Author Archives: Nevi’im

וְיֶתֶר֩ דִּבְרֵ֨י אַחְאָ֜ב וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֗ה וּבֵ֤ית הַשֵּׁן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּנָ֔ה וְכָל־הֶעָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּנָ֑ה הֲלֹֽוא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of Aḥav, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁטֹ֨ף אֶת־הָרֶ֜כֶב עַ֣ל בְּרֵכַ֣ת שֹׁמְרֹ֗ון וַיָּלֹ֤קּוּ הַכְּלָבִים֙ אֶת־דָּמֹ֔ו וְהַזֹּנֹ֖ות רָחָ֑צוּ כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֵּֽר׃ And they washed the chariot at the pool of Shomeron, and the dogs licked his blood, and the prostitutes bathed, according to the word of YHWH … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣מָת הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּבֹ֖וא שֹׁמְרֹ֑ון וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בְּשֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ And the king died, and he came to Shomeron, and they buried the king in Shomeron.   Morphology וַיָּמָת (va-yamat) – Root: מות (mut); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר הָרִנָּה֙ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה כְּבֹ֥א הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֥ישׁ אֶל־עִירֹ֖ו וְאִ֥ישׁ אֶל־אַרְצֹֽו׃ And the cry passed through the camp as the sun went down, saying, “Each man to his city, and each man to his land.”   Morphology וַיַּעֲבֹר (va-yaʿavor) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַתַּעֲלֶ֤ה הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הָיָ֧ה מָעֳמָ֛ד בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֖ה נֹ֣כַח אֲרָ֑ם וַיָּ֣מָת בָּעֶ֔רֶב וַיִּ֥צֶק דַּֽם־הַמַּכָּ֖ה אֶל־חֵ֥יק הָרָֽכֶב׃ And the battle intensified on that day, and the king was standing in the chariot opposite Aram, and he died in the evening, and … Continue reading →

וְאִ֗ישׁ מָשַׁ֤ךְ בַּקֶּ֨שֶׁת֙ לְתֻמֹּ֔ו וַיַּכֶּה֙ אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בֵּ֥ין הַדְּבָקִ֖ים וּבֵ֣ין הַשִּׁרְיָ֑ן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְרַכָּבֹ֗ו הֲפֹ֥ךְ יָדְךָ֛ וְהֹוצִיאֵ֥נִי מִן־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה כִּ֥י הָחֳלֵֽיתִי׃ And a man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Yisraʾel between the joints and between the armor. … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י כִּרְאֹות֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָרֶ֔כֶב כִּֽי־לֹא־מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ה֑וּא וַיָּשׁ֖וּבוּ מֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃ And it happened, when the commanders of the chariots saw that he was not the king of Yisraʾel, they turned back from following him.   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֡י כִּרְאֹות֩ שָׂרֵ֨י הָרֶ֜כֶב אֶת־יְהֹושָׁפָ֗ט וְהֵ֤מָּה אָֽמְרוּ֙ אַ֣ךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל ה֔וּא וַיָּסֻ֥רוּ עָלָ֖יו לְהִלָּחֵ֑ם וַיִּזְעַ֖ק יְהֹושָׁפָֽט׃ And it happened, when the commanders of the chariots saw Yehoshafat, they said, “Surely it is the king of Yisraʾel!” And they turned aside toward … Continue reading →

וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֡ם צִוָּ֣ה אֶת־שָׂרֵי֩ הָרֶ֨כֶב אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֜ו שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֨יִם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֚א תִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּ אֶת־קָטֹ֖ן וְאֶת־גָּדֹ֑ול כִּ֛י אִֽם־אֶת־מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְבַדֹּֽו׃ And the king of Aram commanded the commanders of the chariots that were with him, thirty-two in number, saying, “Do not fight with … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶל־יְהֹושָׁפָ֗ט הִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ וָבֹ֣א בַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְאַתָּ֖ה לְבַ֣שׁ בְּגָדֶ֑יךָ וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיָּבֹ֖וא בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ And the king of Yisraʾel said to Yehoshafat, “Disguise yourself and go into the battle, but you, wear your garments.” So the king of Yisraʾel … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֧עַל מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וְיהֹושָׁפָ֥ט מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֖ה רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָֽד׃ And the king of Yisraʾel and Yehoshafat king of Yehuda went up to Ramot Gileʿad.   Morphology וַיַּעַל (va-yaʿal) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he went … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מִיכָ֔יְהוּ אִם־שֹׁ֤וב תָּשׁוּב֙ בְּשָׁלֹ֔ום לֹֽא־דִבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה בִּ֑י וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁמְע֖וּ עַמִּ֥ים כֻּלָּֽם׃ And Mikhayehu said, “If you indeed return in peace, YHWH has not spoken by me.” And he said, “Hear, peoples, all of you!”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yoʾmer) – … Continue reading →

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שִׂ֥ימוּ אֶת־זֶ֖ה בֵּ֣ית הַכֶּ֑לֶא וְהַאֲכִילֻ֨הוּ לֶ֤חֶם לַ֨חַץ֙ וּמַ֣יִם לַ֔חַץ עַ֖ד בֹּאִ֥י בְשָׁלֹֽום׃ and you shall say, ‘Thus says the king: “Put this one in the prison house, and feed him with the bread of affliction and … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל קַ֚ח אֶת־מִיכָ֔יְהוּ וַהֲשִׁיבֵ֖הוּ אֶל־אָמֹ֣ן שַׂר־הָעִ֑יר וְאֶל־יֹואָ֖שׁ בֶּן־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And the king of Yisraʾel said, “Take Mikhayehu and return him to Amon, the chief of the city, and to Yoʾash the son of the king;   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yoʾmer) … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מִיכָ֔יְהוּ הִנְּךָ֥ רֹאֶ֖ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא אֲשֶׁ֥ר תָּבֹ֛א חֶ֥דֶר בְּחֶ֖דֶר לְהֵחָבֵֽה׃ And Mikhayehu said, “Behold, you shall see on that day, when you go into a room within a room to hide.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); … Continue reading →

וַיִּגַּשׁ֙ צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ בֶֽן־כְּנַעֲנָ֔ה וַיַּכֶּ֥ה אֶת־מִיכָ֖יְהוּ עַל־הַלֶּ֑חִי וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֵי־זֶ֨ה עָבַ֧ר רֽוּחַ־יְהוָ֛ה מֵאִתִּ֖י לְדַבֵּ֥ר אֹותָֽךְ׃ Then Tsidqiyyahu son of Kenaʿana approached and struck Mikhayehu on the cheek, and said, “Where then did the spirit of YHWH pass from me to speak to … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֤ן יְהוָה֙ ר֣וּחַ שֶׁ֔קֶר בְּפִ֖י כָּל־נְבִיאֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑לֶּה וַֽיהוָ֔ה דִּבֶּ֥ר עָלֶ֖יךָ רָעָֽה׃ And now, behold, YHWH has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets, and YHWH has spoken evil concerning you.”   Morphology וְעַתָּה … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֵצֵא֙ וְהָיִ֨יתִי֙ ר֣וּחַ שֶׁ֔קֶר בְּפִ֖י כָּל־נְבִיאָ֑יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר תְּפַתֶּה֙ וְגַם־תּוּכָ֔ל צֵ֖א וַעֲשֵׂה־כֵֽן׃ And he said, ‘I will go out and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And He said, ‘You shall entice and also … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֣א הָר֗וּחַ וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֲנִ֣י אֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֵלָ֖יו בַּמָּֽה׃ And the spirit went out and stood before YHWH, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ And YHWH said to him, ‘By what?’   Morphology וַיֵּצֵא (va-yetse) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה מִ֤י יְפַתֶּה֙ אֶת־אַחְאָ֔ב וְיַ֕עַל וְיִפֹּ֖ל בְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑ד וַיֹּ֤אמֶר זֶה֙ בְּכֹ֔ה וְזֶ֥ה אֹמֵ֖ר בְּכֹֽה׃ And YHWH said, ‘Who will entice Aḥav, so that he may go up and fall at Ramot Gileʿad?’ And one said in this way, and … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לָכֵ֖ן שְׁמַ֣ע דְּבַר־יְהוָ֑ה רָאִ֤יתִי אֶת־יְהוָה֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסְאֹ֔ו וְכָל־צְבָ֤א הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ עֹמֵ֣ד עָלָ֔יו מִימִינֹ֖ו וּמִשְּׂמֹאלֹֽו׃ And he said, “Therefore hear the word of YHWH: I saw YHWH sitting on His throne, and all the host of the heavens standing by Him, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־יְהֹושָׁפָ֑ט הֲלֹוא֙ אָמַ֣רְתִּי אֵלֶ֔יךָ לֹֽוא־יִתְנַבֵּ֥א עָלַ֛י טֹ֖וב כִּ֥י אִם־רָֽע׃ And the king of Yisraʾel said to Yehoshafat, “Did I not say to you, he would not prophesy good concerning me, but only evil?”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yoʾmer) – … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר רָאִ֤יתִי אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ נְפֹצִ֣ים אֶל־הֶהָרִ֔ים כַּצֹּ֕אן אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵין־לָהֶ֖ם רֹעֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ לֹֽא־אֲדֹנִ֣ים לָאֵ֔לֶּה יָשׁ֥וּבוּ אִישׁ־לְבֵיתֹ֖ו בְּשָׁלֹֽום׃ And he said, “I saw all Yisraʾel scattered upon the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd.” And YHWH said, “These have no master; … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַד־כַּמֶּ֥ה פְעָמִ֖ים אֲנִ֣י מַשְׁבִּעֶ֑ךָ אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־תְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֛י רַק־אֱמֶ֖ת בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃ And the king said to him, “How many times must I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but truth in the name of YHWH?”   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַד־כַּמֶּ֥ה פְעָמִ֖ים אֲנִ֣י מַשְׁבִּעֶ֑ךָ אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־תְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֛י רַק־אֱמֶ֖ת בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃ And the king said to him, “How many times must I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but truth in the name of YHWH?”   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִיכָ֑יְהוּ חַי־יְהוָ֕ה כִּ֠י אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֹאמַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֵלַ֖י אֹתֹ֥ו אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ And Mikhayehu said, “As YHWH lives, what YHWH says to me, that I will speak.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; … Continue reading →

וְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֣ךְ לִקְרֹ֣א מִיכָ֗יְהוּ דִּבֶּ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּה־נָ֞א דִּבְרֵ֧י הַנְּבִיאִ֛ים פֶּֽה־אֶחָ֥ד טֹ֖וב אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ יְהִֽי־נָ֣א דְּבָרֶיךָ כִּדְבַ֛ר אַחַ֥ד מֵהֶ֖ם וְדִבַּ֥רְתָּ טֹּֽוב׃ And the messenger who went to call Mikhayehu spoke to him, saying, “Behold now, the words of the prophets are … Continue reading →

וְכָל־הַנְּבִאִ֔ים נִבְּאִ֥ים כֵּ֖ן לֵאמֹ֑ר עֲלֵ֞ה רָמֹ֤ת גִּלְעָד֙ וְהַצְלַ֔ח וְנָתַ֥ן יְהוָ֖ה בְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And all the prophets were prophesying thus, saying, “Go up to Ramot Gileʿad and succeed, and YHWH will give it into the hand of the king.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ לֹ֛ו צִדְקִיָּ֥ה בֶֽן־כְּנַעֲנָ֖ה קַרְנֵ֣י בַרְזֶ֑ל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בְּאֵ֛לֶּה תְּנַגַּ֥ח אֶת־אֲרָ֖ם עַד־כַּלֹּתָֽם׃ And Tsidqiyya son of Kenaʿana made for himself horns of iron, and said, “Thus says YHWH: ‘With these you shall gore Aram until they are consumed.’”   … Continue reading →

וּמֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל וִֽיהֹושָׁפָ֣ט מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֡ה יֹשְׁבִים֩ אִ֨ישׁ עַל־כִּסְאֹ֜ו מְלֻבָּשִׁ֤ים בְּגָדִים֙ בְּגֹ֔רֶן פֶּ֖תַח שַׁ֣עַר שֹׁמְרֹ֑ון וְכָ֨ל־הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים מִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖ים לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ And the king of Yisraʾel and Yehoshafat king of Yehuda were sitting, each on his throne, clothed in robes, at a threshing floor at … Continue reading →