Category Archives: Genesis

וָאַ֨עַשׂ֙ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמִ֔י לְבִלְתִּ֥י הֵחֵ֛ל לְעֵינֵ֥י הַגֹּויִ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣מָּה בְתֹוכָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר נֹודַ֤עְתִּי אֲלֵיהֶם֙ לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם לְהֹוצִיאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it should not be profaned before the eyes of the nations among whom … Continue reading →

וַיַּמְרוּ־בִ֗י וְלֹ֤א אָבוּ֙ לִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֵלַ֔י אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־שִׁקּוּצֵ֤י עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ לֹ֣א הִשְׁלִ֔יכוּ וְאֶת־גִּלּוּלֵ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם לֹ֣א עָזָ֑בוּ וָאֹמַ֞ר לִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְ חֲמָתִ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לְכַלֹּ֤ות אַפִּי֙ בָּהֶ֔ם בְּתֹ֖וךְ אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ But they rebelled against Me and were not willing to listen to Me. Each man did … Continue reading →

וָאֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם אִ֣ישׁ שִׁקּוּצֵ֤י עֵינָיו֙ הַשְׁלִ֔יכוּ וּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם אַל־תִּטַּמָּ֑אוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ And I said to them, ‘Each man, the detestable things of his eyes cast away, and with the idols of Mitsrayim do not defile yourselves. I am YHWH … Continue reading →

וַתֵּ֨רֶא֙ כִּ֣י נֹֽוחֲלָ֔ה אָבְדָ֖ה תִּקְוָתָ֑הּ וַתִּקַּ֛ח אֶחָ֥ד מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָ כְּפִ֥יר שָׂמָֽתְהוּ׃ And she saw that she was cast down, her hope was lost, and she took one of her cubs, a young lion she set him up.   Morphology וַתֵּרֶא (va-tereʾ) … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי־בָ֨ךְ הֵ֤פֶךְ מִן־הַנָּשִׁים֙ בְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְ וְאַחֲרַ֖יִךְ לֹ֣א זוּנָּ֑ה וּבְתִתֵּ֣ךְ אֶתְנָ֗ן וְאֶתְנַ֛ן לֹ֥א נִתַּן־לָ֖ךְ וַתְּהִ֥י לְהֶֽפֶךְ׃ And it was in you the opposite from the women in your prostitutions, and after you none prostituted, and in your giving payment and payment was … Continue reading →

אֶל־כָּל־רֹ֣אשׁ דֶּ֗רֶךְ בָּנִית֙ רָֽמָתֵ֔ךְ וַתְּתַֽעֲבִי֙ אֶת־יָפְיֵ֔ךְ וַתְּפַשְּׂקִ֥י אֶת־רַגְלַ֖יִךְ לְכָל־עוֹבֵ֑ר וַתַּרְבִּ֖י אֶת־תַּזְנֻתָֽיִךְ׃ At every head of a way you built your high place, and you abhorred your beauty, and you spread your legs to everyone that passed by, and you multiplied … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣מָת יֹוסֵ֔ף בֶּן־מֵאָ֥ה וָעֶ֖שֶׂר שָׁנִ֑ים וַיַּחַנְט֣וּ אֹתֹ֔ו וַיִּ֥ישֶׂם בָּאָרֹ֖ון בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃ And Yosef died, being one hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him, and he was placed in a coffin in Miṣrayim.   Morphology וַיָּ֣מָת (vayyamat) – Root: מות … Continue reading →

וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע יֹוסֵ֔ף אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר פָּקֹ֨ד יִפְקֹ֤ד אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְהַעֲלִתֶ֥ם אֶת־עַצְמֹתַ֖י מִזֶּֽה׃ And Yosef made the sons of Yisraʾel swear, saying, “God will surely remember you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.”   Morphology וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע (vayyashbaʿ) – … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יֹוסֵף֙ אֶל־אֶחָ֔יו אָנֹכִ֖י מֵ֑ת וֵֽאלֹהִ֞ים פָּקֹ֧ד יִפְקֹ֣ד אֶתְכֶ֗ם וְהֶעֱלָ֤ה אֶתְכֶם֙ מִן־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את אֶל־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֛ע לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם לְיִצְחָ֖ק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ And Yosef said to his brothers, “I am dying, but God will surely remember you and bring you up from this … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤רְא יֹוסֵף֙ לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם בְּנֵ֖י שִׁלֵּשִׁ֑ים גַּ֗ם בְּנֵ֤י מָכִיר֙ בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה יֻלְּד֖וּ עַל־בִּרְכֵּ֥י יֹוסֵֽף׃ And Yosef saw Efrayim’s descendants of the third generation; also, the children of Makhir, the son of Menashshe, were born upon Yosef’s knees.   Morphology וַיַּ֤רְא (vayyar) – … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב יֹוסֵף֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם ה֖וּא וּבֵ֣ית אָבִ֑יו וַיְחִ֣י יֹוסֵ֔ף מֵאָ֥ה וָעֶ֖שֶׂר שָׁנִֽים׃ And Yosef lived in Miṣrayim, he and his father’s household, and Yosef lived one hundred and ten years.   Morphology וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב (vayeshev) – Root: ישב (y-sh-v); Form: Verb, Qal, … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּה֙ אַל־תִּירָ֔אוּ אָנֹכִ֛י אֲכַלְכֵּ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֖ם וְאֶֽת־טַפְּכֶ֑ם וַיְנַחֵ֣ם אֹותָ֔ם וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר עַל־לִבָּֽם׃ “Now therefore, do not fear. I will provide for you and your little ones.” And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.   Morphology וְעַתָּה֙ (veʿattah) – Root: עתה … Continue reading →

וְאַתֶּ֕ם חֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָלַ֖י רָעָ֑ה אֱלֹהִים֙ חֲשָׁבָ֣הּ לְטֹבָ֔ה לְמַ֗עַן עֲשֹׂ֛ה כַּיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּ֖ה לְהַחֲיֹ֥ת עַם־רָֽב׃ “As for you, you intended evil against me, but God intended it for good, to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many people.”   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֛ם יֹוסֵ֖ף אַל־תִּירָ֑אוּ כִּ֛י הֲתַ֥חַת אֱלֹהִ֖ים אָֽנִי׃ And Yosef said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God?”   Morphology וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Verb, Qal, Wayyiqtol, 3ms; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ גַּם־אֶחָ֔יו וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ לְפָנָ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ הִנֶּ֥נּֽוּ לְךָ֖ לַעֲבָדִֽים׃ And his brothers also went and fell before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.”   Morphology וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ (vayyelkhu) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Verb, Qal, Wayyiqtol, 3mp; Translation: “And they … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־תֹאמְר֣וּ לְיֹוסֵ֗ף אָ֣נָּ֡א שָׂ֣א נָ֠א פֶּ֣שַׁע אַחֶ֤יךָ וְחַטָּאתָם֙ כִּי־רָעָ֣ה גְמָל֔וּךָ וְעַתָּה֙ שָׂ֣א נָ֔א לְפֶ֥שַׁע עַבְדֵ֖י אֱלֹהֵ֣י אָבִ֑יךָ וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ יֹוסֵ֖ף בְּדַבְּרָ֥ם אֵלָֽיו׃ “Thus you shall say to Yosef, ‘Please, forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, for they treated … Continue reading →

וַיְצַוּ֕וּ אֶל־יֹוסֵ֖ף לֵאמֹ֑ר אָבִ֣יךָ צִוָּ֔ה לִפְנֵ֥י מֹותֹ֖ו לֵאמֹֽר׃ And they commanded Yosef, saying, “Your father commanded before his death, saying:   Morphology וַיְצַוּ֕וּ (vayetsavvu) – Root: צוה (tsavah); Form: Verb, Piel, Wayyiqtol, 3mp; Translation: “And they commanded”; Notes: The brothers … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְא֤וּ אֲחֵֽי־יֹוסֵף֙ כִּי־מֵ֣ת אֲבִיהֶ֔ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ ל֥וּ יִשְׂטְמֵ֖נוּ יֹוסֵ֑ף וְהָשֵׁ֤ב יָשִׁיב֙ לָ֔נוּ אֵ֚ת כָּל־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר גָּמַ֖לְנוּ אֹתֹֽו׃ And Yosef’s brothers saw that their father had died, and they said, “Perhaps Yosef will hate us and fully repay us for all the … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨שָׁב יֹוסֵ֤ף מִצְרַ֨יְמָה֙ ה֣וּא וְאֶחָ֔יו וְכָל־הָעֹלִ֥ים אִתֹּ֖ו לִקְבֹּ֣ר אֶת־אָבִ֑יו אַחֲרֵ֖י קָבְרֹ֥ו אֶת־אָבִֽיו׃ And Yosef returned to Miṣrayim, he and his brothers, and all who had gone up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.   … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ אֹתֹ֤ו בָנָיו֙ אַ֣רְצָה כְּנַ֔עַן וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ אֹתֹ֔ו בִּמְעָרַ֖ת שְׂדֵ֣ה הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָנָה֩ אַבְרָהָ֨ם אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה לַאֲחֻזַּת־קֶ֗בֶר מֵאֵ֛ת עֶפְרֹ֥ן הַחִתִּ֖י עַל־פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵֽא׃ And his sons carried him to the land of Kenaʿan and buried him in the cave of the field of … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ בָנָ֖יו לֹ֑ו כֵּ֖ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּֽם׃ And his sons did for him as he had commanded them.   Morphology וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ (vayyaʿasu) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Verb, Qal, Wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect), 3mp; Translation: “and they did”; Notes: Describes the action … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֡רְא יֹושֵׁב֩ הָאָ֨רֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜י אֶת־הָאֵ֗בֶל בְּגֹ֨רֶן֙ הָֽאָטָ֔ד וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ אֵֽבֶל־כָּבֵ֥ד זֶ֖ה לְמִצְרָ֑יִם עַל־כֵּ֞ן קָרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ אָבֵ֣ל מִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּעֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And the inhabitants of the land, the Kenaʿani, saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, and they said, “This … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ עַד־גֹּ֣רֶן הָאָטָ֗ד אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וַיִּ֨סְפְּדוּ־שָׁ֔ם מִסְפֵּ֛ד גָּדֹ֥ול וְכָבֵ֖ד מְאֹ֑ד וַיַּ֧עַשׂ לְאָבִ֛יו אֵ֖בֶל שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃ And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Yarden, and they lamented there with a great and very grievous … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַל עִמֹּ֔ו גַּם־רֶ֖כֶב גַּם־פָּרָשִׁ֑ים וַיְהִ֥י הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה כָּבֵ֥ד מְאֹֽד׃ And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen; and it was a very great camp.   Morphology וַיַּ֣עַל (vayyaʿal) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Verb, Qal, Wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect), 3ms; … Continue reading →

וְכֹל֙ בֵּ֣ית יֹוסֵ֔ף וְאֶחָ֖יו וּבֵ֣ית אָבִ֑יו רַ֗ק טַפָּם֙ וְצֹאנָ֣ם וּבְקָרָ֔ם עָזְב֖וּ בְּאֶ֥רֶץ גֹּֽשֶׁן׃ And all the house of Yosef, and his brothers, and his father’s house went; only their little ones, their flocks, and their herds they left in the … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַל יֹוסֵ֖ף לִקְבֹּ֣ר אֶת־אָבִ֑יו וַיַּֽעֲל֨וּ אִתֹּ֜ו כָּל־עַבְדֵ֤י פַרְעֹה֙ זִקְנֵ֣י בֵיתֹ֔ו וְכֹ֖ל זִקְנֵ֥י אֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרָֽיִם׃ Yosef went up to bury his father, and all Par’o’s servants, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Miṣrayim went up … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֑ה עֲלֵ֛ה וּקְבֹ֥ר אֶת־אָבִ֖יךָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הִשְׁבִּיעֶֽךָ׃ Par’o said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “He said”; Notes: Refers … Continue reading →

אָבִ֞י הִשְׁבִּיעַ֣נִי לֵאמֹ֗ר הִנֵּ֣ה אָנֹכִי֮ מֵת֒ בְּקִבְרִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֨ר כָּרִ֤יתִי לִי֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן שָׁ֖מָּה תִּקְבְּרֵ֑נִי וְעַתָּ֗ה אֶֽעֱלֶה־נָּ֛א וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה אֶת־אָבִ֖י וְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ “My father made me swear, saying, ‘Behold, I am about to die; in my grave which I dug for myself in … Continue reading →

וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֙ יְמֵ֣י בְכִיתֹ֔ו וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יֹוסֵ֔ף אֶל־בֵּ֥ית פַּרְעֹ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם־נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם דַּבְּרוּ־נָ֕א בְּאָזְנֵ֥י פַרְעֹ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ And when the days of his mourning had passed, Yosef spoke to the house of Par’o, saying, “If now I have found favor in … Continue reading →

וַיִּמְלְאוּ־לֹו֙ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים יֹ֔ום כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יִמְלְא֖וּ יְמֵ֣י הַחֲנֻטִ֑ים וַיִּבְכּ֥וּ אֹתֹ֛ו מִצְרַ֖יִם שִׁבְעִ֥ים יֹֽום׃ And forty days were completed for him, for thus are fulfilled the days of embalming, and Miṣrayim wept for him seventy days.   Morphology וַיִּמְלְאוּ־לֹו֙ (vayyimleʾu-lo) – … Continue reading →