Author Archives: Nevi’im

וְלֹא־יִהְי֨וּ עֹ֥וד בַּז֙ לַגֹּויִ֔ם וְחַיַּ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ לֹ֣א תֹאכְלֵ֑ם וְיָשְׁב֥וּ לָבֶ֖טַח וְאֵ֥ין מַחֲרִֽיד׃ And they shall no longer be a prey for the nations, and the beast of the earth shall not devour them; and they shall dwell securely, and none … Continue reading →

וְנָתַן֩ עֵ֨ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה אֶת־פִּרְיֹ֗ו וְהָאָ֨רֶץ֙ תִּתֵּ֣ן יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְהָי֥וּ עַל־אַדְמָתָ֖ם לָבֶ֑טַח וְֽיָדְע֞וּ כִּי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה בְּשִׁבְרִי֙ אֶת־מֹטֹ֣ות עֻלָּ֔ם וְהִ֨צַּלְתִּ֔ים מִיַּ֖ד הָעֹבְדִ֥ים בָּהֶֽם׃ And the tree of the field shall give its fruit, and the land shall give its yield, and they shall … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֥י אֹותָ֛ם וּסְבִיבֹ֥ות גִּבְעָתִ֖י בְּרָכָ֑ה וְהֹורַדְתִּ֤י הַגֶּ֨שֶׁם֙ בְּעִתֹּ֔ו גִּשְׁמֵ֥י בְרָכָ֖ה יִֽהְיֽוּ׃ And I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing, and I will cause the rain to come down in its season; showers of blessing they … Continue reading →

וְכָרַתִּ֤י לָהֶם֙ בְּרִ֣ית שָׁלֹ֔ום וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י חַיָּֽה־רָעָ֖ה מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיָשְׁב֤וּ בַמִּדְבָּר֙ לָבֶ֔טַח וְיָשְׁנ֖וּ בַּיְּעָרִֽים׃ “And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and I will cause the evil beast to cease from the land, and they shall dwell securely in … Continue reading →

וַאֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה אֶהְיֶ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים וְעַבְדִּ֥י דָוִ֖ד נָשִׂ֣יא בְתֹוכָ֑ם אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ And I, YHWH, will be their God, and My servant Dawid shall be prince among them; I, YHWH, have spoken.   Morphology וַאֲנִי (va-ʾani) – Root: אני (ʾani); … Continue reading →

וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם רֹעֶ֤ה אֶחָד֙ וְרָעָ֣ה אֶתְהֶ֔ן אֵ֖ת עַבְדִּ֣י דָוִ֑יד ה֚וּא יִרְעֶ֣ה אֹתָ֔ם וְהֽוּא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶ֖ן לְרֹעֶֽה׃ And I will raise up over them one shepherd, and he will feed them, My servant Dawid; he shall feed them, and he shall be … Continue reading →

וְהֹושַׁעְתִּ֣י לְצֹאנִ֔י וְלֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֥ינָה עֹ֖וד לָבַ֑ז וְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔י בֵּ֥ין שֶׂ֖ה לָשֶֽׂה׃ And I will save My flock, and they shall no longer be for plunder, and I will judge between sheep and sheep.   Morphology וְהֹושַׁעְתִּי (ve-hoshaʿti) – Root: ישׁע (yashaʿ); Form: … Continue reading →

יַ֗עַן בְּצַ֤ד וּבְכָתֵף֙ תֶּהְדֹּ֔פוּ וּבְקַרְנֵיכֶ֥ם תְּנַגְּח֖וּ כָּל־הַנַּחְלֹ֑ות עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֧ר הֲפִיצֹותֶ֛ם אֹותָ֖נָה אֶל־הַחֽוּצָה׃ Because with side and with shoulder you thrust, and with your horns you push all the weak ones, until you have scattered them abroad.   Morphology יַעַן (yaʿan) … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם הִנְנִי־אָ֕נִי וְשָֽׁפַטְתִּי֙ בֵּֽין־שֶׂ֣ה בִרְיָ֔ה וּבֵ֥ין שֶׂ֖ה רָזָֽה׃ Therefore thus says the Lord YHWH to them: “Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.   Morphology לָכֵן (lakhen) – … Continue reading →

וְצֹאנִ֑י מִרְמַ֤ס רַגְלֵיכֶם֙ תִּרְעֶ֔ינָה וּמִרְפַּ֥שׂ רַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם תִּשְׁתֶּֽינָה׃ ס And My flock, they feed on what your feet have trampled, and they drink what your feet have muddied.’”   Morphology וְצֹאנִי (ve-tsoni) – Root: צאן (tson); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun … Continue reading →

הַמְעַ֣ט מִכֶּ֗ם הַמִּרְעֶ֤ה הַטֹּוב֙ תִּרְע֔וּ וְיֶ֨תֶר֙ מִרְעֵיכֶ֔ם תִּרְמְס֖וּ בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֑ם וּמִשְׁקַע־מַ֣יִם תִּשְׁתּ֔וּ וְאֵת֙ הַנֹּ֣ותָרִ֔ים בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם תִּרְפֹּשֽׂוּן׃ Is it a small thing for you to feed on the good pasture, that you must trample down the rest of your pasture with your … Continue reading →

וְאַתֵּ֣נָה צֹאנִ֔י כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הִנְנִ֤י שֹׁפֵט֙ בֵּֽין־שֶׂ֣ה לָשֶׂ֔ה לָאֵילִ֖ים וְלָעַתּוּדִֽים׃ And you, My flock, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between the rams and the he-goats.   Morphology וְאַתֵּנָה (ve-attenah) – Root: … Continue reading →

אֶת־הָאֹבֶ֤דֶת אֲבַקֵּשׁ֙ וְאֶת־הַנִּדַּ֣חַת אָשִׁ֔יב וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֣רֶת אֶחֱבֹ֔שׁ וְאֶת־הַחֹולָ֖ה אֲחַזֵּ֑ק וְאֶת־הַשְּׁמֵנָ֧ה וְאֶת־הַחֲזָקָ֛ה אַשְׁמִ֖יד אֶרְעֶ֥נָּה בְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ “The lost I will seek, and the scattered I will bring back, and the broken I will bind up, and the sick I will strengthen; but the … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֨י אֶרְעֶ֤ה צֹאנִי֙ וַאֲנִ֣י אַרְבִּיצֵ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ I Myself will feed My flock, and I Myself will cause them to lie down,” declares the Lord YHWH.   Morphology אֲנִי (ʾani) – Root: אני (ʾani); Form: Independent personal pronoun, 1st … Continue reading →

בְּמִרְעֶה־טֹּוב֙ אֶרְעֶ֣ה אֹתָ֔ם וּבְהָרֵ֥י מְרֹֽום־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יִהְיֶ֣ה נְוֵהֶ֑ם שָׁ֤ם תִּרְבַּ֨צְנָה֙ בְּנָ֣וֶה טֹּ֔וב וּמִרְעֶ֥ה שָׁמֵ֛ן תִּרְעֶ֖ינָה אֶל־הָרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ In good pasture I will feed them, and on the high mountains of Yisraʾel shall be their dwelling; there they shall lie down in … Continue reading →

וְהֹוצֵאתִ֣ים מִן־הָעַמִּ֗ים וְקִבַּצְתִּים֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲרָצֹ֔ות וַהֲבִיאֹתִ֖ים אֶל־אַדְמָתָ֑ם וּרְעִיתִים֙ אֶל־הָרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בָּאֲפִיקִ֕ים וּבְכֹ֖ל מֹושְׁבֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from the lands, and bring them to their own land; and I will feed them … Continue reading →

כְּבַקָּרַת֩ רֹעֶ֨ה עֶדְרֹ֜ו בְּיֹום־הֱיֹותֹ֤ו בְתֹוךְ־צֹאנֹו֙ נִפְרָשֹׁ֔ות כֵּ֖ן אֲבַקֵּ֣ר אֶת־צֹאנִ֑י וְהִצַּלְתִּ֣י אֶתְהֶ֗ם מִכָּל־הַמְּקֹומֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָפֹ֣צוּ שָׁ֔ם בְּיֹ֥ום עָנָ֖ן וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃ As a shepherd inspects his flock in the day when he is among his scattered sheep, so will I inspect My flock … Continue reading →

כִּ֛י כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הִנְנִי־אָ֕נִי וְדָרַשְׁתִּ֥י אֶת־צֹאנִ֖י וּבִקַּרְתִּֽים׃ For thus says the Lord YHWH: “Behold, I, even I, will seek out My flock and will look after them.   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: … Continue reading →

כֹּה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הִנְנִ֨י אֶֽל־הָרֹעִ֜ים וְֽדָרַשְׁתִּ֧י אֶת־צֹאנִ֣י מִיָּדָ֗ם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּים֙ מֵרְעֹ֣ות צֹ֔אן וְלֹא־יִרְע֥וּ עֹ֛וד הָרֹעִ֖ים אֹותָ֑ם וְהִצַּלְתִּ֤י צֹאנִי֙ מִפִּיהֶ֔ם וְלֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֥יןָ לָהֶ֖ם לְאָכְלָֽה׃ ס Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require My flock at … Continue reading →

לָכֵן֙ הָֽרֹעִ֔ים שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃ Therefore, O shepherds, hear the word of YHWH.   Morphology לָכֵן (lakhen) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Preposition לְ + adverb; Translation: “therefore”; Notes: Marks the logical consequence of the preceding divine accusation. הָרֹעִים (ha-roʿim) – … Continue reading →

חַי־אָ֜נִי נְאֻ֣ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה אִם־לֹ֣א יַ֣עַן הֱיֹֽות־צֹאנִ֣י לָבַ֡ז וַתִּֽהְיֶינָה֩ צֹאנִ֨י לְאָכְלָ֜ה לְכָל־חַיַּ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ מֵאֵ֣ין רֹעֶ֔ה וְלֹֽא־דָרְשׁ֥וּ רֹעַ֖י אֶת־צֹאנִ֑י וַיִּרְע֤וּ הָֽרֹעִים֙ אֹותָ֔ם וְאֶת־צֹאנִ֖י לֹ֥א רָעֽוּ׃ ס “As I live,” declares the Lord YHWH, “surely because My flock became a prey, and … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֣ן רֹעִ֔ים שִׁמְע֖וּ אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ Therefore, shepherds, hear the word of YHWH.   Morphology לָכֵן (lakhen) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Preposition לְ + adverb; Translation: “therefore”; Notes: Introduces the divine pronouncement that follows as a consequence of prior actions. … Continue reading →

יִשְׁגּ֤וּ צֹאנִי֙ בְּכָל־הֶ֣הָרִ֔ים וְעַ֖ל כָּל־גִּבְעָ֣ה רָמָ֑ה וְעַ֨ל כָּל־פְּנֵ֤י הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ נָפֹ֣צוּ צֹאנִ֔י וְאֵ֥ין דֹּורֵ֖שׁ וְאֵ֥ין מְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ My flock wandered on all the mountains and on every high hill, and over all the face of the earth My flock was scattered, and … Continue reading →

וַתְּפוּצֶ֖ינָה מִבְּלִ֣י רֹעֶ֑ה וַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָה לְאָכְלָ֛ה לְכָל־חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וַתְּפוּצֶֽינָה׃ And they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and they became food for every beast of the field, and they were scattered.   Morphology וַתְּפוּצֶינָה (va-tefutsenah) – Root: פוץ (puts); Form: … Continue reading →

אֶֽת־הַנַּחְלֹות֩ לֹ֨א חִזַּקְתֶּ֜ם וְאֶת־הַחֹולָ֣ה לֹֽא־רִפֵּאתֶ֗ם וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֨רֶת֙ לֹ֣א חֲבַשְׁתֶּ֔ם וְאֶת־הַנִּדַּ֨חַת֙ לֹ֣א הֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֔ם וְאֶת־הָאֹבֶ֖דֶת לֹ֣א בִקַּשְׁתֶּ֑ם וּבְחָזְקָ֛ה רְדִיתֶ֥ם אֹתָ֖ם וּבְפָֽרֶךְ׃ The weak you have not strengthened, and the sick you have not healed, and the broken you have not bound up, and … Continue reading →

אֶת־הַחֵ֤לֶב תֹּאכֵ֨לוּ֙ וְאֶת־הַצֶּ֣מֶר תִּלְבָּ֔שׁוּ הַבְּרִיאָ֖ה תִּזְבָּ֑חוּ הַצֹּ֖אן לֹ֥א תִרְעֽוּ׃ You eat the fat and you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fatlings, but the flock you do not feed.   Morphology אֶת־הַחֵלֶב (ʾet-ha-ḥelev) – Root: חלב (ḥelev); Form: … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הִנָּבֵ֖א עַל־רֹעֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הִנָּבֵ֣א וְאָמַרְתָּ֩ אֲלֵיהֶ֨ם לָרֹעִ֜ים כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הֹ֤וי רֹעֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָיוּ֙ רֹעִ֣ים אֹותָ֔ם הֲלֹ֣וא הַצֹּ֔אן יִרְע֖וּ הָרֹעִֽים׃ “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Yisraʾel, prophesy and say to them, to the shepherds, ‘Thus … Continue reading →

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

וּבְבֹאָ֑הּ הִנֵּ֣ה בָאָ֔ה וְיָ֣דְע֔וּ כִּ֥י נָבִ֖יא הָיָ֥ה בְתֹוכָֽם׃ ס And when it comes, behold, it has come, then they shall know that a prophet has been among them.   Morphology וּבְבֹאָהּ (u-ve-voʾah) – Root: בוא (boʾ); Form: Conjunction וְ + … Continue reading →

וְהִנְּךָ֤ לָהֶם֙ כְּשִׁ֣יר עֲגָבִ֔ים יְפֵ֥ה קֹ֖ול וּמֵטִ֣ב נַגֵּ֑ן וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ אֶת־דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ וְעֹשִׂ֥ים אֵינָ֖ם אֹותָֽם׃ And behold, you are to them like a song of loves, one with a beautiful voice and skillful in playing; and they hear your words, but they … Continue reading →