Category Archives: Genesis

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ לָהֶם֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃ And he made a feast for them, and they ate and drank.   Morphology וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (vayyaʿas) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Verb, Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he made”; Notes: Describes the preparation … Continue reading →

אִם־תַּעֲשֵׂ֨ה עִמָּ֜נוּ רָעָ֗ה כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א נְגַֽעֲנ֔וּךָ וְכַאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשִׂ֤ינוּ עִמְּךָ֙ רַק־טֹ֔וב וַנְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֖ בְּשָׁלֹ֑ום אַתָּ֥ה עַתָּ֖ה בְּר֥וּךְ יְהוָֽה׃ If you will not do evil to us, just as we have not touched you, and just as we have done only good with … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ רָאֹ֣ו רָאִינוּ֮ כִּֽי־הָיָ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה עִמָּךְ֒ וַנֹּ֗אמֶר תְּהִ֨י נָ֥א אָלָ֛ה בֵּינֹותֵ֖ינוּ בֵּינֵ֣ינוּ וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ וְנִכְרְתָ֥ה בְרִ֖ית עִמָּֽךְ׃ And they said, “We have certainly seen that YHWH is with you. So we said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us—even between … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ יִצְחָ֔ק מַדּ֖וּעַ בָּאתֶ֣ם אֵלָ֑י וְאַתֶּם֙ שְׂנֵאתֶ֣ם אֹתִ֔י וַתְּשַׁלְּח֖וּנִי מֵאִתְּכֶֽם׃ And Yitsḥaq said to them, “Why have you come to me, since you hated me and sent me away from you?”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); … Continue reading →

וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ הָלַ֥ךְ אֵלָ֖יו מִגְּרָ֑ר וַאֲחֻזַּת֙ מֵֽרֵעֵ֔הוּ וּפִיכֹ֖ל שַׂר־צְבָאֹֽו׃ And Avimelekh went to him from Gerar, and Aḥuzzat his companion, and Pikhol the commander of his army.   Morphology וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ (vaʾAvimelekh) – Root: מלך (m-l-k); Form: Conjunction + proper noun; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיִּ֧בֶן שָׁ֣ם מִזְבֵּ֗חַ וַיִּקְרָא֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה וַיֶּט־שָׁ֖ם אָהֳלֹ֑ו וַיִּכְרוּ־שָׁ֥ם עַבְדֵי־יִצְחָ֖ק בְּאֵֽר׃ And he built there an altar, and called upon the name of YHWH, and he pitched his tent there, and the servants of Yitsḥaq dug a well there.   … Continue reading →

וַיֵּרָ֨א אֵלָ֤יו יְהוָה֙ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֔וּא וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָנֹכִ֕י אֱלֹהֵ֖י אַבְרָהָ֣ם אָבִ֑יךָ אַל־תִּירָא֙ כִּֽי־אִתְּךָ֣ אָנֹ֔כִי וּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֨יךָ֙ וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֔ בַּעֲב֖וּר אַבְרָהָ֥ם עַבְדִּֽי׃ And YHWH appeared to him that night and said, “I am the God of Avraham, your father. Do not fear, for … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַל מִשָּׁ֖ם בְּאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃ And he went up from there to Be’er-Sheva.   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַל (vayyaʿal) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Wayyiqtol (preterite), 3ms; Translation: “And he went up”; Notes: Indicates movement upward, often geographically or spiritually significant. מִשָּׁ֖ם (mi-sham) … Continue reading →

וַיַּעְתֵּ֣ק מִשָּׁ֗ם וַיַּחְפֹּר֙ בְּאֵ֣ר אַחֶ֔רֶת וְלֹ֥א רָב֖וּ עָלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ רְחֹבֹ֔ות וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כִּֽי־עַתָּ֞ה הִרְחִ֧יב יְהוָ֛ה לָ֖נוּ וּפָרִ֥ינוּ בָאָֽרֶץ׃ And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he named it Reḥovot and … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ֙ בְּאֵ֣ר אַחֶ֔רֶת וַיָּרִ֖יבוּ גַּם־עָלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמָ֖הּ שִׂטְנָֽה׃ And they dug another well, and they quarreled over it also, so he named it Sitna.   Morphology וַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ֙ (vayyaḥpəru) – Root: חפר (ḥ-p-r); Form: Wayyiqtol (preterite), 3mp; Translation: “And they dug”; … Continue reading →

וַיָּרִ֜יבוּ רֹעֵ֣י גְרָ֗ר עִם־רֹעֵ֥י יִצְחָ֛ק לֵאמֹ֖ר לָ֣נוּ הַמָּ֑יִם וַיִּקְרָ֤א שֵֽׁם־הַבְּאֵר֙ עֵ֔שֶׂק כִּ֥י הִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּ עִמֹּֽו׃ And the shepherds of Gerar quarreled with Yitsḥaq’s shepherds, saying, “The water is ours.” So he named the well ‘Eseq, because they contended with him.   … Continue reading →

וַיַּחְפְּר֥וּ עַבְדֵֽי־יִצְחָ֖ק בַּנָּ֑חַל וַיִּ֨מְצְאוּ־שָׁ֔ם בְּאֵ֖ר מַ֥יִם חַיִּֽים׃ And Yitsḥaq’s servants dug in the valley and found there a well of living water.   Morphology וַיַּחְפְּר֥וּ (Va-yaḥ-pə-ru) – Root: חפר (ḥ-p-r); Form: Wayyiqtol (preterite), 3mp; Translation: “And they dug”; Notes: Indicates … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨שָׁב יִצְחָ֜ק וַיַּחְפֹּ֣ר אֶת־בְּאֵרֹ֣ת הַמַּ֗יִם אֲשֶׁ֤ר חָֽפְרוּ֙ בִּימֵי֙ אַבְרָהָ֣ם אָבִ֔יו וַיְסַתְּמ֣וּם פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֖י מֹ֣ות אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיִּקְרָ֤א לָהֶן֙ שֵׁמֹ֔ות כַּשֵּׁמֹ֕ת אֲשֶׁר־קָרָ֥א לָהֶ֖ן אָבִֽיו׃ And Yitsḥaq returned and dug again the wells of water that they had dug in the days of … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ מִשָּׁ֖ם יִצְחָ֑ק וַיִּ֥חַן בְּנַֽחַל־גְּרָ֖ר וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב שָֽׁם׃ And Yitsḥaq went from there and camped in the valley of Gerar and settled there.   Morphology וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (Va-yelekh) – Root: הלך (h-l-k); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he went”; … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־יִצְחָ֑ק לֵ֚ךְ מֵֽעִמָּ֔נוּ כִּֽי־עָצַֽמְתָּ־מִמֶּ֖נּוּ מְאֹֽד׃ And Avimelekh said to Yitsḥaq, “Go away from us, for you have become much mightier than us.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (Va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְכָל־הַבְּאֵרֹ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר חָֽפְרוּ֙ עַבְדֵ֣י אָבִ֔יו בִּימֵ֖י אַבְרָהָ֣ם אָבִ֑יו סִתְּמ֣וּם פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיְמַלְא֖וּם עָפָֽר׃ And all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of Avraham his father, the Pelishtim stopped them up and filled them with dirt.   … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי־לֹ֤ו מִקְנֵה־צֹאן֙ וּמִקְנֵ֣ה בָקָ֔ר וַעֲבֻדָּ֖ה רַבָּ֑ה וַיְקַנְא֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ And he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and many servants, and the Pelishtim envied him.   Morphology וַֽיְהִי־לֹ֤ו (Va-yehi-lo) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with … Continue reading →

וַיִּגְדַּ֖ל הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ הָלֹוךְ֙ וְגָדֵ֔ל עַ֥ד כִּֽי־גָדַ֖ל מְאֹֽד׃ And the man became great, and he went on growing greater until he became very great.   Morphology וַיִּגְדַּ֖ל (Va-yigdal) – Root: גדל (g-d-l); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיִּזְרַ֤ע יִצְחָק֙ בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַהִ֔וא וַיִּמְצָ֛א בַּשָּׁנָ֥ה הַהִ֖וא מֵאָ֣ה שְׁעָרִ֑ים וַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֖הוּ יְהוָֽה׃ And Yitsḥaq sowed in that land, and he found in that year a hundredfold, and YHWH blessed him.   Morphology וַיִּזְרַ֤ע (Va-yizraʿ) – Root: זרע (z-r-ʿ); Form: Qal, imperfect, … Continue reading →

וַיְצַ֣ו אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר הַנֹּגֵ֜עַ בָּאִ֥ישׁ הַזֶּ֛ה וּבְאִשְׁתֹּ֖ו מֹ֥ות יוּמָֽת׃ And Avimelekh commanded all the people, saying, “Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”   Morphology וַיְצַ֣ו (Va-yetsav) – Root: צוה (ts-v-h); Form: Piel, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ מַה־זֹּ֖את עָשִׂ֣יתָ לָּ֑נוּ כִּ֠מְעַט שָׁכַ֞ב אַחַ֤ד הָעָם֙ אֶת־אִשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ וְהֵבֵאתָ֥ עָלֵ֖ינוּ אָשָֽׁם׃ And Avimelekh said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ לְיִצְחָ֗ק וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אַ֣ךְ הִנֵּ֤ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֙ הִ֔וא וְאֵ֥יךְ אָמַ֖רְתָּ אֲחֹ֣תִי הִ֑וא וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ יִצְחָ֔ק כִּ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי פֶּן־אָמ֖וּת עָלֶֽיהָ׃ And Avimelekh called to Yitsḥaq and said, “Behold, she is your wife! How then did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י כִּ֣י אָֽרְכוּ־לֹ֥ו שָׁם֙ הַיָּמִ֔ים וַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ף אֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים בְּעַ֖ד הַֽחַלֹּ֑ון וַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֤ה יִצְחָק֙ מְצַחֵ֔ק אֵ֖ת רִבְקָ֥ה אִשְׁתֹּֽו׃ And it came to pass, when he had been there for many days, that Avimelekh, King of the Pelishtim, looked through the … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמָּקֹום֙ לְאִשְׁתֹּ֔ו וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֲחֹ֣תִי הִ֑וא כִּ֤י יָרֵא֙ לֵאמֹ֣ר אִשְׁתִּ֔י פֶּן־יַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִי אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמָּקֹום֙ עַל־רִבְקָ֔ה כִּֽי־טֹובַ֥ת מַרְאֶ֖ה הִֽיא׃ And the men of the place asked about his wife, and he said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב יִצְחָ֖ק בִּגְרָֽר׃ And Yitsḥaq lived in Gerar.   Morphology וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (Va-yeshev) – Root: ישׁב (y-sh-v); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he lived”; Notes: Indicates settling or dwelling in a place. יִצְחָ֖ק (Yitsḥaq) – Root: יצחק (y-tz-ḥ-q); … Continue reading →

עֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֥ע אַבְרָהָ֖ם בְּקֹלִ֑י וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֔י מִצְוֹתַ֖י חֻקֹּותַ֥י וְתֹורֹתָֽי׃ Because Avraham listened to my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my instructions.”   Morphology עֵ֕קֶב (ʿEqev) – Root: עקב (ʿ-q-b); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “Because”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּכֹוכְבֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְנָתַתִּ֣י לְזַרְעֲךָ֔ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הָאֲרָצֹ֖ת הָאֵ֑ל וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל גֹּויֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the heavens and will give to your offspring all these lands, and in your offspring all the … Continue reading →

גּ֚וּר בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את וְאֶֽהְיֶ֥ה עִמְּךָ֖ וַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּ כִּֽי־לְךָ֣ וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗ אֶתֵּן֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָֽאֲרָצֹ֣ת הָאֵ֔ל וַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙ אֶת־הַשְּׁבֻעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם אָבִֽיךָ׃ Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you; for to you and to your offspring I will … Continue reading →

וַיֵּרָ֤א אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אַל־תֵּרֵ֣ד מִצְרָ֑יְמָה שְׁכֹ֣ן בָּאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֹמַ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ And YHWH appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Miṣrayim; dwell in the land that I will tell you.   Morphology וַיֵּרָ֤א (Vayyera) – Root: ראה … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֤י רָעָב֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ מִלְּבַד֙ הָרָעָ֣ב הָרִאשֹׁ֔ון אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה בִּימֵ֣י אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ יִצְחָ֛ק אֶל־אֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים גְּרָֽרָה׃ Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that had occurred in the days of Avraham, and Yitsḥaq went to Avimelekh, … Continue reading →