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וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ זִקְנֵ֤י מֹואָב֙ וְזִקְנֵ֣י מִדְיָ֔ן וּקְסָמִ֖ים בְּיָדָ֑ם וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו דִּבְרֵ֥י בָלָֽק׃ And the elders of Mo’av and the elders of Midyan went, with divination in their hand, and they came to Bilʿam and spoke to him the words … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּה֩ לְכָה־נָּ֨א אָֽרָה־לִּ֜י אֶת־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֗ה כִּֽי־עָצ֥וּם הוּא֙ מִמֶּ֔נִּי אוּלַ֤י אוּכַל֙ נַכֶּה־בֹּ֔ו וַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֣י יָדַ֗עְתִּי אֵ֤ת אֲשֶׁר־תְּבָרֵךְ֙ מְבֹרָ֔ךְ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר תָּאֹ֖ר יוּאָֽר׃ And now, please come and curse this people for me, for they are stronger than I. Perhaps I will … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח מַלְאָכִ֜ים אֶל־בִּלְעָ֣ם בֶּן־בְּעֹ֗ור פְּ֠תֹורָה אֲשֶׁ֧ר עַל־הַנָּהָ֛ר אֶ֥רֶץ בְּנֵי־עַמֹּ֖ו לִקְרֹא־לֹ֑ו לֵאמֹ֗ר הִ֠נֵּה עַ֣ם יָצָ֤א מִמִּצְרַ֨יִם֙ הִנֵּ֤ה כִסָּה֙ אֶת־עֵ֣ין הָאָ֔רֶץ וְה֥וּא יֹשֵׁ֖ב מִמֻּלִֽי׃ And he sent messengers to Bilʿam, son of Beʿor, to Petora, which is by the river, in the … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹואָ֜ב אֶל־זִקְנֵ֣י מִדְיָ֗ן עַתָּ֞ה יְלַחֲכ֤וּ הַקָּהָל֙ אֶת־כָּל־סְבִ֣יבֹתֵ֔ינוּ כִּלְחֹ֣ךְ הַשֹּׁ֔ור אֵ֖ת יֶ֣רֶק הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּבָלָ֧ק בֶּן־צִפֹּ֛ור מֶ֥לֶךְ לְמֹואָ֖ב בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִֽוא׃ And Mo’av said to the elders of Midyan, “Now this assembly will lick up all that is around us, as the … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨גָר מֹואָ֜ב מִפְּנֵ֥י הָעָ֛ם מְאֹ֖ד כִּ֣י רַב־ה֑וּא וַיָּ֣קָץ מֹואָ֔ב מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And Mo’av was greatly afraid of the people, for they were many, and Mo’av was filled with dread because of the children of Yisra’el.   Morphology וַיָּ֨גָר (vayagar) … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥רְא בָּלָ֖ק בֶּן־צִפֹּ֑ור אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לָֽאֱמֹרִֽי׃ And Balaq, son of Tsippor, saw all that Yisra’el had done to the Emori.   Morphology וַיַּ֥רְא (vayar) – Root: ראה (ra’ah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיִּסְע֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ות מֹואָ֔ב מֵעֵ֖בֶר לְיַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֹֽו׃ ס And the children of Yisra’el journeyed and camped in the plains of Mo’av, beyond the Yarden, near Yereḥo.   Morphology וַיִּסְע֖וּ (vayisʿu) – Root: נסע (nasaʿ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd … Continue reading →

וַיַּכּ֨וּ אֹתֹ֤ו וְאֶת־בָּנָיו֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־עַמֹּ֔ו עַד־בִּלְתִּ֥י הִשְׁאִֽיר־לֹ֖ו שָׂרִ֑יד וַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּ אֶת־אַרְצֹֽו׃ And they struck him and his sons and all his people, until he left no survivor, and they took possession of his land.   Morphology וַיַּכּ֨וּ (vayakku) – Root: נכה (nakah); … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה֙ אַל־תִּירָ֣א אֹתֹ֔ו כִּ֣י בְיָדְךָ֞ נָתַ֧תִּי אֹתֹ֛ו וְאֶת־כָּל־עַמֹּ֖ו וְאֶת־אַרְצֹ֑ו וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ לֹּ֔ו כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֗יתָ לְסִיחֹן֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹושֵׁ֖ב בְּחֶשְׁבֹּֽון׃ And YHWH said to Moshe, “Do not fear him, for I have given him into your hand, along with … Continue reading →

וַיִּפְנוּ֙ וַֽיַּעֲל֔וּ דֶּ֖רֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֑ן וַיֵּצֵ֣א עֹוג֩ מֶֽלֶךְ־הַבָּשָׁ֨ן לִקְרָאתָ֜ם ה֧וּא וְכָל־עַמֹּ֛ו לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אֶדְרֶֽעִי׃ And they turned and went up by the way of the Bashan, and ʿOg, king of the Bashan, came out to meet them, he and all his people, … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח מֹשֶׁה֙ לְרַגֵּ֣ל אֶת־יַעְזֵ֔ר וַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּ בְּנֹתֶ֑יהָ וַיִּירָשׁ֙ אֶת־הָאֱמֹרִ֥י אֲשֶׁר־שָֽׁם׃ And Moshe sent men to spy out Yaʿzer, and they captured its villages and dispossessed the Emori who were there.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (vayishlach) – Root: שלח (shalach); Form: Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּאֶ֖רֶץ הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ And Yisra’el lived in the land of the Emori.   Morphology וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ (vayeshev) – Root: ישׁב (yashav); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he lived”; Notes: Describes Yisra’el settling in the … Continue reading →

וַנִּירָ֛ם אָבַ֥ד חֶשְׁבֹּ֖ון עַד־דִּיבֹ֑ון וַנַּשִּׁ֣ים עַד־נֹ֔פַח אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַד־מֵֽידְבָֽא׃ We laid waste as far as Ḥeshbon; it perished as far as Divon, and we destroyed them as far as Nofaḥ, which reaches to Meydeva.”   Morphology וַנִּירָ֛ם (vaniram) – Root: ניר … Continue reading →

אֹוי־לְךָ֣ מֹואָ֔ב אָבַ֖דְתָּ עַם־כְּמֹ֑ושׁ נָתַ֨ן בָּנָ֤יו פְּלֵיטִם֙ וּבְנֹתָ֣יו בַּשְּׁבִ֔ית לְמֶ֥לֶךְ אֱמֹרִ֖י סִיחֹֽון׃ Woe to you, Mo’av! You are destroyed, O people of Kemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives and his daughters into captivity to Siḥon, king of the … Continue reading →

כִּי־אֵשׁ֙ יָֽצְאָ֣ה מֵֽחֶשְׁבֹּ֔ון לֶהָבָ֖ה מִקִּרְיַ֣ת סִיחֹ֑ן אָֽכְלָה֙ עָ֣ר מֹואָ֔ב בַּעֲלֵ֖י בָּמֹ֥ות אַרְנֹֽן׃ For a fire went out from Ḥeshbon, a flame from the city of Siḥon; it consumed Ar of Mo’av, the lords of the heights of Arnon.   Morphology … Continue reading →

עַל־כֵּ֛ן יֹאמְר֥וּ הַמֹּשְׁלִ֖ים בֹּ֣אוּ חֶשְׁבֹּ֑ון תִּבָּנֶ֥ה וְתִכֹּונֵ֖ן עִ֥יר סִיחֹֽון׃ Therefore, those who speak in proverbs say: “Come to Ḥeshbon! Let it be built and established as the city of Siḥon.”   Morphology עַל־כֵּ֛ן (al-ken) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Preposition … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י חֶשְׁבֹּ֔ון עִ֗יר סִיחֹ֛ן מֶ֥לֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֖י הִ֑וא וְה֣וּא נִלְחַ֗ם בְּמֶ֤לֶךְ מֹואָב֙ הָֽרִאשֹׁ֔ון וַיִּקַּ֧ח אֶת־כָּל־אַרְצֹ֛ו מִיָּדֹ֖ו עַד־אַרְנֹֽן׃ For Ḥeshbon was the city of Siḥon, the king of the Emori, and he had fought against the former king of Mo’av and had … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּח֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵ֥ת כָּל־הֶעָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּכָל־עָרֵ֣י הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י בְּחֶשְׁבֹּ֖ון וּבְכָל־בְּנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ And Yisra’el took all these cities, and Yisra’el lived in all the cities of the Emori, in Ḥeshbon and in all its towns.   Morphology וַיִּקַּח֙ (vayikkaḥ) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וַיִּירַ֨שׁ אֶת־אַרְצֹ֜ו מֵֽאַרְנֹ֗ן עַד־יַבֹּק֙ עַד־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֔ון כִּ֣י עַ֔ז גְּב֖וּל בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּֽון׃ And Yisra’el struck him with the edge of the sword and took possession of his land from Arnon to Yabboq, as far as the sons of … Continue reading →

וְלֹא־נָתַ֨ן סִיחֹ֣ן אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ עֲבֹ֣ר בִּגְבֻלֹו֒ וַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ף סִיחֹ֜ן אֶת־כָּל־עַמֹּ֗ו וַיֵּצֵ֞א לִקְרַ֤את יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הַמִּדְבָּ֔רָה וַיָּבֹ֖א יָ֑הְצָה וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ But Siḥon did not allow Yisra’el to pass through his territory. Siḥon gathered all his people and went out to meet Yisra’el in the … Continue reading →

אֶעְבְּרָ֣ה בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָ לֹ֤א נִטֶּה֙ בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה וּבְכֶ֔רֶם לֹ֥א נִשְׁתֶּ֖ה מֵ֣י בְאֵ֑ר בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ נֵלֵ֔ךְ עַ֥ד אֲשֶֽׁר־נַעֲבֹ֖ר גְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into field or vineyard; we will not drink water from a well. We … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל־סִיחֹ֥ן מֶֽלֶךְ־הָאֱמֹרִ֖י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And Yisra’el sent messengers to Siḥon, king of the Emori, saying,   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (vayishlach) – Root: שלח (shalach); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he sent”; Notes: Refers … Continue reading →

וּמִבָּמֹ֗ות הַגַּיְא֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה מֹואָ֔ב רֹ֖אשׁ הַפִּסְגָּ֑ה וְנִשְׁקָ֖פָה עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ פ And from Bamot to the valley that is in the field of Mo’av, the top of Pisga, which overlooks the face of the wasteland.   Morphology וּמִבָּמֹ֗ות (umibamot) – … Continue reading →

וּמִמַּתָּנָ֖ה נַחֲלִיאֵ֑ל וּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵ֖ל בָּמֹֽות׃ And from Mattana to Naḥali’el, and from Naḥali’el to Bamot.   Morphology וּמִמַּתָּנָ֖ה (umimmattanah) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Conjunction with preposition and noun, feminine singular; Translation: “And from Mattanah”; Notes: Refers to a place name … Continue reading →

בְּאֵ֞ר חֲפָר֣וּהָ שָׂרִ֗ים כָּר֨וּהָ֙ נְדִיבֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם בִּמְחֹקֵ֖ק בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑ם וּמִמִּדְבָּ֖ר מַתָּנָֽה׃ A well that the leaders dug, that the nobles of the people hollowed out with the scepter, with their staffs.” From the wilderness to Mattana.   Morphology בְּאֵ֞ר (be’er) – … Continue reading →

אָ֚ז יָשִׁ֣יר יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־הַשִּׁירָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את עֲלִ֥י בְאֵ֖ר עֱנוּ־לָֽהּ׃ Then Yisra’el sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Sing to it!   Morphology אָ֚ז (az) – Root: אז (az); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Then”; Notes: Indicates a specific point in time. יָשִׁ֣יר … Continue reading →

וּמִשָּׁ֖ם בְּאֵ֑רָה הִ֣וא הַבְּאֵ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לְמֹשֶׁ֔ה אֱסֹף֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם מָֽיִם׃ ס And from there to Be’er, that is the well of which YHWH said to Moshe, “Gather the people, and I will give them water.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְאֶ֨שֶׁד֙ הַנְּחָלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָטָ֖ה לְשֶׁ֣בֶת עָ֑ר וְנִשְׁעַ֖ן לִגְב֥וּל מֹואָֽב׃ And the slope of the wadis that stretches toward the dwelling of Ar and leans on the border of Mo’av.   Morphology וְאֶ֨שֶׁד֙ (ve’eshed) – Root: אשד (eshed); Form: Conjunction with … Continue reading →

עַל־כֵּן֙ יֵֽאָמַ֔ר בְּסֵ֖פֶר מִלְחֲמֹ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה אֶת־וָהֵ֣ב בְּסוּפָ֔ה וְאֶת־הַנְּחָלִ֖ים אַרְנֹֽון׃ Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of YHWH: “Wahev in Sufa, and the wadis of the Arnon.”   Morphology עַל־כֵּן֙ (al-ken) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Preposition … Continue reading →

מִשָּׁם֮ נָסָעוּ֒ וַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּ מֵעֵ֤בֶר אַרְנֹון֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר הַיֹּצֵ֖א מִגְּב֣וּל הָֽאֱמֹרִ֑י כִּ֤י אַרְנֹון֙ גְּב֣וּל מֹואָ֔ב בֵּ֥ין מֹואָ֖ב וּבֵ֥ין הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ From there they journeyed and camped beyond the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that goes out from the border of the … Continue reading →