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וַיִּהְי֣וּ עֹשִׂ֔ים גֹּ֥וי גֹּ֖וי אֱלֹהָ֑יו וַיַּנִּ֣יחוּ בְּבֵ֣ית הַבָּמֹ֗ות אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ הַשֹּׁ֣מְרֹנִ֔ים גֹּ֥וי גֹּוי֙ בְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥ם יֹשְׁבִ֖ים שָֽׁם׃ And they were making for themselves, nation by nation, its god, and they placed them in the house of the high places … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֞א אֶחָ֣ד מֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִגְלוּ֙ מִשֹּׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וַֽיְהִי֙ מֹורֶ֣ה אֹתָ֔ם אֵ֖יךְ יִֽירְא֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ And one of the priests whom they had exiled from Shomeron came and lived in Beit-ʾel, and he became the one teaching them how they should … Continue reading →

וַיְצַ֨ו מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֜וּר לֵאמֹ֗ר הֹלִ֤יכוּ שָׁ֨מָּה֙ אֶחָ֤ד מֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִגְלִיתֶ֣ם מִשָּׁ֔ם וְיֵלְכ֖וּ וְיֵ֣שְׁבוּ שָׁ֑ם וְיֹרֵ֕ם אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And the king of Ashshur commanded, saying, “Bring there one of the priests whom you exiled from there, and let them go and … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֮ לֵאמֹר֒ הַגֹּויִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִגְלִ֨יתָ֙ וַתֹּ֨ושֶׁב֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י שֹׁמְרֹ֔ון לֹ֣א יָֽדְע֔וּ אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיְשַׁלַּח־בָּ֣ם אֶת־הָאֲרָיֹ֗ות וְהִנָּם֙ מְמִיתִ֣ים אֹותָ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ אֵינָ֣ם יֹדְעִ֔ים אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And they said to the king of Ashshur, saying, “The nations that you have … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י בִּתְחִלַּת֙ שִׁבְתָּ֣ם שָׁ֔ם לֹ֥א יָרְא֖וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח יְהוָ֤ה בָּהֶם֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֲרָיֹ֔ות וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ הֹרְגִ֖ים בָּהֶֽם׃ And it came to pass at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear YHWH; so YHWH sent lions among them, and they were … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֵ֣א מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֡וּר מִבָּבֶ֡ל וּ֠מִ֠כּוּתָה וּמֵעַוָּ֤א וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙ וּסְפַרְוַ֔יִם וַיֹּ֨שֶׁב֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י שֹֽׁמְרֹ֔ון תַּ֖חַת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־שֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ בְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃ And the king of Ashshur brought from Bavel and from Kutha and from ʿAvva and from Ḥamat and Sefarwayim, and he settled them … Continue reading →

עַ֠ד אֲשֶׁר־הֵסִ֨יר יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵעַ֣ל פָּנָ֔יו כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַ֖ד כָּל־עֲבָדָ֣יו הַנְּבִיאִ֑ים וַיִּ֨גֶל יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל מֵעַ֤ל אַדְמָתֹו֙ אַשּׁ֔וּרָה עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ פ Until YHWH removed Yisraʾel from before His face, as He had spoken by the hand of all His servants the … Continue reading →

וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּכָל־חַטֹּ֥אות יָרָבְעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה לֹא־סָ֖רוּ מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ And the sons of Yisraʾel walked in all the sins of Yarovʿam which he did; they did not turn away from them.   Morphology וַיֵּלְכוּ (va-yeleḵu) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־קָרַ֣ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מֵעַל֙ בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֔ד וַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּ אֶת־יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֑ט וַיִּדַּ֨א יָרָבְעָ֤ם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖ם חֲטָאָ֥ה גְדֹולָֽה׃ * כ : וַיִּדַּ֨א * ק : וַיִּדַּ֨ה For Yisraʾel tore themselves away from the house of Dawid, and they made Yarovʿam son of … Continue reading →

וַיִּמְאַ֨ס יְהוָ֜ה בְּכָל־זֶ֤רַע יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיְעַנֵּ֔ם וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיַד־שֹׁסִ֑ים עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִשְׁלִיכָ֖ם מִפָּנָֽיו׃ And YHWH rejected all the offspring of Yisraʾel, and afflicted them, and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until He cast them out from before His face.   … Continue reading →

גַּם־יְהוּדָ֕ה לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔ר אֶת־מִצְוֹ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ בְּחֻקֹּ֥ות יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשֽׂוּ׃ Also Yehuda did not keep the commandments of YHWH their God, but they walked in the statutes of Yisraʾel which they had made.   Morphology גַּם (gam) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְאַנַּ֨ף יְהוָ֤ה מְאֹד֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיְסִרֵ֖ם מֵעַ֣ל פָּנָ֑יו לֹ֣א נִשְׁאַ֔ר רַ֛ק שֵׁ֥בֶט יְהוּדָ֖ה לְבַדֹּֽו׃ And YHWH was very angry with Yisraʾel, and He removed them from before His face; none remained except the tribe of Yehuda alone.   Morphology וַיִּתְאַנַּף (va-yitʾanaf) … Continue reading →

וַֽ֠יַּעֲבִירוּ אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֤ם וְאֶת־בְּנֹֽותֵיהֶם֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ וַיִּקְסְמ֥וּ קְסָמִ֖ים וַיְנַחֵ֑שׁוּ וַיִּֽתְמַכְּר֗וּ לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לְהַכְעִיסֹֽו׃ And they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and they practiced divinations and augury, and they sold themselves to do what is evil … Continue reading →

וַיַּעַזְב֗וּ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֹת֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם מַסֵּכָ֖ה שֶׁנֵּים עֲגָלִ֑ים וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ אֲשֵׁירָ֗ה וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙ לְכָל־צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ אֶת־הַבָּֽעַל׃ And they forsook all the commandments of YHWH their God, and made for themselves a molten image, two calves, and they made an Ashera, … Continue reading →

וַיִּמְאֲס֣וּ אֶת־חֻקָּ֗יו וְאֶת־בְּרִיתֹו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּרַ֣ת אֶת־אֲבֹותָ֔ם וְאֵת֙ עֵֽדְוֹתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵעִ֖יד בָּ֑ם וַיֵּ֨לְכוּ֜ אַחֲרֵ֤י הַהֶ֨בֶל֙ וַיֶּהְבָּ֔לוּ וְאַחֲרֵ֤י הַגֹּויִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר סְבִֽיבֹתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֹתָ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֖י עֲשֹׂ֥ות כָּהֶֽם׃ And they rejected His statutes and His covenant that He made with their fathers … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֖א שָׁמֵ֑עוּ וַיַּקְשׁ֤וּ אֶת־עָרְפָּם֙ כְּעֹ֣רֶף אֲבֹותָ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א הֶאֱמִ֔ינוּ בַּֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ But they did not listen, and they stiffened their neck like the neck of their fathers who did not believe in YHWH their God.   Morphology וְלֹא (ve-lo) – … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣עַד יְהוָ֡ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל וּבִיהוּדָ֡ה בְּיַד֩ כָּל־נְבִיאָ֨ו כָל־חֹזֶ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר שֻׁ֝֩בוּ מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֤ם הָֽרָעִים֙ וְשִׁמְרוּ֙ מִצְוֹתַ֣י חֻקֹּותַ֔י כְּכָ֨ל־הַתֹּורָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֖יתִי אֶת־אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם וַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם בְּיַ֖ד עֲבָדַ֥י הַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ And YHWH warned Yisraʾel and Yehuda by the hand of every prophet, every seer, saying, “Turn … Continue reading →

וַיַּֽעַבְד֖וּ הַגִּלֻּלִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לָהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ And they served the idols, about which YHWH had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.”   Morphology וַיַּעַבְדוּ (va-yaʿavdu) – Root: עבד (ʿavad); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd … Continue reading →

וַיְקַטְּרוּ־שָׁם֙ בְּכָל־בָּמֹ֔ות כַּגֹּויִ֕ם אֲשֶׁר־הֶגְלָ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙ דְּבָרִ֣ים רָעִ֔ים לְהַכְעִ֖יס אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ And they burned incense there on all the high places like the nations whom YHWH had exiled from before them, and they did evil things to provoke YHWH to … Continue reading →

וַיַּצִּ֧בוּ לָהֶ֛ם מַצֵּבֹ֖ות וַאֲשֵׁרִ֑ים עַ֚ל כָּל־גִּבְעָ֣ה גְבֹהָ֔ה וְתַ֖חַת כָּל־עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָֽן׃ And they set up for themselves pillars and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree.   Morphology וַיַּצִּבוּ (va-yatsivu) – Root: נצב (natsav); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3rd … Continue reading →

וַיְחַפְּא֣וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל דְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־כֵ֔ן עַל־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּבְנ֨וּ לָהֶ֤ם בָּמֹות֙ בְּכָל־עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל נֹוצְרִ֖ים עַד־עִ֥יר מִבְצָֽר׃ And the sons of Yisraʾel secretly did things that were not right against YHWH their God, and they built for themselves high places in all … Continue reading →

וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ בְּחֻקֹּ֣ות הַגֹּויִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ הֹורִ֣ישׁ יְהוָ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשֽׂוּ׃ And they walked in the statutes of the nations whom YHWH had dispossessed from before the sons of Yisraʾel, and of the kings of Yisraʾel whom they … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י כִּֽי־חָטְא֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם הַמַּעֲלֶ֤ה אֹתָם֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם מִתַּ֕חַת יַ֖ד פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרָ֑יִם וַיִּֽירְא֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃ And it came to pass when the sons of Yisraʾel sinned against YHWH their God, who brought them up from the land of Mitsrayim … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת הַתְּשִׁיעִ֜ית לְהֹושֵׁ֗עַ לָכַ֤ד מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ אֶת־שֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון וַיֶּ֥גֶל אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַשּׁ֑וּרָה וַיֹּ֨שֶׁב אֹתָ֜ם בַּחְלַ֧ח וּבְחָבֹ֛ור נְהַ֥ר גֹּוזָ֖ן וְעָרֵ֥י מָדָֽי׃ פ In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Ashshur captured Shomeron, and he exiled Yisraʾel to Ashshur and settled them in … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַל מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר בְּכָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיַּ֨עַל֙ שֹׁמְרֹ֔ון וַיָּ֥צַר עָלֶ֖יהָ שָׁלֹ֥שׁ שָׁנִֽים׃ And the king of Ashshur went up through all the land, and he went up to Shomeron and besieged it for three years.   Morphology וַיַּעַל (va-yaʿal) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); … Continue reading →

וַיִּמְצָא֩ מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֨וּר בְּהֹושֵׁ֜עַ קֶ֗שֶׁר אֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁלַ֤ח מַלְאָכִים֙ אֶל־סֹ֣וא מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם וְלֹא־הֶעֱלָ֥ה מִנְחָ֛ה לְמֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּׁ֖וּר כְּשָׁנָ֣ה בְשָׁנָ֑ה וַֽיַּעַצְרֵ֨הוּ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּ בֵּ֥ית כֶּֽלֶא׃ And the king of Ashshur found in Hoshea a conspiracy, for he had sent messengers to So king of … Continue reading →

עָלָ֣יו עָלָ֔ה שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֖סֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וַֽיְהִי־לֹ֤ו הֹושֵׁ֨עַ֙ עֶ֔בֶד וַיָּ֥שֶׁב לֹ֖ו מִנְחָֽה׃ Against him came up Shalmanʾeser king of Ashshur, and Hoshea became his servant and brought him tribute.   Morphology עָלָיו (ʿalav) – Root: על (ʿalah); Form: Preposition עַל + … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה רַ֗ק לֹ֚א כְּמַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ לְפָנָֽיו׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, only not like the kings of Yisraʾel who were before him.   Morphology וַיַּעַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשׂה … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה לְאָחָ֖ז מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ הֹושֵׁ֨עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֧ה בְשֹׁמְרֹ֛ון עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תֵּ֥שַׁע שָׁנִֽים׃ In the twelfth year of Aḥaz king of Yehuda, Hoshea son of Ela reigned in Shomeron over Yisraʾel nine years.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַת (bi-shenat) – Root: שׁנה … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב אָחָז֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ חִזְקִיָּ֥הוּ בְנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And Aḥaz lay with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of Dawid. And Ḥizqiyyahu his son reigned in his place.   Morphology … Continue reading →