Category Archives: Deuteronomy

כִּ֣י אֵ֥ל קַנָּ֛א יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָ פֶּן־֠יֶחֱרֶה אַף־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ בָּ֔ךְ וְהִשְׁמִ֣ידְךָ֔ מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ ס For YHWH your God is a jealous God in your midst, lest the anger of YHWH your God be kindled against you, and He destroy … Continue reading →

לֹ֣א תֵֽלְכ֔וּן אַחֲרֵ֖י אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים מֵאֱלֹהֵי֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר סְבִיבֹותֵיכֶֽם׃ You shall not go after other gods, from the gods of the peoples who are around you.   Morphology לֹ֣א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “You shall … Continue reading →

אֶת־יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ תִּירָ֖א וְאֹתֹ֣ו תַעֲבֹ֑ד וּבִשְׁמֹ֖ו תִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃ You shall fear YHWH your God, serve Him, and swear by His name.   Morphology אֶת־יְהוָ֧ה (et-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun with accusative marker; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the … Continue reading →

הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֔ פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר הֹוצִֽיאֲךָ֛ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם מִבֵּ֥ית עֲבָדִֽים׃ Take care lest you forget YHWH, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, out of the house of bondage.   Morphology הִשָּׁ֣מֶר (hishamer) – Root: שׁמר (shamar); Form: … Continue reading →

וּבָ֨תִּ֜ים מְלֵאִ֣ים כָּל־טוּב֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־מִלֵּאתָ֒ וּבֹרֹ֤ת חֲצוּבִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־חָצַ֔בְתָּ כְּרָמִ֥ים וְזֵיתִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־נָטָ֑עְתָּ וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ וְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃ And houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn cisterns, which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees, which you … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֞ה כִּ֥י יְבִיאֲךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֜רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֧ע לַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ לְאַבְרָהָ֛ם לְיִצְחָ֥ק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖ב לָ֣תֶת לָ֑ךְ עָרִ֛ים גְּדֹלֹ֥ת וְטֹבֹ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־בָנִֽיתָ׃ And it shall be, when YHWH your God brings you into the land which He swore to your fathers, to Avraham, … Continue reading →

וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם עַל־מְזוּזֹ֥ת בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ ס And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.   Morphology וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם (u-kh’tavtam) – Root: כתב (katav); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural … Continue reading →

וּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥ם לְאֹ֖ות עַל־יָדֶ֑ךָ וְהָי֥וּ לְטֹטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֥ין עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.   Morphology וּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥ם (u-qeshartam) – Root: קשׁר (qashar); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person … Continue reading →

וְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣ם לְבָנֶ֔יךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ בָּ֑ם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֨ךָ֙ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣ בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖ וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃ And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the way, when you lie down, and … Continue reading →

וְהָי֞וּ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֧י מְצַוְּךָ֛ הַיֹּ֖ום עַל־לְבָבֶֽךָ׃ And these words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart.   Morphology וְהָי֞וּ (ve-hayu) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural with vav consecutive; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ אֵ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֥ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶֽךָ׃ And you shall love YHWH your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.   Morphology וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ (ve-ahavta) – Root: אהב (ʾahav); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person … Continue reading →

שְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יְהוָ֥ה אֶחָֽד׃ Hear, Yisraʾel: YHWH our God, YHWH is one.   Morphology שְׁמַ֖ע (shema) – Root: שמע (shama); Form: Qal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Hear”; Notes: A command to listen or pay attention. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (Yisra’el) – … Continue reading →

וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ לַעֲשֹׂ֔ות אֲשֶׁר֙ יִיטַ֣ב לְךָ֔ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּרְבּ֖וּן מְאֹ֑ד כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ דִּבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֲבֹתֶ֨יךָ֙ לָ֔ךְ אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ פ And hear, Yisraʾel, and observe to do, that it may be well with you, and that you may increase … Continue reading →

לְמַ֨עַן תִּירָ֜א אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ לִ֠שְׁמֹר אֶת־כָּל־חֻקֹּתָ֣יו וּמִצְוֹתָיו֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָנֹכִ֣י מְצַוֶּךָ֒ אַתָּה֙ וּבִנְךָ֣ וּבֶן־בִּנְךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י חַיֶּ֑יךָ וּלְמַ֖עַן יַאֲרִכֻ֥ן יָמֶֽיךָ׃ So that you may fear YHWH your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments, which I am commanding you, … Continue reading →

וְזֹ֣את הַמִּצְוָ֗ה הַֽחֻקִּים֙ וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֛ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם לְלַמֵּ֣ד אֶתְכֶ֑ם לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות בָּאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֛ם עֹבְרִ֥ים שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the judgments which YHWH your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them … Continue reading →

בְּכָל־הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֜ה יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם אֶתְכֶ֖ם תֵּלֵ֑כוּ לְמַ֤עַן תִּֽחְיוּן֙ וְטֹ֣וב לָכֶ֔ם וְהַאֲרַכְתֶּ֣ם יָמִ֔ים בָּאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּֽירָשֽׁוּן׃ In all the way that YHWH your God has commanded you, you shall walk, so that you may live, and it may be well … Continue reading →

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם לַעֲשֹׂ֔ות כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֛ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם אֶתְכֶ֑ם לֹ֥א תָסֻ֖רוּ יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאל׃ And you shall observe to do as YHWH your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left.   Morphology וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם (ushmartem) … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֗ה פֹּה֮ עֲמֹ֣ד עִמָּדִי֒ וַאֲדַבְּרָ֣ה אֵלֶ֗יךָ אֵ֧ת כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֛ה וְהַחֻקִּ֥ים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר תְּלַמְּדֵ֑ם וְעָשׂ֣וּ בָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לָהֶ֖ם לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ But you, stand here by Me, and I will speak to you all the commandment, the statutes, and the judgments that … Continue reading →

לֵ֖ךְ אֱמֹ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם שׁ֥וּבוּ לָכֶ֖ם לְאָהֳלֵיכֶֽם׃ Go, say to them: “Return to your tents.”   Morphology לֵ֖ךְ (lekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Go”; Notes: A command to proceed or depart. אֱמֹ֣ר (emor) – Root: … Continue reading →

מִֽי־יִתֵּ֡ן וְהָיָה֩ לְבָבָ֨ם זֶ֜ה לָהֶ֗ם לְיִרְאָ֥ה אֹתִ֛י וְלִשְׁמֹ֥ר אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֹתַ֖י כָּל־הַיָּמִ֑ים לְמַ֨עַן יִיטַ֥ב לָהֶ֛ם וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֖ם לְעֹלָֽם׃ Who would give that this heart of theirs would be in them, to fear Me and to keep all My commandments always, that it might … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ אֶת־קֹ֣ול דִּבְרֵיכֶ֔ם בְּדַבֶּרְכֶ֖ם אֵלָ֑י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י שָׁ֠מַעְתִּי אֶת־קֹ֨ול דִּבְרֵ֜י הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבְּר֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ הֵיטִ֖יבוּ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֵּֽרוּ׃ And YHWH heard the voice of your words when you spoke to me, and YHWH said to me, ‘I have … Continue reading →

קְרַ֤ב אַתָּה֙ וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְאַ֣תְּ תְּדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֵ֗ינוּ אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְדַבֵּ֜ר יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְשָׁמַ֥עְנוּ וְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃ You, approach and hear all that YHWH our God will say, and you speak to us all that YHWH our God … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י מִ֣י כָל־בָּשָׂ֡ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֣ע קֹול֩ אֱלֹהִ֨ים חַיִּ֜ים מְדַבֵּ֧ר מִתֹּוךְ־הָאֵ֛שׁ כָּמֹ֖נוּ וַיֶּֽחִי׃ For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire as we have and lived?   Morphology כִּ֣י … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּה֙ לָ֣מָּה נָמ֔וּת כִּ֣י תֹֽאכְלֵ֔נוּ הָאֵ֥שׁ הַגְּדֹלָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את אִם־יֹסְפִ֣ים אֲנַ֗חְנוּ לִ֠שְׁמֹעַ אֶת־קֹ֨ול יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ עֹ֖וד וָמָֽתְנוּ׃ And now, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us. If we continue to hear the voice of YHWH our God … Continue reading →

וַתֹּאמְר֗וּ הֵ֣ן הֶרְאָ֜נוּ יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ֙ אֶת־כְּבֹדֹ֣ו וְאֶת־גָּדְלֹ֔ו וְאֶת־קֹלֹ֥ו שָׁמַ֖עְנוּ מִתֹּ֣וךְ הָאֵ֑שׁ הַיֹּ֤ום הַזֶּה֙ רָאִ֔ינוּ כִּֽי־יְדַבֵּ֧ר אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֖ם וָחָֽי׃ And you said, ‘Behold, YHWH our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice from … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י כְּשָׁמְעֲכֶ֤ם אֶת־הַקֹּול֙ מִתֹּ֣וךְ הַחֹ֔שֶׁךְ וְהָהָ֖ר בֹּעֵ֣ר בָּאֵ֑שׁ וַתִּקְרְב֣וּן אֵלַ֔י כָּל־רָאשֵׁ֥י שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖ם וְזִקְנֵיכֶֽם׃ And it was, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain burned with fire, that you came near to me, all … Continue reading →

אֶֽת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֡לֶּה דִּבֶּר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֶל־כָּל־קְהַלְכֶ֜ם בָּהָ֗ר מִתֹּ֤וךְ הָאֵשׁ֙ הֶֽעָנָ֣ן וְהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔ל קֹ֥ול גָּדֹ֖ול וְלֹ֣א יָסָ֑ף וַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֗ם עַל־שְׁנֵי֙ לֻחֹ֣ת אֲבָנִ֔ים וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם אֵלָֽי׃ These words YHWH spoke to all your assembly on the mountain out of the midst of the fire, the cloud, … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֥א תַחְמֹ֖ד אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֶ֑ךָ ס וְלֹ֨א תִתְאַוֶּ֜ה בֵּ֣ית רֵעֶ֗ךָ שָׂדֵ֜הוּ וְעַבְדֹּ֤ו וַאֲמָתֹו֙ שֹׁורֹ֣ו וַחֲמֹרֹ֔ו וְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ ס And you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. And you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male servant, his … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־תַעֲנֶ֥ה בְרֵֽעֲךָ֖ עֵ֥ד שָֽׁוְא׃ ס And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.   Morphology וְלֹֽא־ (ve-lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Conjunction with negative particle; Translation: “And you shall not”; Notes: Denotes prohibition of the following action. … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֖֣א תִּגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ ס And you shall not steal.   Morphology וְלֹ֖֣א (ve-lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Conjunction with negative particle; Translation: “And you shall not”; Notes: Denotes prohibition of the following action. תִּגְנֹֽ֔ב (tignov) – Root: גנב (ganav); Form: … Continue reading →