Author Archives: Nevi’im

רָנִּ֥י עֲקָרָ֖ה לֹ֣א יָלָ֑דָה פִּצְחִ֨י רִנָּ֤ה וְצַהֲלִי֙ לֹא־חָ֔לָה כִּֽי־רַבִּ֧ים בְּֽנֵי־שֹׁומֵמָ֛ה מִבְּנֵ֥י בְעוּלָ֖ה אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ “Sing, O barren one who did not bear! Break forth into singing and cry aloud, you who did not travail! For more are the children of … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֞ן אֲחַלֶּק־לֹ֣ו בָרַבִּ֗ים וְאֶת־עֲצוּמִים֮ יְחַלֵּ֣ק שָׁלָל֒ תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶעֱרָ֤ה לַמָּ֨וֶת֙ נַפְשֹׁ֔ו וְאֶת־פֹּשְׁעִ֖ים נִמְנָ֑ה וְהוּא֙ חֵטְא־רַבִּ֣ים נָשָׂ֔א וְלַפֹּשְׁעִ֖ים יַפְגִּֽיעַ׃ ס Therefore I will divide to him among the many, and with the strong he shall divide spoil, because he poured out … Continue reading →

מֵעֲמַ֤ל נַפְשֹׁו֙ יִרְאֶ֣ה יִשְׂבָּ֔ע בְּדַעְתֹּ֗ו יַצְדִּ֥יק צַדִּ֛יק עַבְדִּ֖י לָֽרַבִּ֑ים וַעֲוֹנֹתָ֖ם ה֥וּא יִסְבֹּֽל׃ From the toil of his soul he shall see, he shall be satisfied. By his knowledge, My righteous servant shall make many righteous, and their iniquities he shall … Continue reading →

וַיהוָ֞ה חָפֵ֤ץ דַּכְּאֹו֙ הֶֽחֱלִ֔י אִם־תָּשִׂ֤ים אָשָׁם֙ נַפְשֹׁ֔ו יִרְאֶ֥ה זֶ֖רַע יַאֲרִ֣יךְ יָמִ֑ים וְחֵ֥פֶץ יְהוָ֖ה בְּיָדֹ֥ו יִצְלָֽח׃ Yet YHWH was pleased to crush him; he made him sick. If you make his soul a guilt offering, he shall see offspring, he shall … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּ֤ן אֶת־רְשָׁעִים֙ קִבְרֹ֔ו וְאֶת־עָשִׁ֖יר בְּמֹתָ֑יו עַ֚ל לֹא־חָמָ֣ס עָשָׂ֔ה וְלֹ֥א מִרְמָ֖ה בְּפִֽיו׃ And he gave his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his deaths, although he had done no violence, nor was there deceit in his mouth. … Continue reading →

מֵעֹ֤צֶר וּמִמִּשְׁפָּט֙ לֻקָּ֔ח וְאֶת־דֹּורֹ֖ו מִ֣י יְשֹׂוחֵ֑חַ כִּ֤י נִגְזַר֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּ֔ים מִפֶּ֥שַׁע עַמִּ֖י נֶ֥גַע לָֽמֹו׃ From oppression and from judgment he was taken, and his generation—who shall speak of it? For he was cut off from the land of the living; … Continue reading →

נִגַּ֨שׂ וְה֣וּא נַעֲנֶה֮ וְלֹ֣א יִפְתַּח־פִּיו֒ כַּשֶּׂה֙ לַטֶּ֣בַח יוּבָ֔ל וּכְרָחֵ֕ל לִפְנֵ֥י גֹזְזֶ֖יהָ נֶאֱלָ֑מָה וְלֹ֥א יִפְתַּ֖ח פִּֽיו׃ He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb led to the slaughter, and like a ewe … Continue reading →

כֻּלָּ֨נוּ֙ כַּצֹּ֣אן תָּעִ֔ינוּ אִ֥ישׁ לְדַרְכֹּ֖ו פָּנִ֑ינוּ וַֽיהוָה֙ הִפְגִּ֣יעַ בֹּ֔ו אֵ֖ת עֲוֹ֥ן כֻּלָּֽנוּ׃ All of us like sheep have gone astray; each man turned to his own way, and YHWH laid upon him the iniquity of us all.   Morphology כֻּלָּ֨נוּ … Continue reading →

וְהוּא֙ מְחֹלָ֣ל מִפְּשָׁעֵ֔נוּ מְדֻכָּ֖א מֵעֲוֹנֹתֵ֑ינוּ מוּסַ֤ר שְׁלֹומֵ֨נוּ֙ עָלָ֔יו וּבַחֲבֻרָתֹ֖ו נִרְפָּא־לָֽנוּ׃ But he was pierced for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.   Morphology וְהוּא֙ (ve-hu) … Continue reading →

אָכֵ֤ן חֳלָיֵ֨נוּ֙ ה֣וּא נָשָׂ֔א וּמַכְאֹבֵ֖ינוּ סְבָלָ֑ם וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ חֲשַׁבְנֻ֔הוּ נָג֛וּעַ מֻכֵּ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים וּמְעֻנֶּֽה׃ Surely our sicknesses he bore, and our pains he carried; yet we accounted him stricken, struck by God and afflicted.   Morphology אָכֵ֤ן (akhen) – Root: אכן (ʾakhen); … Continue reading →

נִבְזֶה֙ וַחֲדַ֣ל אִישִׁ֔ים אִ֥ישׁ מַכְאֹבֹ֖ות וִיד֣וּעַ חֹ֑לִי וּכְמַסְתֵּ֤ר פָּנִים֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ נִבְזֶ֖ה וְלֹ֥א חֲשַׁבְנֻֽהוּ׃ Despised and rejected by men, a man of pains and acquainted with sickness, and as one from whom faces are hidden, he was despised, and we did … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַל כַּיֹּונֵ֜ק לְפָנָ֗יו וְכַשֹּׁ֨רֶשׁ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ צִיָּ֔ה לֹא־תֹ֥אַר לֹ֖ו וְלֹ֣א הָדָ֑ר וְנִרְאֵ֥הוּ וְלֹֽא־מַרְאֶ֖ה וְנֶחְמְדֵֽהוּ׃ And he came up like a young plant before him, and like a root from dry ground. He had no form and no majesty; and when we … Continue reading →

מִ֥י הֶאֱמִ֖ין לִשְׁמֻעָתֵ֑נוּ וּזְרֹ֥ועַ יְהוָ֖ה עַל־מִ֥י נִגְלָֽתָה׃ Who has believed our report, and the arm of YHWH—unto whom has it been revealed?   Morphology מִ֥י (mi) – Root: מי (mi); Form: Interrogative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces a rhetorical question … Continue reading →

כֵּ֤ן יַזֶּה֙ גֹּויִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים עָלָ֛יו יִקְפְּצ֥וּ מְלָכִ֖ים פִּיהֶ֑ם כִּ֠י אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־סֻפַּ֤ר לָהֶם֙ רָא֔וּ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֖וּ הִתְבֹּונָֽנוּ׃ So shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths because of him. For that which had not been told them they have … Continue reading →

כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁמְמ֤וּ עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ רַבִּ֔ים כֵּן־מִשְׁחַ֥ת מֵאִ֖ישׁ מַרְאֵ֑הוּ וְתֹאֲרֹ֖ו מִבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃ Just as many were appalled at you—so marred was his appearance beyond that of a man, and his form beyond the sons of men.   Morphology כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר (kaʾasher) – Root: … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֥ה יַשְׂכִּ֖יל עַבְדִּ֑י יָר֧וּם וְנִשָּׂ֛א וְגָבַ֖הּ מְאֹֽד׃ Behold, My servant shall act wisely; he shall be exalted and lifted up and shall be very high.   Morphology הִנֵּ֥ה (hinneh) – Root: הן (hen); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Draws attention … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י לֹ֤א בְחִפָּזֹון֙ תֵּצֵ֔אוּ וּבִמְנוּסָ֖ה לֹ֣א תֵלֵכ֑וּן כִּֽי־הֹלֵ֤ךְ לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ יְהוָ֔ה וּמְאַסִּפְכֶ֖ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס For not in haste shall you go out, and not in flight shall you go; for YHWH goes before you, and the God of Yisraʾel is … Continue reading →

ס֤וּרוּ ס֨וּרוּ֙ צְא֣וּ מִשָּׁ֔ם טָמֵ֖א אַל־תִּגָּ֑עוּ צְא֣וּ מִתֹּוכָ֔הּ הִבָּ֕רוּ נֹשְׂאֵ֖י כְּלֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ Turn aside, turn aside, go out from there! Do not touch the unclean. Go out from her midst, purify yourselves, you who bear the vessels of YHWH.   … Continue reading →

חָשַׂ֤ף יְהוָה֙ אֶת־זְרֹ֣ועַ קָדְשֹׁ֔ו לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֑ם וְרָאוּ֙ כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָ֔רֶץ אֵ֖ת יְשׁוּעַ֥ת אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס YHWH has bared His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.   … Continue reading →

פִּצְח֤וּ רַנְּנוּ֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו חָרְבֹ֖ות יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּֽי־נִחַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ עַמֹּ֔ו גָּאַ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ Break forth, sing aloud together, O ruins of Yerushalayim, for YHWH has comforted His people, He has redeemed Yerushalayim.   Morphology פִּצְח֤וּ (pitsḥu) – Root: פצח (patsaḥ); Form: Qal imperative … Continue reading →

קֹ֥ול צֹפַ֛יִךְ נָ֥שְׂאוּ קֹ֖ול יַחְדָּ֣ו יְרַנֵּ֑נוּ כִּ֣י עַ֤יִן בְּעַ֨יִן֙ יִרְא֔וּ בְּשׁ֥וּב יְהוָ֖ה צִיֹּֽון׃ The voice of your watchmen—they lift up the voice, together they sing aloud, for eye to eye they shall see, when YHWH returns to Tsiyyon.   Morphology … Continue reading →

מַה־נָּאו֨וּ עַל־הֶהָרִ֜ים רַגְלֵ֣י מְבַשֵּׂ֗ר מַשְׁמִ֧יעַ שָׁלֹ֛ום מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר טֹ֖וב מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ יְשׁוּעָ֑ה אֹמֵ֥ר לְצִיֹּ֖ון מָלַ֥ךְ אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the one who brings good news, who announces peace, who brings good news of good, who proclaims … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֛ן יֵדַ֥ע עַמִּ֖י שְׁמִ֑י לָכֵן֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא כִּֽי־אֲנִי־ה֥וּא הַֽמְדַבֵּ֖ר הִנֵּֽנִי׃ Therefore My people shall know My name; therefore in that day, that I am He who speaks; here I am.”   Morphology לָכֵ֛ן (laken) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Conjunction/adverb; … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֤ה מִי־לִי־פֹה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־לֻקַּ֥ח עַמִּ֖י חִנָּ֑ם מְשָׂלוֹ יְהֵילִ֨ילוּ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְתָמִ֥יד כָּל־הַיֹּ֖ום שְׁמִ֥י מִנֹּאָֽץ׃ And now, what have I here?” says YHWH. “For My people has been taken for nothing. Their rulers howl,” says YHWH, “and continually all the day My … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה מִצְרַ֛יִם יָֽרַד־עַמִּ֥י בָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖ה לָג֣וּר שָׁ֑ם וְאַשּׁ֖וּר בְּאֶ֥פֶס עֲשָׁקֹֽו׃ For thus says the Lord YHWH: “My people went down to Mitsrayim at first to sojourn there, and Ashshur oppressed him without cause.   Morphology כִּ֣י (ki) … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה חִנָּ֖ם נִמְכַּרְתֶּ֑ם וְלֹ֥א בְכֶ֖סֶף תִּגָּאֵֽלוּ׃ For thus says YHWH: “For nothing you were sold, and not with silver shall you be redeemed.”   Morphology כִּֽי־כֹה (ki-koh) – Roots: כי (ki), כה (koh); Form: Conjunction + demonstrative adverb; … Continue reading →

הִתְנַעֲרִ֧י מֵעָפָ֛ר ק֥וּמִי שְּׁבִ֖י יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הִתַּפְתְּחִ֞י מֹוסְרֵ֣י צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ שְׁבִיָּ֖ה בַּת־צִיֹּֽון׃ ס Shake yourself from the dust, arise, sit, Yerushalayim. Loose the bonds from your neck, captive daughter of Tsiyyon.   Morphology הִתְנַעֲרִ֧י (hitnaʿari) – Root: נער (naʿar); Form: Hitpael imperative … Continue reading →

עוּרִ֥י עוּרִ֛י לִבְשִׁ֥י עֻזֵּ֖ךְ צִיֹּ֑ון לִבְשִׁ֣י בִּגְדֵ֣י תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ עִ֣יר הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֣י לֹ֥א יֹוסִ֛יף יָבֹא־בָ֥ךְ עֹ֖וד עָרֵ֥ל וְטָמֵֽא׃ Awake, awake, put on your strength, Tsiyyon! Put on your garments of splendor, Yerushalayim, holy city! For never again shall the uncircumcised … Continue reading →

וְשַׂמְתִּ֨יהָ֙ בְּיַד־מֹוגַ֔יִךְ אֲשֶׁר־אָמְר֥וּ לְנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ שְׁחִ֣י וְנַעֲבֹ֑רָה וַתָּשִׂ֤ימִי כָאָ֨רֶץ֙ גֵּוֵ֔ךְ וְכַח֖וּץ לַעֹבְרִֽים׃ ס And I will put it into the hand of your tormentors, who said to your soul, ‘Bow down, that we may pass over,’ and you laid your back … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנַ֣יִךְ יְהוָ֗ה וֵאלֹהַ֨יִךְ֙ יָרִ֣יב עַמֹּ֔ו הִנֵּ֥ה לָקַ֛חְתִּי מִיָּדֵ֖ךְ אֶת־כֹּ֣וס הַתַּרְעֵלָ֑ה אֶת־קֻבַּ֨עַת֙ כֹּ֣וס חֲמָתִ֔י לֹא־תֹוסִ֥יפִי לִשְׁתֹּותָ֖הּ עֹֽוד׃ Thus says your Lord, YHWH, and your God who pleads the cause of His people: “Behold, I have taken from your hand the … Continue reading →