Author Archives: Nevi’im

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 →

וְֽהָיָה מִסְפַּ֤ר בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כְּחֹ֣ול הַיָּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יִמַּ֖ד וְלֹ֣א יִסָּפֵ֑ר וְֽ֠הָיָה בִּמְקֹ֞ום אֲשֶׁר־יֵאָמֵ֤ר לָהֶם֙ לֹֽא־עַמִּ֣י אַתֶּ֔ם יֵאָמֵ֥ר לָהֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י אֵֽל־חָֽי׃ And the number of the sons of Yisraʾel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר קְרָ֥א שְׁמֹ֖ו לֹ֣א עַמִּ֑י כִּ֤י אַתֶּם֙ לֹ֣א עַמִּ֔י וְאָנֹכִ֖י לֹֽא־אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃ And He said, “Call his name Lo ʿAmmi, for you are not My people, and I will not be for you.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר … Continue reading →

וַתִּגְמֹ֖ל אֶת־לֹ֣א רֻחָ֑מָה וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֥לֶד בֵּֽן׃ And she weaned Lo Ruḥama, and she conceived and bore a son.   Morphology וַתִּגְמֹל (va-tigmol) – Root: גמל (g-m-l); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3fs; Translation: “and she weaned”; Notes: Indicates the completion … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־בֵּ֤ית יְהוּדָה֙ אֲרַחֵ֔ם וְהֹֽושַׁעְתִּ֖ים בַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם וְלֹ֣א אֹֽושִׁיעֵ֗ם בְּקֶ֤שֶׁת וּבְחֶ֨רֶב֙ וּבְמִלְחָמָ֔ה בְּסוּסִ֖ים וּבְפָרָשִֽׁים׃ But I will have compassion on the house of Yehuda, and I will save them by YHWH their God, and I will not save them by bow, … Continue reading →

וַתַּ֤הַר עֹוד֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בַּ֔ת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֔ו קְרָ֥א שְׁמָ֖הּ לֹ֣א רֻחָ֑מָה כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אֹוסִ֜יף עֹ֗וד אֲרַחֵם֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־נָשֹׂ֥א אֶשָּׂ֖א לָהֶֽם׃ And she conceived again and bore a daughter. And He said to him, “Call her name Lo Ruḥama, for I … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ אֶת־קֶ֣שֶׁת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּעֵ֖מֶק יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ And it shall come to pass in that day that I will break the bow of Yisraʾel in the valley of Yizreʿel.”   Morphology וְהָיָה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו קְרָ֥א שְׁמֹ֖ו יִזְרְעֶ֑אל כִּי־עֹ֣וד מְעַ֗ט וּפָ֨קַדְתִּ֜י אֶת־דְּמֵ֤י יִזְרְעֶאל֙ עַל־בֵּ֣ית יֵה֔וּא וְהִ֨שְׁבַּתִּ֔י מַמְלְכ֖וּת בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And YHWH said to him, “Call his name Yizreʿel, for yet a little while and I will punish the blood of Yizreʿel upon … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ וַיִּקַּ֔ח אֶת־גֹּ֖מֶר בַּת־דִּבְלָ֑יִם וַתַּ֥הַר וַתֵּֽלֶד־לֹ֖ו בֵּֽן׃ And he went and took Gomer daughter of Divlayim, and she conceived and bore him a son.   Morphology וַיֵּלֶךְ (va-yelekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3ms; Translation: “and … Continue reading →

תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבֶּר־יְהוָ֖ה בְּהֹושֵׁ֑עַ פ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־הֹושֵׁ֗עַ לֵ֣ךְ קַח־לְךָ֞ אֵ֤שֶׁת זְנוּנִים֙ וְיַלְדֵ֣י זְנוּנִ֔ים כִּֽי־זָנֹ֤ה תִזְנֶה֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ מֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ The beginning of the word of YHWH through Hoshea; and YHWH said to Hoshea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of whoredom … Continue reading →

דְּבַר־יְהוָ֣ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֗ה אֶל־הֹושֵׁ֨עַ֙ בֶּן־בְּאֵרִ֔י בִּימֵ֨י עֻזִּיָּ֥ה יֹותָ֛ם אָחָ֥ז יְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֛י יָרָבְעָ֥ם בֶּן־יֹואָ֖שׁ מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ The word of YHWH that came to Hoshea son of Beʾeri, in the days of ʿUziyya, Yotam, Aḥaz, and Yeḥizqiyya, kings of Yehuda, … Continue reading →

The Book of Hosea