Category Archives: Kings

וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ וַיִּמְצָאֵ֧הוּ אַרְיֵ֛ה בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ וַתְּהִ֤י נִבְלָתֹו֙ מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְהַחֲמֹור֙ עֹמֵ֣ד אֶצְלָ֔הּ וְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔ה עֹמֵ֖ד אֵ֥צֶל הַנְּבֵלָֽה׃ And he went, and a lion found him on the way and killed him. And his corpse was thrown on the road, and the … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵ֛י אָכְלֹ֥ו לֶ֖חֶם וְאַחֲרֵ֣י שְׁתֹותֹ֑ו וַיַּחֲבָשׁ־לֹ֣ו הַחֲמֹ֔ור לַנָּבִ֖יא אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֱשִׁיבֹֽו׃ And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for the prophet who had brought him back.   … Continue reading →

וַתָּ֗שָׁב וַתֹּ֤אכַל לֶ֨חֶם֙ וַתֵּ֣שְׁתְּ מַ֔יִם בַּמָּקֹום֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָ אַל־תֹּ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם וְאַל־תֵּ֣שְׁתְּ מָ֑יִם לֹֽא־תָבֹ֥וא נִבְלָתְךָ֖ אֶל־קֶ֥בֶר אֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃ And you returned and ate bread and drank water in the place of which He spoke to you, “You shall not eat bread … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֞א אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֤א מִֽיהוּדָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה יַ֗עַן כִּ֤י מָרִ֨יתָ֙ פִּ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹ֤א שָׁמַ֨רְתָּ֙ אֶת־הַמִּצְוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוְּךָ֖ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ And he called to the man of God who came from Yehuda, saying, “Thus says YHWH: ‘Because you have … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֕י הֵ֥ם יֹשְׁבִ֖ים אֶל־הַשֻּׁלְחָ֑ן פ וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־הַנָּבִ֖יא אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֱשִׁיבֹֽו׃ And it happened, as they were sitting at the table, that the word of YHWH came to the prophet who had brought him back.   Morphology וַיְהִ֕י (vayhi) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣שָׁב אִתֹּ֗ו וַיֹּ֥אכַל לֶ֛חֶם בְּבֵיתֹ֖ו וַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּ מָֽיִם׃ And he returned with him, and he ate bread in his house, and he drank water.   Morphology וַיָּ֣שָׁב (vayyashav) – Root: שוב; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֗ו גַּם־אֲנִ֣י נָבִיא֮ כָּמֹוךָ֒ וּמַלְאָ֡ךְ דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלַי֩ בִּדְבַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר הֲשִׁבֵ֤הוּ אִתְּךָ֙ אֶל־בֵּיתֶ֔ךָ וְיֹ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם וְיֵ֣שְׁתְּ מָ֑יִם כִּחֵ֖שׁ לֹֽו׃ And he said to him, “I also am a prophet like you, and a messenger spoke to me by the … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־דָבָ֤ר אֵלַי֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה לֹֽא־תֹאכַ֣ל לֶ֔חֶם וְלֹֽא־תִשְׁתֶּ֥ה שָׁ֖ם מָ֑יִם לֹא־תָשׁ֣וּב לָלֶ֔כֶת בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֥כְתָּ בָּֽהּ׃ For a word came to me by the word of YHWH: ‘You shall not eat bread, and you shall not drink water there. You shall not … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לֹ֥א אוּכַ֛ל לָשׁ֥וּב אִתָּ֖ךְ וְלָבֹ֣וא אִתָּ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־אֹ֣כַל לֶ֗חֶם וְלֹֽא־אֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה אִתְּךָ֙ מַ֔יִם בַּמָּקֹ֖ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And he said, “I am not able to return with you or to come with you, and I will not eat bread, and I will not … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו לֵ֥ךְ אִתִּ֖י הַבָּ֑יְתָה וֶאֱכֹ֖ל לָֽחֶם׃ And he said to him, “Come with me to the house and eat bread.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיִּ֨מְצָאֵ֔הוּ יֹשֵׁ֖ב תַּ֣חַת הָאֵלָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו הַאַתָּ֧ה אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אתָ מִֽיהוּדָ֖ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אָֽנִי׃ And he went after the man of God, and he found him sitting under the terebinth. And he said to him, “Are you the … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־בָּנָ֔יו חִבְשׁוּ־לִ֖י הַחֲמֹ֑ור וַיַּחְבְּשׁוּ־לֹ֣ו הַחֲמֹ֔ור וַיִּרְכַּ֖ב עָלָֽיו׃ And he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” And they saddled the donkey for him, and he rode upon it.   Morphology וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר אֲלֵהֶם֙ אֲבִיהֶ֔ם אֵֽי־זֶ֥ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ הָלָ֑ךְ וַיִּרְא֣וּ בָנָ֗יו אֶת־הַדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָלַךְ֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖א מִיהוּדָֽה׃ And their father spoke to them, “Which is the way he went?” And his sons saw the way which the man of God had gone, … Continue reading →

וְנָבִ֤יא אֶחָד֙ זָקֵ֔ן יֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וַיָּבֹ֣וא בְנֹ֡ו וַיְסַפֶּר־לֹ֣ו אֶת־כָּל־הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה֩ אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֨ים הַיֹּ֜ום בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֗ל אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַֽיְסַפְּר֖וּם לַאֲבִיהֶֽם׃ And one old prophet was living in Beit-ʾel, and his sons came and told him all the deed that the man … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אַחֵ֑ר וְלֹֽא־שָׁ֣ב בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֛ר בָּ֥א בָ֖הּ אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃ פ And he went on another way, and he did not return by the way by which he had come to Beit-ʾel.   Morphology וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (vayyélekh) – Root: הלך; Form: Qal … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־כֵ֣ן צִוָּ֣ה אֹתִ֗י בִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹא־תֹ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁתֶּה־מָּ֑יִם וְלֹ֣א תָשׁ֔וּב בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽכְתָּ׃ for thus I was commanded by the word of YHWH, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread and you shall not drink water, and you shall … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־תִּתֶּן־לִי֙ אֶת־חֲצִ֣י בֵיתֶ֔ךָ לֹ֥א אָבֹ֖א עִמָּ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־אֹ֤כַל לֶ֨חֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א אֶשְׁתֶּה־מַּ֔יִם בַּמָּקֹ֖ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And the man of God said to the king, “If you give me half of your house, I will not come with you, and I … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים בֹּאָה־אִתִּ֥י הַבַּ֖יְתָה וּֽסְעָ֑דָה וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה לְךָ֖ מַתָּֽת׃ And the king spoke to the man of God, “Come with me to the house and eat food, and I will give you a gift.”   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר (vayedabber) – … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַן הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים חַל־נָ֞א אֶת־פְּנֵ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל בַּעֲדִ֔י וְתָשֹׁ֥ב יָדִ֖י אֵלָ֑י וַיְחַ֤ל אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַתָּ֤שָׁב יַד־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַתְּהִ֖י כְּבָרִֽאשֹׁנָֽה׃ And the king answered and said to the man of God, “Please entreat the face of YHWH … Continue reading →

וְהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ נִקְרָ֔ע וַיִּשָּׁפֵ֥ךְ הַדֶּ֖שֶׁן מִן־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ כַּמֹּופֵ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֛ן אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ And the altar was torn apart, and the ash was poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֩ כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר קָרָ֤א עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֔ל וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יָרָבְעָ֧ם אֶת־יָדֹ֛ו מֵעַ֥ל הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לֵאמֹ֣ר תִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּ וַתִּיבַ֤שׁ יָדֹו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁלַ֣ח עָלָ֔יו וְלֹ֥א יָכֹ֖ל לַהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ אֵלָֽיו׃ And it came to pass, when the king heard the word of the man of … Continue reading →

וְנָתַן֩ בַּיֹּ֨ום הַה֤וּא מֹופֵת֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר זֶ֣ה הַמֹּופֵ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנֵּ֤ה הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ נִקְרָ֔ע וְנִשְׁפַּ֖ךְ הַדֶּ֥שֶׁן אֲשֶׁר־עָלָֽיו׃ And he gave on that day a sign, saying, “This is the sign that YHWH has spoken: ‘Behold, the altar shall be torn apart, … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֤א עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ מִזְבֵּ֣חַ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנֵּֽה־בֵ֞ן נֹולָ֤ד לְבֵית־דָּוִד֙ יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ שְׁמֹ֔ו וְזָבַ֣ח עָלֶ֗יךָ אֶת־כֹּהֲנֵ֤י הַבָּמֹות֙ הַמַּקְטִרִ֣ים עָלֶ֔יךָ וְעַצְמֹ֥ות אָדָ֖ם יִשְׂרְפ֥וּ עָלֶֽיךָ׃ And he cried out against the altar by the word of YHWH, and said, “Altar, … Continue reading →

וְהִנֵּ֣ה אִ֣ישׁ אֱלֹהִ֗ים בָּ֧א מִיהוּדָ֛ה בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וְיָרָבְעָ֛ם עֹמֵ֥ד עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לְהַקְטִֽיר׃ And behold, a man of God came from Yehuda by the word of YHWH to Beit-ʾel, and Yarovʿam was standing at the altar to burn incense.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֜עַל עַֽל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֗ל בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר יֹום֙ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּדָ֣א מִלִּבֹּ֑ו וַיַּ֤עַשׂ חָג֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּ֥עַל עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לְהַקְטִֽיר׃ פ And he went up to the altar that he had made in Beit-ʾel, on the fifteenth day of the eighth … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ יָרָבְעָ֣ם חָ֡ג בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִ֣י בַּחֲמִשָּֽׁה־עָשָׂר֩ יֹ֨ום לַחֹ֜דֶשׁ כֶּחָ֣ג אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּיהוּדָ֗ה וַיַּ֨עַל֙ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ כֵּ֤ן עָשָׂה֙ בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֔ל לְזַבֵּ֖חַ לָעֲגָלִ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֑ה וְהֶעֱמִיד֙ בְּבֵ֣ית אֵ֔ל אֶת־כֹּהֲנֵ֥י הַבָּמֹ֖ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃ And Yarovʿam made a festival in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית בָּמֹ֑ות וַיַּ֤עַשׂ כֹּֽהֲנִים֙ מִקְצֹ֣ות הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־הָי֖וּ מִבְּנֵ֥י לֵוִֽי׃ And he made a house of high places, and he made priests from among the ends of the people, who were not from the sons of Levi.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֛י הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה לְחַטָּ֑את וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם לִפְנֵ֥י הָאֶחָ֖ד עַד־דָּֽן׃ And this thing became a sin, and the people went before the one as far as Dan.   Morphology וַיְהִ֛י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (h.y.h); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־הָאֶחָ֖ד בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וְאֶת־הָאֶחָ֖ד נָתַ֥ן בְּדָֽן׃ And he set the one in Beit-ʾel, and the other he put in Dan.   Morphology וַיָּ֥שֶׂם (va-yasem) – Root: שׂים (s.y.m); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he set”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיִּוָּעַ֣ץ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּ֕עַשׂ שְׁנֵ֖י עֶגְלֵ֣י זָהָ֑ב וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם רַב־לָכֶם֙ מֵעֲלֹ֣ות יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם הִנֵּ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶעֱל֖וּךָ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And the king took counsel and made two golden calves, and he said to them, “It is too much for you to … Continue reading →