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כִּ֣י עַל־אַ֣ף יְהוָ֗ה הָיְתָ֤ה בִירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ וּבִ֣יהוּדָ֔ה עַד־הִשְׁלִכֹ֥ו אֹתָ֖ם מֵעַ֣ל פָּנָ֑יו וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּמֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃ ס For by the wrath of YHWH it was upon Yerushalayim and upon Yehuda, until He cast them out from before His face, and Tsidqiyahu rebelled … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה יְהֹויָקִֽים׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that Yehoyaqim had done.   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַחַ֤ת שָׁנָה֙ צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ בְמָלְכֹ֔ו וְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו חֲמִיטַל בַּֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִלִּבְנָֽה׃ Tsidqiyahu was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Yerushalayim. And the name of his mother was Ḥamital, … Continue reading →

וַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל אֶת־מַתַּנְיָ֥ה דֹדֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּ֑יו וַיַּסֵּ֥ב אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ And the king of Bavel made Mattanya, his uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Tsidqiyahu.   Morphology וַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְ (va-yamlekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Hiphil wayyiqtol 3rd person … Continue reading →

וְאֵת֩ כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַחַ֜יִל שִׁבְעַ֣ת אֲלָפִ֗ים וְהֶחָרָ֤שׁ וְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ אֶ֔לֶף הַכֹּ֕ל גִּבֹּורִ֖ים עֹשֵׂ֣י מִלְחָמָ֑ה וַיְבִיאֵ֧ם מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל גֹּולָ֖ה בָּבֶֽלָה׃ And all the men of valor, seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths, one thousand, all of them mighty men doing war, the … Continue reading →

וַיֶּ֥גֶל אֶת־יְהֹויָכִ֖ין בָּבֶ֑לָה וְאֶת־אֵ֣ם הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ וְאֶת־נְשֵׁ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וְאֶת־סָרִיסָ֗יו וְאֵת֙ אֻלַי הָאָ֔רֶץ הֹולִ֛יךְ גֹּולָ֥ה מִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בָּבֶֽלָה׃ And he exiled Yehoyakin to Bavel, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his eunuchs, and the mighty ones of the land he … Continue reading →

וְהִגְלָ֣ה אֶת־כָּל־֠יְרוּשָׁלִַם וְֽאֶת־כָּל־הַשָּׂרִ֞ים וְאֵ֣ת כָּל־גִּבֹּורֵ֣י הַחַ֗יִל עֲשֶׂרה אֲלָפִים֙ גֹּולֶ֔ה וְכָל־הֶחָרָ֖שׁ וְהַמַּסְגֵּ֑ר לֹ֣א נִשְׁאַ֔ר זוּלַ֖ת דַּלַּ֥ת עַם־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And he exiled all Yerushalayim, and all the officials, and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and … Continue reading →

וַיֹּוצֵ֣א מִשָּׁ֗ם אֶת־כָּל־אֹוצְרֹות֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וְאֹֽוצְרֹ֖ות בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְקַצֵּ֞ץ אֶת־כָּל־כְּלֵ֣י הַזָּהָ֗ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֜ה שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּהֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ And he brought out from there all the treasures of the house of YHWH and the treasures of the house … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֞א יְהֹויָכִ֤ין מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ עַל־מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל ה֣וּא וְאִמֹּ֔ו וַעֲבָדָ֖יו וְשָׂרָ֣יו וְסָֽרִיסָ֑יו וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֹתֹו֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל בִּשְׁנַ֥ת שְׁמֹנֶ֖ה לְמָלְכֹֽו׃ And Yehoyakin king of Yehuda went out to the king of Bavel, he and his mother and his servants and his officials and … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֛א נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל עַל־הָעִ֑יר וַעֲבָדָ֖יו צָרִ֥ים עָלֶֽיהָ׃ And Nevukhadnetstsar king of Bavel came against the city, and his servants were besieging it.   Morphology וַיָּבֹ֛א (va-yavo) – Root: בוא; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא עָלָה עַבְדֵ֛י נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַתָּבֹ֥א הָעִ֖יר בַּמָּצֹֽור׃ At that time the servants of Nevukhadnetstsar king of Bavel came up to Yerushalayim, and the city came under siege.   Morphology בָּעֵ֣ת (ba-ʿet) – Root: עת; Form: Preposition בְּ … Continue reading →

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

בֶּן־שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ יְהֹויָכִ֣ין בְּמָלְכֹ֔ו וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו נְחֻשְׁתָּ֥א בַת־אֶלְנָתָ֖ן מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ Eighteen years old was Yehoyakin when he began to reign, and three months he reigned in Yerushalayim. And the name of his mother was Neḥushta, daughter … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־הֹסִ֥יף עֹוד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם לָצֵ֖את מֵֽאַרְצֹ֑ו כִּֽי־לָקַ֞ח מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֗ל מִנַּ֤חַל מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ עַד־נְהַר־פְּרָ֔ת כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיְתָ֖ה לְמֶ֥לֶךְ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ פ And the king of Mitsrayim did not again go out from his land, for the king of Bavel had taken from the … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב יְהֹויָקִ֖ים עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יְהֹויָכִ֥ין בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ And Yehoyaqim lay with his fathers, and Yehoyakin his son reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב (va-yishkav) – Root: שכב; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →

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

וְגַ֤ם דַּֽם־הַנָּקִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁפָ֔ךְ וַיְמַלֵּ֥א אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם דָּ֣ם נָקִ֑י וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לִסְלֹֽחַ׃ And also the innocent blood that he shed, and he filled Yerushalayim with innocent blood, and YHWH was not willing to forgive.   Morphology וְגַ֤ם (ve-gam) – Root: גם; … Continue reading →

אַ֣ךְ עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֗ה הָֽיְתָה֙ בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה לְהָסִ֖יר מֵעַ֣ל פָּנָ֑יו בְּחַטֹּ֣את מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃ Surely by the mouth of YHWH it was against Yehuda, to remove it from upon His face, for the sin of Menashshe according to all that he … Continue reading →

וַיְשַׁלַּ֣ח יְהוָ֣ה בֹּ֡ו אֶת־גְּדוּדֵ֣י כַשְׂדִּים֩ וְאֶת־גְּדוּדֵ֨י אֲרָ֜ם וְאֵ֣ת גְּדוּדֵ֣י מֹואָ֗ב וְאֵת֙ גְּדוּדֵ֣י בְנֵֽי־עַמֹּ֔ון וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥ם בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה לְהַֽאֲבִידֹ֑ו כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַ֖ד עֲבָדָ֥יו הַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ And YHWH sent against him the bands of the Kasdim and the bands of Aram and the … Continue reading →

בְּיָמָ֣יו עָלָ֔ה נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֑ל וַיְהִי־לֹ֨ו יְהֹויָקִ֥ים עֶ֨בֶד֙ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וַיָּ֖שָׁב וַיִּמְרָד־בֹּֽו׃ In his days, Nevukhadnetstsar king of Bavel went up, and Yehoyaqim became his servant three years, then he turned and rebelled against him.   Morphology בְּיָמָ֣יו (be-yamav) – … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתָֽיו׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his fathers had done.   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person … Continue reading →

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָ֨ה יְהֹויָקִ֣ים בְּמָלְכֹ֔ו וְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו זבידה בַת־פְּדָיָ֖ה מִן־רוּמָֽה׃ * כ : זְביּדָּ֥ה *  ק : זְבוּדָּ֥ה Yehoyaqim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Yerushalayim. … Continue reading →

וְהַכֶּ֣סֶף וְהַזָּהָ֗ב נָתַ֤ן יְהֹויָקִים֙ לְפַרְעֹ֔ה אַ֚ךְ הֶעֱרִ֣יךְ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ לָתֵ֥ת אֶת־הַכֶּ֖סֶף עַל־פִּ֣י פַרְעֹ֑ה אִ֣ישׁ כְּעֶרְכֹּ֗ו נָגַ֞שׂ אֶת־הַכֶּ֤סֶף וְאֶת־הַזָּהָב֙ אֶת־עַ֣ם הָאָ֔רֶץ לָתֵ֖ת לְפַרְעֹ֥ה נְכֹֽה׃ ס And the silver and the gold Yehoyaqim gave to Parʿo. However, he taxed the land to give … Continue reading →

וַיַּמְלֵךְ֩ פַּרְעֹ֨ה נְכֹ֜ה אֶת־אֶלְיָקִ֣ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּ תַּ֚חַת יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ אָבִ֔יו וַיַּסֵּ֥ב אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו יְהֹויָקִ֑ים וְאֶת־יְהֹואָחָ֣ז לָקָ֔ח וַיָּבֹ֥א מִצְרַ֖יִם וַיָּ֥מָת שָֽׁם׃ And Parʿo Neko made Elyaqim son of Yoshiyyahu king in place of Yoshiyyahu his father, and he changed his name to Yehoyaqim. And … Continue reading →

וַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ֩ פַרְעֹ֨ה נְכֹ֤ה בְרִבְלָה֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֔ת במלך בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיִּתֶּן־עֹ֨נֶשׁ֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ מֵאָ֥ה כִכַּר־כֶּ֖סֶף וְכִכַּ֥ר זָהָֽב׃ And Parʿo Neko bound him in Rivla in the land of Ḥamat while he reigned in Yerushalayim, and he imposed a penalty on the land—one hundred … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתָֽיו׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his fathers had done.   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person … Continue reading →

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשָׁלֹ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ יְהֹואָחָ֣ז בְּמָלְכֹ֔ו וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו חֲמוּטַ֥ל בַּֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִלִּבְנָֽה׃ Yehoʾaḥaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Yerushalayim. And the name of his mother was Ḥamutal daughter … Continue reading →

וַיַּרְכִּבֻ֨הוּ עֲבָדָ֥יו מֵת֙ מִמְּגִדֹּ֔ו וַיְבִאֻ֨הוּ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּ בִּקְבֻֽרָתֹ֑ו וַיִּקַּ֣ח עַם־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֶת־יְהֹֽואָחָז֙ בֶּן־יֹ֣אשִׁיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּמְשְׁח֥וּ אֹתֹ֛ו וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ אֹתֹ֖ו תַּ֥חַת אָבִֽיו׃ פ And his servants carried him dead from Megiddo and brought him to Yerushalayim and buried him in his tomb. And the … Continue reading →

בְּיָמָ֡יו עָלָה֩ פַרְעֹ֨ה נְכֹ֧ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֛יִם עַל־מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּׁ֖וּר עַל־נְהַר־פְּרָ֑ת וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ יֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּ֙ לִקְרָאתֹ֔ו וַיְמִיתֵ֨הוּ֙ בִּמְגִדֹּ֔ו כִּרְאֹתֹ֖ו אֹתֹֽו׃ In his days Parʿo Neko king of Mitsrayim went up against the king of Ashshur to the River Perat, and King Yoshiyyahu went to … Continue reading →

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