Category Archives: Leviticus

וְתַ֥ם לָרִ֖יק כֹּחֲכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־תִתֵּ֤ן אַרְצְכֶם֙ אֶת־יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְעֵ֣ץ הָאָ֔רֶץ לֹ֥א יִתֵּ֖ן פִּרְיֹֽו׃ And your strength will be spent in vain, and your land will not yield its produce, and the trees of the land will not give their fruit.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖י אֶת־גְּאֹ֣ון עֻזְּכֶ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֶת־שְׁמֵיכֶם֙ כַּבַּרְזֶ֔ל וְאֶֽת־אַרְצְכֶ֖ם כַּנְּחֻשָֽׁה׃ And I will break the pride of your strength, and I will make your skies like iron and your land like bronze.   Morphology וְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖י (veshavarti) – Root: שבר (sh-v-r); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וְאִ֨ם־עַד־אֵ֔לֶּה לֹ֥א תִשְׁמְע֖וּ לִ֑י וְיָסַפְתִּי֙ לְיַסְּרָ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֔ם שֶׁ֖בַע עַל־חַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃ And if, even after all this, you do not obey Me, I will continue to discipline you sevenfold for your sins.   Morphology וְאִ֨ם (veʾim) – Root: אם (ʾ-m); Form: Conjunction; … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֤י פָנַי֙ בָּכֶ֔ם וְנִגַּפְתֶּ֖ם לִפְנֵ֣י אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם וְרָד֤וּ בָכֶם֙ שֹֽׂנְאֵיכֶ֔ם וְנַסְתֶּ֖ם וְאֵין־רֹדֵ֥ף אֶתְכֶֽם׃ ס I will set My face against you, and you will be struck down before your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will … Continue reading →

אַף־אֲנִ֞י אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־זֹּ֣את לָכֶ֗ם וְהִפְקַדְתִּ֨י עֲלֵיכֶ֤ם בֶּֽהָלָה֙ אֶת־הַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶת וְאֶת־הַקַּדַּ֔חַת מְכַלֹּ֥ות עֵינַ֖יִם וּמְדִיבֹ֣ת נָ֑פֶשׁ וּזְרַעְתֶּ֤ם לָרִיק֙ זַרְעֲכֶ֔ם וַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּ אֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃ And I, too, will do this to you: I will appoint upon you terror, the wasting disease, and the fever that consume the … Continue reading →

וְאִם־בְּחֻקֹּתַ֣י תִּמְאָ֔סוּ וְאִ֥ם אֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֖י תִּגְעַ֣ל נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם לְבִלְתִּ֤י עֲשֹׂות֙ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֹתַ֔י לְהַפְרְכֶ֖ם אֶת־בְּרִיתִֽי׃ And if you reject My statutes, and if your soul abhors My judgments, so that you do not perform all My commandments, breaking My covenant,   Morphology וְאִם (veʾim) … Continue reading →

וְאִם־לֹ֥א תִשְׁמְע֖וּ לִ֑י וְלֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַמִּצְוֹ֖ת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ But if you will not listen to Me, and you will not do all these commandments,   Morphology וְאִם (veʾim) – Root: אם (ʾ-m); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “But if”; Notes: Introduces a … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֞י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֹוצֵ֤אתִי אֶתְכֶם֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם מִֽהְיֹ֥ת לָהֶ֖ם עֲבָדִ֑ים וָאֶשְׁבֹּר֙ מֹטֹ֣ת עֻלְּכֶ֔ם וָאֹולֵ֥ךְ אֶתְכֶ֖ם קֹֽומְמִיּֽוּת׃ פ I am YHWH your God, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, so that you would not be their slaves. … Continue reading →

וְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֙ בְּתֹ֣וכְכֶ֔ם וְהָיִ֥יתִי לָכֶ֖ם לֵֽאלֹהִ֑ים וְאַתֶּ֖ם תִּהְיוּ־לִ֥י לְעָֽם׃ And I will walk among you, and I will be your God, and you will be My people.   Morphology וְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֙ (vehithalakti) – Root: הלך (h-l-k); Form: Conjunction ו with Hitpael perfect … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֥י מִשְׁכָּנִ֖י בְּתֹוכְכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־תִגְעַ֥ל נַפְשִׁ֖י אֶתְכֶֽם׃ And I will set My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject you.   Morphology וְנָתַתִּ֥י (venatati) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Conjunction ו with Qal perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥ם יָשָׁ֖ן נֹושָׁ֑ן וְיָשָׁ֕ן מִפְּנֵ֥י חָדָ֖שׁ תֹּוצִֽיאוּ׃ And you will eat old store long kept, and you will clear out the old to make way for the new.   Morphology וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥ם (va’akhaltem) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Conjunction ו with … Continue reading →

וּפָנִ֣יתִי אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וְהִפְרֵיתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֖י אֶתְכֶ֑ם וַהֲקִימֹתִ֥י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֖י אִתְּכֶֽם׃ And I will turn to you, and I will make you fruitful, and I will multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you.   Morphology וּפָנִ֣יתִי (u’faniti) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְרָדְפוּ֨ מִכֶּ֤ם חֲמִשָּׁה֙ מֵאָ֔ה וּמֵאָ֥ה מִכֶּ֖ם רְבָבָ֣ה יִרְדֹּ֑פוּ וְנָפְל֧וּ אֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם לֶחָֽרֶב׃ And five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.   … Continue reading →

וּרְדַפְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם וְנָפְל֥וּ לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם לֶחָֽרֶב׃ And you shall pursue your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.   Morphology וּרְדַפְתֶּ֖ם (u’rdaftem) – Root: רדף (r-d-p); Form: Conjunction ו with Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֤י שָׁלֹום֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ וּשְׁכַבְתֶּ֖ם וְאֵ֣ין מַחֲרִ֑יד וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֞י חַיָּ֤ה רָעָה֙ מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְחֶ֖רֶב לֹא־תַעֲבֹ֥ר בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃ And I will grant peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; and I will remove harmful beasts from the … Continue reading →

וְהִשִּׂ֨יג לָכֶ֥ם דַּ֨יִשׁ֙ אֶת־בָּצִ֔יר וּבָצִ֖יר יַשִּׂ֣יג אֶת־זָ֑רַע וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם לַחְמְכֶם֙ לָשֹׂ֔בַע וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם לָבֶ֖טַח בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃ And your threshing shall overtake the vintage, and the vintage shall overtake the sowing; and you shall eat your bread to satisfaction, and you shall dwell securely … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֥י גִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖ם בְּעִתָּ֑ם וְנָתְנָ֤ה הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְעֵ֥ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה יִתֵּ֥ן פִּרְיֹֽו׃ And I will give your rain in its season, and the land will yield its produce, and the tree of the field will give its fruit.   Morphology וְנָתַתִּ֥י (venatati) … Continue reading →

אִם־בְּחֻקֹּתַ֖י תֵּלֵ֑כוּ וְאֶת־מִצְוֹתַ֣י תִּשְׁמְר֔וּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָֽם׃ If you walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them,   Morphology אִם־ (im-) – Root: אם (ʾ-m); Form: Conditional particle; Translation: “If”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause. בְּחֻקֹּתַ֖י (beḥuqqotai) – … Continue reading →

אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י תִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּ וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י תִּירָ֑אוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ You shall keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary; I am YHWH.   Morphology אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י (et-shabbotai) – Root: שׁבת (sh-b-t); Form: Definite direct object marker אֶת with masculine plural noun and 1st person singular … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־תַעֲשׂ֨וּ לָכֶ֜ם אֱלִילִ֗ם וּפֶ֤סֶל וּמַצֵּבָה֙ לֹֽא־תָקִ֣ימוּ לָכֶ֔ם וְאֶ֣בֶן מַשְׂכִּ֗ית לֹ֤א תִתְּנוּ֙ בְּאַרְצְכֶ֔ם לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖ת עָלֶ֑יהָ כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ You shall not make idols for yourselves, nor shall you set up a graven image or a pillar for yourselves, nor shall … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־לִ֤י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עֲבָדִ֔ים עֲבָדַ֣י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הֹוצֵ֥אתִי אֹותָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ For the children of Yisra’el are My servants; they are My servants whom I brought out of the land of Mitsrayim. I am YHWH your God.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְאִם־לֹ֥א יִגָּאֵ֖ל בְּאֵ֑לֶּה וְיָצָא֙ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּבֵ֔ל ה֖וּא וּבָנָ֥יו עִמֹּֽו׃ But if he is not redeemed in these ways, then he and his children shall go free in the Year of Jubilee.   Morphology וְאִם־לֹ֥א (ve-im-lo) – Root: אם (ʾ-m) / … Continue reading →

כִּשְׂכִ֥יר שָׁנָ֛ה בְּשָׁנָ֖ה יִהְיֶ֣ה עִמֹּ֑ו לֹֽא־יִרְדֶּ֥נֽוּ בְּפֶ֖רֶךְ לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ As a hired servant, year by year, he shall be with him; he shall not rule over him with harshness in your sight.   Morphology כִּשְׂכִ֥יר (kis’khir) – Root: שכר (s-kh-r); Form: … Continue reading →

וְאִם־מְעַ֞ט נִשְׁאַ֧ר בַּשָּׁנִ֛ים עַד־שְׁנַ֥ת הַיֹּבֵ֖ל וְחִשַּׁב־לֹ֑ו כְּפִ֣י שָׁנָ֔יו יָשִׁ֖יב אֶת־גְּאֻלָּתֹֽו׃ But if only a few years remain until the year of the Jubilee, he shall calculate it with him; according to his years he shall return the redemption amount.   … Continue reading →

אִם־עֹ֥וד רַבֹּ֖ות בַּשָּׁנִ֑ים לְפִיהֶן֙ יָשִׁ֣יב גְּאֻלָּתֹ֔ו מִכֶּ֖סֶף מִקְנָתֹֽו׃ If there are still many years, he shall return the redemption amount in proportion to them from the price of his purchase.   Morphology אִם־עֹ֥וד (im-ʿod) – Root: עוד (ʿ-w-d); Form: Conditional … Continue reading →

וְחִשַּׁב֙ עִם־קֹנֵ֔הוּ מִשְּׁנַת֙ הִמָּ֣כְרֹו לֹ֔ו עַ֖ד שְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּבֵ֑ל וְהָיָ֞ה כֶּ֤סֶף מִמְכָּרֹו֙ בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר שָׁנִ֔ים כִּימֵ֥י שָׂכִ֖יר יִהְיֶ֥ה עִמֹּֽו׃ And he shall calculate with the buyer from the year he was sold to him until the Jubilee year, and the price of … Continue reading →

אֹו־דֹדֹ֞ו אֹ֤ו בֶן־דֹּדֹו֙ יִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּ אֹֽו־מִשְּׁאֵ֧ר בְּשָׂרֹ֛ו מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתֹּ֖ו יִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּ אֹֽו־הִשִּׂ֥יגָה יָדֹ֖ו וְנִגְאָֽל׃ Or his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any of his close relatives from his family may redeem him, or if his own hand acquires the … Continue reading →

אַחֲרֵ֣י נִמְכַּ֔ר גְּאֻלָּ֖ה תִּהְיֶה־לֹּ֑ו אֶחָ֥ד מֵאֶחָ֖יו יִגְאָלֶֽנּוּ׃ After he is sold, there shall be redemption for him; one of his brothers may redeem him.   Morphology אַחֲרֵ֣י (acharei) – Root: אחר (ʾ-ḥ-r); Form: Preposition; Translation: “After”; Notes: Indicates the sequence … Continue reading →

וְכִ֣י תַשִּׂ֗יג יַ֣ד גֵּ֤ר וְתֹושָׁב֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ וּמָ֥ךְ אָחִ֖יךָ עִמֹּ֑ו וְנִמְכַּ֗ר לְגֵ֤ר תֹּושָׁב֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ אֹ֥ו לְעֵ֖קֶר מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת גֵּֽר׃ And if the hand of a stranger or sojourner with you prospers, and your brother becomes poor alongside him, and is sold to … Continue reading →

וְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּ֨ם אֹתָ֜ם לִבְנֵיכֶ֤ם אַחֲרֵיכֶם֙ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אֲחֻזָּ֔ה לְעֹלָ֖ם בָּהֶ֣ם תַּעֲבֹ֑דוּ וּבְאַ֨חֵיכֶ֤ם בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אִ֣ישׁ בְּאָחִ֔יו לֹא־תִרְדֶּ֥ה בֹ֖ו בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ ס And you shall pass them on as an inheritance to your children after you, to hold as a possession forever. You may make … Continue reading →