Author Archives: Nevi’im

כִּי־רָאָ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־עֳנִ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֹרֶ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וְאֶ֤פֶס עָצוּר֙ וְאֶ֣פֶס עָז֔וּב וְאֵ֥ין עֹזֵ֖ר לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ For YHWH saw the affliction of Yisraʾel, that it was very bitter, and there was no one restrained and no one left, and there was no helper … Continue reading →

ה֗וּא הֵשִׁיב֙ אֶת־גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִלְּבֹ֥וא חֲמָ֖ת עַד־יָ֣ם הָעֲרָבָ֑ה כִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֗ר בְּיַד־עַבְדֹּ֞ו יֹונָ֤ה בֶן־אֲמִתַּי֙ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִגַּ֥ת הַחֵֽפֶר׃ He restored the border of Yisraʾel from the entrance of Ḥamat to the Sea of the ʿAravah, according to … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֣א סָ֗ר מִכָּל־חַטֹּאות֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH; he did not turn away from all the sins of Yarovʿam son of Nevat, which he caused … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַת֙ חֲמֵשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־יֹואָ֖שׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ יָרָבְעָ֨ם בֶּן־יֹואָ֤שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וְאַחַ֖ת שָׁנָֽה׃ In the fifteenth year of Amatsyahu son of Yoʾash king of Yehuda, Yarovʿam son of Yoʾash king of Yisraʾel reigned in Shomeron forty and one … Continue reading →

ה֚וּא בָּנָ֣ה אֶת־אֵילַ֔ת וַיְשִׁבֶ֖הָ לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה אַחֲרֵ֥י שְׁכַֽב־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עִם־אֲבֹתָֽיו׃ פ He built ʾElat and restored it to Yehuda after the king lay with his fathers.   Morphology ה֚וּא (hu) – Root: הוא; Form: Pronoun 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְח֞וּ כָּל־עַ֤ם יְהוּדָה֙ אֶת־עֲזַרְיָ֔ה וְה֕וּא בֶּן־שֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וַיַּמְלִ֣כוּ אֹתֹ֔ו תַּ֖חַת אָבִ֥יו אֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃ And all the people of Yehuda took ʿAzarya, and he was sixteen years old, and they made him king in place of his father Amatsyahu.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו עַל־הַסּוּסִ֑ים וַיִּקָּבֵ֧ר בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֥יר דָּוִֽד׃ And they carried him upon the horses, and he was buried in Yerushalayim with his fathers in the city of Dawid.   Morphology וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ (va-yisʾu) – Root: נשׂא (nasaʾ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּ עָלָ֥יו קֶ֛שֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וַיָּ֣נָס לָכִ֑ישָׁה וַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּ אַֽחֲרָיו֙ לָכִ֔ישָׁה וַיְמִתֻ֖הוּ שָֽׁם׃ And they conspired against him in Yerushalayim, and he fled to Lakhish, and they sent after him to Lakhish, and they put him to death there.   Morphology וַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּ … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֖תֶר דִּבְרֵ֣י אֲמַצְיָ֑הוּ הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃ And the rest of the acts of Amatsyahu, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yehuda?   Morphology וְיֶ֖תֶר (ve-yeter) – Root: יתר … Continue reading →

וַיְחִ֨י אֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ בֶן־יֹואָשׁ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה אַֽחֲרֵ֣י מֹ֔ות יְהֹואָ֥שׁ בֶּן־יְהֹֽואָחָ֖ז מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָֽה׃ And Amatsyahu son of Yoʾash king of Yehuda lived after the death of Yehoʾash son of Yehoʾaḥaz king of Yisraʾel fifteen years.   Morphology וַיְחִ֨י (va-yeḥi) … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יְהֹואָשׁ֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵר֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון עִ֖ם מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יָרָבְעָ֥ם בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And Yehoʾash lay with his fathers and was buried in Shomeron with the kings of Yisraʾel, and Yarovʿam his son reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב … Continue reading →

וְיֶתֶר֩ דִּבְרֵ֨י יְהֹואָ֜שׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ וּגְב֣וּרָתֹ֔ו וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר נִלְחַ֔ם עִ֖ם אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of Yehoʾash that he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amatsyahu king of … Continue reading →

וְלָקַ֣ח אֶת־כָּל־הַזָּהָב־֠וְהַכֶּסֶף וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֜ים הַנִּמְצְאִ֣ים בֵּית־יְהוָ֗ה וּבְאֹֽצְרֹות֙ בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאֵ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י הַתַּֽעֲרֻבֹ֑ות וַיָּ֖שָׁב שֹׁמְרֹֽונָה׃ And he took all the gold and the silver and all the vessels that were found in the house of YHWH and in the treasuries of … Continue reading →

וְאֵת֩ אֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֜ה בֶּן־יְהֹואָ֣שׁ בֶּן־אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ תָּפַ֛שׂ יְהֹואָ֥שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ ויבאו יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיִּפְרֹץ֩ בְּחֹומַ֨ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם בְּשַׁ֤עַר אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ עַד־שַׁ֣עַר הַפִּנָּ֔ה אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֹ֖ות אַמָּֽה׃ * כ : ויבאו * ק : וַיָּבֹא֙ו And Yoʾash king of Yisraʾel seized Amatsyahu king of Yehuda, … Continue reading →

וַיִּנָּ֥גֶף יְהוּדָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ אִ֥ישׁ לאהלו׃ * כ : לאהלו * ק : לְאֹהָלָֽו And Yehuda was struck down before Yisraʾel, and they fled, each man to his tent.   Morphology וַיִּנָּגֶף (va-yinnagef) – Root: נגע (n-g-ʿ); Form: Nifal … Continue reading →

וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣ע אֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ וַיַּ֨עַל יְהֹואָ֤שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיִּתְרָא֣וּ פָנִ֔ים ה֖וּא וַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה בְּבֵ֥ית שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִיהוּדָֽה׃ But Amatsyahu did not listen, and Yoʾash king of Yisraʾel went up, and they met face to face, he and Amatsyahu king of Yehuda, at Beit-Shemesh, … Continue reading →

הַכֵּ֤ה הִכִּ֨יתָ֙ אֶת־אֱדֹ֔ום וּֽנְשָׂאֲךָ֖ לִבֶּ֑ךָ הִכָּבֵד֙ וְשֵׁ֣ב בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ וְלָ֤מָּה תִתְגָּרֶה֙ בְּרָעָ֔ה וְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ה אַתָּ֖ה וִיהוּדָ֥ה עִמָּֽךְ׃ You surely struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Be honored and stay in your house. But why should you provoke trouble and … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח יְהֹואָ֣שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶל־אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֮ לֵאמֹר֒ הַחֹ֜וחַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּלְּבָנֹ֗ון שָׁ֠לַח אֶל־הָאֶ֜רֶז אֲשֶׁ֤ר בַּלְּבָנֹון֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר תְּנָֽה־אֶת־בִּתְּךָ֥ לִבְנִ֖י לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞ר חַיַּ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּלְּבָנֹ֔ון וַתִּרְמֹ֖ס אֶת־הַחֹֽוחַ׃ And Yoʾash king of Yisraʾel sent to Amatsyahu king of Yehuda, saying: “The thornbush that was … Continue reading →

אָ֣ז שָׁלַ֤ח אֲמַצְיָה֙ מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל־יְהֹואָ֨שׁ בֶּן־יְהֹואָחָ֧ז בֶּן־יֵה֛וּא מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר לְכָ֖ה נִתְרָאֶ֥ה פָנִֽים׃ Then Amatsyahu sent messengers to Yoʾash son of Yoʾaḥaz son of Yehu, king of Yisraʾel, saying: “Come, let us meet face to face.”   Morphology אָז (ʾaz) … Continue reading →

הוּא־הִכָּ֨ה אֶת־אֱד֤וֹם בְּגֵיא־המלח עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת אֲלָפִ֔ים וְתָפַ֥שׂ אֶת־הַסֶּ֖לַע בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמָהּ֙ יָקְתְאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ פ * כ : המלח * ק : הַמֶּ֨לַח֙ He struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, ten thousand, and he seized the Selaʿ in the … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י הַמַּכִּ֖ים לֹ֣א הֵמִ֑ית כַּכָּת֣וּב בְּסֵ֣פֶר תּוֹרַת־מֹשֶׁ֠ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹא־יוּמְת֨וּ אָב֤וֹת עַל־בָּנִים֙ וּבָנִים֙ לֹא־יוּמְת֣וּ עַל־אָב֔וֹת כִּ֛י אִם־אִ֥ישׁ בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ יֻמֶֽו֯ת׃ * ימות : כ * יוּמָֽת : ק But the sons of those who struck he did not put to … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר חָזְקָ֥ה הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה בְּיָדֹ֑ו וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־עֲבָדָ֔יו הַמַּכִּ֖ים אֶת־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אָבִֽיו׃ And it happened when the kingdom was strong in his hand, that he struck his servants who had struck the king his father.   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה … Continue reading →

רַ֥ק הַבָּמֹ֖ות לֹא־סָ֑רוּ עֹ֥וד הָעָ֛ם מְזַבְּחִ֥ים וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים בַּבָּמֹֽות׃ Only the high places were not removed; still the people were sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.   Morphology רַק (raq) – Form: Adverb; Translation: “Only”; Notes: Limits or qualifies … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה רַ֕ק לֹ֖א כְּדָוִ֣ד אָבִ֑יו כְּכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֛ה יֹואָ֥שׁ אָבִ֖יו עָשָֽׂה׃ And he did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, only not like Dawid his father; according to all that Yoʾash his father had done, he … Continue reading →

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכֹ֔ו וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָתֵ֨שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו יְהוֹעַדִּ֖ין מִן־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ Twenty-five years old he was when he began to reign, and twenty-nine years he reigned in Yerushalayim. And the name of his mother was Yehoʿaddin from … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לְיֹואָ֥שׁ בֶּן־יֹואָחָ֖ז מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ אֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־יֹואָ֖שׁ מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ In the second year of Yoʾash son of Yehoʾaḥaz king of Yisraʾel, reigned Amatsyahu son of Yoʾash, king of Yehuda.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַת (bishnat) – Root: שׁנה (sh-n-h); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֜שָׁב יְהֹואָ֣שׁ בֶּן־יְהֹואָחָ֗ז וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־הֶֽעָרִים֙ מִיַּד֙ בֶּן־הֲדַ֣ד בֶּן־חֲזָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָקַ֗ח מִיַּ֛ד יְהֹואָחָ֥ז אָבִ֖יו בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה שָׁלֹ֤שׁ פְּעָמִים֙ הִכָּ֣הוּ יֹואָ֔שׁ וַיָּ֖שֶׁב אֶת־עָרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And Yoʾash son of Yehoʾaḥaz took back the cities from the hand of Ben-hadad son of Ḥazaʾel, which … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֖מָת חֲזָאֵ֣ל מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֑ם וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ בֶּן־הֲדַ֥ד בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ And Ḥazaʾel king of Aram died, and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיָּמָת (va-yamat) – Root: מות (m-w-t); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And he died”; Notes: Narrative verb … Continue reading →

וַיָּחָן֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֹתָ֤ם וַֽיְרַחֲמֵם֙ וַיִּ֣פֶן אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם לְמַ֣עַן בְּרִיתֹ֔ו אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֖ם יִצְחָ֣ק וְיַֽעֲקֹ֑ב וְלֹ֤א אָבָה֙ הַשְׁחִיתָ֔ם וְלֹֽא־הִשְׁלִיכָ֥ם מֵֽעַל־פָּנָ֖יו עַד־עָֽתָּה׃ And YHWH was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned toward them because of His covenant with Avraham, Yitsḥaq, and … Continue reading →

וַֽחֲזָאֵל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם לָחַ֖ץ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י יְהֹואָחָֽז׃ And Ḥazaʾel king of Aram oppressed Yisraʾel all the days of Yehoʾaḥaz.   Morphology וַחֲזָאֵל (va-Ḥazaʾel) – Root: חזה (ḥ-z-h, possibly “to see” but as a name, non-derived); Form: Conjunction + proper … Continue reading →