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וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֥ךְ אָסָ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ And in the twentieth year of Yarovʿam king of Yisraʾel, Asa king of Yehuda reigned.   Morphology וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת (u-vi-shnat) – Root: שׁנה; Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular construct; … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב אֲבִיָּם֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אָסָ֥א בְנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And Aviyyam lay with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of Dawid; and Asa his son reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (va-yishkav) – … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֤י אֲבִיָּם֙ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה הֲלֹֽוא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וּמִלְחָמָ֥ה הָיְתָ֛ה בֵּ֥ין אֲבִיָּ֖ם וּבֵ֥ין יָרָבְעָֽם׃ And the rest of the acts of Aviyyam and all that he did—are they not written in the book of the chronicles … Continue reading →

וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה הָיְתָ֧ה בֵין־רְחַבְעָ֛ם וּבֵ֥ין יָרָבְעָ֖ם כָּל־יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽיו׃ And war was between Reḥavʿam and Yarovʿam all the days of his life.   Morphology וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה (u-milḥāmāh) – Root: לחם; Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular; Translation: “and war”; Notes: Subject of the … Continue reading →

אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֥ה דָוִ֛ד אֶת־הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־סָ֞ר מִכֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֗הוּ כֹּ֚ל יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֔יו רַ֕ק בִּדְבַ֖ר אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַחִתִּֽי׃ Because Dawid did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, and did not turn aside from anything that He commanded him all the … Continue reading →

כִּ֚י לְמַ֣עַן דָּוִ֔ד נָתַן֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהָ֥יו לֹ֛ו נִ֖יר בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לְהָקִ֤ים אֶת־בְּנֹו֙ אַחֲרָ֔יו וּֽלְהַעֲמִ֖יד אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ For the sake of Dawid, YHWH his God gave him a lamp in Yerushalayim, to raise up his son after him and to establish Yerushalayim.   … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ בְּכָל־חַטֹּ֥אות אָבִ֖יו אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה לְפָנָ֑יו וְלֹא־הָיָ֨ה לְבָבֹ֤ו שָׁלֵם֙ עִם־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו כִּלְבַ֖ב דָּוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו׃ And he walked in all the sins of his father which he had done before him, and his heart was not wholly with YHWH his God, as … Continue reading →

שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו מַעֲכָ֖ה בַּת־אֲבִישָׁלֹֽום׃ Three years he reigned in Yerushalayim, and the name of his mother was Maʿakha daughter of Avishalom.   Morphology שָׁלֹ֣שׁ (shālōsh) – Root: שלש; Form: Cardinal numeral, feminine; Translation: “three”; Notes: Agrees … Continue reading →

וּבִשְׁנַת֙ שְׁמֹנֶ֣ה עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֑ט מָלַ֥ךְ אֲבִיָּ֖ם עַל־יְהוּדָֽה׃ And in the eighteenth year of King Yarovʿam son of Nevaṭ, Aviyyam reigned over Yehuda.   Morphology וּבִשְׁנַת֙ (u-vi-shenat) – Root: שׁנה; Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular construct; … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב רְחַבְעָ֜ם עִם־אֲבֹתָ֗יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֤ר עִם־אֲבֹתָיו֙ בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֔ד וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו נַעֲמָ֖ה הָעַמֹּנִ֑ית וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֲבִיָּ֥ם בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And Reḥavʿam lay with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of Dawid. And the name of his mother … Continue reading →

וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה הָיְתָ֧ה בֵין־רְחַבְעָ֛ם וּבֵ֥ין יָרָבְעָ֖ם כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ And war was between Reḥavʿam and Yarovʿam all the days.   Morphology וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה (u-milḥāmāh) – Root: לחם; Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular; Translation: “and war”; Notes: Subject of the clause, denoting ongoing conflict. … Continue reading →

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

וַיְהִ֛י מִדֵּי־בֹ֥א הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה יִשָּׂאוּם֙ הָֽרָצִ֔ים וֶהֱשִׁיב֖וּם אֶל־תָּ֥א הָרָצִֽים׃ And it came to pass, whenever the king entered the house of YHWH, the runners would carry them and return them to the chamber of the runners.   Morphology וַיְהִ֛י … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ רְחַבְעָם֙ תַּחְתָּ֔ם מָגִנֵּ֖י נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וְהִפְקִ֗יד עַל־יַד֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָרָצִ֔ים הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים פֶּ֖תַח בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And King Reḥavʿam made in their place shields of bronze, and he appointed them into the hand of the officers of the runners, the ones guarding … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־אֹצְרֹ֣ות בֵּית־יְהוָ֗ה וְאֶת־אֹֽוצְרֹות֙ בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאֶת־הַכֹּ֖ל לָקָ֑ח וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־כָּל־מָגִנֵּ֣י הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ And he took the treasuries of the house of YHWH, and the treasuries of the house of the king; and he took everything. And he took … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֛י בַּשָּׁנָ֥ה הַחֲמִישִׁ֖ית לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֑ם עָלָ֛ה שֵׁשַׁק מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And it came to pass in the fifth year of King Reḥavʿam, that Shēshaq king of Mitsrayim came up against Yerushalayim.   Morphology וַיְהִ֛י (va-yehī) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וְגַם־קָדֵ֖שׁ הָיָ֣ה בָאָ֑רֶץ עָשׂ֗וּ כְּכֹל֙ הַתֹּועֲבֹ֣ת הַגֹּויִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ הֹורִ֣ישׁ יְהוָ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And also there was a male cult prostitute in the land; they did according to all the abominations of the nations which YHWH dispossessed before the … Continue reading →

וַיִּבְנ֨וּ גַם־הֵ֧מָּה לָהֶ֛ם בָּמֹ֥ות וּמַצֵּבֹ֖ות וַאֲשֵׁרִ֑ים עַ֚ל כָּל־גִּבְעָ֣ה גְבֹהָ֔ה וְתַ֖חַת כָּל־עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָֽן׃ And they also built for themselves high places and standing stones and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree.   Morphology וַיִּבְנ֨וּ (va-yivnū) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ יְהוּדָ֛ה הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיְקַנְא֣וּ אֹתֹ֗ו מִכֹּל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשׂ֣וּ אֲבֹתָ֔ם בְּחַטֹּאתָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָֽאוּ׃ And Yehuda did evil in the eyes of YHWH, and they provoked Him to jealousy more than all that their fathers had done, by their sins … Continue reading →

וּרְחַבְעָם֙ בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֣ים וְאַחַ֣ת שָׁנָה֩ רְחַבְעָ֨ם בְּמָלְכֹ֜ו וּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָ֣ה מָלַ֣ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם הָ֠עִיר אֲשֶׁר־בָּחַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה לָשׂ֨וּם אֶת־שְׁמֹ֥ו שָׁם֙ מִכֹּל֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו נַעֲמָ֖ה הָעַמֹּנִֽית׃ And Reḥavʿam son of Shelomo reigned in Yehuda. Reḥavʿam was forty-one years old … Continue reading →

וְהַיָּמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָלַ֣ךְ יָרָבְעָ֔ם עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם שָׁנָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ נָדָ֥ב בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And the days that Yarovʿam reigned were twenty-two years; and he lay with his fathers, and Nadav his son reigned in his place.   Morphology וְהַיָּמִים … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֨תֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י יָֽרָבְעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִלְחַ֖ם וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר מָלָ֑ךְ הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of Yarovʿam, how he fought and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹתֹ֛ו וַיִּסְפְּדוּ־לֹ֖ו כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַד־עַבְדֹּ֖ו אֲחִיָּ֥הוּ הַנָּבִֽיא׃ And they buried him and all Yisraʾel mourned for him, according to the word of YHWH which He spoke by the hand of His servant Aḥiyahu the prophet.   … Continue reading →

וַתָּ֨קָם֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת יָרָבְעָ֔ם וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ וַתָּבֹ֣א תִרְצָ֑תָה הִ֛יא בָּאָ֥ה בְסַף־הַבַּ֖יִת וְהַנַּ֥עַר מֵֽת׃ And the wife of Yarovʿam arose and went and came to Tirtsa; she was coming to the threshold of the house, and the boy died.   Morphology וַתָּ֨קָם (va-ttāqām) … Continue reading →

וְיִתֵּ֖ן אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בִּגְלַ֞ל חַטֹּ֤אות יָֽרָבְעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֔א וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And He will give Yisraʾel up because of the sins of Yarovʿam which he sinned and which he caused Yisraʾel to sin.”   Morphology וְיִתֵּ֖ן (ve-yittēn) – Root: נתן; Form: … Continue reading →

וְהִכָּ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָנ֣וּד הַקָּנֶה֮ בַּמַּיִם֒ וְנָתַ֣שׁ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מֵ֠עַל הָאֲדָמָ֨ה הַטֹּובָ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָתַן֙ לַאֲבֹ֣ותֵיהֶ֔ם וְזֵרָ֖ם מֵעֵ֣בֶר לַנָּהָ֑ר יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ אֶת־אֲשֵׁ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם מַכְעִיסִ֖ים אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ And YHWH will strike Yisraʾel as the reed sways in the water, and He will … Continue reading →

וְהֵקִים֩ יְהוָ֨ה לֹ֥ו מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַכְרִ֛ית אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יָרָבְעָ֖ם זֶ֣ה הַיֹּ֑ום וּמֶ֖ה גַּם־עָֽתָּה׃ And YHWH will raise up for Himself a king over Yisraʾel who shall cut off the house of Yarovʿam this day! And what? Even now.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְסָֽפְדוּ־לֹ֤ו כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְקָבְר֣וּ אֹתֹ֔ו כִּֽי־זֶ֣ה לְבַדֹּ֔ו יָבֹ֥א לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם אֶל־קָ֑בֶר יַ֣עַן נִמְצָא־בֹ֞ו דָּבָ֣ר טֹ֗וב אֶל־יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּבֵ֥ית יָרָבְעָֽם׃ And all Yisraʾel shall mourn for him and bury him, for this one alone of Yarovʿam shall come to the grave, because … Continue reading →

וְאַ֥תְּ ק֖וּמִי לְכִ֣י לְבֵיתֵ֑ךְ בְּבֹאָ֥ה רַגְלַ֛יִךְ הָעִ֖ירָה וּמֵ֥ת הַיָּֽלֶד׃ And you, arise, go to your house; when your feet enter the city, the child shall die.   Morphology וְאַ֥תְּ (ve-ʾatt) – Root: אתה; Form: Conjunction + independent pronoun feminine singular; … Continue reading →

הַמֵּ֨ת לְיָֽרָבְעָ֤ם בָּעִיר֙ יֹאכְל֣וּ הַכְּלָבִ֔ים וְהַמֵּת֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה יֹאכְל֖וּ עֹ֣וף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃ The one of Yarovʿam who dies in the city, the dogs shall eat; and the one who dies in the field, the birds of the heavens shall … Continue reading →