Author Archives: Nevi’im

אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה קְדֹֽושְׁכֶ֑ם בֹּורֵ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃ ס I am YHWH, your Holy One, Creator of Yisraʾel, your King.   Morphology אֲנִ֥י (ʾani) – Root: –; Form: Independent pronoun, 1st person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Emphatic divine self-reference. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה גֹּאַלְכֶ֖ם קְדֹ֣ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְמַעַנְכֶ֞ם שִׁלַּ֣חְתִּי בָבֶ֗לָה וְהֹורַדְתִּ֤י בָֽרִיחִים֙ כֻּלָּ֔ם וְכַשְׂדִּ֖ים בָּאֳנִיֹּ֥ות רִנָּתָֽם׃ Thus said YHWH, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Yisraʾel: For your sake I have sent to Bavel, and I have brought down all of them … Continue reading →

גַּם־מִיֹּום֙ אֲנִ֣י ה֔וּא וְאֵ֥ין מִיָּדִ֖י מַצִּ֑יל אֶפְעַ֖ל וּמִ֥י יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ ס Also from the day, I am He, and there is no one who delivers from My hand; I act, and who can reverse it?   Morphology גַּם (gam) – Root: … Continue reading →

אָנֹכִ֞י הִגַּ֤דְתִּי וְהֹושַׁ֨עְתִּי֙ וְהִשְׁמַ֔עְתִּי וְאֵ֥ין בָּכֶ֖ם זָ֑ר וְאַתֶּ֥ם עֵדַ֛י נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה וַֽאֲנִי־אֵֽל׃ I declared and I saved and I made it heard, and there was no foreign god among you; and you are My witnesses, declares YHWH, and I am God. … Continue reading →

אָנֹכִ֥י אָנֹכִ֖י יְהוָ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין מִבַּלְעָדַ֖י מֹושִֽׁיעַ׃ I, I am YHWH, and besides Me there is no savior.   Morphology אָנֹכִ֥י (ʾanokhi) – Root: –; Form: Independent pronoun, 1st person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis of divine identity. אָנֹכִ֖י … Continue reading →

אַתֶּ֤ם עֵדַי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְעַבְדִּ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחָ֑רְתִּי לְמַ֣עַן תֵּ֠דְעוּ וְתַאֲמִ֨ינוּ לִ֤י וְתָבִ֨ינוּ֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י ה֔וּא לְפָנַי֙ לֹא־נֹ֣וצַר אֵ֔ל וְאַחֲרַ֖י לֹ֥א יִהְיֶֽה׃ ס You are My witnesses, declares YHWH, and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe … Continue reading →

כָּֽל־הַגֹּויִ֞ם נִקְבְּצ֣וּ יַחְדָּ֗ו וְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ לְאֻמִּ֔ים מִ֤י בָהֶם֙ יַגִּ֣יד זֹ֔את וְרִֽאשֹׁנֹ֖ות יַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּ יִתְּנ֤וּ עֵֽדֵיהֶם֙ וְיִצְדָּ֔קוּ וְיִשְׁמְע֖וּ וְיֹאמְר֥וּ אֱמֶֽת׃ Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled. Who among them will declare this and make us hear … Continue reading →

הֹוצִ֥יא עַם־עִוֵּ֖ר וְעֵינַ֣יִם יֵ֑שׁ וְחֵרְשִׁ֖ים וְאָזְנַ֥יִם לָֽמֹו׃ Bring out a people blind, though they have eyes, and deaf ones, though they have ears.   Morphology הֹוצִ֥יא (hotzi) – Root: יצא; Form: Hiphil imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Bring out”; Notes: A … Continue reading →

כֹּ֚ל הַנִּקְרָ֣א בִשְׁמִ֔י וְלִכְבֹודִ֖י בְּרָאתִ֑יו יְצַרְתִּ֖יו אַף־עֲשִׂיתִֽיו׃ Everyone who is called by My name, and for My glory I created him, I formed him, indeed I made him.   Morphology כֹּ֚ל (kol) – Root: כלל; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; … Continue reading →

אֹמַ֤ר לַצָּפֹון֙ תֵּ֔נִי וּלְתֵימָ֖ן אַל־תִּכְלָ֑אִי הָבִ֤יאִי בָנַי֙ מֵרָחֹ֔וק וּבְנֹותַ֖י מִקְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃ I will say to the north, “Give!” and to the south, “Do not hold back!” Bring My sons from afar and My daughters from the end of the earth. … Continue reading →

אַל־תִּירָ֖א כִּ֣י אִתְּךָ־אָ֑נִי מִמִּזְרָח֙ אָבִ֣יא זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֖ב אֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ׃ Do not fear, for I am with you; from the east I will bring your offspring, and from the west I will gather you.   Morphology אַל (ʾal) – Root: לא; Form: … Continue reading →

מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָקַ֧רְתָּ בְעֵינַ֛י נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּ וַאֲנִ֣י אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֶתֵּ֤ן אָדָם֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים תַּ֥חַת נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ Because you are precious in My eyes, you have been honored, and I have loved you; and I will give man in your place, and peoples in exchange … Continue reading →

כִּ֗י אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ קְדֹ֥ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֹושִׁיעֶ֑ךָ נָתַ֤תִּי כָפְרְךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יִם כּ֥וּשׁ וּסְבָ֖א תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ For I am YHWH your God, the Holy One of Yisraʾel, your Savior; I have given Mitsrayim as your ransom, Kush and Seva in your place.   … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־תַעֲבֹ֤ר בַּמַּ֨יִם֙ אִתְּךָ־אָ֔נִי וּבַנְּהָרֹ֖ות לֹ֣א יִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָ כִּֽי־תֵלֵ֤ךְ בְּמֹו־אֵשׁ֙ לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶ֔ה וְלֶהָבָ֖ה לֹ֥א תִבְעַר־בָּֽךְ׃ When you pass through the waters, I am with you; and through the rivers, they shall not sweep over you. When you walk through fire, you shall … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֞ה כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ בֹּרַאֲךָ֣ יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַל־תִּירָא֙ כִּ֣י גְאַלְתִּ֔יךָ קָרָ֥אתִי בְשִׁמְךָ֖ לִי־אָֽתָּה׃ And now thus said YHWH, your Creator, Yaʿaqov, and He who formed you, Yisraʾel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ךְ עָלָיו֙ חֵמָ֣ה אַפֹּ֔ו וֶעֱז֖וּז מִלְחָמָ֑ה וַתְּלַהֲטֵ֤הוּ מִסָּבִיב֙ וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֔ע וַתִּבְעַר־בֹּ֖ו וְלֹא־יָשִׂ֥ים עַל־לֵֽב׃ פ And He poured upon him the fury of His anger and the strength of battle, and it set him ablaze all around, but he did not … Continue reading →

מִֽי־נָתַ֨ן לִמְשִׁסֶּה יַעֲקֹ֛ב וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל לְבֹזְזִ֖ים הֲלֹ֣וא יְהוָ֑ה ז֚וּ חָטָ֣אנוּ לֹ֔ו וְלֹֽא־אָב֤וּ בִדְרָכָיו֙ הָלֹ֔וךְ וְלֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ בְּתֹורָתֹֽו׃ Who gave Yaʿaqov to the plunderer, and Yisraʾel to those who loot? Was it not YHWH, against whom we have sinned? And they were … Continue reading →

מִ֥י בָכֶ֖ם יַאֲזִ֣ין זֹ֑את יַקְשִׁ֥ב וְיִשְׁמַ֖ע לְאָחֹֽור׃ Who among you will give ear to this, will pay attention and hear for the time to come?   Morphology מִ֥י (mi) – Root: מי; Form: Interrogative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces a … Continue reading →

וְהוּא֮ עַם־בָּז֣וּז וְשָׁסוּי֒ הָפֵ֤חַ בַּֽחוּרִים֙ כֻּלָּ֔ם וּבְבָתֵּ֥י כְלָאִ֖ים הָחְבָּ֑אוּ הָי֤וּ לָבַז֙ וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּ֔יל מְשִׁסָּ֖ה וְאֵין־אֹמֵ֥ר הָשַֽׁב׃ And it is a people plundered and looted; all of them are trapped in holes, and in prisons they are hidden. They have become … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֥ה חָפֵ֖ץ לְמַ֣עַן צִדְקֹ֑ו יַגְדִּ֥יל תֹּורָ֖ה וְיַאְדִּֽיר׃ YHWH desired for the sake of His righteousness to make great the Torah and make it glorious.   Morphology יְהוָ֥ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The … Continue reading →

רָאִיתָ רַבֹּ֖ות וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁמֹ֑ר פָּקֹ֥וחַ אָזְנַ֖יִם וְלֹ֥א יִשְׁמָֽע׃ You have seen many things, but you do not keep watch; ears opened, but he does not hear.   Morphology רָאִיתָ (raʾita) – Root: ראה; Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; … Continue reading →

מִ֤י עִוֵּר֙ כִּ֣י אִם־עַבְדִּ֔י וְחֵרֵ֖שׁ כְּמַלְאָכִ֣י אֶשְׁלָ֑ח מִ֤י עִוֵּר֙ כִּמְשֻׁלָּ֔ם וְעִוֵּ֖ר כְּעֶ֥בֶד יְהוָֽה׃ Who is blind if not My servant, or deaf like My messenger whom I send? Who is blind like the one repaid, and blind like the servant … Continue reading →

הַחֵרְשִׁ֖ים שְׁמָ֑עוּ וְהַעִוְרִ֖ים הַבִּ֥יטוּ לִרְאֹֽות׃ Deaf ones, hear! And blind ones, look to see!   Morphology הַחֵרְשִׁ֖ים (ha-ḥereshim) – Root: חרשׁ; Form: Definite article + adjective, masculine plural; Translation: “the deaf ones”; Notes: Vocative usage, calling out to those typically … Continue reading →

נָסֹ֤גוּ אָחֹור֙ יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ בֹ֔שֶׁת הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים בַּפָּ֑סֶל הָאֹמְרִ֥ים לְמַסֵּכָ֖ה אַתֶּ֥ם אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס They shall turn back, they shall be utterly ashamed, those who trust in the carved image, who say to the molten image, “You are our gods.”   Morphology נָסֹ֤גוּ … Continue reading →

וְהֹולַכְתִּ֣י עִוְרִ֗ים בְּדֶ֨רֶךְ֙ לֹ֣א יָדָ֔עוּ בִּנְתִיבֹ֥ות לֹֽא־יָדְע֖וּ אַדְרִיכֵ֑ם אָשִׂים֩ מַחְשָׁ֨ךְ לִפְנֵיהֶ֜ם לָאֹ֗ור וּמַֽעֲקַשִּׁים֙ לְמִישֹׁ֔ור אֵ֚לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֔ים עֲשִׂיתִ֖ם וְלֹ֥א עֲזַבְתִּֽים׃ And I will lead the blind by a way they have not known, in paths they have not known I will … Continue reading →

אַחֲרִ֤יב הָרִים֙ וּגְבָעֹ֔ות וְכָל־עֶשְׂבָּ֖ם אֹובִ֑ישׁ וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י נְהָרֹות֙ לָֽאִיִּ֔ים וַאֲגַמִּ֖ים אֹובִֽישׁ׃ I will lay waste mountains and hills, and all their vegetation I will dry up; and I will make rivers into islands, and ponds I will dry up.   Morphology … Continue reading →

הֶחֱשֵׁ֨יתִי֙ מֵֽעֹולָ֔ם אַחֲרִ֖ישׁ אֶתְאַפָּ֑ק כַּיֹּולֵדָ֣ה אֶפְעֶ֔ה אֶשֹּׁ֥ם וְאֶשְׁאַ֖ף יָֽחַד׃ I have kept silent from eternity, I have been still, I restrained Myself; like a woman in labor I will groan, I will pant and gasp together.   Morphology הֶחֱשֵׁ֨יתִי (heḥešēti) … Continue reading →

יְהוָה֙ כַּגִּבֹּ֣ור יֵצֵ֔א כְּאִ֥ישׁ מִלְחָמֹ֖ות יָעִ֣יר קִנְאָ֑ה יָרִ֨יעַ֙ אַף־יַצְרִ֔יחַ עַל־אֹיְבָ֖יו יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ ס YHWH shall go out like a warrior, like a man of battles He shall stir up zeal; He shall shout, yes, He shall raise a war cry, over … Continue reading →

יָשִׂ֥ימוּ לַֽיהוָ֖ה כָּבֹ֑וד וּתְהִלָּתֹ֖ו בָּאִיִּ֥ים יַגִּֽידוּ׃ Let them give glory to YHWH, and declare His praise in the coastlands.   Morphology יָשִׂ֥ימוּ (yasimu) – Root: שׂים; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “Let them place / give”; Notes: … Continue reading →

יִשְׂא֤וּ מִדְבָּר֙ וְעָרָ֔יו חֲצֵרִ֖ים תֵּשֵׁ֣ב קֵדָ֑ר יָרֹ֨נּוּ֙ יֹ֣שְׁבֵי סֶ֔לַע מֵרֹ֥אשׁ הָרִ֖ים יִצְוָֽחוּ׃ Let the wilderness and its towns lift up, the villages that Qedar inhabits; let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, from the top of the mountains let them … Continue reading →