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וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיֵּצֵ֧א אֲלֵהֶ֛ם אֶלְיָקִ֥ים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַבָּ֑יִת וְשֶׁבְנָה֙ הַסֹּפֵ֔ר וְיֹואָ֥ח בֶּן־אָסָ֖ף הַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ And they called to the king, and Elyaqim son of Ḥilqiyyahu who was over the house went out to them, and Shevna the scribe, and Yoʾaḥ son … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֡וּר אֶת־תַּרְתָּ֥ן וְאֶת־רַב־סָרִ֣יס וְאֶת־רַב־שָׁקֵ֨ה מִן־לָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל־הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ בְּחֵ֥יל כָּבֵ֖ד יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיַּעֲל֣וּ וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ בִּתְעָלַת֙ הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הָֽעֶלְיֹונָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֕ר בִּמְסִלַּ֖ת שְׂדֵ֥ה כֹובֵֽס׃ And the king of Ashshur sent Tartan and Rav-saris and Rav-shaqe from Lakhish to King Ḥizqiyyahu … Continue reading →

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא קִצַּ֨ץ חִזְקִיָּ֜ה אֶת־דַּלְתֹ֨ות הֵיכַ֤ל יְהוָה֙ וְאֶת־הָאֹ֣מְנֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִפָּ֔ה חִזְקִיָּ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם לְמֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ At that time Ḥizqiyya cut off the doors of the Temple of YHWH, and the pillars which Ḥizqiyya king of Yehuda had overlaid, … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּן֙ חִזְקִיָּ֔ה אֶת־כָּל־הַכֶּ֖סֶף הַנִּמְצָ֣א בֵית־יְהוָ֑ה וּבְאֹצְרֹ֖ות בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And Ḥizqiyya gave all the silver that was found in the house of YHWH and in the treasuries of the house of the king.   Morphology וַיִּתֵּן֙ (va-yitten) – Root: נתן (natan); … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח חִזְקִיָּ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֣ה אֶל־מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֩ לָכִ֨ישָׁה לֵאמֹ֤ר חָטָ֨אתִי֙ שׁ֣וּב מֵֽעָלַ֔י אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־תִּתֵּ֥ן עָלַ֖י אֶשָּׂ֑א וַיָּ֨שֶׂם מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֜וּר עַל־חִזְקִיָּ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאֹות֙ כִּכַּר־כֶּ֔סֶף וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים כִּכַּ֥ר זָהָֽב׃ And Ḥizqiyya king of Yehuda sent to the king of Ashshur at Lakhish, saying, “I have sinned; … Continue reading →

וּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה שָׁנָ֜ה לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֗ה עָלָ֞ה סַנְחֵרִ֤יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ עַ֣ל כָּל־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה הַבְּצֻרֹ֖ות וַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃ And in the fourteenth year of King Ḥizqiyya, Sancheriv king of Ashshur came up against all the fortified cities of Yehuda, and he seized them.   Morphology … Continue reading →

עַ֣ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֗וּ בְּקֹול֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙ אֶת־בְּרִיתֹ֔ו אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֣בֶד יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ וְלֹ֥א עָשֽׂוּ׃ פ Because they did not listen to the voice of YHWH their God, and they transgressed His covenant, everything that Moshe the … Continue reading →

וַיֶּ֧גֶל מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֛וּר אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַשּׁ֑וּרָה וַיַּנְחֵ֞ם בַּחְלַ֧ח וּבְחָבֹ֛ור נְהַ֥ר גֹּוזָ֖ן וְעָרֵ֥י מָדָֽי׃ And the king of Ashshur exiled Yisraʾel to Ashshur, and he settled them in Ḥalaḥ and in Ḥavor, the river of Gozan, and the cities of Madai.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֗הָ מִקְצֵה֙ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים בִּשְׁנַת־שֵׁ֖שׁ לְחִזְקִיָּ֑ה הִ֣יא שְׁנַת־תֵּ֗שַׁע לְהֹושֵׁ֨עַ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נִלְכְּדָ֖ה שֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ And they captured it at the end of three years; in the sixth year of Ḥizqiyyah, it was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Yisraʾel, Shomeron … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִ֞י בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה הָֽרְבִיעִית֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ הִ֚יא הַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ית לְהֹושֵׁ֥עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עָלָ֞ה שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֧סֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֛וּר עַל־שֹׁמְרֹ֖ון וַיָּ֥צַר עָלֶֽיהָ׃ And it was in the fourth year of King Ḥizqiyyahu, it was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Ela king of … Continue reading →

הֽוּא־הִכָּ֧ה אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים עַד־עַזָּ֖ה וְאֶת־גְּבוּלֶ֑יהָ מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל נֹוצְרִ֖ים עַד־עִ֥יר מִבְצָֽר׃ פ He struck the Pelishtim as far as ʿAzza and its borders, from the watchtower of the guards to the fortified city.   Morphology הֽוּא־הִכָּ֧ה (hu-hikkah) – Root: נכה (nakah); Form: Independent … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ עִמֹּ֔ו בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵ֖א יַשְׂכִּ֑יל וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד בְּמֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר וְלֹ֥א עֲבָדֹֽו׃ And YHWH was with him; in everything that he went out, he prospered, and he rebelled against the king of Ashshur and did not serve him.   Morphology וְהָיָ֤ה (ve-hayah) … Continue reading →

וַיִּדְבַּק֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה לֹא־סָ֖ר מֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ מִצְוֹתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ And he clung to YHWH, he did not turn aside from after Him, and he kept His commandments which YHWH had commanded Moshe.   Morphology וַיִּדְבַּק֙ (va-yidbaq) – Root: דבק (davaq); … Continue reading →

בַּיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּטָ֑ח וְאַחֲרָ֞יו לֹא־הָיָ֣ה כָמֹ֗הוּ בְּכֹל֙ מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ לְפָנָֽיו׃ In YHWH the God of Yisraʾel he trusted, and after him there was none like him among all the kings of Yehuda, and who were before him.   … Continue reading →

ה֣וּא הֵסִ֣יר אֶת־הַבָּמֹ֗ות וְשִׁבַּר֙ אֶת־הַמַּצֵּבֹ֔ת וְכָרַ֖ת אֶת־הָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה וְכִתַּת֩ נְחַ֨שׁ הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה מֹשֶׁ֗ה כִּ֣י עַד־הַיָּמִ֤ים הָהֵ֨מָּה֙ הָי֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מְקַטְּרִ֣ים לֹ֔ו וַיִּקְרָא־לֹ֖ו נְחֻשְׁתָּֽן׃ He removed the high places and broke the pillars and cut down the ʾAsherah, and he crushed the bronze … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה דָּוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו׃ And he did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that Dawid his father had done.   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשׂה (ʿasah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative … Continue reading →

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכֹ֔ו וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָתֵ֨שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו אֲבִ֖י בַּת־זְכַרְיָֽה׃ Twenty and five years old he was when he became king, and twenty and nine years he reigned in Yerushalayim, and the name of his mother … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁלֹ֔שׁ לְהֹושֵׁ֥עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ חִזְקִיָּ֥ה בֶן־אָחָ֖ז מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ And it was in the third year of Hoshea son of Ela king of Yisraʾel, Ḥizqiyya son of Aḥaz king reigned over Yehuda.   Morphology וַֽיְהִי (va-yehi) – … Continue reading →

וַיִּהְי֣וּ הַגֹּויִ֣ם הָאֵ֗לֶּה יְרֵאִים֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וְאֶת־פְּסִֽילֵיהֶ֖ם הָי֣וּ עֹֽבְדִ֑ים גַּם־בְּנֵיהֶ֣ם וּבְנֵ֣י בְנֵיהֶ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֤וּ אֲבֹתָם֙ הֵ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ פ And these nations were fearing YHWH, and their idols they were serving; even their sons and the sons of their … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֖א שָׁמֵ֑עוּ כִּ֛י אִֽם־כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֥ם הָֽרִאשֹׁ֖ון הֵ֥ם עֹשִֽׂים׃ But they did not listen, rather according to their former practice they are doing.   Morphology וְלֹא (ve-lo) – Root: לא; Form: Conjunction + negative particle; Translation: “but not”; Notes: Introduces contrast and … Continue reading →

כִּ֛י אִֽם־אֶת־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם תִּירָ֑אוּ וְהוּא֙ יַצִּ֣יל אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִיַּ֖ד כָּל־אֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃ But YHWH your God you shall fear, and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies.   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for” / … Continue reading →

וְהַבְּרִ֛ית אֲשֶׁר־כָּרַ֥תִּי אִתְּכֶ֖ם לֹ֣א תִשְׁכָּ֑חוּ וְלֹ֥א תִֽירְא֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃ And the covenant which I cut with you, you shall not forget, and you shall not fear other gods.   Morphology וְהַבְּרִית (ve-ha-berit) – Root: ברית; Form: Conjunction + definite noun … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַחֻקִּ֨ים וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֜ים וְהַתֹּורָ֤ה וְהַמִּצְוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּתַ֣ב לָכֶ֔ם תִּשְׁמְר֥וּן לַעֲשֹׂ֖ות כָּל־הַיָּמִ֑ים וְלֹ֥א תִֽירְא֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃ And the statutes and the judgments and the Torah and the commandment which He wrote for you, you shall keep to do all the days, and … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י אִֽם־אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֩ר הֶעֱלָ֨ה אֶתְכֶ֜ם מֵאֶ֧רֶץ מִצְרַ֛יִם בְּכֹ֧חַ גָּדֹ֛ול וּבִזְרֹ֥ועַ נְטוּיָ֖ה אֹתֹ֣ו תִירָ֑אוּ וְלֹ֥ו תִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ וְלֹ֥ו תִזְבָּֽחוּ׃ but YHWH, who brought you up from the land of Mitsrayim with great power and with an outstretched arm, Him you shall fear, … Continue reading →

וַיִּכְרֹ֨ת יְהוָ֤ה אִתָּם֙ בְּרִ֔ית וַיְצַוֵּ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֥א תִֽירְא֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וְלֹא־תִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א תַעַבְד֔וּם וְלֹ֥א תִזְבְּח֖וּ לָהֶֽם׃ And YHWH cut a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, “You shall not fear other gods, and you shall not bow down … Continue reading →

עַ֣ד הַיֹּ֤ום הַזֶּה֙ הֵ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים כַּמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖ים הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑ים אֵינָ֤ם יְרֵאִים֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וְאֵינָ֣ם עֹשִׂ֗ים כְּחֻקֹּתָם֙ וּכְמִשְׁפָּטָ֔ם וְכַתֹּורָ֣ה וְכַמִּצְוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֥ם שְׁמֹ֖ו יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Until this day they do according to the former judgments; they do not fear YHWH, and … Continue reading →

אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה הָי֣וּ יְרֵאִ֑ים וְאֶת־אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙ הָי֣וּ עֹֽבְדִ֔ים כְּמִשְׁפַּט֙ הַגֹּויִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הִגְל֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם מִשָּֽׁם׃ YHWH they were fearing, and their own gods they were serving, according to the custom of the nations from which they had been exiled.   Morphology אֶת־יְהוָה (et-YHWH) – … Continue reading →

וַיִּהְי֥וּ יְרֵאִ֖ים אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ לָהֶ֤ם מִקְצֹותָם֙ כֹּהֲנֵ֣י בָמֹ֔ות וַיִּהְי֛וּ עֹשִׂ֥ים לָהֶ֖ם בְּבֵ֥ית הַבָּמֹֽות׃ And they were fearing YHWH, and they made from among themselves priests of the high places, and they were making for them in the house of the … Continue reading →

וְהָעַוִּ֛ים עָשׂ֥וּ נִבְחַ֖ז וְאֶת־תַּרְתָּ֑ק וְהַסְפַרְוִ֗ים שֹׂרְפִ֤ים אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ לְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וַֽעֲנַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֱלֹהֵ֥ סְפַרְיִָֽם׃ * כ : אֱלֹהֵ֥ סְפַרְיִָֽם * ק : אֱלֹהֵ֥י סְפַרְוָֽיִם And the ʿAwwim made Nivḥaz and Tartaq, and the Sefarwayim burned their sons in the fire to Adrammelekh … Continue reading →

וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י בָבֶ֗ל עָשׂוּ֙ אֶת־סֻכֹּ֣ות בְּנֹ֔ות וְאַנְשֵׁי־כ֔וּת עָשׂ֖וּ אֶת־נֵֽרְגַ֑ל וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י חֲמָ֖ת עָשׂ֥וּ אֶת־אֲשִׁימָֽא׃ And the men of Bavel made Sukkot-Benot, and the men of Kut made Nergal, and the men of Ḥamat made Ashima.   Morphology וְאַנְשֵׁי (ve-anshei) – Root: אנשׁ … Continue reading →