Author Archives: Nevi’im

וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־מִבְרָחֹו בְּכָל־אֲגַפָּיו֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפֹּ֔לוּ וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים לְכָל־ר֣וּחַ יִפָּרֵ֑שׂוּ וִידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ ס And all his fugitives in all his wings shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered to every wind. And you shall … Continue reading →

וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤י עָלָיו֙ רִשְׁתִּ֔י וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂ בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑י וַהֲבִיאֹותִ֣יהוּ בָבֶ֗לָה וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤י אִתֹּו֙ שָׁ֔ם מַעֲלֹ֖ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָֽעַל־בִּֽי׃ And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be caught in my snare. And I will bring him to Bavel, and I will enter … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֮ חַי־אָנִי֒ אִם־לֹ֗א אָֽלָתִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּזָ֔ה וּבְרִיתִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֵפִ֑יר וּנְתַתִּ֖יו בְּרֹאשֹֽׁו׃ Therefore thus says the Lord YHWH: “As I live, surely my oath which he despised, and my covenant which he broke, I will place upon his … Continue reading →

וּבָזָ֥ה אָלָ֖ה לְהָפֵ֣ר בְּרִ֑ית וְהִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֥ן יָדֹ֛ו וְכָל־אֵ֥לֶּה עָשָׂ֖ה לֹ֥א יִמָּלֵֽט׃ ס And he despised the oath, to break the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand, and he did all these things, he shall not escape.’”   Morphology וּבָזָה … Continue reading →

וְלֹא֩ בְחַ֨יִל גָּדֹ֜ול וּבְקָהָ֣ל רָ֗ב יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה אֹותֹ֤ו פַרְעֹה֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה בִּשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ סֹלְלָ֖ה וּבִבְנֹ֣ות דָּיֵ֑ק לְהַכְרִ֖ית נְפָשֹׁ֥ות רַבֹּֽות׃ And not with great force and with a great assembly shall Parʿo act for him in the war, by casting up a siege mound … Continue reading →

חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ אִם־לֹ֗א בִּמְקֹום֙ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ הַמַּמְלִ֣יךְ אֹתֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּזָה֙ אֶת־אָ֣לָתֹ֔ו וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵפֵ֖ר אֶת־בְּרִיתֹ֑ו אִתֹּ֥ו בְתֹוךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל יָמֽוּת׃ As I live,’ declares the Lord YHWH, ‘surely in the place of the king who made him reign, whose oath he despised … Continue reading →

וַיִּמְרָד־בֹּ֗ו לִשְׁלֹ֤חַ מַלְאָכָיו֙ מִצְרַ֔יִם לָֽתֶת־לֹ֥ו סוּסִ֖ים וְעַם־רָ֑ב הֲיִצְלָ֤ח הֲיִמָּלֵט֙ הָעֹשֵׂ֣ה אֵ֔לֶּה וְהֵפֵ֥ר בְּרִ֖ית וְנִמְלָֽט׃ But he rebelled against him by sending his messengers to Mitsrayim, to give him horses and a great people. Shall he prosper? Shall he escape he … Continue reading →

לִֽהְיֹות֙ מַמְלָכָ֣ה שְׁפָלָ֔ה לְבִלְתִּ֖י הִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א לִשְׁמֹ֥ר אֶת־בְּרִיתֹ֖ו לְעָמְדָֽהּ׃ To be a lowly kingdom, so as not to lift itself up, to keep his covenant, that it might stand.   Morphology לִהְיֹות (lih-yot) – Root: היה; Form: Qal infinitive construct with … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּח֙ מִזֶּ֣רַע הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת אִתֹּ֖ו בְּרִ֑ית וַיָּבֵ֤א אֹתֹו֙ בְּאָלָ֔ה וְאֶת־אֵילֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ לָקָֽח׃ And he took from the seed of the kingdom and cut with him a covenant, and brought him under an oath, and the mighty ones of the land … Continue reading →

אֱמָר־נָא֙ לְבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔רִי הֲלֹ֥א יְדַעְתֶּ֖ם מָה־אֵ֑לֶּה אֱמֹ֗ר הִנֵּה־בָ֨א מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֤ל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־מַלְכָּהּ֙ וְאֶת־שָׂרֶ֔יהָ וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹותָ֛ם אֵלָ֖יו בָּבֶֽלָה׃ Say now to the house of rebellion: Do you not know what these are? Say: Behold, the king of Bavel has come to … 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 (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: Typical prophetic introduction formula … Continue reading →

וְהִנֵּ֥ה שְׁתוּלָ֖ה הֲתִצְלָ֑ח הֲלֹוא֩ כְגַ֨עַת בָּ֜הּ ר֤וּחַ הַקָּדִים֙ תִּיבַ֣שׁ יָבֹ֔שׁ עַל־עֲרֻגֹ֥ת צִמְחָ֖הּ תִּיבָֽשׁ׃ פ And behold, it is planted, shall it prosper? Behold, when the east wind touches it, it will wither, utterly wither; upon the garden-beds of its sprouting … Continue reading →

אֱמֹ֗ר כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִ֖ה תִּצְלָ֑ח הֲלֹוא֩ אֶת־שָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָ יְנַתֵּ֜ק וְאֶת־פִּרְיָ֣הּ יְקֹוסֵ֣ס וְיָבֵ֗שׁ כָּל־טַרְפֵּ֤י צִמְחָהּ֙ תִּיבָ֔שׁ וְלֹֽא־בִזְרֹ֤עַ גְּדֹולָה֙ וּבְעַם־רָ֔ב לְמַשְׂאֹ֥ות אֹותָ֖הּ מִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ Say, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Shall it prosper? Behold, its roots he will pull out, and its fruit … Continue reading →

אֶל־שָׂ֥דֶה טֹּ֛וב אֶל־מַ֥יִם רַבִּ֖ים הִ֣יא שְׁתוּלָ֑ה לַעֲשֹׂ֤ות עָנָף֙ וְלָשֵׂ֣את פֶּ֔רִי לִהְיֹ֖ות לְגֶ֥פֶן אַדָּֽרֶת׃ ס Into a good field, by many waters, it was planted, to make a branch and to bear fruit, to be a majestic vine.   Morphology אֶל־ … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֤י נֶֽשֶׁר־אֶחָד֙ גָּדֹ֔ול גְּדֹ֥ול כְּנָפַ֖יִם וְרַב־נֹוצָ֑ה וְהִנֵּה֩ הַגֶּ֨פֶן הַזֹּ֜את כָּֽפְנָ֧ה שָׁרֳשֶׁ֣יהָ עָלָ֗יו וְדָֽלִיֹּותָיו֙ שִׁלְחָה־לֹּ֔ו לְהַשְׁקֹ֣ות אֹותָ֔הּ מֵעֲרֻגֹ֖ות מַטָּעָֽהּ׃ And there was one eagle, great, great of wings and abundant of plumage; and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, … Continue reading →

וַיִּצְמַ֡ח וַיְהִי֩ לְגֶ֨פֶן סֹרַ֜חַת שִׁפְלַ֣ת קֹומָ֗ה לִפְנֹ֤ות דָּלִיֹּותָיו֙ אֵלָ֔יו וְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יו תַּחְתָּ֣יו יִֽהְי֑וּ וַתְּהִ֣י לְגֶ֔פֶן וַתַּ֣עַשׂ בַּדִּ֔ים וַתְּשַׁלַּ֖ח פֹּארֹֽות׃ And it sprouted and became a spreading vine, low of height, to turn its branches toward him, and its roots were under … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּח֙ מִזֶּ֣רַע הָאָ֔רֶץ וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ בִּשְׂדֵה־זָ֑רַע קָ֚ח עַל־מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים צַפְצָפָ֖ה שָׂמֹֽו׃ And he took from the seed of the land and placed it in a field of sowing; he took it by many waters, like a willow he set it.   … Continue reading →

אֵ֛ת רֹ֥אשׁ יְנִֽיקֹותָ֖יו קָטָ֑ף וַיְבִיאֵ֨הוּ֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן בְּעִ֥יר רֹכְלִ֖ים שָׂמֹֽו׃ The top of its young shoots he plucked, and he brought it to the land of Kenaʿan; in a city of traders he placed it.   Morphology אֵת (ʾet) – … Continue reading →

וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הַנֶּ֤שֶׁר הַגָּדֹול֙ גְּדֹ֤ול הַכְּנָפַ֨יִם֙ אֶ֣רֶךְ הָאֵ֔בֶר מָלֵא֙ הַנֹּוצָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֖ו הָֽרִקְמָ֑ה בָּ֚א אֶל־הַלְּבָנֹ֔ון וַיִּקַּ֖ח אֶת־צַמֶּ֥רֶת הָאָֽרֶז׃ And you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “The great eagle, great of wings, long of pinion, full of plumage, … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם ח֥וּד חִידָ֖ה וּמְשֹׁ֣ל מָשָׁ֑ל אֶל־בֵּ֖ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ “Son of man, propound a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Yisraʾel.   Morphology בֶּן־ (ben) – Root: בן; Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “son of”; Notes: Construct state … 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: Introduces a prophetic … Continue reading →

לְמַ֤עַן תִּזְכְּרִי֙ וָבֹ֔שְׁתְּ וְלֹ֨א יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֥ךְ עֹוד֙ פִּתְחֹ֣ון פֶּ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י כְּלִמָּתֵ֑ךְ בְּכַפְּרִי־לָךְ֙ לְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔ית נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ ס In order that you may remember and be ashamed, and no longer shall there be to you an opening of the mouth because … Continue reading →

וַהֲקִימֹותִ֥י אֲנִ֛י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֖י אִתָּ֑ךְ וְיָדַ֖עַתְּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And I will establish My covenant with you, and you shall know that I am YHWH.   Morphology וַהֲקִימֹותִי (va-haqimoti) – Root: קום; Form: Hiphil perfect with waw-consecutive, 1st person common singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְזָכַ֣רְתְּ אֶת־דְּרָכַיִךְ֮ וְנִכְלַמְתְּ֒ בְּקַחְתֵּ֗ךְ אֶת־אֲחֹותַ֨יִךְ֙ הַגְּדֹלֹ֣ות מִמֵּ֔ךְ אֶל־הַקְּטַנֹּ֖ות מִמֵּ֑ךְ וְנָתַתִּ֨י אֶתְהֶ֥ן לָ֛ךְ לְבָנֹ֖ות וְלֹ֥א מִבְּרִיתֵֽךְ׃ And you shall remember your ways and be ashamed, when you take your sisters, the elder than you to the younger than you, and I … Continue reading →

וְזָכַרְתִּ֨י אֲנִ֧י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֛י אֹותָ֖ךְ בִּימֵ֣י נְעוּרָ֑יִךְ וַהֲקִמֹותִ֥י לָ֖ךְ בְּרִ֥ית עֹולָֽם׃ And I will remember My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish for you an everlasting covenant.   Morphology וְזָכַרְתִּי (ve-zakharti) – Root: זכר; … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וַעֲשִׂ֣יתִי אֹותָ֖ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑ית אֲשֶׁר־בָּזִ֥ית אָלָ֖ה לְהָפֵ֥ר בְּרִֽית׃ For thus says the Lord YHWH, “I will do to you just as you have done, you who despised the oath to break the covenant.   Morphology … Continue reading →

אֶת־זִמָּתֵ֥ךְ וְאֶת־תֹּועֲבֹותַ֖יִךְ אַ֣תְּ נְשָׂאתִ֑ים נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ ס Your lewdness and your abominations you have borne,” declares YHWH.   Morphology אֶת־ (ʾet) – Root: —; Form: Direct object marker; Translation: “(marks the object)”; Notes: Introduces the following as the direct object. … Continue reading →

בְּטֶרֶם֮ תִּגָּלֶ֣ה רָעָתֵךְ֒ כְּמֹ֗ו עֵ֚ת חֶרְפַּ֣ת בְּנֹות־אֲרָ֔ם וְכָל־סְבִיבֹותֶ֖יהָ בְּנֹ֣ות פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים הַשָּׁאטֹ֥ות אֹותָ֖ךְ מִסָּבִֽיב׃ Before your wickedness was uncovered, like the time of the reproach of the daughters of Aram and all her surroundings, the daughters of the Pelishtim who despise … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֤וא הָֽיְתָה֙ סְדֹ֣ם אֲחֹותֵ֔ךְ לִשְׁמוּעָ֖ה בְּפִ֑יךְ בְּיֹ֖ום גְּאֹונָֽיִךְ׃ And Sedom your sister was not mentioned by your mouth in the day of your pride.   Morphology וְלֹא (ve-lo) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction + negative particle; Translation: “and not”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַאֲחֹותַ֗יִךְ סְדֹ֤ם וּבְנֹותֶ֨יהָ֙ תָּשֹׁ֣בְןָ לְקַדְמָתָ֔ן וְשֹֽׁמְרֹון֙ וּבְנֹותֶ֔יהָ תָּשֹׁ֖בְןָ לְקַדְמָתָ֑ן וְאַתְּ֙ וּבְנֹותַ֔יִךְ תְּשֻׁבֶ֖ינָה לְקַדְמַתְכֶֽן׃ And your sisters, Sedom and her daughters, shall return to their former state, and Shomeron and her daughters shall return to their former state, and you and … Continue reading →