Category Archives: Kings

וַאֲרֻחָתֹ֗ו אֲרֻחַ֨ת תָּמִ֧יד נִתְּנָה־לֹּ֛ו מֵאֵ֥ת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ דְּבַר־יֹ֣ום בְּיֹומֹ֑ו כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽו׃ And his meal—a continual meal—was given to him from the king, the matter of a day in its day, all the days of his life.   Morphology וַאֲרֻחָתֹו (va-aruḥato) … Continue reading →

וְשִׁנָּ֕א אֵ֖ת בִּגְדֵ֣י כִלְאֹ֑ו וְאָכַ֨ל לֶ֧חֶם תָּמִ֛יד לְפָנָ֖יו כָּל־יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽיו׃ And he changed his prison garments, and he ate bread continually before him all the days of his life.   Morphology וְשִׁנָּא (ve-shinna) – Root: שׁנה (shanah); Form: Piel perfect … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתֹּ֖ו טֹבֹ֑ות וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־כִּסְאֹ֔ו מֵעַ֗ל כִּסֵּ֧א הַמְּלָכִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתֹּ֖ו בְּבָבֶֽל׃ And he spoke with him kindly, and he set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Bavel.   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּר (va-yedabber) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֩ בִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וָשֶׁ֜בַע שָׁנָ֗ה לְגָלוּת֙ יְהֹויָכִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֔ה בִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙ חֹ֔דֶשׁ בְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָ֖ה לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ נָשָׂ֡א אֱוִ֣יל מְרֹדַךְ֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ בָּבֶ֜ל בִּשְׁנַ֣ת מָלְכֹ֗ו אֶת־רֹ֛אשׁ יְהֹויָכִ֥ין מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֖ה מִבֵּ֥ית כֶּֽלֶא׃ And it was in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Yehoyakin king of Yehudah, … Continue reading →

וַיָּקֻ֨מוּ כָל־הָעָ֜ם מִקָּטֹ֤ן וְעַד־גָּדֹול֙ וְשָׂרֵ֣י הַחֲיָלִ֔ים וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ מִצְרָ֑יִם כִּ֥י יָרְא֖וּ מִפְּנֵ֥י כַשְׂדִּֽים׃ פ And all the people arose, from small to great, and the commanders of the forces, and they went to Mitsrayim because they were afraid of the Kasdim. … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י בָּ֣א יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בֶּן־֠נְתַנְיָה בֶּן־אֱלִ֨ישָׁמָ֜ע מִזֶּ֣רַע הַמְּלוּכָ֗ה וַעֲשָׂרָ֤ה אֲנָשִׁים֙ אִתֹּ֔ו וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֶת־גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ וַיָּמֹ֑ת וְאֶת־הַיְּהוּדִים֙ וְאֶת־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־הָי֥וּ אִתֹּ֖ו בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ And it happened in the seventh month, Yishmaʿel son of Netanya, son of Elishama, of the seed of the kingdom, … Continue reading →

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע לָהֶ֤ם גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ֙ וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ם אַל־תִּֽירְא֖וּ מֵעַבְדֵ֣י הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים שְׁב֣וּ בָאָ֗רֶץ וְעִבְד֛וּ אֶת־מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל וְיִטַ֥ב לָכֶֽם׃ ס And Gedalyahu swore to them and to their men and said to them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Kasdim. … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩ כָל־שָׂרֵ֨י הַחֲיָלִ֜ים הֵ֣מָּה וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים כִּֽי־הִפְקִ֤יד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙ אֶת־גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּ וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל־גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בֶּן־נְתַנְיָ֡ה וְיֹוחָנָ֣ן בֶּן־֠קָרֵחַ וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה בֶן־תַּנְחֻ֜מֶת הַנְּטֹפָתִ֗י וְיַֽאֲזַנְיָ֨הוּ֙ בֶּן־הַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔י הֵ֖מָּה וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ And all the commanders of the forces—they and the men—heard that the king of Bavel had appointed Gedalyahu, … Continue reading →

וְהָעָ֗ם הַנִּשְׁאָר֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִשְׁאִ֔יר נְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֑ל וַיַּפְקֵ֣ד עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם אֶת־גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־אֲחִיקָ֥ם בֶּן־שָׁפָֽן׃ פ And the people who remained in the land of Yehuda, whom Nevukhadnetstsar king of Bavel had left, he appointed over them Gedalyahu son of Aḥiqam … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣ךְ אֹתָם֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ בָּבֶ֧ל וַיְמִיתֵ֛ם בְּרִבְלָ֖ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת וַיִּ֥גֶל יְהוּדָ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל אַדְמָתֹֽו׃ And the king of Bavel struck them and put them to death at Rivla in the land of Ḥamat, and Yehuda was exiled from upon its land.   … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֹתָ֔ם נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֑ים וַיֹּ֧לֶךְ אֹתָ֛ם עַל־מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל רִבְלָֽתָה׃ And Nevuzarʾadan, Chief of the Executioners, took them and brought them to the king of Bavel at Rivla.   Morphology וַיִּקַּח (va-yiqqaḥ) – Root: לקח (laqach); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person … Continue reading →

וּמִן־הָעִ֡יר לָקַח֩ סָרִ֨יס אֶחָ֜ד אֲֽשֶׁר־ה֥וּא פָקִ֣יד עַל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה אֲנָשִׁ֜ים מֵרֹאֵ֤י פְנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִמְצְא֣וּ בָעִ֔יר וְאֵ֗ת הַסֹּפֵר֙ שַׂ֣ר הַצָּבָ֔א הַמַּצְבִּ֖א אֶת־עַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים אִישׁ֙ מֵעַ֣ם הָאָ֔רֶץ הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖ים בָּעִֽיר׃ And from the city he took one eunuch who was appointed over … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֣ח רַב־טַבָּחִ֗ים אֶת־שְׂרָיָה֙ כֹּהֵ֣ן הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְאֶת־צְפַנְיָ֖הוּ כֹּהֵ֣ן מִשְׁנֶ֑ה וְאֶת־שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת שֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסַּֽף׃ And the Chief of the Executioners took Seraya the chief priest, and Tsefanyahu the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.   Morphology וַיִּקַּח (va-yiqqaḥ) – Root: לקח (laqach); Form: … Continue reading →

שְׁמֹנֶה֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה אַמָּ֜ה קֹומַ֣ת הָעַמּ֣וּד הָאֶחָ֗ד וְכֹתֶ֨רֶת עָלָ֥יו נְחֹשֶׁת֮ וְקֹומַ֣ת הַכֹּתֶרֶת֮ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ אַמֹּ֗ות וּשְׂבָכָ֨ה וְרִמֹּנִ֧ים עַֽל־הַכֹּתֶ֛רֶת סָבִ֖יב הַכֹּ֣ל נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וְכָאֵ֛לֶּה לַֽעַמּ֥וּד הַשֵּׁנִ֖י עַל־הַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃ Eighteen cubits was the height of the one pillar, and a capital of bronze was upon it, … Continue reading →

הָעַמּוּדִ֣ים שְׁנַ֗יִם הַיָּ֤ם הָֽאֶחָד֙ וְהַמְּכֹנֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה לֹא־הָיָ֣ה מִשְׁקָ֔ל לִנְחֹ֖שֶׁת כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ The two pillars, the one sea, and the stands that Shelomo made for the house of YHWH, there was no weight for the bronze of all … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַמַּחְתֹּות֙ וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקֹ֗ות אֲשֶׁ֤ר זָהָב֙ זָהָ֔ב וַאֲשֶׁר־כֶּ֖סֶף כָּ֑סֶף לָקַ֖ח רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃ And the firepans and the bowls—what was gold, gold, and what was silver, silver—the Chief of the Executioners took.   Morphology וְאֶת־הַמַּחְתֹּות (ve-et ha-maḥtot) – Root: מחתה (maḥtah); Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַסִּירֹ֨ת וְאֶת־הַיָּעִ֜ים וְאֶת־הַֽמְזַמְּרֹ֣ות וְאֶת־הַכַּפֹּ֗ות וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־כְּלֵ֧י הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשָֽׁרְתוּ־בָ֖ם לָקָֽחוּ׃ And the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the bowls and all the vessels of bronze with which they served, they took.   Morphology וְאֶת־הַסִּירֹת (ve-et-ha-sirot) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־עַמּוּדֵ֨י הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֵּית־יְהוָ֗ה וְֽאֶת־הַמְּכֹנֹ֞ות וְאֶת־יָ֧ם הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּבֵית־יְהוָ֖ה שִׁבְּר֣וּ כַשְׂדִּ֑ים וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ אֶת־נְחֻשְׁתָּ֖ם בָּבֶֽלָה׃ And the bronze pillars that were in the house of YHWH, and the stands, and the bronze sea that was in the house of YHWH—the Kasdim … Continue reading →

וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת הָאָ֔רֶץ הִשְׁאִ֖יר רַב־טַבָּחִ֑ים לְכֹֽרְמִ֖ים וּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃ And from the poorest of the land the Chief of the Executioners left for vinedressers and for plowmen.   Morphology וּמִדַּלַּת (u-midallat) – Root: דלל (dalal); Form: Conjunction + preposition + construct noun feminine … Continue reading →

וְאֵת֩ יֶ֨תֶר הָעָ֜ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים בָּעִ֗יר וְאֶת־הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָפְלוּ֙ עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל וְאֵ֖ת יֶ֣תֶר הֶהָמֹ֑ון הֶגְלָ֕ה נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃ And the rest of the people who remained in the city, and the defectors who had fallen to the king of Bavel, and the … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־חֹומֹ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם סָבִ֑יב נָֽתְצוּ֙ כָּל־חֵ֣יל כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃ And the walls of Yerushalayim all around all the force of the Kasdim who were with the Chief of the Executioners broke down.   Morphology וְאֶת־חֹומֹות (ve-et-ḥomot) – Root: חומה (ḥomah); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף אֶת־בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־בָּתֵּ֧י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם וְאֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֥ית גָּדֹ֖ול שָׂרַ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ And he burned the house of YHWH and the house of the king, and all the houses of Yerushalayim, and every great house he burned with fire.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ בְּשִׁבְעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ הִ֗יא שְׁנַת֙ תְּשַֽׁע־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֑ל בָּ֞א נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֛ים עֶ֥בֶד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month—it was the nineteenth year for King Nevukhadnetstsar king of Bavel—came Nevuzarʾadan, Chief … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־בְּנֵי֙ צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ שָׁחֲט֖וּ לְעֵינָ֑יו וְאֶת־עֵינֵ֤י צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ עִוֵּ֔ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֨הוּ֙ בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ בָּבֶֽל׃ ס And the sons of Tsidqiyyahu they slaughtered before his eyes, and the eyes of Tsidqiyyahu he blinded, and he bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙ אֶת־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּעֲל֥וּ אֹתֹ֛ו אֶל־מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל רִבְלָ֑תָה וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ אִתֹּ֖ו מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ And they seized the king and brought him up to the king of Bavel at Rivla, and they spoke judgment with him.   Morphology וַיִּתְפְּשׂוּ (va-yitpəśu) – Root: תפשׂ (tafaś); … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ חֵיל־כַּשְׂדִּים֙ אַחַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּ אֹתֹ֖ו בְּעַרְבֹ֣ות יְרֵחֹ֑ו וְכָל־חֵילֹ֔ו נָפֹ֖צוּ מֵעָלָֽיו׃ And the force of the Kasdim pursued after the king, and they overtook him in the plains of Yeriḥo, and all his army was scattered from him.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע הָעִ֗יר וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה הַלַּ֨יְלָה֙ דֶּ֜רֶךְ שַׁ֣עַר בֵּ֣ין הַחֹמֹתַ֗יִם אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים עַל־הָעִ֖יר סָבִ֑יב וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה׃ And the city was breached, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the … Continue reading →

בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בָּעִ֑יר וְלֹא־הָ֥יָה לֶ֖חֶם לְעַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃ In the ninth of the month the famine became strong in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.   Morphology בְּתִשְׁעָה (be-tishʿah) – Root: תשע … Continue reading →

וַתָּבֹ֥א הָעִ֖יר בַּמָּצֹ֑ור עַ֚ד עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ And the city came into the siege until the eleventh year for King Tsidqiyyahu.   Morphology וַתָּבֹא (va-tavo) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person feminine singular; … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֩ בִשְׁנַ֨ת הַתְּשִׁיעִ֜ית לְמָלְכֹ֗ו בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי֮ בֶּעָשֹׂ֣ור לַחֹדֶשׁ֒ בָּ֠א נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֨ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֜ל ה֧וּא וְכָל־חֵילֹ֛ו עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וַיִּ֣חַן עָלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּבְנ֥וּ עָלֶ֖יהָ דָּיֵ֥ק סָבִֽיב׃ And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth of … Continue reading →