Author Archives: Nevi’im

שִׁמְע֥וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֣י רִ֤יב לַֽיהוָה֙ עִם־יֹושְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֠י אֵין־אֱמֶ֧ת וְֽאֵין־חֶ֛סֶד וְאֵֽין־דַּ֥עַת אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ Hear the word of YHWH, O sons of Yisraʾel, for YHWH has a case against the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, … Continue reading →

אַחַ֗ר יָשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּבִקְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת דָּוִ֣ד מַלְכָּ֑ם וּפָחֲד֧וּ אֶל־יְהוָ֛ה וְאֶל־טוּבֹ֖ו בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית הַיָּמִֽים׃ פ Afterward the sons of Yisraʾel shall return and seek YHWH their God and Dawid their king, and they shall tremble toward YHWH and toward … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים יֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵ֥ין מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ וְאֵ֣ין שָׂ֔ר וְאֵ֥ין זֶ֖בַח וְאֵ֣ין מַצֵּבָ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין אֵפֹ֖וד וּתְרָפִֽים׃ For the sons of Yisraʾel shall dwell many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without a … Continue reading →

וָאֹמַ֣ר אֵלֶ֗יהָ יָמִ֤ים רַבִּים֙ תֵּ֣שְׁבִי לִ֔י לֹ֣א תִזְנִ֔י וְלֹ֥א תִֽהְיִ֖י לְאִ֑ישׁ וְגַם־אֲנִ֖י אֵלָֽיִךְ׃ And I said to her, “For many days you shall dwell for me; you shall not commit adultery, nor shall you belong to a man; and I … Continue reading →

וָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָ לִּ֔י בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר כָּ֑סֶף וְחֹ֥מֶר שְׂעֹרִ֖ים וְלֵ֥תֶךְ שְׂעֹרִֽים׃ So I purchased her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver, and a ḥomer of barley and a lethekh of barley.   Morphology וָאֶכְּרֶהָ (vaʾekrehah) – Root: כרה (k-r-h); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

רֵ֖עַ וּמְנָאָ֑פֶת כְּאַהֲבַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהֵ֗ם פֹּנִים֙ אֶל־אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י אֲשִׁישֵׁ֥י עֲנָבִֽים׃ A companion and an adulteress, according to the love of YHWH toward the sons of Yisraʾel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.   … Continue reading →

וּזְרַעְתִּ֤יהָ לִּי֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ וְרִֽחַמְתִּ֖י אֶת־לֹ֣א רֻחָ֑מָה וְאָמַרְתִּ֤י לְלֹֽא־עַמִּי֙ עַמִּי־אַ֔תָּה וְה֖וּא יֹאמַ֥ר אֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ And I will sow her for Me in the land, and I will have compassion on Lo Ruḥama, and I will say to Lo-ʿammi, ‘You are My … Continue reading →

וְהָאָ֣רֶץ תַּעֲנֶ֔ה אֶת־הַדָּגָ֖ן וְאֶת־הַתִּירֹ֣ושׁ וְאֶת־הַיִּצְהָ֑ר וְהֵ֖ם יַעֲנ֥וּ אֶֽת־יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ And the earth shall answer the grain and the new wine and the oil, and they shall answer Yizreʿel.   Morphology וְהָאָרֶץ (ve-haʾarets) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ); Form: Conjunction וְ + definite … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֣ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא אֶֽעֱנֶה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה אֶעֱנֶ֖ה אֶת־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְהֵ֖ם יַעֲנ֥וּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And it shall be in that day,” declares YHWH, “I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth.   Morphology וְהָיָה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ לִ֖י בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה וְיָדַ֖עַתְּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, and you shall know YHWH.   Morphology וְאֵרַשְׂתִּיךְ (ve-ʾeras’tikh) – Root: ארשׂ (ʾ-r-ś); Form: Qal perfect 1cs + 2fs suffix with conjunction וְ; Translation: “and I … Continue reading →

וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ לִ֖י לְעֹולָ֑ם וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ לִי֙ בְּצֶ֣דֶק וּבְמִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּבְחֶ֖סֶד וּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים׃ And I will betroth you to Me forever, and I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice and in lovingkindness and in compassion.   Morphology וְאֵרַשְׂתִּיךְ (ve-ʾeras’tikh) – … Continue reading →

וְכָרַתִּ֨י לָהֶ֤ם בְּרִית֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא עִם־חַיַּ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וְעִם־עֹ֣וף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְרֶ֖מֶשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה וְקֶ֨שֶׁת וְחֶ֤רֶב וּמִלְחָמָה֙ אֶשְׁבֹּ֣ור מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖ים לָבֶֽטַח׃ And I will make for them a covenant in that day with the beast of the field, and with the bird of … Continue reading →

וַהֲסִרֹתִ֛י אֶת־שְׁמֹ֥ות הַבְּעָלִ֖ים מִפִּ֑יהָ וְלֹֽא־יִזָּכְר֥וּ עֹ֖וד בִּשְׁמָֽם׃ And I will remove the names of the Baʿalim from her mouth, and they will no longer be remembered by their name.   Morphology וַהֲסִרֹתִי (va-hăsiroti) – Root: סור (s-w-r); Form: Hiphil perfect … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֤ה בַיֹּום־הַהוּא֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה תִּקְרְאִ֖י אִישִׁ֑י וְלֹֽא־תִקְרְאִי־לִ֥י עֹ֖וד בַּעְלִֽי׃ And it shall be in that day,” declares YHWH, “you will call Me ‘My Husband,’ and you will no longer call Me ‘My Baʿal.’   Morphology וְהָיָה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (h-y-h); … Continue reading →

וְנָתַ֨תִּי לָ֤הּ אֶת־כְּרָמֶ֨יהָ֙ מִשָּׁ֔ם וְאֶת־עֵ֥מֶק עָכֹ֖ור לְפֶ֣תַח תִּקְוָ֑ה וְעָ֤נְתָה שָּׁ֨מָּה֙ כִּימֵ֣י נְעוּרֶ֔יהָ וּכְיֹ֖ום עֲלֹתָ֥הּ מֵאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרָֽיִם׃ ס And I will give her her vineyards from there, and the Valley of ʿAḵor as a door of hope, and she will respond there … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן הִנֵּ֤ה אָֽנֹכִי֙ מְפַתֶּ֔יהָ וְהֹֽלַכְתִּ֖יהָ הַמִּדְבָּ֑ר וְדִבַּרְתִּ֖י עַל לִבָּֽהּ׃ Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and I will bring her into the wilderness, and I will speak to her heart.   Morphology לָכֵן (lakhen) – Root: —; Form: Adverb; Translation: … Continue reading →

וּפָקַדְתִּ֣י עָלֶ֗יהָ אֶת־יְמֵ֤י הַבְּעָלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּקְטִ֣יר לָהֶ֔ם וַתַּ֤עַד נִזְמָהּ֙ וְחֶלְיָתָ֔הּ וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֣י מְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָ וְאֹתִ֥י שָׁכְחָ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ פ And I will punish her for the days of the Baʿalim, when she burned incense to them, and she adorned herself with her … Continue reading →

וַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗י גַּפְנָהּ֙ וּתְאֵ֣נָתָ֔הּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמְרָ֗ה אֶתְנָ֥ה הֵ֨מָּה֙ לִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָֽתְנוּ־לִ֖י מְאַֽהֲבָ֑י וְשַׂמְתִּ֣ים לְיַ֔עַר וַאֲכָלָ֖תַם חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ And I will make her vine and her fig tree a desolation, of which she has said, ‘They are my wages that my lovers … Continue reading →

וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ כָּל־מְשֹׂושָׂ֔הּ חַגָּ֖הּ חָדְשָׁ֣הּ וְשַׁבַּתָּ֑הּ וְכֹ֖ל מֹועֲדָֽהּ׃ And I will put an end to all her joy, her feast, her new moon, her Sabbath, and all her appointed times.   Morphology וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי (ve-hishbati) – Root: שׁבת (š-b-t); Form: Hifil perfect … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֛ה אֲגַלֶּ֥ה אֶת־נַבְלֻתָ֖הּ לְעֵינֵ֣י מְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָ וְאִ֖ישׁ לֹֽא־יַצִּילֶ֥נָּה מִיָּדִֽי׃ And now I will uncover her shame before the eyes of her lovers, and no man shall rescue her out of My hand.   Morphology וְעַתָּה (veʿattah) – Root: עת (ʿ-t); Form: … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֣ן אָשׁ֔וּב וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י דְגָנִי֙ בְּעִתֹּ֔ו וְתִירֹושִׁ֖י בְּמֹועֲדֹ֑ו וְהִצַּלְתִּי֙ צַמְרִ֣י וּפִשְׁתִּ֔י לְכַסֹּ֖ות אֶת־עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ Therefore I will return and take back My grain in its time and My new wine in its season, and I will take away My wool and My … Continue reading →

וְהִיא֙ לֹ֣א יָֽדְעָ֔ה כִּ֤י אָֽנֹכִי֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לָ֔הּ הַדָּגָ֖ן וְהַתִּירֹ֣ושׁ וְהַיִּצְהָ֑ר וְכֶ֨סֶף הִרְבֵּ֥יתִי לָ֛הּ וְזָהָ֖ב עָשׂ֥וּ לַבָּֽעַל׃ And she did not know that it was I who gave her the grain, the new wine, and the oil, and I multiplied for … Continue reading →

וְרִדְּפָ֤ה אֶת־מְאַהֲבֶ֨יהָ֙ וְלֹֽא־תַשִּׂ֣יג אֹתָ֔ם וּבִקְשָׁ֖תַם וְלֹ֣א תִמְצָ֑א וְאָמְרָ֗ה אֵלְכָ֤ה וְאָשׁ֨וּבָה֙ אֶל־אִישִׁ֣י הָֽרִאשֹׁ֔ון כִּ֣י טֹ֥וב לִ֛י אָ֖ז מֵעָֽתָּה׃ And she will pursue her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; she will seek them, but she shall not find them. Then … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֛ן הִנְנִי־שָׂ֥ךְ אֶת־דַּרְכֵּ֖ךְ בַּסִּירִ֑ים וְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ אֶת־גְּדֵרָ֔הּ וּנְתִיבֹותֶ֖יהָ לֹ֥א תִמְצָֽא׃ Therefore, behold, I am hedging your way with thorns, and I will wall up her wall, so that her paths she shall not find.   Morphology לָכֵן (laken) – Root: —; … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י זָֽנְתָה֙ אִמָּ֔ם הֹבִ֖ישָׁה הֹֽורָתָ֑ם כִּ֣י אָמְרָ֗ה אֵלְכָ֞ה אַחֲרֵ֤י מְאַהֲבַי֙ נֹתְנֵ֤י לַחְמִי֙ וּמֵימַ֔י צַמְרִ֣י וּפִשְׁתִּ֔י שַׁמְנִ֖י וְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃ For their mother has played the harlot; she who conceived them has acted shamefully. For she said, “I will go after my lovers, … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־בָּנֶ֖יהָ לֹ֣א אֲרַחֵ֑ם כִּֽי־בְנֵ֥י זְנוּנִ֖ים הֵֽמָּה׃ And her children I will not have mercy upon, for they are children of whoredom.   Morphology וְאֶת (ve-et) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction וְ + direct object marker; Translation: “and [the]”; Notes: Marks … Continue reading →

פֶּן־אַפְשִׁיטֶ֣נָּה עֲרֻמָּ֔ה וְהִ֨צַּגְתִּ֔יהָ כְּיֹ֖ום הִוָּֽלְדָ֑הּ וְשַׂמְתִּ֣יהָ כַמִּדְבָּ֗ר וְשַׁתִּ֨הָ֙ כְּאֶ֣רֶץ צִיָּ֔ה וַהֲמִתִּ֖יהָ בַּצָּמָֽא׃ Lest I strip her naked and set her as in the day she was born, and make her like the wilderness, and set her like a dry land, … Continue reading →

רִ֤יבוּ בְאִמְּכֶם֙ רִ֔יבוּ כִּֽי־הִיא֙ לֹ֣א אִשְׁתִּ֔י וְאָנֹכִ֖י לֹ֣א אִישָׁ֑הּ וְתָסֵ֤ר זְנוּנֶ֨יהָ֙ מִפָּנֶ֔יה וְנַאֲפוּפֶ֖יהָ מִבֵּ֥ין שָׁדֶֽיהָ׃ Plead with your mother, plead, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband; and let her remove her acts of whoredom … Continue reading →

אִמְר֥וּ לַאֲחֵיכֶ֖ם עַמִּ֑י וְלַאֲחֹֽותֵיכֶ֖ם רֻחָֽמָה׃ Say to your brothers, “My people,” and to your sisters, “Ruḥama (Shown mercy).”   Morphology אִמְרוּ (imru) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Say”; Notes: A command from the prophet (or … Continue reading →

וְ֠נִקְבְּצוּ בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֤ה וּבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו וְשָׂמ֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם רֹ֥אשׁ אֶחָ֖ד וְעָל֣וּ מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֥י גָדֹ֖ול יֹ֥ום יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ And the sons of Yehuda and the sons of Yisraʾel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint for themselves one head, and they shall go … Continue reading →