Author Archives: Nevi’im

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י הִנָּבֵ֖א עַל־הָעֲצָמֹ֣ות הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם הָעֲצָמֹות֙ הַיְבֵשֹׁ֔ות שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃ And He said to me, “Prophesy over these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of YHWH.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הֲתִחְיֶ֖ינָה הָעֲצָמֹ֣ות הָאֵ֑לֶּה וָאֹמַ֕ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה אַתָּ֥ה יָדָֽעְתָּ׃ And He said to me, “Son of man, shall these bones live?” And I said, “Lord YHWH, You know.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

וְהֶעֱבִירַ֥נִי עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֑יב וְהִנֵּ֨ה רַבֹּ֤ות מְאֹד֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַבִּקְעָ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֖ה יְבֵשֹׁ֥ות מְאֹֽד׃ And He caused me to pass around them, all around, and behold, there were very many upon the face of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. … Continue reading →

הָיְתָ֣ה עָלַי֮ יַד־יְהוָה֒ וַיֹּוצִאֵ֤נִי בְר֨וּחַ֙ יְהוָ֔ה וַיְנִיחֵ֖נִי בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַבִּקְעָ֑ה וְהִ֖יא מְלֵאָ֥ה עֲצָמֹֽות׃ The hand of YHWH was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of YHWH and set me down in the midst of the valley, and … Continue reading →

כְּצֹ֣אן קָֽדָשִׁ֗ים כְּצֹ֤אן יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ בְּמֹ֣ועֲדֶ֔יהָ כֵּ֤ן תִּהְיֶ֨ינָה֙ הֶעָרִ֣ים הֶחֳרֵבֹ֔ות מְלֵאֹ֖ות צֹ֣אן אָדָ֑ם וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ס Like the flock of holy offerings, like the flock of Yerushalayim in her appointed feasts, so shall the ruined cities be filled with flocks … Continue reading →

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה עֹ֗וד זֹ֛את אִדָּרֵ֥שׁ לְבֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות לָהֶ֑ם אַרְבֶּ֥ה אֹתָ֛ם כַּצֹּ֖אן אָדָֽם׃ Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Again I will let the house of Yisraʾel be sought by Me, to act for them; I will multiply them like … Continue reading →

וְיָדְע֣וּ הַגֹּויִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִֽשָּׁאֲרוּ֮ סְבִיבֹותֵיכֶם֒ כִּ֣י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה בָּנִ֨יתִי֙ הַנֶּ֣הֱרָסֹ֔ות נָטַ֖עְתִּי הַנְּשַׁמָּ֑ה אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי וְעָשִֽׂיתִי׃ ס And the nations that remain around you shall know that I, YHWH, have built the ruined places and planted the desolate land. I, … Continue reading →

וְאָמְר֗וּ הָאָ֤רֶץ הַלֵּ֨זוּ֙ הַנְּשַׁמָּ֔ה הָיְתָ֖ה כְּגַן־עֵ֑דֶן וְהֶעָרִ֧ים הֶחֳרֵבֹ֛ות וְהַֽנְשַׁמֹּ֥ות וְהַנֶּהֱרָסֹ֖ות בְּצוּרֹ֥ות יָשָֽׁבוּ׃ And they shall say, ‘This desolate land has become like the garden of ʿEden, and the ruined, desolate, and destroyed cities are fortified and inhabited.’   Morphology וְאָמְרוּ … Continue reading →

וְהָאָ֥רֶץ הַנְּשַׁמָּ֖ה תֵּֽעָבֵ֑ד תַּ֚חַת אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיְתָ֣ה שְׁמָמָ֔ה לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־עֹובֵֽר׃ And the desolate land shall be tilled instead of being desolate before the eyes of every passerby.   Morphology וְהָאָרֶץ (ve-haʾarets) – Root: ארץ (ʾerets); Form: Conjunction וְ + definite noun … Continue reading →

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה בְּיֹום֙ טַהֲרִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִכֹּ֖ל עֲוֹנֹֽותֵיכֶ֑ם וְהֹֽושַׁבְתִּי֙ אֶת־הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים וְנִבְנ֖וּ הֶחֳרָבֹֽות׃ ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “In the day when I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the ruins … Continue reading →

לֹ֧א לְמַעַנְכֶ֣ם אֲנִֽי־עֹשֶׂ֗ה נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה יִוָּדַ֖ע לָכֶ֑ם בֹּ֧ושׁוּ וְהִכָּלְמ֛וּ מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֖ם בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס Not for your sake am I acting,” declares the Lord YHWH; “let it be known to you. Be ashamed and humiliated because of your ways, house … Continue reading →

וּזְכַרְתֶּם֙ אֶת־דַּרְכֵיכֶ֣ם הָרָעִ֔ים וּמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־טֹובִ֑ים וּנְקֹֽטֹתֶם֙ בִּפְנֵיכֶ֔ם עַ֚ל עֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְעַ֖ל תֹּועֲבֹֽותֵיכֶֽם׃ And you shall remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight because of your iniquities and … Continue reading →

וְהִרְבֵּיתִי֙ אֶת־פְּרִ֣י הָעֵ֔ץ וּתְנוּבַ֖ת הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה לְמַ֗עַן אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹ֣א תִקְח֥וּ עֹ֛וד חֶרְפַּ֥ת רָעָ֖ב בַּגֹּויִֽם׃ And I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the yield of the field, so that you shall no longer bear the reproach of famine among … Continue reading →

וְהֹושַׁעְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִכֹּ֖ל טֻמְאֹֽותֵיכֶ֑ם וְקָרָ֤אתִי אֶל־הַדָּגָן֙ וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣י אֹתֹ֔ו וְלֹא־אֶתֵּ֥ן עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם רָעָֽב׃ And I will save you from all your impurities, and I will call for the grain and multiply it, and I will not bring famine upon you.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וִישַׁבְתֶּ֣ם בָּאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם וִהְיִ֤יתֶם לִי֙ לְעָ֔ם וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔י אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ And you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be to Me a people, and I will be to you as … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־רוּחִ֖י אֶתֵּ֣ן בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם וְעָשִׂ֗יתִי אֵ֤ת אֲשֶׁר־בְּחֻקַּי֙ תֵּלֵ֔כוּ וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֥י תִּשְׁמְר֖וּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃ And I will put My Spirit within you, and I will cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall keep My judgments and do them.   Morphology וְאֶת־ … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֤י לָכֶם֙ לֵ֣ב חָדָ֔שׁ וְר֥וּחַ חֲדָשָׁ֖ה אֶתֵּ֣ן בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם וַהֲסִ֨רֹתִ֜י אֶת־לֵ֤ב הָאֶ֨בֶן֙ מִבְּשַׂרְכֶ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֥י לָכֶ֖ם לֵ֥ב בָּשָֽׂר׃ And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove the heart of … Continue reading →

וְזָרַקְתִּ֧י עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם מַ֥יִם טְהֹורִ֖ים וּטְהַרְתֶּ֑ם מִכֹּ֧ל טֻמְאֹותֵיכֶ֛ם וּמִכָּל־גִּלּ֥וּלֵיכֶ֖ם אֲטַהֵ֥ר אֶתְכֶֽם׃ And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean; from all your uncleannesses and from all your idols I will cleanse you.   Morphology וְזָרַקְתִּי (ve-zaraqti) … Continue reading →

וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ מִן־הַגֹּויִ֔ם וְקִבַּצְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִכָּל־הָאֲרָצֹ֑ות וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֶל־אַדְמַתְכֶֽם׃ And I will take you from among the nations, and I will gather you out of all the lands, and I will bring you into your own land.   Morphology וְלָקַחְתִּי … Continue reading →

וְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֞י אֶת־שְׁמִ֣י הַגָּדֹ֗ול הַֽמְחֻלָּל֙ בַּגֹּויִ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר חִלַּלְתֶּ֖ם בְּתֹוכָ֑ם וְיָדְע֨וּ הַגֹּויִ֜ם כִּי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה בְּהִקָּדְשִׁ֥י בָכֶ֖ם לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֞ן אֱמֹ֣ר לְבֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה לֹ֧א לְמַעַנְכֶ֛ם אֲנִ֥י עֹשֶׂ֖ה בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֤י אִם־לְשֵׁם־קָדְשִׁי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חִלַּלְתֶּ֔ם בַּגֹּויִ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אתֶם שָֽׁם׃ Therefore say to the house of Yisraʾel: ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Not for your sake am I acting, O … Continue reading →

וָאֶחְמֹ֖ל עַל־שֵׁ֣ם קָדְשִׁ֑י אֲשֶׁ֤ר חִלְּל֨וּהוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בַּגֹּויִ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אוּ שָֽׁמָּה׃ ס And I had compassion for My holy name, which the house of Yisraʾel had profaned among the nations where they had come.   Morphology וָאֶחְמֹל (va-ʾeḥmol) – Root: חמל … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֗וא אֶל־הַגֹּויִם֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣אוּ שָׁ֔ם וַֽיְחַלְּל֖וּ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם קָדְשִׁ֑י בֶּאֱמֹ֤ר לָהֶם֙ עַם־יְהוָ֣ה אֵ֔לֶּה וּמֵאַרְצֹ֖ו יָצָֽאוּ׃ And they came to the nations to which they had come, and they profaned My holy name, when it was said of them, ‘These are the people … Continue reading →

וָאָפִ֤יץ אֹתָם֙ בַּגֹּויִ֔ם וַיִּזָּר֖וּ בָּאֲרָצֹ֑ות כְּדַרְכָּ֥ם וְכַעֲלִילֹותָ֖ם שְׁפַטְתִּֽים׃ And I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the lands; according to their way and according to their deeds I judged them.   Morphology וָאָפִיץ (va-ʾafits) – Root: … Continue reading →

וָאֶשְׁפֹּ֤ךְ חֲמָתִי֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם עַל־הַדָּ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־שָׁפְכ֣וּ עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם טִמְּאֽוּהָ׃ And I poured out My wrath upon them, for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and with their idols they defiled it.   Morphology וָאֶשְׁפֹּךְ (va-ʾeshpokh) – Root: שׁפך … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם בֵּ֤ית יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יֹשְׁבִ֣ים עַל־אַדְמָתָ֔ם וַיְטַמְּא֣וּ אֹותָ֔הּ בְּדַרְכָּ֖ם וּבַעֲלִֽילֹותָ֑ם כְּטֻמְאַת֙ הַנִּדָּ֔ה הָיְתָ֥ה דַרְכָּ֖ם לְפָנָֽי׃ “Son of man, the house of Yisraʾel dwelt upon their land, and they defiled it by their way and by their deeds; their way was before … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to pass”; Notes: Introduces a new … Continue reading →

וְלֹא־אַשְׁמִ֨יעַ אֵלַ֤יִךְ עֹוד֙ כְּלִמַּ֣ת הַגֹּויִ֔ם וְחֶרְפַּ֥ת עַמִּ֖ים לֹ֣א תִשְׂאִי־עֹ֑וד וְגוֹיִךְ לֹא־תַכְשִׁ֣לִי עֹ֔וד נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ ס And I will not let you hear any more the reproach of the nations, and the disgrace of the peoples you shall no more … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן אָדָם֙ לֹא־תֹ֣אכְלִי עֹ֔וד וְגוֹיִךְ לֹ֣א תְשַׁכְּלִי־עֹ֑וד נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ Therefore, you shall no more devour man, and your nations you shall no more bereave,’ declares the Lord YHWH.   Morphology לָכֵן (lakhen) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Adverb; Translation: … Continue reading →

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה יַ֚עַן אֹמְרִ֣ים לָכֶ֔ם אֹכֶ֥לֶת אָדָ֖ם אַתְּ וּמְשַׁכֶּ֥לֶת גּוֹיִךְ הָיִֽית׃ Thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Because they say of you, “You devour men and have been a bereaver of your nations,”   Morphology כֹּה (koh) – Root: … Continue reading →