Category Archives: Exodus

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הֵ֤ן אֲנִי֙ עֲרַ֣ל שְׂפָתַ֔יִם וְאֵ֕יךְ יִשְׁמַ֥ע אֵלַ֖י פַּרְעֹֽה׃ פ And Moshe said before YHWH, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how will Parʿo listen to me?”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: א־מ־ר (ʾ-m-r); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹ֖ר אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה דַּבֵּ֗ר אֶל־פַּרְעֹה֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י דֹּבֵ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying, “I am YHWH. Speak to Parʿo, king of Mitsrayim, all that I speak to you.”   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר (vayedabber) … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י בְּיֹ֨ום דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ פ And it came to pass on the day that YHWH spoke to Moshe in the land of Mitsrayim.   Morphology וַיְהִ֗י (vayehi) – Root: ה־י־ה (h-y-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with … Continue reading →

הֵ֗ם הַֽמְדַבְּרִים֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם לְהֹוצִ֥יא אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם ה֥וּא מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְאַהֲרֹֽן׃ These are the ones speaking to Parʿo, king of Mitsrayim, to bring the children of Yisra’el out of Mitsrayim—this is Moshe and Aharon.   Morphology הֵ֗ם (hem) – Root: N/A; … Continue reading →

ה֥וּא אַהֲרֹ֖ן וּמֹשֶׁ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לָהֶ֔ם הֹוצִ֜יאוּ אֶת־בְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם עַל־צִבְאֹתָֽם׃ This is Aharon and Moshe, to whom YHWH said, “Bring the children of Yisra’el out of the land of Mitsrayim according to their divisions.”   Morphology ה֥וּא … Continue reading →

וְאֶלְעָזָ֨ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֜ן לָקַֽח־לֹ֨ו מִבְּנֹ֤ות פּֽוּטִיאֵל֙ לֹ֣ו לְאִשָּׁ֔ה וַתֵּ֥לֶד לֹ֖ו אֶת־פִּֽינְחָ֑ס אֵ֗לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֛י אֲבֹ֥ות הַלְוִיִּ֖ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ And Eleʿazar, the son of Aharon, took for himself one of the daughters of Putiel as a wife, and she bore him Pineḥas. These are … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֣י קֹ֔רַח אַסִּ֥יר וְאֶלְקָנָ֖ה וַאֲבִיאָסָ֑ף אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הַקָּרְחִֽי׃ And the sons of Qoraḥ were Assir, Elqana, and Aviʾasaf; these are the families of the Qoraḥites.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֣י (u-venei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Construct state with conjunctive waw; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֨ח אַהֲרֹ֜ן אֶת־אֱלִישֶׁ֧בַע בַּת־עַמִּינָדָ֛ב אֲחֹ֥ות נַחְשֹׁ֖ון לֹ֣ו לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַתֵּ֣לֶד לֹ֗ו אֶת־נָדָב֙ וְאֶת־אֲבִיה֔וּא אֶת־אֶלְעָזָ֖ר וְאֶת־אִֽיתָמָֽר׃ And Aharon took Elisheva, the daughter of Amminadav, the sister of Naḥshon, for a wife, and she bore him Nadav, and Avihu, Elʿazar, and Itamar.   … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֖י עֻזִּיאֵ֑ל מִֽישָׁאֵ֥ל וְאֶלְצָפָ֖ן וְסִתְרִֽי׃ And the sons of Uzzi’el: Misha’el, and Eltsafan, and Sithri.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֖י (u-vene) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, plural construct with conjunction; Translation: “And the sons of”; Notes: Indicates possession or lineage. עֻזִּיאֵ֑ל … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֖י יִצְהָ֑ר קֹ֥רַח וָנֶ֖פֶג וְזִכְרִֽי׃ And the sons of Yitshar: Qoraḥ, and Nefeg, and Zikhri.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֖י (u-vene) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, plural construct with conjunction; Translation: “And the sons of”; Notes: Indicates possession or lineage. יִצְהָ֑ר … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֨ח עַמְרָ֜ם אֶת־יֹוכֶ֤בֶד דֹּֽדָתֹו֙ לֹ֣ו לְאִשָּׁ֔ה וַתֵּ֣לֶד לֹ֔ו אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹ֖ן וְאֶת־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וּשְׁנֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י עַמְרָ֔ם שֶׁ֧בַע וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים וּמְאַ֖ת שָׁנָֽה׃ Amram took Yochebed, his aunt, for himself as a wife, and she bore him Aharon and Moshe. And the years of Amram’s life … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֥י מְרָרִ֖י מַחְלִ֣י וּמוּשִׁ֑י אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הַלֵּוִ֖י לְתֹלְדֹתָֽם׃ And the sons of Merari: Maḥli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their genealogies.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֥י (u-vene) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Conjunction with noun, plural … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֣י קְהָ֔ת עַמְרָ֣ם וְיִצְהָ֔ר וְחֶבְרֹ֖ון וְעֻזִּיאֵ֑ל וּשְׁנֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י קְהָ֔ת שָׁלֹ֧שׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים וּמְאַ֖ת שָׁנָֽה׃ And the sons of Qehat: ʿAmram, and Yitshar, and Ḥevron, and ʿUzziʾel. And the years of the life of Qehat were one hundred and thirty-three years.   … Continue reading →

בְּנֵ֥י גֵרְשֹׁ֛ון לִבְנִ֥י וְשִׁמְעִ֖י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ The sons of Gershon: Livni and Shimei, according to their families.   Morphology בְּנֵ֥י (bene) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, plural construct; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Gershon. גֵרְשֹׁ֛ון … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֨לֶּה שְׁמֹ֤ות בְּנֵֽי־לֵוִי֙ לְתֹ֣לְדֹתָ֔ם גֵּרְשֹׁ֕ון וּקְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִ֑י וּשְׁנֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י לֵוִ֔י שֶׁ֧בַע וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים וּמְאַ֖ת שָׁנָֽה׃ And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Qehat, and Merari. And the years of the life of … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֣י שִׁמְעֹ֗ון יְמוּאֵ֨ל וְיָמִ֤ין וְאֹ֨הַד֙ וְיָכִ֣ין וְצֹ֔חַר וְשָׁא֖וּל בֶּן־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑ית אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ות שִׁמְעֹֽון׃ And the sons of Shimʿon: Yemuel, and Yamin, and Ohad, and Yakin, and Tsoḥar, and Sha’ul the son of the Kenaʿanit woman. These are the families of Shimʿon. … Continue reading →

אֵ֖לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֣י בֵית־אֲבֹתָ֑ם בְּנֵ֨י רְאוּבֵ֜ן בְּכֹ֣ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל חֲנֹ֤וךְ וּפַלּוּא֙ חֶצְרֹ֣ון וְכַרְמִ֔י אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ות רְאוּבֵֽן׃ These are the heads of their fathers’ houses: the sons of Re’uven, the firstborn of Yisra’el: Ḥanokh, and Pallu, Ḥetsron, and Karmi. These are the families … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָה֮ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן֒ וַיְצַוֵּם֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֶל־פַּרְעֹ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם לְהֹוצִ֥יא אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe and to Aharon and commanded them concerning the children of Yisra’el and concerning Parʿo, king of Mitsrayim, to bring the children … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֔ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר הֵ֤ן בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֣וּ אֵלַ֔י וְאֵיךְ֙ יִשְׁמָעֵ֣נִי פַרְעֹ֔ה וַאֲנִ֖י עֲרַ֥ל שְׂפָתָֽיִם׃ And Moshe spoke before YHWH, saying, “Behold, the children of Yisra’el have not listened to me; how then shall Parʿo listen to me, since I … Continue reading →

בֹּ֣א דַבֵּ֔ר אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם וִֽישַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאַרְצֹֽו׃ “Go, speak to Parʿo, king of Mitsrayim, that he may send the children of Yisra’el out of his land.”   Morphology בֹּ֣א (bo) – Root: בוא (b-w-ʾ); Form: Qal imperative, 2ms; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,    Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect, 3ms, with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct communication initiated by YHWH. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (h-w-h); … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר מֹשֶׁ֛ה כֵּ֖ן אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֤א שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִקֹּ֣צֶר ר֔וּחַ וּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖ה קָשָֽׁה׃ פ And Moshe spoke thus to the children of Yisra’el, but they did not listen to Moshe because of shortness of spirit and hard labor.   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר … Continue reading →

וְהֵבֵאתִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָשָׂ֨אתִי֙ אֶת־יָדִ֔י לָתֵ֣ת אֹתָ֔הּ לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם לְיִצְחָ֖ק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑ב וְנָתַתִּ֨י אֹתָ֥הּ לָכֶ֛ם מֹורָשָׁ֖ה אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ I will bring you to the land which I raised My hand to give to Avraham, to Yitsḥaq, and to Yaʿaqov; and I … Continue reading →

וְלָקַחְתִּ֨י אֶתְכֶ֥ם לִי֙ לְעָ֔ם וְהָיִ֥יתִי לָכֶ֖ם לֵֽאלֹהִ֑ים וִֽידַעְתֶּ֗ם כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם הַמֹּוצִ֣יא אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִתַּ֖חַת סִבְלֹ֥ות מִצְרָֽיִם׃ I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am YHWH your God, … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֞ן אֱמֹ֥ר לִבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ אֲנִ֣י יְהוָה֒ וְהֹוצֵאתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֗ם מִתַּ֨חַת֙ סִבְלֹ֣ת מִצְרַ֔יִם וְהִצַּלְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם וְגָאַלְתִּ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ בִּזְרֹ֣ועַ נְטוּיָ֔ה וּבִשְׁפָטִ֖ים גְּדֹלִֽים׃ Therefore, say to the children of Yisra’el, ‘I am YHWH, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of … Continue reading →

וְגַ֣ם אֲנִ֣י שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי אֶֽת־נַאֲקַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִצְרַ֖יִם מַעֲבִדִ֣ים אֹתָ֑ם וָאֶזְכֹּ֖ר אֶת־בְּרִיתִֽי׃ And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Yisra’el, whom the Mitsrayim are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.   Morphology וְגַ֣ם (ve-gam) – … Continue reading →

וְגַ֨ם הֲקִמֹ֤תִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי֙ אִתָּ֔ם לָתֵ֥ת לָהֶ֖ם אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן אֵ֛ת אֶ֥רֶץ מְגֻרֵיהֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־גָּ֥רוּ בָֽהּ׃ And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Kenaʿan, the land of their sojournings, where they sojourned.   Morphology וְגַ֨ם … Continue reading →

וָאֵרָ֗א אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֶל־יִצְחָ֥ק וְאֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב בְּאֵ֣ל שַׁדָּ֑י וּשְׁמִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לֹ֥א נֹודַ֖עְתִּי לָהֶֽם׃ And I appeared to Avraham, to Yitsḥaq, and to Yaʿaqov as El Shaddai, but by my name YHWH, I was not known to them.   Morphology וָאֵרָ֗א (va-era) – … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And God spoke to Moshe and said to him, “I am YHWH.   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Indicates YHWH … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה עַתָּ֣ה תִרְאֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה לְפַרְעֹ֑ה כִּ֣י בְיָ֤ד חֲזָקָה֙ יְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם וּבְיָ֣ד חֲזָקָ֔ה יְגָרְשֵׁ֖ם מֵאַרְצֹֽו׃ ס And YHWH said to Moshe, “Now you will see what I will do to Parʿo, for with a strong hand he will send … Continue reading →