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וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֑יו נִתְּנָ֥ה רֹ֖אשׁ וְנָשׁ֥וּבָה מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ And they said, each to his brother, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Mitsrayim.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (vayomeru) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; … Continue reading →

וְלָמָ֣ה יְ֠הוָה מֵבִ֨יא אֹתָ֜נוּ אֶל־הָאָ֤רֶץ הַזֹּאת֙ לִנְפֹּ֣ל בַּחֶ֔רֶב נָשֵׁ֥ינוּ וְטַפֵּ֖נוּ יִהְי֣וּ לָבַ֑ז הֲלֹ֧וא טֹ֦וב לָ֖נוּ שׁ֥וּב מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ And why is YHWH bringing us to this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and our children will become plunder. Is … Continue reading →

וַיִּלֹּ֨נוּ֙ עַל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן כֹּ֖ל בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֲלֵהֶ֜ם כָּל־הָעֵדָ֗ה לוּ־מַ֨תְנוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם אֹ֛ו בַּמִּדְבָּ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה לוּ־מָֽתְנוּ׃ And all the children of Yisra’el grumbled against Moshe and against Aharon, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died … Continue reading →

וַתִּשָּׂא֙ כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה וַֽיִּתְּנ֖וּ אֶת־קֹולָ֑ם וַיִּבְכּ֥וּ הָעָ֖ם בַּלַּ֥יְלָה הַהֽוּא׃ And the entire assembly raised their voices and cried, and the people wept that night.   Morphology וַתִּשָּׂא֙ (vattisa) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, consecutive; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְשָׁ֣ם רָאִ֗ינוּ אֶת־הַנְּפִילִ֛ים בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָ֖ק מִן־הַנְּפִלִ֑ים וַנְּהִ֤י בְעֵינֵ֨ינוּ֙ כַּֽחֲגָבִ֔ים וְכֵ֥ן הָיִ֖ינוּ בְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ And there we saw the Nefilim, the sons of ʿAnaq, descended from the Nefilim. And we were in our eyes as grasshoppers, and so we were in their … Continue reading →

וַיֹּוצִ֜יאוּ דִּבַּ֤ת הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּר֣וּ אֹתָ֔הּ אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר הָאָ֡רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֩ר עָבַ֨רְנוּ בָ֜הּ לָת֣וּר אֹתָ֗הּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֹכֶ֤לֶת יֹושְׁבֶ֨יהָ֙ הִ֔וא וְכָל־הָעָ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֥ינוּ בְתֹוכָ֖הּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י מִדֹּֽות׃ And they brought forth an evil report about the land which they had explored to the … Continue reading →

וְהָ֨אֲנָשִׁ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־עָל֤וּ עִמֹּו֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹ֥א נוּכַ֖ל לַעֲלֹ֣ות אֶל־הָעָ֑ם כִּֽי־חָזָ֥ק ה֖וּא מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ But the men who went up with him said, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than us.”   Morphology וְהָ֨אֲנָשִׁ֜ים (vehaʾanashim) – Root: אנש … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֧הַס כָּלֵ֛ב אֶת־הָעָ֖ם אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר עָלֹ֤ה נַעֲלֶה֙ וְיָרַ֣שְׁנוּ אֹתָ֔הּ כִּֽי־יָכֹ֥ול נוּכַ֖ל לָֽהּ׃ And Kalev quieted the people before Moshe and said, “Let us go up at once and possess it, for we are surely able to overcome it.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

עֲמָלֵ֥ק יֹושֵׁ֖ב בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַנֶּ֑גֶב וְ֠הַֽחִתִּי וְהַיְבוּסִ֤י וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ יֹושֵׁ֣ב בָּהָ֔ר וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב עַל־הַיָּ֔ם וְעַ֖ל יַ֥ד הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ ʿAmaleq dwells in the land of the Negev, and the Ḥitti, the Yevusi, and the Emori dwell in the hill country; and the Kenaʿani dwell … Continue reading →

אֶ֚פֶס כִּֽי־עַ֣ז הָעָ֔ם הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְהֶֽעָרִ֗ים בְּצֻרֹ֤ות גְּדֹלֹת֙ מְאֹ֔ד וְגַם־יְלִדֵ֥י הָֽעֲנָ֖ק רָאִ֥ינוּ שָֽׁם׃ However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are very large and fortified, and moreover, we saw the descendants of the ʿAnaq … Continue reading →

וַיְסַפְּרוּ־לֹו֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ בָּ֕אנוּ אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁלַחְתָּ֑נוּ וְ֠גַם זָבַ֨ת חָלָ֥ב וּדְבַ֛שׁ הִ֖וא וְזֶה־פִּרְיָֽהּ׃ And they recounted to him and said, “We came to the land to which you sent us, and indeed it flows with milk and honey, and this is … Continue reading →

וַיֵּלְכ֡וּ וַיָּבֹאוּ֩ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֨ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֜ן וְאֶל־כָּל־עֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל־מִדְבַּ֥ר פָּארָ֖ן קָדֵ֑שָׁה וַיָּשִׁ֨יבוּ אֹותָ֤ם דָּבָר֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה וַיַּרְא֖וּם אֶת־פְּרִ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And they went and came to Moshe, to Aharon, and to all the congregation of the children of Yisra’el, to the wilderness of Pa’ran, … Continue reading →

וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ מִתּ֣וּר הָאָ֑רֶץ מִקֵּ֖ץ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים יֹֽום׃ And they returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.   Morphology וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ (vayashuvu) – Root: שוב (sh-v-b); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they … Continue reading →

לַמָּקֹ֣ום הַה֔וּא קָרָ֖א נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכֹּ֑ול עַ֚ל אֹדֹ֣ות הָֽאֶשְׁכֹּ֔ול אֲשֶׁר־כָּרְת֥וּ מִשָּׁ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ That place was called the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster which the sons of Yisra’el cut from there.   Morphology לַמָּקֹ֣ום (la-maqom) – Root: קום (q-w-m); … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ עַד־נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל וַיִּכְרְת֨וּ מִשָּׁ֤ם זְמֹורָה֙ וְאֶשְׁכֹּ֤ול עֲנָבִים֙ אֶחָ֔ד וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֥הוּ בַמֹּ֖וט בִּשְׁנָ֑יִם וּמִן־הָרִמֹּנִ֖ים וּמִן־הַתְּאֵנִֽים׃ And they came to the Valley of Eshkol, and they cut from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲל֣וּ בַנֶּגֶב֮ וַיָּבֹ֣א עַד־חֶבְרֹון֒ וְשָׁ֤ם אֲחִימַן֙ שֵׁשַׁ֣י וְתַלְמַ֔י יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָ֑ק וְחֶבְרֹ֗ון שֶׁ֤בַע שָׁנִים֙ נִבְנְתָ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י צֹ֥עַן מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And they went up into the Negev and came to Ḥevron, where Aḥiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of the ʿAnaq, were. Ḥevron … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ וַיָּתֻ֣רוּ אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ מִמִּדְבַּר־צִ֥ן עַד־רְחֹ֖ב לְבֹ֥א חֲמָֽת׃ And they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Tsin to Reḥov, as one comes to Ḥamat.   Morphology וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ (vayyaʿalu) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person … Continue reading →

וּמָ֣ה הָ֠אָרֶץ הַשְּׁמֵנָ֨ה הִ֜וא אִם־רָזָ֗ה הֲיֵֽשׁ־בָּ֥הּ עֵץ֙ אִם־אַ֔יִן וְהִ֨תְחַזַּקְתֶּ֔ם וּלְקַחְתֶּ֖ם מִפְּרִ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְהַ֨יָּמִ֔ים יְמֵ֖י בִּכּוּרֵ֥י עֲנָבִֽים׃ And what is the land, is it fat or lean? Is there a tree in it or not? Strengthen yourselves and take some of … Continue reading →

וּמָ֣ה הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־הוּא֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב בָּ֔הּ הֲטֹובָ֥ה הִ֖וא אִם־רָעָ֑ה וּמָ֣ה הֶֽעָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר־הוּא֙ יֹושֵׁ֣ב בָּהֵ֔נָּה הַבְּמַֽחֲנִ֖ים אִ֥ם בְּמִבְצָרִֽים׃ And what is the land like in which he dwells? Is it good or bad? And what are the cities in which he dwells? … Continue reading →

וּרְאִיתֶ֥ם אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ מַה־הִ֑וא וְאֶת־הָעָם֙ הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב עָלֶ֔יהָ הֶחָזָ֥ק הוּא֙ הֲרָפֶ֔ה הַמְעַ֥ט ה֖וּא אִם־רָֽב׃ And you shall see the land, what it is, and the people who dwell upon it, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many. … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אֹתָם֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה לָת֖וּר אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם עֲל֥וּ זֶה֙ בַּנֶּ֔גֶב וַעֲלִיתֶ֖ם אֶת־הָהָֽר׃ And Moshe sent them to spy out the land of Kenaʿan, and he said to them, “Go up this way into the Negev, and you shall go … Continue reading →

אֵ֚לֶּה שְׁמֹ֣ות הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֖ה לָת֣וּר אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּקְרָ֥א מֹשֶׁ֛ה לְהֹושֵׁ֥עַ בִּן־נ֖וּן יְהֹושֻֽׁעַ׃ These are the names of the men whom Moshe sent to spy out the land. And Moshe called Hoshea the son of Nun Yehoshua.   Morphology אֵ֚לֶּה (ʾelleh) … Continue reading →

לְמַטֵּ֣ה גָ֔ד גְּאוּאֵ֖ל בֶּן־מָכִֽי׃ For the tribe of Gad, Geʾuʾel the son of Maki.   Morphology לְמַטֵּ֣ה (lematteh) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “For the tribe of”; Notes: Designates tribal association. גָ֔ד (Gad) – … Continue reading →

לְמַטֵּ֣ה נַפְתָּלִ֔י נַחְבִּ֖י בֶּן־וָפְסִֽי׃ For the tribe of Naftali, Naḥbi the son of Vofsi.   Morphology לְמַטֵּ֣ה (lematteh) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “For the tribe of”; Notes: Indicates tribal affiliation. נַפְתָּלִ֔י (Naftali) – … Continue reading →

לְמַטֵּ֣ה אָשֵׁ֔ר סְת֖וּר בֶּן־מִיכָאֵֽל׃ For the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Mikha’el.   Morphology לְמַטֵּ֣ה (lematteh) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “For the tribe of”; Notes: Indicates tribal affiliation. אָשֵׁ֔ר (Asher) – … Continue reading →

לְמַטֵּ֣ה דָ֔ן עַמִּיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־גְּמַלִּֽי׃ For the tribe of Dan, ʿAmmiel the son of Gemalli.   Morphology לְמַטֵּ֣ה (lematteh) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “For the tribe of”; Notes: Indicates tribal affiliation. דָ֔ן (Dan) – … Continue reading →

לְמַטֵּ֥ה יֹוסֵ֖ף לְמַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה גַּדִּ֖י בֶּן־סוּסִֽי׃ For the tribe of Yosef, for the tribe of Menashshe, Gaddi the son of Susi.   Morphology לְמַטֵּ֥ה (lematteh) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “For the tribe of”; … Continue reading →

לְמַטֵּ֣ה זְבוּלֻ֔ן גַּדִּיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־סֹודִֽי׃ For the tribe of Zevulun, Gaddi’el the son of Sodi.   Morphology לְמַטֵּ֣ה (lematteh) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “For the tribe of”; Notes: Indicates the tribal affiliation. זְבוּלֻ֔ן (Zevulun) … Continue reading →

לְמַטֵּ֣ה בִנְיָמִ֔ן פַּלְטִ֖י בֶּן־רָפֽוּא׃ For the tribe of Binyamin, Palti the son of Rafu.   Morphology לְמַטֵּ֣ה (lematteh) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “For the tribe of”; Notes: Refers to the tribal designation. בִנְיָמִ֔ן … Continue reading →

לְמַטֵּ֥ה אֶפְרָ֖יִם הֹושֵׁ֥עַ בִּן־נֽוּן׃ For the tribe of Efrayim, Hoshea the son of Nun.   Morphology לְמַטֵּ֥ה (lematteh) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “For the tribe of”; Notes: Indicates tribal designation. אֶפְרָ֖יִם (Efrayim) – … Continue reading →