Category Archives: Exodus

קְח֨וּ מֵֽאִתְּכֶ֤ם תְּרוּמָה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה כֹּ֚ל נְדִ֣יב לִבֹּ֔ו יְבִיאֶ֕הָ אֵ֖ת תְּרוּמַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה זָהָ֥ב וָכֶ֖סֶף וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ ‘Take from among you a contribution for YHWH; everyone of a willing heart shall bring it, a contribution for YHWH: gold, silver, and bronze.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶל־כָּל־עֲדַ֥ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ And Moses said to all the congregation of the children of Yisra’el, saying, “This is the thing that YHWH has commanded, saying,   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); … Continue reading →

לֹא־תְבַעֲר֣וּ אֵ֔שׁ בְּכֹ֖ל מֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם בְּיֹ֖ום הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ פ You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwelling places on the Sabbath day.   Morphology לֹא־תְבַעֲר֣וּ (lo-tevaʿaru) – Root: בער (b-ʿ-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2mp; Translation: “You shall not … Continue reading →

שֵׁ֣שֶׁת יָמִים֮ תֵּעָשֶׂ֣ה מְלָאכָה֒ וּבַיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י יִהְיֶ֨ה לָכֶ֥ם קֹ֛דֶשׁ שַׁבַּ֥ת שַׁבָּתֹ֖ון לַיהוָ֑ה כָּל־הָעֹשֶׂ֥ה בֹ֛ו מְלָאכָ֖ה יוּמָֽת׃ Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day it shall be holy to you, a Sabbath of complete rest to YHWH. … Continue reading →

וַיַּקְהֵ֣ל מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֶֽת־כָּל־עֲדַ֛ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אֵ֚לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לַעֲשֹׂ֥ת אֹתָֽם׃ And Moshe assembled all the congregation of the children of Yisra’el and said to them, “These are the words which YHWH has commanded to do them.   … Continue reading →

וְרָא֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֔ה כִּ֣י קָרַ֔ן עֹ֖ור פְּנֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֑ה וְהֵשִׁ֨יב מֹשֶׁ֤ה אֶת־הַמַּסְוֶה֙ עַל־פָּנָ֔יו עַד־בֹּאֹ֖ו לְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתֹּֽו׃ ס And the children of Yisra’el would see the face of Moshe, that the skin of Moshe’s face was radiant; and Moshe would return … Continue reading →

וּבְבֹ֨א מֹשֶׁ֜ה לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אִתֹּ֔ו יָסִ֥יר אֶת־הַמַּסְוֶ֖ה עַד־צֵאתֹ֑ו וְיָצָ֗א וְדִבֶּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְצֻוֶּֽה׃ And whenever Moshe came before YHWH to speak with Him, he would remove the veil until he came out; and he would come out … Continue reading →

וַיְכַ֣ל מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִדַּבֵּ֖ר אִתָּ֑ם וַיִּתֵּ֥ן עַל־פָּנָ֖יו מַסְוֶֽה׃ When Moshe finished speaking with them, he placed a veil over his face.   Morphology וַיְכַ֣ל (vayekhal) – Root: כלל (k-l-l); Form: Verb, Piel, Wayyiqtol, 3ms; Translation: “He finished”; Notes: Indicates the conclusion … Continue reading →

וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֥ן נִגְּשׁ֖וּ כָּל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְצַוֵּ֕ם אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אִתֹּ֖ו בְּהַ֥ר סִינָֽי׃ Afterward, all the children of Yisra’el came near, and he commanded them all that YHWH had spoken with him on Mount Sinai.   Morphology וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֥ן (ve-acharei-ken) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֲלֵהֶם֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה וַיָּשֻׁ֧בוּ אֵלָ֛יו אַהֲרֹ֥ן וְכָל־הַנְּשִׂאִ֖ים בָּעֵדָ֑ה וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֲלֵהֶֽם׃ Moshe called to them, and Aharon and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moshe spoke to them.   Morphology וַיִּקְרָ֤א (vayyiqra) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨רְא אַהֲרֹ֜ן וְכָל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה קָרַ֖ן עֹ֣ור פָּנָ֑יו וַיִּֽירְא֖וּ מִגֶּ֥שֶׁת אֵלָֽיו׃ And Aharon and all the children of Yisra’el saw Moshe, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to approach him.   Morphology וַיַּ֨רְא … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י בְּרֶ֤דֶת מֹשֶׁה֙ מֵהַ֣ר סִינַ֔י וּשְׁנֵ֨י לֻחֹ֤ת הָֽעֵדֻת֙ בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בְּרִדְתֹּ֖ו מִן־הָהָ֑ר וּמֹשֶׁ֣ה לֹֽא־יָדַ֗ע כִּ֥י קָרַ֛ן עֹ֥ור פָּנָ֖יו בְּדַבְּרֹ֥ו אִתֹּֽו׃ And it happened, when Moshe descended from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי־שָׁ֣ם עִם־יְהוָ֗ה אַרְבָּעִ֥ים יֹום֙ וְאַרְבָּעִ֣ים לַ֔יְלָה לֶ֚חֶם לֹ֣א אָכַ֔ל וּמַ֖יִם לֹ֣א שָׁתָ֑ה וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב עַל־הַלֻּחֹ֗ת אֵ֚ת דִּבְרֵ֣י הַבְּרִ֔ית עֲשֶׂ֖רֶת הַדְּבָרִֽים׃ And he was there with YHWH forty days and forty nights; he did not eat bread, nor did he drink water. … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כְּתָב־לְךָ֖ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֞י עַל־פִּ֣י הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה כָּרַ֧תִּי אִתְּךָ֛ בְּרִ֖ית וְאֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And YHWH said to Moshe, “Write these words for yourself, for according to these words I have made a covenant with you and with Yisra’el.”   … Continue reading →

רֵאשִׁ֗ית בִּכּוּרֵי֙ אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔ תָּבִ֕יא בֵּ֖ית יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לֹא־תְבַשֵּׁ֥ל גְּדִ֖י בַּחֲלֵ֥ב אִמֹּֽו׃ פ The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring to the house of YHWH your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־תִשְׁחַ֥ט עַל־חָמֵ֖ץ דַּם־זִבְחִ֑י וְלֹא־יָלִ֣ין לַבֹּ֔קֶר זֶ֖בַח חַ֥ג הַפָּֽסַח׃ You shall not slaughter the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread, and the sacrifice of the Feast of Pesaḥ shall not remain until the morning.   Morphology לֹֽא־ (lo) – Root: … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־אֹורִ֤ישׁ גֹּויִם֙ מִפָּנֶ֔יךָ וְהִרְחַבְתִּ֖י אֶת־גְּבוּלֶ֑ךָ וְלֹא־יַחְמֹ֥ד אִישׁ֙ אֶֽת־אַרְצְךָ֔ בַּעֲלֹֽתְךָ֗ לֵרָאֹות֙ אֶת־פְּנֵי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ שָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִ֖ים בַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ For I will drive out nations before you and expand your borders, and no one will covet your land when you go up to … Continue reading →

שָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִ֖ים בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה יֵרָאֶה֙ כָּל־זְכ֣וּרְךָ֔ אֶת־פְּנֵ֛י הָֽאָדֹ֥ן יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord, YHWH, the God of Yisra’el.   Morphology שָׁלֹ֥שׁ (shalosh) – Root: שׁלשׁ (š-l-š); Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute; … Continue reading →

וְחַ֤ג שָׁבֻעֹת֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה לְךָ֔ בִּכּוּרֵ֖י קְצִ֣יר חִטִּ֑ים וְחַג֙ הָֽאָסִ֔יף תְּקוּפַ֖ת הַשָּׁנָֽה׃ And you shall keep the Feast of Weeks, the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.   Morphology וְחַ֤ג (ve-chag) … Continue reading →

שֵׁ֤שֶׁת יָמִים֙ תַּעֲבֹ֔ד וּבַיֹּ֥ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י תִּשְׁבֹּ֑ת בֶּחָרִ֥ישׁ וּבַקָּצִ֖יר תִּשְׁבֹּֽת׃ Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.   Morphology שֵׁ֤שֶׁת (sheshet) – Root: שׁשׁ (š-š); Form: … Continue reading →

וּפֶ֤טֶר חֲמֹור֙ תִּפְדֶּ֣ה בְשֶׂ֔ה וְאִם־לֹ֥א תִפְדֶּ֖ה וַעֲרַפְתֹּ֑ו כֹּ֣ל בְּכֹ֤ור בָּנֶ֨יךָ֙ תִּפְדֶּ֔ה וְלֹֽא־יֵרָא֥וּ פָנַ֖י רֵיקָֽם׃ You shall redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, you shall break its neck. Every firstborn of your sons … Continue reading →

כָּל־פֶּ֥טֶר רֶ֖חֶם לִ֑י וְכָֽל־מִקְנְךָ֙ תִּזָּכָ֔ר פֶּ֖טֶר שֹׁ֥ור וָשֶֽׂה׃ All firstborn of the womb are mine, and of all your livestock, you shall consecrate the males, the firstborn of ox and sheep.   Morphology כָּל־ (kol-) – Root: כלל (k-l-l); Form: … Continue reading →

אֶת־חַ֣ג הַמַּצֹּות֮ תִּשְׁמֹר֒ שִׁבְעַ֨ת יָמִ֜ים תֹּאכַ֤ל מַצֹּות֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֔ךָ לְמֹועֵ֖ד חֹ֣דֶשׁ הָאָבִ֑יב כִּ֚י בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽאָבִ֔יב יָצָ֖אתָ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread as I commanded you, at the appointed time … Continue reading →

אֱלֹהֵ֥י מַסֵּכָ֖ה לֹ֥א תַעֲשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃ You shall not make for yourself gods of cast metal.   Morphology אֱלֹהֵ֥י (elohei) – Root: אלוה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “Gods of”; Notes: Refers to deities or idols in the plural. מַסֵּכָ֖ה … Continue reading →

וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ מִבְּנֹתָ֖יו לְבָנֶ֑יךָ וְזָנ֣וּ בְנֹתָ֗יו אַחֲרֵי֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ן וְהִזְנוּ֙ אֶת־בָּנֶ֔יךָ אַחֲרֵ֖י אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶֽן׃ And you will take their daughters for your sons, and their daughters will prostitute themselves after their gods, and they will make your sons prostitute themselves after their gods. … Continue reading →

פֶּן־תִּכְרֹ֥ת בְּרִ֖ית לְיֹושֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֑רֶץ וְזָנ֣וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֗ם וְזָבְחוּ֙ לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם וְקָרָ֣א לְךָ֔ וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ מִזִּבְחֹֽו׃ Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they prostitute themselves after their gods, and they sacrifice to their gods, and they call … Continue reading →

כִּ֛י לֹ֥א תִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה לְאֵ֣ל אַחֵ֑ר כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ קַנָּ֣א שְׁמֹ֔ו אֵ֥ל קַנָּ֖א הֽוּא׃ For you shall not bow down to another god, for YHWH, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.   Morphology כִּ֛י (ki) – Root: Particle; Form: Conjunction; … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י אֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָם֙ תִּתֹּצ֔וּן וְאֶת־מַצֵּבֹתָ֖ם תְּשַׁבֵּר֑וּן וְאֶת־אֲשֵׁרָ֖יו תִּכְרֹתֽוּן׃ For you shall tear down their altars, and you shall break their pillars, and you shall cut down their Asherim.   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: Particle; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Indicates … Continue reading →

הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֗ פֶּן־תִּכְרֹ֤ת בְּרִית֙ לְיֹושֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֖ה בָּ֣א עָלֶ֑יהָ פֶּן־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְמֹוקֵ֖שׁ בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃ Be careful for yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are coming, lest it becomes a snare among you.   … Continue reading →

שְׁמָ֨ר־לְךָ֔ אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י מְצַוְּךָ֣ הַיֹּ֑ום הִנְנִ֧י גֹרֵ֣שׁ מִפָּנֶ֗יךָ אֶת־הָאֱמֹרִי֙ וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י וְהַחִתִּי֙ וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י וְהַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ Guard for yourself what I am commanding you today. Behold, I am driving out from before you the Emori, the Kenaʿani, the Ḥitti, the Perizzi, … Continue reading →