Category Archives: Isaiah

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם חָלָ֥ה חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לָמ֑וּת וַיָּבֹ֣וא אֵ֠לָיו יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־אָמֹ֜וץ הַנָּבִ֗יא וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ צַ֣ו לְבֵיתֶ֔ךָ כִּ֛י מֵ֥ת אַתָּ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תִֽחְיֶֽה׃ In those days Ḥizqiyahu was sick to die, and Yeshayahu son of Amots the prophet came to him and … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֩ ה֨וּא מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה בֵּ֣ית נִסְרֹ֣ךְ אֱלֹהָ֗יו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר בָּנָיו֙ הִכֻּ֣הוּ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְהֵ֥מָּה נִמְלְט֖וּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֲרָרָ֑ט וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵֽסַר־חַדֹּ֥ן בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ ס And it happened, as he was bowing down in the house of Nisrokh his god, that Adrammelekh and Saretser his … Continue reading →

וַיִּסַּ֣ע וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּ֖שָׁב סַנְחֵרִ֣יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃ And he broke camp and went and returned, Sanḥeriv king of Ashshur, and he lived in Nineve.   Morphology וַיִּסַּ֣ע (vayyissaʿ) – Root: נסע; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֣א מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה וַיַּכֶּה֙ בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה אַשּׁ֔וּר מֵאָ֛ה וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֥ה כֻלָּ֖ם פְּגָרִ֥ים מֵתִֽים׃ And the angel of YHWH went out and struck in the camp of Ashshur one hundred and eighty-five thousand, and they arose early in … Continue reading →

וְגַנֹּותִ֛י עַל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את לְהֹֽושִׁיעָ֑הּ לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י וּלְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃ ס And I will defend over this city to save it, for My sake and for the sake of Dawid My servant.   Morphology וְגַנֹּותִ֛י (ve-gannoti) – Root: גנן; Form: Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖א בָּ֣הּ יָשׁ֑וּב וְאֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את לֹ֥א יָבֹ֖וא נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ By the way that he came, by it he shall return, and into this city he shall not come,’ declares YHWH.   Morphology בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ (bad-derekh) – Root: דרך; Form: Preposition with … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר לֹ֤א יָבֹוא֙ אֶל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְלֹֽא־יֹורֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם חֵ֑ץ וְלֹֽא־יְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּה מָגֵ֔ן וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ עֳלֶ֖יהָ סֹלְלָֽה׃ Therefore thus said YHWH concerning the king of Ashshur: He shall not come into this city, and he shall not shoot an arrow … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י מִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ תֵּצֵ֣א שְׁאֵרִ֔ית וּפְלֵיטָ֖ה מֵהַ֣ר צִיֹּ֑ון קִנְאַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־זֹּֽאת׃ ס For from Yerushalayim a remnant shall go out, and survivors from Mount Tsiyyon; the zeal of YHWH of armies shall accomplish this.   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה פְּלֵיטַ֧ת בֵּית־יְהוּדָ֛ה הַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖ה שֹׁ֣רֶשׁ לְמָ֑טָּה וְעָשָׂ֥ה פְרִ֖י לְמָֽעְלָה׃ And the remnant of the house of Yehuda that survives shall again take root downward and produce fruit upward.   Morphology וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה (ve-yasfah) – Root: יסף; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd feminine … Continue reading →

וְזֶה־לְּךָ֣ הָאֹ֔ות אָכֹ֤ול הַשָּׁנָה֙ סָפִ֔יחַ וּבַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית שָׁחִ֑יס וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗ית זִרְע֧וּ וְקִצְר֛וּ וְנִטְע֥וּ כְרָמִ֖ים ואכול פִרְיָֽם׃ And this shall be the sign for you: In this year you shall eat the aftergrowth, and in the second year that which springs … Continue reading →

יַ֚עַן הִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣ אֵלַ֔י וְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ עָלָ֣ה בְאָזְנָ֑י וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י חַחִ֜י בְּאַפֶּ֗ךָ וּמִתְגִּי֙ בִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָ וַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יךָ בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אתָ בָּֽהּ׃ Because you raged against Me and your complacency has come up into My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bridle … Continue reading →

וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ וְצֵאתְךָ֥ וּבֹואֲךָ֖ יָדָ֑עְתִּי וְאֵ֖ת הִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥ אֵלָֽי׃ “And your sitting and your going out and your coming in I have known, and your raging against Me.   Morphology וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ (ve-shivtekha) – Root: ישׁב; Form: Conjunction + infinitive construct with 2nd … Continue reading →

וְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ קִצְרֵי־יָ֔ד חַ֖תּוּ וָבֹ֑שׁוּ הָי֞וּ עֵ֤שֶׂב שָׂדֶה֙ וִ֣ירַק דֶּ֔שֶׁא חֲצִ֣יר גַּגֹּ֔ות וּשְׁדֵמָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י קָמָֽה׃ And their inhabitants were short of hand, they were dismayed and put to shame; they were like the grass of the field and green herb, grass … Continue reading →

הֲלֹֽוא־שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ לְמֵֽרָחֹוק֙ אֹותָ֣הּ עָשִׂ֔יתִי מִ֥ימֵי קֶ֖דֶם וִיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ עַתָּ֣ה הֲבֵאתִ֔יהָ וּתְהִ֗י לְהַשְׁאֹ֛ות גַּלִּ֥ים נִצִּ֖ים עָרִ֥ים בְּצֻרֹֽות׃ “Have you not heard? From distant time I have done it, from days of old I formed it; now I have brought it to pass, … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֥י קַ֖רְתִּי וְשָׁתִ֣יתִי מָ֑יִם וְאַחְרִב֙ בְּכַף־פְּעָמַ֔י כֹּ֖ל יְאֹרֵ֥י מָצֹֽור׃ I dug and drank waters, and with the sole of my feet I dried up all the rivers of Matsor.   Morphology אֲנִ֥י (ʾani) – Root: —; Form: Independent pronoun, 1st … Continue reading →

בְּיַ֣ד עֲבָדֶיךָ֮ חֵרַ֣פְתָּ אֲדֹנָי֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר בְּרֹ֥ב רִכְבִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י עָלִ֛יתִי מְרֹ֥ום הָרִ֖ים יַרְכְּתֵ֣י לְבָנֹ֑ון וְאֶכְרֹ֞ת קֹומַ֤ת אֲרָזָיו֙ מִבְחַ֣ר בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָבֹוא֙ מְרֹ֣ום קִצֹּ֔ו יַ֖עַר כַּרְמִלֹּֽו׃ By the hand of your servants you have reproached the Lord, and you said, ‘With the multitude … Continue reading →

אֶת־מִ֤י חֵרַ֨פְתָּ֙ וְגִדַּ֔פְתָּ וְעַל־מִ֖י הֲרִימֹ֣ותָה קֹּ֑ול וַתִּשָּׂ֥א מָרֹ֛ום עֵינֶ֖יךָ אֶל־קְדֹ֥ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ “Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised a voice and lifted your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Yisraʾel.   Morphology אֶת־מִ֤י … Continue reading →

זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו בָּזָ֨ה לְךָ֜ לָעֲגָ֣ה לְךָ֗ בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־צִיֹּ֔ון אַחֲרֶ֨יךָ֙ רֹ֣אשׁ הֵנִ֔יעָה בַּ֖ת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ this is the word that YHWH has spoken concerning him: She has despised you, laughed at you, the virgin daughter of Tsiyyon; behind you … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אָמֹ֔וץ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ הִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּ אֵלַ֔י אֶל־סַנְחֵרִ֖יב מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ And Yeshʿayahu son of Amots sent to Ḥizqiyyahu, saying, “Thus says YHWH, God of Yisraʾel: that which you have prayed to Me concerning Sankḥeriv king … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ הֹושִׁיעֵ֖נוּ מִיָדֹ֑ו וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־מַמְלְכֹ֣ות הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ And now, YHWH our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, YHWH, are alone.”   Morphology וְעַתָּה֙ (ve-ʿattah) – … Continue reading →

וְנָתֹ֥ן אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם בָּאֵ֑שׁ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אֱלֹהִ֜ים הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֣י אִם־מַעֲשֵׂ֧ה יְדֵֽי־אָדָ֛ם עֵ֥ץ וָאֶ֖בֶן וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃ And they put their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of human hands, wood and stone, and they destroyed them.   … Continue reading →

אָמְנָ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר אֶת־כָּל־הָאֲרָצֹ֖ות וְאֶת־אַרְצָֽם׃ Truly, YHWH, the kings of Ashshur have laid waste all the lands and their land.   Morphology אָמְנָ֖ם (ʾomnam) – Root: אמן (ʾmn); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Truly”; Notes: Used to acknowledge a fact … Continue reading →

הַטֵּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אָזְנְךָ֙ וּֽשְׁמָ֔ע פְּקַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה עֵינֶ֖ךָ וּרְאֵ֑ה וּשְׁמַ֗ע אֵ֚ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י סַנְחֵרִ֔יב אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁלַ֔ח לְחָרֵ֖ף אֱלֹהִ֥ים חָֽי׃ Incline Your ear, YHWH, and hear; open Your eyes, YHWH, and see; and hear all the words of Sankḥeriv, which he has sent … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֨ה צְבָאֹ֜ות אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים אַתָּה־ה֤וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְבַדְּךָ֔ לְכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכֹ֣ות הָאָ֑רֶץ אַתָּ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ “YHWH of armies, God of Yisraʾel, who sits above the keruvim, you alone are the God for all the kingdoms of the earth. You … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ And Ḥizqiyahu prayed to YHWH, saying,   Morphology וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙ (va-yitpallel) – Root: פלל (palal); Form: Hitpael wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he prayed”; Notes: The Hitpael stem denotes reflexive or intensive action—“he … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֨ח חִזְקִיָּ֧הוּ אֶת־הַסְּפָרִ֛ים מִיַּ֥ד הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים וַיִּקְרָאֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֨עַל֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And Ḥizqiyahu took the letters from the hand of the messengers and read it, and Ḥizqiyahu went up to the house of YHWH and spread it out … Continue reading →

אַיֵּ֤ה מֶֽלֶךְ־חֲמָת֙ וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אַרְפָּ֔ד וּמֶ֖לֶךְ לָעִ֣יר סְפַרְוָ֑יִם הֵנַ֖ע וְעִוָּֽה׃ Where is the king of Ḥamat, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sefarwayim, of Henʿa and ʿIvva?   Morphology אַיֵּ֤ה (ayyé) – Root: אי (ʾay); … Continue reading →

הַהִצִּ֨ילוּ אֹותָ֜ם אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַגֹּויִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִשְׁחִ֣יתוּ אֲבֹותַ֔י אֶת־גֹּוזָ֖ן וְאֶת־חָרָ֑ן וְרֶ֥צֶף וּבְנֵי־עֶ֖דֶן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּתְלַשָּֽׂר׃ Did the gods of the nations whom my fathers destroyed deliver them—Gozan and Ḥaran and Retsef and the children of ʿEden who were in Telassar?   Morphology … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֣ה אַתָּ֣ה שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֜וּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר לְכָל־הָאֲרָצֹ֖ות לְהַחֲרִימָ֑ם וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּנָּצֵֽל׃ Behold, you have heard what the kings of Ashshur have done to all the lands, to destroy them completely, and you shall be delivered?   Morphology הִנֵּ֣ה (hinneh) – … Continue reading →

כֹּ֣ה תֹאמְר֗וּן אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַל־יַשִּׁאֲךָ֣ אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֛ה בֹּוטֵ֥חַ בֹּ֖ו לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹ֤א תִנָּתֵן֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּיַ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ “Thus you shall say to Ḥizqiyahu king of Yehuda, saying: “Let not your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, ‘Yerushalayim … Continue reading →