Category Archives: Exodus

וַיָּמֹ֣דּוּ בָעֹ֔מֶר וְלֹ֤א הֶעְדִּיף֙ הַמַּרְבֶּ֔ה וְהַמַּמְעִ֖יט לֹ֣א הֶחְסִ֑יר אִ֥ישׁ לְפִֽי־אָכְלֹ֖ו לָקָֽטוּ׃ And they measured it with an omer, and he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack; every man gathered according to his … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵ֖ן בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּ הַמַּרְבֶּ֖ה וְהַמַּמְעִֽיט׃ And the children of Yisraʾel did so, and they gathered, some more and some less.   Morphology וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵ֖ן (vayyaʿasu-khen) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3mp with vav consecutive + Adverb; Translation: … Continue reading →

זֶ֤ה הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה לִקְט֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ אִ֖ישׁ לְפִ֣י אָכְלֹ֑ו עֹ֣מֶר לַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶת מִסְפַּר֙ נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם אִ֛ישׁ לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּאָהֳלֹ֖ו תִּקָּֽחוּ׃ This is the thing that YHWH has commanded: “Gather of it, each according to his eating, an omer per person, according to … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְא֣וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ אִ֤ישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו֙ מָ֣ן ה֔וּא כִּ֛י לֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ מַה־ה֑וּא וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם ה֣וּא הַלֶּ֔חֶם אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם לְאָכְלָֽה׃ The children of Yisraʾel saw it and said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know … Continue reading →

וַתַּ֖עַל שִׁכְבַ֣ת הַטָּ֑ל וְהִנֵּ֞ה עַל־פְּנֵ֤י הַמִּדְבָּר֙ דַּ֣ק מְחֻסְפָּ֔ס דַּ֥ק כַּכְּפֹ֖ר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And when the layer of dew had gone up, behold, upon the surface of the wilderness there was something fine and flaky, as fine as frost on the ground. … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י בָעֶ֔רֶב וַתַּ֣עַל הַשְּׂלָ֔ו וַתְּכַ֖ס אֶת־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וּבַבֹּ֗קֶר הָֽיְתָה֙ שִׁכְבַ֣ת הַטַּ֔ל סָבִ֖יב לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ And it came to pass in the evening that quails came up and covered the camp, and in the morning a layer of dew was around the camp. … Continue reading →

שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי אֶת־תְּלוּנֹּת֮ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ דַּבֵּ֨ר אֲלֵהֶ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר בֵּ֤ין הָֽעַרְבַּ֨יִם֙ תֹּאכְל֣וּ בָשָׂ֔ר וּבַבֹּ֖קֶר תִּשְׂבְּעוּ־לָ֑חֶם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ “I have heard the complaints of the children of Yisraʾel. Speak to them, saying, ‘In the evening you shall eat meat, and … Continue reading →

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

וַיְהִ֗י כְּדַבֵּ֤ר אַהֲרֹן֙ אֶל־כָּל־עֲדַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּפְנ֖וּ אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּ֑ר וְהִנֵּה֙ כְּבֹ֣וד יְהוָ֔ה נִרְאָ֖ה בֶּעָנָֽן׃ פ And it came to pass, as Aharon spoke to the entire congregation of the children of Yisraʾel, that they turned toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן אֱמֹ֗ר אֶֽל־כָּל־עֲדַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל קִרְב֖וּ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע אֵ֖ת תְּלֻנֹּתֵיכֶֽם׃ And Moshe said to Aharon, “Say to all the congregation of the children of Yisraʾel, ‘Come near before YHWH, for He has heard your grumblings.’”   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֗ה בְּתֵ֣ת יְהוָה֩ לָכֶ֨ם בָּעֶ֜רֶב בָּשָׂ֣ר לֶאֱכֹ֗ל וְלֶ֤חֶם בַּבֹּ֨קֶר֙ לִשְׂבֹּ֔עַ בִּשְׁמֹ֤עַ יְהוָה֙ אֶת־תְּלֻנֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֥ם מַלִּינִ֖ם עָלָ֑יו וְנַ֣חְנוּ מָ֔ה לֹא־עָלֵ֥ינוּ תְלֻנֹּתֵיכֶ֖ם כִּ֥י עַל־יְהוָֽה׃ And Moshe said, “When YHWH gives you meat in the evening to eat and bread in the … Continue reading →

וּבֹ֗קֶר וּרְאִיתֶם֙ אֶת־כְּבֹ֣וד יְהוָ֔ה בְּשָׁמְעֹ֥ו אֶת־תְּלֻנֹּתֵיכֶ֖ם עַל־יְהוָ֑ה וְנַ֣חְנוּ מָ֔ה כִּ֥י תלונו עָלֵֽינוּ׃ And in the morning you shall see the glory of YHWH, for He hears your grumblings against YHWH. And what are we, that you grumble against us?”   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מֹשֶׁה֙ וְאַהֲרֹ֔ן אֶֽל־כָּל־בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עֶ֕רֶב וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֧י יְהוָ֛ה הֹוצִ֥יא אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And Moshe and Aharon said to all the children of Yisraʾel, “In the evening you shall know that YHWH brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim. … Continue reading →

וְהָיָה֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י וְהֵכִ֖ינוּ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־יָבִ֑יאוּ וְהָיָ֣ה מִשְׁנֶ֔ה עַ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־יִלְקְט֖וּ יֹ֥ום יֹֽום׃ ס And it shall be on the sixth day that they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.” … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה הִנְנִ֨י מַמְטִ֥יר לָכֶ֛ם לֶ֖חֶם מִן־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְיָצָ֨א הָעָ֤ם וְלָֽקְטוּ֙ דְּבַר־יֹ֣ום בְּיֹומֹ֔ו לְמַ֧עַן אֲנַסֶּ֛נּוּ הֲיֵלֵ֥ךְ בְּתֹורָתִ֖י אִם־לֹֽא׃ Then YHWH said to Moshe, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people shall go out and gather … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֲלֵהֶ֜ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מִֽי־יִתֵּ֨ן מוּתֵ֤נוּ בְיַד־יְהוָה֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם בְּשִׁבְתֵּ֨נוּ֙ עַל־סִ֣יר הַבָּשָׂ֔ר בְּאָכְלֵ֥נוּ לֶ֖חֶם לָשֹׂ֑בַע כִּֽי־הֹוצֵאתֶ֤ם אֹתָ֨נוּ֙ אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לְהָמִ֛ית אֶת־כָּל־הַקָּהָ֥ל הַזֶּ֖ה בָּרָעָֽב׃ ס The children of Yisraʾel said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of … Continue reading →

וילינו כָּל־עֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עַל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ כתיב וילינו קרי וַיִּלּ֜וֹנוּ The entire congregation of the children of Yisraʾel grumbled against Moshe and against Aharon in the wilderness.   Morphology וילינו (vayillinu) – Root: לון (l-w-n); Form: Verb, Hifil, Wayyiqtol, 3mp; … Continue reading →

וַיִּסְעוּ֙ מֵֽאֵילִ֔ם וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ כָּל־עֲדַ֤ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־מִדְבַּר־סִ֔ין אֲשֶׁ֥ר בֵּין־אֵילִ֖ם וּבֵ֣ין סִינָ֑י בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר יֹום֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י לְצֵאתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ They set out from Elim, and the whole congregation of the children of Yisraʾel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ אֵילִ֔מָה וְשָׁ֗ם שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֛ה עֵינֹ֥ת מַ֖יִם וְשִׁבְעִ֣ים תְּמָרִ֑ים וַיַּחֲנוּ־שָׁ֖ם עַל־הַמָּֽיִם׃ They came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the water.   Morphology וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (vayyavoʾu) – Root: בוא … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אִם־שָׁמֹ֨ועַ תִּשְׁמַ֜ע לְקֹ֣ול יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ וְהַיָּשָׁ֤ר בְּעֵינָיו֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְהַֽאֲזַנְתָּ֙ לְמִצְוֹתָ֔יו וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֖ כָּל־חֻקָּ֑יו כָּֽל־הַמַּֽחֲלָ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־שַׂ֤מְתִּי בְמִצְרַ֨יִם֙ לֹא־אָשִׂ֣ים עָלֶ֔יךָ כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה רֹפְאֶֽךָ׃ ס And He said, “If you diligently listen to the voice of YHWH your God and do what … Continue reading →

וַיִּצְעַ֣ק אֶל־יְהוָ֗ה וַיֹּורֵ֤הוּ יְהוָה֙ עֵ֔ץ וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙ אֶל־הַמַּ֔יִם וַֽיִּמְתְּק֖וּ הַמָּ֑יִם שָׁ֣ם שָׂ֥ם לֹ֛ו חֹ֥ק וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט וְשָׁ֥ם נִסָּֽהוּ׃ And he cried out to YHWH, and YHWH showed him a tree, and he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. … Continue reading →

וַיִּלֹּ֧נוּ הָעָ֛ם עַל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹ֖ר מַה־נִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃ And the people grumbled against Moshe, saying, “What shall we drink?”   Morphology וַיִּלֹּ֧נוּ (vayyilonu) – Root: לון (l-w-n); Form: Verb, Qal, imperfect, third person masculine plural with vav consecutive; Translation: “And they grumbled”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ מָרָ֔תָה וְלֹ֣א יָֽכְל֗וּ לִשְׁתֹּ֥ת מַ֨יִם֙ מִמָּרָ֔ה כִּ֥י מָרִ֖ים הֵ֑ם עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־שְׁמָ֖הּ מָרָֽה׃ And they came to Mara, but they could not drink the water from Mara because it was bitter. Therefore, its name was called Mara.   Morphology וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ … Continue reading →

וַיַּסַּ֨ע מֹשֶׁ֤ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִיַּם־ס֔וּף וַיֵּצְא֖וּ אֶל־מִדְבַּר־שׁ֑וּר וַיֵּלְכ֧וּ שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־יָמִ֛ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְלֹא־מָ֥צְאוּ מָֽיִם׃ And Moshe led Yisraʾel from Suf Sea, and they went out to the wilderness of Shur. They traveled three days in the wilderness and found no water.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַתַּ֥עַן לָהֶ֖ם מִרְיָ֑ם שִׁ֤ירוּ לַֽיהוָה֙ כִּֽי־גָאֹ֣ה גָּאָ֔ה ס֥וּס וְרֹכְבֹ֖ו רָמָ֥ה בַיָּֽם׃ ס And Miryam answered them, “Sing to YHWH, for He has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.”   Morphology וַתַּ֥עַן (vattaʿan) – … Continue reading →

וַתִּקַּח֩ מִרְיָ֨ם הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה אֲחֹ֧ות אַהֲרֹ֛ן אֶת־הַתֹּ֖ף בְּיָדָ֑הּ וַתֵּצֶ֤אןָ כָֽל־הַנָּשִׁים֙ אַחֲרֶ֔יהָ בְּתֻפִּ֖ים וּבִמְחֹלֹֽת׃ Then Miryam the prophetess, the sister of Aharon, took the tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.   … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י בָא֩ ס֨וּס פַּרְעֹ֜ה בְּרִכְבֹּ֤ו וּבְפָרָשָׁיו֙ בַּיָּ֔ם וַיָּ֧שֶׁב יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵהֶ֖ם אֶת־מֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם וּבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל הָלְכ֥וּ בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה בְּתֹ֥וךְ הַיָּֽם׃ For the horse of Parʿo went with his chariots and his horsemen into the sea, and YHWH brought the waters of the … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֥ה יִמְלֹ֖ךְ לְעֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃ YHWH will reign forever and ever.   Morphology יְהוָ֥ה (YHWH) – Root: Divine Name; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the covenant name of God. יִמְלֹ֖ךְ (yimlokh) – Root: מלך (m-l-k); Form: Verb, Qal, … Continue reading →

תְּבִאֵ֗מֹו וְתִטָּעֵ֨מֹו֙ בְּהַ֣ר נַחֲלָֽתְךָ֔ מָכֹ֧ון לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ פָּעַ֖לְתָּ יְהוָ֑ה מִקְּדָ֕שׁ אֲדֹנָ֖י כֹּונְנ֥וּ יָדֶֽיךָ׃ You will bring them and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance, the place for Your dwelling that You have made, O YHWH, the sanctuary, O Lord, … Continue reading →

תִּפֹּ֨ל עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם אֵימָ֨תָה֙ וָפַ֔חַד בִּגְדֹ֥ל זְרֹועֲךָ֖ יִדְּמ֣וּ כָּאָ֑בֶן עַד־יַעֲבֹ֤ר עַמְּךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה עַֽד־יַעֲבֹ֖ר עַם־ז֥וּ קָנִֽיתָ׃ Terror and dread will fall upon them. By the greatness of Your arm, they will become as still as a stone, until Your people pass by, … Continue reading →