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לְמַטֵּ֣ה יִשָּׂשֶׂכָ֔ר יִגְאָ֖ל בֶּן־יֹוסֵֽף׃ For the tribe of Yissakhar, Yigal the son of Yosef.   Morphology לְמַטֵּ֣ה (lematteh) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “For the tribe of”; Notes: Indicates tribal designation. יִשָּׂשֶׂכָ֔ר (Yissakhar) – … Continue reading →

לְמַטֵּ֣ה יְהוּדָ֔ה כָּלֵ֖ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּֽה׃ For the tribe of Yehuda, Kalev the son of Yefunne.   Morphology לְמַטֵּ֣ה (lematteh) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “For the tribe of”; Notes: Indicates tribal designation. יְהוּדָ֔ה (Yehudah) – … Continue reading →

לְמַטֵּ֣ה שִׁמְעֹ֔ון שָׁפָ֖ט בֶּן־חֹורִֽי׃ For the tribe of Shimʿon, Shafat the son of Ḥori.   Morphology לְמַטֵּ֣ה (lematteh) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “For the tribe of”; Notes: Indicates tribal affiliation. שִׁמְעֹ֔ון (Shimʿon) – … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֖לֶּה שְׁמֹותָ֑ם לְמַטֵּ֣ה רְאוּבֵ֔ן שַׁמּ֖וּעַ בֶּן־זַכּֽוּר׃ And these are their names: for the tribe of Reʾuven, Shammua the son of Zakkur.   Morphology וְאֵ֖לֶּה (veʾelleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “And these”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אֹתָ֥ם מֹשֶׁ֛ה מִמִּדְבַּ֥ר פָּארָ֖ן עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כֻּלָּ֣ם אֲנָשִׁ֔ים רָאשֵׁ֥י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵֽמָּה׃ And Moshe sent them from the wilderness of Paran by the command of YHWH, all of them men, leaders of the children of Yisraʾel they were.   Morphology … Continue reading →

שְׁלַח־לְךָ֣ אֲנָשִׁ֗ים וְיָתֻ֨רוּ֙ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֥י נֹתֵ֖ן לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָד֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜ד לְמַטֵּ֤ה אֲבֹתָיו֙ תִּשְׁלָ֔חוּ כֹּ֖ל נָשִׂ֥יא בָהֶֽם׃ “Send men for yourself, and they will spy out the land of Kenaʿan, which I am giving to the children of … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vaydabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with conversive vav; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct communication from YHWH. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) … Continue reading →

וְאַחַ֛ר נָסְע֥וּ הָעָ֖ם מֵחֲצֵרֹ֑ות וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר פָּארָֽן׃ And afterward the people journeyed from Ḥatserot and encamped in the wilderness of Paran.   Morphology וְאַחַ֛ר (ve-aḥar) – Root: אחר (ʾ-ḥ-r); Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “And afterward”; Notes: Indicates a sequence … Continue reading →

וַתִּסָּגֵ֥ר מִרְיָ֛ם מִח֥וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים וְהָעָם֙ לֹ֣א נָסַ֔ע עַד־הֵאָסֵ֖ף מִרְיָֽם׃ And Miriam was shut outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not journey until Miriam was brought back in.   Morphology וַתִּסָּגֵ֥ר (vattissager) – Root: סגר … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה וְאָבִ֨יהָ֙ יָרֹ֤ק יָרַק֙ בְּפָנֶ֔יהָ הֲלֹ֥א תִכָּלֵ֖ם שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים תִּסָּגֵ֞ר שִׁבְעַ֤ת יָמִים֙ מִח֣וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְאַחַ֖ר תֵּאָסֵֽף׃ And YHWH said to Moshe, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not be shamed for seven days? … Continue reading →

וַיִּצְעַ֣ק מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר אֵ֕ל נָ֛א רְפָ֥א נָ֖א לָֽהּ׃ And Moshe cried out to YHWH, saying, “O God, please heal her now.”   Morphology וַיִּצְעַ֣ק (va-yitsʿaq) – Root: צעק (ts-ʿ-q); Form: Qal imperfect, 3rd person singular masculine, with conversive vav; … Continue reading →

אַל־נָ֥א תְהִ֖י כַּמֵּ֑ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּצֵאתֹו֙ מֵרֶ֣חֶם אִמֹּ֔ו וַיֵּאָכֵ֖ל חֲצִ֥י בְשָׂרֹֽו׃ Please do not let her be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb.”   Morphology אַל־נָ֥א (al-na) – Root: לא (l-ʾ) … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַהֲרֹ֖ן אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י אַל־נָ֨א תָשֵׁ֤ת עָלֵ֨ינוּ֙ חַטָּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֥ר נֹואַ֖לְנוּ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָֽאנוּ׃ And Aharon said to Moshe, “Please, my lord, do not place upon us the sin that we have foolishly committed, and in which we have sinned.   … Continue reading →

וְהֶעָנָ֗ן סָ֚ר מֵעַ֣ל הָאֹ֔הֶל וְהִנֵּ֥ה מִרְיָ֖ם מְצֹרַ֣עַת כַּשָּׁ֑לֶג וַיִּ֧פֶן אַהֲרֹ֛ן אֶל־מִרְיָ֖ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה מְצֹרָֽעַת׃ And the cloud departed from above the tent, and behold, Miryam was leprous, as white as snow. And Aharon turned to Miryam, and behold, she was leprous. … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽחַר אַ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה בָּ֖ם וַיֵּלַֽךְ׃ And the anger of YHWH burned against them, and He departed.   Morphology וַיִּֽחַר (va-yikhar) – Root: חרה (ḥ-r-h); Form: Qal imperfect, 3rd person singular masculine; Translation: “And it burned”; Notes: Refers to the intensity … Continue reading →

פֶּ֣ה אֶל־פֶּ֞ה אֲדַבֶּר־בֹּ֗ו וּמַרְאֶה֙ וְלֹ֣א בְחִידֹ֔ת וּתְמֻנַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה יַבִּ֑יט וּמַדּ֨וּעַ֙ לֹ֣א יְרֵאתֶ֔ם לְדַבֵּ֖ר בְּעַבְדִּ֥י בְמֹשֶֽׁה׃ Mouth to mouth I speak with him, in a vision and not in riddles; he beholds the form of YHWH. Why then were you not … Continue reading →

לֹא־כֵ֖ן עַבְדִּ֣י מֹשֶׁ֑ה בְּכָל־בֵּיתִ֖י נֶאֱמָ֥ן הֽוּא׃ Not so with My servant Moshe; in all My house he is faithful.   Morphology לֹא־כֵ֖ן (lo-ken) – Root: כן (k-n); Form: Negative particle + adverb; Translation: “Not so”; Notes: Contrasts Moshe’s unique position. … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֣א דְבָרָ֑י אִם־יִֽהְיֶה֙ נְבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם יְהוָ֗ה בַּמַּרְאָה֙ אֵלָ֣יו אֶתְוַדָּ֔ע בַּחֲלֹ֖ום אֲדַבֶּר־בֹּֽו׃ And He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, YHWH, will make Myself known to him in a vision; I will speak with … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֤רֶד יְהוָה֙ בְּעַמּ֣וּד עָנָ֔ן וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד פֶּ֣תַח הָאֹ֑הֶל וַיִּקְרָא֙ אַהֲרֹ֣ן וּמִרְיָ֔ם וַיֵּצְא֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ And YHWH descended in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the Tent. And He called Aharon and Miryam, and both of them came out. … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה פִּתְאֹ֗ם אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֤ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶל־מִרְיָ֔ם צְא֥וּ שְׁלָשְׁתְּכֶ֖ם אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֑ד וַיֵּצְא֖וּ שְׁלָשְׁתָּֽם׃ Then YHWH said suddenly to Moshe, to Aharon, and to Miryam, “Go out, all three of you, to the Tent of Meeting.” And all three of them went … Continue reading →

וְהָאִ֥ישׁ מֹשֶׁ֖ה עָנָו מְאֹ֑ד מִכֹּל֙ הָֽאָדָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ ס Now the man Moshe was very humble, more than any person who was on the face of the earth.   Morphology וְהָאִ֥ישׁ (ve-ha-ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Conjunction with … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ הֲרַ֤ק אַךְ־בְּמֹשֶׁה֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הֲלֹ֖א גַּם־בָּ֣נוּ דִבֵּ֑ר וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע יְהוָֽה׃ And they said, “Has YHWH indeed spoken only with Moshe? Has He not also spoken with us?” And YHWH heard.   Morphology וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (va-yomeru) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַתְּדַבֵּ֨ר מִרְיָ֤ם וְאַהֲרֹן֙ בְּמֹשֶׁ֔ה עַל־אֹדֹ֛ות הָאִשָּׁ֥ה הַכֻּשִׁ֖ית אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָקָ֑ח כִּֽי־אִשָּׁ֥ה כֻשִׁ֖ית לָקָֽח׃ And Miryam and Aharon spoke against Moshe concerning the Kushite woman whom he had taken, for he had taken a Kushite woman.   Morphology וַתְּדַבֵּ֨ר (va-tedabber) – Root: … Continue reading →

מִקִּבְרֹ֧ות הַֽתַּאֲוָ֛ה נָסְע֥וּ הָעָ֖ם חֲצֵרֹ֑ות וַיִּהְי֖וּ בַּחֲצֵרֹֽות׃ פ From Qivrot ha-Ta’ava the people journeyed to Ḥatserot, and they remained in Ḥatserot.   Morphology מִקִּבְרֹ֧ות (mi-Qivrot) – Root: קבר (q-v-r); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with preposition; Translation: “From the graves … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֛א אֶת־שֵֽׁם־הַמָּקֹ֥ום הַה֖וּא קִבְרֹ֣ות הַֽתַּאֲוָ֑ה כִּי־שָׁם֙ קָֽבְר֔וּ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם הַמִּתְאַוִּֽים׃ And he called the name of that place Qivrot ha-Ta’ava, because there they buried the people who craved.   Morphology וַיִּקְרָ֛א (va-yiqra) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Form: Qal imperfect with vav … Continue reading →

הַבָּשָׂ֗ר עֹודֶ֨נּוּ֙ בֵּ֣ין שִׁנֵּיהֶ֔ם טֶ֖רֶם יִכָּרֵ֑ת וְאַ֤ף יְהוָה֙ חָרָ֣ה בָעָ֔ם וַיַּ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ בָּעָ֔ם מַכָּ֖ה רַבָּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ The meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, when the anger of YHWH was kindled against the people, and YHWH struck … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣קָם הָעָ֡ם כָּל־הַיֹּום֩ הַה֨וּא וְכָל־הַלַּ֜יְלָה וְכֹ֣ל יֹ֣ום הַֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת וַיַּֽאַסְפוּ֙ אֶת־הַשְּׂלָ֔ו הַמַּמְעִ֕יט אָסַ֖ף עֲשָׂרָ֣ה חֳמָרִ֑ים וַיִּשְׁטְח֤וּ לָהֶם֙ שָׁטֹ֔וחַ סְבִיבֹ֖ות הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ And the people rose up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the … Continue reading →

וְר֜וּחַ נָסַ֣ע מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֗ה וַיָּ֣גָז שַׂלְוִים֮ מִן־הַיָּם֒ וַיִּטֹּ֨שׁ עַל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜ה כְּדֶ֧רֶךְ יֹ֣ום כֹּ֗ה וּכְדֶ֤רֶךְ יֹום֙ כֹּ֔ה סְבִיבֹ֖ות הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וּכְאַמָּתַ֖יִם עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And a wind went forth from YHWH and drove quails from the sea, and it spread over the camp, about … Continue reading →

וַיֵּאָסֵ֥ף מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה ה֖וּא וְזִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And Moshe returned to the camp, he and the elders of Yisra’el.   Morphology וַיֵּאָסֵ֥ף (va-ye’asef) – Root: אסף (ʾ-s-f); Form: Nifal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he was … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה הַֽמְקַנֵּ֥א אַתָּ֖ה לִ֑י וּמִ֨י יִתֵּ֜ן כָּל־עַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ נְבִיאִ֔ים כִּי־יִתֵּ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־רוּחֹ֖ו עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ And Moshe said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all YHWH’s people were prophets, that YHWH would put His Spirit upon … Continue reading →