Author Archives: Nevi’im

כֹּהֲנֶ֜יהָ חָמְס֣וּ תֹורָתִי֮ וַיְחַלְּל֣וּ קָדָשַׁי֒ בֵּֽין־קֹ֤דֶשׁ לְחֹל֙ לֹ֣א הִבְדִּ֔ילוּ וּבֵין־הַטָּמֵ֥א לְטָהֹ֖ור לֹ֣א הֹודִ֑יעוּ וּמִשַׁבְּתֹותַי֙ הֶעְלִ֣ימוּ עֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם וָאֵחַ֖ל בְּתֹוכָֽם׃ Her priests have done violence to my law, and they profaned my holy things; between holy and common they did not distinguish, … Continue reading →

קֶ֤שֶׁר נְבִיאֶ֨יהָ֙ בְּתֹוכָ֔הּ כַּאֲרִ֥י שֹׁואֵ֖ג טֹ֣רֵֽף טָ֑רֶף נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָכָ֗לוּ חֹ֤סֶן וִיקָר֙ יִקָּ֔חוּ אַלְמְנֹותֶ֖יהָ הִרְבּ֥וּ בְתֹוכָֽהּ׃ A conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing prey; they have devoured life, they take treasure and precious things, … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם אֱמָר־לָ֕הּ אַ֣תְּ אֶ֔רֶץ לֹ֥א מְטֹהָרָ֖ה הִ֑יא לֹ֥א גֻשְׁמָ֖הּ בְּיֹ֥ום זָֽעַם׃ “Son of man, say to her: ‘You are a land not cleansed; it is not rained upon in the day of indignation.’   Morphology בֶּן־אָדָם (ben-ʾadam) – Root: בן … 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 be”; Notes: Standard prophetic introduction … Continue reading →

כְּהִתּ֥וּךְ כֶּ֨סֶף֙ בְּתֹ֣וךְ כּ֔וּר כֵּ֖ן תֻּתְּכ֣וּ בְתֹוכָ֑הּ וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה שָׁפַ֥כְתִּי חֲמָתִ֖י עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ פ As the melting of silver in the midst of a furnace, so you shall be melted in the midst of it; and you shall know that … Continue reading →

וְכִנַּסְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְנָפַחְתִּ֥י עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם בְּאֵ֣שׁ עֶבְרָתִ֑י וְנִתַּכְתֶּ֖ם בְּתֹוכָֽהּ׃ And I will gather you, and I will blow upon you with the fire of my fury, and you shall be melted in the midst of it.   Morphology וְכִנַּסְתִּי (ve-kinnasti) – … Continue reading →

קְבֻ֣צַת כֶּ֡סֶף וּ֠נְחֹשֶׁת וּבַרְזֶ֨ל וְעֹופֶ֤רֶת וּבְדִיל֙ אֶל־תֹּ֣וךְ כּ֔וּר לָפַֽחַת־עָלָ֥יו אֵ֖שׁ לְהַנְתִּ֑יךְ כֵּ֤ן אֶקְבֹּץ֙ בְּאַפִּ֣י וּבַחֲמָתִ֔י וְהִנַּחְתִּ֥י וְהִתַּכְתִּ֖י אֶתְכֶֽם׃ As the gathering of silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into the midst of a furnace, to blow fire … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה יַ֛עַן הֱיֹ֥ות כֻּלְּכֶ֖ם לְסִגִ֑ים לָכֵן֙ הִנְנִ֣י קֹבֵ֣ץ אֶתְכֶ֔ם אֶל־תֹּ֖וךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ Therefore, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Because all of you have become as dross, therefore behold, I am gathering you into the midst of Yerushalayim. … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הָיוּ־לִ֥י בֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְסוּג כֻּלָּ֡ם נְ֠חֹשֶׁת וּבְדִ֨יל וּבַרְזֶ֤ל וְעֹופֶ֨רֶת֙ בְּתֹ֣וךְ כּ֔וּר סִגִ֥ים כֶּ֖סֶף הָיֽוּ׃ ס “Son of man, the house of Yisraʾel has become to me all of them as dross—bronze and tin and iron and lead in the midst … 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 be”; Notes: Narrative introduction formula, … Continue reading →

וְנִחַ֥לְתְּ בָּ֖ךְ לְעֵינֵ֣י גֹויִ֑ם וְיָדַ֖עַתְּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ And you shall be profaned in yourself before the eyes of the nations, and you shall know that I am YHWH.”’”   Morphology וְנִחַ֥לְתְּ (ve-niḥalt) – Root: חלל (ḥalal); Form: Niphal perfect … Continue reading →

וַהֲפִיצֹותִ֤י אֹותָךְ֙ בַּגֹּויִ֔ם וְזֵרִיתִ֖יךְ בָּאֲרָצֹ֑ות וַהֲתִמֹּתִ֥י טֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְ מִמֵּֽךְ׃ And I will scatter you among the nations, and I will disperse you in the lands, and I will consume your impurity from you.   Morphology וַהֲפִיצֹותִי (va-hafitsoti) – Root: פוץ (puts); … Continue reading →

הֲיַעֲמֹ֤ד לִבֵּךְ֙ אִם־תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה יָדַ֔יִךְ לַיָּמִ֕ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י עֹשֶׂ֣ה אֹותָ֑ךְ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי וְעָשִֽׂיתִי׃ Will your heart stand, will your hands be strong, in the days that I am making you? I am YHWH; I have spoken and I will do … Continue reading →

וְהִנֵּה֙ הִכֵּ֣יתִי כַפִּ֔י אֶל־בִּצְעֵ֖ךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑ית וְעַ֨ל־דָּמֵ֔ךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ בְּתֹוכֵֽךְ׃ “And behold, I have struck my palm at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at your bloods which were in your midst.   Morphology וְהִנֵּה (ve-hinneh) – Root: … Continue reading →

שֹׁ֥חַד לָֽקְחוּ־בָ֖ךְ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁפָךְ־דָּ֑ם נֶ֧שֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּ֣ית לָקַ֗חַתְּ וַתְּבַצְּעִ֤י רֵעַ֨יִךְ֙ בַּעֹ֔שֶׁק וְאֹתִ֣י שָׁכַ֔חַתְּ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ Bribe they have taken in you for the sake of shedding blood; interest and usury you have taken, and you have gained by oppression from … Continue reading →

וְאִ֣ישׁ אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֗הוּ עָשָׂה֙ תֹּֽועֵבָ֔ה וְאִ֥ישׁ אֶת־כַּלָּתֹ֖ו טִמֵּ֣א בְזִמָּ֑ה וְאִ֛ישׁ אֶת־אֲחֹתֹ֥ו בַת־אָבִ֖יו עִנָּה־בָֽךְ׃ And a man with the wife of his companion has done abomination, and a man with his daughter-in-law he has defiled with lewdness, and a man his … Continue reading →

עֶרְוַת־אָ֖ב גִּלָּה־בָ֑ךְ טְמֵאַ֥ת הַנִּדָּ֖ה עִנּוּ־בָֽךְ׃ The nakedness of a father was uncovered in you; the impurity of menstruation they afflicted in you.   Morphology עֶרְוַת (ʿervat) – Root: ערה (ʿarah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “the nakedness of”; Notes: … Continue reading →

אַנְשֵׁ֥י רָכִ֛יל הָ֥יוּ בָ֖ךְ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁפָךְ־דָּ֑ם וְאֶל־הֶֽהָרִים֙ אָ֣כְלוּ בָ֔ךְ זִמָּ֖ה עָשׂ֥וּ בְתֹוכֵֽךְ׃ Men of slander were in you for the sake of shedding blood, and upon the mountains they ate in you; lewdness they have done in your midst.   … Continue reading →

קָדָשַׁ֖י בָּזִ֑ית וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י חִלָּֽלְתְּ׃ My holy things you have despised, and my Sabbaths you have profaned.   Morphology קָדָשַׁי (qodashai) – Root: קדשׁ (qadash); Form: Noun masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “my holy things”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

אָ֤ב וָאֵם֙ הֵקַ֣לּוּ בָ֔ךְ לַגֵּ֛ר עָשׂ֥וּ בַעֹ֖שֶׁק בְּתֹוכֵ֑ךְ יָתֹ֥ום וְאַלְמָנָ֖ה הֹ֥ונוּ בָֽךְ׃ Father and mother they have treated lightly in you; to the sojourner they have acted with oppression in your midst; the orphan and the widow they have wronged … Continue reading →

הִנֵּה֙ נְשִׂיאֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִ֥ישׁ לִזְרֹעֹ֖ו הָ֣יוּ בָ֑ךְ לְמַ֖עַן שְׁפָךְ־דָּֽם׃ Behold, the princes of Yisraʾel, each by his arm, were in you for the sake of shedding blood.   Morphology הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: נה (hinneh as particle); Form: Demonstrative particle; … Continue reading →

הַקְּרֹבֹ֛ות וְהָרְחֹקֹ֥ות מִמֵּ֖ךְ יִתְקַלְּסוּ־בָ֑ךְ טְמֵאַ֣ת הַשֵּׁ֔ם רַבַּ֖ת הַמְּהוּמָֽה׃ The near ones and the far ones from you shall mock you, unclean of the name, great in tumult.   Morphology הַקְּרֹבֹות (ha-qerovot) – Root: קרב (qarav); Form: Definite article + Qal … Continue reading →

בְּדָמֵ֨ךְ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁפַ֜כְתְּ אָשַׁ֗מְתְּ וּבְגִלּוּלַ֤יִךְ אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂית֙ טָמֵ֔את וַתַּקְרִ֣יבִי יָמַ֔יִךְ וַתָּבֹ֖וא עַד־שְׁנֹותָ֑יִךְ עַל־כֵּ֗ן נְתַתִּ֤יךְ חֶרְפָּה֙ לַגֹּויִ֔ם וְקַלָּסָ֖ה לְכָל־הָאֲרָצֹֽות׃ By your blood which you have shed you are guilty, and by your idols which you have made you are defiled, and you have … Continue reading →

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה עִ֣יר שֹׁפֶ֥כֶת דָּ֛ם בְּתֹוכָ֖הּ לָבֹ֣וא עִתָּ֑הּ וְעָשְׂתָ֧ה גִלּוּלִ֛ים עָלֶ֖יהָ לְטָמְאָֽה׃ And you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “A city shedding blood in her midst, for her time has come, and she has made … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֔ם הֲתִשְׁפֹּ֥ט הֲתִשְׁפֹּ֖ט אֶת־עִ֣יר הַדָּמִ֑ים וְהֹ֣ודַעְתָּ֔הּ אֵ֖ת כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹותֶֽיהָ׃ “And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the city of bloods, and you shall make known to her all her abominations.   Morphology וְאַתָּה (ve-ʾattah) – Root: … Continue reading →

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

לָאֵ֤שׁ תִּֽהְיֶה֙ לְאָכְלָ֔ה דָּמֵ֥ךְ יִהְיֶ֖ה בְּתֹ֣וךְ הָאָ֑רֶץ לֹ֣א תִזָּכֵ֔רִי כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ פ To the fire you shall be for food, your blood shall be in the midst of the land, you shall not be remembered, for I am … Continue reading →

וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֤י עָלַ֨יִךְ֙ זַעְמִ֔י בְּאֵ֥שׁ עֶבְרָתִ֖י אָפִ֣יחַ עָלָ֑יִךְ וּנְתַתִּ֗יךְ בְּיַד֙ אֲנָשִׁ֣ים בֹּֽעֲרִ֔ים חָרָשֵׁ֖י מַשְׁחִֽית׃ And I will pour out upon you my wrath, in the fire of my fury I will blow upon you, and I will give you into the … Continue reading →

הָשַׁ֖ב אֶל־תַּעְרָ֑הּ בִּמְקֹ֧ום אֲשֶׁר־נִבְרֵ֛את בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מְכֻרֹותַ֖יִךְ אֶשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֹתָֽךְ׃ Return to its sheath; in the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.   Morphology הָשַׁב (hashav) – Root: שׁוב (shuv); Form: Hiphil imperative … Continue reading →

בַּחֲזֹ֥ות לָךְ֙ שָׁ֔וְא בִּקְסָם־לָ֖ךְ כָּזָ֑ב לָתֵ֣ת אֹותָ֗ךְ אֶֽל־צַוְּארֵי֙ חַֽלְלֵ֣י רְשָׁעִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣א יֹומָ֔ם בְּעֵ֖ת עֲוֹ֥ן קֵֽץ׃ While seeing for you vanity, while divining for you falsehood, to put you upon the necks of the slain of the wicked, those who came … Continue reading →