Category Archives: Deuteronomy

וְהָיָ֗ה אִם־שָׁמֹ֤עַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֶל־מִצְוֹתַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י מְצַוֶּ֥ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם הַיֹּ֑ום לְאַהֲבָ֞ה אֶת־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ וּלְעָבְדֹ֔ו בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֖ם וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃ And it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey My commandments which I command you today, to love YHWH your God and to serve … Continue reading →

אֶ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ דֹּרֵ֣שׁ אֹתָ֑הּ תָּמִ֗יד עֵינֵ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ בָּ֔הּ מֵֽרֵשִׁית֙ הַשָּׁנָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד אַחֲרִ֥ית שָׁנָֽה׃ ס A land which YHWH your God cares for; the eyes of YHWH your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year … Continue reading →

וְהָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתֶּ֜ם עֹבְרִ֥ים שָׁ֨מָּה֙ לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ אֶ֥רֶץ הָרִ֖ים וּבְקָעֹ֑ת לִמְטַ֥ר הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם תִּשְׁתֶּה־מָּֽיִם׃ And the land which you are crossing over to possess, a land of hills and valleys, drinks water from the rain of the heavens.   Morphology וְהָאָ֗רֶץ (ve-ha-aretz) … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתָּ֤ה בָא־שָׁ֨מָּה֙ לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ לֹ֣א כְאֶ֤רֶץ מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ הִ֔וא אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְצָאתֶ֖ם מִשָּׁ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּזְרַע֙ אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֔ וְהִשְׁקִ֥יתָ בְרַגְלְךָ֖ כְּגַ֥ן הַיָּרָֽק׃ For the land which you are entering to possess is not like the land of Mitsrayim, from which you came … Continue reading →

וּלְמַ֨עַן תַּאֲרִ֤יכוּ יָמִים֙ עַל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁבַּ֨ע יְהוָ֧ה לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֛ם לָתֵ֥ת לָהֶ֖ם וּלְזַרְעָ֑ם אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ ס And that you may prolong your days on the land which YHWH swore to your fathers to give to them and to their offspring, … Continue reading →

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיֹּ֑ום לְמַ֣עַן תֶּחֶזְק֗וּ וּבָאתֶם֙ וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣ם אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֛ם עֹבְרִ֥ים שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ And you shall keep all the commandment which I command you today, that you may be strong and go in and possess the land … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י עֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ הָֽרֹאֹ֔ת אֶת־כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה הַגָּדֹ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשָֽׂה׃ For your eyes have seen all the great work of YHWH which He has done.   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces an explanation or … Continue reading →

וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֜ה לְדָתָ֣ן וְלַאֲבִירָ֗ם בְּנֵ֣י אֱלִיאָב֮ בֶּן־רְאוּבֵן֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר פָּצְתָ֤ה הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֶת־פִּ֔יהָ וַתִּבְלָעֵ֥ם וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיהֶ֖ם וְאֶת־אָהֳלֵיהֶ֑ם וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־הַיְקוּם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם בְּקֶ֖רֶב כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And what He did to Datan and to Aviram, the sons of Eliʾav, the son of Reʾuven, how the earth … Continue reading →

וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר עַד־בֹּאֲכֶ֖ם עַד־הַמָּקֹ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And what He did for you in the wilderness until you came to this place.   Morphology וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (va-asher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Conjunction with relative pronoun; Translation: “And what”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading →

וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂה֩ לְחֵ֨יל מִצְרַ֜יִם לְסוּסָ֣יו וּלְרִכְבֹּ֗ו אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵצִ֜יף אֶת־מֵ֤י יַם־סוּף֙ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֔ם בְּרָדְפָ֖ם אַחֲרֵיכֶ֑ם וַיְאַבְּדֵ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And what He did to the army of Mitsrayim, to their horses and their chariots, how He made the waters of the … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־אֹֽתֹתָיו֙ וְאֶֽת־מַעֲשָׂ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה בְּתֹ֣וךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם לְפַרְעֹ֥ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם וּלְכָל־אַרְצֹֽו׃ And His signs and His deeds which He did in the midst of Mitsrayim to Parʿo, king of Mitsrayim, and to all his land.   Morphology וְאֶת־ (ve-et) – Root: את … Continue reading →

וִֽידַעְתֶּם֮ הַיֹּום֒ כִּ֣י לֹ֣א אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יָדְעוּ֙ וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־רָא֔וּ אֶת־מוּסַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם אֶת־גָּדְלֹ֕ו אֶת־יָדֹו֙ הַחֲזָקָ֔ה וּזְרֹעֹ֖ו הַנְּטוּיָֽה׃ And you shall know today that it is not your children who did not know and who have not seen the discipline of … Continue reading →

וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ אֵ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ מִשְׁמַרְתֹּ֗ו וְחֻקֹּתָ֧יו וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֛יו וּמִצְוֹתָ֖יו כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ “And you shall love YHWH your God, and keep His charge, His statutes, His judgments, and His commandments always.   Morphology וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ (ve-ahavta) – Root: אהב (ʾahav); Form: Qal perfect … Continue reading →

בְּשִׁבְעִ֣ים נֶ֔פֶשׁ יָרְד֥וּ אֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ מִצְרָ֑יְמָה וְעַתָּ֗ה שָֽׂמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ כְּכֹוכְבֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לָרֹֽב׃ With seventy persons your fathers went down to Mitsrayim, and now YHWH your God has made you as numerous as the stars of the heavens.   Morphology בְּשִׁבְעִ֣ים … Continue reading →

ה֥וּא תְהִלָּתְךָ֖ וְה֣וּא אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה אִתְּךָ֗ אֶת־הַגְּדֹלֹ֤ת וְאֶת־הַנֹּֽורָאֹת֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָא֖וּ עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ He is your praise, and He is your God, who has done with you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.   Morphology ה֥וּא (hu) … Continue reading →

אֶת־יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ תִּירָ֖א אֹתֹ֣ו תַעֲבֹ֑ד וּבֹ֣ו תִדְבָּ֔ק וּבִשְׁמֹ֖ו תִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃ You shall fear YHWH your God, serve Him, cling to Him, and swear by His name.   Morphology אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: Not translated; … Continue reading →

וַאֲהַבְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־הַגֵּ֑ר כִּֽי־גֵרִ֥ים הֱיִיתֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And you shall love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Mitsrayim.   Morphology וַאֲהַבְתֶּ֖ם (va-ahavtem) – Root: אהב (ʾahav); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural (wayyiqtol); Translation: “And you … Continue reading →

עֹשֶׂ֛ה מִשְׁפַּ֥ט יָתֹ֖ום וְאַלְמָנָ֑ה וְאֹהֵ֣ב גֵּ֔ר לָ֥תֶת לֹ֖ו לֶ֥חֶם וְשִׂמְלָֽה׃ He executes justice for the orphan and the widow and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.   Morphology עֹשֶׂ֛ה (ʿoseh) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal participle masculine … Continue reading →

כִּ֚י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם ה֚וּא אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַאֲדֹנֵ֖י הָאֲדֹנִ֑ים הָאֵ֨ל הַגָּדֹ֤ל הַגִּבֹּר֙ וְהַנֹּורָ֔א אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹא־יִשָּׂ֣א פָנִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יִקַּ֖ח שֹֽׁחַד׃ For YHWH your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, who does … Continue reading →

וּמַלְתֶּ֕ם אֵ֖ת עָרְלַ֣ת לְבַבְכֶ֑ם וְעָ֨רְפְּכֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תַקְשׁ֖וּ עֹֽוד׃ And you shall circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and your neck shall no longer be stiff.   Morphology וּמַלְתֶּ֕ם (u-maltem) – Root: מול (mul); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; … Continue reading →

רַ֧ק בַּאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ חָשַׁ֥ק יְהוָ֖ה לְאַהֲבָ֣ה אֹותָ֑ם וַיִּבְחַ֞ר בְּזַרְעָ֣ם אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם בָּכֶ֛ם מִכָּל־הָעַמִּ֖ים כַּיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ Only in your fathers did YHWH delight to love them, and He chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day.   … Continue reading →

הֵ֚ן לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּשְׁמֵ֣י הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם הָאָ֖רֶץ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּֽהּ׃ Behold, to YHWH your God belong the heavens and the heavens of heavens, the earth and all that is in it.   Morphology הֵ֚ן (hen) – Root: הן (hen); Form: Interjection; Translation: … Continue reading →

לִשְׁמֹ֞ר אֶת־מִצְוֹ֤ת יְהוָה֙ וְאֶת־חֻקֹּתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיֹּ֑ום לְטֹ֖וב לָֽךְ׃ To keep the commandments of YHWH and His statutes, which I command you today, for your good.   Morphology לִשְׁמֹ֞ר (lishmor) – Root: שמר (shamar); Form: Qal infinitive construct with … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּה֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מָ֚ה יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ שֹׁאֵ֖ל מֵעִמָּ֑ךְ כִּ֣י אִם־֠לְיִרְאָה אֶת־יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ לָלֶ֤כֶת בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו֙ וּלְאַהֲבָ֣ה אֹתֹ֔ו וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְכָל־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ And now, Yisraʾel, what does YHWH your God ask of you, except to fear YHWH your God, to walk in … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י ק֛וּם לֵ֥ךְ לְמַסַּ֖ע לִפְנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וְיָבֹ֨אוּ֙ וְיִֽרְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי לַאֲבֹתָ֖ם לָתֵ֥ת לָהֶֽם׃ פ And YHWH said to me, ‘Arise, go on the journey before the people, that they may come and possess the land which I swore … Continue reading →

וְאָנֹכִ֞י עָמַ֣דְתִּי בָהָ֗ר כַּיָּמִים֙ הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים אַרְבָּעִ֣ים יֹ֔ום וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים לָ֑יְלָה וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י גַּ֚ם בַּפַּ֣עַם הַהִ֔וא לֹא־אָבָ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה הַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃ And I stood on the mountain as the first days, forty days and forty nights, and YHWH listened to me also at … Continue reading →

עַל־כֵּ֞ן לֹֽא־הָיָ֧ה לְלֵוִ֛י חֵ֥לֶק וְנַחֲלָ֖ה עִם־אֶחָ֑יו יְהוָה֙ ה֣וּא נַחֲלָתֹ֔ו כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לֹֽו׃ Therefore, Levi has no portion or inheritance with his brothers; YHWH is his inheritance, as YHWH your God spoke to him.   Morphology עַל־כֵּ֞ן (ʿal-ken) – … Continue reading →

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗וא הִבְדִּ֤יל יְהוָה֙ אֶת־שֵׁ֣בֶט הַלֵּוִ֔י לָשֵׂ֖את אֶת־אֲרֹ֣ון בְּרִית־יְהוָ֑ה לַעֲמֹד֩ לִפְנֵ֨י יְהוָ֤ה לְשָֽׁרְתֹו֙ וּלְבָרֵ֣ךְ בִּשְׁמֹ֔ו עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ At that time, YHWH set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of YHWH, to stand before … Continue reading →

מִשָּׁ֥ם נָסְע֖וּ הַגֻּדְגֹּ֑דָה וּמִן־הַגֻּדְגֹּ֣דָה יָטְבָ֔תָה אֶ֖רֶץ נַֽחֲלֵי מָֽיִם׃ From there they journeyed to Gudgoda, and from Gudgoda to Yotvata, a land of brooks of water.   Morphology מִשָּׁ֥ם (mi-sham) – Root: שם (sham); Form: Preposition with adverb; Translation: “From there”; … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל נָֽסְע֛וּ מִבְּאֵרֹ֥ת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקָ֖ן מֹוסֵרָ֑ה שָׁ֣ם מֵ֤ת אַהֲרֹן֙ וַיִּקָּבֵ֣ר שָׁ֔ם וַיְכַהֵ֛ן אֶלְעָזָ֥ר בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ And the children of Yisraʾel journeyed from Beʾerot Bene-Yaʿaqan to Mosera. There Aharon died, and there he was buried, and Eleʿazar his son served as … Continue reading →