Category Archives: Kings

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ אֶֽל־יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ מָ֣ה אֹ֔ות כִּֽי־יִרְפָּ֥א יְהוָ֖ה לִ֑י וְעָלִ֛יתִי בַּיֹּ֥ום הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖י בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ And Ḥizqiyahu said to Yeshayahu, “What is the sign that YHWH will heal me and I shall go up on the third day to the house of … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ קְח֖וּ דְּבֶ֣לֶת תְּאֵנִ֑ים וַיִּקְח֛וּ וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ עַֽל־הַשְּׁחִ֖ין וַיֶּֽחִי׃ And Yeshayahu said, “Take a cake of figs.” And they took and laid it on the boil, and he lived.   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וְהֹסַפְתִּ֣י עַל־יָמֶ֗יךָ חֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּמִכַּ֤ף מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ אַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔ וְאֵ֖ת הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וְגַנֹּותִי֙ עַל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י וּלְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃ And I will add to your days fifteen years, and from the hand of the king of Ashshur I will deliver you … Continue reading →

שׁ֣וּב וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ נְגִיד־עַמִּ֗י כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵי֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔יךָ שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי֙ אֶת־תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָ רָאִ֖יתִי אֶת־דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ הִנְנִי֙ רֹ֣פֶא לָ֔ךְ בַּיֹּום֙ הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י תַּעֲלֶ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ “Return and say to Ḥizqiyahu, leader of my people, ‘Thus said YHWH, the God of Dawid your father: “I … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ לֹ֣א יָצָ֔א הָעִיר הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑ה וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֔ה הָיָ֥ה אֵלָ֖יו לֵאמֹֽר׃ And Yeshayahu had not gone out of the middle court of the city, and the word of YHWH came to him, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִ֣י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); … Continue reading →

אָנָּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה זְכָר־נָ֞א אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי לְפָנֶ֗יךָ בֶּֽאֱמֶת֙ וּבְלֵבָ֣ב שָׁלֵ֔ם וְהַטֹּ֥וב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ עָשִׂ֑יתִי וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּכִ֥י גָדֹֽול׃ ס “I beseech you, YHWH, remember now how I have walked before you in truth and with a whole heart, and what is … Continue reading →

וַיַּסֵּ֥ב אֶת־פָּנָ֖יו אֶל־הַקִּ֑יר וַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔ל אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ And he turned his face to the wall and prayed to YHWH, saying,   Morphology וַיַּסֵּ֥ב (va-yassev) – Root: סבב (savav); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he turned”; … Continue reading →

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם חָלָ֥ה חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לָמ֑וּת וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵ֠לָיו יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־אָמֹ֜וץ הַנָּבִ֗יא וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ צַ֣ו לְבֵיתֶ֔ךָ כִּ֛י מֵ֥ת אַתָּ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תִֽחְיֶֽה׃ In those days Ḥizqiyahu became sick to die, and Yeshayahu son of Amots the prophet came to him and … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֩ ה֨וּא מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה בֵּ֣ית נִסְרֹ֣ךְ אֱלֹהָ֗יו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר הִכֻּ֣הוּ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְהֵ֥מָּה נִמְלְט֖וּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֲרָרָ֑ט וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵֽסַר־חַדֹּ֥ן בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And it came to pass, as he was bowing down in the house of Nisrokh his god, that Adrammelekh and Sar’etser … Continue reading →

וַיִּסַּ֣ע וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּ֖שָׁב סַנְחֵרִ֣יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃ And he departed and went and returned—Sanḥeriv king of Ashshur—and he dwelled in Nineweh.   Morphology וַיִּסַּ֣ע (va-yissaʿ) – Root: נסע (nasaʿ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he departed”; … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֮ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַהוּא֒ וַיֵּצֵ֣א מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה וַיַּךְ֙ בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה אַשּׁ֔וּר מֵאָ֛ה שְׁמֹונִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֥ה כֻלָּ֖ם פְּגָרִ֥ים מֵתִֽים׃ And it came to pass in that night, that the angel of YHWH went out and struck in the camp of … Continue reading →

וְגַנֹּותִ֛י אֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את לְהֹֽושִׁיעָ֑הּ לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י וּלְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃ And I will defend this city to save it, for My sake and for the sake of Dawid My servant.”   Morphology וְגַנֹּותִ֛י (ve-gannoti) – Root: גן (ganan); Form: Qal perfect 1st … Continue reading →

בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־יָבֹ֖א בָּ֣הּ יָשׁ֑וּב וְאֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את לֹ֥א יָבֹ֖א נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ By the way that he came, he shall return, and into this city he shall not come” declares YHWH.   Morphology בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ (ba-derekh) – Root: דרך (derekh); Form: Preposition + definite … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר לֹ֤א יָבֹא֙ אֶל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְלֹֽא־יֹורֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם חֵ֑ץ וְלֹֽא־יְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּה מָגֵ֔ן וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ עָלֶ֖יהָ סֹלְלָֽה׃ Therefore thus says YHWH concerning the king of Ashshur: “He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י מִירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ תֵּצֵ֣א שְׁאֵרִ֔ית וּפְלֵיטָ֖ה מֵהַ֣ר צִיֹּ֑ון קִנְאַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־זֹּֽאת׃ ס For from Yerushalayim a remnant shall go out, and an escapee from Mount Tsiyon; the zeal of YHWH will do this.   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); … Continue reading →

וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה פְּלֵיטַ֧ת בֵּית־יְהוּדָ֛ה הַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖ה שֹׁ֣רֶשׁ לְמָ֑טָּה וְעָשָׂ֥ה פְרִ֖י לְמָֽעְלָה׃ And the remnant of the house of Yehuda that has escaped shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward.   Morphology וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה (ve-yasfah) – Root: יסף (yasaf); Form: Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

וְזֶה־לְּךָ֣ הָאֹ֔ות אָכֹ֤ול הַשָּׁנָה֙ סָפִ֔יחַ וּבַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית סָחִ֑ישׁ וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗ית זִרְע֧וּ וְקִצְר֛וּ וְנִטְע֥וּ כְרָמִ֖ים וְאִכְל֥וּ פִרְיָֽם׃ And this shall be the sign for you: In this year you shall eat the aftergrowth, and in the second year what springs up … Continue reading →

וְזֶה־לְּךָ֣ הָאֹ֔ות אָכֹ֤ול הַשָּׁנָה֙ סָפִ֔יחַ וּבַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית סָחִ֑ישׁ וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗ית זִרְע֧וּ וְקִצְר֛וּ וְנִטְע֥וּ כְרָמִ֖ים וְאִכְל֥וּ פִרְיָֽם׃ And this shall be the sign for you: In this year you shall eat the aftergrowth, and in the second year what springs up … Continue reading →

וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ וְצֵאתְךָ֥ וּבֹאֲךָ֖ יָדָ֑עְתִּי וְאֵ֖ת הִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥ אֵלָֽי׃ But your sitting down and your going out and your coming in I have known, and your rage against Me.   Morphology וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ (ve-shivtekha) – Root: ישׁב (yashav); Form: Infinitive construct with 2nd … Continue reading →

וְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ קִצְרֵי־יָ֔ד חַ֖תּוּ וַיֵּבֹ֑שׁוּ הָי֞וּ עֵ֤שֶׂב שָׂדֶה֙ וִ֣ירַק דֶּ֔שֶׁא חֲצִ֣יר גַּגֹּ֔ות וּשְׁדֵפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י קָמָֽה׃ And their inhabitants were short of hand, dismayed and ashamed; they were like grass of the field and green herb, like grass on rooftops, scorched before … Continue reading →

הֲלֹֽא־שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ לְמֵֽרָחֹוק֙ אֹתָ֣הּ עָשִׂ֔יתִי לְמִ֥ימֵי קֶ֖דֶם וִֽיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ עַתָּ֣ה הֲבֵיאתִ֗יהָ וּתְהִ֗י לַהְשֹׁ֛ות גַּלִּ֥ים נִצִּ֖ים עָרִ֥ים בְּצֻרֹֽות׃ Have you not heard? From afar I have done it; from days of old I formed it. Now I have brought it to pass, and … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֣י קַ֔רְתִּי וְשָׁתִ֖יתִי מַ֣יִם זָרִ֑ים וְאַחְרִב֙ בְּכַף־פְּעָמַ֔י כֹּ֖ל יְאֹרֵ֥י מָצֹֽור׃ I dug and drank foreign waters, and with the sole of my feet I dried up all the streams of Matsor.”   Morphology אֲנִ֣י (ʾani) – Form: Independent pronoun 1st … Continue reading →

בְּיַ֣ד מַלְאָכֶיךָ֮ חֵרַ֣פְתָּ אֲדֹנָי֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר בְּרֶכֶב רִכְבִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י עָלִ֛יתִי מְרֹ֥ום הָרִ֖ים יַרְכְּתֵ֣י לְבָנֹ֑ון וְאֶכְרֹ֞ת קֹומַ֤ת אֲרָזָיו֙ מִבְחֹ֣ור בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָבֹ֨ואָה֙ מְלֹ֣ון קִצֹּ֔ה יַ֖עַר כַּרְמִלֹּֽו׃ By the hand of your messengers you have reproached the Lord, and you said, “With the multitude … Continue reading →

אֶת־מִ֤י חֵרַ֨פְתָּ֙ וְגִדַּ֔פְתָּ וְעַל־מִ֖י הֲרִימֹ֣ותָ קֹּ֑ול וַתִּשָּׂ֥א מָרֹ֛ום עֵינֶ֖יךָ עַל־קְדֹ֥ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Yisraʾel.   Morphology … Continue reading →

זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו בָּזָ֨ה לְךָ֜ לָעֲגָ֣ה לְךָ֗ בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־צִיֹּ֔ון אַחֲרֶ֨יךָ֙ רֹ֣אשׁ הֵנִ֔יעָה בַּ֖ת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ This is the word that YHWH has spoken concerning him: ‘She has despised you, she has mocked you—the virgin daughter of Tsiyon. Behind you … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אָמֹ֔וץ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִתְפַּלַּ֧לְתָּ אֵלַ֛י אֶל־סַנְחֵרִ֥ב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃ And Yeshaʿyahu son of Amots sent to Ḥizqiyahu, saying, “Thus says YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel: That which you have prayed to Me concerning Sanḥeriv … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ הֹושִׁיעֵ֥נוּ נָ֖א מִיָּדֹ֑ו וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־מַמְלְכֹ֣ות הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֛ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ ס And now, O YHWH our God, save us, please, from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You, YHWH, are … Continue reading →

וְנָתְנ֥וּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם בָּאֵ֑שׁ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אֱלֹהִ֜ים הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֣י אִם־מַעֲשֵׂ֧ה יְדֵֽי־אָדָ֛ם עֵ֥ץ וָאֶ֖בֶן וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃ And they put their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of human hands, wood and stone; and they destroyed them.   … Continue reading →

אָמְנָ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר אֶת־הַגֹּויִ֖ם וְאֶת־אַרְצָֽם׃ Truly, O YHWH, the kings of Ashshur have laid waste the nations and their lands.   Morphology אָמְנָ֖ם (ʾomnam) – Root: אמן (ʾaman); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Truly” / “Indeed”; Notes: Affirms the factual … Continue reading →

הַטֵּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אָזְנְךָ֙ וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע פְּקַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה עֵינֶ֖יךָ וּרְאֵ֑ה וּשְׁמַ֗ע אֵ֚ת דִּבְרֵ֣י סַנְחֵרִ֔יב אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁלָחֹ֔ו לְחָרֵ֖ף אֱלֹהִ֥ים חָֽי׃ Incline Your ear, O YHWH, and hear; open Your eyes, O YHWH, and see; and hear the words of Sanḥeriv, which he has … Continue reading →