Category Archives: Exodus

וְשָׁפְט֥וּ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם בְּכָל־עֵ֑ת אֶת־הַדָּבָ֤ר הַקָּשֶׁה֙ יְבִיא֣וּן אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְכָל־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַקָּטֹ֖ן יִשְׁפּוּט֥וּ הֵֽם׃ And they shall judge the people at all times; the difficult matter they shall bring to Moshe, but every small matter they shall judge themselves.   Morphology וְשָׁפְט֥וּ (veshaftu) … Continue reading →

וַיִּבְחַ֨ר מֹשֶׁ֤ה אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֨יִל֙ מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛ם רָאשִׁ֖ים עַל־הָעָ֑ם שָׂרֵ֤י אֲלָפִים֙ שָׂרֵ֣י מֵאֹ֔ות שָׂרֵ֥י חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י עֲשָׂרֹֽת׃ And Moshe chose men of valor from all Yisra’el and made them heads over the people, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע מֹשֶׁ֖ה לְקֹ֣ול חֹתְנֹ֑ו וַיַּ֕עַשׂ כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָמָֽר׃ And Moshe listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did everything he said.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (vayishmaʿ) – Root: שׁמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

אִ֣ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְצִוְּךָ֣ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖ עֲמֹ֑ד וְגַם֙ כָּל־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה עַל־מְקֹמֹ֖ו יָבֹ֥א בְשָׁלֹֽום׃ If you do this thing, and God commands you, then you will be able to endure, and also all this people will go to their place … Continue reading →

וְשָׁפְט֣וּ אֶת־הָעָם֮ בְּכָל־עֵת֒ וְהָיָ֞ה כָּל־הַדָּבָ֤ר הַגָּדֹל֙ יָבִ֣יאוּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְכָל־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַקָּטֹ֖ן יִשְׁפְּטוּ־הֵ֑ם וְהָקֵל֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ וְנָשְׂא֖וּ אִתָּֽךְ׃ And they shall judge the people at all times; and it shall be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֣ה תֶחֱזֶ֣ה מִכָּל־֠הָעָם אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֜יִל יִרְאֵ֧י אֱלֹהִ֛ים אַנְשֵׁ֥י אֱמֶ֖ת שֹׂ֣נְאֵי בָ֑צַע וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ עֲלֵהֶ֗ם שָׂרֵ֤י אֲלָפִים֙ שָׂרֵ֣י מֵאֹ֔ות שָׂרֵ֥י חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י עֲשָׂרֹֽת׃ And you shall select from all the people men of ability, who fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain, … Continue reading →

וְהִזְהַרְתָּ֣ה אֶתְהֶ֔ם אֶת־הַחֻקִּ֖ים וְאֶת־הַתֹּורֹ֑ת וְהֹודַעְתָּ֣ לָהֶ֗ם אֶת־הַדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ יֵ֣לְכוּ בָ֔הּ וְאֶת־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשֽׂוּן׃ And you shall warn them of the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk and the work that they … Continue reading →

עַתָּ֞ה שְׁמַ֤ע בְּקֹלִי֙ אִיעָ֣צְךָ֔ וִיהִ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים עִמָּ֑ךְ הֱיֵ֧ה אַתָּ֣ה לָעָ֗ם מ֚וּל הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְהֵבֵאתָ֥ אַתָּ֛ה אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ Now listen to my voice; I will give you advice, and may God be with you. You shall represent the people before God and … Continue reading →

נָבֹ֣ל תִּבֹּ֔ל גַּם־אַתָּ֕ה גַּם־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמָּ֑ךְ כִּֽי־כָבֵ֤ד מִמְּךָ֙ הַדָּבָ֔ר לֹא־תוּכַ֥ל עֲשֹׂ֖הוּ לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ You will surely wear yourself out, both you and this people who are with you, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot do it … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר חֹתֵ֥ן מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֵלָ֑יו לֹא־טֹוב֙ הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֖ה עֹשֶֽׂה׃ Then Moshe’s father-in-law said to him, “The thing you are doing is not good.   Morphology וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֨ה לָהֶ֤ם דָּבָר֙ בָּ֣א אֵלַ֔י וְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔י בֵּ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ וּבֵ֣ין רֵעֵ֑הוּ וְהֹודַעְתִּ֛י אֶת־חֻקֵּ֥י הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים וְאֶת־תֹּורֹתָֽיו׃ Whenever they have a matter, it comes to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make known the statutes of God … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֖ה לְחֹתְנֹ֑ו כִּֽי־יָבֹ֥א אֵלַ֛י הָעָ֖ם לִדְרֹ֥שׁ אֱלֹהִֽים׃ And Moshe said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to seek God.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיַּרְא֙ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ה֥וּא עֹשֶׂ֖ה לָעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מָֽה־הַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתָּ֤ה עֹשֶׂה֙ לָעָ֔ם מַדּ֗וּעַ אַתָּ֤ה יֹושֵׁב֙ לְבַדֶּ֔ךָ וְכָל־הָעָ֛ם נִצָּ֥ב עָלֶ֖יךָ מִן־בֹּ֥קֶר עַד־עָֽרֶב׃ And Moshe’s father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, and he said, “What is … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב מֹשֶׁ֖ה לִשְׁפֹּ֣ט אֶת־הָעָ֑ם וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד הָעָם֙ עַל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִן־הַבֹּ֖קֶר עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃ And it came to pass on the next day that Moshe sat to judge the people, and the people stood before Moshe from the morning until the evening.   … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֞ח יִתְרֹ֨ו חֹתֵ֥ן מֹשֶׁ֛ה עֹלָ֥ה וּזְבָחִ֖ים לֵֽאלֹהִ֑ים וַיָּבֹ֨א אַהֲרֹ֜ן וְכֹ֣ל זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֶאֱכָל־לֶ֛חֶם עִם־חֹתֵ֥ן מֹשֶׁ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ Then Yitro, Moshe’s father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aharon and all the elders of Yisraʾel came to eat … Continue reading →

עַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּֽי־גָדֹ֥ול יְהוָ֖ה מִכָּל־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י בַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר זָד֖וּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ Now I know that YHWH is greater than all the gods, for in the thing they dealt arrogantly, He was above them.”   Morphology עַתָּ֣ה (ʿattah) – Root: עת (ʿ-t); … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ יִתְרֹו֒ בָּר֣וּךְ יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִצִּ֥יל אֶתְכֶ֛ם מִיַּ֥ד מִצְרַ֖יִם וּמִיַּ֣ד פַּרְעֹ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִצִּיל֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם מִתַּ֖חַת יַד־מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And Yitro said, “Blessed be YHWH, who has delivered you from the hand of Mitsrayim and from the hand of Parʿo, who has delivered … Continue reading →

וַיִּ֣חַדְּ יִתְרֹ֔ו עַ֚ל כָּל־הַטֹּובָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִצִּילֹ֖ו מִיַּ֥ד מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And Yitro rejoiced for all the goodness that YHWH had done for Yisraʾel, whom He had delivered from the hand of Mitsrayim.   Morphology וַיִּ֣חַדְּ (vayyīḥad) – Root: חדד … Continue reading →

וַיְסַפֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁ֙ה֙ לְחֹ֣תְנֹ֔ו אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְפַרְעֹ֣ה וּלְמִצְרַ֔יִם עַ֖ל אֹודֹ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֤ת כָּל־הַתְּלָאָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מְצָאָ֣תַם בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וַיַּצִּלֵ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ And Moshe recounted to his father-in-law all that YHWH had done to Parʿo and to Mitsrayim for the sake of Yisraʾel, … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֨א מֹשֶׁ֜ה לִקְרַ֣את חֹֽתְנֹ֗ו וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ֙ וַיִּשַּׁק־לֹ֔ו וַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּ אִישׁ־לְרֵעֵ֖הוּ לְשָׁלֹ֑ום וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ הָאֹֽהֱלָה׃ And Moshe went out to meet his father-in-law, and he bowed down and kissed him, and they asked each other of their welfare, and they went into the tent. … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲנִ֛י חֹתֶנְךָ֥ יִתְרֹ֖ו בָּ֣א אֵלֶ֑יךָ וְאִ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔ וּשְׁנֵ֥י בָנֶ֖יהָ עִמָּֽהּ׃ And he said to Moshe, “I, your father-in-law Yitro, have come to you, along with your wife and her two sons with her.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ (vayomer) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֞א יִתְרֹ֨ו חֹתֵ֥ן מֹשֶׁ֛ה וּבָנָ֥יו וְאִשְׁתֹּ֖ו אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּ֗ר אֲשֶׁר־ה֛וּא חֹנֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם הַ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ And Yitro, Moshe’s father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moshe, to the wilderness where he was encamped at the mountain of God.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְשֵׁ֥ם הָאֶחָ֖ד אֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר כִּֽי־אֱלֹהֵ֤י אָבִי֙ בְּעֶזְרִ֔י וַיַּצִּלֵ֖נִי מֵחֶ֥רֶב פַּרְעֹֽה׃ And the name of the other was Eliʿezer, for “The God of my father was my help, and He delivered me from the sword of Parʿo.”   Morphology וְשֵׁ֥ם (veshem) – … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֖ת שְׁנֵ֣י בָנֶ֑יהָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאֶחָד֙ גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר גֵּ֣ר הָיִ֔יתִי בְּאֶ֖רֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ And her two sons, of whom the name of the one was Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֗ח יִתְרֹו֙ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶת־צִפֹּרָ֖ה אֵ֣שֶׁת מֹשֶׁ֑ה אַחַ֖ר שִׁלּוּחֶֽיהָ׃ And Yitro, the father-in-law of Moshe, took Tzippora, the wife of Moshe, after she had been sent away.   Morphology וַיִּקַּ֗ח (vayyikach) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע יִתְרֹ֨ו כֹהֵ֤ן מִדְיָן֙ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ לְמֹשֶׁ֔ה וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַמֹּ֑ו כִּֽי־הֹוצִ֧יא יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ And Yitro, the priest of Midyan, the father-in-law of Moshe, heard about all that God had done for Moshe and for Yisraʾel His … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כִּֽי־יָד֙ עַל־כֵּ֣ס יָ֔הּ מִלְחָמָ֥ה לַיהוָ֖ה בַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑ק מִדֹּ֖ר דֹּֽר׃ פ And he said, “For the hand is upon the throne of YH ; there will be war for YHWH against ʿAmaleq from generation to generation.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – … Continue reading →

וַיִּ֥בֶן מֹשֶׁ֖ה מִזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמֹ֖ו יְהוָ֥ה נִסִּֽי׃ And Moshe built an altar and called its name, “YHWH is my banner.”   Morphology וַיִּ֥בֶן (vayyiven) – Root: בנה (b-n-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he built”; … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה כְּתֹ֨ב זֹ֤את זִכָּרֹון֙ בַּסֵּ֔פֶר וְשִׂ֖ים בְּאָזְנֵ֣י יְהֹושֻׁ֑עַ כִּֽי־מָחֹ֤ה אֶמְחֶה֙ אֶת־זֵ֣כֶר עֲמָלֵ֔ק מִתַּ֖חַת הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ And YHWH said to Moshe, “Write this as a memorial in the book and recite it in the ears of Yehoshua, for I will … Continue reading →

וַיַּחֲלֹ֧שׁ יְהֹושֻׁ֛עַ אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֥ק וְאֶת־עַמֹּ֖ו לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃ פ And Yehoshua defeated ʿAmaleq and his people with the edge of the sword.   Morphology וַיַּחֲלֹ֧שׁ (vayyaḥalosh) – Root: חלשׁ (ḥ-l-sh); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he defeated”; Notes: … Continue reading →