Author Archives: Nevi’im

וְנִקֵּ֖יתִי דָּמָ֣ם לֹֽא־נִקֵּ֑יתִי וַֽיהוָ֖ה שֹׁכֵ֥ן בְּצִיֹּֽון׃ And I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed; and YHWH dwells in Tsiyon.   Morphology וְנִקֵּ֖יתִי (ve-nikkeiti) – Root: נקה (naqah); Form: Conjunction וְ + Piel perfect 1st person common singular; … Continue reading →

וִיהוּדָ֖ה לְעֹולָ֣ם תֵּשֵׁ֑ב וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לְדֹ֥ור וָדֹֽור׃ But Yehuda shall dwell forever, and Yerushalayim from generation to generation.   Morphology וִיהוּדָ֖ה (vi-Yehudah) – Root: יהד (Yehud); Form: Conjunction וְ + proper noun; Translation: “But Yehudah”; Notes: Refers to the southern kingdom, … Continue reading →

מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ לִשְׁמָמָ֣ה תִֽהְיֶ֔ה וֶאֱדֹ֕ום לְמִדְבַּ֥ר שְׁמָמָ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶ֑ה מֵֽחֲמַס֙ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁפְכ֥וּ דָם־נָקִ֖יא בְּאַרְצָֽם׃ Mitsrayim shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, because of the violence done to the sons of Yehuda, for they have shed innocent … Continue reading →

וְהָיָה֩ בַיֹּ֨ום הַה֜וּא יִטְּפ֧וּ הֶהָרִ֣ים עָסִ֗יס וְהַגְּבָעֹות֙ תֵּלַ֣כְנָה חָלָ֔ב וְכָל־אֲפִיקֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה יֵ֣לְכוּ מָ֑יִם וּמַעְיָ֗ן מִבֵּ֤ית יְהוָה֙ יֵצֵ֔א וְהִשְׁקָ֖ה אֶת־נַ֥חַל הַשִּׁטִּֽים׃ And it shall be in that day, the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, … Continue reading →

וִֽידַעְתֶּ֗ם כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם שֹׁכֵ֖ן בְּצִיֹּ֣ון הַר־קָדְשִׁ֑י וְהָיְתָ֤ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ קֹ֔דֶשׁ וְזָרִ֥ים לֹא־יַֽעַבְרוּ־בָ֖הּ עֹֽוד׃ And you shall know that I am YHWH your God, dwelling in Tsiyon My holy mountain, and Yerushalayim shall be holy, and strangers shall not pass … Continue reading →

וַיהוָ֞ה מִצִּיֹּ֣ון יִשְׁאָ֗ג וּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ יִתֵּ֣ן קֹולֹ֔ו וְרָעֲשׁ֖וּ שָׁמַ֣יִם וָאָ֑רֶץ וַֽיהוָה֙ מַֽחֲסֶ֣ה לְעַמֹּ֔ו וּמָעֹ֖וז לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And YHWH will roar from Tsiyon and from Yerushalayim He will give His voice, and the heavens and the earth will quake; but YHWH is … Continue reading →

שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ וְיָרֵ֖חַ קָדָ֑רוּ וְכֹוכָבִ֖ים אָסְפ֥וּ נָגְהָֽם׃ The sun and the moon grew dark, and the stars withdrew their brightness.   Morphology שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ (shemesh) – Root: שׁמשׁ (shemesh); Form: Noun common masculine singular; Translation: “the sun”; Notes: Represents celestial power or … Continue reading →

הֲמֹונִ֣ים הֲמֹונִ֔ים בְּעֵ֖מֶק הֶֽחָר֑וּץ כִּ֤י קָרֹוב֙ יֹ֣ום יְהוָ֔ה בְּעֵ֖מֶק הֶחָרֽוּץ׃ Multitudes, multitudes in the Valley of Decision, for near is the day of YHWH in the Valley of Decision.   Morphology הֲמֹונִ֣ים (hamonim) – Root: המון (hamon); Form: Noun masculine … Continue reading →

שִׁלְח֣וּ מַגָּ֔ל כִּ֥י בָשַׁ֖ל קָצִ֑יר בֹּ֤אֽוּ רְדוּ֙ כִּֽי־מָ֣לְאָה גַּ֔ת הֵשִׁ֨יקוּ֙ הַיְקָבִ֔ים כִּ֥י רַבָּ֖ה רָעָתָֽם׃ Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, tread, for the winepress is full, the vats overflow, for their evil is great.   Morphology … Continue reading →

יֵעֹ֨ורוּ֙ וְיַעֲל֣וּ הַגֹּויִ֔ם אֶל־עֵ֖מֶק יְהֹֽושָׁפָ֑ט כִּ֣י שָׁ֗ם אֵשֵׁ֛ב לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֶת־כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֖ם מִסָּבִֽיב׃ Let the nations be roused and go up to the Valley of Yehoshafat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations round about.   Morphology יֵעֹ֨ורוּ֙ (yeʿoru) … Continue reading →

ע֣וּשׁוּ וָבֹ֧אוּ כָֽל־הַגֹּויִ֛ם מִסָּבִ֖יב וְנִקְבָּ֑צוּ שָׁ֕מָּה הַֽנְחַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה גִּבֹּורֶֽיךָ׃ Hasten and come, all the nations around, and be gathered there; bring down, O YHWH, Your mighty ones.   Morphology ע֣וּשׁוּ (ʿushu) – Root: עושׁ (ʿush); Form: Qal imperative 2nd person … Continue reading →

כֹּ֤תּוּ אִתֵּיכֶם֙ לַֽחֲרָבֹ֔ות וּמַזְמְרֹֽתֵיכֶ֖ם לִרְמָחִ֑ים הַֽחַלָּ֔שׁ יֹאמַ֖ר גִּבֹּ֥ור אָֽנִי׃ Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, “I am a mighty one.”   Morphology כֹּ֤תּוּ (kottu) – Root: כתת (katat); Form: Qal imperative … Continue reading →

קִרְאוּ־זֹאת֙ בַּגֹּויִ֔ם קַדְּשׁ֖וּ מִלְחָמָ֑ה הָעִ֨ירוּ֙ הַגִּבֹּורִ֔ים יִגְּשׁ֣וּ יַֽעֲל֔וּ כֹּ֖ל אַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ Proclaim this among the nations, consecrate war, awaken the mighty men; let them draw near, let them come up, all the men of war.   Morphology קִרְאוּ־ (kirʾu) – … Continue reading →

וּמָכַרְתִּ֞י אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם וְאֶת־בְּנֹֽותֵיכֶ֗ם בְּיַד֙ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וּמְכָר֥וּם לִשְׁבָאיִ֖ם אֶל־גֹּ֣וי רָחֹ֑וק כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃ ס And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Yehuda, and they shall sell them to the Shevaʾim, to … Continue reading →

הִנְנִ֣י מְעִירָ֔ם מִן־הַ֨מָּקֹ֔ום אֲשֶׁר־מְכַרְתֶּ֥ם אֹתָ֖ם שָׁ֑מָּה וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥י גְמֻלְכֶ֖ם בְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃ Behold, I am stirring them up from the place where you sold them, and I will return your recompense upon your own heads.   Morphology הִנְנִ֣י (hineni) – Root: הנה (hinneh); … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ וּבְנֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם מְכַרְתֶּ֖ם לִבְנֵ֣י הַיְּוָנִ֑ים לְמַ֥עַן הַרְחִיקָ֖ם מֵעַ֥ל גְּבוּלָֽם׃ And the sons of Yehuda and the sons of Yerushalayim you sold to the sons of the Yewanim, in order to remove them far from their border.   Morphology … Continue reading →

אֲשֶׁר־כַּסְפִּ֥י וּזְהָבִ֖י לְקַחְתֶּ֑ם וּמַֽחֲמַדַּי֙ הַטֹּבִ֔ים הֲבֵאתֶ֖ם לְהֵיכְלֵיכֶֽם׃ That you have taken My silver and My gold, and have brought My good and precious treasures into your temples.   Morphology אֲשֶׁר־ (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that” … Continue reading →