Author Archives: Nevi’im

הִנֵּ֨ה אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ בְּחָזָ֣ק יָבֹ֔וא וּזְרֹעֹ֖ו מֹ֣שְׁלָה לֹ֑ו הִנֵּ֤ה שְׂכָרֹו֙ אִתֹּ֔ו וּפְעֻלָּתֹ֖ו לְפָנָֽיו׃ Behold, the Lord YHWH comes with strength, and His arm rules for Him; behold, His reward is with Him, and His recompense is before Him.   Morphology … Continue reading →

עַ֣ל הַר־גָּבֹ֤הַ עֲלִי־לָךְ֙ מְבַשֶּׂ֣רֶת צִיֹּ֔ון הָרִ֤ימִי בַכֹּ֨חַ֙ קֹולֵ֔ךְ מְבַשֶּׂ֖רֶת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הָרִ֨ימִי֙ אַל־תִּירָ֔אִי אִמְרִי֙ לְעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה הִנֵּ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ Upon a high mountain go up for yourself, O bearer of good news to Tsiyyon; lift up with strength your voice, O bearer … Continue reading →

יָבֵ֥שׁ חָצִ֖יר נָ֣בֵֽל צִ֑יץ וּדְבַר־אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יָק֥וּם לְעֹולָֽם׃ ס Grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God shall stand forever.   Morphology יָבֵשׁ (yavesh) – Root: יבש; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “withers”; Notes: Describes … Continue reading →

יָבֵ֤שׁ חָצִיר֙ נָ֣בֵֽל צִ֔יץ כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יְהוָ֖ה נָ֣שְׁבָה בֹּ֑ו אָכֵ֥ן חָצִ֖יר הָעָֽם׃ Grass withers, the flower fades, for the breath of YHWH has blown upon it; surely the people is grass.   Morphology יָבֵשׁ (yavesh) – Root: יבש; Form: Qal … Continue reading →

קֹ֚ול אֹמֵ֣ר קְרָ֔א וְאָמַ֖ר מָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א כָּל־הַבָּשָׂ֣ר חָצִ֔יר וְכָל־חַסְדֹּ֖ו כְּצִ֥יץ הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ A voice says, “Call!” And he said, “What shall I call?” All flesh is grass, and all its loyalty is like the flower of the field.   Morphology קֹול … Continue reading →

וְנִגְלָ֖ה כְּבֹ֣וד יְהוָ֑ה וְרָא֤וּ כָל־בָּשָׂר֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו כִּ֛י פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃ ס And the glory of YHWH shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of YHWH has spoken.”   Morphology וְנִגְלָה (ve-niglah) – Root: גלה; … Continue reading →

כָּל־גֶּיא֙ יִנָּשֵׂ֔א וְכָל־הַ֥ר וְגִבְעָ֖ה יִשְׁפָּ֑לוּ וְהָיָ֤ה הֶֽעָקֹב֙ לְמִישֹׁ֔ור וְהָרְכָסִ֖ים לְבִקְעָֽה׃ Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked shall become level ground, and the rough places a plain.   Morphology … Continue reading →

קֹ֣ול קֹורֵ֔א בַּמִּדְבָּ֕ר פַּנּ֖וּ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֑ה יַשְּׁרוּ֙ בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה מְסִלָּ֖ה לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ A voice is calling, “In the wilderness prepare the way of YHWH, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.   Morphology קֹול (qol) – Root: קול; Form: … Continue reading →

דַּבְּר֞וּ עַל־לֵ֤ב יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ וְקִרְא֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יהָ כִּ֤י מָֽלְאָה֙ צְבָאָ֔הּ כִּ֥י נִרְצָ֖ה עֲוֹנָ֑הּ כִּ֤י לָקְחָה֙ מִיַּ֣ד יְהוָ֔ה כִּפְלַ֖יִם בְּכָל־חַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃ ס “Speak to the heart of Yerushalayim and call to her, for her warfare is fulfilled, for her iniquity is pardoned, for she … Continue reading →

נַחֲמ֥וּ נַחֲמ֖וּ עַמִּ֑י יֹאמַ֖ר אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.   Morphology נַחֲמ֥וּ (naḥamu) – Root: נחם; Form: Piel imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Comfort”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis; an imperative call to console the people. נַחֲמ֖וּ (naḥamu) – … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ אֶֽל־יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ טֹ֥וב דְּבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבַּ֑רְתָּ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר כִּ֥י יִהְיֶ֛ה שָׁלֹ֥ום וֶאֱמֶ֖ת בְּיָמָֽי׃ פ And Ḥizqiyyahu said to Yeshaʿyahu, “Good is the word of YHWH that you have spoken.” And he said, “For there shall be peace and truth in … Continue reading →

וּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֵצְא֧וּ מִמְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֹּולִ֖יד יִקָּ֑חוּ וְהָיוּ֙ סָרִיסִ֔ים בְּהֵיכַ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃ And from your sons who will come out from you, whom you will beget, they shall take, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king … Continue reading →

הִנֵּה֮ יָמִ֣ים בָּאִים֒ וְנִשָּׂ֣א כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָ וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר אָצְר֧וּ אֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ עַד־הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּ֖ה בָּבֶ֑ל לֹֽא־יִוָּתֵ֥ר דָּבָ֖ר אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ Behold, days are coming, and all that is in your house shall be carried away, and that which your fathers have stored up until … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ שְׁמַ֖ע דְּבַר־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ And Yeshaʿyahu said to Ḥizqiyyahu, “Hear the word of YHWH of hosts.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Marks … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מָ֥ה רָא֖וּ בְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ אֵ֣ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּבֵיתִי֙ רָא֔וּ לֹֽא־הָיָ֥ה דָבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־הִרְאִיתִ֖ים בְּאֹוצְרֹתָֽי׃ And he said, “What did they see in your house?” And Ḥizqiyyahu said, “All that is in my house they saw. There was nothing that … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹא֙ יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו מָ֥ה אָמְר֣וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה וּמֵאַ֨יִן֙ יָבֹ֣אוּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ מֵאֶ֧רֶץ רְחֹוקָ֛ה בָּ֥אוּ אֵלַ֖י מִבָּבֶֽל׃ And Yeshaʿyahu the prophet came to King Ḥizqiyyahu and said to him, “What did these men say, and from … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׂמַ֣ח עֲלֵיהֶם֮ חִזְקִיָּהוּ֒ וַיַּרְאֵ֣ם אֶת־בֵּ֣ית נְכֹתֹ֗ה אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף֩ וְאֶת־הַזָּהָ֨ב וְאֶת־הַבְּשָׂמִ֜ים וְאֵ֣ת הַשֶּׁ֣מֶן הַטֹּ֗וב וְאֵת֙ כָּל־בֵּ֣ית כֵּלָ֔יו וְאֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִמְצָ֖א בְּאֹֽצְרֹתָ֑יו לֹֽא־הָיָ֣ה דָבָ֗ר אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־הֶרְאָ֧ם חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ בְּבֵיתֹ֖ו וּבְכָל־מֶמְשַׁלְתֹּֽו׃ And Ḥizqiyyahu rejoiced over them, and he showed them the house of his treasure, … Continue reading →

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֡וא שָׁלַ֡ח מְרֹדַ֣ךְ בַּ֠לְאֲדָן בֶּֽן־בַּלְאֲדָ֧ן מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל סְפָרִ֥ים וּמִנְחָ֖ה אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ וַיִּשְׁמַ֕ע כִּ֥י חָלָ֖ה וַֽיֶּחֱזָֽק׃ At that time Merodakh Balʾadan son of Balʾadan, king of Bavel, sent letters and a gift to Ḥizqiyyahu, for he had heard that he had been … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ מָ֣ה אֹ֑ות כִּ֥י אֶעֱלֶ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ ס And Ḥizqiyyahu said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of YHWH?”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ יִשְׂא֖וּ דְּבֶ֣לֶת תְּאֵנִ֑ים וְיִמְרְח֥וּ עַֽל־הַשְּׁחִ֖ין וְיֶֽחִי׃ And Yeshayahu said, “Let them take a cake of figs and apply it on the boil, and he shall live.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֖ה לְהֹושִׁיעֵ֑נִי וּנְגִנֹותַ֧י נְנַגֵּ֛ן כָּל־יְמֵ֥י חַיֵּ֖ינוּ עַל־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ YHWH, to save me! And with my songs we will play all the days of our life at the house of YHWH.   Morphology יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: Divine Name; Form: Proper … Continue reading →

חַ֥י חַ֛י ה֥וּא יֹודֶ֖ךָ כָּמֹ֣ונִי הַיֹּ֑ום אָ֣ב לְבָנִ֔ים יֹודִ֖יעַ אֶל־אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃ The living, the living, he shall thank You as I do this day; a father shall make known to children Your truth.   Morphology חַ֥י (ḥai) – Root: חיה (ḥayah); … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י לֹ֥א שְׁאֹ֛ול תֹּודֶ֖ךָּ מָ֣וֶת יְהַלְלֶ֑ךָּ לֹֽא־יְשַׂבְּר֥וּ יֹֽורְדֵי־בֹ֖ור אֶל־אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃ For Sheʾol does not thank You; death does not praise You. Those who go down to the Pit do not hope for Your truth.   Morphology כִּ֣י (ki) – Root: כי … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֥ה לְשָׁלֹ֖ום מַר־לִ֣י מָ֑ר וְאַתָּ֞ה חָשַׁ֤קְתָּ נַפְשִׁי֙ מִשַּׁ֣חַת בְּלִ֔י כִּ֥י הִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּ אַחֲרֵ֥י גֵוְךָ֖ כָּל־חֲטָאָֽי׃ Behold, for peace I had bitterness, great bitterness. But You have embraced my soul from the pit of destruction, for You have cast behind Your back … Continue reading →

אֲדֹנָ֖י עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם יִֽחְי֑וּ וּלְכָל־בָּהֶן֙ חַיֵּ֣י רוּחִ֔י וְתַחֲלִימֵ֖נִי וְהַחֲיֵֽנִי׃ Lord, by these they live, and in all of them is the life of my spirit. So You will heal me and make me live.   Morphology אֲדֹנָ֖י (Adonai) – Root: אדן … Continue reading →

מָֽה־אֲדַבֵּ֥ר וְאָֽמַר־לִ֖י וְה֣וּא עָשָׂ֑ה אֶדַּדֶּ֥ה כָל־שְׁנֹותַ֖י עַל־מַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃ What shall I speak? For He has spoken to me, and He has done it. I shall walk slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.   Morphology מָֽה־אֲדַבֵּ֥ר … Continue reading →

כְּס֤וּס עָגוּר֙ כֵּ֣ן אֲצַפְצֵ֔ף אֶהְגֶּ֖ה כַּיֹּונָ֑ה דַּלּ֤וּ עֵינַי֙ לַמָּרֹ֔ום אֲדֹנָ֖י עָֽשְׁקָה־לִּ֥י עָרְבֵֽנִי׃ Like a swift or a crane, so I chirp; I moan like the dove. My eyes are weakened toward the height. Lord, I am oppressed—be my pledge.   … Continue reading →

שִׁוִּ֤יתִי עַד־בֹּ֨קֶר֙ כָּֽאֲרִ֔י כֵּ֥ן יְשַׁבֵּ֖ר כָּל־עַצְמֹותָ֑י מִיֹּ֥ום עַד־לַ֖יְלָה תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃ I composed myself until morning; like a lion, so He breaks all my bones. From day until night You bring me to an end.   Morphology שִׁוִּ֤יתִי (shivviti) – Root: שוה … Continue reading →

דֹּורִ֗י נִסַּ֧ע וְנִגְלָ֛ה מִנִּ֖י כְּאֹ֣הֶל רֹעִ֑י קִפַּ֨דְתִּי כָאֹרֵ֤ג חַיַּי֙ מִדַּלָּ֣ה יְבַצְּעֵ֔נִי מִיֹּ֥ום עַד־לַ֖יְלָה תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃ My generation is removed and carried away from me like the tent of a shepherd. I have cut off my life like a weaver; from the … Continue reading →

אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ לֹא־אֶרְאֶ֣ה יָ֔הּ יָ֖הּ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַחַיִּ֑ים לֹא־אַבִּ֥יט אָדָ֛ם עֹ֖וד עִם־יֹ֥ושְׁבֵי חָֽדֶל׃ I said, “I shall not see Yah, Yah in the land of the living; I shall look on man no more with the inhabitants of ceasing.   Morphology אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ … Continue reading →