Author Archives: Nevi’im

וְאַתָּ֤ה שְׁכַב֙ עַל־צִדְּךָ֣ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔י וְשַׂמְתָּ֛ אֶת־עֲוֹ֥ן בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עָלָ֑יו מִסְפַּ֤ר הַיָּמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּשְׁכַּ֣ב עָלָ֔יו תִּשָּׂ֖א אֶת־עֲוֹנָֽם׃ And you, lie on your left side, and place the iniquity of the house of Yisraʾel upon it. The number of the days that you … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֤ה קַח־לְךָ֙ מַחֲבַ֣ת בַּרְזֶ֔ל וְנָתַתָּ֤ה אֹותָהּ֙ קִ֣יר בַּרְזֶ֔ל בֵּינְךָ֖ וּבֵ֣ין הָעִ֑יר וַהֲכִינֹתָה֩ אֶת־פָּנֶ֨יךָ אֵלֶ֜יהָ וְהָיְתָ֤ה בַמָּצֹור֙ וְצַרְתָּ֣ עָלֶ֔יהָ אֹ֥ות הִ֖יא לְבֵ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס And you, take for yourself an iron griddle, and set it as an iron wall between you … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתָּ֨ה עָלֶ֜יהָ מָצֹ֗ור וּבָנִ֤יתָ עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ דָּיֵ֔ק וְשָׁפַכְתָּ֥ עָלֶ֖יהָ סֹֽלְלָ֑ה וְנָתַתָּ֨ה עָלֶ֧יהָ מַחֲנֹ֛ות וְשִׂים־עָלֶ֥יהָ כָּרִ֖ים סָבִֽיב׃ And you shall set against it a siege, and build against it a siege wall, and cast up against it a mound, and set against … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֤ה בֶן־אָדָם֙ קַח־לְךָ֣ לְבֵנָ֔ה וְנָתַתָּ֥ה אֹותָ֖הּ לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וְחַקֹּותָ֥ עָלֶ֛יהָ עִ֖יר אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And you, son of man, take for yourself a brick and set it before you, and engrave upon it a city, Yerushalayim.   Morphology וְאַתָּה (ve-atta) – Root: —; … Continue reading →

וּֽבְדַבְּרִ֤י אֹֽותְךָ֙ אֶפְתַּ֣ח אֶת־פִּ֔יךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֑ה הַשֹּׁמֵ֤עַ יִשְׁמָע֙ וְהֶחָדֵ֣ל יֶחְדָּ֔ל כִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית מְרִ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃ ס And when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says my Lord … Continue reading →

וּלְשֹֽׁונְךָ֙ אַדְבִּ֣יק אֶל־חִכֶּ֔ךָ וְנֶֽאֱלַ֔מְתָּ וְלֹא־תִֽהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם לְאִ֣ישׁ מֹוכִ֑יחַ כִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית מְרִ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃ And I will make your tongue cling to your palate, and you shall be mute, and you shall not be to them a man who rebukes, for they … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֗ם הִנֵּ֨ה נָתְנ֤וּ עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ עֲבֹותִ֔ים וַֽאֲסָר֖וּךָ בָּהֶ֑ם וְלֹ֥א תֵצֵ֖א בְּתֹוכָֽם׃ And you, son of man, behold, cords they shall put upon you and they shall bind you with them, and you shall not go out among them.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַתָּבֹא־בִ֣י ר֔וּחַ וַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִי עַל־רַגְלָ֑י וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר אֹתִי֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֹּ֥א הִסָּגֵ֖ר בְּתֹ֥וךְ בֵּיתֶֽךָ׃ And the spirit came into me and made me stand upon my feet, and he spoke with me and said to me, “Go, shut yourself within your house.” … Continue reading →

וָאָקוּם֮ וָאֵצֵ֣א אֶל־הַבִּקְעָה֒ וְהִנֵּה־שָׁ֤ם כְּבֹוד־יְהוָה֙ עֹמֵ֔ד כַּכָּבֹ֕וד אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִ֖יתִי עַל־נְהַר־כְּבָ֑ר וָאֶפֹּ֖ל עַל־פָּנָֽי׃ And I arose and I went out to the valley, and behold, there the glory of YHWH was standing, like the glory that I had seen by the … Continue reading →

וַתְּהִ֥י עָלַ֛י שָׁ֖ם יַד־יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י ק֥וּם צֵא֙ אֶל־הַבִּקְעָ֔ה וְשָׁ֖ם אֲדַבֵּ֥ר אֹותָֽךְ׃ And the hand of YHWH was there upon me, and he said to me, “Rise, go out to the valley, and there I will speak with you.”   … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֞ה כִּ֧י הִזְהַרְתֹּ֣ו צַדִּ֗יק לְבִלְתִּ֥י חֲטֹ֛א צַדִּ֖יק וְה֣וּא לֹא־חָטָ֑א חָיֹ֤ו יִֽחְיֶה֙ כִּ֣י נִזְהָ֔ר וְאַתָּ֖ה אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ֥ הִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ ס But you, when you have warned the righteous not to sin, and the righteous has not sinned, he shall surely live because he … Continue reading →

וּבְשׁ֨וּב צַדִּ֤יק מִצִּדְקֹו֙ וְעָ֣שָׂה עָ֔וֶל וְנָתַתִּ֥י מִכְשֹׁ֛ול לְפָנָ֖יו ה֣וּא יָמ֑וּת כִּ֣י לֹ֤א הִזְהַרְתֹּו֙ בְּחַטָּאתֹ֣ו יָמ֔וּת וְלֹ֣א תִזָּכַ֗רְנָ צִדְקֹתָו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וְדָמֹ֖ו מִיָּדְךָ֥ אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ And when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does injustice, and I set a stumbling … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּה֙ כִּֽי־הִזְהַ֣רְתָּ רָשָׁ֔ע וְלֹא־שָׁב֙ מֵֽרִשְׁעֹ֔ו וּמִדַּרְכֹּ֖ו הָרְשָׁעָ֑ה ה֚וּא בַּעֲוֹנֹ֣ו יָמ֔וּת וְאַתָּ֖ה אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ֥ הִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ ס But you, when you have warned the wicked and he has not turned from his wickedness and from his wicked way, he in his iniquity shall … Continue reading →

בְּאָמְרִ֤י לָֽרָשָׁע֙ מֹ֣ות תָּמ֔וּת וְלֹ֣א הִזְהַרְתֹּ֗ו וְלֹ֥א דִבַּ֛רְתָּ לְהַזְהִ֥יר רָשָׁ֛ע מִדַּרְכֹּ֥ו הָרְשָׁעָ֖ה לְחַיֹּתֹ֑ו ה֤וּא רָשָׁע֙ בַּעֲוֹנֹ֣ו יָמ֔וּת וְדָמֹ֖ו מִיָּדְךָ֥ אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ When I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you have not warned him, and you have not … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם צֹפֶ֥ה נְתַתִּ֖יךָ לְבֵ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ מִפִּי֙ דָּבָ֔ר וְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥ אֹותָ֖ם מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ Son of man, a watchman I have made you for the house of Yisraʾel, and you shall hear a word from my mouth, and you shall warn them from … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֕י מִקְצֵ֖ה שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים פ וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And it came to pass, at the end of seven days, that the word of YHWH came to me, saying:   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd … Continue reading →

וָאָבֹ֨וא אֶל־הַגֹּולָ֜ה תֵּ֣ל אָ֠בִיב הַיֹּשְׁבִ֤ים אֶֽל־נְהַר־כְּבָר֙ וַאֲשֶׁר הֵ֖מָּה יֹושְׁבִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם וָאֵשֵׁ֥ב שָׁ֛ם שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים מַשְׁמִ֥ים בְּתֹוכָֽם׃ And I came to the exile at Tel Aviv, those dwelling by the river Kevar, and where they were dwelling there, and I sat … Continue reading →

וְר֥וּחַ נְשָׂאַ֖תְנִי וַתִּקָּחֵ֑נִי וָאֵלֵ֥ךְ מַר֙ בַּחֲמַ֣ת רוּחִ֔י וְיַד־יְהוָ֥ה עָלַ֖י חָזָֽקָה׃ And the spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went bitter in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of YHWH was strong upon me.   … Continue reading →

וְקֹ֣ול כַּנְפֵ֣י הַחַיֹּ֗ות מַשִּׁיקֹות֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה אֶל־אֲחֹותָ֔הּ וְקֹ֥ול הָאֹופַנִּ֖ים לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם וְקֹ֖ול רַ֥עַשׁ גָּדֹֽול׃ And the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, and the sound of a great rushing. … Continue reading →

וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי ר֔וּחַ וָאֶשְׁמַ֣ע אַחֲרַ֔י קֹ֖ול רַ֣עַשׁ גָּדֹ֑ול בָּר֥וּךְ כְּבֹוד־יְהוָ֖ה מִמְּקֹומֹֽו׃ And the spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing: “Blessed be the glory of YHWH from his place.”   Morphology וַתִּשָּׂאֵנִי (va-tissaʾeni) … Continue reading →

וְלֵ֨ךְ בֹּ֤א אֶל־הַגֹּולָה֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵיהֶם֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֑ה אִֽם־יִשְׁמְע֖וּ וְאִם־יֶחְדָּֽלוּ׃ And go, enter to the exile, to the sons of your people, and you shall speak to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑י בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם אֶת־כָּל־דְּבָרַי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָ קַ֥ח בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְאָזְנֶ֥יךָ שְׁמָֽע׃ And he said to me, “Son of man, all my words that I speak to you, take into your heart, and with your ears hear.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) … Continue reading →

כְּשָׁמִ֛יר חָזָ֥ק מִצֹּ֖ר נָתַ֣תִּי מִצְחֶ֑ךָ לֹֽא־תִירָ֤א אֹותָם֙ וְלֹא־תֵחַ֣ת מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם כִּ֛י בֵּֽית־מְרִ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃ פ Like emery harder than flint I have made your forehead; you shall not fear them, and you shall not be dismayed before them, for a rebellious house … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֧תִּי אֶת־פָּנֶ֛יךָ חֲזָקִ֖ים לְעֻמַּ֣ת פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם וְאֶֽת־מִצְחֲךָ֥ חָזָ֖ק לְעֻמַּ֥ת מִצְחָֽם׃ Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads.   Morphology הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: —; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Draws … Continue reading →

וּבֵ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֹ֤א יֹאבוּ֙ לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֵלֶ֔יךָ כִּֽי־אֵינָ֥ם אֹבִ֖ים לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֵלָ֑י כִּ֚י כָּל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל חִזְקֵי־מֵ֥צַח וּקְשֵׁי־לֵ֖ב הֵֽמָּה׃ But the house of Yisraʾel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to me, for all … Continue reading →

לֹ֣א אֶל־עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים עִמְקֵ֤י שָׂפָה֙ וְכִבְדֵ֣י לָשֹׁ֔ון אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־תִשְׁמַ֖ע דִּבְרֵיהֶ֑ם אִם־לֹ֤א אֲלֵיהֶם֙ שְׁלַחְתִּ֔יךָ הֵ֖מָּה יִשְׁמְע֥וּ אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ Not to many peoples, deep of speech and heavy of tongue, whose words you cannot understand. If not to them I had sent you, … Continue reading →

כִּ֡י לֹא֩ אֶל־עַ֨ם עִמְקֵ֥י שָׂפָ֛ה וְכִבְדֵ֥י לָשֹׁ֖ון אַתָּ֣ה שָׁל֑וּחַ אֶל־בֵּ֖ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ For not to a people deep of speech and heavy of tongue are you sent, but to the house of Yisraʾel.   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: —; Form: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑י בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם לֶךְ־בֹּא֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ בִדְבָרַ֖י אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ And he said to me, “Son of man, go, enter to the house of Yisraʾel, and you shall speak with my words to them.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י בֶּן־אָדָם֙ בִּטְנְךָ֤ תַֽאֲכֵל֙ וּמֵעֶ֣יךָ תְמַלֵּ֔א אֵ֚ת הַמְּגִלָּ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י נֹתֵ֣ן אֵלֶ֑יךָ וָאֹ֣כְלָ֔ה וַתְּהִ֥י בְּפִ֖י כִּדְבַ֥שׁ לְמָתֹֽוק׃ פ And he said to me, “Son of man, your belly you shall eat, and your inward parts you shall fill … Continue reading →

וָאֶפְתַּ֖ח אֶת־פִּ֑י וַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִי אֵ֖ת הַמְּגִלָּ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃ And I opened my mouth, and he made me eat this scroll.   Morphology וָאֶפְתַּח (va-eftaḥ) – Root: פתח; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 1st person common singular; Translation: “And I opened”; Notes: The … Continue reading →