Category Archives: Deuteronomy

וַתֵּרָגְנ֤וּ בְאָהֳלֵיכֶם֙ וַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ בְּשִׂנְאַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֹתָ֔נוּ הֹוצִיאָ֖נוּ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לָתֵ֥ת אֹתָ֛נוּ בְּיַ֥ד הָאֱמֹרִ֖י לְהַשְׁמִידֵֽנוּ׃ And you murmured in your tents and said, ‘Because of YHWH’s hatred for us, He brought us out of the land of Mitsrayim to deliver us … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֥א אֲבִיתֶ֖ם לַעֲלֹ֑ת וַתַּמְר֕וּ אֶת־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ But you were unwilling to go up, and you rebelled against the command of YHWH your God.   Morphology וְלֹ֥א (velo) – Root: לא (lʾ); Form: Conjunction + negation; Translation: “But not”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְח֤וּ בְיָדָם֙ מִפְּרִ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיֹּורִ֖דוּ אֵלֵ֑ינוּ וַיָּשִׁ֨בוּ אֹתָ֤נוּ דָבָר֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ טֹובָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽנוּ׃ And they took in their hand some of the fruit of the land and brought it down to us, and they brought back a … Continue reading →

וַיִּפְנוּ֙ וַיַּעֲל֣וּ הָהָ֔רָה וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ עַד־נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכֹּ֑ל וַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּ אֹתָֽהּ׃ And they turned and went up into the hill country, and they came to the valley of Eshkol and spied it out.   Morphology וַיִּפְנוּ֙ (vayyifnu) – Root: פנה (pnh); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיִּיטַ֥ב בְּעֵינַ֖י הַדָּבָ֑ר וָאֶקַּ֤ח מִכֶּם֙ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣ר אֲנָשִׁ֔ים אִ֥ישׁ אֶחָ֖ד לַשָּֽׁבֶט׃ And it was good in my eyes, so I took from you twelve men, one man for each tribe.   Morphology וַיִּיטַ֥ב (vayyitav) – Root: יטב (ytv); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַתִּקְרְב֣וּן אֵלַי֮ כֻּלְּכֶם֒ וַתֹּאמְר֗וּ נִשְׁלְחָ֤ה אֲנָשִׁים֙ לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ־לָ֖נוּ אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיָשִׁ֤בוּ אֹתָ֨נוּ֙ דָּבָ֔ר אֶת־הַדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נַעֲלֶה־בָּ֔הּ וְאֵת֙ הֶֽעָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָבֹ֖א אֲלֵיהֶֽן׃ And you all approached me and said, ‘Let us send men ahead of us, so that they may explore the … Continue reading →

רְ֠אֵה נָתַ֨ן יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ לְפָנֶ֖יךָ אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ עֲלֵ֣ה רֵ֗שׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ דִּבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֲבֹתֶ֨יךָ֙ לָ֔ךְ אַל־תִּירָ֖א וְאַל־תֵּחָֽת׃ See, YHWH your God has given the land before you. Go up, take possession, as YHWH, the God of your fathers, has spoken to … Continue reading →

וָאֹמַ֖ר אֲלֵכֶ֑ם בָּאתֶם֙ עַד־הַ֣ר הָאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽנוּ׃ And I said to you, ‘You have come to the hill country of the Emori, which YHWH our God is giving to us.   Morphology וָאֹמַ֖ר (vaʾomar) – Root: אמר (ʾmr); … Continue reading →

וַנִּסַּ֣ע מֵחֹרֵ֗ב וַנֵּ֡לֶךְ אֵ֣ת כָּל־הַמִּדְבָּ֣ר הַגָּדֹול֩ וְהַנֹּורָ֨א הַה֜וּא אֲשֶׁ֣ר רְאִיתֶ֗ם דֶּ֚רֶךְ הַ֣ר הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֛ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ אֹתָ֑נוּ וַנָּבֹ֕א עַ֖ד קָדֵ֥שׁ בַּרְנֵֽעַ׃ And we journeyed from Ḥorev and went through all that great and terrible wilderness that you saw, by … Continue reading →

וָאֲצַוֶּ֥ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֑וא אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ And I commanded you at that time all the things that you should do.   Morphology וָאֲצַוֶּ֥ה (vaʾaʾtzaweh) – Root: צוה (tzwh); Form: Piel imperfect 1st person singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־תַכִּ֨ירוּ פָנִ֜ים בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט כַּקָּטֹ֤ן כַּגָּדֹל֙ תִּשְׁמָע֔וּן לֹ֤א תָג֨וּרוּ֙ מִפְּנֵי־אִ֔ישׁ כִּ֥י הַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט לֵאלֹהִ֣ים ה֑וּא וְהַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִקְשֶׁ֣ה מִכֶּ֔ם תַּקְרִב֥וּן אֵלַ֖י וּשְׁמַעְתִּֽיו׃ You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great. You shall not … Continue reading →

וָאֲצַוֶּה֙ אֶת־שֹׁ֣פְטֵיכֶ֔ם בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִ֖וא לֵאמֹ֑ר שָׁמֹ֤עַ בֵּין־אֲחֵיכֶם֙ וּשְׁפַטְתֶּ֣ם צֶ֔דֶק בֵּֽין־אִ֥ישׁ וּבֵין־אָחִ֖יו וּבֵ֥ין גֵּרֹֽו׃ And I commanded your judges at that time, saying: ‘Hear between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, or the foreigner with him. … Continue reading →

וָאֶקַּ֞ח אֶת־רָאשֵׁ֣י שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗ם אֲנָשִׁ֤ים חֲכָמִים֙ וִֽידֻעִ֔ים וָאֶתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛ם רָאשִׁ֖ים עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם שָׂרֵ֨י אֲלָפִ֜ים וְשָׂרֵ֣י מֵאֹ֗ות וְשָׂרֵ֤י חֲמִשִּׁים֙ וְשָׂרֵ֣י עֲשָׂרֹ֔ת וְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם׃ And I took the heads of your tribes, wise and known men, and appointed them as heads over you, commanders … Continue reading →

וַֽתַּעֲנ֖וּ אֹתִ֑י וַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ טֹֽוב־הַדָּבָ֥ר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ לַעֲשֹֽׂות׃ And you answered me and said, ‘The thing that you have spoken is good to do.’   Morphology וַֽתַּעֲנ֖וּ (vataʿanu) – Root: ענה (ʿnh); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: … Continue reading →

הָב֣וּ לָ֠כֶם אֲנָשִׁ֨ים חֲכָמִ֧ים וּנְבֹנִ֛ים וִידֻעִ֖ים לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם וַאֲשִׂימֵ֖ם בְּרָאשֵׁיכֶֽם׃ Provide for yourselves men who are wise, understanding, and knowledgeable, from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.’   Morphology הָב֣וּ (havu) – Root: יהב (yhḇ); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

אֵיכָ֥ה אֶשָּׂ֖א לְבַדִּ֑י טָרְחֲכֶ֥ם וּמַֽשַּׂאֲכֶ֖ם וְרִֽיבְכֶֽם׃ How can I bear alone your troubles, your burdens, and your disputes?   Morphology אֵיכָ֥ה (ʾeikha) – Root: איך (ʾyk); Form: Interrogative adverb; Translation: “How”; Notes: Introduces a rhetorical question. אֶשָּׂ֖א (ʾessa) – Root: … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹֽותֵכֶ֗ם יֹסֵ֧ף עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם כָּכֶ֖ם אֶ֣לֶף פְּעָמִ֑ים וִיבָרֵ֣ךְ אֶתְכֶ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר לָכֶֽם׃ YHWH, the God of your fathers, may He increase you a thousandfold as you are, and bless you as He has spoken to you.   Morphology יְהוָ֞ה … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם הִרְבָּ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֑ם וְהִנְּכֶ֣ם הַיֹּ֔ום כְּכֹוכְבֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לָרֹֽב׃ YHWH your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are today as numerous as the stars of the heavens.   Morphology יְהוָ֥ה (YHWH) – Root: היה (hwh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: … Continue reading →

וָאֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵכֶ֔ם בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִ֖וא לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹא־אוּכַ֥ל לְבַדִּ֖י שְׂאֵ֥ת אֶתְכֶֽם׃ “And I said to you at that time, saying, ‘I am not able to bear you alone.   Morphology וָאֹמַ֣ר (vaʾomar) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 1st person singular; … Continue reading →

רְאֵ֛ה נָתַ֥תִּי לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ בֹּ֚אוּ וּרְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁבַּ֣ע יְ֠הוָה לַאֲבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜ם לְאַבְרָהָ֨ם לְיִצְחָ֤ק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹב֙ לָתֵ֣ת לָהֶ֔ם וּלְזַרְעָ֖ם אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ See, I have set before you the land. Go in and take possession of the land that YHWH swore to your fathers—to … Continue reading →

פְּנ֣וּ וּסְע֣וּ לָכֶ֗ם וּבֹ֨אוּ הַ֥ר הָֽאֱמֹרִי֮ וְאֶל־כָּל־שְׁכֵנָיו֒ בָּעֲרָבָ֥ה בָהָ֛ר וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֥ה וּבַנֶּ֖גֶב וּבְחֹ֣וף הַיָּ֑ם אֶ֤רֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ וְהַלְּבָנֹ֔ון עַד־הַנָּהָ֥ר הַגָּדֹ֖ל נְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃ Turn and set out on your journey, and go to the hill country of the Emori and to all their neighbors—in … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלֵ֖ינוּ בְּחֹרֵ֣ב לֵאמֹ֑ר רַב־לָכֶ֥ם שֶׁ֖בֶת בָּהָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ “YHWH our God spoke to us at Ḥorev, saying: ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain.   Morphology יְהוָ֧ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (yhwh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; … Continue reading →

בְּעֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מֹואָ֑ב הֹואִ֣יל מֹשֶׁ֔ה בֵּאֵ֛ר אֶת־הַתֹּורָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את לֵאמֹֽר׃ Beyond the Yarden, in the land of Moʾav, Moshe began to explain this Torah, saying,   Morphology בְּעֵ֥בֶר (be’ever) – Root: עבר (ʿbr); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular construct; … Continue reading →

אַחֲרֵ֣י הַכֹּתֹ֗ו אֵ֚ת סִיחֹן֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹושֵׁ֖ב בְּחֶשְׁבֹּ֑ון וְאֵ֗ת עֹ֚וג מֶ֣לֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֔ן אֲשֶׁר־יֹושֵׁ֥ב בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹ֖ת בְּאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃ After he struck Siḥon, the king of the Emori, who lived in Ḥeshbon, and ʿOg, the king of the Bashan, who lived in ʿAshtarot … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֙ בְּאַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־עָשָׂ֥ר חֹ֖דֶשׁ בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ דִּבֶּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֹתֹ֖ו אֲלֵהֶֽם׃ And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moshe spoke … Continue reading →

אַחַ֨ד עָשָׂ֥ר יֹום֙ מֵֽחֹרֵ֔ב דֶּ֖רֶךְ הַר־שֵׂעִ֑יר עַ֖ד קָדֵ֥שׁ בַּרְנֵֽעַ׃ Eleven days from Ḥorev by way of Mount Seʿir to Qadesh Barneaʿ.   Morphology אַחַ֨ד (ʾaḥad) – Root: אחד (ʾḥd); Form: Cardinal number, masculine singular; Translation: “One”; Notes: Part of the … Continue reading →

אֵ֣לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּעֵ֖בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן בַּמִּדְבָּ֡ר בָּֽעֲרָבָה֩ מֹ֨ול ס֜וּף בֵּֽין־פָּארָ֧ן וּבֵֽין־תֹּ֛פֶל וְלָבָ֥ן וַחֲצֵרֹ֖ת וְדִ֥י זָהָֽב׃ These are the words that Moshe spoke to all Yisraʾel across the Yarden in the wilderness, in the ʿArava opposite Suf, between … Continue reading →

The Book of Deuteronomy דְּבָרִים (Devarim)   Deuteronomy 1 Deuteronomy 2 Deuteronomy 3 Deuteronomy 4 Deuteronomy 5 Deuteronomy 6 Deuteronomy 7 Deuteronomy 8 Deuteronomy 9 Deuteronomy 10 Deuteronomy 11 Deuteronomy 12 Deuteronomy 13 Deuteronomy 14 Deuteronomy 15 Deuteronomy 16 Deuteronomy … Continue reading →