Author Archives: Nevi’im

לְאַרְבַּ֨ע רוּחֹ֜ות מְדָדֹ֗ו חֹ֤ומָה לֹו֙ סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֔יב אֹ֚רֶךְ חֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵאֹ֔ות וְרֹ֖חַב חֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵאֹ֑ות לְהַבְדִּ֕יל בֵּ֥ין הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ לְחֹֽל׃ He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall round about, the length five hundred and the width five hundred, to … Continue reading →

סָבַ֖ב אֶל־ר֣וּחַ הַיָּ֑ם מָדַ֛ד חֲמֵשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות קָנִ֖ים בִּקְנֵ֥ה הַמִּדָּֽה׃ He turned to the west side, and he measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.   Morphology סָבַב (savav) – Root: סבב (savav); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

אֵ֛ת ר֥וּחַ הַדָּרֹ֖ום מָדָ֑ד חֲמֵשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות קָנִ֖ים בִּקְנֵ֥ה הַמִּדָּֽה׃ He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.   Morphology אֵת (ʾet) – Root: —; Form: Direct object marker; Translation: (no direct translation); Notes: Introduces the direct object … Continue reading →

מָדַ֖ד ר֣וּחַ הַצָּפֹ֑ון חֲמֵשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות קָנִ֛ים בִּקְנֵ֥ה הַמִּדָּ֖ה סָבִֽיב׃ He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed, round about.   Morphology מָדַד (madad) – Root: מדד (madad); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He measured”; … Continue reading →

מָדַ֛ד ר֥וּחַ הַקָּדִ֖ים בִּקְנֵ֣ה הַמִּדָּ֑ה חֲמֵשׁ־אֲמֹ֥ות קָנִ֛ים בִּקְנֵ֥ה הַמִּדָּ֖ה סָבִֽיב׃ He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed, round about.   Morphology מָדַד (madad) – Root: מדד (madad); Form: Qal perfect 3rd … Continue reading →

וְכִלָּ֗ה אֶת־מִדֹּות֙ הַבַּ֣יִת הַפְּנִימִ֔י וְהֹוצִיאַ֨נִי֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַשַּׁ֔עַר אֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּנָ֖יו דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֑ים וּמְדָדֹ֖ו סָבִ֥יב סָבִֽיב׃ And when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out by the way of the gate whose face was toward the east, and … Continue reading →

בְּבֹאָ֣ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים וְלֹֽא־יֵצְא֤וּ מֵהַקֹּ֨דֶשׁ֙ אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֣ר הַחִיצֹונָ֔ה וְשָׁ֞ם יַנִּ֧יחוּ בִגְדֵיהֶ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־יְשָׁרְת֥וּ בָהֶ֖ן כִּֽי־קֹ֣דֶשׁ הֵ֑נָּה יִלְבְּשׁוּ בְּגָדִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וְקָרְב֖וּ אֶל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָעָֽם׃ When the priests enter, then they shall not go out from the holy place into the outer court; and there they … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י לִֽשְׁכֹ֨ות הַצָּפֹ֜ון לִֽשְׁכֹ֣ות הַדָּרֹום֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶל־פְּנֵ֣י הַגִּזְרָה֒ הֵ֣נָּה לִֽשְׁכֹ֣ות הַקֹּ֗דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֹאכְלוּ־שָׁ֧ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־קְרֹובִ֥ים לַֽיהוָ֖ה קָדְשֵׁ֣י הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים שָׁ֞ם יַנִּ֣יחוּ קָדְשֵׁ֣י הַקֳּדָשִׁ֗ים וְהַמִּנְחָה֙ וְהַחַטָּ֣את וְהָאָשָׁ֔ם כִּ֥י הַמָּקֹ֖ום קָדֹֽשׁ׃ And he said to me, “The chambers of the north and … Continue reading →

וּכְפִתְחֵ֣י הַלְּשָׁכֹ֗ות אֲשֶׁר֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּרֹ֔ום פֶּ֖תַח בְּרֹ֣אשׁ דָּ֑רֶךְ דֶּ֗רֶךְ בִּפְנֵי֙ הַגְּדֶ֣רֶת הֲגִינָ֔ה דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֖ים בְּבֹואָֽן׃ And like the entrances of the chambers that were toward the south, there was an entrance at the head of the way, the way before … Continue reading →

וְדֶ֨רֶךְ֙ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם כְּמַרְאֵ֣ה הַלְּשָׁכֹ֗ות אֲשֶׁר֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפֹ֔ון כְּאָרְכָּ֖ן כֵּ֣ן רָחְבָּ֑ן וְכֹל֙ מֹוצָ֣אֵיהֶ֔ן וּכְמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֖ן וּכְפִתְחֵיהֶֽן׃ And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers that were toward the north; as their length, so was their width, and all … Continue reading →

בְּרֹ֣חַב גֶּ֣דֶר הֶחָצֵ֗ר דֶּ֧רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֛ים אֶל־פְּנֵ֧י הַגִּזְרָ֛ה וְאֶל־פְּנֵ֥י הַבִּנְיָ֖ן לְשָׁכֹֽות׃ In the width of the wall of the court, toward the east, before the separate place and before the building, were chambers.   Morphology בְּרֹחַב (be-roḥav) – Root: רחב (raḥav); … Continue reading →

וּמִתַּחְתֶּ֗יהָ לַשְּׁכֹות֙ הָאֵ֑לֶּה הַמָּבֹוא֙ מֵֽהַקָּדִ֔ים בְּבֹאֹ֣ו לָהֵ֔נָּה מֵֽהֶחָצֵ֖ר הַחִצֹנָֽה׃ And beneath it, the entrance to these chambers was from the east, when one entered into them from the outer court.   Morphology וּמִתַּחְתֶּיהָ (u-mit-taḥteha) – Root: תחת (taḥat); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־אֹ֣רֶךְ הַלְּשָׁכֹ֗ות אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֶחָצֵ֥ר הַחִֽצֹונָ֖ה חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּ֑ה וְהִנֵּ֛ה עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַהֵיכָ֖ל מֵאָ֥ה אַמָּֽה׃ For the length of the chambers that were for the outer court was fifty cubits, and behold, opposite the temple was a hundred cubits. Morphology כִּי (ki) – … Continue reading →

וְגָדֵ֤ר אֲשֶׁר־לַחוּץ֙ לְעֻמַּ֣ת הַלְּשָׁכֹ֔ות דֶּ֛רֶךְ הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַחִֽצֹונָ֖ה אֶל־פְּנֵ֣י הַלְּשָׁכֹ֑ות אָרְכֹּ֖ו חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אַמָּֽה׃ And the wall that was outside, opposite the chambers, toward the way of the outer court, before the chambers, its length was fifty cubits.   Morphology וְגָדֵר (ve-gader) … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י מְשֻׁלָּשֹׁות֙ הֵ֔נָּה וְאֵ֤ין לָהֶן֙ עַמּוּדִ֔ים כְּעַמּוּדֵ֖י הַחֲצֵרֹ֑ות עַל־כֵּ֣ן נֶאֱצַ֗ל מֵהַתַּחְתֹּונֹ֛ות וּמֵהַתִּֽיכֹנֹ֖ות מֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃ For they were threefold, and they had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper was set back more than the lower and the … Continue reading →

וְהַלְּשָׁכֹ֥ות הָעֶלְיֹונֹ֖ת קְצֻרֹ֑ות כִּֽי־יֹוכְל֨וּ אַתִּיקִ֜ים מֵהֵ֗נָה מֵֽהַתַּחְתֹּנֹ֛ות וּמֵהַתִּֽכֹנֹ֖ות בִּנְיָֽן׃ And the upper chambers were shorter, for the galleries took away from them, from the lower and from the middle ones, in the building.   Morphology וְהַלְּשָׁכֹות (ve-ha-lashakhot) – Root: לשׁכה … Continue reading →

וְלִפְנֵ֨י הַלְּשָׁכֹ֜ות מַהֲלַךְ֩ עֶ֨שֶׂר אַמֹּ֥ות רֹ֨חַב֙ אֶל־הַפְּנִימִ֔ית דֶּ֖רֶךְ אַמָּ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת וּפִתְחֵיהֶ֖ם לַצָּפֹֽון׃ And before the chambers was a walkway of ten cubits in width, toward the inner, a way of one cubit, and their doors were to the north.   … Continue reading →

נֶ֣גֶד הָֽעֶשְׂרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר֙ לֶחָצֵ֣ר הַפְּנִימִ֔י וְנֶ֣גֶד רִֽצְפָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֶחָצֵ֣ר הַחִֽיצֹונָ֑ה אַתִּ֥יק אֶל־פְּנֵֽי־אַתִּ֖יק בַּשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃ Opposite the twenty that were for the inner court, and opposite the pavement that was for the outer court, gallery opposite gallery on the third story.   … Continue reading →

אֶל־פְּנֵי־אֹ֨רֶךְ֙ אַמֹּ֣ות הַמֵּאָ֔ה פֶּ֖תַח הַצָּפֹ֑ון וְהָרֹ֖חַב חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אַמֹּֽות׃ Toward the face of the length of a hundred cubits was the entrance of the north, and the width fifty cubits.   Morphology אֶל־פְּנֵי (ʾel-penei) – Root: פנה (panah); Form: Preposition אֶל … Continue reading →

וַיֹּוצִאֵ֗נִי אֶל־הֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצֹונָ֔ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפֹ֑ון וַיְבִאֵ֣נִי אֶל־הַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נֶ֧גֶד הַגִּזְרָ֛ה וַאֲשֶֽׁר־נֶ֥גֶד הַבִּנְיָ֖ן אֶל־הַצָּפֹֽון׃ And he brought me out to the outer court, the way toward the north, and he brought me to the chamber that was opposite the separate … Continue reading →

וְחַלֹּונִ֨ים אֲטֻמֹ֤ות וְתִֽמֹרִים֙ מִפֹּ֣ו וּמִפֹּ֔ו אֶל־כִּתְפֹ֖ות הָֽאוּלָ֑ם וְצַלְעֹ֥ות הַבַּ֖יִת וְהָעֻבִּֽים׃ And windows that were covered, and palm trees on this side and on that side, on the sides of the porch, and on the side chambers of the house and … Continue reading →

וַעֲשׂוּיָ֨ה אֲלֵיהֶ֜ן אֶל־דַּלְתֹ֤ות הַֽהֵיכָל֙ כְּרוּבִ֣ים וְתִֽמֹרִ֔ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲשׂוּיִ֖ם לַקִּירֹ֑ות וְעָ֥ב עֵ֛ץ אֶל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאוּלָ֖ם מֵהַחֽוּץ׃ And carvings were made upon them, upon the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm trees, as they were made upon the walls, and a thick … Continue reading →

וּשְׁתַּ֥יִם דְּלָתֹ֖ות לַדְּלָתֹ֑ות שְׁ֚תַּיִם מוּסַבֹּ֣ות דְּלָתֹ֔ות שְׁ֚תַּיִם לְדֶ֣לֶת אֶחָ֔ת וּשְׁתֵּ֥י דְלָתֹ֖ות לָאַחֶֽרֶת׃ And two doors for each of the doors; two turning leaves for one door, and two leaves for the other.   Morphology וּשְׁתַּיִם (u-shetayim) – Root: שׁנים (shenayim); … Continue reading →

וּשְׁתַּ֧יִם דְּלָתֹ֛ות לַֽהֵיכָ֖ל וְלַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ And there were two doors for the temple and for the Holy Place.   Morphology וּשְׁתַּיִם (u-shetayim) – Root: שׁנים (shenayim); Form: Conjunction וְ + numeral feminine dual; Translation: “and two”; Notes: Refers to a pair, … Continue reading →

הַמִּזְבֵּ֡חַ עֵ֣ץ שָׁלֹושׁ֩ אַמֹּ֨ות גָּבֹ֜הַּ וְאָרְכֹּ֣ו שְׁתַּֽיִם־אַמֹּ֗ות וּמִקְצֹֽעֹותָיו֙ לֹ֔ו וְאָרְכֹּ֥ו וְקִֽירֹתָ֖יו עֵ֑ץ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלַ֔י זֶ֚ה הַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and its length two cubits; and its corners, its length, and its walls … Continue reading →

הַֽהֵיכָ֖ל מְזוּזַ֣ת רְבֻעָ֑ה וּפְנֵ֣י הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה כַּמַּרְאֶֽה׃ The temple had a square doorpost, and the face of the Holy Place was like the appearance of the other.   Morphology הַהֵיכָל (ha-heikhal) – Root: היכל (heikhal); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; … Continue reading →

מֵהָאָ֨רֶץ֙ עַד־מֵעַ֣ל הַפֶּ֔תַח הַכְּרוּבִ֥ים וְהַתִּֽמֹרִ֖ים עֲשׂוּיִ֑ם וְקִ֖יר הַׄהֵׄיׄכָֽׄלׄ׃ From the ground up to above the entrance were cherubim and palm trees made, and it was upon the wall of the temple.   Morphology מֵהָאָרֶץ (me-haʾaretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾerets); Form: … Continue reading →

וּפְנֵ֨י אָדָ֤ם אֶל־הַתִּֽמֹרָה֙ מִפֹּ֔ו וּפְנֵֽי־כְפִ֥יר אֶל־הַתִּֽמֹרָ֖ה מִפֹּ֑ו עָשׂ֥וּי אֶל־כָּל־הַבַּ֖יִת סָבִ֥יב סָבִֽיב׃ And the face of a man was toward the palm tree on this side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on that side—made upon … Continue reading →

וְעָשׂ֥וּי כְּרוּבִ֖ים וְתִֽמֹרִ֑ים וְתִֽמֹרָה֙ בֵּין־כְּר֣וּב לִכְר֔וּב וּשְׁנַ֥יִם פָּנִ֖ים לַכְּרֽוּב׃ And it was made with keruvim and palm trees, with a palm tree between keruv and keruv; and each keruv had two faces.   Morphology וְעָשׂוּי (ve-ʿasui) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); … Continue reading →

עַל־מֵעַ֣ל הַפֶּ֡תַח וְעַד־הַבַּיִת֩ הַפְּנִימִ֨י וְלַח֜וּץ וְאֶל־כָּל־הַקִּ֨יר סָבִ֧יב סָבִ֛יב בַּפְּנִימִ֥י וּבַחִיצֹ֖ון מִדֹּֽות׃ From above the entrance, and up to the inner house, and outside, and upon all the wall round about, inside and outside, were measurements.   Morphology עַל־מֵעַל (ʿal-meʿal) – … Continue reading →