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וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י אָחָ֖ז אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃ And the rest of the acts of Aḥaz that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yehuda?   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־מִיסְךְ הַשַּׁבָּ֜ת אֲשֶׁר־בָּנ֣וּ בַבַּ֗יִת וְאֶת־מְבֹ֤וא הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ הַֽחִיצֹ֔ונָה הֵסֵ֖ב בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה מִפְּנֵ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ And the covered structure of the Sabbath that they had built in the house, and the outer entrance of the king, he turned around in the house … Continue reading →

וַיְקַצֵּץ֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָחָ֜ז אֶת־הַמִּסְגְּרֹ֣ות הַמְּכֹנֹ֗ות וַיָּ֤סַר מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם֙ וְאֶת־הַכִּיֹּ֔ר וְאֶת־הַיָּ֣ם הֹורִ֔ד מֵעַ֛ל הַבָּקָ֥ר הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וַיִּתֵּ֣ן אֹתֹ֔ו עַ֖ל מַרְצֶ֥פֶת אֲבָנִֽים׃ And King Aḥaz cut off the panels of the stands and removed the laver from upon them, and the sea … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֑ן כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֖ה הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אָחָֽז׃ And Uriyya the priest did according to all that King Aḥaz commanded.   Morphology וַיַּ֖עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he did”; Notes: … Continue reading →

ויצוהו הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־֠אָחָז אֶת־אוּרִיָּ֨ה הַכֹּהֵ֜ן לֵאמֹ֗ר עַ֣ל הַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ הַגָּדֹ֡ול הַקְטֵ֣ר אֶת־עֹֽלַת־הַבֹּקֶר֩ וְאֶת־מִנְחַ֨ת הָעֶ֜רֶב וְֽאֶת־עֹלַ֧ת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ וְאֶת־מִנְחָתֹ֗ו וְ֠אֵת עֹלַ֞ת כָּל־עַ֤ם הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ וּמִנְחָתָ֣ם וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔ם וְכָל־דַּ֥ם עֹלָ֛ה וְכָל־דַּם־זֶ֖בַח עָלָ֣יו תִּזְרֹ֑ק וּמִזְבַּ֧ח הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת יִֽהְיֶה־לִּ֖י לְבַקֵּֽר׃ And King Aḥaz commanded Uriyya the priest, saying, “Upon the … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֨ת הַמִּזְבַּ֣ח הַנְּחֹשֶׁת֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָה֒ וַיַּקְרֵ֗ב מֵאֵת֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַבַּ֔יִת מִבֵּין֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וּמִבֵּ֖ין בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתֹ֛ו עַל־יֶ֥רֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ צָפֹֽונָה׃ And the bronze altar that was before YHWH he brought near from the front of the house, from between the … Continue reading →

וַיַּקְטֵ֤ר אֶת־עֹֽלָתֹו֙ וְאֶת־מִנְחָתֹ֔ו וַיַּסֵּ֖ךְ אֶת־נִסְכֹּ֑ו וַיִּזְרֹ֛ק אֶת־דַּֽם־הַשְּׁלָמִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֖ו עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ And he made smoke his burnt offering and his grain offering, and he poured out his libation, and he sprinkled the blood of the peace offerings that were his upon the … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֤א הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ מִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וַיַּ֥רְא הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיִּקְרַ֥ב הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ וַיַּ֥עַל עָלָֽיו׃ And the king came from Dammeseq, and the king saw the altar, and the king approached upon the altar and offered upon it.   Morphology וַיָּבֹ֤א (va-yavo) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּ֛בֶן אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַכֹּהֵ֖ן אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ כְּכֹ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָחָ֜ז מִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק כֵּ֤ן עָשָׂה֙ אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֔ן עַד־בֹּ֥וא הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־אָחָ֖ז מִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק׃ And Uriyya the priest built the altar according to all that King Aḥaz had sent from Dammeseq. Thus Uriyya the priest did, until King … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָחָ֡ז לִ֠קְרַאת תִּגְלַ֨ת פִּלְאֶ֤סֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ דּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וַיַּ֥רְא אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂק וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָחָ֜ז אֶל־אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֗ן אֶת־דְּמ֧וּת הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ וְאֶת־תַּבְנִיתֹ֖ו לְכָֽל־מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ And King Aḥaz went to meet Tiglat-Pileser king of Ashshur in Dummeseq, and he saw the altar that was … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֵלָיו֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וַיַּעַל֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ אַשּׁ֤וּר אֶל־דַּמֶּ֨שֶׂק֙ וַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָ וַיַּגְלֶ֖הָ קִ֑ירָה וְאֶת־רְצִ֖ין הֵמִֽית׃ And the king of Ashshur listened to him, and the king of Ashshur went up to Dammeseq and captured it, and he exiled it to Qira, and … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֨ח אָחָ֜ז אֶת־הַכֶּ֣סֶף וְאֶת־הַזָּהָ֗ב הַנִּמְצָא֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וּבְאֹֽצְרֹ֖ות בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח לְמֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר שֹֽׁחַד׃ And Aḥaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the house of YHWH and in the treasuries of the house of the king, and … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אָחָ֜ז מַלְאָכִ֗ים אֶל־֠תִּגְלַת פְּלֶ֤סֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר עַבְדְּךָ֥ וּבִנְךָ֖ אָ֑נִי עֲלֵ֨ה וְהֹושִׁעֵ֜נִי מִכַּ֣ף מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֗ם וּמִכַּף֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַקֹּומִ֖ים עָלָֽי׃ And Aḥaz sent messengers to Tiglat Pileser king of Ashshur, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and … Continue reading →

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא הֵ֠שִׁיב רְצִ֨ין מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֤ם אֶת־אֵילַת֙ לַֽאֲרָ֔ם וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ל אֶת־הַיְהוּדִ֖ים מֵֽאֵילֹ֑ות וארמים בָּ֣אוּ אֵילַ֔ת וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּ שָׁ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ פ At that time Reṭsin king of Aram restored ʾElat to Aram, and he drove out the Yehudim from ʾElot. And Arameans … Continue reading →

אָ֣ז יַעֲלֶ֣ה רְצִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־֠אֲרָם וּפֶ֨קַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֧הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיָּצֻ֨רוּ֙ עַל־אָחָ֔ז וְלֹ֥א יָכְל֖וּ לְהִלָּחֵֽם׃ Then Retsin king of Aram and Peqaḥ son of Remalyahu king of Yisraʾel went up to Yerushalayim for war, and they besieged Aḥaz, but they were … Continue reading →

וַיְזַבֵּ֧חַ וַיְקַטֵּ֛ר בַּבָּמֹ֖ות וְעַל־הַגְּבָעֹ֑ות וְתַ֖חַת כָּל־עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָֽן׃ And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.   Morphology וַיְזַבֵּ֧חַ (va-yezabbeaḥ) – Root: זבח; Form: Piel wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְגַ֤ם אֶת־בְּנֹו֙ הֶעֱבִ֣יר בָּאֵ֔שׁ כְּתֹֽעֲבֹות֙ הַגֹּויִ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֹורִ֤ישׁ יְהוָה֙ אֹתָ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And he walked in the way of the kings of Yisraʾel, and even his son he caused to pass through the fire, according … Continue reading →

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ אָחָ֣ז בְּמָלְכֹ֔ו וְשֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְלֹא־עָשָׂ֣ה הַיָּשָׁ֗ר בְּעֵינֵ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֖יו כְּדָוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו׃ Twenty years old was Aḥaz when he began to reign, and sixteen years he reigned in Yerushalayim, and he did not do what was right … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁבַֽע־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לְפֶ֖קַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֑הוּ מָלַ֛ךְ אָחָ֥ז בֶּן־יֹותָ֖ם מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ In the seventeenth year of Peqaḥ son of Remalyahu reigned Aḥaz son of Yotam king of Yehuda.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַת֙ (bishnat) – Root: שׁנה; Form: Preposition + construct noun feminine … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יֹותָם֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵר֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו בְּעִ֖יר דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אָחָ֥ז בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And Yotam lay with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of Dawid his father, and Aḥaz his son reigned in his … Continue reading →

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם הֵחֵ֣ל יְהוָ֗ה לְהַשְׁלִ֨יחַ֙ בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה רְצִ֖ין מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֑ם וְאֵ֖ת פֶּ֥קַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃ In those days YHWH began to send against Yehuda Retsin king of Aram and Peqaḥ son of Remalyahu.   Morphology בַּיָּמִ֣ים (ba-yamim) – Root: יום; Form: Preposition + … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יֹותָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃ And the rest of the acts of Yotam that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yehuda?   Morphology … Continue reading →

רַ֤ק הַבָּמֹות֙ לֹ֣א סָ֔רוּ עֹ֗וד הָעָ֛ם מְזַבְּחִ֥ים וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים בַּבָּמֹ֑ות ה֗וּא בָּנָ֛ה אֶת־שַׁ֥עַר בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה הָעֶלְיֹֽון׃ Only the high places were not removed; still the people were sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. He built the upper gate of the … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֛ה עֻזִיָּ֥הוּ אָבִ֖יו עָשָֽׂה׃ And he did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that ʿUziyyahu his father had done, he did.   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשׂה; Form: Qal … Continue reading →

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכֹ֔ו וְשֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו יְרוּשָׁ֖א בַּת־צָדֹֽוק׃ He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Yerushalayim, and the name of his mother was Yerusha daughter of … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לְפֶ֥קַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ יֹותָ֥ם בֶּן־עֻזִיָּ֖הוּ מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ In the second year of Peqaḥ son of Remalyahu king of Yisraʾel reigned Yotam son of ʿUziyyahu king of Yehuda.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַ֣ת (bishnat) – Root: שׁנה; Form: Preposition … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֥תֶר דִּבְרֵי־פֶ֖קַח וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And the rest of the acts of Peqaḥ and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yisraʾel. … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְשָׁר־קֶ֜שֶׁר הֹושֵׁ֣עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֗ה עַל־פֶּ֨קַח֙ בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֔הוּ וַיַּכֵּ֨הוּ֙ וַיְמִיתֵ֔הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּ֑יו בִּשְׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים לְיֹותָ֖ם בֶּן־עֻזִיָּֽה׃ And Hoshēaʿ son of Ela conspired a conspiracy against Peqaḥ son of Remalyahu, and he struck him and killed him, and he reigned in his place in … Continue reading →

בִּימֵ֞י פֶּ֣קַח מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל בָּא֮ תִּגְלַ֣ת פִּלְאֶסֶר֮ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֒ וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־עִיֹּ֡ון וְאֶת־אָבֵ֣ל בֵּֽית־מַעֲכָ֡ה וְאֶת־֠יָנֹוחַ וְאֶת־קֶ֨דֶשׁ וְאֶת־חָצֹ֤ור וְאֶת־הַגִּלְעָד֙ וְאֶת־הַגָּלִ֔ילָה כֹּ֖ל אֶ֣רֶץ נַפְתָּלִ֑י וַיַּגְלֵ֖ם אַשּֽׁוּרָה׃ In the days of Peqaḥ king of Yisraʾel, Tiglat Pilʾeser king of Ashur came and took ʿIyyon, and … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֣א סָ֗ר מִן־חַטֹּאות֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH; he did not turn aside from the sins of Yarovʿam son of Nevat, who caused Yisraʾel to … Continue reading →