Category Archives: Ezekiel

פַּאֲרֵ֤י פִשְׁתִּים֙ יִהְי֣וּ עַל־רֹאשָׁ֔ם וּמִכְנְסֵ֣י פִשְׁתִּ֔ים יִהְי֖וּ עַל־מָתְנֵיהֶ֑ם לֹ֥א יַחְגְּר֖וּ בַּיָּֽזַע׃ Linen turbans shall be upon their heads, and linen trousers shall be upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with sweat.   Morphology פַּאֲרֵי (paʾarei) – Root: פָאַר … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה בְּבֹואָם֙ אֶֽל־שַׁעֲרֵי֙ הֶחָצֵ֣ר הַפְּנִימִ֔ית בִּגְדֵ֥י פִשְׁתִּ֖ים יִלְבָּ֑שׁוּ וְלֹֽא־יַעֲלֶ֤ה עֲלֵיהֶם֙ צֶ֔מֶר בְּשָֽׁרְתָ֗ם בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛י הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִ֖ית וָבָֽיְתָה׃ And it shall be, when they enter into the gates of the inner court, they shall put on linen garments, and no wool shall … Continue reading →

הֵ֜מָּה יָבֹ֣אוּ אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁ֗י וְהֵ֛מָּה יִקְרְב֥וּ אֶל־שֻׁלְחָנִ֖י לְשָׁרְתֵ֑נִי וְשָׁמְר֖וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּֽי׃ They shall enter into My sanctuary, and they shall come near to My table to minister to Me, and they shall keep My charge.   Morphology הֵמָּה (hema) – Root: —; … Continue reading →

וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם בְּנֵ֣י צָדֹ֗וק אֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁמְר֜וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת מִקְדָּשִׁי֙ בִּתְעֹ֤ות בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י הֵ֛מָּה יִקְרְב֥וּ אֵלַ֖י לְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִי וְעָמְד֣וּ לְפָנַ֗י לְהַקְרִ֥יב לִי֙ חֵ֣לֶב וָדָ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ But the priests, the Leviyyim, the sons of Tsadoq, who kept the charge of My sanctuary … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֣י אֹותָ֔ם שֹׁמְרֵ֖י מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַבָּ֑יִת לְכֹל֙ עֲבֹ֣דָתֹ֔ו וּלְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה בֹּֽו׃ פ And I will appoint them as keepers of the charge of the house, for all its service and for all that is done in it.   Morphology וְנָתַתִּי … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־יִגְּשׁ֤וּ אֵלַי֙ לְכַהֵ֣ן לִ֔י וְלָגֶ֨שֶׁת֙ עַל־כָּל־קָ֣דָשַׁ֔י אֶל־קָדְשֵׁ֖י הַקְּדָשִׁ֑ים וְנָֽשְׂאוּ֙ כְּלִמָּתָ֔ם וְתֹועֲבֹותָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשֽׂוּ׃ And they shall not come near to Me to serve Me as priests, nor to come near to any of My holy things, to the most holy … Continue reading →

יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְשָׁרְת֤וּ אֹותָם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י גִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָי֥וּ לְבֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְמִכְשֹׁ֣ול עָוֹ֑ן עַל־כֵּן֩ נָשָׂ֨אתִי יָדִ֜י עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְנָשְׂא֖וּ עֲוֹנָֽם׃ Because they ministered to them before their idols and became to the house of Yisraʾel a stumbling block of iniquity, therefore … Continue reading →

וְהָי֤וּ בְמִקְדָּשִׁי֙ מְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים פְּקֻדֹּות֙ אֶל־שַׁעֲרֵ֣י הַבַּ֔יִת וּֽמְשָׁרְתִ֖ים אֶת־הַבָּ֑יִת הֵ֠מָּה יִשְׁחֲט֨וּ אֶת־הָעֹלָ֤ה וְאֶת־הַזֶּ֨בַח֙ לָעָ֔ם וְהֵ֛מָּה יַעַמְד֥וּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֖ם לְשָֽׁרְתָֽם׃ And they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, appointed for oversight at the gates of the house and serving the house; they shall … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י אִם־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר רָֽחֲקוּ֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י בִּתְעֹ֤ות יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּע֣וּ מֵֽעָלַ֔י אַחֲרֵ֖י גִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑ם וְנָשְׂא֖וּ עֲוֹנָֽם׃ But the Leviyyim who went far from Me when Yisraʾel went astray, who strayed from Me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity.   Morphology … Continue reading →

כֹּה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ כָּל־בֶּן־נֵכָ֗ר עֶ֤רֶל לֵב֙ וְעֶ֣רֶל בָּשָׂ֔ר לֹ֥א יָבֹ֖וא אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁ֑י לְכָל־בֶּן־נֵכָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֕ר בְּתֹ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Every foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, shall not come into My sanctuary—no foreigner who is among … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֥א שְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת קָדָשָׁ֑י וַתְּשִׂימ֗וּן לְשֹׁמְרֵ֧י מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֛י בְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י לָכֶֽם׃ And you did not keep the charge of My holy things, but you set others as keepers of My charge in My sanctuary for yourselves.   Morphology וְלֹא (ve-lo) – Root: … Continue reading →

בַּהֲבִיאֲכֶ֣ם בְּנֵֽי־נֵכָ֗ר עַרְלֵי־לֵב֙ וְעַרְלֵ֣י בָשָׂ֔ר לִהְיֹ֥ות בְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י לְחַלְּלֹ֣ו אֶת־בֵּיתִ֑י בְּהַקְרִֽיבְכֶ֤ם אֶת־לַחְמִי֙ חֵ֣לֶב וָדָ֔ם וַיָּפֵ֨רוּ֙ אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֔י אֶ֖ל כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹותֵיכֶֽם׃ When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary, to profane it, even My house, … Continue reading →

וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ אֶל־מֶ֨רִי֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה רַב־לָכֶ֛ם מִֽכָּל־תֹּועֲבֹֽותֵיכֶ֖ם בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And you shall say to the rebellious, to the house of Yisraʾel, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Enough of all your abominations, O house of Yisraʾel.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלַ֜י יְהֹוָ֗ה בֶּן־אָדָ֡ם שִׂ֣ים לִבְּךָ֩ וּרְאֵ֨ה בְעֵינֶ֜יךָ וּבְאָזְנֶ֣יךָ שְּׁמָ֗ע אֵ֣ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲנִי֙ מְדַבֵּ֣ר אֹתָ֔ךְ לְכָל־חֻקֹּ֥ות בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה וּלְכָל־תּוֹרָתֹ֑ו וְשַׂמְתָּ֤ לִבְּךָ֙ לִמְבֹ֣וא הַבַּ֔יִת בְּכֹ֖ל מֹוצָאֵ֥י הַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃ And YHWH said to me, “Son of man, set your heart, and see with your … Continue reading →

וַיְבִיאֵ֜נִי דֶּֽרֶךְ־שַׁ֣עַר הַצָּפֹון֮ אֶל־פְּנֵ֣י הַבַּיִת֒ וָאֵ֕רֶא וְהִנֵּ֛ה מָלֵ֥א כְבֹוד־יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וָאֶפֹּ֖ל אֶל־פָּנָֽי׃ And he brought me by the way of the northern gate to the front of the house, and I saw, and behold, the glory of YHWH filled … Continue reading →

אֶֽת־הַנָּשִׂ֗יא נָ֥שִׂיא ה֛וּא יֵֽשֶׁב־בֹּ֥ו לֶאֱכֹ֖ל לֶ֣חֶם לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה מִדֶּ֨רֶךְ אֻלָ֤ם הַשַּׁ֨עַר֙ יָבֹ֔וא וּמִדַּרְכֹּ֖ו יֵצֵֽא׃ As for the prince, the prince himself shall sit in it to eat bread before YHWH; he shall enter by way of the porch of the … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלַ֜י יְהוָ֗ה הַשַּׁ֣עַר הַזֶּה֩ סָג֨וּר יִהְיֶ֜ה לֹ֣א יִפָּתֵ֗חַ וְאִישׁ֙ לֹא־יָ֣בֹא בֹ֔ו כִּ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּ֣א בֹ֑ו וְהָיָ֖ה סָגֽוּר׃ And YHWH said to me, “This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣שֶׁב אֹתִ֗י דֶּ֣רֶךְ שַׁ֤עַר הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ הַֽחִיצֹ֔ון הַפֹּנֶ֖ה קָדִ֑ים וְה֖וּא סָגֽוּר׃ And he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary which faces east, and it was shut.   Morphology וַיָּשֶׁב (va-yashev) – Root: שׁוב (shuv); … Continue reading →

וִֽיכַלּ֖וּ אֶת־הַיָּמִ֑ים ס וְהָיָה֩ בַיֹּ֨ום הַשְּׁמִינִ֜י וָהָ֗לְאָה יַעֲשׂ֨וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ אֶת־עֹולֹֽותֵיכֶם֙ וְאֶת־שַׁלְמֵיכֶ֔ם וְרָצִ֣אתִי אֶתְכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ ס And when they have completed the days, it shall be that on the eighth day and onward, the priests shall perform your … Continue reading →

שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֗ים יְכַפְּרוּ֙ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וְטִֽהֲר֖וּ אֹת֑וֹ וּמִלְא֖וּ יָדָֽו׃ Seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it, and they shall consecrate it.   Morphology שִׁבְעַת (shivʿat) – Root: שבע (shevaʿ); Form: Numeral masculine singular construct; Translation: “seven”; … Continue reading →

שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֔ים תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה שְׂעִיר־חַטָּ֖את לַיֹּ֑ום וּפַ֧ר בֶּן־בָּקָ֛ר וְאַ֥יִל מִן־הַצֹּ֖אן תְּמִימִ֥ים יַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ Seven days you shall make a male goat for a sin offering for the day, and a young bull and a ram from the flock without blemish they shall … Continue reading →

וְהִקְרַבְתָּ֖ם לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְהִשְׁלִ֨יכוּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים עֲלֵיהֶם֙ מֶ֔לַח וְהֶעֱל֥וּ אֹותָ֛ם עֹלָ֖ה לַֽיהוָֽה׃ And you shall bring them near before YHWH, and the priests shall throw salt upon them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to YHWH.   … Continue reading →

בְּכַלֹּותְךָ֖ מֵֽחַטֵּ֑א תַּקְרִיב֙ פַּ֣ר בֶּן־בָּקָ֣ר תָּמִ֔ים וְאַ֥יִל מִן־הַצֹּ֖אן תָּמִֽים׃ When you have finished cleansing, you shall offer a bull, a young bull without blemish, and a ram from the flock without blemish.   Morphology בְּכַלֹּותְךָ (be-kallotkha) – Root: כלה (kalah); … Continue reading →

וּבַיֹּום֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י תַּקְרִ֛יב שְׂעִיר־עִזִּ֥ים תָּמִ֖ים לְחַטָּ֑את וְחִטְּאוּ֙ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר חִטְּא֖וּ בַּפָּֽר׃ And on the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering, and they shall cleanse the altar as they cleansed it with the … Continue reading →

וְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ אֵ֖ת הַפָּ֣ר הַֽחַטָּ֑את וּשְׂרָפֹו֙ בְּמִפְקַ֣ד הַבַּ֔יִת מִח֖וּץ לַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃ And you shall take the bull of the sin offering and burn it in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.   Morphology וְלָקַחְתָּ (ve-laqaḥta) – Root: לקח (laqach); … Continue reading →

וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ מִדָּמֹ֗ו וְנָ֨תַתָּ֜ה עַל־אַרְבַּ֤ע קַרְנֹתָיו֙ וְאֶל־אַרְבַּע֙ פִּנֹּ֣ות הָעֲזָרָ֔ה וְאֶֽל־הַגְּב֖וּל סָבִ֑יב וְחִטֵּאתָ֥ אֹותֹ֖ו וְכִפַּרְתָּֽהוּ׃ And you shall take from its blood and put it upon its four horns, and upon the four corners of the ledge, and upon the border around … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתָּ֣ה אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים הַלְוִיִּ֡ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֵם֩ מִזֶּ֨רַע צָדֹ֜וק הַקְּרֹבִ֣ים אֵלַ֗י נְאֻ֛ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה לְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִי פַּ֥ר בֶּן־בָּקָ֖ר לְחַטָּֽאת׃ And you shall give to the Levitical priests who are of the seed of Tsadoq, who draw near to Me,’ declares the Lord YHWH, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י בֶּן־אָדָם֙ כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אֵ֚לֶּה חֻקֹּ֣ות הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ בְּיֹ֖ום הֵעָֽשֹׂותֹ֑ו לְהַעֲלֹ֤ות עָלָיו֙ עֹולָ֔ה וְלִזְרֹ֥ק עָלָ֖יו דָּֽם׃ And He said to me, “Son of man, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘These are the statutes of the altar on the … Continue reading →

וְהָעֲזָרָ֞ה אַרְבַּ֧ע עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה אֹ֗רֶךְ בְּאַרְבַּ֤ע עֶשְׂרֵה֙ רֹ֔חַב אֶ֖ל אַרְבַּ֣עַת רְבָעֶ֑יהָ וְהַגְּבוּל סָבִ֨יב אֹותָ֜הּ חֲצִ֣י הָאַמָּ֗ה וְהַֽחֵיק־לָ֤הּ אַמָּה֙ סָבִ֔יב וּמַעֲלֹתֵ֖הוּ פְּנֹ֥ות קָדִֽים׃ And the ledge fourteen in length by fourteen in breadth on its four sides, and the border around it … Continue reading →

וְהָאֲרִאֵל שְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ בִּשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה רֹ֑חַב רָב֕וּעַ אֶ֖ל אַרְבַּ֥עַת רְבָעָֽיו׃ And the altar-hearth twelve in length by twelve in breadth, square toward its four sides.   Morphology וְהָאֲרִאֵל (ve-ha-ʾariʾel) – Root: אראל (ʾariʾel); Form: Conjunction וְ + definite noun … Continue reading →