Author Archives: Nevi’im

Jeremiah 52:24

וַיִּקַּ֣ח רַב־טַבָּחִ֗ים אֶת־שְׂרָיָה֙ כֹּהֵ֣ן הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְאֶת־צְפַנְיָ֖ה כֹּהֵ֣ן הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וְאֶת־שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת שֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסַּֽף׃ And the chief of the guards took Serayah the chief priest, and Tsefanya the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.   Morphology וַיִּקַּ֣ח (va-yiqqaḥ) – Root: לקח; Form: Qal … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:24

Jeremiah 52:23

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ הָֽרִמֹּנִ֔ים תִּשְׁעִ֥ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֖ה ר֑וּחָה כָּל־הָרִמֹּונִ֥ים מֵאָ֛ה עַל־הַשְּׂבָכָ֖ה סָבִֽיב׃ And the pomegranates were ninety-six on the side; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the latticework round about.   Morphology וַיִּֽהְיוּ (va-yehiyu) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:23

Jeremiah 52:22

וְכֹתֶ֨רֶת עָלָ֜יו נְחֹ֗שֶׁת וְקֹומַ֨ת הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת הָאַחַת֮ חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמֹּות֒ וּשְׂבָכָ֨ה וְרִמֹּונִ֧ים עַֽל־הַכֹּותֶ֛רֶת סָבִ֖יב הַכֹּ֣ל נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וְכָאֵ֛לֶּה לַֽעַמּ֥וּד הַשֵּׁנִ֖י וְרִמֹּונִֽים׃ And a capital of bronze was upon it, and the height of the one capital was five cubits, and latticework and pomegranates … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:22

Jeremiah 52:21

וְהָעַמּוּדִ֗ים שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה אַמָּה֙ קומה הָעַמֻּ֣ד הָאֶחָ֔ד וְח֛וּט שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה אַמָּ֖ה יְסֻבֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָבְיֹ֛ו אַרְבַּ֥ע אַצְבָּעֹ֖ות נָבֽוּב׃ *    כ קוֹמַה֙ *    ק קוֹמַת֙ וְהָעַמּוּדִ֗ים שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה אַמָּה֙ קוֹמַת֙ הָעַמֻּ֣ד הָאֶחָ֔ד וְח֛וּט שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה אַמָּ֖ה יְסֻבֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָבְיֹ֛ו אַרְבַּ֥ע אַצְבָּעֹ֖ות נָבֽוּב׃ And the … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:21

Jeremiah 52:20

הָעַמּוּדִ֣ים שְׁנַ֗יִם הַיָּ֤ם אֶחָד֙ וְהַבָּקָ֞ר שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֤ר נְחֹ֨שֶׁת֙ אֲשֶׁר־תַּ֣חַת הַמְּכֹנֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֛ה הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה לֹא־הָיָ֣ה מִשְׁקָ֔ל לִנְחֻשְׁתָּ֖ם כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze oxen beneath the stands that King Shelomo made for the … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:20

Jeremiah 52:19

וְאֶת־֠הַסִּפִּים וְאֶת־הַמַּחְתֹּ֨ות וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקֹ֜ות וְאֶת־הַסִּירֹ֣ות וְאֶת־הַמְּנֹרֹ֗ות וְאֶת־הַכַּפֹּות֙ וְאֶת־הַמְּנַקִיֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֤ר זָהָב֙ זָהָ֔ב וַאֲשֶׁר־כֶּ֖סֶף כָּ֑סֶף לָקַ֖ח רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃ And the basins, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the pots, and the lampstands, and the ladles, and the snuffers, what was gold, gold, and … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:19

Jeremiah 52:18

וְאֶת־֠הַסִּרֹות וְאֶת־הַיָּעִ֨ים וְאֶת־הַֽמְזַמְּרֹ֜ות וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקֹ֣ות וְאֶת־הַכַּפֹּ֗ות וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־כְּלֵ֧י הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־יְשָׁרְת֥וּ בָהֶ֖ם לָקָֽחוּ׃ And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the ladles, and all the vessels of bronze with which they served, they took.   Morphology … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:18

Jeremiah 52:17

וְאֶת־עַמּוּדֵ֨י הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְבֵית־יְהוָ֗ה וְֽאֶת־הַמְּכֹנֹ֞ות וְאֶת־יָ֧ם הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּבֵית־יְהוָ֖ה שִׁבְּר֣וּ כַשְׂדִּ֑ים וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ אֶת־כָּל־נְחֻשְׁתָּ֖ם בָּבֶֽלָה׃ And the pillars of bronze that were for the house of YHWH, and the stands, and the bronze sea that was in the house of YHWH, … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:17

Jeremiah 52:16

וּמִדַּלֹּ֣ות הָאָ֔רֶץ הִשְׁאִ֕יר נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֑ים לְכֹרְמִ֖ים וּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃ And from the poorest of the land, Nevuzarʾadan the chief of the guards left for vinedressers and for plowmen.   Morphology וּמִדַּלֹּ֣ות (u-mi-dallot) – Root: דלל; Form: Conjunction וּ + preposition מִן + … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:16

Jeremiah 52:15

וּמִדַּלֹּ֨ות הָעָ֜ם וְֽאֶת־יֶ֥תֶר הָעָ֣ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים בָּעִ֗יר וְאֶת־הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽפְלוּ֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל וְאֵ֖ת יֶ֣תֶר הָֽאָמֹ֑ון הֶגְלָ֕ה נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃ And from the poorest of the people, and the rest of the people who remained in the city, and the defectors who had … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:15

Jeremiah 52:14

וְאֶת־כָּל־חֹמֹ֥ות יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם סָבִ֑יב נָֽתְצוּ֙ כָּל־חֵ֣יל כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֶת־רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃ And all the walls of Yerushalayim round about, all the army of the Kasdim who were with the captain of the guards broke down.   Morphology וְאֶת־ (ve-et) – Root: את; Form: … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:14

Jeremiah 52:13

וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף אֶת־בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־בָּתֵּ֧י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם וְאֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֥ית הַגָּדֹ֖ול שָׂרַ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ And he burned the house of YHWH, and the house of the king, and all the houses of Yerushalayim, and every great house he burned with fire.   Morphology … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:13

Jeremiah 52:12

וּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ בֶּעָשֹׂ֣ור לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ הִ֗יא שְׁנַת֙ תְּשַֽׁע־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֑ל בָּ֗א נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ רַב־טַבָּחִ֔ים עָמַ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, that was the nineteenth year of King Nevukhadretstsar king of Bavel, … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:12

Jeremiah 52:11

וְאֶת־עֵינֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִוֵּ֑ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּ בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִם וַיְבִאֵ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙ בָּבֶ֔לָה וַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּ בבית־הַפְּקֻדֹּ֖ת עַד־יֹ֥ום מֹותֹֽו׃ * כ בבֵֽית *   ק בֵֽית וְאֶת־עֵינֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִוֵּ֑ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּ בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִם וַיְבִאֵ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙ בָּבֶ֔לָה וַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּ בֵֽית־הַפְּקֻדֹּ֖ת עַד־יֹ֥ום מֹותֹֽו׃ And the eyes of Tsidqiyyahu he blinded, and he bound … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:11

Jeremiah 52:10

וַיִּשְׁחַ֧ט מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ לְעֵינָ֑יו וְגַ֛ם אֶת־כָּל־שָׂרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה שָׁחַ֥ט בְּרִבְלָֽתָה׃ And the king of Bavel slaughtered the sons of Tsidqiyyahu before his eyes, and also all the princes of Yehuda he slaughtered in Rivla.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁחַט (va-yishḥat) – Root: … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:10

Jeremiah 52:9

וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙ אֶת־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּעֲל֨וּ אֹתֹ֜ו אֶל־מֶ֧לֶךְ בָּבֶ֛ל רִבְלָ֖תָה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתֹּ֖ו מִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃ And they seized the king and brought him up to the king of Bavel, to Rivla in the land of Ḥamat, and he spoke judgments with him.   … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:9

Jeremiah 52:8

וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ חֵיל־כַּשְׂדִּים֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּשִּׂ֥יגוּ אֶת־צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת יְרֵחֹ֑ו וְכָל־חֵילֹ֔ו נָפֹ֖צוּ מֵעָלָֽיו׃ And the army of the Kasdim pursued after the king, and they overtook Tsidqiyyahu in the plains of Yereḥo, and all his army was scattered from him.   Morphology … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:8

Jeremiah 52:7

וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע הָעִ֗יר וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֡ה יִבְרְחוּ֩ וַיֵּצְא֨וּ מֵהָעִ֜יר לַ֗יְלָה דֶּ֜רֶךְ שַׁ֤עַר בֵּין־הַחֹמֹתַ֨יִם֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים עַל־הָעִ֖יר סָבִ֑יב וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה׃ And the city was breached, and all the men of war fled, and they went out from the city by … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:7

Jeremiah 52:6

בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הָֽרְבִיעִי֙ בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בָּעִ֑יר וְלֹא־הָיָ֥ה לֶ֖חֶם לְעַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃ In the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the famine was severe in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.   … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:6

Jeremiah 52:5

וַתָּבֹ֥א הָעִ֖יר בַּמָּצֹ֑ור עַ֚ד עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ And the city came under siege until the eleventh year of King Tsidqiyyahu.   Morphology וַתָּבֹא (va-tavo) – Root: בוא (boʾ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “and it … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:5

Jeremiah 52:4

וַיְהִי֩ בַשָּׁנָ֨ה הַתְּשִׁעִ֜ית לְמָלְכֹ֗ו בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי֮ בֶּעָשֹׂ֣ור לַחֹדֶשׁ֒ בָּ֠א נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֜ל ה֤וּא וְכָל־חֵילֹו֙ עַל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ עָלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּבְנ֥וּ עָלֶ֛יהָ דָּיֵ֖ק סָבִֽיב׃ And it came to pass, in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth of … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:4

Jeremiah 52:3

כִּ֣י עַל־אַ֣ף יְהוָ֗ה הָֽיְתָה֙ בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם וִֽיהוּדָ֔ה עַד־הִשְׁלִיכֹ֥ו אֹותָ֖ם מֵעַ֣ל פָּנָ֑יו וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּמֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃ For because of the anger of YHWH it was against Yerushalayim and Yehuda, until He had cast them out from before His face. And Tsidqiyyahu rebelled … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:3

Jeremiah 52:2

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה יְהֹויָקִֽים׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that Yehoyaqim had done.   Morphology וַיַּעַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:2

Jeremiah 52:1

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַחַ֤ת שָׁנָה֙ צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ בְמָלְכֹ֔ו וְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו חֲמִיטַל בַּֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִלִּבְנָֽה׃ Tsidqiyyahu was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Yerushalayim; and the name of his mother was Ḥamital, … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 52:1

Jeremiah 51:64

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ כָּ֠כָה תִּשְׁקַ֨ע בָּבֶ֤ל וְלֹֽא־תָקוּם֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הָרָעָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י מֵבִ֥יא עָלֶ֖יהָ וְיָעֵ֑פוּ עַד־הֵ֖נָּה דִּבְרֵ֥י יִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃ ס And you shall say: ‘Thus shall Bavel sink and not rise, because of the evil that I am bringing upon her, and they shall … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 51:64

Jeremiah 51:63

וְהָיָה֙ כְּכַלֹּ֣תְךָ֔ לִקְרֹ֖א אֶת־הַסֵּ֣פֶר הַזֶּ֑ה תִּקְשֹׁ֤ר עָלָיו֙ אֶ֔בֶן וְהִשְׁלַכְתֹּ֖ו אֶל־תֹּ֥וךְ פְּרָֽת׃ And it shall be, when you finish reading this scroll, you shall bind a stone to it and cast it into the midst of the Perat.   Morphology וְהָיָה … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 51:63

Jeremiah 51:62

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ יְהוָה֙ אַתָּ֨ה דִבַּ֜רְתָּ אֶל־הַמָּקֹ֤ום הַזֶּה֙ לְהַכְרִיתֹ֔ו לְבִלְתִּ֤י הֱיֹֽות־בֹּו֙ יֹושֵׁ֔ב לְמֵאָדָ֖ם וְעַד־בְּהֵמָ֑ה כִּֽי־שִׁמְמֹ֥ות עֹולָ֖ם תִּֽהְיֶֽה׃ and you shall say: ‘YHWH, You have spoken against this place, to cut it off, so that there shall not be in it an inhabitant, … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 51:62

Jeremiah 51:61

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ אֶל־שְׂרָיָ֑ה כְּבֹאֲךָ֣ בָבֶ֔ל וְֽרָאִ֔יתָ וְֽקָרָ֔אתָ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ And Yirmeyahu said to Seraya, “When you come to Bavel, then you shall see and you shall read all these words,   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 51:61

Jeremiah 51:60

וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ אֵ֧ת כָּל־הָרָעָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־תָּבֹ֥וא אֶל־בָּבֶ֖ל אֶל־סֵ֣פֶר אֶחָ֑ד אֵ֚ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה הַכְּתֻבִ֖ים אֶל־בָּבֶֽל׃ And Yirmeyahu wrote all the evil that would come upon Bavel, into one scroll, all these words that are written concerning Bavel.   Morphology וַיִּכְתֹּב (va-yikhtov) – … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 51:60

Jeremiah 51:59

הַדָּבָ֞ר אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֣ה יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֗יא אֶת־שְׂרָיָ֣ה בֶן־נֵרִיָּה֮ בֶּן־מַחְסֵיָה֒ בְּלֶכְתֹּ֞ו אֶת־צִדְקִיָּ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ בָּבֶ֔ל בִּשְׁנַ֥ת הָרְבִעִ֖ית לְמָלְכֹ֑ו וּשְׂרָיָ֖ה שַׂ֥ר מְנוּחָֽה׃ The word which Yirmeyahu the prophet commanded Seraya son of Neriyya, son of Maḥseya, when he went with Tsidqiyyahu king of Yehuda to … Continue reading

Posted in Jeremiah | Comments Off on Jeremiah 51:59