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וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶל־קֹ֑רַח שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֖א בְּנֵ֥י לֵוִֽי׃ And Moshe said to Qoraḥ, ”Hear now, sons of Levi.   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces direct … Continue reading →

וּתְנ֣וּ בָהֵ֣ן אֵ֡שׁ וְשִׂימוּ֩ עֲלֵיהֶ֨ן קְטֹ֜רֶת לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ מָחָ֔ר וְהָיָ֗ה הָאִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה ה֣וּא הַקָּדֹ֑ושׁ רַב־לָכֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י לֵוִֽי׃ And put fire in them, and place incense upon them before YHWH tomorrow, and the man whom YHWH chooses, he is the … Continue reading →

זֹ֖את עֲשׂ֑וּ קְחוּ־לָכֶ֣ם מַחְתֹּ֔ות קֹ֖רַח וְכָל־עֲדָתֹֽו׃ This do: take censers for yourselves, Qoraḥ and all his congregation.   Morphology זֹ֖את (zo’t) – Root: זאת (z-ʾ-t); Form: Demonstrative pronoun feminine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Refers to the specific instruction given. עֲשׂ֑וּ … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר אֶל־קֹ֜רַח וְאֶֽל־כָּל־עֲדָתֹו֮ לֵאמֹר֒ בֹּ֠קֶר וְיֹדַ֨ע יְהוָ֧ה אֶת־אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֛ו וְאֶת־הַקָּדֹ֖ושׁ וְהִקְרִ֣יב אֵלָ֑יו וְאֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחַר־בֹּ֖ו יַקְרִ֥יב אֵלָֽיו׃ And he spoke to Qoraḥ and to all his congregation, saying, “In the morning, YHWH will show who is His and who is holy, … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע מֹשֶׁ֔ה וַיִּפֹּ֖ל עַל־פָּנָֽיו׃ And Moshe heard, and he fell on his face.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (vayyišmaʿ) – Root: שמע (š-m-ʿ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he heard”; Notes: Indicates the act of hearing … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּ עַל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹ֗ן וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵהֶם֮ רַב־לָכֶם֒ כִּ֤י כָל־הָֽעֵדָה֙ כֻּלָּ֣ם קְדֹשִׁ֔ים וּבְתֹוכָ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה וּמַדּ֥וּעַ תִּֽתְנַשְּׂא֖וּ עַל־קְהַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃ And they gathered against Moshe and against Aharon and said to them, “You have gone too far! For all the congregation are holy, every … Continue reading →

וַיָּקֻ֨מוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֔ה וַאֲנָשִׁ֥ים מִבְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּמָאתָ֑יִם נְשִׂיאֵ֥י עֵדָ֛ה קְרִאֵ֥י מֹועֵ֖ד אַנְשֵׁי־שֵֽׁם׃ And they rose up before Moshe, along with men from the sons of Yisraʾel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, men of renown, chosen for the … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֣ח קֹ֔רַח בֶּן־יִצְהָ֥ר בֶּן־קְהָ֖ת בֶּן־לֵוִ֑י וְדָתָ֨ן וַאֲבִירָ֜ם בְּנֵ֧י אֱלִיאָ֛ב וְאֹ֥ון בֶּן־פֶּ֖לֶת בְּנֵ֥י רְאוּבֵֽן׃ Now Qoraḥ son of Yitshar, son of Qehat, son of Lewi, and Dathan and Aviram, sons of Eli’av, and On son of Peleth, of the sons of … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֞י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֹוצֵ֤אתִי אֶתְכֶם֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִהְיֹ֥ות לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִ֑ים אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ I am YHWH your God, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim to be your God. I am YHWH your God.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

לְמַ֣עַן תִּזְכְּר֔וּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֹתָ֑י וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם קְדֹשִׁ֖ים לֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ So that you may remember and do all My commandments and be holy to your God.   Morphology לְמַ֣עַן (le-maʿan) – Root: מען (m-ʿ-n); Form: Preposition; Translation: “So that”; Notes: Introduces the purpose … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֣ה לָכֶם֮ לְצִיצִת֒ וּרְאִיתֶ֣ם אֹתֹ֗ו וּזְכַרְתֶּם֙ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֹ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־תָתֻ֜רוּ אַחֲרֵ֤י לְבַבְכֶם֙ וְאַחֲרֵ֣י עֵֽינֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֥ם זֹנִ֖ים אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ And it shall be for you as a tassel, and you shall see it and remember all the commandments of YHWH and … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם וְעָשׂ֨וּ לָהֶ֥ם צִיצִ֛ת עַל־כַּנְפֵ֥י בִגְדֵיהֶ֖ם לְדֹרֹתָ֑ם וְנָ֥תְנ֛וּ עַל־צִיצִ֥ת הַכָּנָ֖ף פְּתִ֥יל תְּכֵֽלֶת׃ “Speak to the children of Yisra’el and say to them: They shall make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH said to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And said”; Notes: Introduces divine speech. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: Proper noun; … Continue reading →

וַיֹּצִ֨יאוּ אֹתֹ֜ו כָּל־הָעֵדָ֗ה אֶל־מִחוּץ֙ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּ אֹתֹ֛ו בָּאֲבָנִ֖ים וַיָּמֹ֑ת כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ פ And the whole assembly brought him outside the camp and stoned him with stones, and he died, as YHWH had commanded Moshe.   Morphology וַיֹּצִ֨יאוּ (vayotsiʾu) … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה מֹ֥ות יוּמַ֖ת הָאִ֑ישׁ רָגֹ֨ום אֹתֹ֤ו בָֽאֲבָנִים֙ כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ And YHWH said to Moshe, The man shall surely be put to death; the whole assembly shall stone him with stones outside the camp.   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayomer) … Continue reading →

וַיַּנִּ֥יחוּ אֹתֹ֖ו בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑ר כִּ֚י לֹ֣א פֹרַ֔שׁ מַה־יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה לֹֽו׃ ס And they put him under guard, for it had not been specified what should be done to him.   Morphology וַיַּנִּ֥יחוּ (vayyanikhu) – Root: נוח (n-w-ḥ); Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person … Continue reading →

וַיַּקְרִ֣יבוּ אֹתֹ֔ו הַמֹּצְאִ֥ים אֹתֹ֖ו מְקֹשֵׁ֣שׁ עֵצִ֑ים אֶל־מֹשֶׁה֙ וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן וְאֶ֖ל כָּל־הָעֵדָֽה׃ And those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moshe, to Aharon, and to all the congregation.   Morphology וַיַּקְרִ֣יבוּ (vayaqrivu) – Root: קרב (q-r-v); Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd … Continue reading →

וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּ אִ֛ישׁ מְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ עֵצִ֖ים בְּיֹ֥ום הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ And the children of Yisra’el were in the wilderness, and they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.   Morphology וַיִּהְי֥וּ (vayihyu) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ בָּזָ֔ה וְאֶת־מִצְוָתֹ֖ו הֵפַ֑ר הִכָּרֵ֧ת תִּכָּרֵ֛ת הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא עֲוֹנָ֥ה בָֽהּ׃ פ For he has despised the word of YHWH and broken His commandment; that soul shall be utterly cut off, its guilt is upon it.”   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) … Continue reading →

וְהַנֶּ֜פֶשׁ אֲשֶֽׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה בְּיָ֣ד רָמָ֗ה מִן־הָֽאֶזְרָח֙ וּמִן־הַגֵּ֔ר אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה ה֣וּא מְגַדֵּ֑ף וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמָּֽהּ׃ But the soul who acts defiantly, whether a native-born or a stranger, reviles YHWH, and that soul shall be cut off from among its people.   … Continue reading →

הָֽאֶזְרָח֙ בִּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלַגֵּ֖ר הַגָּ֣ר בְּתֹוכָ֑ם תֹּורָ֤ה אַחַת֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֔ם לָעֹשֶׂ֖ה בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃ The native among the children of Yisra’el and the stranger dwelling among them—one law shall be for you, for anyone who acts unintentionally.   Morphology הָֽאֶזְרָח֙ (ha-ezraḥ) – … Continue reading →

וְכִפֶּ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֗ן עַל־הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁ הַשֹּׁגֶ֛גֶת בְּחֶטְאָ֥ה בִשְׁגָגָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לְכַפֵּ֥ר עָלָ֖יו וְנִסְלַ֥ח לֹֽו׃ And the priest shall make atonement for the person who sinned unintentionally in his unintentional sin before YHWH, to atone for him, and he shall be forgiven.   … Continue reading →

וְאִם־נֶ֥פֶשׁ אַחַ֖ת תֶּחֱטָ֣א בִשְׁגָגָ֑ה וְהִקְרִ֛יבָה עֵ֥ז בַּת־שְׁנָתָ֖הּ לְחַטָּֽאת׃ But if a single person sins unintentionally, they shall offer a female goat in its first year as a sin offering.   Morphology וְאִם־נֶ֥פֶשׁ (ve-im-nefesh) – Root: נפש (n-p-sh); Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →

וְנִסְלַ֗ח לְכָל־עֲדַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלַגֵּ֖ר הַגָּ֣ר בְּתֹוכָ֑ם כִּ֥י לְכָל־הָעָ֖ם בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃ ס And it shall be forgiven to the entire congregation of the children of Yisra’el and to the sojourner who sojourns among them, for the error was committed by all … Continue reading →

וְכִפֶּ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֗ן עַֽל־כָּל־עֲדַ֛ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְנִסְלַ֣ח לָהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־שְׁגָגָ֣ה הִ֔וא וְהֵם֩ הֵבִ֨יאוּ אֶת־קָרְבָּנָ֜ם אִשֶּׁ֣ה לַֽיהוָ֗ה וְחַטָּאתָ֛ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עַל־שִׁגְגָתָֽם׃ And the priest shall make atonement for the entire congregation of the children of Yisra’el, and it shall be forgiven them, for … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה אִ֣ם מֵעֵינֵ֣י הָעֵדָה֮ נֶעֶשְׂתָ֣ה לִשְׁגָגָה֒ וְעָשׂ֣וּ כָל־הָעֵדָ֡ה פַּ֣ר בֶּן־בָּקָר֩ אֶחָ֨ד לְעֹלָ֜ה לְרֵ֤יחַ נִיחֹ֨חַ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וּמִנְחָתֹ֥ו וְנִסְכֹּ֖ו כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט וּשְׂעִיר־עִזִּ֥ים אֶחָ֖ד לְחַטָּֽת׃ And it shall be, if it was done unintentionally by the assembly, then the whole assembly shall offer one … Continue reading →

אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֑ה מִן־הַיֹּ֞ום אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה וָהָ֖לְאָה לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ Everything that YHWH has commanded you by the hand of Moshe, from the day YHWH commanded onward, for your generations.   Morphology אֵת֩ (et) – Root: Not applicable; … Continue reading →

וְכִ֣י תִשְׁגּ֔וּ וְלֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַמִּצְוֹ֖ת הָאֵ֑לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ And if you err and do not observe all these commandments which YHWH has spoken to Moshe,   Morphology וְכִ֣י (ve-ki) – Root: כי (k-y); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “And if”; … Continue reading →

מֵרֵאשִׁית֙ עֲרִסֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם תִּתְּנ֥וּ לַיהוָ֖ה תְּרוּמָ֑ה לְדֹרֹ֖תֵיכֶֽם׃ ס From the first of your dough, you shall give a contribution to YHWH throughout your generations.   Morphology מֵרֵאשִׁית֙ (me-reshit) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Preposition + feminine singular noun in construct; Translation: … Continue reading →

רֵאשִׁית֙ עֲרִסֹ֣תֵכֶ֔ם חַלָּ֖ה תָּרִ֣ימוּ תְרוּמָ֑ה כִּתְרוּמַ֣ת גֹּ֔רֶן כֵּ֖ן תָּרִ֥ימוּ אֹתָֽהּ׃ The first of your dough, you shall offer a loaf as a contribution. As the contribution of the threshing floor, so shall you offer it.   Morphology רֵאשִׁית֙ (reshit) – … Continue reading →