Category Archives: Kings

וְלָקַחְתִּ֥י הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה מִיַּ֣ד בְּנֹ֑ו וּנְתַתִּ֣יהָ לְּךָ֔ אֵ֖ת עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת הַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ And I will take the kingdom out of the hand of his son and will give it to you—ten tribes.   Morphology וְלָקַחְתִּ֥י (ve-laqaḥti) – Root: לקח (l.q.ḥ); Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־אֶקַּ֥ח אֶת־כָּל־הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה מִיָּדֹ֑ו כִּ֣י נָשִׂ֣יא אֲשִׁתֶ֗נּוּ כֹּ֚ל יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֔יו לְמַ֨עַן דָּוִ֤ד עַבְדִּי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחַ֣רְתִּי אֹתֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖ר מִצְוֹתַ֥י וְחֻקֹּתָֽי׃ But I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, for a prince I will make him all the … Continue reading →

יַ֣עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲזָב֗וּנִי וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֮ לְעַשְׁתֹּרֶת֮ אֱלֹהֵ֣י צִֽדֹנִין֒ לִכְמֹושׁ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י מֹואָ֔ב וּלְמִלְכֹּ֖ם אֱלֹהֵ֣י בְנֵֽי־עַמֹּ֑ון וְלֹֽא־הָלְכ֣וּ בִדְרָכַ֗י לַעֲשֹׂ֨ות הַיָּשָׁ֧ר בְּעֵינַ֛י וְחֻקֹּתַ֥י וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י כְּדָוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו׃ Because they have forsaken Me and have bowed down to ʿAshtoret, god of the Tsidonim, to Kemosh, god … Continue reading →

וְהַשֵּׁ֥בֶט הָאֶחָ֖ד יִֽהְיֶה־לֹּ֑ו לְמַ֣עַן עַבְדִּ֣י דָוִ֗ד וּלְמַ֨עַן֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחַ֣רְתִּי בָ֔הּ מִכֹּ֖ל שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ But the one tribe shall be for him, for the sake of Dawid My servant and for the sake of Yerushalayim, the city which I … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לְיָֽרָבְעָ֔ם קַח־לְךָ֖ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה קְרָעִ֑ים כִּ֣י כֹה֩ אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הִנְנִ֨י קֹרֵ֤עַ אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ מִיַּ֣ד שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וְנָתַתִּ֣י לְךָ֔ אֵ֖ת עֲשָׂרָ֥ה הַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ And he said to Yarovʿam, “Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel: ‘Behold, … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְפֹּ֣שׂ אֲחִיָּ֔ה בַּשַּׂלְמָ֥ה הַחֲדָשָׁ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָלָ֑יו וַיִּ֨קְרָעֶ֔הָ שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר קְרָעִֽים׃ And Aḥiya grasped the new cloak that was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.   Morphology וַיִּתְפֹּ֣שׂ (va-yitpos) – Root: תפשׂ (t.p.s); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא וְיָֽרָבְעָ֖ם יָצָ֣א מִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיִּמְצָ֣א אֹתֹ֡ו אֲחִיָּה֩ הַשִּׁילֹנִ֨י הַנָּבִ֜יא בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ וְה֤וּא מִתְכַּסֶּה֙ בְּשַׂלְמָ֣ה חֲדָשָׁ֔ה וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם לְבַדָּ֖ם בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ And it came to pass at that time, that Yarovʿam went out from Yerushalayim, and Aḥiya the Shiloni the prophet found … Continue reading →

וְהָאִ֥ישׁ יָרָבְעָ֖ם גִּבֹּ֣ור חָ֑יִל וַיַּ֨רְא שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה אֶת־הַנַּ֗עַר כִּֽי־עֹשֵׂ֤ה מְלָאכָה֙ ה֔וּא וַיַּפְקֵ֣ד אֹתֹ֔ו לְכָל־סֵ֖בֶל בֵּ֥ית יֹוסֵֽף׃ ס And the man Yarovʿam was a mighty man of valor, and Shelomo saw the young man that he was doing work, and he appointed … Continue reading →

וְזֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־הֵרִ֥ים יָ֖ד בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ בָּנָ֣ה אֶת־הַמִּלֹּ֔וא סָגַ֕ר אֶת־פֶּ֕רֶץ עִ֖יר דָּוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו׃ And this was the matter for which he raised a hand against the king: Shelomo built the Millo and closed the breach of the city of Dawid … Continue reading →

וְיָרָבְעָם֩ בֶּן־נְבָ֨ט אֶפְרָתִ֜י מִן־הַצְּרֵדָ֗ה וְשֵׁ֤ם אִמֹּו֙ צְרוּעָה֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה אַלְמָנָ֔ה עֶ֖בֶד לִשְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וַיָּ֥רֶם יָ֖ד בַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And Yarovʿam son of Nevaṭ, an Efrati from Tsereda; now the name of his mother was Tseruʿa, a widow woman; was a servant of Shelomo, and … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֨י שָׂטָ֤ן לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וְאֶת־הָרָעָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֲדָ֑ד וַיָּ֨קָץ֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ עַל־אֲרָֽם׃ פ And he was an adversary to Yisraʾel all the days of Shelomo, and the evil that Hadad did; and he abhorred Yisraʾel and reigned over Aram.   … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץ עָלָיו֙ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַיְהִ֣י שַׂר־גְּד֔וּד בַּהֲרֹ֥ג דָּוִ֖ד אֹתָ֑ם וַיֵּלְכ֤וּ דַמֶּ֨שֶׂק֙ וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּ בָ֔הּ וַֽיִּמְלְכ֖וּ בְּדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃ And men gathered to him, and he became commander of a band when Dawid killed them; and they went to Dammeseq and dwelled there, and they … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨קֶם אֱלֹהִ֥ים לֹו֙ שָׂטָ֔ן אֶת־רְזֹ֖ון בֶּן־אֶלְיָדָ֑ע אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּרַ֗ח מֵאֵ֛ת הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹובָ֖ה אֲדֹנָֽיו׃ And God raised up for him an adversary: Rezon son of Elyadaʿ, who had fled from Hadadʿezer king of Tsova, his master.   Morphology וַיָּ֨קֶם (va-yaqem) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לֹ֣ו פַרְעֹ֗ה כִּ֠י מָה־אַתָּ֤ה חָסֵר֙ עִמִּ֔י וְהִנְּךָ֥ מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ לָלֶ֣כֶת אֶל־אַרְצֶ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֔א כִּ֥י שַׁלֵּ֖חַ תְּשַׁלְּחֵֽנִי׃ And Parʿo said to him, “But what are you lacking with me, that now you are seeking to go to your land?” And he … Continue reading →

וַהֲדַ֞ד שָׁמַ֣ע בְּמִצְרַ֗יִם כִּֽי־שָׁכַ֤ב דָּוִד֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וְכִי־מֵ֖ת יֹואָ֣ב שַֽׂר־הַצָּבָ֑א וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הֲדַד֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה שַׁלְּחֵ֖נִי וְאֵלֵ֥ךְ אֶל־אַרְצִֽי׃ And Hadad heard in Mitsrayim that Dawid had lain with his fathers and that Yoʾav the commander of the army was dead; and Hadad said … Continue reading →

וַתֵּ֨לֶד לֹ֜ו אֲחֹ֣ות תַּחְפְּנֵ֗יס אֵ֚ת גְּנֻבַ֣ת בְּנֹ֔ו וַתִּגְמְלֵ֣הוּ תַחְפְּנֵ֔ס בְּתֹ֖וךְ בֵּ֣ית פַּרְעֹ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י גְנֻבַת֙ בֵּ֣ית פַּרְעֹ֔ה בְּתֹ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֥י פַרְעֹֽה׃ And the sister of Taḥpenes bore him Genuvat his son, and Taḥpenes weaned him in the house of Parʿo. And Genuvat … Continue reading →

וַיִּמְצָא֙ הֲדַ֥ד חֵ֛ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י פַרְעֹ֖ה מְאֹ֑ד וַיִּתֶּן־לֹ֤ו אִשָּׁה֙ אֶת־אֲחֹ֣ות אִשְׁתֹּ֔ו אֲחֹ֖ות תַּחְפְּנֵ֥יס הַגְּבִירָֽה׃ And Hadad found favor in the eyes of Parʿo greatly, and he gave him a wife, the sister of his own wife, the sister of Taḥpenes the … Continue reading →

וַיָּקֻ֨מוּ֙ מִמִּדְיָ֔ן וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ פָּארָ֑ן וַיִּקְחוּ֩ אֲנָשִׁ֨ים עִמָּ֜ם מִפָּארָ֗ן וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם וַיִּתֶּן־לֹ֣ו בַ֗יִת וְלֶ֨חֶם֙ אָ֣מַר לֹ֔ו וְאֶ֖רֶץ נָ֥תַן לֹֽו׃ And they rose up from Midyan and came to Paʾran; and they took men with them from Paʾran, and they … Continue reading →

וַיִּבְרַ֣ח אֲדַ֡ד הוּא֩ וַאֲנָשִׁ֨ים אֲדֹמִיִּ֜ים מֵעַבְדֵ֥י אָבִ֛יו אִתֹּ֖ו לָבֹ֣וא מִצְרָ֑יִם וַהֲדַ֖ד נַ֥עַר קָטָֽן׃ And Hadad fled, he and Edomim men from the servants of his father with him, to go to Mitsrayim; and Hadad was a young boy.   Morphology … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י שֵׁ֧שֶׁת חֳדָשִׁ֛ים יָֽשַׁב־שָׁ֥ם יֹואָ֖ב וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עַד־הִכְרִ֥ית כָּל־זָכָ֖ר בֶּאֱדֹֽום׃ For six months Yoʾav remained there, and all Yisraʾel, until he had cut off every male in Edom.   Morphology כִּ֣י (ki) – Root: כי (k.i); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י בִּֽהְיֹ֤ות דָּוִד֙ אֶת־אֱדֹ֔ום בַּעֲלֹ֗ות יֹואָב֙ שַׂ֣ר הַצָּבָ֔א לְקַבֵּ֖ר אֶת־הַחֲלָלִ֑ים וַיַּ֥ךְ כָּל־זָכָ֖ר בֶּאֱדֹֽום׃ And it happened, when Dawid was in Edom, and Yoʾav the commander of the army went up to bury the slain, that he struck every male in … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨קֶם יְהוָ֤ה שָׂטָן֙ לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֵ֖ת הֲדַ֣ד הָאֲדֹמִ֑י מִזֶּ֧רַע הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ ה֖וּא בֶּאֱדֹֽום׃ And YHWH raised up an adversary to Shelomo: Hadad the Edomi, he was from the seed of the king, in Edom.   Morphology וַיָּ֨קֶם (va-yaqem) – Root: קום (q.w.m); … Continue reading →

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 →