuvu) – Root: שׁוב (shuv); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person … Continue reading →

וְלָכֵן֙ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הַמִּטָּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִ֥יתָ שָּׁ֛ם לֹֽא־תֵרֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּה כִּ֣י מֹ֣ות תָּמ֑וּת וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ אֵלִיָּֽה׃ Therefore thus says YHWH: The bed upon which you have gone up, there you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die. And Eliyya … Continue reading →

וּמַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה דִּבֶּר֙ אֶל־אֵלִיָּ֣ה הַתִּשְׁבִּ֔י ק֣וּם עֲלֵ֔ה לִקְרַ֖את מַלְאֲכֵ֣י מֶֽלֶךְ־שֹׁמְרֹ֑ון וְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י אֵין־אֱלֹהִים֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַתֶּם֙ הֹֽלְכִ֔ים לִדְרֹ֕שׁ בְּבַ֥עַל זְב֖וּב אֱלֹהֵ֥י עֶקְרֹֽון׃ And the messenger of YHWH spoke to Eliyya the Tishbi, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of … Continue reading →

וַיִּפֹּ֨ל אֲחַזְיָ֜ה בְּעַ֣ד הַשְּׂבָכָ֗ה בַּעֲלִיָּתֹ֛ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּשֹׁמְרֹ֖ון וַיָּ֑חַל וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאָכִ֔ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ לְכ֣וּ דִרְשׁ֗וּ בְּבַ֤עַל זְבוּב֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י עֶקְרֹ֔ון אִם־אֶחְיֶ֖ה מֵחֳלִ֥י זֶֽה׃ ס And Aḥazya fell through the lattice in his upper room that was in Shomeron, and he became ill. … Continue reading →

וַיִּפְשַׁ֤ע מֹואָב֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַחֲרֵ֖י מֹ֥ות אַחְאָֽב׃ And Moʾav rebelled against Yisraʾel after the death of Aḥav.   Morphology וַיִּפְשַׁע (va-yifshaʿ) – Root: פשע (pashaʿ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he rebelled”; Notes: Refers to breaking allegiance … Continue reading →

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וַֽיַּעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־הַבַּ֔עַל וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה לֹ֑ו וַיַּכְעֵ֗ס אֶת־יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה אָבִֽיו׃ And he served the Baʿal and bowed down to him, and he provoked YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, to anger, according to all that his father had done.   … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ אָבִיו֙ וּבְדֶ֣רֶךְ אִמֹּ֔ו וּבְדֶ֨רֶךְ֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and he walked in the way of his father and in the way of … Continue reading →

אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אַחְאָ֗ב מָלַ֤ךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁבַ֣ע עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה לִיהֹושָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃ Aḥazyahu son of Aḥav reigned over Yisraʾel in Shomeron in the seventeenth year of Yehoshafat king of Yehuda, and he reigned over Yisraʾel two years.   … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יְהֹֽושָׁפָט֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵר֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו בְּעִ֖יר דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יְהֹורָ֥ם בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ ס And Yehoshafat lay with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of Dawid his father, and Yehoram his son reigned in his … Continue reading →

אָ֠ז אָמַ֞ר אֲחַזְיָ֤הוּ בֶן־אַחְאָב֙ אֶל־יְהֹ֣ושָׁפָ֔ט יֵלְכ֧וּ עֲבָדַ֛י עִם־עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ בָּאֳנִיֹּ֑ות וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה יְהֹושָׁפָֽט׃ Then Aḥazyahu son of Aḥav said to Yehoshafat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships,” but Yehoshafat was not willing.   Morphology אָז (ʾaz) – … Continue reading →

יְהֹושָׁפָ֡ט עָשָׂה אֳנִיֹּ֨ות תַּרְשִׁ֜ישׁ לָלֶ֧כֶת אֹופִ֛ירָה לַזָּהָ֖ב וְלֹ֣א הָלָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־נִשְׁבְּרָה אֳנִיֹּ֖ות בְּעֶצְיֹ֥ון גָּֽבֶר׃ Yehoshafat made Tarshish ships to go to Ofir for gold, but they did not go, for the ships were broken at ʿEtzyon Gever.   Morphology יְהֹושָׁפָט (Yehoshafat) … Continue reading →

וּמֶ֥לֶךְ אֵ֛ין בֶּאֱדֹ֖ום נִצָּ֥ב מֶֽלֶךְ׃ And there was no king in Edom; a deputy was king.   Morphology וּמֶלֶךְ (u-melekh) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular; Translation: “And a king”; Notes: Begins a statement of political … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֨תֶר֙ הַקָּדֵ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁאַ֔ר בִּימֵ֖י אָסָ֣א אָבִ֑יו בִּעֵ֖ר מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And the rest of the male cult prostitutes who remained in the days of Asa his father, he removed from the land.   Morphology וְיֶתֶר (ve-yeter) – Root: יתר (yatar); Form: … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֧י יְהֹושָׁפָ֛ט וּגְבוּרָתֹ֥ו אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר נִלְחָ֑ם הֲלֹֽא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃ And the rest of the acts of Yehoshafat, and his might which he did, and how he fought, are they not written in the Book of … Continue reading →

וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ם יְהֹושָׁפָ֖ט עִם־מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And Yehoshafat made peace with the king of Yisraʾel.   Morphology וַיַּשְׁלֵם (va-yashlem) – Root: שׁלם (shalem); Form: Hiphil wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he made peace”; Notes: Hiphil denotes causative: he caused peace … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּכָל־דֶּ֛רֶךְ אָסָ֥א אָבִ֖יו לֹא־סָ֣ר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ אַ֥ךְ הַבָּמֹ֖ות לֹֽא־סָ֑רוּ עֹ֥וד הָעָ֛ם מְזַבְּחִ֥ים וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים בַּבָּמֹֽות׃ And he walked in all the way of Asa his father; he did not turn aside from it, to do what is … Continue reading →

יְהֹושָׁפָט֗ בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ בְּמָלְכֹ֔ו וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו עֲזוּבָ֖ה בַּת־שִׁלְחִֽי׃ Yehoshafat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and twenty-five years he reigned in Yerushalayim. And the name of his mother was ʿAzuva, daughter … Continue reading →

וִיהֹֽושָׁפָט֙ בֶּן־אָסָ֔א מָלַ֖ךְ עַל־יְהוּדָ֑ה בִּשְׁנַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֔ע לְאַחְאָ֖ב מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And Yehoshafat son of Asa reigned over Yehuda in the fourth year of Aḥav king of Yisraʾel.   Morphology וִיהֹושָׁפָט (vi-Yehoshafat) – Root: יהושפט (Yehoshafat); Form: Conjunction + proper noun masculine … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב אַחְאָ֖ב עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ בְנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And Aḥav lay with his fathers, and Aḥazyahu his son reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁכַּב (va-yishkav) – Root: שׁכב (shakhav); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →