Author Archives: Nevi’im

יִהְיֶ֤ה מִזֶּה֙ אֶל־הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֛ות בַּחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ות מְרֻבָּ֣ע סָבִ֑יב וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּ֔ה מִגְרָ֥שׁ לֹ֖ו סָבִֽיב׃ There shall be from this, for the sanctuary, five hundred by five hundred, square all around; and fifty cubits of open space for it all around. … Continue reading →

וּבְהַפִּֽילְכֶ֨ם אֶת־הָאָ֜רֶץ בְּנַחֲלָ֗ה תָּרִימוּ֩ תְרוּמָ֨ה לַיהוָ֥ה קֹדֶשׁ֮ מִן־הָאָרֶץ֒ אֹ֗רֶךְ חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֨לֶף֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ וְרֹ֖חַב עֲשָׂ֣רָה אָ֑לֶף קֹדֶשׁ־ה֥וּא בְכָל־גְּבוּלָ֖הּ סָבִֽיב׃ And when you divide the land by inheritance, you shall set apart an offering to YHWH, a holy portion from the … Continue reading →

כָּל־נְבֵלָה֙ וּטְרֵפָ֔ה מִן־הָעֹ֖וף וּמִן־הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה לֹ֥א יֹאכְל֖וּ הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ פ Every carcass and that which is torn, from the bird and from the beast, the priests shall not eat.   Morphology כָּל־ (kol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; … Continue reading →

וְרֵאשִׁית֩ כָּל־בִּכּוּרֵי כֹ֜ל וְכָל־תְּר֣וּמַת כֹּ֗ל מִכֹּל֙ תְּרוּמֹ֣ותֵיכֶ֔ם לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים יִֽהְיֶ֑ה וְרֵאשִׁ֤ית עֲרִסֹֽותֵיכֶם֙ תִּתְּנ֣וּ לַכֹּהֵ֔ן לְהָנִ֥יחַ בְּרָכָ֖ה אֶל־בֵּיתֶֽךָ׃ And the first of all the firstfruits of every kind, and every heave offering of every kind, of all your offerings, shall be for … Continue reading →

הַמִּנְחָה֙ וְהַחַטָּ֣את וְהָאָשָׁ֔ם הֵ֖מָּה יֹֽאכְל֑וּם וְכָל־חֵ֥רֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לָהֶ֥ם יִהְיֶֽה׃ The grain offering, and the sin offering, and the guilt offering—they shall eat them; and every devoted thing in Yisraʾel shall be theirs.   Morphology הַמִּנְחָה (ha-minḥah) – Root: נחה (naḥah) … Continue reading →

וְהָיְתָ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לְֽנַחֲלָ֔ה אֲנִ֖י נַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם וַאֲחֻזָּ֗ה לֹֽא־תִתְּנ֤וּ לָהֶם֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲנִ֖י אֲחֻזָּתָֽם׃ “And it shall be to them for an inheritance; I am their inheritance, and a possession you shall not give to them in Yisraʾel; I am their possession.   … Continue reading →

וּבְיֹום֩ בֹּאֹ֨ו אֶל־הַקֹּ֜דֶשׁ אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֤ר הַפְּנִימִית֙ לְשָׁרֵ֣ת בַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁ יַקְרִ֖יב חַטָּאתֹ֑ו נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ And on the day of his coming into the sanctuary, into the inner court to minister in the sanctuary, he shall bring his sin offering,” declares the Lord … Continue reading →

וְאַחֲרֵ֖י טָֽהֳרָתֹ֑ו שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים יִסְפְּרוּ־לֹֽו׃ And after his cleansing, seven days they shall count for him.   Morphology וְאַחֲרֵי (ve-aḥarei) – Root: אחר (aḥar); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition; Translation: “and after”; Notes: Marks the time following the act or … Continue reading →

וְאֶל־מֵ֣ת אָדָ֔ם לֹ֥א יָבֹ֖וא לְטָמְאָ֑ה כִּ֣י אִם־לְאָ֡ב וּ֠לְאֵם וּלְבֵ֨ן וּלְבַ֜ת לְאָ֗ח וּלְאָחֹ֛ות אֲשֶֽׁר־לֹא־הָיְתָ֥ה לְאִ֖ישׁ יִטַּמָּֽאוּ׃ And to a dead person he shall not come to defile himself, except for a father or for a mother, and for a son and … Continue reading →

וְעַל־רִ֗יב הֵ֚מָּה יַעַמְד֣וּ לִשְׁפֹּט בְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י וְשָׁפְט֑וּהוּ וְאֶת־תֹּורֹתַ֤י וְאֶת־חֻקֹּתַי֙ בְּכָל־מֹועֲדַ֣י יִשְׁמֹ֔רוּ וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹותַ֖י יְקַדֵּֽשׁוּ׃ And in a dispute they shall stand to judge; according to My judgments they shall judge it, and My laws and My statutes in all My appointed times … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־עַמִּ֣י יֹור֔וּ בֵּ֥ין קֹ֖דֶשׁ לְחֹ֑ל וּבֵין־טָמֵ֥א לְטָהֹ֖ור יֹודִעֻֽם׃ And My people they shall teach between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean they shall make them know.   Morphology וְאֶת־ (ve-et) – Root: —; Form: … Continue reading →

וְאַלְמָנָה֙ וּגְרוּשָׁ֔ה לֹֽא־יִקְח֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם לְנָשִׁ֑ים כִּ֣י אִם־בְּתוּלֹ֗ת מִזֶּ֨רַע֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהָֽאַלְמָנָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה אַלְמָנָ֔ה מִכֹּהֵ֖ן יִקָּֽחוּ׃ And a widow and a divorced woman they shall not take for themselves as wives, but only virgins from the seed of the house … Continue reading →

וְיַ֥יִן לֹֽא־יִשְׁתּ֖וּ כָּל־כֹּהֵ֑ן בְּבֹואָ֖ם אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִֽית׃ And wine they shall not drink, any priest, when they come into the inner court.   Morphology וְיַיִן (ve-yayin) – Root: יין (yayin); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “and wine”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וְרֹאשָׁם֙ לֹ֣א יְגַלֵּ֔חוּ וּפֶ֖רַע לֹ֣א יְשַׁלֵּ֑חוּ כָּסֹ֥ום יִכְסְמ֖וּ אֶת־רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ And their heads they shall not shave, and long hair they shall not let grow; trimming they shall trim the hair of their heads.   Morphology וְרֹאשָׁם (ve-roʾsham) – Root: ראשׁ … Continue reading →

וּ֠בְצֵאתָם אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֨ר הַחִיצֹונָ֜ה אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֣ר הַחִיצֹונָה֮ אֶל־הָעָם֒ יִפְשְׁט֣וּ אֶת־בִּגְדֵיהֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֨מָּה֙ מְשָׁרְתִ֣ם בָּ֔ם וְהִנִּ֥יחוּ אֹותָ֖ם בְּלִֽשְׁכֹ֣ת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וְלָֽבְשׁוּ֙ בְּגָדִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וְלֹֽא־יְקַדְּשׁ֥וּ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם בְּבִגְדֵיהֶֽם׃ And when they go out to the outer court, to the outer court to the people, they shall take … Continue reading →

פַּאֲרֵ֤י פִשְׁתִּים֙ יִהְי֣וּ עַל־רֹאשָׁ֔ם וּמִכְנְסֵ֣י פִשְׁתִּ֔ים יִהְי֖וּ עַל־מָתְנֵיהֶ֑ם לֹ֥א יַחְגְּר֖וּ בַּיָּֽזַע׃ Linen turbans shall be upon their heads, and linen trousers shall be upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with sweat.   Morphology פַּאֲרֵי (paʾarei) – Root: פָאַר … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה בְּבֹואָם֙ אֶֽל־שַׁעֲרֵי֙ הֶחָצֵ֣ר הַפְּנִימִ֔ית בִּגְדֵ֥י פִשְׁתִּ֖ים יִלְבָּ֑שׁוּ וְלֹֽא־יַעֲלֶ֤ה עֲלֵיהֶם֙ צֶ֔מֶר בְּשָֽׁרְתָ֗ם בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛י הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִ֖ית וָבָֽיְתָה׃ And it shall be, when they enter into the gates of the inner court, they shall put on linen garments, and no wool shall … Continue reading →

הֵ֜מָּה יָבֹ֣אוּ אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁ֗י וְהֵ֛מָּה יִקְרְב֥וּ אֶל־שֻׁלְחָנִ֖י לְשָׁרְתֵ֑נִי וְשָׁמְר֖וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּֽי׃ They shall enter into My sanctuary, and they shall come near to My table to minister to Me, and they shall keep My charge.   Morphology הֵמָּה (hema) – Root: —; … Continue reading →

וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם בְּנֵ֣י צָדֹ֗וק אֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁמְר֜וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת מִקְדָּשִׁי֙ בִּתְעֹ֤ות בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י הֵ֛מָּה יִקְרְב֥וּ אֵלַ֖י לְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִי וְעָמְד֣וּ לְפָנַ֗י לְהַקְרִ֥יב לִי֙ חֵ֣לֶב וָדָ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ But the priests, the Leviyyim, the sons of Tsadoq, who kept the charge of My sanctuary … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֣י אֹותָ֔ם שֹׁמְרֵ֖י מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַבָּ֑יִת לְכֹל֙ עֲבֹ֣דָתֹ֔ו וּלְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה בֹּֽו׃ פ And I will appoint them as keepers of the charge of the house, for all its service and for all that is done in it.   Morphology וְנָתַתִּי … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־יִגְּשׁ֤וּ אֵלַי֙ לְכַהֵ֣ן לִ֔י וְלָגֶ֨שֶׁת֙ עַל־כָּל־קָ֣דָשַׁ֔י אֶל־קָדְשֵׁ֖י הַקְּדָשִׁ֑ים וְנָֽשְׂאוּ֙ כְּלִמָּתָ֔ם וְתֹועֲבֹותָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשֽׂוּ׃ And they shall not come near to Me to serve Me as priests, nor to come near to any of My holy things, to the most holy … Continue reading →

יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְשָׁרְת֤וּ אֹותָם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י גִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָי֥וּ לְבֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְמִכְשֹׁ֣ול עָוֹ֑ן עַל־כֵּן֩ נָשָׂ֨אתִי יָדִ֜י עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְנָשְׂא֖וּ עֲוֹנָֽם׃ Because they ministered to them before their idols and became to the house of Yisraʾel a stumbling block of iniquity, therefore … Continue reading →

וְהָי֤וּ בְמִקְדָּשִׁי֙ מְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים פְּקֻדֹּות֙ אֶל־שַׁעֲרֵ֣י הַבַּ֔יִת וּֽמְשָׁרְתִ֖ים אֶת־הַבָּ֑יִת הֵ֠מָּה יִשְׁחֲט֨וּ אֶת־הָעֹלָ֤ה וְאֶת־הַזֶּ֨בַח֙ לָעָ֔ם וְהֵ֛מָּה יַעַמְד֥וּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֖ם לְשָֽׁרְתָֽם׃ And they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, appointed for oversight at the gates of the house and serving the house; they shall … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י אִם־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר רָֽחֲקוּ֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י בִּתְעֹ֤ות יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּע֣וּ מֵֽעָלַ֔י אַחֲרֵ֖י גִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑ם וְנָשְׂא֖וּ עֲוֹנָֽם׃ But the Leviyyim who went far from Me when Yisraʾel went astray, who strayed from Me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity.   Morphology … Continue reading →

כֹּה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ כָּל־בֶּן־נֵכָ֗ר עֶ֤רֶל לֵב֙ וְעֶ֣רֶל בָּשָׂ֔ר לֹ֥א יָבֹ֖וא אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁ֑י לְכָל־בֶּן־נֵכָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֕ר בְּתֹ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Every foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, shall not come into My sanctuary—no foreigner who is among … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֥א שְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת קָדָשָׁ֑י וַתְּשִׂימ֗וּן לְשֹׁמְרֵ֧י מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֛י בְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י לָכֶֽם׃ And you did not keep the charge of My holy things, but you set others as keepers of My charge in My sanctuary for yourselves.   Morphology וְלֹא (ve-lo) – Root: … Continue reading →

בַּהֲבִיאֲכֶ֣ם בְּנֵֽי־נֵכָ֗ר עַרְלֵי־לֵב֙ וְעַרְלֵ֣י בָשָׂ֔ר לִהְיֹ֥ות בְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י לְחַלְּלֹ֣ו אֶת־בֵּיתִ֑י בְּהַקְרִֽיבְכֶ֤ם אֶת־לַחְמִי֙ חֵ֣לֶב וָדָ֔ם וַיָּפֵ֨רוּ֙ אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֔י אֶ֖ל כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹותֵיכֶֽם׃ When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary, to profane it, even My house, … Continue reading →

וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ אֶל־מֶ֨רִי֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה רַב־לָכֶ֛ם מִֽכָּל־תֹּועֲבֹֽותֵיכֶ֖ם בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And you shall say to the rebellious, to the house of Yisraʾel, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Enough of all your abominations, O house of Yisraʾel.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלַ֜י יְהֹוָ֗ה בֶּן־אָדָ֡ם שִׂ֣ים לִבְּךָ֩ וּרְאֵ֨ה בְעֵינֶ֜יךָ וּבְאָזְנֶ֣יךָ שְּׁמָ֗ע אֵ֣ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲנִי֙ מְדַבֵּ֣ר אֹתָ֔ךְ לְכָל־חֻקֹּ֥ות בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה וּלְכָל־תּוֹרָתֹ֑ו וְשַׂמְתָּ֤ לִבְּךָ֙ לִמְבֹ֣וא הַבַּ֔יִת בְּכֹ֖ל מֹוצָאֵ֥י הַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃ And YHWH said to me, “Son of man, set your heart, and see with your … Continue reading →

וַיְבִיאֵ֜נִי דֶּֽרֶךְ־שַׁ֣עַר הַצָּפֹון֮ אֶל־פְּנֵ֣י הַבַּיִת֒ וָאֵ֕רֶא וְהִנֵּ֛ה מָלֵ֥א כְבֹוד־יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וָאֶפֹּ֖ל אֶל־פָּנָֽי׃ And he brought me by the way of the northern gate to the front of the house, and I saw, and behold, the glory of YHWH filled … Continue reading →