Category Archives: Judges

וַתֵּצֵ֣א יָעֵל֮ לִקְרַ֣את סִֽיסְרָא֒ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו סוּרָ֧ה אֲדֹנִ֛י סוּרָ֥ה אֵלַ֖י אַל־תִּירָ֑א וַיָּ֤סַר אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙ הָאֹ֔הֱלָה וַתְּכַסֵּ֖הוּ בַּשְּׂמִיכָֽה׃ And Yaʿel went out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me; do not fear.” So he … Continue reading →

וְסִֽיסְרָא֙ נָ֣ס בְּרַגְלָ֔יו אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל יָעֵ֔ל אֵ֖שֶׁת חֶ֣בֶר הַקֵּינִ֑י כִּ֣י שָׁלֹ֗ום בֵּ֚ין יָבִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־חָצֹ֔ור וּבֵ֕ין בֵּ֖ית חֶ֥בֶר הַקֵּינִֽי׃ And Sisera fled on foot to the tent of Yaʿel, the wife of Ḥever the Qenite, for there was peace between Yavin, king … Continue reading →

וּבָרָ֗ק רָדַ֞ף אַחֲרֵ֤י הָרֶ֨כֶב֙ וְאַחֲרֵ֣י הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה עַ֖ד חֲרֹ֣שֶׁת הַגֹּויִ֑ם וַיִּפֹּ֞ל כָּל־מַחֲנֵ֤ה סִֽיסְרָא֙ לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב לֹ֥א נִשְׁאַ֖ר עַד־אֶחָֽד׃ And Baraq pursued after the chariots and after the camp until Ḥaroshet ha-Goyim, and all the camp of Sisera fell by the edge of … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣הָם יְ֠הוָה אֶת־סִֽיסְרָ֨א וְאֶת־כָּל־הָרֶ֧כֶב וְאֶת־כָּל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛ה לְפִי־חֶ֖רֶב לִפְנֵ֣י בָרָ֑ק וַיֵּ֧רֶד סִֽיסְרָ֛א מֵעַ֥ל הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֖ה וַיָּ֥נָס בְּרַגְלָֽיו׃ And YHWH threw Sisera and all the chariots and all the camp into confusion by the edge of the sword before Baraq, and Sisera got down … Continue reading →

וַתֹּאמֶר֩ דְּבֹרָ֨ה אֶל־בָּרָ֜ק ק֗וּם כִּ֣י זֶ֤ה הַיֹּום֙ אֲשֶׁר֩ נָתַ֨ן יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־סִֽיסְרָא֙ בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ הֲלֹ֥א יְהוָ֖ה יָצָ֣א לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וַיֵּ֤רֶד בָּרָק֙ מֵהַ֣ר תָּבֹ֔ור וַעֲשֶׂ֧רֶת אֲלָפִ֛ים אִ֖ישׁ אַחֲרָֽיו׃ And Devora said to Baraq, “Arise, for this is the day that YHWH has given Sisera … Continue reading →

וַיַּזְעֵ֨ק סִֽיסְרָ֜א אֶת־כָּל־רִכְבֹּ֗ו תְּשַׁ֤ע מֵאֹות֙ רֶ֣כֶב בַּרְזֶ֔ל וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתֹּ֑ו מֵחֲרֹ֥שֶׁת הַגֹּויִ֖ם אֶל־נַ֥חַל קִישֹֽׁון׃ And Sisera summoned all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Ḥaroshet-hagoyim to the Qishon River.   … Continue reading →

וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ לְסִֽיסְרָ֑א כִּ֥י עָלָ֛ה בָּרָ֥ק בֶּן־אֲבִינֹ֖עַם הַר־תָּבֹֽור׃ ס And they told Sisera that Baraq son of Avinoʿam had gone up to Mount Tavor.   Morphology וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ (vayyaggidu) – Root: נגד (nagad); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְחֶ֤בֶר הַקֵּינִי֙ נִפְרָ֣ד מִקַּ֔יִן מִבְּנֵ֥י חֹבָ֖ב חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֵּ֣ט אָהֳלֹ֔ו עַד־אֵלֹ֥ון בְּצַעֲנִים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶת־קֶֽדֶשׁ׃ And Ḥever the Qeni had separated from Qayin, from the sons of Ḥovav, the father-in-law of Moshe, and he pitched his tent as far as the … Continue reading →

וַיַּזְעֵ֨ק בָּרָ֜ק אֶת־זְבוּלֻ֤ן וְאֶת־נַפְתָּלִי֙ קֶ֔דְשָׁה וַיַּ֣עַל בְּרַגְלָ֔יו עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אַלְפֵ֖י אִ֑ישׁ וַתַּ֥עַל עִמֹּ֖ו דְּבֹורָֽה׃ And Baraq summoned Zevulun and Naphtali to Qedesh, and he went up on foot with ten thousand men, and Devora went up with him.   Morphology וַיַּזְעֵ֨ק … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֜אמֶר הָלֹ֧ךְ אֵלֵ֣ךְ עִמָּ֗ךְ אֶ֚פֶס כִּי֩ לֹ֨א תִֽהְיֶ֜ה תִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ֗ עַל־הַדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתָּ֣ה הֹולֵ֔ךְ כִּ֣י בְֽיַד־אִשָּׁ֔ה יִמְכֹּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־סִֽיסְרָ֑א וַתָּ֧קָם דְּבֹורָ֛ה וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ עִם־בָּרָ֖ק קֶֽדְשָׁה׃ And she said, “I will surely go with you. However, the glory shall not be yours on … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙ בָּרָ֔ק אִם־תֵּלְכִ֥י עִמִּ֖י וְהָלָ֑כְתִּי וְאִם־לֹ֥א תֵלְכִ֛י עִמִּ֖י לֹ֥א אֵלֵֽךְ׃ And Baraq said to her, “If you will go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

וּמָשַׁכְתִּ֨י אֵלֶ֜יךָ אֶל־נַ֣חַל קִישֹׁ֗ון אֶת־סִֽיסְרָא֙ שַׂר־צְבָ֣א יָבִ֔ין וְאֶת־רִכְבֹּ֖ו וְאֶת־הֲמֹונֹ֑ו וּנְתַתִּ֖יהוּ בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃ And I will draw to you, to the Qishon River, Sisera, the commander of Yavin’s army, and his chariots and his multitude, and I will give him into your … Continue reading →

וַתִּשְׁלַ֗ח וַתִּקְרָא֙ לְבָרָ֣ק בֶּן־אֲבִינֹ֔עַם מִקֶּ֖דֶשׁ נַפְתָּלִ֑י וַתֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו הֲלֹ֥א צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֵ֤ךְ וּמָֽשַׁכְתָּ֙ בְּהַ֣ר תָּבֹ֔ור וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ עִמְּךָ֗ עֲשֶׂ֤רֶת אֲלָפִים֙ אִ֔ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֥י נַפְתָּלִ֖י וּמִבְּנֵ֥י זְבֻלֽוּן׃ And she sent and called for Baraq son of Avinoʿam from Qedesh-Naftali, and she said … Continue reading →

וְ֠הִיא יֹושֶׁ֨בֶת תַּֽחַת־תֹּ֜מֶר דְּבֹורָ֗ה בֵּ֧ין הָרָמָ֛ה וּבֵ֥ין בֵּֽית־אֵ֖ל בְּהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַיַּעֲל֥וּ אֵלֶ֛יהָ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ And she sat under the palm tree of Devora, between the Ramā and Beit-El in the hill country of Efrayim, and the sons of Yisraʾel … Continue reading →

וּדְבֹורָה֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה נְבִיאָ֔ה אֵ֖שֶׁת לַפִּידֹ֑ות הִ֛יא שֹׁפְטָ֥ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִֽיא׃ And Devora, a woman, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidot, she judged Yisraʾel at that time.   Morphology וּדְבֹורָה֙ (u-Devorah) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיִּצְעֲק֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֠י תְּשַׁ֨ע מֵאֹ֤ות רֶֽכֶב־בַּרְזֶל֙ לֹ֔ו וְ֠הוּא לָחַ֞ץ אֶת־בְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּחָזְקָ֖ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃ ס And the sons of Yisraʾel cried out to YHWH, for he had nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed the sons of Yisraʾel with … Continue reading →

וַיִּמְכְּרֵ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה בְּיַד֙ יָבִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־כְּנַ֔עַן אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָלַ֖ךְ בְּחָצֹ֑ור וְשַׂר־צְבָאֹו֙ סִֽיסְרָ֔א וְה֥וּא יֹושֵׁ֖ב בַּחֲרֹ֥שֶׁת הַגֹּויִֽם׃ And YHWH sold them into the hand of Yavin, king of Kenaʿan, who reigned in Ḥatsor, and the commander of his army was Sisera, and he … Continue reading →

וַיֹּסִ֨פוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְאֵה֖וּד מֵֽת׃ And the sons of Yisraʾel again did evil in the eyes of YHWH, and Ehud died.   Morphology וַיֹּסִ֨פוּ֙ (vayyosifu) – Root: יסף (yasaf); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine plural; … Continue reading →

וְאַחֲרָ֤יו הָיָה֙ שַׁמְגַּ֣ר בֶּן־עֲנָ֔ת וַיַּ֤ךְ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ שֵֽׁשׁ־מֵאֹ֣ות אִ֔ישׁ בְּמַלְמַ֖ד הַבָּקָ֑ר וַיֹּ֥שַׁע גַּם־ה֖וּא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס And after him was Shamgar son of ʿAnat, and he struck the Pelishtim, six hundred men, with an oxgoad, and he also saved Yisraʾel.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַתִּכָּנַ֤ע מֹואָב֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא תַּ֖חַת יַ֣ד יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט הָאָ֖רֶץ שְׁמֹונִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃ ס And Moʾav was subdued on that day under the hand of Yisraʾel, and the land was at rest for eighty years.   Morphology וַתִּכָּנַ֤ע (vattikkanaʿ) – Root: כנע … Continue reading →

וַיַּכּ֨וּ אֶת־מֹואָ֜ב בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא כַּעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת אֲלָפִים֙ אִ֔ישׁ כָּל־שָׁמֵ֖ן וְכָל־אִ֣ישׁ חָ֑יִל וְלֹ֥א נִמְלַ֖ט אִֽישׁ׃ And they struck Moʾav at that time, about ten thousand men, all stout and all men of valor, and not a man escaped.   Morphology וַיַּכּ֨וּ (vayyakku) … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ רִדְפ֣וּ אַחֲרַ֔י כִּֽי־נָתַ֨ן יְהוָ֧ה אֶת־אֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם אֶת־מֹואָ֖ב בְּיֶדְכֶ֑ם וַיֵּרְד֣וּ אַחֲרָ֗יו וַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּ אֶת־מַעְבְּרֹ֤ות הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ לְמֹואָ֔ב וְלֹֽא־נָתְנ֥וּ אִ֖ישׁ לַעֲבֹֽר׃ And he said to them, “Pursue after me, for YHWH has given your enemies, Moʾav, into your hand.” And they went down … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י בְּבֹואֹ֔ו וַיִּתְקַ֥ע בַּשֹּׁופָ֖ר בְּהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַיֵּרְד֨וּ עִמֹּ֧ו בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מִן־הָהָ֖ר וְה֥וּא לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ And it came to pass when he arrived, that he blew the trumpet in the hill country of Efrayim, and the sons of Yisraʾel went down with him … Continue reading →

וְאֵה֥וּד נִמְלַ֖ט עַ֣ד הִֽתְמַהְמְהָ֑ם וְהוּא֙ עָבַ֣ר אֶת־הַפְּסִילִ֔ים וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט הַשְּׂעִירָֽתָה׃ And Ehud escaped while they delayed, and he passed beyond the idols and escaped to Seʿirat.   Morphology וְאֵה֥וּד (veʾEhud) – Root: אהוד (ʾEhud); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “And Ehud”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיָּחִ֣ילוּ עַד־בֹּ֔ושׁ וְהִנֵּ֛ה אֵינֶ֥נּוּ פֹתֵ֖חַ דַּלְתֹ֣ות הָֽעֲלִיָּ֑ה וַיִּקְח֤וּ אֶת־הַמַּפְתֵּ֨חַ֙ וַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּ וְהִנֵּה֙ אֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם נֹפֵ֥ל אַ֖רְצָה מֵֽת׃ And they waited until they were ashamed, and behold, he did not open the doors of the upper chamber. So they took the key and … Continue reading →

וְה֤וּא יָצָא֙ וַעֲבָדָ֣יו בָּ֔אוּ וַיִּרְא֕וּ וְהִנֵּ֛ה דַּלְתֹ֥ות הָעֲלִיָּ֖ה נְעֻלֹ֑ות וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ אַ֣ךְ מֵסִ֥יךְ ה֛וּא אֶת־רַגְלָ֖יו בַּחֲדַ֥ר הַמְּקֵרָֽה׃ And he had gone out, and his servants came, and they saw, and behold, the doors of the upper chamber were locked. And they … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֥א אֵה֖וּד הַֽמִּסְדְּרֹ֑ונָה וַיִּסְגֹּ֞ר דַּלְתֹ֧ות הָעַלִיָּ֛ה בַּעֲדֹ֖ו וְנָעָֽל׃ And Ehud went out through the vestibule, and he shut the doors of the upper chamber behind him and locked them.   Morphology וַיֵּצֵ֥א (vayyetse) – Root: יצא (yatsa); Form: Qal wayyiqtol, … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֨א גַֽם־הַנִּצָּ֜ב אַחַ֣ר הַלַּ֗הַב וַיִּסְגֹּ֤ר הַחֵ֨לֶב֙ בְּעַ֣ד הַלַּ֔הַב כִּ֣י לֹ֥א שָׁלַ֛ף הַחֶ֖רֶב מִבִּטְנֹ֑ו וַיֵּצֵ֖א הַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה׃ And the handle also entered after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword from his belly, … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אֵהוּד֙ אֶת־יַ֣ד שְׂמֹאלֹ֔ו וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־הַחֶ֔רֶב מֵעַ֖ל יֶ֣רֶךְ יְמִינֹ֑ו וַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָ בְּבִטְנֹֽו׃ And Ehud sent forth his left hand and took the sword from upon his right thigh and plunged it into his belly.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (vayyishlaḥ) – Root: שלח … Continue reading →

וְאֵה֣וּד בָּ֣א אֵלָ֗יו וְהֽוּא־֠יֹשֵׁב בַּעֲלִיַּ֨ת הַמְּקֵרָ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־לֹו֙ לְבַדֹּ֔ו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵה֔וּד דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִ֥ים לִ֖י אֵלֶ֑יךָ וַיָּ֖קָם מֵעַ֥ל הַכִּסֵּֽא׃ And Ehud came to him, and he was sitting in the cool upper chamber that was his, alone. And Ehud said, “I have a … Continue reading →