Category Archives: Exodus

וְעָשׂ֥וּ אֲרֹ֖ון עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים אַמָּתַ֨יִם וָחֵ֜צִי אָרְכֹּ֗ו וְאַמָּ֤ה וָחֵ֨צִי֙ רָחְבֹּ֔ו וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי קֹמָתֹֽו׃ And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits its length, one and a half cubits its width, and one and a … Continue reading →

כְּכֹ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲנִי֙ מַרְאֶ֣ה אֹותְךָ֔ אֵ֚ת תַּבְנִ֣ית הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן וְאֵ֖ת תַּבְנִ֣ית כָּל־כֵּלָ֑יו וְכֵ֖ן תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ According to all that I show you, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its vessels, so shall you make it.   Morphology כְּכֹ֗ל … Continue reading →

וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתֹוכָֽם׃ And they shall make for Me a sanctuary, so that I may dwell among them.   Morphology וְעָ֥שׂוּ (ve’asu) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3mp; Translation: “And they shall make”; … Continue reading →

אַבְנֵי־שֹׁ֕הַם וְאַבְנֵ֖י מִלֻּאִ֑ים לָאֵפֹ֖ד וְלַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ Onyx stones and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece.   Morphology אַבְנֵי־שֹׁ֕הַם (avnei-shoham) – Root: אבן (ʾ-v-n); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct + Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Onyx stones”; Notes: … Continue reading →

שֶׁ֖מֶן לַמָּאֹ֑ר בְּשָׂמִים֙ לְשֶׁ֣מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה וְלִקְטֹ֖רֶת הַסַּמִּֽים׃ Oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of spices.   Morphology שֶׁ֖מֶן (shemen) – Root: שמן (sh-m-n); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Oil”; Notes: Refers to olive … Continue reading →

וְעֹרֹ֨ת אֵילִ֧ם מְאָדָּמִ֛ים וְעֹרֹ֥ת תְּחָשִׁ֖ים וַעֲצֵ֥י שִׁטִּֽים׃ And skins of rams dyed red, and skins of taḥashim, and acacia wood.   Morphology וְעֹרֹ֨ת (ve’orot) – Root: עור (ʿ-w-r); Form: Conjunction + Noun, feminine plural absolute; Translation: “And skins”; Notes: Refers … Continue reading →

וּתְכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתֹולַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ וְעִזִּֽים׃ And blue, purple, scarlet yarn, fine linen, and goats’ hair.   Morphology וּתְכֵ֧לֶת (utkhelet) – Root: תכלת (t-k-l-t); Form: Conjunction + Noun, feminine singular absolute; Translation: “And blue”; Notes: Refers to a dye made … Continue reading →

וְזֹאת֙ הַתְּרוּמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּקְח֖וּ מֵאִתָּ֑ם זָהָ֥ב וָכֶ֖סֶף וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ And this is the contribution that you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze.   Morphology וְזֹאת֙ (vezot) – Root: זה (z-h); Form: Conjunction + Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיִקְחוּ־לִ֖י תְּרוּמָ֑ה מֵאֵ֤ת כָּל־אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִדְּבֶ֣נּוּ לִבֹּ֔ו תִּקְח֖וּ אֶת־תְּרוּמָתִֽי׃ “Speak to the children of Yisra’el, and let them take for Me a contribution; from every man whose heart moves him, you shall take My contribution.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates YHWH initiating communication with Mosheh. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֥א מֹשֶׁ֛ה בְּתֹ֥וךְ הֶעָנָ֖ן וַיַּ֣עַל אֶל־הָהָ֑ר וַיְהִ֤י מֹשֶׁה֙ בָּהָ֔ר אַרְבָּעִ֣ים יֹ֔ום וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים לָֽיְלָה׃ פ And Moshe entered into the cloud and went up to the mountain, and Moshe was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.   Morphology וַיָּבֹ֥א … Continue reading →

וּמַרְאֵה֙ כְּבֹ֣וד יְהוָ֔ה כְּאֵ֥שׁ אֹכֶ֖לֶת בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֑ר לְעֵינֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the appearance of the glory of YHWH was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the children of Yisra’el.   Morphology וּמַרְאֵה֙ … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכֹּ֤ן כְּבֹוד־יְהוָה֙ עַל־הַ֣ר סִינַ֔י וַיְכַסֵּ֥הוּ הֶעָנָ֖ן שֵׁ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֑ים וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֛ה בַּיֹּ֥ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י מִתֹּ֥וךְ הֶעָנָֽן׃ And the glory of YHWH settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. And He called to Moshe on the seventh day … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַל מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶל־הָהָ֑ר וַיְכַ֥ס הֶעָנָ֖ן אֶת־הָהָֽר׃ And Moshe went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַל (vayyaʿal) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms (wayyiqtol); Translation: “And he went up”; … Continue reading →

וְאֶל־הַזְּקֵנִ֤ים אָמַר֙ שְׁבוּ־לָ֣נוּ בָזֶ֔ה עַ֥ד אֲשֶׁר־נָשׁ֖וּב אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וְהִנֵּ֨ה אַהֲרֹ֤ן וְחוּר֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם מִי־בַ֥עַל דְּבָרִ֖ים יִגַּ֥שׁ אֲלֵהֶֽם׃ And to the elders he said, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Behold, Aharon and Ḥur are with you; whoever has a … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣קָם מֹשֶׁ֔ה וִיהֹושֻׁ֖עַ מְשָׁרְתֹ֑ו וַיַּ֥עַל מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶל־הַ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ And Moshe rose with Yehoshua his servant, and Moshe went up to the mountain of the God.   Morphology וַיָּ֣קָם (vayyaqam) – Root: קום (q-w-m); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Wayyiqtol, 3ms; … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה עֲלֵ֥ה אֵלַ֛י הָהָ֖רָה וֶהְיֵה־שָׁ֑ם וְאֶתְּנָ֨ה לְךָ֜ אֶת־לֻחֹ֣ת הָאֶ֗בֶן וְהַתֹּורָה֙ וְהַמִּצְוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר כָּתַ֖בְתִּי לְהֹורֹתָֽם׃ And YHWH said to Moshe, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay there, and I will give you the tablets of stone … Continue reading →

וְאֶל־אֲצִילֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א שָׁלַ֖ח יָדֹ֑ו וַֽיֶּחֱזוּ֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃ And upon the nobles of the children of Yisrael, He did not lay His hand; and they saw God, and they ate and drank.   Morphology וְאֶל־אֲצִילֵי֙ (ve’el-atsilei) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְא֕וּ אֵ֖ת אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְתַ֣חַת רַגְלָ֗יו כְּמַעֲשֵׂה֙ לִבְנַ֣ת הַסַּפִּ֔יר וּכְעֶ֥צֶם הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לָטֹֽהַר׃ And they saw the God of Yisrael, and under His feet was like a pavement of sapphire stone, and like the very heavens for clarity.   Morphology וַיִּרְא֕וּ … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַל מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְאַהֲרֹ֑ן נָדָב֙ וַאֲבִיה֔וּא וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים מִזִּקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And Moshe, Aharon, Nadav, Avihu, and seventy of the elders of Yisrael went up.   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַל (vayyaʿal) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Wayyiqtol, 3ms; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֤ח מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶת־הַדָּ֔ם וַיִּזְרֹ֖ק עַל־הָעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֤ה דַֽם־הַבְּרִית֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר כָּרַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם עַ֥ל כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ And Moshe took the blood and sprinkled it on the people and said, “Behold, the blood of the covenant which YHWH has made with you … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּח֙ סֵ֣פֶר הַבְּרִ֔ית וַיִּקְרָ֖א בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה נַעֲשֶׂ֥ה וְנִשְׁמָֽע׃ And he took the book of the covenant and read it in the ears of the people, and they said, “All that YHWH has spoken we will do … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֤ח מֹשֶׁה֙ חֲצִ֣י הַדָּ֔ם וַיָּ֖שֶׂם בָּאַגָּנֹ֑ת וַחֲצִ֣י הַדָּ֔ם זָרַ֖ק עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ And Moshe took half of the blood and put it in the basins, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.   Morphology וַיִּקַּ֤ח (vayyiqqaḥ) – Root: לקח … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח אֶֽת־נַעֲרֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּֽעֲל֖וּ עֹלֹ֑ת וַֽיִּזְבְּח֞וּ זְבָחִ֧ים שְׁלָמִ֛ים לַיהוָ֖ה פָּרִֽים׃ And he sent the young men of the children of Yisrael, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of bulls to YHWH.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח (vayishlaḥ) – … Continue reading →

וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֵ֚ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣ם בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וַיִּ֥בֶן מִזְבֵּ֖חַ תַּ֣חַת הָהָ֑ר וּשְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙ מַצֵּבָ֔ה לִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And Moshe wrote all the words of YHWH, and he rose early in the morning and built an altar under the mountain … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֣א מֹשֶׁ֗ה וַיְסַפֵּ֤ר לָעָם֙ אֵ֚ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑ים וַיַּ֨עַן כָּל־הָעָ֜ם קֹ֤ול אֶחָד֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ And Moshe came and told the people all the words of YHWH and all the judgments, and all the people answered with … Continue reading →

וְנִגַּ֨שׁ מֹשֶׁ֤ה לְבַדֹּו֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וְהֵ֖ם לֹ֣א יִגָּ֑שׁוּ וְהָעָ֕ם לֹ֥א יַעֲל֖וּ עִמֹּֽו׃ And Moshe alone shall approach YHWH, but they shall not approach, nor shall the people go up with him.”   Morphology וְנִגַּ֨שׁ (ve-niggash) – Root: נגשׁ (n-g-sh); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

וְאֶל־מֹשֶׁ֨ה אָמַ֜ר עֲלֵ֣ה אֶל־יְהוָ֗ה אַתָּה֙ וְאַהֲרֹן֙ נָדָ֣ב וַאֲבִיה֔וּא וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים מִזִּקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם מֵרָחֹֽק׃ And He said to Moshe, “Come up to YHWH, you and Aharon, Nadav and Avihu, and seventy of the elders of Yisrael, and you shall bow down … Continue reading →

לֹ֤א יֵשְׁבוּ֙ בְּאַרְצְךָ֔ פֶּן־יַחֲטִ֥יאוּ אֹתְךָ֖ לִ֑י כִּ֤י תַעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֖ לְמֹוקֵֽשׁ׃ פ They shall not dwell in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare … Continue reading →

לֹא־תִכְרֹ֥ת לָהֶ֛ם וְלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם בְּרִֽית׃ You shall not make a covenant with them or with their gods.   Morphology לֹא־תִכְרֹ֥ת (lo-tikrot) – Root: כרת (k-r-t); Form: Negative particle + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2ms; Translation: “You shall not make”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →