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וַיָּ֨רֶם מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־יָדֹ֗ו וַיַּ֧ךְ אֶת־הַסֶּ֛לַע בְּמַטֵּ֖הוּ פַּעֲמָ֑יִם וַיֵּצְאוּ֙ מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים וַתֵּ֥שְׁתְּ הָעֵדָ֖ה וּבְעִירָֽם׃ ס And Moshe lifted his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice, and abundant water came out, and the congregation and their livestock drank.   … Continue reading →

וַיַּקְהִ֜לוּ מֹשֶׁ֧ה וְאַהֲרֹ֛ן אֶת־הַקָּהָ֖ל אֶל־פְּנֵ֣י הַסָּ֑לַע וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֗ם שִׁמְעוּ־נָא֙ הַמֹּרִ֔ים הֲמִן־הַסֶּ֣לַע הַזֶּ֔ה נֹוצִ֥יא לָכֶ֖ם מָֽיִם׃ And Moshe and Aharon assembled the congregation before the rock, and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring water for you … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־הַמַּטֶּ֖ה מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּֽהוּ׃ And Moshe took the staff from before YHWH, as He commanded him.   Morphology וַיִּקַּ֥ח (vayyiqqach) – Root: לקח (laqach); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he took”; … Continue reading →

קַ֣ח אֶת־הַמַּטֶּ֗ה וְהַקְהֵ֤ל אֶת־הָעֵדָה֙ אַתָּה֙ וְאַהֲרֹ֣ן אָחִ֔יךָ וְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧ם אֶל־הַסֶּ֛לַע לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם וְנָתַ֣ן מֵימָ֑יו וְהֹוצֵאתָ֨ לָהֶ֥ם מַ֨יִם֙ מִן־הַסֶּ֔לַע וְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ אֶת־הָעֵדָ֖ה וְאֶת־בְּעִירָֽם׃ “Take the staff, and assemble the congregation, you and Aharon your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, and … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And spoke”; Notes: Refers to a direct communication from YHWH. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹא֩ מֹשֶׁ֨ה וְאַהֲרֹ֜ן מִפְּנֵ֣י הַקָּהָ֗ל אֶל־פֶּ֨תַח֙ אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֔ד וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֵּרָ֥א כְבֹוד־יְהוָ֖ה אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ And Moshe and Aharon came from before the assembly to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, and they fell on their faces. And the glory … Continue reading →

וְלָמָ֤ה הֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֨נוּ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם לְהָבִ֣יא אֹתָ֔נוּ אֶל־הַמָּקֹ֥ום הָרָ֖ע הַזֶּ֑ה לֹ֣א מְקֹ֣ום זֶ֗רַע וּתְאֵנָ֤ה וְגֶ֨פֶן֙ וְרִמֹּ֔ון וּמַ֥יִם אַ֖יִן לִשְׁתֹּֽות׃ And why have you brought us up out of Mitsrayim to bring us to this evil place? It is not a place of … Continue reading →

וְלָמָ֤ה הֲבֵאתֶם֙ אֶת־קְהַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה לָמ֣וּת שָׁ֔ם אֲנַ֖חְנוּ וּבְעִירֵֽנוּ׃ And why have you brought the assembly of YHWH into this wilderness, that we and our livestock should die there?   Morphology וְלָמָ֤ה (velamah) – Root: למה (lamah); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֥רֶב הָעָ֖ם עִם־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לֵאמֹ֔ר וְל֥וּ גָוַ֛עְנוּ בִּגְוַ֥ע אַחֵ֖ינוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And the people quarreled with Moshe and said, “If only we had perished when our brothers perished before YHWH.   Morphology וַיָּ֥רֶב (vayyariv) – Root: ריב (riv); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וְלֹא־הָ֥יָה מַ֖יִם לָעֵדָ֑ה וַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּ עַל־מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹֽן׃ And there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered together against Moshe and Aharon.   Morphology וְלֹא־הָ֥יָה (velo-hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ בְנֵֽי־֠יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּל־הָ֨עֵדָ֤ה מִדְבַּר־צִן֙ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽרִאשֹׁ֔ון וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב הָעָ֖ם בְּקָדֵ֑שׁ וַתָּ֤מָת שָׁם֙ מִרְיָ֔ם וַתִּקָּבֵ֖ר שָֽׁם׃ And the children of Yisra’el, the whole congregation, came to the wilderness of Tsin in the first month, and the people stayed in Qadesh; and Miryam … Continue reading →

וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יִגַּע־בֹּ֥ו הַטָּמֵ֖א יִטְמָ֑א וְהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַנֹּגַ֖עַת תִּטְמָ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃ And everything that the unclean person touches shall be unclean, and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until evening.”   Morphology וְכֹ֛ל (vechol) – Root: כלל (kalal); Form: Conjunction with … Continue reading →

וְהָיְתָ֥ה לָּהֶ֖ם לְחֻקַּ֣ת עֹולָ֑ם וּמַזֵּ֤ה מֵֽי־הַנִּדָּה֙ יְכַבֵּ֣ס בְּגָדָ֔יו וְהַנֹּגֵ֨עַ֙ בְּמֵ֣י הַנִּדָּ֔ה יִטְמָ֖א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃ And it shall be a perpetual statute for them: the one who sprinkles the water of impurity shall wash his clothes, and the one who touches the … Continue reading →

וְאִ֤ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִטְמָא֙ וְלֹ֣א יִתְחַטָּ֔א וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מִתֹּ֣וךְ הַקָּהָ֑ל כִּי֩ אֶת־מִקְדַּ֨שׁ יְהוָ֜ה טִמֵּ֗א מֵ֥י נִדָּ֛ה לֹא־זֹרַ֥ק עָלָ֖יו טָמֵ֥א הֽוּא׃ But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of … Continue reading →

וְהִזָּ֤ה הַטָּהֹר֙ עַל־הַטָּמֵ֔א בַּיֹּ֥ום הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖י וּבַיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י וְחִטְּאֹו֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י וְכִבֶּ֧ס בְּגָדָ֛יו וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֖יִם וְטָהֵ֥ר בָּעָֽרֶב׃ And the clean person shall sprinkle it on the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day, and he shall purify him … Continue reading →

וְלָקַ֨ח אֵזֹ֜וב וְטָבַ֣ל בַּמַּיִם֮ אִ֣ישׁ טָהֹור֒ וְהִזָּ֤ה עַל־הָאֹ֨הֶל֙ וְעַל־כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֔ים וְעַל־הַנְּפָשֹׁ֖ות אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָֽיוּ־שָׁ֑ם וְעַל־הַנֹּגֵ֗עַ בַּעֶ֨צֶם֙ אֹ֣ו בֶֽחָלָ֔ל אֹ֥ו בַמֵּ֖ת אֹ֥ו בַקָּֽבֶר׃ And a clean man shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and … Continue reading →

וְלָֽקְחוּ֙ לַטָּמֵ֔א מֵעֲפַ֖ר שְׂרֵפַ֣ת הַֽחַטָּ֑את וְנָתַ֥ן עָלָ֛יו מַ֥יִם חַיִּ֖ים אֶל־כֶּֽלִי׃ And they shall take for the unclean person some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, and he shall pour living water upon them into a vessel.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְכֹ֨ל אֲשֶׁר־יִגַּ֜ע עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה בַּֽחֲלַל־חֶ֨רֶב֙ אֹ֣ו בְמֵ֔ת אֹֽו־בְעֶ֥צֶם אָדָ֖ם אֹ֣ו בְקָ֑בֶר יִטְמָ֖א שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃ And whoever touches anything in the open field, whether one slain by the sword, or a dead body, or a human bone, or a grave, shall … Continue reading →

וְכֹל֙ כְּלִ֣י פָת֔וּחַ אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֵין־צָמִ֥יד פָּתִ֖יל עָלָ֑יו טָמֵ֖א הֽוּא׃ And every open vessel that has no sealed cover on it shall be unclean.   Morphology וְכֹל֙ (vechol) – Root: כלל (kalal); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

זֹ֚את הַתֹּורָ֔ה אָדָ֖ם כִּֽי־יָמ֣וּת בְּאֹ֑הֶל כָּל־הַבָּ֤א אֶל־הָאֹ֨הֶל֙ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּאֹ֔הֶל יִטְמָ֖א שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃ This is the Torah: when a man dies in a tent, everyone who comes into the tent and everything that is in the tent shall be unclean seven … Continue reading →

כָּֽל־הַנֹּגֵ֡עַ בְּמֵ֣ת בְּנֶפֶשׁ֩ הָאָדָ֨ם אֲשֶׁר־יָמ֜וּת וְלֹ֣א יִתְחַטָּ֗א אֶת־מִשְׁכַּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ טִמֵּ֔א וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּי֩ מֵ֨י נִדָּ֜ה לֹא־זֹרַ֤ק עָלָיו֙ טָמֵ֣א יִהְיֶ֔ה עֹ֖וד טֻמְאָתֹ֥ו בֹֽו׃ Whoever touches a dead body, the soul of a man who has died, and does not … Continue reading →

ה֣וּא יִתְחַטָּא־בֹ֞ו בַּיֹּ֧ום הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛י וּבַיֹּ֥ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י יִטְהָ֑ר וְאִם־לֹ֨א יִתְחַטָּ֜א בַּיֹּ֧ום הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛י וּבַיֹּ֥ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י לֹ֥א יִטְהָֽר׃ He shall purify himself with it on the third day and on the seventh day, and he shall be clean. But if he does not … Continue reading →

הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בְּמֵ֖ת לְכָל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֑ם וְטָמֵ֖א שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃ The one who touches a dead body, for any human soul, shall be unclean seven days.   Morphology הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ (hanogeʿa) – Root: נגע (nagaʿ); Form: Qal participle masculine singular with definite article; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְ֠כִבֶּס הָאֹסֵ֨ף אֶת־אֵ֤פֶר הַפָּרָה֙ אֶת־בְּגָדָ֔יו וְטָמֵ֖א עַד־הָעָ֑רֶב וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְלַגֵּ֛ר הַגָּ֥ר בְּתֹוכָ֖ם לְחֻקַּ֥ת עֹולָֽם׃ And the one who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. And it shall be for the … Continue reading →

וְאָסַ֣ף אִ֣ישׁ טָהֹ֗ור אֵ֚ת אֵ֣פֶר הַפָּרָ֔ה וְהִנִּ֛יחַ מִח֥וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה בְּמָקֹ֣ום טָהֹ֑ור וְ֠הָיְתָה לַעֲדַ֨ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל לְמִשְׁמֶ֛רֶת לְמֵ֥י נִדָּ֖ה חַטָּ֥את הִֽוא׃ And a man who is clean shall gather the ashes of the heifer and lay them outside the camp in a … Continue reading →

וְהַשֹּׂרֵ֣ף אֹתָ֔הּ יְכַבֵּ֤ס בְּגָדָיו֙ בַּמַּ֔יִם וְרָחַ֥ץ בְּשָׂרֹ֖ו בַּמָּ֑יִם וְטָמֵ֖א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃ And the one who burns it shall wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water, and he shall be unclean until evening.   Morphology וְהַשֹּׂרֵ֣ף (vehassoref) – … Continue reading →

וְכִבֶּ֨ס בְּגָדָ֜יו הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְרָחַ֤ץ בְּשָׂרֹו֙ בַּמַּ֔יִם וְאַחַ֖ר יָבֹ֣וא אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וְטָמֵ֥א הַכֹּהֵ֖ן עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃ And the priest shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; afterward, he may enter the camp, but the priest shall be unclean until evening.   … Continue reading →

וְלָקַ֣ח הַכֹּהֵ֗ן עֵ֥ץ אֶ֛רֶז וְאֵזֹ֖וב וּשְׁנִ֣י תֹולָ֑עַת וְהִשְׁלִ֕יךְ אֶל־תֹּ֖וךְ שְׂרֵפַ֥ת הַפָּרָֽה׃ And the priest shall take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool, and he shall cast them into the midst of the burning of the heifer.   Morphology וְלָקַ֣ח (velaqaḥ) … Continue reading →

וְשָׂרַ֥ף אֶת־הַפָּרָ֖ה לְעֵינָ֑יו אֶת־עֹרָ֤הּ וְאֶת־בְּשָׂרָהּ֙ וְאֶת־דָּמָ֔הּ עַל־פִּרְשָׁ֖הּ יִשְׂרֹֽף׃ And he shall burn the heifer before his eyes—its hide, its flesh, and its blood, along with its dung, he shall burn.   Morphology וְשָׂרַ֥ף (vesaraf) – Root: שרף (saraf); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וְלָקַ֞ח אֶלְעָזָ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן מִדָּמָ֖הּ בְּאֶצְבָּעֹ֑ו וְהִזָּ֞ה אֶל־נֹ֨כַח פְּנֵ֧י אֹֽהֶל־מֹועֵ֛ד מִדָּמָ֖הּ שֶׁ֥בַע פְּעָמִֽים׃ And Eleʿazar the priest shall take some of her blood with his finger and sprinkle it toward the front of the Tent of Meeting seven times from her … Continue reading →