Author Archives: Nevi’im

אָר֗וּר עֹשֶׂ֛ה מְלֶ֥אכֶת יְהוָ֖ה רְמִיָּ֑ה וְאָר֕וּר מֹנֵ֥עַ חַרְבֹּ֖ו מִדָּֽם׃ Cursed is he who does the work of YHWH deceitfully, and cursed is he who holds back his sword from blood.   Morphology אָרוּר (ʾarur) – Root: ארר; Form: Qal passive … Continue reading →

תְּנוּ־צִ֣יץ לְמֹואָ֔ב כִּ֥י נָצֹ֖א תֵּצֵ֑א וְעָרֶ֨יהָ֙ לְשַׁמָּ֣ה תִֽהְיֶ֔ינָה מֵאֵ֥ין יֹושֵׁ֖ב בָּהֵֽן׃ “Give a flower to Moʾav, for in full flight she shall go out, and her cities shall become a desolation, with none dwelling in them.   Morphology תְּנוּ (tenu) … Continue reading →

וְיָבֹ֨א שֹׁדֵ֜ד אֶל־כָּל־עִ֗יר וְעִיר֙ לֹ֣א תִמָּלֵ֔ט וְאָבַ֥ד הָעֵ֖מֶק וְנִשְׁמַ֣ד הַמִּישֹׁ֑ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ And the destroyer shall come to every city, and no city shall escape; and the valley shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as YHWH has … Continue reading →

כִּ֠י יַ֣עַן בִּטְחֵ֤ךְ בְּמַעֲשַׂ֨יִךְ֙ וּבְאֹ֣וצְרֹותַ֔יִךְ גַּם־אַ֖תְּ תִּלָּכֵ֑דִי וְיָצָ֤א כְמֹישׁ֙ בַּגֹּולָ֔ה כֹּהֲנָ֥יו וְשָׂרָ֖יו יַחְדָּֽ: *  כ  כְמֹישׁ֙ *  ק  כְמוֹשׁ֙ * כ יַחְדָּֽ * ק  יַחְדָּֽו For because of your trust in your works and in your treasures, you also shall … Continue reading →

נֻ֖סוּ מַלְּט֣וּ נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם וְתִֽהְיֶ֕ינָה כַּעֲרֹועֵ֖ר בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ Flee, escape with your lives, and you shall be like ʿAroʿer in the wilderness.   Morphology נֻסוּ (nusu) – Root: נוס; Form: Qal imperative 2mp; Translation: “flee”; Notes: Urgent command to escape imminent danger. … Continue reading →

כִּ֚י מַעֲלֵ֣ה הלחות בִּבְכִ֖י יַעֲלֶה־בֶּ֑כִי כִּ֚י בְּמֹורַ֣ד חֹורֹנַ֔יִם צָרֵ֥י צַעֲקַת־שֶׁ֖בֶר שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ * כ  הַלֻּחִ֔ות * ק  הַלּוּחִית For the ascent of Luḥit with weeping they go up weeping; for on the descent of Ḥoronayim the adversaries have heard the cry … Continue reading →

נִשְׁבְּרָ֖ה מֹואָ֑ב הִשְׁמִ֥יעוּ זְּעָקָ֖ה צעוריה׃ * כ צְעִורֶֽיהָ * ק צְעִירֶֽיהָ Moʾav is broken; they have caused a cry to be heard, her little ones. Morphology נִשְׁבְּרָה (nishberah) – Root: שׁבר; Form: Niphal perfect 3fs; Translation: “is broken”; Notes: Describes … Continue reading →

קֹ֥ול צְעָקָ֖ה מֵחֹֽרֹונָ֑יִם שֹׁ֖ד וָשֶׁ֥בֶר גָּדֹֽול׃ A voice of crying from Ḥoronayim: devastation and great destruction.   Morphology קֹול (qol) – Root: קול; Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “voice”; Notes: Introduces the cry heard. צְעָקָה (tseʿaqah) – Root: צעק; … Continue reading →

אֵ֣ין עֹוד֮ תְּהִלַּ֣ת מֹואָב֒ בְּחֶשְׁבֹּ֗ון חָשְׁב֤וּ עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ רָעָ֔ה לְכ֖וּ וְנַכְרִיתֶ֣נָּה מִגֹּ֑וי גַּם־מַדְמֵ֣ן תִּדֹּ֔מִּי אַחֲרַ֖יִךְ תֵּ֥לֶךְ חָֽרֶב׃ No longer is there praise of Moʾav; in Ḥeshbon they have planned evil against her: ‘Come, and let us cut her off from being … Continue reading →

לְמֹואָ֡ב כֹּֽה־אָמַר֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָאֹ֜ות אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הֹ֤וי אֶל־נְבֹו֙ כִּ֣י שֻׁדָּ֔דָה הֹבִ֥ישָׁה נִלְכְּדָ֖ה קִרְיָתָ֑יִם הֹבִ֥ישָׁה הַמִּשְׂגָּ֖ב וָחָֽתָּה׃ Concerning Moʾav, thus says YHWH of Hosts, the God of Yisraʾel: “Woe to Nevo, for it is laid waste; Qiryatayim is put to shame, … Continue reading →

אֵ֣יךְ תִּשְׁקֹ֔טִי וַֽיהוָ֖ה צִוָּה־לָ֑הּ אֶֽל־אַשְׁקְלֹ֛ון וְאֶל־חֹ֥וף הַיָּ֖ם שָׁ֥ם יְעָדָֽהּ׃ ס How can you be quiet, when YHWH has commanded her? Against Ashqelon and against the seacoast, there He has appointed her.”   Morphology אֵיךְ (ʾekh) – Root: Interrogative; Form: Adverb; … Continue reading →

הֹ֗וי חֶ֚רֶב לַֽיהוָ֔ה עַד־אָ֖נָה לֹ֣א תִשְׁקֹ֑טִי הֵאָֽסְפִי֙ אַל־תַּעְרֵ֔ךְ הֵרָגְעִ֖י וָדֹֽמִּי׃ Ah, sword of YHWH, how long will you not be quiet? Be gathered into your sheath, rest and be still.   Morphology הֹוי (hoi) – Root: Interjection; Form: Exclamatory particle; … Continue reading →

בָּ֤אָה קָרְחָה֙ אֶל־עַזָּ֔ה נִדְמְתָ֥ה אַשְׁקְלֹ֖ון שְׁאֵרִ֣ית עִמְקָ֑ם עַד־מָתַ֖י תִּתְגֹּודָֽדִי׃ ס Baldness has come upon ʿAzza, Ashqelon is cut off, the remnant of their valley. How long will you gash yourself?   Morphology בָּאָה (baʾah) – Root: בוא; Form: Qal perfect … Continue reading →

עַל־הַיֹּ֗ום הַבָּא֙ לִשְׁדֹ֣וד אֶת־כָּל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְהַכְרִ֤ית לְצֹר֙ וּלְצִידֹ֔ון כֹּ֖ל שָׂרִ֣יד עֹזֵ֑ר כִּֽי־שֹׁדֵ֤ד יְהוָה֙ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים שְׁאֵרִ֖ית אִ֥י כַפְתֹּֽור׃ Concerning the day that is coming to plunder all the Pelishtim, to cut off from Tsor and from Tsidon every remaining helper, for YHWH … Continue reading →

מִקֹּ֗ול שַֽׁעֲטַת֙ פַּרְסֹ֣ות אַבִּירָ֔יו מֵרַ֣עַשׁ לְרִכְבֹּ֔ו הֲמֹ֖ון גַּלְגִּלָּ֑יו לֹֽא־הִפְנ֤וּ אָבֹות֙ אֶל־בָּנִ֔ים מֵֽרִפְיֹ֖ון יָדָֽיִם׃ From the sound of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions, from the rumbling of his chariots, the noise of his wheels, fathers have not turned … Continue reading →

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנֵּה־מַ֜יִם עֹלִ֤ים מִצָּפֹון֙ וְהָיוּ֙ לְנַ֣חַל שֹׁוטֵ֔ף וְיִשְׁטְפוּ֙ אֶ֣רֶץ וּמְלֹואָ֔הּ עִ֖יר וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי בָ֑הּ וְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ הָֽאָדָ֔ם וְהֵילִ֕ל כֹּ֖ל יֹושֵׁ֥ב הָאָֽרֶץ׃ Thus says YHWH: “Behold, waters are rising from the north, and they shall become a torrent overflowing, and they … Continue reading →

אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֧ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא אֶל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים בְּטֶ֛רֶם יַכֶּ֥ה פַרְעֹ֖ה אֶת־עַזָּֽה׃ ס The word of YHWH that came to Yirmeyahu the prophet concerning the Pelishtim, before Parʿo struck ʿAzza.   Morphology אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) – Root: Particle; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that … Continue reading →

אַ֠תָּה אַל־תִּירָ֞א עַבְדִּ֤י יַֽעֲקֹב֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אִתְּךָ֖ אָ֑נִי כִּי֩ אֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה כָלָ֜ה בְּכָֽל־הַגֹּויִ֣ם אֲשֶׁ֧ר הִדַּחְתִּ֣יךָ שָׁ֗מָּה וְאֹֽתְךָ֙ לֹא־אֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה כָלָ֔ה וְיִסַּרְתִּ֨יךָ֙ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט וְנַקֵּ֖ה לֹ֥א אֲנַקֶּֽךָּ׃ ס But you, do not fear, my servant Yaʿaqov,” declares YHWH, “for I am with you. For … Continue reading →

וְ֠אַתָּה אַל־תִּירָ֞א עַבְדִּ֤י יַֽעֲקֹב֙ וְאַל־תֵּחַ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֠י הִנְנִ֤י מֹושִֽׁעֲךָ֙ מֵֽרָחֹ֔וק וְאֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֖ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ שִׁבְיָ֑ם וְשָׁ֧ב יַעֲקֹ֛וב וְשָׁקַ֥ט וְשַׁאֲנַ֖ן וְאֵ֥ין מַחֲרִֽיד׃ ס “But you, do not fear, my servant Yaʿaqov, and do not be dismayed, Yisraʾel, for behold I am saving you … Continue reading →

וּנְתַתִּ֗ים בְּיַד֙ מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשָׁ֔ם וּבְיַ֛ד נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל וּבְיַד־עֲבָדָ֑יו וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֛ן תִּשְׁכֹּ֥ן כִּֽימֵי־קֶ֖דֶם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס And I will give them into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of Nevukhadretstsar king of Bavel, and into the hand … Continue reading →

אָמַר֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָאֹ֜ות אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הִנְנִ֤י פֹוקֵד֙ אֶל־אָמֹ֣ון מִנֹּ֔א וְעַל־פַּרְעֹה֙ וְעַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם וְעַל־אֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ וְעַל־מְלָכֶ֑יהָ וְעַ֨ל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְעַ֥ל הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים בֹּֽו׃ Thus says YHWH of Hosts, the God of Yisraʾel: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon of No, and Parʿo, and Mitsrayim, and … Continue reading →

הֹבִ֖ישָׁה בַּת־מִצְרָ֑יִם נִתְּנָ֖ה בְּיַ֥ד עַם־צָפֹֽון׃ She has been put to shame, daughter of Mitsrayim; she has been given into the hand of a people from the north.”   Morphology הֹבִישָׁה (hovishah) – Root: בושׁ; Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person feminine … Continue reading →

כָּרְת֤וּ יַעְרָהּ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֖י לֹ֣א יֵֽחָקֵ֑ר כִּ֤י רַבּוּ֙ מֵֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה וְאֵ֥ין לָהֶ֖ם מִסְפָּֽר׃ “They have cut down her forest,” declares YHWH, “for it cannot be searched, for they are more than the locust, and there is no number to them.   … Continue reading →

קֹולָ֖הּ כַּנָּחָ֣שׁ יֵלֵ֑ךְ כִּֽי־בְחַ֣יִל יֵלֵ֔כוּ וּבְקַרְדֻּמֹּות֙ בָּ֣אוּ לָ֔הּ כְּחֹטְבֵ֖י עֵצִֽים׃ Her sound shall go like a serpent, for with an army they shall march, and with axes they have come to her, like those who cut wood.   Morphology קֹולָהּ … Continue reading →

גַּם־שְׂכִרֶ֤יהָ בְקִרְבָּהּ֙ כְּעֶגְלֵ֣י מַרְבֵּ֔ק כִּֽי־גַם־הֵ֧מָּה הִפְנ֛וּ נָ֥סוּ יַחְדָּ֖יו לֹ֣א עָמָ֑דוּ כִּ֣י יֹ֥ום אֵידָ֛ם בָּ֥א עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם עֵ֥ת פְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃ Also her hired men in her midst are like calves of the stall, for they also have turned back, they fled together, they … Continue reading →

עֶגְלָ֥ה יְפֵֽה־פִיָּ֖ה מִצְרָ֑יִם קֶ֥רֶץ מִצָּפֹ֖ון בָּ֥א בָֽא׃ A heifer fair of form is Mitsrayim; a stinger from the north has come, has come.   Morphology עֶגְלָה (ʿeglah) – Root: עגל; Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “heifer”; Notes: Metaphor for Egypt’s … Continue reading →

כְּלֵ֤י גֹולָה֙ עֲשִׂ֣י לָ֔ךְ יֹושֶׁ֖בֶת בַּת־מִצְרָ֑יִם כִּֽי־נֹף֙ לְשַׁמָּ֣ה תִֽהְיֶ֔ה וְנִצְּתָ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין יֹושֵֽׁב׃ ס Make for yourself vessels of exile, O inhabitant daughter of Mitsrayim, for Nof shall become a desolation and she shall be burned, without inhabitant.   Morphology כְּלֵי … Continue reading →

חַי־אָ֨נִי֙ נְאֻם־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁמֹ֑ו כִּ֚י כְּתָבֹ֣ור בֶּֽהָרִ֔ים וּכְכַרְמֶ֖ל בַּיָּ֥ם יָבֹֽוא׃ “As I live,” declares the King, YHWH of Hosts is his name, “for like Tavor among the mountains and like Karmel by the sea, so shall he come.   … Continue reading →

קָרְא֖וּ שָׁ֑ם פַּרְעֹ֤ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ שָׁאֹ֔ון הֶעֱבִ֖יר הַמֹּועֵֽד׃ They called there: ‘Parʿo king of Mitsrayim, tumult, he has passed the appointed time.’   Morphology קָרְאוּ (qarʾu) – Root: קרא; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person common plural; Translation: “they called”; Notes: Refers … Continue reading →

הִרְבָּ֖ה כֹּושֵׁ֑ל גַּם־נָפַ֞ל אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֗הוּ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ ק֣וּמָה וְנָשֻׁ֣בָה אֶל־עַמֵּ֗נוּ וְאֶל־אֶ֨רֶץ֙ מֹֽולַדְתֵּ֔נוּ מִפְּנֵ֖י חֶ֥רֶב הַיֹּונָֽה׃ He multiplied the stumbling; also a man fell against his companion, and they said, ‘Rise, and let us return to our people and to the land … Continue reading →