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וַיַּעַזְב֞וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹותָ֗ם הַמֹּוצִ֣יא אֹותָם֮ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַיִם֒ וַיֵּלְכ֞וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֗ים מֵאֱלֹהֵ֤י הָֽעַמִּים֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ סְבִיבֹ֣ותֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם וַיַּכְעִ֖סוּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ And they forsook YHWH, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Mitsrayim, and they … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת־הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ אֶת־הַבְּעָלִֽים׃ And the sons of Yisraʾel did evil in the sight of YHWH, and they served the Baʿalim.   Morphology וַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּ (vayyaʿasu) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וְגַם֙ כָּל־הַדֹּ֣ור הַה֔וּא נֶאֶסְפ֖וּ אֶל־אֲבֹותָ֑יו וַיָּקָם֩ דֹּ֨ור אַחֵ֜ר אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹא־יָֽדְעוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וְגַם֙ אֶת־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס And also all that generation was gathered to their fathers, and there arose another generation after them who did not know YHWH, … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְבְּר֤וּ אֹותֹו֙ בִּגְב֣וּל נַחֲלָתֹ֔ו בְּתִמְנַת־חֶ֖רֶס בְּהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם מִצְּפֹ֖ון לְהַר־גָּֽעַשׁ׃ And they buried him in the border of his inheritance, in Timnat-Ḥeres, in the hill country of Efrayim, north of Mount Gaʿash.   Morphology וַיִּקְבְּר֤וּ (vayyiqberu) – Root: קבר (qavar); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֛מָת יְהֹושֻׁ֥עַ בִּן־נ֖וּן עֶ֣בֶד יְהוָ֑ה בֶּן־מֵאָ֥ה וָעֶ֖שֶׂר שָׁנִֽים׃ And Yehoshua son of Nun, servant of YHWH, died at the age of one hundred and ten years.   Morphology וַיָּ֛מָת (vayyāmāt) – Root: מות (mūt); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd … Continue reading →

וַיַּעַבְד֤וּ הָעָם֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י יְהֹושֻׁ֑עַ וְכֹ֣ל יְמֵ֣י הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶאֱרִ֤יכוּ יָמִים֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י יְהֹושׁ֔וּעַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָא֗וּ אֵ֣ת כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ הַגָּדֹ֔ול אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the people served YHWH all the days of Yehoshua, and all the days of the elders … Continue reading →

וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ אֶת־הָעָ֑ם וַיֵּלְכ֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אִ֥ישׁ לְנַחֲלָתֹ֖ו לָרֶ֥שֶׁת אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And Yehoshua sent the people away, and the sons of Yisraʾel went, each to his inheritance, to possess the land.   Morphology וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח (vay-shallaḥ) – Root: שלח (shalaḥ); Form: Piel wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּקְרְא֛וּ שֵֽׁם־הַמָּקֹ֥ום הַה֖וּא בֹּכִ֑ים וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־שָׁ֖ם לַֽיהוָֽה׃ פ And they called the name of that place Bokhim, and they sacrificed there to YHWH.   Morphology וַֽיִּקְרְא֛וּ (vayyiqreʾu) – Root: קרא (qaraʾ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י כְּדַבֵּ֞ר מַלְאַ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֶֽל־כָּל־בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ הָעָ֛ם אֶת־קֹולָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃ And it came to pass, when the angel of YHWH spoke these words to all the sons of Yisraʾel, that the people lifted up their voices and wept. … Continue reading →

וְגַ֣ם אָמַ֔רְתִּי לֹֽא־אֲגָרֵ֥שׁ אֹותָ֖ם מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם וְהָי֤וּ לָכֶם֙ לְצִדִּ֔ים וֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם יִהְי֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם לְמֹוקֵֽשׁ׃ And I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you, and they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a … Continue reading →

וְאַתֶּ֗ם לֹֽא־תִכְרְת֤וּ בְרִית֙ לְיֹֽושְׁבֵי֙ הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את מִזְבְּחֹותֵיהֶ֖ם תִּתֹּצ֑וּן וְלֹֽא־שְׁמַעְתֶּ֥ם בְּקֹלִ֖י מַה־זֹּ֥את עֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃ But you shall not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; their altars you shall break down.’ But you did not listen to My voice—what is … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֧עַל מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֛ה מִן־הַגִּלְגָּ֖ל אֶל־הַבֹּכִ֑ים פ וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אַעֲלֶ֨ה אֶתְכֶ֜ם מִמִּצְרַ֗יִם וָאָבִ֤יא אֶתְכֶם֙ אֶל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּי֙ לַאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וָאֹמַ֕ר לֹֽא־אָפֵ֧ר בְּרִיתִ֛י אִתְּכֶ֖ם לְעֹולָֽם׃ And the angel of YHWH went up from the Gilgal to the Bokhim, and he said, “I brought you up … Continue reading →

וּגְבוּל֙ הָאֱמֹרִ֔י מִֽמַּעֲלֵ֖ה עַקְרַבִּ֑ים מֵהַסֶּ֖לַע וָמָֽעְלָה׃ פ And the border of the Emori was from Maʿale-ʿAqrabbim, from the Sela and upward.   Morphology וּגְבוּל֙ (u-gevul) – Root: גבול (gevul); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And the border”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤ואֶל הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת בְּהַר־חֶ֔רֶס בְּאַיָּלֹ֖ון וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑ים וַתִּכְבַּד֙ יַ֣ד בֵּית־יֹוסֵ֔ף וַיִּהְי֖וּ לָמַֽס׃ And the Emori persisted in dwelling in Mount Ḥeres, in Ayyalon, and in Shaʿalbim; but the hand of Beit-Yosef prevailed, and they became forced labor.   Morphology וַיֹּ֤ואֶל (vayyoʾel) … Continue reading →

וַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּ הָאֱמֹרִ֛י אֶת־בְּנֵי־דָ֖ן הָהָ֑רָה כִּי־לֹ֥א נְתָנֹ֖ו לָרֶ֥דֶת לָעֵֽמֶק׃ And the Emori pressed the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down into the valley.   Morphology וַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּ (vayyilḥatsu) – Root: לחץ (laḥats); … Continue reading →

נַפְתָּלִ֗י לֹֽא־הֹורִ֞ישׁ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֤י בֵֽית־שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ וְאֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י בֵית־עֲנָ֔ת וַיֵּ֕שֶׁב בְּקֶ֥רֶב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֤י בֵֽית־שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ וּבֵ֣ית עֲנָ֔ת הָי֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם לָמַֽס׃ ס Naftali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beit-Shemesh nor the inhabitants of Beit-ʿAnat, but he dwelled among the Kenaʿani, the … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ הָאָ֣שֵׁרִ֔י בְּקֶ֥רֶב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֖י לֹ֥א הֹורִישֹֽׁו׃ ס And the Asheri dwelled among the Kenaʿani, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out.   Morphology וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ (vayyeshev) – Root: ישב (yashav); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

אָשֵׁ֗ר לֹ֤א הֹורִישׁ֙ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י עַכֹּ֔ו וְאֶת־יֹושְׁבֵ֖י צִידֹ֑ון וְאֶת־אַחְלָ֤ב וְאֶת־אַכְזִיב֙ וְאֶת־חֶלְבָּ֔ה וְאֶת־אֲפִ֖יק וְאֶת־רְחֹֽב׃ Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of ʿAkko, nor the inhabitants of Tsidon, nor Aḥlav, nor Akhziv, nor Ḥelba, nor Afiq, nor Reḥov.   Morphology אָשֵׁ֗ר (Asher) … Continue reading →

זְבוּלֻ֗ן לֹ֤א הֹורִישׁ֙ אֶת־יֹושְׁבֵ֣י קִטְרֹ֔ון וְאֶת־יֹושְׁבֵ֖י נַהֲלֹ֑ל וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ בְּקִרְבֹּ֔ו וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ לָמַֽס׃ ס Zevulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Qitron nor the inhabitants of Nahalol, and the Kenaʿani dwelled among them and became forced labor.   Morphology זְבוּלֻ֗ן … Continue reading →

וְאֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ לֹ֣א הֹורִ֔ישׁ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י הַיֹּושֵׁ֣ב בְּגָ֑זֶר וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י בְּקִרְבֹּ֖ו בְּגָֽזֶר׃ פ And Efrayim did not drive out the Kenaʿani who dwelled in Gezer, and the Kenaʿani dwelled among them in Gezer.   Morphology וְאֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ (ve-Efrayim) – Root: אפרים (Efrayim); Form: … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּֽי־חָזַ֣ק יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י לָמַ֑ס וְהֹורֵ֖ישׁ לֹ֥א הֹורִישֹֽׁו׃ ס And it came to pass, when Yisraʾel became strong, that they put the Kenaʿani to forced labor, but they did not completely drive them out.   Morphology וַֽיְהִי֙ (vayehi) – … Continue reading →

וְלֹא־הֹורִ֣ישׁ מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה אֶת־בֵּית־שְׁאָ֣ן וְאֶת־בְּנֹותֶיהָ֮ וְאֶת־תַּעְנַ֣ךְ וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֶיהָ֒ וְאֶת־יֹשְׁבֵי דֹ֜ור וְאֶת־בְּנֹותֶ֗יהָ וְאֶת־יֹושְׁבֵ֤י יִבְלְעָם֙ וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֶ֔יהָ וְאֶת־יֹושְׁבֵ֥י מְגִדֹּ֖ו וְאֶת־בְּנֹותֶ֑יהָ וַיֹּ֨ואֶל֙ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י לָשֶׁ֖בֶת בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת׃ And Menashshe did not drive out Beit-Sheʾan and its daughters, nor Taʿanakh and its daughters, nor the inhabitants of Dor … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ הָאִ֔ישׁ אֶ֖רֶץ הַחִתִּ֑ים וַיִּ֣בֶן עִ֗יר וַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ ל֔וּז ה֣וּא שְׁמָ֔הּ עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ פ And the man went to the land of the Ḥittim, and he built a city, and he called its name Luz; that is its name … Continue reading →

וַיַּרְאֵם֙ אֶת־מְבֹ֣וא הָעִ֔יר וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֶת־הָעִ֖יר לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וְאֶת־הָאִ֥ישׁ וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפַּחְתֹּ֖ו שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃ And he showed them the entrance of the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they sent away the man and all his family.   … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְאוּ֙ הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים אִ֖ישׁ יֹוצֵ֣א מִן־הָעִ֑יר וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ לֹ֗ו הַרְאֵ֤נוּ נָא֙ אֶת־מְבֹ֣וא הָעִ֔יר וְעָשִׂ֥ינוּ עִמְּךָ֖ חָֽסֶד׃ And the guards saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Show us now the entrance of the city, and we … Continue reading →

וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ בֵית־יֹוסֵ֖ף בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וְשֵׁם־הָעִ֥יר לְפָנִ֖ים לֽוּז׃ And the house of Yosef spied out Beit-El, and the name of the city before was Luz.   Morphology וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ (vayyatiru) – Root: תור (tur); Form: Piel wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural; … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲל֧וּ בֵית־יֹוסֵ֛ף גַּם־הֵ֖ם בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וַֽיהוָ֖ה עִמָּֽם׃ And the house of Yosef also went up to Beit-El, and YHWH was with them.   Morphology וַיַּעֲל֧וּ (vayyaʿalu) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם לֹ֥א הֹורִ֖ישׁוּ בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב הַיְבוּסִ֜י אֶת־בְּנֵ֤י בִנְיָמִן֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ ס And the Yevusi, who dwelled in Yerushalayim, the sons of Binyamin did not drive out, and the Yevusi dwelled with the sons of Binyamin … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ לְכָלֵב֙ אֶת־חֶבְרֹ֔ון כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֣ורֶשׁ מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶת־שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֥י הָעֲנָֽק׃ And they gave Ḥevron to Kalev, as Moshe had spoken, and he drove out from there the three sons of the ʿAnaq.   Morphology וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ (vayittnu) – Root: נתן … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֶת־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖רֶשׁ אֶת־הָהָ֑ר כִּ֣י לֹ֤א לְהֹורִישׁ֙ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָעֵ֔מֶק כִּי־רֶ֥כֶב בַּרְזֶ֖ל לָהֶֽם׃ And YHWH was with Yehuda, and he took possession of the hill country, but he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had … Continue reading →