Category Archives: Deuteronomy

וְגַם֙ אֶת־הַצִּרְעָ֔ה יְשַׁלַּ֛ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בָּ֑ם עַד־אֲבֹ֗ד הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֛ים וְהַנִּסְתָּרִ֖ים מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃ And also, YHWH your God will send the hornet among them, until those who remain and those who hide themselves perish before you.   Morphology וְגַם֙ (ve-gam) – Root: גם … Continue reading →

הַמַּסֹּ֨ת הַגְּדֹלֹ֜ת אֲשֶׁר־רָא֣וּ עֵינֶ֗יךָ וְהָאֹתֹ֤ת וְהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ וְהַיָּ֤ד הַחֲזָקָה֙ וְהַזְּרֹ֣עַ הַנְּטוּיָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֹוצִֽאֲךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ כֵּֽן־יַעֲשֶׂ֞ה יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ לְכָל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה יָרֵ֖א מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ The great trials that your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the strong hand, and the outstretched arm by … Continue reading →

לֹ֥א תִירָ֖א מֵהֶ֑ם זָכֹ֣ר תִּזְכֹּ֗ר אֵ֤ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לְפַרְעֹ֖ה וּלְכָל־מִצְרָֽיִם׃ Do not fear them; remember well what YHWH your God did to Parʿo and to all Mitsrayim.   Morphology לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י תֹאמַר֙ בִּלְבָ֣בְךָ֔ רַבִּ֛ים הַגֹּויִ֥ם הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִמֶּ֑נִּי אֵיכָ֥ה אוּכַ֖ל לְהֹורִישָֽׁם׃ If you say in your heart, “These nations are more numerous than I; how can I dispossess them?”   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “If” … Continue reading →

וְאָכַלְתָּ֣ אֶת־כָּל־הָֽעַמִּ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֔ךְ לֹא־תָחֹ֥ס עֵֽינְךָ֖ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְלֹ֤א תַעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־מֹוקֵ֥שׁ ה֖וּא לָֽךְ׃ ס And you shall consume all the peoples whom YHWH your God gives to you. Your eye shall not pity them, nor shall you … Continue reading →

וְהֵסִ֧יר יְהוָ֛ה מִמְּךָ֖ כָּל־חֹ֑לִי וְכָל־מַדְוֵי֩ מִצְרַ֨יִם הָרָעִ֜ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָדַ֗עְתָּ לֹ֤א יְשִׂימָם֙ בָּ֔ךְ וּנְתָנָ֖ם בְּכָל־שֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃ And YHWH will remove from you all sickness, and all the evil diseases of Mitsrayim, which you have known, He will not place upon you but … Continue reading →

בָּר֥וּךְ תִּֽהְיֶ֖ה מִכָּל־הָעַמִּ֑ים לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה בְךָ֛ עָקָ֥ר וַֽעֲקָרָ֖ה וּבִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָ׃ You will be blessed above all peoples; there will not be among you a barren man or a barren woman, or among your livestock.   Morphology בָּר֥וּךְ (barukh) – Root: ברך (barakh); … Continue reading →

בָּר֥וּךְ תִּֽהְיֶ֖ה מִכָּל־הָעַמִּ֑ים לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה בְךָ֛ עָקָ֥ר וַֽעֲקָרָ֖ה וּבִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָ׃ You will be blessed above all peoples; there will not be among you a barren man or a barren woman, or among your livestock.   Morphology בָּר֥וּךְ (barukh) – Root: ברך (barakh); … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֣ה עֵ֣קֶב תִּשְׁמְע֗וּן אֵ֤ת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם וְשָׁמַר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ לְךָ֗ אֶֽת־הַבְּרִית֙ וְאֶת־הַחֶ֔סֶד אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖ע לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃ And it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do them, that YHWH your God will … Continue reading →

וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֨ אֶת־הַמִּצְוָ֜ה וְאֶת־הַֽחֻקִּ֣ים וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֧י מְצַוְּךָ֛ הַיֹּ֖ום לַעֲשֹׂותָֽם׃ פ And you shall keep the commandment, the statutes, and the judgments which I command you today, to do them.   Morphology וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֨ (ve-shamarta) – Root: שמר (shamar); Form: Qal perfect … Continue reading →

וּמְשַׁלֵּ֧ם לְשֹׂנְאָ֛יו אֶל־פָּנָ֖יו לְהַאֲבִידֹ֑ו לֹ֤א יְאַחֵר֙ לְשֹׂ֣נְאֹ֔ו אֶל־פָּנָ֖יו יְשַׁלֶּם־לֹֽו׃ And He repays those who hate Him to their face, to destroy them; He will not delay with the one who hates Him—He will repay him to his face.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ כִּֽי־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ ה֣וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים הָאֵל֙ הַֽנֶּאֱמָ֔ן שֹׁמֵ֧ר הַבְּרִ֣ית וְהַחֶ֗סֶד לְאֹהֲבָ֛יו וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י מִצְוֹתָ֖יו לְאֶ֥לֶף דֹּֽור׃ And you shall know that YHWH your God, He is the God, the faithful God, keeping the covenant and the lovingkindness to those who love … Continue reading →

כִּי֩ מֵֽאַהֲבַ֨ת יְהוָ֜ה אֶתְכֶ֗ם וּמִשָּׁמְרֹ֤ו אֶת־הַשְּׁבֻעָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִשְׁבַּע֙ לַאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם הֹוצִ֧יא יְהוָ֛ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּיָ֣ד חֲזָקָ֑ה וַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֙ מִבֵּ֣ית עֲבָדִ֔ים מִיַּ֖ד פַּרְעֹ֥ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרָֽיִם׃ For YHWH, because of His love for you and keeping the oath He swore to your ancestors, has brought you … Continue reading →

לֹ֣א מֵֽרֻבְּכֶ֞ם מִכָּל־הָֽעַמִּ֗ים חָשַׁ֧ק יְהוָ֛ה בָּכֶ֖ם וַיִּבְחַ֣ר בָּכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־אַתֶּ֥ם הַמְעַ֖ט מִכָּל־הָעַמִּֽים׃ It was not because you were more numerous than all the peoples that YHWH set His affection on you and chose you, for you are the fewest of all … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י עַ֤ם קָדֹושׁ֙ אַתָּ֔ה לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ בְּךָ֞ בָּחַ֣ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ לִהְיֹ֥ות לֹו֙ לְעַ֣ם סְגֻלָּ֔ה מִכֹּל֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ ס For you are a holy people to YHWH your God. YHWH your God has chosen you to be a treasured … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־אִם־כֹּ֤ה תַעֲשׂוּ֙ לָהֶ֔ם מִזְבְּחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם תִּתֹּ֔צוּ וּמַצֵּבֹתָ֖ם תְּשַׁבֵּ֑רוּ וַאֲשֵֽׁירֵהֶם֙ תְּגַדֵּע֔וּן וּפְסִילֵיהֶ֖ם תִּשְׂרְפ֥וּן בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ But thus you shall deal with them: their altars you shall tear down, their pillars you shall break, their Asherim you shall cut down, and their graven images … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־יָסִ֤יר אֶת־בִּנְךָ֙ מֵֽאַחֲרַ֔י וְעָבְד֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וְחָרָ֤ה אַף־יְהוָה֙ בָּכֶ֔ם וְהִשְׁמִידְךָ֖ מַהֵֽר׃ For he will turn your son away from following Me, and they will serve other gods. Then the anger of YHWH will be kindled against you, and He will … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֥א תִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בָּ֑ם בִּתְּךָ֙ לֹא־תִתֵּ֣ן לִבְנֹ֔ו וּבִתֹּ֖ו לֹא־תִקַּ֥ח לִבְנֶֽךָ׃ And you shall not intermarry with them: your daughter you shall not give to his son, and his daughter you shall not take for your son.   Morphology וְלֹ֥א (ve-lo) – … Continue reading →

וּנְתָנָ֞ם יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ לְפָנֶ֖יךָ וְהִכִּיתָ֑ם הַחֲרֵ֤ם תַּחֲרִים֙ אֹתָ֔ם לֹא־תִכְרֹ֥ת לָהֶ֛ם בְּרִ֖ית וְלֹ֥א תְחָנֵּֽם׃ And YHWH your God will deliver them before you, and you shall strike them. You shall utterly destroy them; you shall not make a covenant with them … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י יְבִֽיאֲךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה בָא־שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּ וְנָשַׁ֣ל גֹּֽויִם־רַבִּ֣ים מִפָּנֶ֡יךָ הַֽחִתִּי֩ וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֨י וְהָאֱמֹרִ֜י וְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣י וְהַפְּרִזִּ֗י וְהַֽחִוִּי֙ וְהַיְבוּסִ֔י שִׁבְעָ֣ה גֹויִ֔ם רַבִּ֥ים וַעֲצוּמִ֖ים מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ When YHWH your God brings you into the land which you are entering to possess, and He … Continue reading →

וּצְדָקָ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶה־לָּ֑נוּ כִּֽי־נִשְׁמֹ֨ר לַעֲשֹׂ֜ות אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֣ה הַזֹּ֗את לִפְנֵ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּֽנוּ׃ ס And it will be righteousness for us, if we observe to do all this commandment before YHWH our God, as He has commanded us.’   Morphology וּצְדָקָ֖ה (u-tzedaqah) … Continue reading →

וַיְצַוֵּ֣נוּ יְהוָ֗ה לַעֲשֹׂות֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַחֻקִּ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה לְיִרְאָ֖ה אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לְטֹ֥וב לָ֨נוּ֙ כָּל־הַיָּמִ֔ים לְחַיֹּתֵ֖נוּ כְּהַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And YHWH commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear YHWH our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it … Continue reading →

וְאֹותָ֖נוּ הֹוצִ֣יא מִשָּׁ֑ם לְמַ֨עַן֙ הָבִ֣יא אֹתָ֔נוּ לָ֤תֶת לָ֨נוּ֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖ע לַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ And He brought us out from there, to bring us in, to give us the land which He swore to our fathers.   Morphology וְאֹותָ֖נוּ (ve-otanu) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן יְהוָ֡ה אֹותֹ֣ת וּ֠מֹפְתִים גְּדֹלִ֨ים וְרָעִ֧ים בְּמִצְרַ֛יִם בְּפַרְעֹ֥ה וּבְכָל־בֵּיתֹ֖ו לְעֵינֵֽינוּ׃ And YHWH set signs and great and terrible wonders in Mitsrayim, upon Parʿo and all his house, before our eyes.   Morphology וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (va-yitten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ לְבִנְךָ֔ עֲבָדִ֛ים הָיִ֥ינוּ לְפַרְעֹ֖ה בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וַיֹּוצִיאֵ֧נוּ יְהוָ֛ה מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם בְּיָ֥ד חֲזָקָֽה׃ then you shall say to your son, ‘We were slaves to Parʿo in Mitsrayim, and YHWH brought us out of Mitsrayim with a mighty hand.   Morphology וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (ve-amarta) … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־יִשְׁאָלְךָ֥ בִנְךָ֛ מָחָ֖ר לֵאמֹ֑ר מָ֣ה הָעֵדֹ֗ת וְהַֽחֻקִּים֙ וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֛ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ אֶתְכֶֽם׃ When your son asks you tomorrow, saying, ‘What are the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which YHWH our God has commanded you?’   Morphology כִּֽי (ki) … Continue reading →

לַהֲדֹ֥ף אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבֶ֖יךָ מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ ס To drive out all your enemies from before you, as YHWH has spoken.   Morphology לַהֲדֹ֥ף (la-hadof) – Root: הדף (hadaf); Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “To drive out”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

וְעָשִׂ֛יתָ הַיָּשָׁ֥ר וְהַטֹּ֖וב בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לְמַ֨עַן֙ יִ֣יטַב לָ֔ךְ וּבָ֗אתָ וְיָֽרַשְׁתָּ֙ אֶת־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַטֹּבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥ע יְהוָ֖ה לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃ And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of YHWH, so that it may go well with you, and you may … Continue reading →

שָׁמֹ֣ור תִּשְׁמְר֔וּן אֶת־מִצְוֹ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם וְעֵדֹתָ֥יו וְחֻקָּ֖יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּֽךְ׃ You shall diligently keep the commandments of YHWH your God, His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you.   Morphology שָׁמֹ֣ור (shamor) – Root: שׁמר (shamar); Form: Infinitive absolute; … Continue reading →

לֹ֣א תְנַסּ֔וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר נִסִּיתֶ֖ם בַּמַּסָּֽה׃ You shall not test YHWH your God as you tested Him at Massa.   Morphology לֹ֣א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “You shall not”; Notes: Prohibits an action. תְנַסּ֔וּ … Continue reading →