Author Archives: Nevi’im

לָכֵן֩ הִנְנִ֨י פֹתֵ֜חַ אֶת־כֶּ֤תֶף מוֹאָב֙ מֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔ים מֵֽעָרָ֖יו מִקָּצֵ֑הוּ צְבִ֗י אֶ֚רֶץ בֵּ֣ית הַיְשִׁימֹ֔ת בַּ֥עַל מְע֖וֹן וְקִרְיָתְָֽמָה׃ * כ    וקריתמה * ק   וְקִרְיָתָיְמָה Therefore, behold, I am opening the side of Moʾav from the cities, from his cities, from his border, … Continue reading →

כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה יַ֗עַן אֲמֹ֤ר מֹואָב֙ וְשֵׂעִ֔יר הִנֵּ֥ה כְּכָֽל־הַגֹּויִ֖ם בֵּ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה׃ Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Because Moʾav and Seʿir have said, ‘Behold, the house of Yehudah is like all the nations,’   Morphology כֹּה (koh) – Root: particle; … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֡ן הִנְנִי֩ נָטִ֨יתִי אֶת־יָדִ֜י עָלֶ֗יךָ וּנְתַתִּ֤יךָ־לָבַז לַגֹּויִ֔ם וְהִכְרַתִּ֨יךָ֙ מִן־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךָ מִן־הָאֲרָצֹ֑ות אַשְׁמִ֣ידְךָ֔ וְיָדַעְתָּ֖ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ס Therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand against you, and I will give you for plunder to the nations, and I will cut … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה יַ֚עַן מַחְאֲךָ֣ יָ֔ד וְרַקְעֲךָ֖ בְּרָ֑גֶל וַתִּשְׂמַ֤ח בְּכָל־שָֽׁאטְךָ֙ בְּנֶ֔פֶשׁ אֶל־אַדְמַ֖ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ For thus says the Lord YHWH: “Because you clapped your hand and stamped your foot, and rejoiced with all your contempt in soul against the … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֶת־רַבָּה֙ לִנְוֵ֣ה גְמַלִּ֔ים וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּ֖ון לְמִרְבַּץ־צֹ֑אן וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ס And I will give Rabba for a dwelling place of camels, and the sons of ʿAmmon for a resting place of sheep; and you shall know that I am … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֡ן הִנְנִי֩ נֹתְנָ֨ךְ לִבְנֵי־קֶ֜דֶם לְמֹֽורָשָׁ֗ה וְיִשְּׁב֤וּ טִירֹֽותֵיהֶם֙ בָּ֔ךְ וְנָ֥תְנוּ בָ֖ךְ מִשְׁכְּנֵיהֶ֑ם הֵ֚מָּה יֹאכְל֣וּ פִרְיֵ֔ךְ וְהֵ֖מָּה יִשְׁתּ֥וּ חֲלָבֵֽךְ׃ therefore, behold, I am giving you to the sons of the east for a possession, and they shall set their encampments in you, … Continue reading →

וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ לִבְנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֔ון שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֡ה יַעַן֩ אָמְרֵ֨ךְ הֶאָ֜ח אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁ֣י כִֽי־נִחָ֗ל וְאֶל־אַדְמַ֤ת יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כִּ֣י נָשַׁ֔מָּה וְאֶל־בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֔ה כִּ֥י הָלְכ֖וּ בַּגֹּולָֽה׃ And you shall say to the sons of ʿAmmon: ‘Hear the word of the Lord YHWH. “Thus … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם שִׂ֥ים פָּנֶ֖יךָ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֑ון וְהִנָּבֵ֖א עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ “Son of man, set your face toward the sons of ʿAmmon, and prophesy against them.   Morphology בֶּן (ben) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “son”; Notes: Used in … 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 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: Standard prophetic introduction formula. דְבַר (devar) … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא יִפָּ֤תַח פִּ֨יךָ֙ אֶת־הַפָּלִ֔יט וּתְדַבֵּ֕ר וְלֹ֥א תֵֽאָלֵ֖ם עֹ֑וד וְהָיִ֤יתָ לָהֶם֙ לְמֹופֵ֔ת וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ס In that day your mouth shall be opened with the fugitive, and you shall speak, and no more be mute; and you shall be … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא יָבֹ֥וא הַפָּלִ֖יט אֵלֶ֑יךָ לְהַשְׁמָע֖וּת אָזְנָֽיִם׃ In that day the fugitive shall come to you, to cause the ears to hear.   Morphology בַּיֹּום (ba-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular absolute with definite … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֔ם הֲלֹ֗וא בְּיֹ֨ום קַחְתִּ֤י מֵהֶם֙ אֶת־מָ֣עוּזָּ֔ם מְשֹׂ֖ושׂ תִּפְאַרְתָּ֑ם אֶת־מַחְמַ֤ד עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ וְאֶת־מַשָּׂ֣א נַפְשָׁ֔ם בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם וּבְנֹותֵיהֶֽם׃ ‘And you, son of man, surely in the day when I take from them their stronghold, the joy of their glory, the delight of their … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֨ה יְחֶזְקֵ֤אל לָכֶם֙ לְמֹופֵ֔ת כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ בְּבֹאָ֕הּ וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֥י אֲנִ֖י אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ ס And Yeḥezqel shall be to you for a sign; according to all that he has done, you shall do. When it comes, then you shall know … Continue reading →

וּפְאֵרֵכֶ֣ם עַל־רָאשֵׁיכֶ֗ם וְנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תִסְפְּד֖וּ וְלֹ֣א תִבְכּ֑וּ וּנְמַקֹּתֶם֙ בַּעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וּנְהַמְתֶּ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ אֶל־אָחִֽיו׃ And your adornment shall be upon your heads, and your sandals upon your feet; you shall not mourn, and you shall not weep, but you shall waste … Continue reading →

וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑יתִי עַל־שָׂפָם֙ לֹ֣א תַעְט֔וּ וְלֶ֥חֶם אֲנָשִׁ֖ים לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ And you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover over the mustache, and the bread of men you shall not eat.   Morphology וַעֲשִׂיתֶם (va-ʿasitem) – Root: … Continue reading →

אֱמֹ֣ר לְבֵ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ הִנְנִ֨י מְחַלֵּ֤ל אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁי֙ גְּאֹ֣ון עֻזְּכֶ֔ם מַחְמַ֥ד עֵֽינֵיכֶ֖ם וּמַחְמַ֣ל נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם וּבְנֵיכֶ֧ם וּבְנֹֽותֵיכֶ֛ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲזַבְתֶּ֖ם בַּחֶ֥רֶב יִפֹּֽלוּ׃ Say to the house of Yisraʾel, “Thus says the Lord YHWH: Behold, I am profaning My sanctuary, the pride … Continue reading →

וָאֹמַ֖ר אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם דְּבַ֨ר־יְהוָ֔ה הָיָ֥ה אֵלַ֖י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And I said to them, “The word of YHWH came to me, saying:   Morphology וָאֹמַר (va-ʾomar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 1st person common singular; Translation: “And I said”; … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלַ֖י הָעָ֑ם הֲלֹֽא־תַגִּ֥יד לָ֨נוּ֙ מָה־אֵ֣לֶּה לָּ֔נוּ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה עֹשֶֽׂה׃ And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things are to us, that you are doing?”   Morphology וַיֹּאמְרוּ (va-yomru) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: … Continue reading →

וָאֲדַבֵּ֤ר אֶל־הָעָם֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וַתָּ֥מָת אִשְׁתִּ֖י בָּעָ֑רֶב וָאַ֥עַשׂ בַּבֹּ֖קֶר כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צֻוֵּֽיתִי׃ And I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening, and I did in the morning as I was commanded.   Morphology וָאֲדַבֵּר (va-adabber) … Continue reading →

הֵאָנֵ֣ק דֹּ֗ם מֵתִים֙ אֵ֣בֶל לֹֽא־תַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה פְאֵֽרְךָ֙ חֲבֹ֣ושׁ עָלֶ֔יךָ וּנְעָלֶ֖יךָ תָּשִׂ֣ים בְּרַגְלֶ֑יךָ וְלֹ֤א תַעְטֶה֙ עַל־שָׂפָ֔ם וְלֶ֥חֶם אֲנָשִׁ֖ים לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל׃ Sigh in silence, mourning for the dead you shall not do. Bind your turban upon you, and put your sandals on your … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הִנְנִ֨י לֹקֵ֧חַ מִמְּךָ֛ אֶת־מַחְמַ֥ד עֵינֶ֖יךָ בְּמַגֵּפָ֑ה וְלֹ֤א תִסְפֹּד֙ וְלֹ֣א תִבְכֶּ֔ה וְלֹ֥וא תָבֹ֖וא דִּמְעָתֶֽךָ׃ “Son of man, behold, I am taking from you the delight of your eyes with a plague, yet you shall not mourn nor weep, and your … 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: Standard narrative introduction … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֨י יְהוָ֤ה דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי֙ בָּאָ֣ה וְעָשִׂ֔יתִי לֹֽא־אֶפְרַ֥ע וְלֹא־אָח֖וּס וְלֹ֣א אֶנָּחֵ֑ם כִּדְרָכַ֤יִךְ וְכַעֲלִילֹותַ֨יִךְ֙ שְׁפָט֔וּךְ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִֽה׃ פ I, YHWH, have spoken; it is coming and I will do it. I will not refrain, nor will I spare, nor will I repent. … Continue reading →

בְּטֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְ זִמָּ֑ה יַ֤עַן טִֽהַרְתִּיךְ֙ וְלֹ֣א טָהַ֔רְתְּ מִטֻּמְאָתֵךְ֙ לֹ֣א תִטְהֲרִי־עֹ֔וד עַד־הֲנִיחִ֥י אֶת־חֲמָתִ֖י בָּֽךְ׃ In your uncleanness is lewdness, because I cleansed you, yet you were not cleansed from your uncleanness. You shall not be cleansed any more until I have caused … Continue reading →

תְּאֻנִ֖ים הֶלְאָ֑ת וְלֹֽא־תֵצֵ֤א מִמֶּ֨נָּה֙ רַבַּ֣ת חֶלְאָתָ֔הּ בְּאֵ֖שׁ חֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃ Her uncleanness is weariness, and she will not go out from her. Much is her scum; in fire is her scum.   Morphology תְּאֻנִים (teʾunim) – Root: און (ʾaven) or אנן (ʾanan, … Continue reading →

וְהַעֲמִידֶ֥הָ עַל־גֶּחָלֶ֖יהָ רֵקָ֑ה לְמַ֨עַן תֵּחַ֜ם וְחָ֣רָה נְחֻשְׁתָּ֗הּ וְנִתְּכָ֤ה בְתֹוכָהּ֙ טֻמְאָתָ֔הּ תִּתֻּ֖ם חֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃ And set it upon its coals empty, so that it may be hot and its bronze burn, and its filth be melted in it, its scum be consumed. … Continue reading →

הַרְבֵּ֤ה הָעֵצִים֙ הַדְלֵ֣ק הָאֵ֔שׁ הָתֵ֖ם הַבָּשָׂ֑ר וְהַרְקַח֙ הַמֶּרְקָחָ֔ה וְהָעֲצָמֹ֖ות יֵחָֽרוּ׃ Make many the wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice the mixture, and let the bones be burned.   Morphology הַרְבֵּה (harbeh) – Root: רבה (ravah); Form: Hiphil … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אֹ֖וי עִ֣יר הַדָּמִ֑ים גַּם־אֲנִ֖י אַגְדִּ֥יל הַמְּדוּרָֽה׃ Therefore, thus says the Lord YHWH: “Woe, city of bloods! Even I will make great the firewood pile.   Morphology לָכֵן (lakhen) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Adverb; Translation: … Continue reading →

לְהַעֲלֹ֤ות חֵמָה֙ לִנְקֹ֣ם נָקָ֔ם נָתַ֥תִּי אֶת־דָּמָ֖הּ עַל־צְחִ֣יחַ סָ֑לַע לְבִלְתִּ֖י הִכָּסֹֽות׃ פ To raise wrath, to take vengeance, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, so that it not be covered.”   Morphology לְהַעֲלֹות (le-haʿalot) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י דָמָהּ֙ בְּתֹוכָ֣הּ הָיָ֔ה עַל־צְחִ֥יחַ סֶ֖לַע שָׂמָ֑תְהוּ לֹ֤א שְׁפָכַ֨תְהוּ֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ לְכַסֹּ֥ות עָלָ֖יו עָפָֽר׃ For her blood was in her midst; upon the bare rock she placed it. She did not pour it upon the ground to cover it with dust. … Continue reading →