Author Archives: Nevi’im

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־אָבִ֔יהָ יֵעָ֥שֶׂה לִּ֖י הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה הַרְפֵּ֨ה מִמֶּ֜נִּי שְׁנַ֣יִם חֳדָשִׁ֗ים וְאֵֽלְכָה֙ וְיָרַדְתִּ֣י עַל־הֶֽהָרִ֔ים וְאֶבְכֶּה֙ עַל־בְּתוּלַ֔י אָנֹכִ֖י וְרֵעֹתָֽי׃ And she said to her father, “Let this thing be done for me: Leave me alone for two months, and I will go … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו אָבִי֙ פָּצִ֤יתָה אֶת־פִּ֨יךָ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה עֲשֵׂ֣ה לִ֔י כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר יָצָ֣א מִפִּ֑יךָ אַחֲרֵ֡י אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂה֩ לְךָ֙ יְהוָ֧ה נְקָמֹ֛ות מֵאֹיְבֶ֖יךָ מִבְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּֽון׃ And she said to him, “My father, you have opened your mouth to YHWH; do to me according to what … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֩ כִרְאֹותֹ֨ו אֹותָ֜הּ וַיִּקְרַ֣ע אֶת־בְּגָדָ֗יו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֲהָ֤הּ בִּתִּי֙ הַכְרֵ֣עַ הִכְרַעְתִּ֔נִי וְאַ֖תְּ הָיִ֣יתְ בְּעֹֽכְרָ֑י וְאָנֹכִ֗י פָּצִ֤יתִי־פִי֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א אוּכַ֖ל לָשֽׁוּב׃ And it was, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have utterly brought … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֨א יִפְתָּ֣ח הַמִּצְפָּה֮ אֶל־בֵּיתֹו֒ וְהִנֵּ֤ה בִתֹּו֙ יֹצֵ֣את לִקְרָאתֹ֔ו בְתֻפִּ֖ים וּבִמְחֹלֹ֑ות וְרַק֙ הִ֣יא יְחִידָ֔ה אֵֽין־לֹ֥ו מִמֶּ֛נּוּ בֵּ֖ן אֹו־בַֽת׃ And Yiftaḥ came to the Mitzpa, to his house, and behold, his daughter was coming out to meet him with tambourines and with … Continue reading →

וַיַּכֵּ֡ם מֵעֲרֹועֵר֩ וְעַד־בֹּואֲךָ֨ מִנִּ֜ית עֶשְׂרִ֣ים עִ֗יר וְעַד֙ אָבֵ֣ל כְּרָמִ֔ים מַכָּ֖ה גְּדֹולָ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֔ון מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And he struck them from ʿAroʿer until you come to Minnit—twenty cities—and as far as Avel-keramim, with a very great slaughter; … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר יִפְתָּ֛ח אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּ֖ון לְהִלָּ֣חֶם בָּ֑ם וַיִּתְּנֵ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה בְּיָדֹֽו׃ And Yiftaḥ passed over to the sons of ʿAmmon to fight against them, and YHWH delivered them into his hand.   Morphology וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר (va-yaʿavor) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֣ה הַיֹּוצֵ֗א אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֵצֵ֜א מִדַּלְתֵ֤י בֵיתִי֙ לִקְרָאתִ֔י בְּשׁוּבִ֥י בְשָׁלֹ֖ום מִבְּנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֑ון וְהָיָה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְהַעֲלִיתִ֖הוּ עֹולָֽה׃ פ Then it shall be, that whoever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the … Continue reading →

וַיִּדַּ֨ר יִפְתָּ֥ח נֶ֛דֶר לַיהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אִם־נָתֹ֥ון תִּתֵּ֛ן אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּ֖ון בְּיָדִֽי׃ And Yiftaḥ made a vow to YHWH and said, “If You indeed give the sons of ʿAmmon into my hand,   Morphology וַיִּדַּ֨ר (va-yiddar) – Root: נדר (nadar); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַתְּהִ֤י עַל־יִפְתָּח֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר אֶת־הַגִּלְעָ֖ד וְאֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַֽיַּעֲבֹר֙ אֶת־מִצְפֵּ֣ה גִלְעָ֔ד וּמִמִּצְפֵּ֣ה גִלְעָ֔ד עָבַ֖ר בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּֽון׃ And the Spirit of YHWH was upon Yiftaḥ, and he passed through the Gileʿad and Menashshe, and he passed through Mitzpa of Gileʿad, and from … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔ע מֶ֖לֶךְ בְּנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֑ון אֶל־דִּבְרֵ֣י יִפְתָּ֔ח אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלַ֖ח אֵלָֽיו׃ פ But the king of the sons of ʿAmmon did not listen to the words of Yiftaḥ which he had sent to him.   Morphology וְלֹ֣א (ve-lo) – Root: לא … Continue reading →

וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ לֹֽא־חָטָ֣אתִי לָ֔ךְ וְאַתָּ֞ה עֹשֶׂ֥ה אִתִּ֛י רָעָ֖ה לְהִלָּ֣חֶם בִּ֑י יִשְׁפֹּ֨ט יְהוָ֤ה הַשֹּׁפֵט֙ הַיֹּ֔ום בֵּ֚ין בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּבֵ֖ין בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּֽון׃ But as for me, I have not sinned against you, yet you are doing me evil by waging war against me. … Continue reading →

בְּשֶׁ֣בֶת יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל בְּחֶשְׁבֹּ֨ון וּבִבְנֹותֶ֜יהָ וּבְעַרְעֹ֣ור וּבִבְנֹותֶ֗יהָ וּבְכָל־הֶֽעָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־יְדֵ֣י אַרְנֹ֔ון שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ות שָׁנָ֑ה וּמַדּ֥וּעַ לֹֽא־הִצַּלְתֶּ֖ם בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִֽיא׃ While Yisraʾel lived in Ḥeshbon and its towns, and in ʿArʿor and its towns, and in all the cities that are by the … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֗ה הֲטֹ֥וב טֹוב֙ אַתָּ֔ה מִבָּלָ֥ק בֶּן־צִפֹּ֖ור מֶ֣לֶךְ מֹואָ֑ב הֲרֹ֥וב רָב֙ עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִם־נִלְחֹ֥ם נִלְחַ֖ם בָּֽם׃ And now, are you indeed better than Balaq son of Tsippor, king of Moʾav? Did he ever contend with Yisraʾel, or did he ever fight against … Continue reading →

הֲלֹ֞א אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר יֹורִֽישְׁךָ֛ כְּמֹ֥ושׁ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֹותֹ֥ו תִירָ֑שׁ וְאֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֹורִ֜ישׁ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ מִפָּנֵ֖ינוּ אֹותֹ֥ו נִירָֽשׁ׃ Is it not so that whatever Kemosh your god causes you to possess, that you will possess? And whatever YHWH our God has driven … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֞ה יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הֹורִישׁ֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י מִפְּנֵ֖י עַמֹּ֣ו יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּירָשֶֽׁנּוּ׃ So now, YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, has driven out the Emori from before His people Yisraʾel, and will you dispossess them?   Morphology וְעַתָּ֞ה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עתה … Continue reading →

וַיִּ֣ירְשׁ֔וּ אֵ֖ת כָּל־גְּב֣וּל הָאֱמֹרִ֑י מֵֽאַרְנֹון֙ וְעַד־הַיַּבֹּ֔ק וּמִן־הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְעַד־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And they took possession of all the territory of the Emori, from the Arnon to the Yabboq, and from the wilderness to the Yarden.   Morphology וַיִּ֣ירְשׁ֔וּ (va-yirshu) – Root: ירש (yarash); … Continue reading →

וַ֠יִּתֵּן יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־סִיחֹ֧ון וְאֶת־כָּל־עַמֹּ֛ו בְּיַ֥ד יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וַיַּכּ֑וּם וַיִּירַשׁ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֶ֣רֶץ הָאֱמֹרִ֔י יֹושֵׁ֖ב הָאָ֥רֶץ הַהִֽיא׃ And YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, gave Siḥon and all his people into the hand of Yisraʾel, and they struck them down, and Yisraʾel … Continue reading →

וְלֹא־הֶאֱמִ֨ין סִיחֹ֤ון אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עֲבֹ֣ר בִּגְבֻלֹ֔ו וַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ף סִיחֹון֙ אֶת־כָּל־עַמֹּ֔ו וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּיָ֑הְצָה וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ But Siḥon did not trust Yisraʾel to pass through his border, so Siḥon gathered all his people, and they camped at Yahʾtsa and fought against Yisraʾel.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל־סִיחֹ֥ון מֶֽלֶךְ־הָאֱמֹרִ֖י מֶ֣לֶךְ חֶשְׁבֹּ֑ון וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נַעְבְּרָה־נָּ֥א בְאַרְצְךָ֖ עַד־מְקֹומִֽי׃ And Yisraʾel sent messengers to Siḥon, king of the Emori, king of Ḥeshbon, and Yisraʾel said to him, “Let us pass through your land, please, until my … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר וַיָּ֜סָב אֶת־אֶ֤רֶץ אֱדֹום֙ וְאֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ מֹואָ֔ב וַיָּבֹ֤א מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ לְאֶ֣רֶץ מֹואָ֔ב וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּן בְּעֵ֣בֶר אַרְנֹ֑ון וְלֹא־בָ֨אוּ֙ בִּגְב֣וּל מֹואָ֔ב כִּ֥י אַרְנֹ֖ון גְּב֥וּל מֹואָֽב׃ And they went through the wilderness and went around the land of Edom and the land of Moʾav, and … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל מַלְאָכִ֣ים אֶל־מֶלֶךְ֩ אֱדֹ֨ום לֵאמֹ֜ר אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּ֣א בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָ וְלֹ֤א שָׁמַע֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֱדֹ֔ום וְגַ֨ם אֶל־מֶ֧לֶךְ מֹואָ֛ב שָׁלַ֖ח וְלֹ֣א אָבָ֑ה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּקָדֵֽשׁ׃ And Yisraʾel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, “Let me pass through your land, please.” But the … Continue reading →

כִּ֖י בַּעֲלֹותָ֣ם מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ עַד־יַם־ס֔וּף וַיָּבֹ֖א קָדֵֽשָׁה׃ For when they came up from Mitsrayim, Yisraʾel went through the wilderness as far as the Sea of Suph and came to Qadesh.   Morphology כִּ֖י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֔ו כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יִפְתָּ֑ח לֹֽא־לָקַ֤ח יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ מֹואָ֔ב וְאֶת־אֶ֖רֶץ בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּֽון׃ And he said to him, “Thus says Yiftaḥ, Yisraʾel did not take the land of Moʾav, nor the land of the sons of ʿAmmon.   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (va-yomer) … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥וסֶף עֹ֖וד יִפְתָּ֑ח וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל־מֶ֖לֶךְ בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּֽון׃ And Yiftaḥ again sent messengers to the king of the sons of ʿAmmon.   Morphology וַיֹּ֥וסֶף (va-yosef) – Root: יסף (yasaf); Form: Hiphil wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ בְּנֵי־עַמֹּ֜ון אֶל־מַלְאֲכֵ֣י יִפְתָּ֗ח כִּֽי־לָקַ֨ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל אֶת־אַרְצִי֙ בַּעֲלֹותֹ֣ו מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם מֵאַרְנֹ֥ון וְעַד־הַיַּבֹּ֖ק וְעַד־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְעַתָּ֕ה הָשִׁ֥יבָה אֶתְהֶ֖ן בְּשָׁלֹֽום׃ And the king of the sons of ʿAmmon said to the messengers of Yiftaḥ, “Because Yisraʾel took my land when he came up … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יִפְתָּח֙ מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל־מֶ֥לֶךְ בְּנֵֽי־עַמֹּ֖ון לֵאמֹ֑ר מַה־לִּ֣י וָלָ֔ךְ כִּֽי־בָ֥אתָ אֵלַ֖י לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם בְּאַרְצִֽי׃ And Yiftaḥ sent messengers to the king of the sons of ʿAmmon, saying, “What is there between me and you, that you have come to me to fight … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ יִפְתָּח֙ עִם־זִקְנֵ֣י גִלְעָ֔ד וַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּ הָעָ֥ם אֹותֹ֛ו עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לְרֹ֣אשׁ וּלְקָצִ֑ין וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר יִפְתָּ֧ח אֶת־כָּל־דְּבָרָ֛יו לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ פ And Yiftaḥ went with the elders of Gileʿad, and the people made him head and chief over them, and Yiftaḥ spoke all his … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ זִקְנֵֽי־גִלְעָ֖ד אֶל־יִפְתָּ֑ח יְהוָ֗ה יִהְיֶ֤ה שֹׁמֵ֨עַ֙ בֵּֽינֹותֵ֔ינוּ אִם־לֹ֥א כִדְבָרְךָ֖ כֵּ֥ן נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ And the elders of Gileʿad said to Yiftaḥ, “YHWH shall be a witness between us, if we do not do according to your word.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (va-yomru) – … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִפְתָּ֜ח אֶל־זִקְנֵ֣י גִלְעָ֗ד אִם־מְשִׁיבִ֨ים אַתֶּ֤ם אֹותִי֙ לְהִלָּחֵם֙ בִּבְנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֔ון וְנָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה אֹותָ֖ם לְפָנָ֑י אָנֹכִ֕י אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם לְרֹֽאשׁ׃ And Yiftaḥ said to the elders of Gileʿad, “If you are bringing me back to fight against the sons of ʿAmmon, and … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ זִקְנֵ֨י גִלְעָ֜ד אֶל־יִפְתָּ֗ח לָכֵן֙ עַתָּה֙ שַׁ֣בְנוּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ עִמָּ֔נוּ וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ בִּבְנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֑ון וְהָיִ֤יתָ לָּ֨נוּ֙ לְרֹ֔אשׁ לְכֹ֖ל יֹשְׁבֵ֥י גִלְעָֽד׃ And the elders of Gileʿad said to Yiftaḥ, “Therefore now we have returned to you, that you may go with us … Continue reading →