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1 Kings 17:10
וַיָּ֣קָם וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ צָרְפַ֗תָה וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־פֶּ֣תַח הָעִ֔יר וְהִנֵּֽה־שָׁ֛ם אִשָּׁ֥ה אַלְמָנָ֖ה מְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁת עֵצִ֑ים וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר קְחִי־נָ֨א לִ֧י מְעַט־מַ֛יִם בַּכְּלִ֖י וְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃ And he arose and went to Tsarfat, and he came to the entrance of the city, and behold, there a woman, … Continue reading
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1 Kings 17:9
ק֣וּם לֵ֤ךְ צָרְפַ֨תָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְצִידֹ֔ון וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ שָׁ֑ם הִנֵּ֨ה צִוִּ֥יתִי שָׁ֛ם אִשָּׁ֥ה אַלְמָנָ֖ה לְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ׃ “Arise, go to Tsarfat, which belongs to Tsidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded there a widow woman to sustain you.” Morphology ק֣וּם (qum) – … Continue reading
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1 Kings 17:8
וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֥יו לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to him, saying, Morphology וַיְהִ֥י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And it came to pass”; Notes: Common narrative formula marking divine intervention or change … Continue reading
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1 Kings 17:7
וַיְהִ֛י מִקֵּ֥ץ יָמִ֖ים וַיִּיבַ֣שׁ הַנָּ֑חַל כִּ֛י לֹֽא־הָיָ֥ה גֶ֖שֶׁם בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ ס And it came to pass after some days, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. Morphology וַיְהִ֛י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); … Continue reading
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1 Kings 17:6
וְהָעֹרְבִ֗ים מְבִיאִ֨ים לֹ֜ו לֶ֤חֶם וּבָשָׂר֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְלֶ֥חֶם וּבָשָׂ֖ר בָּעָ֑רֶב וּמִן־הַנַּ֖חַל יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ And the ravens were bringing him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and from the brook he would drink. Morphology וְהָעֹרְבִ֗ים … Continue reading
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1 Kings 17:5
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַיַּ֖עַשׂ כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ בְּנַ֣חַל כְּרִ֔ית אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And he went and did according to the word of YHWH; and he went and settled in the brook Kerit, which is before the Yarden. Morphology וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (va-yelekh) … Continue reading
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1 Kings 17:4
וְהָיָ֖ה מֵהַנַּ֣חַל תִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה וְאֶת־הָעֹרְבִ֣ים צִוִּ֔יתִי לְכַלְכֶּלְךָ֖ שָֽׁם׃ And it shall be that from the brook you shall drink, and the ravens I have commanded to sustain you there. Morphology וְהָיָ֖ה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3ms … Continue reading
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1 Kings 17:3
לֵ֣ךְ מִזֶּ֔ה וּפָנִ֥יתָ לְּךָ֖ קֵ֑דְמָה וְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙ בְּנַ֣חַל כְּרִ֔ית אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ “Go from here and turn eastward for yourself, and hide yourself in the wadi Kerit which is before the Yarden. Morphology לֵ֣ךְ (lekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: … Continue reading
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1 Kings 17:2
וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֥יו לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to him, saying, Morphology וַיְהִ֥י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And it came to pass”; Notes: Narrative introduction, often marking transition or divine intervention. … Continue reading
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1 Kings 17:1
וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּ֜י מִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣י גִלְעָד֮ אֶל־אַחְאָב֒ חַי־יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָמַ֣דְתִּי לְפָנָ֔יו אִם־יִהְיֶ֛ה הַשָּׁנִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה טַ֣ל וּמָטָ֑ר כִּ֖י אִם־לְפִ֥י דְבָרִֽי׃ ס And Eliyahu the Tishbi, from the settlers of Gileʿad, said to Aḥʾav, “As YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel lives, … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:34
בְּיָמָ֞יו בָּנָ֥ה חִיאֵ֛ל בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלִ֖י אֶת־יְרִיחֹ֑ה בַּאֲבִירָ֨ם בְּכֹרֹ֜ו יִסְּדָ֗הּ וּבִשְׂגִיב צְעִירֹו֙ הִצִּ֣יב דְּלָתֶ֔יהָ כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַ֖ד יְהֹושֻׁ֥עַ בִּן־נֽוּן׃ ס In his days, Ḥiʾel of the Beit ʾEli built Yeriḥo; with Aviram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:33
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אַחְאָ֖ב אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה וַיֹּ֨וסֶף אַחְאָ֜ב לַעֲשֹׂ֗ות לְהַכְעִיס֙ אֶת־יְהֹוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִכֹּ֨ל מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ לְפָנָֽיו׃ And Aḥʾav made the Ashera, and Aḥʾav added to do more to provoke YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, than all the kings of Yisraʾel … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:32
וַיָּ֥קֶם מִזְבֵּ֖חַ לַבָּ֑עַל בֵּ֣ית הַבַּ֔עַל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנָ֖ה בְּשֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ And he set up an altar for the Baʿal in the house of the Baʿal which he built in Shomeron. Morphology וַיָּ֥קֶם (va-yaqem) – Root: קום (qum); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3ms; … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:31
וַיְהִי֙ הֲנָקֵ֣ל לֶכְתֹּ֔ו בְּחַטֹּ֖אות יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֑ט וַיִּקַּ֨ח אִשָּׁ֜ה אֶת־אִיזֶ֗בֶל בַּת־אֶתְבַּ֨עַל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ צִידֹנִ֔ים וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֣ד אֶת־הַבַּ֔עַל וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ לֹֽו׃ And it came to pass, as though it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Yarovʿam son … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:30
וַיַּ֨עַשׂ אַחְאָ֧ב בֶּן־עָמְרִ֛י הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְפָנָֽיו׃ And Aḥʾav son of ʿOmri did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, more than all who were before him. Morphology וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:29
וְאַחְאָ֣ב בֶּן־עָמְרִ֗י מָלַךְ֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁמֹנֶה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַ֠יִּמְלֹךְ אַחְאָ֨ב בֶּן־עָמְרִ֤י עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם שָׁנָֽה׃ And Aḥʾav son of ʿOmri reigned over Yisraʾel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Yehuda, and Aḥʾav son of … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:28
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב עָמְרִי֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּשֹׁמְרֹ֑ון וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אַחְאָ֥ב בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And ʿOmri lay with his fathers, and he was buried in Shomeron; and Aḥʾav his son reigned in his place. Morphology וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (va-yishkav) – Root: שׁכב (shakav); Form: Qal … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:27
וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֤י עָמְרִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וּגְבוּרָתֹ֖ו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹֽא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of ʿOmri that he did, and his might that he did, are they not written in the scroll of … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:26
וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּכָל־דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֔ט וּבְחַטֹּאתָיו אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְהַכְעִ֗יס אֶת־יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃ And he walked in all the way of Yarovʿam son of Nevaṭ, and in his sins which he caused Yisraʾel to sin, to provoke YHWH, the God … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:25
וַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה עָמְרִ֛י הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיָּ֕רַע מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְפָנָֽיו׃ And ʿOmri did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and he did more evil than all who were before him. Morphology וַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה (va-yaʿaseh) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:24
וַיִּ֜קֶן אֶת־הָהָ֥ר שֹׁמְרֹ֛ון מֵ֥אֶת שֶׁ֖מֶר בְּכִכְּרַ֣יִם כָּ֑סֶף וַיִּ֨בֶן֙ אֶת־הָהָ֔ר וַיִּקְרָ֗א אֶת־שֵׁ֤ם הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּנָ֔ה עַ֣ל שֶׁם־שֶׁ֔מֶר אֲדֹנֵ֖י הָהָ֥ר שֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ And he bought the hill Shomeron from Shemer for two talents of silver, and he built on the hill, and he … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:23
בִּשְׁנַת֩ שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וְאַחַ֜ת שָׁנָ֗ה לְאָסָא֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה מָלַ֤ךְ עָמְרִי֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה בְּתִרְצָ֖ה מָלַ֥ךְ שֵׁשׁ־שָׁנִֽים׃ In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Yehuda, ʿOmri reigned over Yisraʾel twelve years; in Tirtsa he reigned six years. Morphology בִּשְׁנַת֩ … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:22
וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַחֲרֵ֣י עָמְרִ֔י אֶת־הָעָ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַחֲרֵ֖י תִּבְנִ֣י בֶן־גִּינַ֑ת וַיָּ֣מָת תִּבְנִ֔י וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ עָמְרִֽי׃ פ And the people who were after ʿOmri prevailed over the people who were after Tivni son of Ginat, and Tivni died, and ʿOmri reigned. … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:21
אָ֧ז יֵחָלֵ֛ק הָעָ֥ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַחֵ֑צִי חֲצִ֨י הָעָ֜ם הָ֠יָה אַחֲרֵ֨י תִבְנִ֤י בֶן־גִּינַת֙ לְהַמְלִיכֹ֔ו וְהַחֲצִ֖י אַחֲרֵ֥י עָמְרִֽי׃ Then the people of Yisraʾel were divided into two parts: half of the people were after Tivni son of Ginat to make him king, and … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:20
וְיֶ֨תֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י זִמְרִ֔י וְקִשְׁרֹ֖ו אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָשָׁ֑ר הֲלֹֽא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And the rest of the acts of Zimri and his conspiracy which he conspired, are they not written in the scroll of the chronicles of the … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:19
עַל־חטאתו אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֔א לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לָלֶ֨כֶת֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יָרָבְעָ֔ם וּבְחַטָּאתֹו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה לְהַחֲטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Because of his sin which he sinned, to do what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, to walk in the way of Yarovʿam, and … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:18
וַיְהִ֞י כִּרְאֹ֤ות זִמְרִי֙ כִּֽי־נִלְכְּדָ֣ה הָעִ֔יר וַיָּבֹ֖א אֶל־אַרְמֹ֣ון בֵּית־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּשְׂרֹ֨ף עָלָ֧יו אֶת־בֵּֽית־מֶ֛לֶךְ בָּאֵ֖שׁ וַיָּמֹֽת׃ And it happened, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king’s house, and he burned the king’s house over … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:17
וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה עָמְרִ֛י וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמֹּ֖ו מִֽגִּבְּתֹ֑ון וַיָּצֻ֖רוּ עַל־תִּרְצָֽה׃ And ʿOmri went up, and all Yisraʾel with him, from Gibbeton, and they besieged Tirtsa. Morphology וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה (va-yaʿaleh) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “and he went up”; Notes: … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:16
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע הָעָם֙ הַחֹנִ֣ים לֵאמֹ֔ר קָשַׁ֣ר זִמְרִ֔י וְגַ֖ם הִכָּ֣ה אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיַּמְלִ֣כוּ כָֽל־֠יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־עָמְרִ֨י שַׂר־צָבָ֧א עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בַּיֹּ֥ום הַה֖וּא בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ And the people who were encamped heard, saying, “Zimri has conspired and also struck down the king.” And all Yisraʾel made ʿOmri, commander … Continue reading
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1 Kings 16:15
בִּשְׁנַת֩ עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וָשֶׁ֜בַע שָׁנָ֗ה לְאָסָא֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה מָלַ֥ךְ זִמְרִ֛י שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים בְּתִרְצָ֑ה וְהָעָ֣ם חֹנִ֔ים עַֽל־גִּבְּתֹ֖ון אֲשֶׁ֥ר לַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Yehuda, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirtsa, and the people were encamped against Gibbeton, which … Continue reading
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