Author Archives: Nevi’im

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ הָעָ֔ם וַיִּבְנוּ־שָׁ֖ם מִזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיַּעֲל֥וּ עֹלֹ֖ות וּשְׁלָמִֽים׃ פ And it was on the next day that the people arose early and built there an altar, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.   Morphology וַֽיְהִי֙ (vayhi) – … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ לָמָ֗ה יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הָ֥יְתָה זֹּ֖את בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְהִפָּקֵ֥ד הַיֹּ֛ום מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שֵׁ֥בֶט אֶחָֽד׃ And they said, “Why, O YHWH, God of Yisraʾel, has this happened in Yisraʾel, that today should be missing from Yisraʾel one tribe?”   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (vayyomru) … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֤א הָעָם֙ בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ שָׁם֙ עַד־הָעֶ֔רֶב לִפְנֵ֖י הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ קֹולָ֔ם וַיִּבְכּ֖וּ בְּכִ֥י גָדֹֽול׃ And the people came to Beit-ʾel and remained there until the evening before the God, and they lifted up their voices and wept a great weeping.   … Continue reading →

וְאִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נִשְׁבַּ֥ע בַּמִּצְפָּ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֣ישׁ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ לֹא־יִתֵּ֥ן בִּתֹּ֛ו לְבִנְיָמִ֖ן לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And the men of Yisraʾel swore in the Mitzpa, saying, “No man among us shall give his daughter to Binyamin for a wife.”   Morphology וְאִ֣ישׁ (ve-ish) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְאִ֨ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל שָׁ֣בוּ אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י בִנְיָמִן֙ וַיַּכּ֣וּם לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב מֵעִ֤יר מְתֹם֙ עַד־בְּהֵמָ֔ה עַ֖ד כָּל־הַנִּמְצָ֑א גַּ֛ם כָּל־הֶעָרִ֥ים הַנִּמְצָאֹ֖ות שִׁלְּח֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃ פ And the men of Yisraʾel returned to the sons of Binyamin, and they struck them with the edge of the sword, from … Continue reading →

וַיִּפְנ֞וּ וַיָּנֻ֤סוּ הַמִּדְבָּ֨רָה֙ אֶל־סֶ֣לַע הָֽרִמֹּ֔ון שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ות אִ֑ישׁ וַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙ בְּסֶ֣לַע רִמֹּ֔ון אַרְבָּעָ֖ה חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ And they turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, six hundred men, and they dwelled in the rock of Rimmon for four months. … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֩ כָל־הַנֹּ֨פְלִ֜ים מִבִּנְיָמִ֗ן עֶשְׂרִים֩ וַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה אֶ֥לֶף אִ֛ישׁ שֹׁ֥לֵֽף חֶ֖רֶב בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא אֶֽת־כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה אַנְשֵׁי־חָֽיִל׃ And all the fallen of Binyamin were twenty-five thousand men, those who drew the sword, on that day; all of them were men of valor.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיִּפְנ֞וּ וַיָּנֻ֤סוּ הַמִּדְבָּ֨רָה֙ אֶל־סֶ֣לַע הָֽרִמֹּ֔ון וַיְעֹֽלְלֻ֨הוּ֙ בַּֽמְסִלֹּ֔ות חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִ֑ישׁ וַיַּדְבִּ֤יקוּ אַחֲרָיו֙ עַד־גִּדְעֹ֔ם וַיַּכּ֥וּ מִמֶּ֖נּוּ אַלְפַּ֥יִם אִֽישׁ׃ And they turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and they gleaned them in the highways, five thousand men, … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙ מִבִּנְיָמִ֔ן שְׁמֹנָֽה־עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶף אִ֑ישׁ אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה אַנְשֵׁי־חָֽיִל׃ And there fell from Binyamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.   Morphology וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙ (vayyippelu) – Root: נפל (nafal); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they fell”; … Continue reading →

כִּתְּר֤וּ אֶת־בִּנְיָמִן֙ הִרְדִיפֻ֔הוּ מְנוּחָ֖ה הִדְרִיכֻ֑הוּ עַ֛ד נֹ֥כַח הַגִּבְעָ֖ה מִמִּזְרַח־שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃ They surrounded Binyamin, pursued him, and overtook him at his resting place, until opposite Giveʿa, toward the east of the sun.   Morphology כִּתְּר֤וּ (kitt’ru) – Root: כתר (katar); Form: Piel … Continue reading →

וַיִּפְנ֞וּ לִפְנֵ֨י אִ֤ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר וְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה הִדְבִּיקָ֑תְהוּ וַאֲשֶׁר֙ מֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔ים מַשְׁחִיתִ֥ים אֹותֹ֖ו בְּתֹוכֹֽו׃ And they turned before the men of Yisraʾel toward the way of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and those who came from the cities were … Continue reading →

וְאִ֤ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הָפַ֔ךְ וַיִּבָּהֵ֖ל אִ֣ישׁ בִּנְיָמִ֑ן כִּ֣י רָאָ֔ה כִּֽי־נָגְעָ֥ה עָלָ֖יו הָרָעָֽה׃ And a man of Yisraʾel turned, and a man of Binyamin was terrified, for he saw that the calamity had reached him.   Morphology וְאִ֤ישׁ (ve-ish) – Root: איש … Continue reading →

וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗ת הֵחֵ֛לָּה לַעֲלֹ֥ות מִן־הָעִ֖יר עַמּ֣וּד עָשָׁ֑ן וַיִּ֤פֶן בִּנְיָמִן֙ אַחֲרָ֔יו וְהִנֵּ֛ה עָלָ֥ה כְלִיל־הָעִ֖יר הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ And the signal began to rise from the city—a pillar of smoke—and Binyamin turned behind him, and behold, the whole of the city had gone up toward … Continue reading →

וַיַּהֲפֹ֥ךְ אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וּבִנְיָמִ֡ן הֵחֵל֩ לְהַכֹּ֨ות חֲלָלִ֤ים בְּאִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים אִ֔ישׁ כִּ֣י אָמְר֔וּ אַךְ֩ נִגֹּ֨וף נִגָּ֥ף הוּא֙ לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ כַּמִּלְחָמָ֖ה הָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ And the men of Yisraʾel turned in the battle, and Binyamin began to strike down the slain among the men of … Continue reading →

וְהַמֹּועֵ֗ד הָיָ֛ה לְאִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עִם־הָאֹרֵ֑ב הֶ֕רֶב לְהַעֲלֹותָ֛ם מַשְׂאַ֥ת הֶעָשָׁ֖ן מִן־הָעִֽיר׃ And the appointed time for a man of Yisraʾel with the ambush was near, to make rise the signal of smoke from the city.   Morphology וְהַמֹּועֵ֗ד (ve-ha-moʿed) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְהָאֹרֵ֣ב הֵחִ֔ישׁוּ וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ אֶל־הַגִּבְעָ֑ה וַיִּמְשֹׁךְ֙ הָאֹרֵ֔ב וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־כָּל־הָעִ֖יר לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃ And the ambush hastened and spread against the Giveʿa, and the ambush advanced and struck the whole city by the edge of the sword.   Morphology וְהָאֹרֵ֣ב (ve-haʾorev) – Root: ארב … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְא֥וּ בְנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִ֖ן כִּ֣י נִגָּ֑פוּ וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל מָקֹום֙ לְבִנְיָמִ֔ן כִּ֤י בָֽטְחוּ֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֹרֵ֔ב אֲשֶׁר שָׂ֖מוּ אֶל־הַגִּבְעָֽה׃ And the sons of Binyamin saw that they were struck down, and the men of Yisraʾel gave place to Binyamin, for they trusted in the ambush … Continue reading →

וַיִּגֹּ֨ף יְהוָ֥ה אֶֽת־בִּנְיָמִן֮ לִפְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩ בְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל בְּבִנְיָמִן֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה אֶ֛לֶף וּמֵאָ֖ה אִ֑ישׁ כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה שֹׁ֥לֵף חָֽרֶב׃ And YHWH struck down Binyamin before Yisraʾel, and the sons of Yisraʾel destroyed twenty-five thousand and one hundred men of Binyamin … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹאוּ֩ מִנֶּ֨גֶד לַגִּבְעָ֜ה עֲשֶׂרֶת֩ אֲלָפִ֨ים אִ֤ישׁ בָּחוּר֙ מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה כָּבֵ֑דָה וְהֵם֙ לֹ֣א יָדְע֔וּ כִּֽי־נֹגַ֥עַת עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם הָרָעָֽה׃ פ And ten thousand choice men from all Yisraʾel came against the Giveʿa, and the battle was heavy, but they did not know that … Continue reading →

וְכֹ֣ל אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל קָ֚מוּ מִמְּקֹומֹ֔ו וַיַּעַרְכ֖וּ בְּבַ֣עַל תָּמָ֑ר וְאֹרֵ֧ב יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מֵגִ֥יחַ מִמְּקֹמֹ֖ו מִמַּֽעֲרֵה־גָֽבַע׃ And every man of Yisraʾel rose from his place, and they arrayed themselves at Baʿal Tamar, while the ambush of Yisraʾel rushed out from its place, from … Continue reading →

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֔ן נִגָּפִ֥ים הֵ֛ם לְפָנֵ֖ינוּ כְּבָרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה וּבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל אָמְר֗וּ נָנ֨וּסָה֙ וּֽנְתַקְּנֻ֔הוּ מִן־הָעִ֖יר אֶל־הַֽמְסִלֹּֽות׃ And the sons of Binyamin said, “They are struck down before us as at the first.” But the sons of Yisraʾel said, “Let us flee and … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצְא֤וּ בְנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִן֙ לִקְרַ֣את הָעָ֔ם הָנְתְּק֖וּ מִן־הָעִ֑יר וַיָּחֵ֡לּוּ לְהַכֹּות֩ מֵהָעָ֨ם חֲלָלִ֜ים כְּפַ֣עַם בְּפַ֗עַם בַּֽמְסִלֹּות֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַחַ֜ת עֹלָ֣ה בֵֽית־אֵ֗ל וְאַחַ֤ת גִּבְעָ֨תָה֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the sons of Binyamin went out to meet the people, and they were drawn away from … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲל֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִ֖ן בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י וַיַּעַרְכ֥וּ אֶל־הַגִּבְעָ֖ה כְּפַ֥עַם בְּפָֽעַם׃ And the sons of Yisraʾel went up against the sons of Binyamin on the third day, and they arrayed themselves against the Giveʿa as time after time.   Morphology וַיַּעֲל֧וּ … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֤שֶׂם יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֹֽרְבִ֔ים אֶל־הַגִּבְעָ֖ה סָבִֽיב׃ פ And Yisraʾel set ambushers against the Giveʿa all around.   Morphology וַיָּ֤שֶׂם (vayyasem) – Root: שׂים (sim); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he set/placed”; Notes: Indicates strategic military … Continue reading →

וּ֠פִינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָ֨ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֜ן עֹמֵ֣ד לְפָנָ֗יו בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵם֮ לֵאמֹר֒ הַאֹוסִ֨ף עֹ֜וד לָצֵ֧את לַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה עִם־בְּנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִ֥ן אָחִ֖י אִם־אֶחְדָּ֑ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ עֲל֔וּ כִּ֥י מָחָ֖ר אֶתְּנֶ֥נּוּ בְיָדֶֽךָ׃ And Pineḥas the son of Eleʿazar, the son of Aharon, stood before Him in those days, saying, “Shall … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּֽיהוָ֑ה וְשָׁ֗ם אֲרֹון֙ בְּרִ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים בַּיָּמִ֖ים הָהֵֽם׃ And the sons of Yisraʾel inquired of YHWH, and there was the Ark of the Covenant of the God in those days.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּ (vayyishʾalu) – Root: שאל (shaʾal); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲל֣וּ כָל־בְּנֵי֩ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל וְכָל־הָעָ֜ם וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ בֵֽית־אֵ֗ל וַיִּבְכּוּ֙ וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ שָׁם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיָּצ֥וּמוּ בַיֹּום־הַה֖וּא עַד־הָעָ֑רֶב וַֽיַּעֲל֛וּ עֹלֹ֥ות וּשְׁלָמִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And all the sons of Yisraʾel and all the people went up and came to Beit-El and wept, and they sat … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵא֩ בִנְיָמִ֨ן לִקְרָאתָ֥ם מִֽן־הַגִּבְעָה֮ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשֵּׁנִי֒ וַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩ בִבְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל עֹ֗וד שְׁמֹנַ֨ת עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֛לֶף אִ֖ישׁ אָ֑רְצָה כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה שֹׁ֥לְפֵי חָֽרֶב׃ And Binyamin went out to meet them from the Giveʿa on the second day, and they destroyed among the sons of Yisraʾel … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרְב֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִ֖ן בַּיֹּ֥ום הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ And the sons of Yisraʾel drew near to the sons of Binyamin on the second day.   Morphology וַיִּקְרְב֧וּ (vayyiqrevu) – Root: קרב (qarav); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲל֣וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַיִּבְכּ֣וּ לִפְנֵֽי־יְהוָה֮ עַד־הָעֶרֶב֒ וַיִּשְׁאֲל֤וּ בַֽיהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֹוסִ֗יף לָגֶ֨שֶׁת֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה עִם־בְּנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִ֖ן אָחִ֑י וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה עֲל֥וּ אֵלָֽיו׃ פ And the sons of Yisraʾel went up and wept before YHWH until evening, and they inquired of YHWH, saying, “Shall I … Continue reading →