Category Archives: Deuteronomy

כִּ֚י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם הַהֹלֵ֖ךְ עִמָּכֶ֑ם לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם לָכֶ֛ם עִם־אֹיְבֵיכֶ֖ם לְהֹושִׁ֥יעַ אֶתְכֶֽם׃ For YHWH your God is the one who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.   Morphology כִּ֚י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: … Continue reading →

וְאָמַ֤ר אֲלֵהֶם֙ שְׁמַ֣ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַתֶּ֨ם קְרֵבִ֥ים הַיֹּ֛ום לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עַל־אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם אַל־יֵרַ֣ךְ לְבַבְכֶ֗ם אַל־תִּֽירְא֧וּ וְאַֽל־תַּחְפְּז֛וּ וְאַל־תַּֽעַרְצ֖וּ מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ And he shall say to them, ‘Hear, Yisraʾel, you are approaching today to battle against your enemies. Let not your heart be faint; do not … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֕ה כְּקָֽרָבְכֶ֖ם אֶל־הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְנִגַּ֥שׁ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן וְדִבֶּ֥ר אֶל־הָעָֽם׃ And it shall be, when you draw near to the battle, the priest shall approach and speak to the people.   Morphology וְהָיָ֕ה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־תֵצֵ֨א לַמִּלְחָמָ֜ה עַל־אֹיְבֶ֗יךָ וְֽרָאִ֜יתָ ס֤וּס וָרֶ֨כֶב֙ עַ֚ם רַ֣ב מִמְּךָ֔ לֹ֥א תִירָ֖א מֵהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ הַמַּֽעַלְךָ֖ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ When you go out to battle against your enemies and see horses and chariots, a people more numerous than you, do not … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֥א תָחֹ֖וס עֵינֶ֑ךָ נֶ֣פֶשׁ בְּנֶ֗פֶשׁ עַ֤יִן בְּעַ֨יִן֙ שֵׁ֣ן בְּשֵׁ֔ן יָ֥ד בְּיָ֖ד רֶ֥גֶל בְּרָֽגֶל׃ ס And your eye shall not pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.   Morphology וְלֹ֥א (ve-lo) – … Continue reading →

וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים יִשְׁמְע֣וּ וְיִרָ֑אוּ וְלֹֽא־יֹסִ֨פוּ לַעֲשֹׂ֜ות עֹ֗וד כַּדָּבָ֥ר הָרָ֛ע הַזֶּ֖ה בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃ And the rest shall hear and fear, and they shall no longer continue to do such an evil thing in your midst.   Morphology וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים (ve-ha-nish’arim) – Root: שאר (sha’ar); … Continue reading →

וַעֲשִׂ֣יתֶם לֹ֔ו כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר זָמַ֖ם לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות לְאָחִ֑יו וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ You shall do to him as he intended to do to his brother, and you shall purge the evil from your midst.   Morphology וַעֲשִׂ֣יתֶם (va-asitem) – Root: עשה (asah); Form: … Continue reading →

וְדָרְשׁ֥וּ הַשֹּׁפְטִ֖ים הֵיטֵ֑ב וְהִנֵּ֤ה עֵֽד־שֶׁ֨קֶר֙ הָעֵ֔ד שֶׁ֖קֶר עָנָ֥ה בְאָחִֽיו׃ And the judges shall investigate thoroughly, and behold, the witness is a false witness; he has testified falsely against his brother.   Morphology וְדָרְשׁ֥וּ (ve-darshu) – Root: דרש (darash); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וְעָמְד֧וּ שְׁנֵֽי־הָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־לָהֶ֥ם הָרִ֖יב לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לִפְנֵ֤י הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ וְהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְי֖וּ בַּיָּמִ֥ים הָהֵֽם׃ and the two men who have the dispute shall stand before YHWH, before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days.   Morphology וְעָמְד֧וּ … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־יָק֥וּם עֵד־חָמָ֖ס בְּאִ֑ישׁ לַעֲנֹ֥ות בֹּ֖ו סָרָֽה׃ If a false witness rises against a man to testify against him regarding wrongdoing,   Morphology כִּֽי־יָק֥וּם (ki-yakum) – Root: קום (kum); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “if rises”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־יָקוּם֩ עֵ֨ד אֶחָ֜ד בְּאִ֗ישׁ לְכָל־עָוֹן֙ וּלְכָל־חַטָּ֔את בְּכָל־חֵ֖טְא אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֶֽחֱטָ֑א עַל־פִּ֣י שְׁנֵ֣י עֵדִ֗ים אֹ֛ו עַל־פִּ֥י שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־עֵדִ֖ים יָק֥וּם דָּבָֽר׃ A single witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity or for any sin, in any sin that he sins. … Continue reading →

לֹ֤א תַסִּיג֙ גְּב֣וּל רֵֽעֲךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר גָּבְל֖וּ רִאשֹׁנִ֑ים בְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּנְחַ֔ל בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ ס You shall not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which the ancestors set in your inheritance that you will inherit in the land … Continue reading →

לֹא־תָחֹ֥וס עֵֽינְךָ֖ עָלָ֑יו וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֧ דַֽם־הַנָּקִ֛י מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְטֹ֥וב לָֽךְ׃ ס Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the innocent blood from Yisraʾel, and it shall be well with you.   Morphology לֹא־תָחֹ֥וס (lo-tachos) – Root: חוס (chos); Form: … Continue reading →

וְשָֽׁלְחוּ֙ זִקְנֵ֣י עִירֹ֔ו וְלָקְח֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו מִשָּׁ֑ם וְנָתְנ֣וּ אֹתֹ֗ו בְּיַ֛ד גֹּאֵ֥ל הַדָּ֖ם וָמֵֽת׃ Then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, and he shall die. … Continue reading →

וְכִֽי־יִהְיֶ֥ה אִישׁ֙ שֹׂנֵ֣א לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ וְאָ֤רַב לֹו֙ וְקָ֣ם עָלָ֔יו וְהִכָּ֥הוּ נֶ֖פֶשׁ וָמֵ֑ת וְנָ֕ס אֶל־אַחַ֖ת הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵֽל׃ But if a man hates his neighbor, and lies in wait for him, and rises against him and strikes him mortally so that he dies, … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֤א יִשָּׁפֵךְ֙ דָּ֣ם נָקִ֔י בְּקֶ֣רֶב אַרְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ נַחֲלָ֑ה וְהָיָ֥ה עָלֶ֖יךָ דָּמִֽים׃ ס And innocent blood shall not be shed in the midst of your land which YHWH your God gives you as an inheritance, and there … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־תִשְׁמֹר֩ אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֨ה הַזֹּ֜את לַעֲשֹׂתָ֗הּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֣י מְצַוְּךָ֮ הַיֹּום֒ לְאַהֲבָ֞ה אֶת־יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ וְלָלֶ֥כֶת בִּדְרָכָ֖יו כָּל־הַיָּמִ֑ים וְיָסַפְתָּ֨ לְךָ֥ עֹוד֙ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ עָרִ֔ים עַ֖ל הַשָּׁלֹ֥שׁ הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ If you shall keep all this commandment to do it, which I command you today, to love YHWH … Continue reading →

וְאִם־יַרְחִ֞יב יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ אֶת־גְּבֻ֣לְךָ֔ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖ע לַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ וְנָ֤תַן לְךָ֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר לָתֵ֥ת לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃ And if YHWH your God enlarges your border, as He swore to your fathers, and gives you all the land that He promised to give to … Continue reading →

עַל־כֵּ֛ן אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ לֵאמֹ֑ר שָׁלֹ֥שׁ עָרִ֖ים תַּבְדִּ֥יל לָֽךְ׃ ס Therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall set apart three cities for yourself.’   Morphology עַל־כֵּ֛ן (al-ken) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Prepositional phrase; Translation: “Therefore”; Notes: Introduces a logical conclusion … Continue reading →

פֶּן־יִרְדֹּף֩ גֹּאֵ֨ל הַדָּ֜ם אַחֲרֵ֣י הָרֹצֵ֗חַ כִּי־יֵחַם֮ לְבָבֹו֒ וְהִשִּׂיגֹ֛ו כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּ֥ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ וְהִכָּ֣הוּ נָ֑פֶשׁ וְלֹו֙ אֵ֣ין מִשְׁפַּט־מָ֔וֶת כִּ֠י לֹ֣א שֹׂנֵ֥א ה֛וּא לֹ֖ו מִתְּמֹ֥ול שִׁלְשֹֽׁום׃ lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer while his heart is hot, and overtake him because the … Continue reading →

וַאֲשֶׁר֩ יָבֹ֨א אֶת־רֵעֵ֥הוּ בַיַּעַר֮ לַחְטֹ֣ב עֵצִים֒ וְנִדְּחָ֨ה יָדֹ֤ו בַגַּרְזֶן֙ לִכְרֹ֣ת הָעֵ֔ץ וְנָשַׁ֤ל הַבַּרְזֶל֙ מִן־הָעֵ֔ץ וּמָצָ֥א אֶת־רֵעֵ֖הוּ וָמֵ֑ת ה֗וּא יָנ֛וּס אֶל־אַחַ֥ת הֶעָרִים־הָאֵ֖לֶּה וָחָֽי׃ And when one goes with his neighbor into the forest to cut wood, and his hand swings the … Continue reading →

וְזֶה֙ דְּבַ֣ר הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֲשֶׁר־יָנ֥וּס שָׁ֖מָּה וָחָ֑י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַכֶּ֤ה אֶת־רֵעֵ֨הוּ֙ בִּבְלִי־דַ֔עַת וְה֛וּא לֹא־שֹׂנֵ֥א לֹ֖ו מִתְּמֹ֥ל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃ And this is the case of the manslayer who may flee there and live: whoever strikes his neighbor unintentionally, without having hated him in time … Continue reading →

תָּכִ֣ין לְךָ֮ הַדֶּרֶךְ֒ וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ אֶת־גְּב֣וּל אַרְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַנְחִֽילְךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְהָיָ֕ה לָנ֥וּס שָׁ֖מָּה כָּל־רֹצֵֽחַ׃ You shall prepare the way for yourself and divide the borders of your land into three, which YHWH your God is giving you as an inheritance, … Continue reading →

שָׁלֹ֥ושׁ עָרִ֖ים תַּבְדִּ֣יל לָ֑ךְ בְּתֹ֣וךְ אַרְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ You shall set apart three cities for yourself in the midst of your land, which YHWH your God is giving you to possess.   Morphology שָׁלֹ֥ושׁ (shalosh) – … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־יַכְרִ֞ית יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ אֶת־הַגֹּויִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ אֶת־אַרְצָ֑ם וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֕ם וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ בְעָרֵיהֶ֖ם וּבְבָתֵּיהֶֽם׃ For YHWH your God will cut off the nations whose land YHWH your God is giving you, and you shall dispossess them and dwell in their … Continue reading →

אֲשֶׁר֩ יְדַבֵּ֨ר הַנָּבִ֜יא בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֤ה הַדָּבָר֙ וְלֹ֣א יָבֹ֔וא ה֣וּא הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־דִבְּרֹ֖ו יְהוָ֑ה בְּזָדֹון֙ דִּבְּרֹ֣ו הַנָּבִ֔יא לֹ֥א תָג֖וּר מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ ס The prophet who speaks in the name of YHWH, and the word does not happen or come to pass, … Continue reading →

וְכִ֥י תֹאמַ֖ר בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ אֵיכָה֙ נֵדַ֣ע אֶת־הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־דִבְּרֹ֖ו יְהוָֽה׃ And if you say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word which YHWH has not spoken?’   Morphology וְכִ֥י (ve-ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “And if”; … Continue reading →

אַ֣ךְ הַנָּבִ֡יא אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָזִיד֩ לְדַבֵּ֨ר דָּבָ֜ר בִּשְׁמִ֗י אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־צִוִּיתִיו֙ לְדַבֵּ֔ר וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר יְדַבֵּ֔ר בְּשֵׁ֖ם אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וּמֵ֖ת הַנָּבִ֥יא הַהֽוּא׃ But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יִשְׁמַע֙ אֶל־דְּבָרַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְדַבֵּ֖ר בִּשְׁמִ֑י אָנֹכִ֖י אֶדְרֹ֥שׁ מֵעִמֹּֽו׃ And it shall be that the man who does not listen to My words which he shall speak in My name, I will require it of him.   Morphology … Continue reading →

נָבִ֨יא אָקִ֥ים לָהֶ֛ם מִקֶּ֥רֶב אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם כָּמֹ֑וךָ וְנָתַתִּ֤י דְבָרַי֙ בְּפִ֔יו וְדִבֶּ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲצַוֶּֽנּוּ׃ A prophet I will raise up for them from among their brothers, like you. And I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall … Continue reading →