Author Archives: Nevi’im

וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙ בְּקֹ֣ול גָּדֹ֔ול וַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙ כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔ם בַּחֲרָבֹ֖ות וּבָֽרְמָחִ֑ים עַד־שְׁפָךְ־דָּ֖ם עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ And they cried with a loud voice and cut themselves, according to their custom, with swords and with spears until blood gushed upon them.   Morphology וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙ (va-yiqreʾu) – Root: קרא … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֨י בַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִם וַיְהַתֵּ֧ל בָּהֶ֣ם אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ קִרְא֤וּ בְקֹול־גָּדֹול֙ כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֣ים ה֔וּא כִּ֣י שִׂ֧יחַ וְכִֽי־שִׂ֛יג לֹ֖ו וְכִֽי־דֶ֣רֶךְ לֹ֑ו אוּלַ֛י יָשֵׁ֥ן ה֖וּא וְיִקָֽץ׃ And it was at noon, and Eliyahu mocked them and said, “Call out with a loud voice, for he is … Continue reading →

וַ֠יִּקְחוּ אֶת־הַפָּ֨ר אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֣ן לָהֶם֮ וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֒ וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ בְשֵׁם־֠הַבַּעַל מֵהַבֹּ֨קֶר וְעַד־הַצָּהֳרַ֤יִם לֵאמֹר֙ הַבַּ֣עַל עֲנֵ֔נוּ וְאֵ֥ין קֹ֖ול וְאֵ֣ין עֹנֶ֑ה וַֽיְפַסְּח֔וּ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃ And they took the bull that was given to them, and they prepared it. And they called on the name … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ לִנְבִיאֵ֣י הַבַּ֗עַל בַּחֲר֨וּ לָכֶ֜ם הַפָּ֤ר הָֽאֶחָד֙ וַעֲשׂ֣וּ רִאשֹׁנָ֔ה כִּ֥י אַתֶּ֖ם הָרַבִּ֑ים וְקִרְאוּ֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֵ֖שׁ לֹ֥א תָשִֽׂימוּ׃ And Eliyahu said to the prophets of the Baʿal, “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are … Continue reading →

וּקְרָאתֶ֞ם בְּשֵׁ֣ם אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם וַֽאֲנִי֙ אֶקְרָ֣א בְשֵׁם־יְהוָ֔ה וְהָיָ֧ה הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲנֶ֥ה בָאֵ֖שׁ ה֣וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיַּ֧עַן כָּל־הָעָ֛ם וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ טֹ֥וב הַדָּבָֽר׃ And you shall call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of YHWH. And it shall be, … Continue reading →

וְיִתְּנוּ־לָ֜נוּ שְׁנַ֣יִם פָּרִ֗ים וְיִבְחֲרוּ לָהֶם֩ הַפָּ֨ר הָאֶחָ֜ד וִֽינַתְּחֻ֗הוּ וְיָשִׂ֨ימוּ֙ עַל־הָ֣עֵצִ֔ים וְאֵ֖שׁ לֹ֣א יָשִׂ֑ימוּ וַאֲנִ֞י אֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה אֶת־הַפָּ֣ר הָאֶחָ֗ד וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ עַל־הָ֣עֵצִ֔ים וְאֵ֖שׁ לֹ֥א אָשִֽׂים׃ And let them give us two bulls, and let them choose for themselves one bull and cut it … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם אֲנִ֞י נֹותַ֧רְתִּי נָבִ֛יא לַיהוָ֖ה לְבַדִּ֑י וּנְבִיאֵ֣י הַבַּ֔עַל אַרְבַּע־מֵאֹ֥ות וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים אִֽישׁ׃ And Eliyahu said to the people, “I, I alone am left a prophet of YHWH, but the prophets of the Baʿal are four hundred and fifty men. … Continue reading →

וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֗ם וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ עַד־מָתַ֞י אַתֶּ֣ם פֹּסְחִים֮ עַל־שְׁתֵּ֣י הַסְּעִפִּים֒ אִם־יְהוָ֤ה הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֔יו וְאִם־הַבַּ֖עַל לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֑יו וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם אֹתֹ֖ו דָּבָֽר׃ And Eliyahu approached all the people and said, “How long will you limp between two opinions? If YHWH is the … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח אַחְאָ֖ב בְּכָל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץ אֶת־הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים אֶל־הַ֥ר הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ And Aḥʾav sent among all the children of Yisraʾel, and he gathered the prophets to Mount Karmel.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (va-yishlaḥ) – Root: שלח (shalaḥ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֗ה שְׁלַ֨ח קְבֹ֥ץ אֵלַ֛י אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־הַ֣ר הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל וְאֶת־נְבִיאֵ֨י הַבַּ֜עַל אַרְבַּ֧ע מֵאֹ֣ות וַחֲמִשִּׁ֗ים וּנְבִיאֵ֤י הָֽאֲשֵׁרָה֙ אַרְבַּ֣ע מֵאֹ֔ות אֹכְלֵ֖י שֻׁלְחַ֥ן אִיזָֽבֶל׃ And now send, gather to me all Yisraʾel to Mount Karmel, and the prophets of the Baʿal, four hundred and fifty, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לֹ֤א עָכַ֨רְתִּי֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י אִם־אַתָּ֖ה וּבֵ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ בַּֽעֲזָבְכֶם֙ אֶת־מִצְוֹ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֥י הַבְּעָלִֽים׃ And he said, “I have not troubled Yisraʾel, but you and your father’s house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of YHWH and have walked … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֛י כִּרְאֹ֥ות אַחְאָ֖ב אֶת־אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַחְאָב֙ אֵלָ֔יו הַאַתָּ֥ה זֶ֖ה עֹכֵ֥ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And it came to pass, when Aḥʾav saw Eliyahu, that Aḥʾav said to him, “Is it you, the troubler of Yisraʾel?”   Morphology וַיְהִ֛י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ עֹבַדְיָ֛הוּ לִקְרַ֥את אַחְאָ֖ב וַיַּגֶּד־לֹ֑ו וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אַחְאָ֖ב לִקְרַ֥את אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ And ʿOvadyahu went to meet Aḥʾav and told him, and Aḥʾav went to meet Eliyahu.   Morphology וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ (va-yelekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And he went”; … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ חַ֚י יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָמַ֖דְתִּי לְפָנָ֑יו כִּ֥י הַיֹּ֖ום אֵרָאֶ֥ה אֵלָֽיו׃ And Eliyahu said, “As YHWH of Hosts lives, before whom I have stood, surely today I will appear to him.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּה֙ אַתָּ֣ה אֹמֵ֔ר לֵ֛ךְ אֱמֹ֥ר לַֽאדֹנֶ֖יךָ הִנֵּ֣ה אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ וַהֲרָגָֽנִי׃ ס And now you say, ‘Go, say to your lord, “Behold, Eliyahu”’; and he will kill me.”   Morphology וְעַתָּה֙ (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עת (ʿet); Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

הֲלֹֽא־הֻגַּ֤ד לַֽאדֹנִי֙ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֔יתִי בַּהֲרֹ֣ג אִיזֶ֔בֶל אֵ֖ת נְבִיאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וָאַחְבִּא֩ מִנְּבִיאֵ֨י יְהוָ֜ה מֵ֣אָה אִ֗ישׁ חֲמִשִּׁ֨ים חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִישׁ֙ בַּמְּעָרָ֔ה וָאֲכַלְכְּלֵ֖ם לֶ֥חֶם וָמָֽיִם׃ Has it not been told to my lord what I did when Izevel killed the prophets of YHWH, how … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֞ה אֲנִ֣י אֵלֵ֣ךְ מֵאִתָּ֗ךְ וְר֨וּחַ יְהוָ֤ה יִֽשָּׂאֲךָ֙ עַ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־אֵדָ֔ע וּבָ֨אתִי לְהַגִּ֧יד לְאַחְאָ֛ב וְלֹ֥א יִֽמְצָאֲךָ֖ וַהֲרָגָ֑נִי וְעַבְדְּךָ֛ יָרֵ֥א אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה מִנְּעֻרָֽי׃ And it shall come to pass, when I go from you, that the Spirit of YHWH will carry you to … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֖ה אַתָּ֣ה אֹמֵ֑ר לֵ֛ךְ אֱמֹ֥ר לַאדֹנֶ֖יךָ הִנֵּ֥ה אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ And now you say, ‘Go, say to your lord, “Behold, Eliyahu.”’   Morphology וְעַתָּ֖ה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עת (ʿet); Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “And now”; Notes: Marks a transition to a … Continue reading →

חַ֣י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ אִם־יֶשׁ־גֹּ֤וי וּמַמְלָכָה֙ אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־שָׁלַ֨ח אֲדֹנִ֥י שָׁם֙ לְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔ וְאָמְר֖וּ אָ֑יִן וְהִשְׁבִּ֤יעַ אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ וְאֶת־הַגֹּ֔וי כִּ֖י לֹ֥א יִמְצָאֶֽכָּה׃ As YHWH your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you, and they … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מֶ֣ה חָטָ֑אתִי כִּֽי־אַתָּ֞ה נֹתֵ֧ן אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֛ בְּיַד־אַחְאָ֖ב לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃ And he said, “What have I sinned, that you are giving your servant into the hand of Aḥʾav to put me to death?   Morphology וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לֹ֖ו אָ֑נִי לֵ֛ךְ אֱמֹ֥ר לַאדֹנֶ֖יךָ הִנֵּ֥ה אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ And he said to him, “It is I. Go, say to your lord, ‘Behold, Eliyahu.’”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֤י עֹבַדְיָ֨הוּ֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ לִקְרָאתֹ֑ו וַיַּכִּרֵ֨הוּ֙ וַיִּפֹּ֣ל עַל־פָּנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הַאַתָּ֥ה זֶ֖ה אֲדֹנִ֥י אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ And ʿOvadyahu was on the way, and behold, Eliyahu met him. And he recognized him, and he fell on his face and said, “Is it you, … Continue reading →

וַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ לַֽעֲבָר־בָּ֑הּ אַחְאָ֞ב הָלַ֨ךְ בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ אֶחָד֙ לְבַדֹּ֔ו וְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּ הָלַ֥ךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ־אֶחָ֖ד לְבַדֹּֽו׃ And they divided the land between them to pass through it: Aḥʾav went one way by himself, and ʿOvadyahu went another way by himself.   Morphology וַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּ … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַחְאָב֙ אֶל־עֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ לֵ֤ךְ בָּאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֶל־כָּל־מַעְיְנֵ֣י הַמַּ֔יִם וְאֶ֖ל כָּל־הַנְּחָלִ֑ים אוּלַ֣י נִמְצָ֣א חָצִ֗יר וּנְחַיֶּה֙ ס֣וּס וָפֶ֔רֶד וְלֹ֥וא נַכְרִ֖ית מֵהַבְּהֵמָֽה׃ And Aḥʾav said to ʿOvadyahu, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the wadis. Perhaps we … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֙ בְּהַכְרִ֣ית אִיזֶ֔בֶל אֵ֖ת נְבִיאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּקַּ֨ח עֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ מֵאָ֣ה נְבִאִ֗ים וַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞ם חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִישׁ֙ בַּמְּעָרָ֔ה וְכִלְכְּלָ֖ם לֶ֥חֶם וָמָֽיִם׃ And it came to pass when Izevel cut off the prophets of YHWH, that ʿOvadyahu took one hundred prophets and hid them, fifty … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֣א אַחְאָ֔ב אֶל־עֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַבָּ֑יִת וְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּ הָיָ֥ה יָרֵ֛א אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה מְאֹֽד׃ And Aḥʾav called ʿOvadyahu who was over the house, and ʿOvadyahu feared YHWH greatly.   Morphology וַיִּקְרָ֣א (va-yiqra) – Root: קרא (qara); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And he called”; … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ לְהֵרָאֹ֖ות אֶל־אַחְאָ֑ב וְהָרָעָ֖ב חָזָ֥ק בְּשֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ And Eliyahu went to show himself to Aḥʾav, and the famine was severe in Shomeron.   Morphology וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ (va-yelekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And he went”; Notes: Marks … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֙ יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה הָיָה֙ אֶל־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ בַּשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖ית לֵאמֹ֑ר לֵ֚ךְ הֵרָאֵ֣ה אֶל־אַחְאָ֔ב וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה מָטָ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ And it came to pass after many days that the word of YHWH came to Eliyahu in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֶל־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ עַתָּה֙ זֶ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ אֱלֹהִ֖ים אָ֑תָּה וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֥ה בְּפִ֖יךָ אֱמֶֽת׃ פ And the woman said to Eliyahu, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and the word of YHWH in your mouth is truth.” … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֨ח אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֶת־הַיֶּ֗לֶד וַיֹּרִדֵ֤הוּ מִן־הָעֲלִיָּה֙ הַבַּ֔יְתָה וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ לְאִמֹּ֑ו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ רְאִ֖י חַ֥י בְּנֵֽךְ׃ And Eliyahu took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. And Eliyahu said, “See, your … Continue reading →