Author Archives: Nevi’im

לְמַ֨עַן֙ תִּשְׂאִ֣י כְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְ וְנִכְלַ֕מְתְּ מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑ית בְּנַחֲמֵ֖ךְ אֹתָֽן׃ In order that you may bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all that you have done, when you comfort them.   Morphology לְמַעַן (le-maʿan) – Root: —; Form: Preposition; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְשַׁבְתִּי֙ אֶת־שְׁבִ֣יתְהֶ֔ן אֶת־שֶׂבֶית סְדֹם֙ וּבְנֹותֶ֔יהָ וְאֶת־שֶׂבֶית שֹׁמְרֹ֖ון וּבְנֹותֶ֑יהָ וְשֶׂבֶית שְׁבִיתַ֖יִךְ בְּתֹוכָֽהְנָה׃ And I will restore their captivity, the captivity of Sedom and her daughters, and the captivity of Shomeron and her daughters, and the captivity of your captivities in their … Continue reading →

גַּם־אַ֣תְּ שְׂאִ֣י כְלִמָּתֵ֗ךְ אֲשֶׁ֤ר פִּלַּלְתְּ֙ לַֽאֲחֹותֵ֔ךְ בְּחַטֹּאתַ֛יִךְ אֲשֶׁר־הִתְעַ֥בְתְּ מֵהֵ֖ן תִּצְדַּ֣קְנָה מִמֵּ֑ךְ וְגַם־אַ֥תְּ בֹּ֨ושִׁי֙ וּשְׂאִ֣י כְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְ בְּצַדֶּקְתֵּ֖ךְ אַחְיֹותֵֽךְ׃ You also, bear your disgrace, in that you judged your sisters; by your sins which you committed more abominable than they, they are … Continue reading →

וְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן כַּחֲצִ֥י חַטֹּאתַ֖יִךְ לֹ֣א חָטָ֑אָה וַתַּרְבִּ֤י אֶת־תּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֨יִךְ֙ מֵהֵ֔נָּה וַתְּצַדְּקִי֙ אֶת־אֲחוֹתִַ֔ךְ בְּכָל־תּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִֽׂית׃ And Shomeron did not sin as half of your sins, but you multiplied your abominations more than they, and you made your sister righteous by all your … Continue reading →

וַֽתִּגְבְּהֶ֔ינָה וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ינָה תֹועֵבָ֖ה לְפָנָ֑י וָאָסִ֥יר אֶתְהֶ֖ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִֽיתִי׃ ס And they became haughty and they did abomination before me, and I removed them when I saw it.   Morphology וַתִּגְבְּהֶינָה (va-tigbehena) – Root: גבה (gavah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person … Continue reading →

הִנֵּה־זֶ֣ה הָיָ֔ה עֲוֹ֖ן סְדֹ֣ם אֲחֹותֵ֑ךְ גָּאֹ֨ון שִׂבְעַת־לֶ֜חֶם וְשַׁלְוַ֣ת הַשְׁקֵ֗ט הָ֤יָה לָהּ֙ וְלִבְנֹותֶ֔יהָ וְיַד־עָנִ֥י וְאֶבְיֹ֖ון לֹ֥א הֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃ Behold, this was the iniquity of Sedom your sister: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease was hers and her daughters’, but the hand … Continue reading →

חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אִם־עָֽשְׂתָה֙ סְדֹ֣ם אֲחֹותֵ֔ךְ הִ֖יא וּבְנֹותֶ֑יהָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔ית אַ֖תְּ וּבְנֹותָֽיִךְ׃ As I live,” declares the Lord YHWH, “Sedom your sister, she and her daughters, has not done as you and your daughters have done.   Morphology חַי־אָ֗נִי … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֤א בְדַרְכֵיהֶן֙ הָלַ֔כְתְּ וּבְתֹועֲבֹֽותֵיהֶ֖ן עָשִׂית כִּמְעַ֣ט קָ֔ט וַתַּשְׁחִ֥תִי מֵהֵ֖ן בְּכָל־דְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃ And you did not walk in their ways, and according to their abominations you did, it was almost a little, and you corrupted more than they in all your ways. … Continue reading →

וַאֲחֹותֵ֨ךְ הַגְּדֹולָ֤ה שֹֽׁמְרֹון֙ הִ֣יא וּבְנֹותֶ֔יהָ הַיֹּושֶׁ֖בֶת עַל־שְׂמֹאולֵ֑ךְ וַאֲחֹותֵ֞ךְ הַקְּטַנָּ֣ה מִמֵּ֗ךְ הַיֹּושֶׁ֨בֶת֙ מִֽימִינֵ֔ךְ סְדֹ֖ם וּבְנֹותֶֽיהָ׃ And your elder sister is Shomeron, she and her daughters, who dwell on your left, and your younger sister than you, who dwells on your right, … Continue reading →

בַּת־אִמֵּ֣ךְ אַ֔תְּ גֹּעֶ֥לֶת אִישָׁ֖הּ וּבָנֶ֑יהָ וַאֲחֹ֨ות אֲחֹותֵ֜ךְ אַ֗תְּ אֲשֶׁ֤ר גָּֽעֲ֨לוּ֙ אַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ן וּבְנֵיהֶ֔ן אִמְּכֶ֣ן חִתִּ֔ית וַאֲבִיכֶ֖ן אֱמֹרִֽי׃ You are the daughter of your mother, who loathed her husband and her children, and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathed … Continue reading →

הִנֵּה֙ כָּל־הַמֹּשֵׁ֔ל עָלַ֥יִךְ יִמְשֹׁ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּאִמָּ֖ה בִּתָּֽהּ׃ Behold, everyone who uses a proverb about you shall use a proverb, saying, ‘Like mother, her daughter.’   Morphology הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: —; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Introduces a statement with … Continue reading →

יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־זכרתי אֶת־יְמֵ֣י נְעוּרַ֔יִךְ וַתִּרְגְּזִי־לִ֖י בְּכָל־אֵ֑לֶּה וְגַם־אֲנִ֨י הֵ֜א דַּרְכֵּ֣ךְ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ נָתַ֗תִּי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְלֹ֤א עשֶׂיתי אֶת־הַזִּמָּ֔ה עַ֖ל כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃ Because you did not remember the days of your youth, and you raged against me in all these, therefore I … Continue reading →

וַהֲנִחֹתִ֤י חֲמָתִי֙ בָּ֔ךְ וְסָ֥רָה קִנְאָתִ֖י מִמֵּ֑ךְ וְשָׁ֣קַטְתִּ֔י וְלֹ֥א אֶכְעַ֖ס עֹֽוד׃ And I will cause my fury to rest in you, and my jealousy shall turn away from you, and I will be quiet and I will not be angry again. … Continue reading →

וְשָׂרְפ֤וּ בָתַּ֨יִךְ֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ וְעָשׂוּ־בָ֣ךְ שְׁפָטִ֔ים לְעֵינֵ֖י נָשִׁ֣ים רַבֹּ֑ות וְהִשְׁבַּתִּיךְ֙ מִזֹּונָ֔ה וְגַם־אֶתְנַ֖ן לֹ֥א תִתְּנִי־עֹֽוד׃ And they shall burn your houses with fire, and they shall execute judgments on you before the eyes of many women, and I will cause you to … Continue reading →

וְהֶעֱל֤וּ עָלַ֨יִךְ֙ קָהָ֔ל וְרָגְמ֥וּ אֹותָ֖ךְ בָּאָ֑בֶן וּבִתְּק֖וּךְ בְּחַרְבֹותָֽם׃ And they shall bring up against you an assembly, and they shall stone you with the stone, and they shall cut you down with their swords.   Morphology וְהֶעֱל֤וּ (ve-heʿelu) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֨י אֹותָ֜ךְ בְּיָדָ֗ם וְהָרְס֤וּ גַבֵּךְ֙ וְנִתְּצ֣וּ רָמֹתַ֔יִךְ וְהִפְשִׁ֤יטוּ אֹותָךְ֙ בְּגָדַ֔יִךְ וְלָקְח֖וּ כְּלֵ֣י תִפְאַרְתֵּ֑ךְ וְהִנִּיח֖וּךְ עֵירֹ֥ם וְעֶרְיָֽה׃ And I will give you into their hand, and they shall tear down your mound and they shall break down your high places, and … Continue reading →

וּשְׁפַטְתִּיךְ֙ מִשְׁפְּטֵ֣י נֹאֲפֹ֔ות וְשֹׁפְכֹ֖ת דָּ֑ם וּנְתַתִּ֕יךְ דַּ֥ם חֵמָ֖ה וְקִנְאָֽה׃ And I will judge you with the judgments of adulteresses and of those who shed blood, and I will give you the blood of fury and jealousy.   Morphology וּשְׁפַטְתִּיךְ (u-shefaṭtik) … Continue reading →

לָ֠כֵן הִנְנִ֨י מְקַבֵּ֤ץ אֶת־כָּל־מְאַהֲבַ֨יִךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָרַ֣בְתְּ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְאֵת֙ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָהַ֔בְתְּ עַ֖ל כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׂנֵ֑את וְקִבַּצְתִּי֩ אֹתָ֨ם עָלַ֜יִךְ מִסָּבִ֗יב וְגִלֵּיתִ֤י עֶרְוָתֵךְ֙ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם וְרָא֖וּ אֶת־כָּל־עֶרְוָתֵֽךְ׃ Therefore, here I am gathering all your lovers with whom you delighted, and all whom you loved upon … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֗ה יַ֣עַן הִשָּׁפֵ֤ךְ נְחֻשְׁתֵּךְ֙ וַתִּגָּלֶ֣ה עֶרְוָתֵ֔ךְ בְּתַזְנוּתַ֖יִךְ עַל־מְאַהֲבָ֑יִךְ וְעַל֙ כָּל־גִּלּוּלֵ֣י תֹועֲבֹותַ֔יִךְ וְכִדְמֵ֣י בָנַ֔יִךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תְּ לָהֶֽם׃ Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Because your bronze was poured out and your nakedness was uncovered in your prostitutions upon your lovers, … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֣ן זֹונָ֔ה שִׁמְעִ֖י דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃ פ Therefore, prostitute, hear the word of YHWH!   Morphology לָכֵן (laken) – Root: —; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Therefore”; Notes: Functions as a logical connective introducing consequence. זֹונָה (zonah) – Root: זנה (zanah); Form: Noun feminine … Continue reading →

לְכָל־זֹנֹ֖ות יִתְּנוּ־נֵ֑דֶה וְאַ֨תְּ נָתַ֤תְּ אֶת־נְדָנַ֨יִךְ֙ לְכָל־מְאַֽהֲבַ֔יִךְ וַתִּשְׁחֳדִ֣י אֹותָ֗ם לָבֹ֥וא אֵלַ֛יִךְ מִסָּבִ֖יב בְּתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃ To all prostitutes they give a gift, but you gave your gifts to all your lovers and you bribed them to come to you from all around in … Continue reading →

הָאִשָּׁ֖ה הַמְּנָאָ֑פֶת תַּ֣חַת אִישָׁ֔הּ תִּקַּ֖ח אֶת־זָרִֽים׃ The woman, the adulteress, instead of her husband she takes strangers.   Morphology הָאִשָּׁה (ha-’ishah) – Root: אִשָּׁה; Form: Noun, feminine singular, with definite article; Translation: “the woman”; Notes: The article marks definiteness; serves … Continue reading →

בִּבְנֹותַ֤יִךְ גַּבֵּךְ֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ כָּל־דֶּ֔רֶךְ וְרָמָתֵ֥ךְ עָשִׂ֖ית בְּכָל־רְחֹ֑וב וְלֹא־הָיִית כַּזֹּונָ֖ה לְקַלֵּ֥ס אֶתְנָֽן׃ In your building your mound at the head of every way, and your high place you made in every street, and you were not like the prostitute to scorn … Continue reading →

מָ֤ה אֲמֻלָה֙ לִבָּתֵ֔ךְ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה בַּעֲשֹׂותֵךְ֙ אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֔לֶּה מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה אִשָּֽׁה־זֹונָ֖ה שַׁלָּֽטֶת׃ How weak is your heart,” declares the Lord YHWH, “when you do all these things, the deeds of a brazen harlot woman.   Morphology מָה (mah) – Root: —; … Continue reading →

וַתַּרְבִּ֧י אֶת־תַּזְנוּתֵ֛ךְ אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ כְּנַ֖עַן כַּשְׂדִּ֑ימָה וְגַם־בְּזֹ֖את לֹ֥א שָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃ And you multiplied your harlotry to the land of Kenaʿan, to Kasdim, yet even with this you were not satisfied.   Morphology וַתַּרְבִּי (va-tarbi) – Root: רבה (ravah); Form: Hiphil wayyiqtol 2nd … Continue reading →

וַתִּזְנִי֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּר מִבִּלְתִּ֖י שָׂבְעָתֵ֑ךְ וַתִּזְנִ֕ים וְגַ֖ם לֹ֥א שָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃ And you prostituted yourself to the sons of Ashshur without being satisfied, and you prostituted yourself, yet you were not satisfied.   Morphology וַתִּזְנִי (va-tizni) – Root: זנה (zanah); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וְהִנֵּ֨ה נָטִ֤יתִי יָדִי֙ עָלַ֔יִךְ וָאֶגְרַ֖ע חֻקֵּ֑ךְ וָאֶתְּנֵ֞ךְ בְּנֶ֤פֶשׁ שֹׂנְאֹותַ֨יִךְ֙ בְּנֹ֣ות פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים הַנִּכְלָמֹ֖ות מִדַּרְכֵּ֥ךְ זִמָּֽה׃ And behold, I stretched out my hand against you, and I diminished your allotted portion, and I gave you to the soul of those who hate … Continue reading →

וַתִּזְנִ֧י אֶל־בְּנֵֽי־מִצְרַ֛יִם שְׁכֵנַ֖יִךְ גִּדְלֵ֣י בָשָׂ֑ר וַתַּרְבִּ֥י אֶת־תַּזְנֻתֵ֖ךְ לְהַכְעִיסֵֽנִי׃ And you played the harlot with the sons of Mitsrayim, your neighbors, great of flesh, and you multiplied your harlotry to provoke me to anger.   Morphology וַתִּזְנִי (va-tizni) – Root: זנה … Continue reading →