Author Archives: Nevi’im

לָכֵ֣ן אֱמֹ֗ר כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ וְקִבַּצְתִּ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ מִן־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִן־הָ֣אֲרָצֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר נְפֹצֹותֶ֖ם בָּהֶ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֥י לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־אַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “I will gather you from the peoples, and I will assemble you from the lands … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֣ן אֱמֹ֗ר כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ כִּ֤י הִרְחַקְתִּים֙ בַּגֹּויִ֔ם וְכִ֥י הֲפִֽיצֹותִ֖ים בָּאֲרָצֹ֑ות וָאֱהִ֤י לָהֶם֙ לְמִקְדָּ֣שׁ מְעַ֔ט בָּאֲרָצֹ֖ות אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אוּ שָֽׁם׃ ס Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Though I have removed them far off among the nations, and though I have … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם אַחֶ֤יךָ אַחֶ֨יךָ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י גְאֻלָּתֶ֔ךָ וְכָל־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כֻּלֹּ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֩ אָמְר֨וּ לָהֶ֜ם יֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם רַֽחֲקוּ֙ מֵעַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה לָ֥נוּ הִ֛יא נִתְּנָ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ לְמֹורָשָֽׁה׃ ס “Son of man, your brothers, your brothers, the men of your redemption, and all the house of Yisraʾel, … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and it came to pass”; Notes: Narrative introduction for prophetic speech. דְבַר־ … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ כְּהִנָּ֣בְאִ֔י וּפְלַטְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־בְּנָיָ֖ה מֵ֑ת וָאֶפֹּ֨ל עַל־פָּנַ֜י וָאֶזְעַ֣ק קֹול־גָּדֹ֗ול וָאֹמַר֙ אֲהָהּ֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה כָּלָה֙ אַתָּ֣ה עֹשֶׂ֔ה אֵ֖ת שְׁאֵרִ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And it came to pass, as I was prophesying, that Pelatyahu son of Benaya died, and I fell upon my … Continue reading →

וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּחֻקַּי֙ לֹ֣א הֲלַכְתֶּ֔ם וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י לֹ֣א עֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם וּֽכְמִשְׁפְּטֵ֧י הַגֹּויִ֛ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר סְבִיבֹותֵיכֶ֖ם עֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃ And you shall know that I am YHWH, whose statutes you have not walked in, and my judgments you have not done, but according to … Continue reading →

הִ֗יא לֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֤ה לָכֶם֙ לְסִ֔יר וְאַתֶּ֛ם תִּהְי֥וּ בְתֹוכָ֖הּ לְבָשָׂ֑ר אֶל־גְּב֥וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֶתְכֶֽם׃ She shall not be for you as a pot, and you shall be in her midst as flesh; on the border of Yisraʾel I will judge you.   … Continue reading →

בַּחֶ֣רֶב תִּפֹּ֔לוּ עַל־גְּב֥וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶשְׁפֹּ֣וט אֶתְכֶ֑ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ By the sword you shall fall; on the border of Yisraʾel I will judge you, and you shall know that I am YHWH.   Morphology בַּחֶרֶב (ba-ḥerev) – Root: חרב; Form: … Continue reading →

וְהֹוצֵאתִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ מִתֹּוכָ֔הּ וְנָתַתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּיַד־זָרִ֑ים וְעָשִׂ֛יתִי בָכֶ֖ם שְׁפָטִֽים׃ And I will bring you out from her midst, and I will give you into the hand of foreigners, and I will execute judgments upon you.   Morphology וְהֹוצֵאתִי (ve-hotseʾti) – … Continue reading →

חֶ֖רֶב יְרֵאתֶ֑ם וְחֶ֨רֶב֙ אָבִ֣יא עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ A sword you have feared, and a sword I will bring upon you,” declares the Lord YHWH.   Morphology חֶרֶב (ḥerev) – Root: חרב; Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “sword”; Notes: Functions … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ חַלְלֵיכֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שַׂמְתֶּ֣ם בְּתֹוכָ֔הּ הֵ֥מָּה הַבָּשָׂ֖ר וְהִ֣יא הַסִּ֑יר וְאֶתְכֶ֖ם הֹוצִ֥יא מִתֹּוכָֽהּ׃ Therefore, thus says the Lord YHWH: “Your slain whom you have placed in her, they are the flesh, and she is the pot, but you … Continue reading →

הִרְבֵּיתֶ֥ם חַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם בָּעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וּמִלֵּאתֶ֥ם חוּצֹתֶ֖יהָ חָלָֽל׃ פ You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.”   Morphology הִרְבֵּיתֶם (hirbeithem) – Root: רבה; Form: Hifil perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַתִּפֹּ֣ל עָלַי֮ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָה֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י אֱמֹר֙ כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה כֵּ֥ן אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּמַעֲלֹ֥ות רוּחֲכֶ֖ם אֲנִ֥י יְדַעְתִּֽיהָ׃ And the spirit of YHWH fell upon me, and he said to me, “Say, ‘Thus says YHWH: “So you have said, house of … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֖ן הִנָּבֵ֣א עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם הִנָּבֵ֖א בֶּן־אָדָֽם׃ Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, son of man.”   Morphology לָכֵן (lakhen) – Root: —; Form: Adverb; Translation: “therefore”; Notes: Introduces the divine command as a consequence of prior statements. הִנָּבֵא (hinnaḇeʾ) – Root: נבא; … Continue reading →

הָאֹ֣מְרִ֔ים לֹ֥א בְקָרֹ֖וב בְּנֹ֣ות בָּתִּ֑ים הִ֣יא הַסִּ֔יר וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ הַבָּשָֽׂר׃ The ones saying, ‘It is not near to build houses; she is the pot, and we are the flesh.’   Morphology הָאֹמְרִים (ha-ʾomrim) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal participle masculine plural … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑י בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם אֵ֣לֶּה הָאֲנָשִׁ֞ים הַחֹשְׁבִ֥ים אָ֛וֶן וְהַיֹּעֲצִ֥ים עֲצַת־רָ֖ע בָּעִ֥יר הַזֹּֽאת׃ And he said to me, “Son of man, these are the men devising iniquity and giving wicked counsel in this city.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: … Continue reading →

וַתִּשָּׂ֨א אֹתִ֜י ר֗וּחַ וַתָּבֵ֣א אֹ֠תִי אֶל־שַׁ֨עַר בֵּית־יְהוָ֤ה הַקַּדְמֹונִי֙ הַפֹּונֶ֣ה קָדִ֔ימָה וְהִנֵּה֙ בְּפֶ֣תַח הַשַּׁ֔עַר עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אִ֑ישׁ וָאֶרְאֶ֨ה בְתֹוכָ֜ם אֶת־יַאֲזַנְיָ֧ה בֶן־עַזֻּ֛ר וְאֶת־פְּלַטְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־בְּנָיָ֖הוּ שָׂרֵ֖י הָעָֽם׃ פ And the spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house … Continue reading →

וּדְמ֣וּת פְּנֵיהֶ֔ם הֵ֣מָּה הַפָּנִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר רָאִ֨יתִי֙ עַל־נְהַר־כְּבָ֔ר מַרְאֵיהֶ֖ם וְאֹותָ֑ם אִ֛ישׁ אֶל־עֵ֥בֶר פָּנָ֖יו יֵלֵֽכוּ׃ And the likeness of their faces, they were the faces that I saw at the river Kevar, their appearance and themselves; each man went straight forward to … Continue reading →

אַרְבָּעָ֨ה אַרְבָּעָ֤ה פָנִים֙ לְאֶחָ֔ד וְאַרְבַּ֥ע כְּנָפַ֖יִם לְאֶחָ֑ד וּדְמוּת֙ יְדֵ֣י אָדָ֔ם תַּ֖חַת כַּנְפֵיהֶֽם׃ Four faces for one, and four wings for one, and the likeness of the hands of a man under their wings.   Morphology אַרְבָּעָה (arbaʿah) – Root: ארבע; … Continue reading →

הִ֣יא הַחַיָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִ֛יתִי תַּ֥חַת אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בִּֽנְהַר־כְּבָ֑ר וָאֵדַ֕ע כִּ֥י כְרוּבִ֖ים הֵֽמָּה׃ She is the living creature that I saw under the God of Yisraʾel at the river Kevar, and I knew that they are keruvim.   Morphology הִיא (hi) – … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ הַכְּרוּבִ֣ים אֶת־֠כַּנְפֵיהֶם וַיֵּרֹ֨ומּוּ מִן־הָאָ֤רֶץ לְעֵינַי֙ בְּצֵאתָ֔ם וְהָאֹֽופַנִּ֖ים לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד פֶּ֣תַח שַׁ֤עַר בֵּית־יְהוָה֙ הַקַּדְמֹונִ֔י וּכְבֹ֧וד אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ And the keruvim lifted up their wings, and they rose up from the earth before my eyes when they went out, and … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵא֙ כְּבֹ֣וד יְהוָ֔ה מֵעַ֖ל מִפְתַּ֣ן הַבָּ֑יִת וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד עַל־הַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ And the glory of YHWH went out from over the threshold of the house, and it stood upon the keruvim.   Morphology וַיֵּצֵא (va-yetse) – Root: יצא; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: … Continue reading →

בְּעָמְדָ֣ם יַעֲמֹ֔דוּ וּבְרֹומָ֖ם יֵרֹ֣ומּוּ אֹותָ֑ם כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ הַחַיָּ֖ה בָּהֶֽם׃ When they stood, they stood still; and when they were lifted up, they were lifted up with them, for the spirit of the living creature was in them.   Morphology בְּעָמְדָם … Continue reading →

וּבְלֶ֨כֶת֙ הַכְּרוּבִ֔ים יֵלְכ֥וּ הָאֹופַנִּ֖ים אֶצְלָ֑ם וּבִשְׂאֵ֨ת הַכְּרוּבִ֜ים אֶת־כַּנְפֵיהֶ֗ם לָרוּם֙ מֵעַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ לֹא־יִסַּ֧בּוּ הָאֹופַנִּ֛ים גַּם־הֵ֖ם מֵאֶצְלָֽם׃ And when the keruvim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to rise above the earth, the wheels … Continue reading →

וַיֵּרֹ֖מּוּ הַכְּרוּבִ֑ים הִ֣יא הַחַיָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִ֖יתִי בִּֽנְהַר־כְּבָֽר׃ And the keruvim were lifted up. It was the living creature that I had seen by the river Kevar.   Morphology וַיֵּרֹמּוּ (va-yerommu) – Root: רום; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3mp; Translation: “and they … Continue reading →

וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה פָנִ֖ים לְאֶחָ֑ד פְּנֵ֨י הָאֶחָ֜ד פְּנֵ֣י הַכְּרוּב וּפְנֵ֤י הַשֵּׁנִי֙ פְּנֵ֣י אָדָ֔ם וְהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ פְּנֵ֣י אַרְיֵ֔ה וְהָרְבִיעִ֖י פְּנֵי־נָֽשֶׁר׃ And four faces were to one: the face of the one was the face of the cherub, and the face of the second was … Continue reading →

לָאֹ֖ופַנִּ֑ים לָהֶ֛ם קֹורָ֥א הַגַּלְגַּ֖ל בְּאָזְנָֽי׃ Concerning the wheels, it was called in my ears “the wheelwork.”   Morphology לָאֹופַנִּים (la-ʾofannim) – Root: אופן; Form: Preposition לְ + definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “concerning the wheels”; Notes: Marks the subject of … Continue reading →

וְכָל־בְּשָׂרָם֙ וְגַבֵּיהֶ֔ם וִֽידֵיהֶ֖ם וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָאֹֽופַנִּ֗ים מְלֵאִ֤ים עֵינַ֨יִם֙ סָבִ֔יב לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֖ם אֹופַנֵּיהֶֽם׃ And all their flesh, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around—the four of them, their wheels.   Morphology וְכָל־ … Continue reading →

בְּלֶכְתָּ֗ם אֶל־אַרְבַּ֤עַת רִבְעֵיהֶם֙ יֵלֵ֔כוּ לֹ֥א יִסַּ֖בּוּ בְּלֶכְתָּ֑ם כִּ֣י הַמָּקֹ֞ום אֲשֶׁר־יִפְנֶ֤ה הָרֹאשׁ֙ אַחֲרָ֣יו יֵלֵ֔כוּ לֹ֥א יִסַּ֖בּוּ בְּלֶכְתָּֽם׃ When they went, toward their four quarters they went; they did not turn when they went, for the place where the head would face, … Continue reading →

וּמַ֨רְאֵיהֶ֔ם דְּמ֥וּת אֶחָ֖ד לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִהְיֶ֥ה הָאֹופַ֖ן בְּתֹ֥וךְ הָאֹופָֽן׃ And their appearance was one likeness for the four of them, as the wheel would be within the wheel.   Morphology וּמַרְאֵיהֶם (u-marʾehem) – Root: ראה; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine … Continue reading →