Author Archives: Nevi’im

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 →

אֲנִ֣י אָמַ֗רְתִּי בִּדְמִ֥י יָמַ֛י אֵלֵ֖כָה בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣י שְׁאֹ֑ול פֻּקַּ֖דְתִּי יֶ֥תֶר שְׁנֹותָֽי׃ I said, “In the prime of my days I shall go to the gates of Sheʾol; I am deprived of the remainder of my years.”   Morphology אֲנִ֣י (ʾani) – … Continue reading →

מִכְתָּ֖ב לְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה בַּחֲלֹתֹ֕ו וַיְחִ֖י מֵחָלְיֹֽו׃ A writing of Ḥizqiyahu king of Yehuda when he was sick and had recovered from his illness.   Morphology מִכְתָּ֖ב (mikhtav) – Root: כתב (katav); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “a writing”; Notes: Refers … Continue reading →

הִנְנִ֣י מֵשִׁ֣יב אֶת־צֵ֣ל הַֽמַּעֲלֹ֡ות אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָרְדָה֩ בְמַעֲלֹ֨ות אָחָ֥ז בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית עֶ֣שֶׂר מַעֲלֹ֑ות וַתָּ֤שָׁב הַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר מַעֲלֹ֔ות בַּֽמַּעֲלֹ֖ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָרָֽדָה׃ ס Behold, I am bringing back the shadow of the steps which had gone down on the steps of Aḥaz with … Continue reading →

וְזֶה־לְּךָ֥ הָאֹ֖ות מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֵּֽר׃ “And this is the sign for you from YHWH, that YHWH will do this thing that He has spoken.   Morphology וְזֶה־לְּךָ֥ (ve-zeh lekha) – Root: זה (zeh), לך … Continue reading →

וּמִכַּ֤ף מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ אַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔ וְאֵ֖ת הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וְגַנֹּותִ֖י עַל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּֽאת׃ And from the hand of the king of Ashshur I will deliver you, and this city, and I will defend over this city.”’   Morphology וּמִכַּ֤ף (u-mi-kaf) – Root: כף (kaf); … Continue reading →

הָלֹ֞וךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵי֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔יךָ שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי֙ אֶת־תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָ רָאִ֖יתִי אֶת־דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ הִנְנִי֙ יֹוסִ֣ף עַל־יָמֶ֔יךָ חֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָֽה׃ “Go and say to Ḥizqiyahu, ‘Thus said YHWH, the God of Dawid your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶֽל־יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to Yeshayahu, saying,   Morphology וַֽיְהִי֙ (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: Standard narrative formula introducing a … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמַ֗ר אָנָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ זְכָר־נָ֞א אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי לְפָנֶ֗יךָ בֶּֽאֱמֶת֙ וּבְלֵ֣ב שָׁלֵ֔ם וְהַטֹּ֥וב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ עָשִׂ֑יתִי וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּכִ֥י גָדֹֽול׃ ס And he said, “O YHWH, please remember how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart, and … Continue reading →

וַיַּסֵּ֧ב חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ פָּנָ֖יו אֶל־הַקִּ֑יר וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃ And Ḥizqiyahu turned his face to the wall and prayed to YHWH.   Morphology וַיַּסֵּ֧ב (va-yassev) – Root: סבב (savav); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he turned”; Notes: Hifil denotes … Continue reading →

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם חָלָ֥ה חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לָמ֑וּת וַיָּבֹ֣וא אֵ֠לָיו יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־אָמֹ֜וץ הַנָּבִ֗יא וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ צַ֣ו לְבֵיתֶ֔ךָ כִּ֛י מֵ֥ת אַתָּ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תִֽחְיֶֽה׃ In those days Ḥizqiyahu was sick to die, and Yeshayahu son of Amots the prophet came to him and … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֩ ה֨וּא מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה בֵּ֣ית נִסְרֹ֣ךְ אֱלֹהָ֗יו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר בָּנָיו֙ הִכֻּ֣הוּ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְהֵ֥מָּה נִמְלְט֖וּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֲרָרָ֑ט וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵֽסַר־חַדֹּ֥ן בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ ס And it happened, as he was bowing down in the house of Nisrokh his god, that Adrammelekh and Saretser his … Continue reading →

וַיִּסַּ֣ע וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּ֖שָׁב סַנְחֵרִ֣יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃ And he broke camp and went and returned, Sanḥeriv king of Ashshur, and he lived in Nineve.   Morphology וַיִּסַּ֣ע (vayyissaʿ) – Root: נסע; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֣א מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה וַיַּכֶּה֙ בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה אַשּׁ֔וּר מֵאָ֛ה וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֥ה כֻלָּ֖ם פְּגָרִ֥ים מֵתִֽים׃ And the angel of YHWH went out and struck in the camp of Ashshur one hundred and eighty-five thousand, and they arose early in … Continue reading →

וְגַנֹּותִ֛י עַל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את לְהֹֽושִׁיעָ֑הּ לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י וּלְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃ ס And I will defend over this city to save it, for My sake and for the sake of Dawid My servant.   Morphology וְגַנֹּותִ֛י (ve-gannoti) – Root: גנן; Form: Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖א בָּ֣הּ יָשׁ֑וּב וְאֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את לֹ֥א יָבֹ֖וא נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ By the way that he came, by it he shall return, and into this city he shall not come,’ declares YHWH.   Morphology בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ (bad-derekh) – Root: דרך; Form: Preposition with … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר לֹ֤א יָבֹוא֙ אֶל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְלֹֽא־יֹורֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם חֵ֑ץ וְלֹֽא־יְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּה מָגֵ֔ן וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ עֳלֶ֖יהָ סֹלְלָֽה׃ Therefore thus said YHWH concerning the king of Ashshur: He shall not come into this city, and he shall not shoot an arrow … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י מִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ תֵּצֵ֣א שְׁאֵרִ֔ית וּפְלֵיטָ֖ה מֵהַ֣ר צִיֹּ֑ון קִנְאַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־זֹּֽאת׃ ס For from Yerushalayim a remnant shall go out, and survivors from Mount Tsiyyon; the zeal of YHWH of armies shall accomplish this.   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה פְּלֵיטַ֧ת בֵּית־יְהוּדָ֛ה הַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖ה שֹׁ֣רֶשׁ לְמָ֑טָּה וְעָשָׂ֥ה פְרִ֖י לְמָֽעְלָה׃ And the remnant of the house of Yehuda that survives shall again take root downward and produce fruit upward.   Morphology וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה (ve-yasfah) – Root: יסף; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd feminine … Continue reading →

וְזֶה־לְּךָ֣ הָאֹ֔ות אָכֹ֤ול הַשָּׁנָה֙ סָפִ֔יחַ וּבַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית שָׁחִ֑יס וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗ית זִרְע֧וּ וְקִצְר֛וּ וְנִטְע֥וּ כְרָמִ֖ים ואכול פִרְיָֽם׃ And this shall be the sign for you: In this year you shall eat the aftergrowth, and in the second year that which springs … Continue reading →

יַ֚עַן הִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣ אֵלַ֔י וְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ עָלָ֣ה בְאָזְנָ֑י וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י חַחִ֜י בְּאַפֶּ֗ךָ וּמִתְגִּי֙ בִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָ וַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יךָ בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אתָ בָּֽהּ׃ Because you raged against Me and your complacency has come up into My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bridle … Continue reading →

וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ וְצֵאתְךָ֥ וּבֹואֲךָ֖ יָדָ֑עְתִּי וְאֵ֖ת הִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥ אֵלָֽי׃ “And your sitting and your going out and your coming in I have known, and your raging against Me.   Morphology וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ (ve-shivtekha) – Root: ישׁב; Form: Conjunction + infinitive construct with 2nd … Continue reading →

וְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ קִצְרֵי־יָ֔ד חַ֖תּוּ וָבֹ֑שׁוּ הָי֞וּ עֵ֤שֶׂב שָׂדֶה֙ וִ֣ירַק דֶּ֔שֶׁא חֲצִ֣יר גַּגֹּ֔ות וּשְׁדֵמָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י קָמָֽה׃ And their inhabitants were short of hand, they were dismayed and put to shame; they were like the grass of the field and green herb, grass … Continue reading →

הֲלֹֽוא־שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ לְמֵֽרָחֹוק֙ אֹותָ֣הּ עָשִׂ֔יתִי מִ֥ימֵי קֶ֖דֶם וִיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ עַתָּ֣ה הֲבֵאתִ֔יהָ וּתְהִ֗י לְהַשְׁאֹ֛ות גַּלִּ֥ים נִצִּ֖ים עָרִ֥ים בְּצֻרֹֽות׃ “Have you not heard? From distant time I have done it, from days of old I formed it; now I have brought it to pass, … Continue reading →