Category Archives: Kings

רַ֤ק אֶת־כָּל־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ לֹ֣א אֶקְרָ֔ע שֵׁ֥בֶט אֶחָ֖ד אֶתֵּ֣ן לִבְנֶ֑ךָ לְמַ֨עַן֙ דָּוִ֣ד עַבְדִּ֔י וּלְמַ֥עַן יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּחָֽרְתִּי׃ Only the whole kingdom I will not tear away—one tribe I will give to your son, for the sake of Dawid My servant and for … Continue reading →

אַךְ־בְּיָמֶ֨יךָ֙ לֹ֣א אֶעֱשֶׂ֔נָּה לְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑יךָ מִיַּ֥ד בִּנְךָ֖ אֶקְרָעֶֽנָּה׃ However, in your days I will not do it, for the sake of Dawid your father; from the hand of your son I will tear it.   Morphology אַךְ (ʾakh) – … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה לִשְׁלֹמֹ֗ה יַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָֽיְתָה־זֹּ֣את עִמָּ֔ךְ וְלֹ֤א שָׁמַ֨רְתָּ֙ בְּרִיתִ֣י וְחֻקֹּתַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֖יתִי עָלֶ֑יךָ קָרֹ֨עַ אֶקְרַ֤ע אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ וּנְתַתִּ֖יהָ לְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ And YHWH said to Shelomo, “Because this has been with you, and you have not kept My covenant and My … Continue reading →

וְצִוָּ֤ה אֵלָיו֙ עַל־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לְבִ֨לְתִּי־לֶ֔כֶת אַחֲרֵ֖י אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וְלֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔ר אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֖ה יְהוָֽה׃ פ And He had commanded him concerning this thing: not to go after other gods; but he did not keep what YHWH had commanded.   Morphology וְצִוָּ֤ה … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְאַנַּ֥ף יְהוָ֖ה בִּשְׁלֹמֹ֑ה כִּֽי־נָטָ֣ה לְבָבֹ֗ו מֵעִ֤ם יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַנִּרְאָ֥ה אֵלָ֖יו פַּעֲמָֽיִם׃ And YHWH was angry with Shelomo, because his heart had turned away from YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, who had appeared to him twice.   Morphology וַיִּתְאַנַּ֥ף (va-yitʾannaf) … Continue reading →

וְכֵ֣ן עָשָׂ֔ה לְכָל־נָשָׁ֖יו הַנָּכְרִיֹּ֑ות מַקְטִירֹ֥ות וּֽמְזַבְּחֹ֖ות לֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃ And so he did for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.   Morphology וְכֵ֣ן (ve-khen) – Root: –; Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “And so”; Notes: … Continue reading →

אָז֩ יִבְנֶ֨ה שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה בָּמָ֗ה לִכְמֹושׁ֙ שִׁקֻּ֣ץ מֹואָ֔ב בָּהָ֕ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וּלְמֹ֕לֶךְ שִׁקֻּ֖ץ בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּֽון׃ Then Shelomo built a high place for Kemosh, the abomination of Moʾav, on the hill that is before Yerushalayim, and for Molekh, the abomination of … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א מִלֵּ֛א אַחֲרֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה כְּדָוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו׃ ס And Shelomo did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and he did not fully follow YHWH as Dawid his father had done.   Morphology וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אַחֲרֵ֣י עַשְׁתֹּ֔רֶת אֱלֹהֵ֖י צִדֹנִ֑ים וְאַחֲרֵ֣י מִלְכֹּ֔ם שִׁקֻּ֖ץ עַמֹּנִֽים׃ And Shelomo went after ʿAshtoret the god of the Tsidonim, and after Milkōm the abomination of the ʿAmmonim.   Morphology וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (va-yelekh) – Root: הלך (h.l.k); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י לְעֵת֙ זִקְנַ֣ת שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה נָשָׁיו֙ הִטּ֣וּ אֶת־לְבָבֹ֔ו אַחֲרֵ֖י אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וְלֹא־הָיָ֨ה לְבָבֹ֤ו שָׁלֵם֙ עִם־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו כִּלְבַ֖ב דָּוִ֥יד אָבִֽיו׃ And it came to pass at the time of Shelomo’s old age, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי־לֹ֣ו נָשִׁ֗ים שָׂרֹות֙ שְׁבַ֣ע מֵאֹ֔ות וּפִֽלַגְשִׁ֖ים שְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵאֹ֑ות וַיַּטּ֥וּ נָשָׁ֖יו אֶת־לִבֹּֽו׃ And he had seven hundred royal wives and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned away his heart.   Morphology וַיְהִי־לֹ֣ו (va-yehi-lo) – Root: היה (h.y.h); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

מִן־הַגֹּויִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽמַר־יְהוָה֩ אֶל־בְּנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל לֹֽא־תָבֹ֣אוּ בָהֶ֗ם וְהֵם֙ לֹא־יָבֹ֣אוּ בָכֶ֔ם אָכֵן֙ יַטּ֣וּ אֶת־לְבַבְכֶ֔ם אַחֲרֵ֖י אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם בָּהֶ֛ם דָּבַ֥ק שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְאַהֲבָֽה׃ From the nations of whom YHWH had said to the children of Yisraʾel, “You shall not go in to them, and … Continue reading →

וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אָהַ֞ב נָשִׁ֧ים נָכְרִיֹּ֛ות רַבֹּ֖ות וְאֶת־בַּת־פַּרְעֹ֑ה מֹואֲבִיֹּ֤ות עַמֳּנִיֹּות֙ אֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת צֵדְנִיֹּ֖ות חִתִּיֹּֽת׃ And King Shelomo loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Parʿo: Moʾavi women, ʿAmmoni women, Edomi women, Tsidoni women, Ḥitti women,   Morphology וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ve-ha-melekh) – … Continue reading →

וַֽ֠תַּעֲלֶה וַתֵּצֵ֨א מֶרְכָּבָ֤ה מִמִּצְרַ֨יִם֙ בְּשֵׁ֣שׁ מֵאֹ֣ות כֶּ֔סֶף וְס֖וּס בַּחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּמֵאָ֑ה וְ֠כֵן לְכָל־מַלְכֵ֧י הַחִתִּ֛ים וּלְמַלְכֵ֥י אֲרָ֖ם בְּיָדָ֥ם יֹצִֽאוּ׃ פ And a chariot would go up and go out from Mitsrayim for six hundred pieces of silver, and a horse for one … Continue reading →

וּמֹוצָ֧א הַסּוּסִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וּמִקְוֵ֕ה סֹחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יִקְח֥וּ מִקְוֵ֖ה בִּמְחִֽיר׃ And the source of the horses for Shelomo was from Mitsrayim and from Qeve; the merchants of the king would take them from Qeve for a price.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּ֨ן הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ אֶת־הַכֶּ֛סֶף בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם כָּאֲבָנִ֑ים וְאֵ֣ת הָאֲרָזִ֗ים נָתַ֛ן כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה לָרֹֽב׃ And the king made the silver in Yerushalayim as stones, and the cedars he made as the sycamores that are in the lowland, in abundance.   Morphology וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (va-yitten) … Continue reading →

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ף שְׁלֹמֹה֮ רֶ֣כֶב וּפָרָשִׁים֒ וַיְהִי־לֹ֗ו אֶ֤לֶף וְאַרְבַּע־מֵאֹות֙ רֶ֔כֶב וּשְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶף פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים וַיַּנְחֵם֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י הָרֶ֔כֶב וְעִם־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And Shelomo gathered chariots and horsemen, and he had one thousand and four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he stationed them in … Continue reading →

וְהֵ֣מָּה מְבִאִ֣ים אִ֣ישׁ מִנְחָתֹ֡ו כְּלֵ֣י כֶסֶף֩ וּכְלֵ֨י זָהָ֤ב וּשְׂלָמֹות֙ וְנֵ֣שֶׁק וּבְשָׂמִ֔ים סוּסִ֖ים וּפְרָדִ֑ים דְּבַר־שָׁנָ֖ה בְּשָׁנָֽה׃ ס And they were bringing, each man his tribute: vessels of silver and vessels of gold, garments and weapons and spices, horses and mules—a matter … Continue reading →

וְכָ֨ל־הָאָ֔רֶץ מְבַקְשִׁ֖ים אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה לִשְׁמֹ֨עַ֙ אֶת־חָכְמָתֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּלִבֹּֽו׃ And all the earth was seeking the presence of Shelomo, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.   Morphology וְכָ֨ל־הָאָ֔רֶץ (ve-khol ha-aretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾ.r.ts); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיִּגְדַּל֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה מִכֹּ֖ל מַלְכֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ לְעֹ֖שֶׁר וּלְחָכְמָֽה׃ And King Shelomo became greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.   Morphology וַיִּגְדַּל֙ (va-yigdal) – Root: גדל (g.d.l); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; … Continue reading →

כִּי֩ אֳנִ֨י תַרְשִׁ֤ישׁ לַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ בַּיָּ֔ם עִ֖ם אֳנִ֣י חִירָ֑ם אַחַת֩ לְשָׁלֹ֨שׁ שָׁנִ֜ים תָּבֹ֣וא אֳנִ֣י תַרְשִׁ֗ישׁ נֹֽשְׂאֵת֙ זָהָ֣ב וָכֶ֔סֶף שֶׁנְהַבִּ֥ים וְקֹפִ֖ים וְתֻכִּיִּֽים׃ For the Tarshish fleet of the king was at sea with the fleet of Ḥiram; once every three years the … Continue reading →

וְ֠כֹל כְּלֵ֞י מַשְׁקֵ֨ה הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ זָהָ֔ב וְכֹ֗ל כְּלֵ֛י בֵּֽית־יַ֥עַר הַלְּבָנֹ֖ון זָהָ֣ב סָג֑וּר אֵ֣ין כֶּ֗סֶף לֹ֥א נֶחְשָׁ֛ב בִּימֵ֥י שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לִמְאֽוּמָה׃ And all the drinking vessels of King Shelomo were gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of … Continue reading →

וּשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣ר אֲרָיִ֗ים עֹמְדִ֥ים שָׁ֛ם עַל־שֵׁ֥שׁ הַֽמַּעֲלֹ֖ות מִזֶּ֣ה וּמִזֶּ֑ה לֹֽא־נַעֲשָׂ֥ה כֵ֖ן לְכָל־מַמְלָכֹֽות׃ And twelve lions were standing there on the six steps, on this side and on that side; nothing like it had been made in all the kingdoms.   … Continue reading →

שֵׁ֧שׁ מַעֲלֹ֣ות לַכִּסֵּ֗ה וְרֹאשׁ־עָגֹ֤ל לַכִּסֵּה֙ מֵאַֽחֲרָ֔יו וְיָדֹ֛ת מִזֶּ֥ה וּמִזֶּ֖ה אֶל־מְקֹ֣ום הַשָּׁ֑בֶת וּשְׁנַ֣יִם אֲרָיֹ֔ות עֹמְדִ֖ים אֵ֥צֶל הַיָּדֹֽות׃ Six steps to the throne, and the throne had a round top behind it; and armrests on this side and on that side to … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ כִּסֵּא־שֵׁ֖ן גָּדֹ֑ול וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ זָהָ֥ב מוּפָֽז׃ And the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with refined gold.   Morphology וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשׂה (ʿ.sh.h); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →

וּשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאֹ֤ות מָֽגִנִּים֙ זָהָ֣ב שָׁח֔וּט שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת מָנִים֙ זָהָ֔ב יַעֲלֶ֖ה עַל־הַמָּגֵ֣ן הָאֶחָ֑ת וַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בֵּ֖ית יַ֥עַר הַלְּבָנֹֽון׃ פ And three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went upon each shield, and the king placed them in the House of … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה מָאתַ֥יִם צִנָּ֖ה זָהָ֣ב שָׁח֑וּט שֵׁשׁ־מֵאֹ֣ות זָהָ֔ב יַעֲלֶ֖ה עַל־הַצִּנָּ֥ה הָאֶחָֽת׃ And King Shelomo made two hundred shields of beaten gold; six hundred of gold went upon each shield.   Morphology וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשׂה (ʿ.sh.h); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

לְבַד֙ מֵאַנְשֵׁ֣י הַתָּרִ֔ים וּמִסְחַ֖ר הָרֹכְלִ֑ים וְכָל־מַלְכֵ֥י הָעֶ֖רֶב וּפַחֹ֥ות הָאָֽרֶץ׃ Besides the men of the travelers and the merchandise of the traders, and all the kings of the ʿErev, and the governors of the land.   Morphology לְבַד֙ (levad) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִשְׁקַ֣ל הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥א לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בְּשָׁנָ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֛ות שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וָשֵׁ֖שׁ כִּכַּ֥ר זָהָֽב׃ And the weight of the gold that came to Shelomo in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold.   Morphology וַֽיְהִי֙ (va-yehi) – Root: היה … Continue reading →

וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה נָתַ֣ן לְמַֽלְכַּת־שְׁבָ֗א אֶת־כָּל־חֶפְצָהּ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁאָ֔לָה מִלְּבַד֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָֽתַן־לָ֔הּ כְּיַ֖ד הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וַתֵּ֛פֶן וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ לְאַרְצָ֖הּ הִ֥יא וַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ ס And King Shelomo gave to the Queen of Sheva all her desire that she asked, besides that which King Shelomo gave … Continue reading →