Author Archives: Nevi’im

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 →

וְאֵלַמָּ֗ו לֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה וְתִמֹרִ֥ים אֶל־אֵלָ֖ו מִפּ֣וֹ וּמִפּ֑וֹ וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מַעֲל֖וֹת מַעֲלָֽו׃ And its porches 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 →

וְתָאָ֤ו וְאֵילָיו וְאֵֽלַמָּיו֙ כַּמִּדֹּ֣ות הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְחַלֹּונֹ֥ות לֹ֛ו וּלְאֵֽלַמָּ֖יו סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֑יב אֹ֚רֶךְ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֕חַב חָמֵ֥שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אַמָּֽה׃ And its chambers and its posts and its porches were according to these measurements, and it had windows round about its porches all … Continue reading →

וַיְבִיאֵ֛נִי אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִ֖י דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֑ים וַיָּ֣מָד אֶת־הַשַּׁ֔עַר כַּמִּדֹּ֖ות הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ And he brought me into the inner court by the way of the east, and he measured the gate according to these measurements.   Morphology וַיְבִיאֵנִי (va-yeviʾeni) – Root: בוא (boʾ); … Continue reading →

וְאֵלַמָּ֗ו אֶל־חָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣צוֹנָ֔ה וְתִמֹרִ֖ים אֶל־אֵילָ֑ו וּמַעֲל֥וֹת שְׁמוֹנֶ֖ה מַעֲלָֽו׃ And its porches were toward the outer court, and palm trees were upon its posts, and its ascent had eight steps.   Morphology וְאֵלַמּוֹ (ve-elammo) – Root: אֵילָם (ʾēlam); Form: Conjunction וְ … Continue reading →

וְאֵֽלַמֹּ֖ות סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֑יב אֹ֗רֶךְ חָמֵ֤שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֖חַב חָמֵ֥שׁ אַמֹּֽות׃ And the porches were all around, twenty-five cubits in length and five cubits in width.   Morphology וְאֵלַמּוֹת (ve-elammot) – Root: אֵילָם (ʾēlam); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun masculine plural … Continue reading →

וְתָאָ֞ו וְאֵילָ֤ו וְאֵֽלַמָּו֙ כַּמִּדּ֣וֹת הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְחַלּוֹנ֥וֹת ל֛וֹ וּלְאֵלַמָּ֖ו סָבִ֣יב ׀ סָבִ֑יב חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים אַמָּה֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ וְרֹ֕חַב עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְחָמֵ֖שׁ אַמּֽוֹת׃ And its chambers, and its posts, and its porches were according to these measurements; and windows were for it and for its … Continue reading →

וַיְבִיאֵ֛נִי אֶל־חָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִ֖י בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַדָּרֹ֑ום וַיָּ֨מָד֙ אֶת־הַשַּׁ֣עַר הַדָּרֹ֔ום כַּמִּדֹּ֖ות הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ And he brought me into the inner court by the south gate, and he measured the south gate according to these measurements.   Morphology וַיְבִיאֵנִי (va-yeviʾeni) – Root: בוא (boʾ); … Continue reading →

וְשַׁ֛עַר לֶחָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִ֖י דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּרֹ֑ום וַיָּ֨מָד מִשַּׁ֧עַר אֶל־הַשַּׁ֛עַר דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַדָּרֹ֖ום מֵאָ֥ה אַמֹּֽות׃ And a gate to the inner court was toward the south, and he measured from gate to gate, toward the south, a hundred cubits.   Morphology וְשַׁעַר (ve-shaʿar) … Continue reading →

וּמַעֲל֤וֹת שִׁבְעָה֙ עֹֽלוֹתָ֔ו וְאֵֽלַמָּ֖ו לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וְתִמֹרִ֣ים ל֗וֹ אֶחָ֥ד מִפּ֛וֹ וְאֶחָ֥ד מִפּ֖וֹ אֶל־אֵילָֽו׃ And seven steps ascended to it, and its porches were before them; and palm trees were for it, one on this side and one on that side, upon … Continue reading →

וְחַלֹּונִ֨ים לֹ֤ו וְלְאֵילָמָיו֙ סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֔יב כְּהַחֲלֹּנֹ֖ות הָאֵ֑לֶּה חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים אַמָּה֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ וְרֹ֕חַב חָמֵ֥שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אַמָּֽה׃ And there were windows for it and for its porches all around, like these windows; its length was fifty cubits, and its width twenty-five cubits.   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּולִכֵ֨נִי֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּרֹ֔ום וְהִנֵּה־שַׁ֖עַר דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּרֹ֑ום וּמָדַ֤ד אֵילָיו וְאֵילָמָיו כַּמִּדֹּ֖ות הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ And he led me by the way toward the south, and behold, a gate toward the south; and he measured its posts and its porches according to these measurements. … Continue reading →

וְשַׁ֨עַר֙ לֶחָצֵ֣ר הַפְּנִימִ֔י נֶ֣גֶד הַשַּׁ֔עַר לַצָּפֹ֖ון וְלַקָּדִ֑ים וַיָּ֧מָד מִשַּׁ֛עַר אֶל־שַׁ֖עַר מֵאָ֥ה אַמָּֽה׃ And there was a gate to the inner court, opposite the gate toward the north and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate a hundred … Continue reading →

וְחַלּוֹנָ֤ו וְאֵֽלַמָּו֙ וְתִ֣מֹרָ֔ו כְּמִדַּ֣ת הַשַּׁ֔עַר אֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּנָ֖יו דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֑ים וּבְמַעֲל֥וֹת שֶׁ֨בַע֙ יַֽעֲלוּ־ב֔וֹ וְאֵֽילַמָּ֖ו לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ *   כ  וחלונו ואלמו *   ק  וחלוניו ואלמיו And its windows, and its porches, and its palm trees were according to the measurement of the gate … Continue reading →

וְתָאָ֗ו שְׁלוֹשָׁ֤ה מִפּוֹ֙ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה מִפּ֔וֹ וְאֵילָ֤ו וְאֵֽלַמָּו֙ הָיָ֔ה כְּמִדַּ֖ת הַשַּׁ֣עַר הָרִאשֹׁ֑ון חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים אַמָּה֙ אָרְכּ֔וֹ וְרֹ֕חַב חָמֵ֥שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים בָּאַמָּֽה׃ And its chambers were three on this side and three on that side, and its posts and its porches were according to … Continue reading →

וְהַשַּׁ֗עַר אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּנָיו֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפֹ֔ון לֶחָצֵ֖ר הַחִֽיצֹונָ֑ה מָדַ֥ד אָרְכֹּ֖ו וְרָחְבֹּֽו׃ And the gate whose face was toward the north, belonging to the outer court, he measured its length and its width.   Morphology וְהַשַּׁעַר (ve-ha-shaʿar) – Root: שׁער (shaʿar); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣מָד רֹ֡חַב מִלִּפְנֵי֩ הַשַּׁ֨עַר הַתַּחְתֹּ֜ונָה לִפְנֵ֨י הֶחָצֵ֧ר הַפְּנִימִ֛י מִח֖וּץ מֵאָ֣ה אַמָּ֑ה הַקָּדִ֖ים וְהַצָּפֹֽון׃ And he measured the width from before the lower gate to before the inner court on the outside, one hundred cubits, toward the east and the north. … Continue reading →

וְהָרִֽצְפָה֙ אֶל־כֶּ֣תֶף הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים לְעֻמַּ֖ת אֹ֣רֶךְ הַשְּׁעָרִ֑ים הָרִֽצְפָ֖ה הַתַּחְתֹּונָֽה׃ And the pavement was beside the shoulder of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates, the lower pavement.   Morphology וְהָרִצְפָה (ve-ha-ritspah) – Root: רצף (ratsaf); Form: Conjunction וְ + … Continue reading →

וַיְבִיאֵ֗נִי אֶל־הֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצֹונָ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֤ה לְשָׁכֹות֙ וְרִֽצְפָ֔ה עָשׂ֥וּי לֶחָצֵ֖ר סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֑יב שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים לְשָׁכֹ֖ות אֶל־הָרִֽצְפָֽה׃ And he brought me to the outer court, and behold, chambers and pavement were made for the court all around; thirty chambers were upon the pavement.   … Continue reading →

וְחַלֹּנֹ֣ות אֲטֻמֹ֣ות אֶֽל־הַתָּאִ֡ים וְאֶל֩ אֵלֵיהֵ֨מָה לִפְנִ֤ימָה לַשַּׁ֨עַר֙ סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֔יב וְכֵ֖ן לָאֵֽלַמֹּ֑ות וְחַלֹּונֹ֞ות סָבִ֤יב סָבִיב֙ לִפְנִ֔ימָה וְאֶל־אַ֖יִל תִּמֹרִֽים׃ And windows shuttered were to the chambers and to their posts within the gate all around, and likewise to the vestibules; and windows … Continue reading →

וְעַ֗ל פְּנֵי֙ הַשַּׁ֣עַר הָֽיאִת֔וֹן עַל־לִפְנֵ֕י אֻלָ֥ם הַשַּׁ֖עַר הַפְּנִימִ֑י חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים אַמָּֽה׃ *   כ : הָֽיאִת֔וֹן *   ק : הָֽאִת֔וֹן And before the gate that looked toward the east, before the porch of the inner gate, were fifty cubits.   Morphology וְעַל (ve-ʿal) … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־אֵילִ֖ים שִׁשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּ֑ה וְאֶל־אֵיל֙ הֶֽחָצֵ֔ר הַשַּׁ֖עַר סָבִ֥יב סָבִֽיב׃ And he made the pillars sixty cubits, and to the pillar of the court was the gate round about, round about.   Morphology וַיַּעַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣מָד אֶת־הַשַּׁ֗עַר מִגַּ֤ג הַתָּא֙ לְגַגֹּ֔ו רֹ֕חַב עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְחָמֵ֖שׁ אַמֹּ֑ות פֶּ֖תַח נֶ֥גֶד פָּֽתַח׃ And he measured the gate, from the roof of one chamber to its roof, the width twenty and five cubits, opening opposite to opening.   Morphology וַיָּמָד (va-yāmād) … Continue reading →

וּגְב֞וּל לִפְנֵ֤י הַתָּאֹות֙ אַמָּ֣ה אֶחָ֔ת וְאַמָּה־אַחַ֥ת גְּב֖וּל מִפֹּ֑ה וְהַתָּ֕א שֵׁשׁ־אַמֹּ֣ות מִפֹּ֔ו וְשֵׁ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות מִפֹּֽו׃ And a border before the chambers, one cubit, and one cubit was the border on this side; and the chamber was six cubits on that side, … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֛מָד אֶת־רֹ֥חַב פֶּֽתַח־הַשַּׁ֖עַר עֶ֣שֶׂר אַמֹּ֑ות אֹ֣רֶךְ הַשַּׁ֔עַר שְׁלֹ֥ושׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה אַמֹּֽות׃ And he measured the width of the entrance of the gate, ten cubits, and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.   Morphology וַיָּמָד (va-yāmād) – Root: מדד (mādad); Form: … Continue reading →

וְתָאֵ֨י הַשַּׁ֜עַר דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֗ים שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה מִפֹּה֙ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה מִפֹּ֔ה מִדָּ֥ה אַחַ֖ת לִשְׁלָשְׁתָּ֑ם וּמִדָּ֥ה אַחַ֛ת לָאֵילִ֖ם מִפֹּ֥ה וּמִפֹּֽו׃ And the guardrooms of the gate toward the east were three on this side and three on that side; the same measure was for … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֜מָד אֶת־אֻלָ֤ם הַשַּׁ֨עַר֙ שְׁמֹנֶ֣ה אַמֹּ֔ות וְאֵילָו שְׁתַּ֣יִם אַמֹּ֑ות וְאֻלָ֥ם הַשַּׁ֖עַר מֵהַבָּֽיִת׃ And he measured the vestibule of the gate, eight cubits, and its pillars two cubits, and the vestibule of the gate was toward the house.   Morphology וַיָּמָד (va-yāmād) … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֜מָד אֶת־אֻלָ֥ם הַשַּׁ֛עַר מֵהַבַּ֖יִת קָנֶ֥ה אֶחָֽד׃ And he measured the vestibule of the gate, from the house, one reed.   Morphology וַיָּמָד (va-yāmād) – Root: מדד (mādad); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “and he measured”; Notes: Indicates … Continue reading →

וְהַתָּ֗א קָנֶ֨ה אֶחָ֥ד אֹ֨רֶךְ֙ וְקָנֶ֤ה אֶחָד֙ רֹ֔חַב וּבֵ֥ין הַתָּאִ֖ים חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמֹּ֑ות וְסַ֣ף הַ֠שַּׁעַר מֵאֵ֨צֶל אוּלָ֥ם הַשַּׁ֛עַר מֵֽהַבַּ֖יִת קָנֶ֥ה אֶחָֽד׃ And the guardroom was one reed long and one reed wide, and between the guardrooms were five cubits, and the threshold … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֗וא אֶל־שַׁ֨עַר֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּנָיו֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֔ימָה וַיַּ֖עַל בְּמַעֲלֹתָ֑יו וַיָּ֣מָד אֶת־סַ֣ף הַשַּׁ֗עַר קָנֶ֤ה אֶחָד֙ רֹ֔חַב וְאֵת֙ סַ֣ף אֶחָ֔ד קָנֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד רֹֽחַב׃ And he came to the gate whose face was toward the east, and he went up by its steps, and … Continue reading →