Author Archives: Nevi’im

הַסִּפִּ֡ים וְהַחַלֹּונִ֣ים הָ֠אֲטֻמֹות וְהָאַתִּיקִ֤ים סָבִיב֙ לִשְׁלָשְׁתָּ֔ם נֶ֧גֶד הַסַּ֛ף שְׂחִ֥יף עֵ֖ץ סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֑יב וְהָאָ֨רֶץ֙ עַד־הַֽחַלֹּנֹ֔ות וְהַֽחַלֹּנֹ֖ות מְכֻסֹּֽות׃ The thresholds, and the shuttered windows, and the galleries round about on their three levels, were opposite the threshold; a wood paneling surrounded them … Continue reading →

וּמָדַ֣ד אֹֽרֶךְ־֠הַבִּנְיָן אֶל־פְּנֵ֨י הַגִּזְרָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר עַל־אַחֲרֶ֧יהָ וְאֵֽת־קִירֹתֶ֛יהָ מִפֹּ֥ו וּמִפֹּ֖ו מֵאָ֣ה אַמָּ֑ה וְהַֽהֵיכָל֙ הַפְּנִימִ֔י וְאֻֽלַמֵּ֖י הֶחָצֵֽר׃ And he measured the length of the building that was before the separate area, which was behind it, and its walls on this side and … Continue reading →

וְרֹחַב֩ פְּנֵ֨י הַבַּ֧יִת וְהַגִּזְרָ֛ה לַקָּדִ֖ים מֵאָ֥ה אַמָּֽה׃ And the width of the front of the house and of the separate area toward the east was one hundred cubits.   Morphology וְרֹחַב (ve-roḥav) – Root: רחב (raḥav); Form: Conjunction וְ + … Continue reading →

וּמָדַ֣ד אֶת־הַבַּ֔יִת אֹ֖רֶךְ מֵאָ֣ה אַמָּ֑ה וְהַגִּזְרָ֤ה וְהַבִּנְיָה֙ וְקִ֣ירֹותֶ֔יהָ אֹ֖רֶךְ מֵאָ֥ה אַמָּֽה׃ And he measured the house, a length of one hundred cubits; and the separate area, and the building, and its walls—a length of one hundred cubits.   Morphology וּמָדַד … Continue reading →

וְהַבִּנְיָ֡ן אֲשֶׁר֩ אֶל־פְּנֵ֨י הַגִּזְרָ֜ה פְּאַ֣ת דֶּֽרֶךְ־הַיָּ֗ם רֹ֚חַב שִׁבְעִ֣ים אַמָּ֔ה וְקִ֧יר הַבִּנְיָ֛ן חָֽמֵשׁ־אַמֹּ֥ות רֹ֖חַב סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֑יב וְאָרְכֹּ֖ו תִּשְׁעִ֥ים אַמָּֽה׃ And the building that was before the separate area, toward the west side, was seventy cubits in width; and the wall of … Continue reading →

וּפֶ֤תַח הַצֵּלָע֙ לַמֻּנָּ֔ח פֶּ֤תַח אֶחָד֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפֹ֔ון וּפֶ֥תַח אֶחָ֖ד לַדָּרֹ֑ום וְרֹ֨חַב֙ מְקֹ֣ום הַמֻּנָּ֔ח חָמֵ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות סָבִ֥יב סָבִֽיב׃ And the entrance of the side chamber was to the space that was set apart, one entrance toward the north, and one entrance … Continue reading →

וּבֵ֨ין הַלְּשָׁכֹ֜ות רֹ֣חַב עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אַמָּ֛ה סָבִ֥יב לַבַּ֖יִת סָבִ֥יב סָבִֽיב׃ And between the chambers was a width of twenty cubits around the house all around.   Morphology וּבֵין (u-vein) – Root: בין (bein); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition/noun; Translation: “and between”; … Continue reading →

רֹ֣חַב הַקִּ֧יר אֲֽשֶׁר־לַצֵּלָ֛ע אֶל־הַח֖וּץ חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמֹּ֑ות וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר מֻנָּ֔ח בֵּ֥ית צְלָעֹ֖ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר לַבָּֽיִת׃ The width of the wall which was for the side chamber toward the outside was five cubits, and that which was set apart was the house of the … Continue reading →

וְרָאִ֧יתִי לַבַּ֛יִת גֹּ֖בַהּ סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֑יב מִיסְדֹות הַצְּלָעֹות֙ מְלֹ֣וא הַקָּנֶ֔ה שֵׁ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות אַצִּֽילָה׃ And I saw the height of the house all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full measuring reed, six cubits to the handbreadth.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְֽרָחֲבָ֡ה וְֽנָסְבָה֩ לְמַ֨עְלָה לְמַ֜עְלָה לַצְּלָעֹ֗ות כִּ֣י מֽוּסַב־֠הַבַּיִת לְמַ֨עְלָה לְמַ֜עְלָה סָבִ֤יב סָבִיב֙ לַבַּ֔יִת עַל־כֵּ֥ן רֹֽחַב־לַבַּ֖יִת לְמָ֑עְלָה וְכֵ֧ן הַתַּחְתֹּונָ֛ה יַעֲלֶ֥ה עַל־הָעֶלְיֹונָ֖ה לַתִּיכֹונָֽה׃ And it became wider and wound upward higher and higher to the side chambers; for the winding of the house … Continue reading →

וְהַצְּלָעֹות֩ צֵלָ֨ע אֶל־צֵלָ֜ע שָׁלֹ֧ושׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים פְּעָמִ֗ים וּ֠בָאֹות בַּקִּ֨יר אֲשֶׁר־לַבַּ֧יִת לַצְּלָעֹ֛ות סָבִ֥יב סָבִ֖יב לִהְיֹ֣ות אֲחוּזִ֑ים וְלֹֽא־יִהְי֥וּ אֲחוּזִ֖ים בְּקִ֥יר הַבָּֽיִת׃ And the side chambers were chamber over chamber, thirty in all; and they entered into the wall which belonged to the house … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֥מָד קִֽיר־הַבַּ֖יִת שֵׁ֣שׁ אַמֹּ֑ות וְרֹ֣חַב הַצֵּלָע֩ אַרְבַּ֨ע אַמֹּ֜ות סָבִ֧יב סָבִ֛יב לַבַּ֖יִת סָבִֽיב׃ And he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the width of the side chamber, four cubits, all around the house, all around.   Morphology וַיָּמָד … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨מָד אֶת־אָרְכֹּ֜ו עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אַמָּ֗ה וְרֹ֛חַב עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אַמָּ֖ה אֶל־פְּנֵ֣י הַֽהֵיכָ֑ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י זֶ֖ה קֹ֥דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ And he measured its length, twenty cubits, and its width, twenty cubits, before the temple; and he said to me, “This is the Holy of Holies.” … Continue reading →

וּבָ֣א לִפְנִ֔ימָה וַיָּ֥מָד אֵֽיל־הַפֶּ֖תַח שְׁתַּ֣יִם אַמֹּ֑ות וְהַפֶּ֨תַח֙ שֵׁ֣שׁ אַמֹּ֔ות וְרֹ֥חַב הַפֶּ֖תַח שֶׁ֥בַע אַמֹּֽות׃ And he went inward and measured the post of the entrance—two cubits; and the entrance, six cubits; and the width of the entrance, seven cubits.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְרֹ֣חַב הַפֶּתַח֮ עֶ֣שֶׂר אַמֹּות֒ וְכִתְפֹ֣ות הַפֶּ֔תַח חָמֵ֤שׁ אַמֹּות֙ מִפֹּ֔ו וְחָמֵ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות מִפֹּ֑ו וַיָּ֤מָד אָרְכֹּו֙ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים אַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֖חַב עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אַמָּֽה׃ And the width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance five cubits on this side and … Continue reading →

וַיְבִיאֵ֖נִי אֶל־הַהֵיכָ֑ל וַיָּ֣מָד אֶת־הָאֵילִ֗ים שֵׁשׁ־אַמֹּ֨ות רֹ֧חַב־מִפֹּ֛ו וְשֵׁשׁ־אַמֹּֽות־רֹ֥חַב מִפֹּ֖ו רֹ֥חַב הָאֹֽהֶל׃ And he brought me into the temple hall, and he measured the posts; six cubits wide on this side and six cubits wide on that side, the width of the … Continue reading →

אֹ֣רֶךְ הָאֻלָ֞ם עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אַמָּ֗ה וְרֹ֨חַב֙ עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה אַמָּ֔ה וּבַֽמַּעֲלֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲל֖וּ אֵלָ֑יו וְעַמֻּדִים֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֵילִ֔ים אֶחָ֥ד מִפֹּ֖ה וְאֶחָ֥ד מִפֹּֽה׃ The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and by the steps by which they went up … Continue reading →

וַיְבִאֵנִי֮ אֶל־אֻלָ֣ם הַבַּיִת֒ וַיָּ֨מָד֙ אֵ֣ל אֻלָ֔ם חָמֵ֤שׁ אַמֹּות֙ מִפֹּ֔ה וְחָמֵ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות מִפֹּ֑ה וְרֹ֣חַב הַשַּׁ֔עַר שָׁלֹ֤שׁ אַמֹּות֙ מִפֹּ֔ו וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות מִפֹּֽו׃ And he brought me to the porch of the house, and he measured the post of the porch—five cubits on … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨מָד אֶת־הֶחָצֵ֜ר אֹ֣רֶךְ מֵאָ֣ה אַמָּ֗ה וְרֹ֛חַב מֵאָ֥ה אַמָּ֖ה מְרֻבָּ֑עַת וְהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לִפְנֵ֥י הַבָּֽיִת׃ And he measured the court, one hundred cubits in length and one hundred cubits in width, square, and the altar was before the house.   Morphology וַיָּמָד (va-yamad) … Continue reading →

וְהַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּנֶ֨יהָ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפֹ֔ון לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים שֹׁמְרֵ֖י מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ הֵ֣מָּה בְנֵֽי־צָדֹ֗וק הַקְּרֵבִ֧ים מִבְּנֵֽי־לֵוִ֛י אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לְשָׁרְתֹֽו׃ And the chamber whose face is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar; they are the sons … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר אֵלָ֑י זֹ֣ה הַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּנֶ֨יהָ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּרֹ֔ום לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים שֹׁמְרֵ֖י מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת הַבָּֽיִת׃ And he spoke to me, “This chamber, whose face is toward the south, belongs to the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּר … Continue reading →

וּמִחוּצָה֩ לַשַּׁ֨עַר הַפְּנִימִ֜י לִֽשְׁכֹ֣ות שָׁרִ֗ים בֶּחָצֵ֤ר הַפְּנִימִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֗ר אֶל־כֶּ֨תֶף֙ שַׁ֣עַר הַצָּפֹ֔ון וּפְנֵיהֶ֖ם דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּרֹ֑ום אֶחָ֗ד אֶל־כֶּ֨תֶף֙ שַׁ֣עַר הַקָּדִ֔ים פְּנֵ֖י דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַצָּפֹֽן׃ And outside the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner court, which were by the side … Continue reading →

וְהַֽשְׁפַתַּ֗יִם טֹ֧פַח אֶחָ֛ד מוּכָנִ֥ים בַּבַּ֖יִת סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֑יב וְאֶל־הַשֻּׁלְחָנֹ֖ות בְּשַׂ֥ר הַקָּרְבָֽן׃ And the ledges, one handbreadth wide, were fixed in the house all around; and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.   Morphology וְהַשְׁפַתַּיִם (vehašpattayim) – Root: שׁפת … Continue reading →

וְאַרְבָּעָה֩ שֻׁלְחָנֹ֨ות לָעֹולָ֜ה אַבְנֵ֣י גָזִ֗ית אֹרֶךְ֩ אַמָּ֨ה אַחַ֤ת וָחֵ֨צִי֙ וְרֹ֨חַב אַמָּ֤ה אַחַת֙ וָחֵ֔צִי וְגֹ֖בַהּ אַמָּ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם וְיַנִּ֤יחוּ אֶת־הַכֵּלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁחֲט֧וּ אֶת־הָעֹולָ֛ה בָּ֖ם וְהַזָּֽבַח׃ And four tables for the burnt offering, of hewn stone, a cubit and a half in … Continue reading →

אַרְבָּעָ֨ה שֻׁלְחָנֹ֜ות מִפֹּ֗ה וְאַרְבָּעָ֧ה שֻׁלְחָנֹ֛ות מִפֹּ֖ה לְכֶ֣תֶף הַשָּׁ֑עַר שְׁמֹונָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנֹ֖ות אֲלֵיהֶ֥ם יִשְׁחָֽטוּ׃ Four tables on this side and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables upon which they shall slaughter.   Morphology אַרְבָּעָה (ʾarbaʿāh) … Continue reading →

וְאֶל־הַכָּתֵ֣ף מִח֗וּצָה לָעֹולֶה֙ לְפֶ֨תַח֙ הַשַּׁ֣עַר הַצָּפֹ֔ונָה שְׁנַ֖יִם שֻׁלְחָנֹ֑ות וְאֶל־הַכָּתֵ֣ף הָאַחֶ֗רֶת אֲשֶׁר֙ לְאֻלָ֣ם הַשַּׁ֔עַר שְׁנַ֖יִם שֻׁלְחָנֹֽות׃ And at the side outside, to one going up to the entrance of the northern gate, were two tables; and at the other side which … Continue reading →

וּבְאֻלָ֣ם הַשַּׁ֗עַר שְׁנַ֤יִם שֻׁלְחָנֹות֙ מִפֹּ֔ו וּשְׁנַ֥יִם שֻׁלְחָנֹ֖ות מִפֹּ֑ה לִשְׁחֹ֤וט אֲלֵיהֶם֙ הָעֹולָ֔ה וְהַחַטָּ֖את וְהָאָשָֽׁם׃ And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side and two tables on that side, to slaughter upon them the burnt offering, the … Continue reading →

וְלִשְׁכָּ֣ה וּפִתְחָ֔הּ בְּאֵילִ֖ים הַשְּׁעָרִ֑ים שָׁ֖ם יָדִ֥יחוּ אֶת־הָעֹלָֽה׃ And a chamber and its entrance were by the posts of the gates; there they shall wash the burnt offering.   Morphology וְלִשְׁכָּה (ve-liškah) – Root: לשׁך (lašakh); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition … Continue reading →

וְאֵילָ֗ו לֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה וְתִמֹרִ֥ים אֶל־אֵילָ֖ו מִפּ֣וֹ וּמִפּ֑וֹ וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מַעֲל֖וֹת מַעֲלָֽו׃ And its posts were toward the outer court, and palm trees were upon its posts on this side and on that side, and its ascent had eight steps.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיְבִיאֵ֖נִי אֶל־שַׁ֣עַר הַצָּפֹ֑ון וּמָדַ֖ד כַּמִּדֹּ֥ות הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ And he brought me to the north gate, and he measured according to these measurements.   Morphology וַיְבִיאֵנִי (va-yeviʾeni) – Root: בוא (boʾ); Form: Hiphil wayyiqtol (causative past) 3ms + suffix 1cs; Translation: “and … Continue reading →