Category Archives: Genesis

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ לֹ֨ו אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֲנִ֨י אֵ֤ל שַׁדַּי֙ פְּרֵ֣ה וּרְבֵ֔ה גֹּ֛וי וּקְהַ֥ל גֹּויִ֖ם יִהְיֶ֣ה מִמֶּ֑ךָּ וּמְלָכִ֖ים מֵחֲלָצֶ֥יךָ יֵצֵֽאוּ׃ And God said to him, “I am El Shaddai; be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לֹ֥ו אֱלֹהִ֖ים שִׁמְךָ֣ יַעֲקֹ֑ב לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵא֩ שִׁמְךָ֨ עֹ֜וד יַעֲקֹ֗ב כִּ֤י אִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה שְׁמֶ֔ךָ וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And God said to him, “Your name is Ya‘aqov; your name shall no longer be called Ya‘aqov, but Yisra’el shall be your name.” And He … Continue reading →

וַיֵּרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב֙ עֹ֔וד בְּבֹאֹ֖ו מִפַּדַּ֣ן אֲרָ֑ם וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ אֹתֹֽו׃ And God appeared to Ya‘aqov again when he came from Paddan-Aram, and He blessed him.   Morphology וַיֵּרָ֨א (vai-yē-ra) – Root: רָאָה (ra’ah); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “appeared” אֱלֹהִ֤ים (’e-lo-him) … Continue reading →

וַתָּ֤מָת דְּבֹרָה֙ מֵינֶ֣קֶת רִבְקָ֔ה וַתִּקָּבֵ֛ר מִתַּ֥חַת לְבֵֽית־אֵ֖ל תַּ֣חַת הָֽאַלֹּ֑ון וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמֹ֖ו אַלֹּ֥ון בָּכֽוּת׃ פ And Deborah, the nurse of Rivkah, died, and she was buried beneath Beit-El, under the oak, and he called its name Allon-Bakut.   Morphology וַתָּמָת (va-ta-mát) … Continue reading →

וַיִּ֤בֶן שָׁם֙ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ וַיִּקְרָא֙ לַמָּקֹ֔ום אֵ֖ל בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל כִּ֣י שָׁ֗ם נִגְל֤וּ אֵלָיו֙ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים בְּבָרְחֹ֖ו מִפְּנֵ֥י אָחִֽיו׃ And he built there an altar and called the place El Beit-El, because there the gods had revealed themselves to him when he fled from … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֨א יַעֲקֹ֜ב ל֗וּזָה אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן הִ֖וא בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל ה֖וּא וְכָל־הָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־עִמֹּֽו׃ And Ya‘aqov came to Luz, which is in the land of Kena‘an, that is Beit-El, he and all the people who were with him.   Morphology וַיָּבֹ֨א (va-ya-vo) – … Continue reading →

וַיִּסָּ֑עוּ וַיְהִ֣י חִתַּ֣ת אֱלֹהִ֗ים עַל־הֶֽעָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א רָֽדְפ֔וּ אַחֲרֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃ And they journeyed, and the terror of God was upon the cities that were around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Ya‘aqov.   Morphology וַיִּסָּ֑עוּ … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֗ב אֵ֣ת כָּל־אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַנֵּכָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָדָ֔ם וְאֶת־הַנְּזָמִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּטְמֹ֤ן אֹתָם֙ יַעֲקֹ֔ב תַּ֥חַת הָאֵלָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עִם־שְׁכֶֽם׃ And they gave to Ya‘aqov all the foreign gods that were in their hands and the rings that were in their ears, and … Continue reading →

וְנָק֥וּמָה וְנַעֲלֶ֖ה בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־שָּׁ֣ם מִזְבֵּ֗חַ לָאֵ֞ל הָעֹנֶ֤ה אֹתִי֙ בְּיֹ֣ום צָֽרָתִ֔י וַיְהִי֙ עִמָּדִ֔י בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽכְתִּי׃ And let us arise and go up to Beit El, and I will make there an altar to El, who answered me in the day … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־בֵּיתֹ֔ו וְאֶ֖ל כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמֹּ֑ו הָסִ֜רוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַנֵּכָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּתֹכְכֶ֔ם וְהִֽטַּהֲר֔וּ וְהַחֲלִ֖יפוּ שִׂמְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ And Yaʿakov said to his household and to all who were with him, “Remove the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֔ב ק֛וּם עֲלֵ֥ה בֵֽית־אֵ֖ל וְשֶׁב־שָׁ֑ם וַעֲשֵׂה־שָׁ֣ם מִזְבֵּ֔חַ לָאֵל֙ הַנִּרְאֶ֣ה אֵלֶ֔יךָ בְּבָרְחֲךָ֔ מִפְּנֵ֖י עֵשָׂ֥ו אָחִֽיךָ׃ And God said to Yaʿakov, “Arise, go up to Beit-El and dwell there, and make an altar there to the God who appeared to … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֑וּ הַכְזֹונָ֕ה יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה אֶת־אֲחֹותֵֽנוּ׃ פ Then they said, “Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?”   Morphology וַיֹּאמְר֑וּ (va-yōm-rū) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3mp with conjunctive vav; Translation: “Then they said” הַכְזֹונָ֕ה (ha-kə-zō-nāh) – Root: זנה … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶל־שִׁמְעֹ֣ון וְאֶל־לֵוִי֮ עֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם אֹתִי֒ לְהַבְאִישֵׁ֨נִי֙ בְּיֹשֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֔רֶץ בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י וּבַפְּרִזִּ֑י וַאֲנִי֙ מְתֵ֣י מִסְפָּ֔ר וְנֶאֶסְפ֤וּ עָלַי֙ וְהִכּ֔וּנִי וְנִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖י אֲנִ֥י וּבֵיתִֽי׃ Then Yaʿăqōv said to Shimʿōn and Lēvī, “You have brought trouble upon me, making me odious among the inhabitants of … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־כָּל־חֵילָ֤ם וְאֶת־כָּל־טַפָּם֙ וְאֶת־נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם שָׁב֖וּ וַיָּבֹ֑זּוּ וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּבָּֽיִת׃ All their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives they captured and plundered, and all that was in the house.   Morphology וְאֶת־כָּל־חֵילָ֤ם (və-et kol ḥe-lam) – Root: חיל (ḥ-y-l); … Continue reading →

אֶת־צֹאנָ֥ם וְאֶת־בְּקָרָ֖ם וְאֶת־חֲמֹרֵיהֶּ֑ם וְאֵ֧ת אֲשֶׁר־בָּעִ֛יר וְאֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה לָקָֽחוּ׃ Their sheep, and their cattle, and their donkeys, and what was in the city and what was in the field, they took.   Morphology אֶת־צֹאנָ֥ם (et-tso-nam) – Root: צאן (ts-o-n); Form: noun, … Continue reading →

בְּנֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֗ב בָּ֚אוּ עַל־הַ֣חֲלָלִ֔ים וַיָּבֹ֖זּוּ הָעִ֑יר אֲשֶׁ֥ר טִמְּא֖וּ אֲחֹותָֽם׃ The sons of Yaʿaqov came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.   Morphology בְּנֵ֣י (bə-nei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: noun, mp construct; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־חֲמֹור֙ וְאֶת־שְׁכֶ֣ם בְּנֹ֔ו הָרְג֖וּ לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וַיִּקְח֧וּ אֶת־דִּינָ֛ה מִבֵּ֥ית שְׁכֶ֖ם וַיֵּצֵֽאוּ׃ And they killed Ḥamor and Shekhem his son with the edge of the sword and took Dina from the house of Shekhem and went out.   Morphology וְאֶת־חֲמֹור֙ (ve-et Ḥamor) … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֩ בַיֹּ֨ום הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י בִּֽהְיֹותָ֣ם כֹּֽאֲבִ֗ים וַיִּקְח֣וּ שְׁנֵֽי־בְנֵי־֠יַעֲקֹב שִׁמְעֹ֨ון וְלֵוִ֜י אֲחֵ֤י דִינָה֙ אִ֣ישׁ חַרְבֹּ֔ו וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ עַל־הָעִ֖יר בֶּ֑טַח וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ כָּל־זָכָֽר׃ And it happened on the third day, when they were in pain, that the two sons of Ya‘akov, Shim‘on and Levi, Dina’s … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ אֶל־חֲמֹור֙ וְאֶל־שְׁכֶ֣ם בְּנֹ֔ו כָּל־יֹצְאֵ֖י שַׁ֣עַר עִירֹ֑ו וַיִּמֹּ֨לוּ֙ כָּל־זָכָ֔ר כָּל־יֹצְאֵ֖י שַׁ֥עַר עִירֹֽו׃ And all who went out of the gate of his city listened to Ḥamor and to Shekhem his son, and every male, all who went out of the … Continue reading →

מִקְנֵהֶ֤ם וְקִנְיָנָם֙ וְכָל־בְּהֶמְתָּ֔ם הֲלֹ֥וא לָ֖נוּ הֵ֑ם אַ֚ךְ נֵאֹ֣ותָה לָהֶ֔ם וְיֵשְׁב֖וּ אִתָּֽנוּ׃ Their livestock and their possessions and all their animals, will they not be ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us.   Morphology מִקְנֵהֶ֤ם … Continue reading →

אַךְ־֠בְּזֹאת יֵאֹ֨תוּ לָ֤נוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים֙ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת אִתָּ֔נוּ לִהְיֹ֖ות לְעַ֣ם אֶחָ֑ד בְּהִמֹּ֥ול לָ֨נוּ֙ כָּל־זָכָ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר הֵ֥ם נִמֹּלִֽים׃ Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and become one people: if every male among us is circumcised as they … Continue reading →

הָאֲנָשִׁ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה שְֽׁלֵמִ֧ים הֵ֣ם אִתָּ֗נוּ וְיֵשְׁב֤וּ בָאָ֨רֶץ֙ וְיִסְחֲר֣וּ אֹתָ֔הּ וְהָאָ֛רֶץ הִנֵּ֥ה רַֽחֲבַת־יָדַ֖יִם לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם אֶת־בְּנֹתָם֙ נִקַּֽח־לָ֣נוּ לְנָשִׁ֔ים וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ נִתֵּ֥ן לָהֶֽם׃ These men are at peace with us; let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֥א חֲמֹ֛ור וּשְׁכֶ֥ם בְּנֹ֖ו אֶל־שַׁ֣עַר עִירָ֑ם וַֽיְדַבְּר֛וּ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י עִירָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃ And Ḥamor and Shekhem his son came to the gate of their city, and they spoke to the men of their city, saying:   Morphology וַיָּבֹ֥א (va-ya-vo) – Root: בוא … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־אֵחַ֤ר הַנַּ֨עַר֙ לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות הַדָּבָ֔ר כִּ֥י חָפֵ֖ץ בְּבַֽת־יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְה֣וּא נִכְבָּ֔ד מִכֹּ֖ל בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיו׃ And the young man did not delay to do the thing, for he delighted in Yaʿaqov’s daughter, and he was honored above all the house of his father. … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽיטְב֥וּ דִבְרֵיהֶ֖ם בְּעֵינֵ֣י חֲמֹ֑ור וּבְעֵינֵ֖י שֶׁ֥כֶם בֶּן־חֲמֹֽור׃ And their words pleased Ḥamor and Shekhem, son of Ḥamor.   Morphology וַיִּֽיטְב֥וּ (vai-yit-vu) – Root: טוב (ṭov); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3mp; “And they pleased” דִבְרֵיהֶ֖ם (div-rei-hem) – Root: דבר (da-var); Form: noun, … Continue reading →

וְאִם־לֹ֧א תִשְׁמְע֛וּ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ לְהִמֹּ֑ול וְלָקַ֥חְנוּ אֶת־בִּתֵּ֖נוּ וְהָלָֽכְנוּ׃ But if you will not listen to us to be circumcised, we will take our daughter and we will leave.   Morphology וְאִם־לֹ֧א (və-im lo) – “and if not” תִשְׁמְע֛וּ (tishməʿu) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְנָתַ֤נּוּ אֶת־בְּנֹתֵ֨ינוּ֙ לָכֶ֔ם וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖ם נִֽקַּֽח־לָ֑נוּ וְיָשַׁ֣בְנוּ אִתְּכֶ֔ם וְהָיִ֖ינוּ לְעַ֥ם אֶחָֽד׃ We will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell with you and become one people.   Morphology וְנָתַ֤נּוּ (və-natanu) – Root: … Continue reading →

אַךְ־בְּזֹ֖את נֵאֹ֣ות לָכֶ֑ם אִ֚ם תִּהְי֣וּ כָמֹ֔נוּ לְהִמֹּ֥ל לָכֶ֖ם כָּל־זָכָֽר׃ Only on this condition will we agree with you: if you become like us by having every male among you circumcised.   Morphology אַךְ־ (ʾakh) – Particle; “only” בְּזֹ֖את (bə-zot) – … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לֹ֤א נוּכַל֙ לַעֲשֹׂות֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לָתֵת֙ אֶת־אֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ לְאִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֣ו עָרְלָ֑ה כִּֽי־חֶרְפָּ֥ה הִ֖וא לָֽנוּ׃ They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ בְנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶת־שְׁכֶ֨ם וְאֶת־חֲמֹ֥ור אָבִ֛יו בְּמִרְמָ֖ה וַיְדַבֵּ֑רוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר טִמֵּ֔א אֵ֖ת דִּינָ֥ה אֲחֹתָֽם׃ The sons of Yaʿaqov answered Shekhem and Hamor, his father, with deceit, and they spoke because he had defiled Dinah, their sister.   Morphology וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ (vayyaʿánu) – Root: … Continue reading →