Author Archives: Nevi’im

שִׁ֤ירוּ לַֽיהוָה֙ שִׁ֣יר חָדָ֔שׁ תְּהִלָּתֹ֖ו מִקְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ יֹורְדֵ֤י הַיָּם֙ וּמְלֹאֹ֔ו אִיִּ֖ים וְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶֽם׃ Sing to YHWH a new song, His praise from the end of the earth—those who go down to the sea, and its fullness, islands and their inhabitants.   … Continue reading →

הָרִֽאשֹׁנֹ֖ות הִנֵּה־בָ֑אוּ וַֽחֲדָשֹׁות֙ אֲנִ֣י מַגִּ֔יד בְּטֶ֥רֶם תִּצְמַ֖חְנָה אַשְׁמִ֥יע אֶתְכֶֽם׃ פ The former things, behold, they have come, and new things I am declaring; before they spring forth, I cause you to hear them.   Morphology הָרִֽאשֹׁנֹ֖ות (ha-rishonot) – Root: ראשׁ; … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה ה֣וּא שְׁמִ֑י וּכְבֹודִי֙ לְאַחֵ֣ר לֹֽא־אֶתֵּ֔ן וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י לַפְּסִילִֽים׃ I am YHWH, that is My name; and My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to idols.   Morphology אֲנִ֥י (ʾani) – Root: אני; Form: Independent pronoun, … Continue reading →

לִפְקֹ֖חַ עֵינַ֣יִם עִוְרֹ֑ות לְהֹוצִ֤יא מִמַּסְגֵּר֙ אַסִּ֔יר מִבֵּ֥ית כֶּ֖לֶא יֹ֥שְׁבֵי חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ To open blind eyes, to bring out from the dungeon the prisoner, from the house of confinement those who sit in darkness.   Morphology לִפְקֹ֖חַ (lifqo’aḥ) – Root: פקח; Form: … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֧י יְהוָ֛ה קְרָאתִ֥יךָֽ בְצֶ֖דֶק וְאַחְזֵ֣ק בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ וְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ לִבְרִ֥ית עָ֖ם לְאֹ֥ור גֹּויִֽם׃ I am YHWH, I have called you in righteousness, and I will take hold of your hand; and I will form you and give you as a covenant … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר הָאֵ֣ל יְהוָ֗ה בֹּורֵ֤א הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְנֹ֣וטֵיהֶ֔ם רֹקַ֥ע הָאָ֖רֶץ וְצֶאֱצָאֶ֑יהָ נֹתֵ֤ן נְשָׁמָה֙ לָעָ֣ם עָלֶ֔יהָ וְר֖וּחַ לַהֹלְכִ֥ים בָּֽהּ׃ Thus says the God, YHWH, Creator of the heavens and their outstretching, who spreads out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to … Continue reading →

לֹ֤א יִכְהֶה֙ וְלֹ֣א יָר֔וּץ עַד־יָשִׂ֥ים בָּאָ֖רֶץ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּלְתֹורָתֹ֖ו אִיִּ֥ים יְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פ He will not grow dim and he will not be crushed until he establishes justice on the earth; and the coastlands wait for his Torah.   Morphology לֹ֤א (lo) … Continue reading →

קָנֶ֤ה רָצוּץ֙ לֹ֣א יִשְׁבֹּ֔ור וּפִשְׁתָּ֥ה כֵהָ֖ה לֹ֣א יְכַבֶּ֑נָּה לֶאֱמֶ֖ת יֹוצִ֥יא מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ A bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning flax he will not extinguish; he will bring forth justice in truth.   Morphology קָנֶ֤ה (qaneh) – Root: … Continue reading →

לֹ֥א יִצְעַ֖ק וְלֹ֣א יִשָּׂ֑א וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁמִ֥יעַ בַּח֖וּץ קֹולֹֽו׃ He will not cry out, and he will not lift up, and he will not make his voice heard in the street.   Morphology לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא; Form: Negative particle; Translation: … Continue reading →

הֵ֤ן עַבְדִּי֙ אֶתְמָךְ־בֹּ֔ו בְּחִירִ֖י רָצְתָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י נָתַ֤תִּי רוּחִי֙ עָלָ֔יו מִשְׁפָּ֖ט לַגֹּויִ֥ם יֹוצִֽיא׃ “Behold, My servant, I uphold him; My chosen one, My soul delights in him. I have put My spirit upon him; justice to the nations he will bring … Continue reading →

הֵ֣ן כֻּלָּ֔ם אָ֥וֶן אֶ֖פֶס מַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑ם ר֥וּחַ וָתֹ֖הוּ נִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃ פ Behold, all of them are nothingness, their deeds are nothing; wind and emptiness are their molten images.”   Morphology הֵ֣ן (hen) – Root: הן; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Used to … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֨רֶא֙ וְאֵ֣ין אִ֔ישׁ וּמֵאֵ֖לֶּה וְאֵ֣ין יֹועֵ֑ץ וְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖ם וְיָשִׁ֥יבוּ דָבָֽר׃ And I looked, but there was no man, and from among these, there was no counselor, that I might ask them and they would return a word.   Morphology וְאֵ֨רֶא (ve-ʾere) … Continue reading →

רִאשֹׁ֥ון לְצִיֹּ֖ון הִנֵּ֣ה הִנָּ֑ם וְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר אֶתֵּֽן׃ A first one to Tsiyyon, ‘Behold, behold them!’ And to Yerushalayim, ‘I will give a bearer of good news.’   Morphology רִאשֹׁ֥ון (riʾshon) – Root: ראשׁ; Form: Noun/adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “first”; Notes: … Continue reading →

מִֽי־הִגִּ֤יד מֵרֹאשׁ֙ וְנֵדָ֔עָה וּמִלְּפָנִ֖ים וְנֹאמַ֣ר צַדִּ֑יק אַ֣ף אֵין־מַגִּ֗יד אַ֚ף אֵ֣ין מַשְׁמִ֔יעַ אַ֥ף אֵין־שֹׁמֵ֖עַ אִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃ Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know? And from former times, that we may say, “He is righteous”? Indeed, there is none who … Continue reading →

הַעִירֹ֤ותִי מִצָּפֹון֙ וַיַּ֔את מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ יִקְרָ֣א בִשְׁמִ֑י וְיָבֹ֤א סְגָנִים֙ כְּמֹו־חֹ֔מֶר וּכְמֹ֥ו יֹוצֵ֖ר יִרְמָס־טִֽיט׃ I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes; from the rising of the sun he calls upon My name. And he shall come upon rulers … Continue reading →

הֵן־אַתֶּ֣ם מֵאַ֔יִן וּפָעָלְכֶ֖ם מֵאָ֑פַע תֹּועֵבָ֖ה יִבְחַ֥ר בָּכֶֽם׃ Behold, you are nothing, and your work is from utter nothingness; an abomination chooses you.   Morphology הֵן (hen) – Root: הן (hen); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Used to call attention emphatically … Continue reading →

הַגִּ֨ידוּ֙ הָאֹתִיֹּ֣ות לְאָחֹ֔ור וְנֵ֣דְעָ֔ה כִּ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים אַתֶּ֑ם אַף־תֵּיטִ֣יבוּ וְתָרֵ֔עוּ וְנִשְׁתָּ֖עָה וְנִרְאֶ֥ה יַחְדָּֽו׃ Declare the former signs, that we may know that you are gods. Indeed, do good or do evil, that we may gaze and see together.   Morphology הַגִּידוּ … Continue reading →

יַגִּ֨ישׁוּ֙ וְיַגִּ֣ידוּ לָ֔נוּ אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּקְרֶ֑ינָה הָרִאשֹׁנֹ֣ות מָ֣ה הֵ֗נָּה הַגִּ֜ידוּ וְנָשִׂ֤ימָה לִבֵּ֨נוּ֙ וְנֵדְעָ֣ה אַחֲרִיתָ֔ן אֹ֥ו הַבָּאֹ֖ות הַשְׁמִיעֻֽנוּ׃ Let them present and declare to us what will happen. The former things, what are they? Declare, and we will set them in … Continue reading →

קָרְב֥וּ רִֽיבְכֶ֖ם יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הַגִּ֨ישׁוּ֙ עֲצֻמֹ֣ותֵיכֶ֔ם יֹאמַ֖ר מֶ֥לֶךְ יַעֲקֹֽב׃ Bring near your dispute, says YHWH; present your strong arguments, says the King of Yaʿaqov.   Morphology קָרְבוּ (qarvu) – Root: קרב (qarav); Form: Qal imperative 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading →

לְמַ֧עַן יִרְא֣וּ וְיֵדְע֗וּ וְיָשִׂ֤ימוּ וְיַשְׂכִּ֨ילוּ֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו כִּ֥י יַד־יְהוָ֖ה עָ֣שְׂתָה זֹּ֑את וּקְדֹ֥ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּרָאָֽהּ׃ פ So that they may see and know and set to heart and understand together that the hand of YHWH has done this, and the Holy One … Continue reading →

אֶתֵּ֤ן בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אֶ֣רֶז שִׁטָּ֔ה וַהֲדַ֖ס וְעֵ֣ץ שָׁ֑מֶן אָשִׂ֣ים בָּעֲרָבָ֗ה בְּרֹ֛ושׁ תִּדְהָ֥ר וּתְאַשּׁ֖וּר יַחְדָּֽו׃ I will place in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane … Continue reading →

אֶפְתַּ֤ח עַל־שְׁפָיִים֙ נְהָרֹ֔ות וּבְתֹ֥וךְ בְּקָעֹ֖ות מַעְיָנֹ֑ות אָשִׂ֤ים מִדְבָּר֙ לַאֲגַם־מַ֔יִם וְאֶ֥רֶץ צִיָּ֖ה לְמֹוצָ֥אֵי מָֽיִם׃ I will open rivers on the bare heights, and in the midst of valleys, springs. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry … Continue reading →

הָעֲנִיִּ֨ים וְהָאֶבְיֹונִ֜ים מְבַקְשִׁ֥ים מַ֨יִם֙ וָאַ֔יִן לְשֹׁונָ֖ם בַּצָּמָ֣א נָשָׁ֑תָּה אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֶעֱנֵ֔ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹ֥א אֶעֶזְבֵֽם׃ The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none; their tongue is parched with thirst. I, YHWH, will answer them—the God of Yisraʾel—I … Continue reading →

תִּזְרֵם֙ וְר֣וּחַ תִּשָּׂאֵ֔ם וּסְעָרָ֖ה תָּפִ֣יץ אֹותָ֑ם וְאַתָּה֙ תָּגִ֣יל בַּֽיהוָ֔ה בִּקְדֹ֥ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תִּתְהַלָּֽל׃ פ You shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the storm shall scatter them. But you shall rejoice in YHWH; in the Holy One … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֣ה שַׂמְתִּ֗יךְ לְמֹורַג֙ חָר֣וּץ חָדָ֔שׁ בַּ֖עַל פִּֽיפִיֹּ֑ות תָּד֤וּשׁ הָרִים֙ וְתָדֹ֔ק וּגְבָעֹ֖ות כַּמֹּ֥ץ תָּשִֽׂים Behold, I have made you into a new sharp threshing sledge, possessing double edges; you shall thresh mountains and crush them, and hills you shall make like … Continue reading →

אַל־תִּֽירְאִי֙ תֹּולַ֣עַת יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב מְתֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲנִ֤י עֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ קְדֹ֥ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ “Do not fear, worm Yaʿaqov, you men of Yisraʾel. I have helped you,” declares YHWH, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Yisraʾel.   Morphology אַל (ʾal) – … Continue reading →

כִּ֗י אֲנִ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מַחֲזִ֣יק יְמִינֶ֑ךָ הָאֹמֵ֥ר לְךָ֛ אַל־תִּירָ֖א אֲנִ֥י עֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ ס For I am YHWH your God, the one who grasps your right hand, the one who says to you, “Do not fear, I have helped you.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

תְּבַקְשֵׁם֙ וְלֹ֣א תִמְצָאֵ֔ם אַנְשֵׁ֖י מַצֻּתֶ֑ךָ יִהְי֥וּ כְאַ֛יִן וּכְאֶ֖פֶס אַנְשֵׁ֥י מִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ׃ You shall seek them, but you shall not find them—those who contended with you. They shall be as nothing and as utter nothingness, the men of your war.   Morphology … Continue reading →

הֵ֤ן יֵבֹ֨שׁוּ֙ וְיִכָּ֣לְמ֔וּ כֹּ֖ל הַנֶּחֱרִ֣ים בָּ֑ךְ יִֽהְי֥וּ כְאַ֛יִן וְיֹאבְד֖וּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י רִיבֶֽךָ׃ Behold, they shall be ashamed and humiliated; all those who were enraged against you. They shall be as nothing, and the men who contend with you shall perish.   … Continue reading →

אַל־תִּירָא֙ כִּ֣י עִמְּךָ־אָ֔נִי אַל־תִּשְׁתָּ֖ע כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ אִמַּצְתִּ֨יךָ֙ אַף־עֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ אַף־תְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָ בִּימִ֥ין צִדְקִֽי׃ Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I have strengthened you, indeed I have helped you, indeed I have … Continue reading →