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בִּשְׁנַ֨ת חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֨יִם֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לַעֲזַרְיָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ פֶּ֣קַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֧הוּ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּשֹׁמְרֹ֖ון עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃ In the fifty-second year of ʿAzarya king of Yehuda, Peqaḥ son of Remalyahu reigned over Yisraʾel in Shomeron twenty years.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַ֨ת (bishnat) – Root: … Continue reading →

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

וַיִּקְשֹׁ֣ר עָלָיו֩ פֶּ֨קַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֜הוּ שָׁלִישֹׁ֗ו וַיַּכֵּ֨הוּ בְשֹׁמְרֹ֜ון בְּאַרְמֹ֤ון בֵּית־מֶלֶךְ אֶת־אַרְגֹּ֣ב וְאֶת־הָאַרְיֵ֔ה וְעִמֹּ֛ו חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֣י גִלְעָדִ֑ים וַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ And Peqaḥ son of Remalyahu, his officer, conspired against him and struck him in Shomeron in the palace of the king’s … Continue reading →

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

בִּשְׁנַת֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה לַעֲזַרְיָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ פְּקַֽחְיָ֨ה בֶן־מְנַחֵ֧ם עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּשֹׁמְרֹ֖ון שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃ In the fiftieth year of ʿAzarya king of Yehuda, Peqaḥya son of Menaḥem reigned over Yisraʾel in Shomeron two years.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַת֙ (bishnat) – Root: שׁנה; Form: … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב מְנַחֵ֖ם עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ פְּקַחְיָ֥ה בְנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And Menaḥem lay with his fathers, and Peqaḥya his son reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב (va-yishkav) – Root: שׁכב; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he lay”; … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י מְנַחֵ֖ם וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹוא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of Menaḥem and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yisraʾel? … Continue reading →

וַיֹּצֵא֩ מְנַחֵ֨ם אֶת־הַכֶּ֜סֶף עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל עַ֚ל כָּל־גִּבֹּורֵ֣י הַחַ֔יִל לָתֵת֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר חֲמִשִּׁ֧ים שְׁקָלִ֛ים כֶּ֖סֶף לְאִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד וַיָּ֨שָׁב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וְלֹא־עָ֥מַד שָׁ֖ם בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ And Menaḥem exacted the silver from Yisraʾel, from all the mighty men of valor, to give to the king … Continue reading →

בָּ֣א פ֤וּל מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיִּתֵּ֤ן מְנַחֵם֙ לְפ֔וּל אֶ֖לֶף כִּכַּר־כָּ֑סֶף לִהְיֹ֤ות יָדָיו֙ אִתֹּ֔ו לְהַחֲזִ֥יק הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה בְּיָדֹֽו׃ Pul king of Ashur came against the land, and Menaḥem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֣א סָ֠ר מֵעַ֨ל חַטֹּ֜אות יָרָבְעָ֧ם בֶּן־נְבָ֛ט אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִ֥יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH; he did not turn away from the sins of Yarovʿam son of Nevat, who caused Yisraʾel … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָתֵ֨שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לַעֲזַרְיָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ מְנַחֵ֨ם בֶּן־גָּדִ֧י עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עֶ֥שֶׂר שָׁנִ֖ים בְּשֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ In the thirty-ninth year of ʿAzarya king of Yehuda, Menaḥem son of Gadi reigned over Yisraʾel ten years in Shomeron.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַ֨ת (bishnat) – Root: … Continue reading →

אָ֣ז יַכֶּֽה־֠מְנַחֵם אֶת־תִּפְסַ֨ח וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֤הּ וְאֶת־גְּבוּלֶ֨יהָ֙ מִתִּרְצָ֔ה כִּ֛י לֹ֥א פָתַ֖ח וַיַּ֑ךְ אֵ֛ת כָּל־הֶהָ֥רֹותֶ֖יהָ בִּקֵּֽעַ׃ פ Then Menaḥem struck Tifsaḥ and all who were in it and its borders from Tirtsa, because it did not open up to him, and he struck … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֨תֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י שַׁלּ֔וּם וְקִשְׁרֹ֖ו אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָשָׁ֑ר הִנָּ֣ם כְּתֻבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he conspired, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the … Continue reading →

וַיַּעַל֩ מְנַחֵ֨ם בֶּן־גָּדִ֜י מִתִּרְצָ֗ה וַיָּבֹא֙ שֹׁמְרֹ֔ון וַיַּ֛ךְ אֶת־שַׁלּ֥וּם בֶּן־יָבֵ֖ישׁ בְּשֹׁמְרֹ֑ון וַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ Then Menaḥem son of Gadi went up from Tirtsa and came to Shomeron, and struck Shallum son of Yavesh in Shomeron, and killed him, and reigned in … Continue reading →

שַׁלּ֤וּם בֶּן־יָבֵישׁ֙ מָלַ֔ךְ בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָתֵ֨שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְעֻזִיָּ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ יֶֽרַח־יָמִ֖ים בְּשֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ Shallum son of Yavesh reigned in the thirty-ninth year of ʿUziyya king of Yehuda, and he reigned one month in Shomeron.   Morphology שַׁלּ֤וּם (Shallum) – Root: … Continue reading →

ה֣וּא דְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר אֶל־יֵהוּא֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בְּנֵ֣י רְבִיעִ֔ים יֵשְׁב֥וּ לְךָ֖ עַל־כִּסֵּ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃ פ This was the word of YHWH which He spoke to Yehu, saying, “Your sons to the fourth generation shall sit for you on the throne of … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֖תֶר דִּבְרֵ֣י זְכַרְיָ֑ה הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of Zekharya, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yisraʾel.   Morphology וְיֶ֖תֶר (ve-yeter) – Root: יתר; … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְשֹׁ֤ר עָלָיו֙ שַׁלֻּ֣ם בֶּן־יָבֵ֔שׁ וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ קָֽבָלְ־עָ֖ם וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ And Shallum son of Yavesh conspired against him, and struck him before the people, and killed him, and reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיִּקְשֹׁ֤ר (va-yiqshor) – Root: קשׁר; Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ הָרַע֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתָ֑יו לֹ֣א סָ֗ר מֵֽחַטֹּאות֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, as his fathers had done; he did not turn away from the sins of … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁמֹנֶה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ זְכַרְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־יָרָבְעָ֧ם עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּשֹׁמְרֹ֖ון שִׁשָּׁ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ In the thirty-eighth year of ʿAzaryahu king of Yehuda, Zekharyahu son of Yarovʿam reigned over Yisraʾel in Shomeron six months.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַ֨ת (bishnat) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב עֲזַרְיָה֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹתֹ֛ו עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יֹותָ֥ם בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And ʿAzarya lay with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of Dawid, and Yotam his son reigned in his place.   … Continue reading →

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

וַיְנַגַּ֨ע יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיְהִ֤י מְצֹרָע֙ עַד־יֹ֣ום מֹתֹ֔ו וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּבֵ֣ית הַחָפְשִׁ֑ית וְיֹותָ֤ם בֶּן־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ עַל־הַבַּ֔יִת שֹׁפֵ֖ט אֶת־עַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And YHWH struck the king, and he was a leper until the day of his death; and he lived in the house of separation, … Continue reading →

רַ֥ק הַבָּמֹ֖ות לֹא־סָ֑רוּ עֹ֥וד הָעָ֛ם מְזַבְּחִ֥ים וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים בַּבָּמֹֽות׃ Only the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.   Morphology רַ֥ק (raq) – Root: רק; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Only”; Notes: Limits the … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה אֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ אָבִֽיו׃ And he did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that Amatsyahu his father had done.   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשׂה (ʿasah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd … Continue reading →

בֶּן־שֵׁ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכֹ֔ו וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֨יִם֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו יְכָלְיָ֖הוּ מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and fifty-two years he reigned in Yerushalayim, and the name of his mother was Yekholyahu of … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָשֶׁ֨בַע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ עֲזַרְיָ֥ה בֶן־אֲמַצְיָ֖ה מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ In the twenty-seventh year of Yarovʿam king of Yisraʾel, reigned ʿAzarya son of Amatsyahu, king of Yehuda.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַ֨ת (bishnat) – Root: שׁנה; Form: Preposition + noun … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יָֽרָבְעָם֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו עִ֖ם מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ זְכַרְיָ֥ה בְנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And Yarovʿam lay with his fathers, with the kings of Yisraʾel, and Zekharya his son reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (va-yishkav) – Root: שׁכב (shakhav); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וְיֶתֶר֩ דִּבְרֵ֨י יָרָבְעָ֜ם וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ וּגְבוּרָתֹ֣ו אֲשֶׁר־נִלְחָ֔ם וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵשִׁ֜יב אֶת־דַּמֶּ֧שֶׂק וְאֶת־חֲמָ֛ת לִיהוּדָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of Yarovʿam, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought, … Continue reading →

וְלֹא־דִבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה לִמְחֹות֙ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִתַּ֖חַת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֣ושִׁיעֵ֔ם בְּיַ֖ד יָרָבְעָ֥ם בֶּן־יֹואָֽשׁ׃ And YHWH had not spoken to blot out the name of Yisraʾel from under the heavens, so He saved them by the hand of Yarovʿam son of Yoʾash.   … Continue reading →