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וַעֲנַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם יֹומָ֑ם בְּנָסְעָ֖ם מִן־הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ ׆ ס And the cloud of YHWH was over them by day when they set out from the camp.   Morphology וַעֲנַ֧ן (va-ʿanan) – Root: ענן (ʿ-n-n); Form: Masculine singular noun with waw consecutive; … Continue reading →

וַיִּסְעוּ֙ מֵהַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה דֶּ֖רֶךְ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֑ים וַאֲרֹ֨ון בְּרִית־יְהוָ֜ה נֹסֵ֣עַ לִפְנֵיהֶ֗ם דֶּ֚רֶךְ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים לָת֥וּר לָהֶ֖ם מְנוּחָֽה׃ And they journeyed from the mountain of YHWH a distance of three days, and the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH journeyed before them … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֖ה כִּי־תֵלֵ֣ךְ עִמָּ֑נוּ וְהָיָ֣ה הַטֹּ֣וב הַה֗וּא אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֵיטִ֧יב יְהוָ֛ה עִמָּ֖נוּ וְהֵטַ֥בְנוּ לָֽךְ׃ And it shall be, if you go with us, then the good that YHWH will do for us, we will do for you.”   Morphology וְהָיָ֖ה (ve-hayah) – … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אַל־נָ֖א תַּעֲזֹ֣ב אֹתָ֑נוּ כִּ֣י עַל־כֵּ֣ן יָדַ֗עְתָּ חֲנֹתֵ֨נוּ֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר וְהָיִ֥יתָ לָּ֖נוּ לְעֵינָֽיִם׃ And he said, “Please do not leave us, because you know our encampment in the wilderness, and you will be as eyes for us.   Morphology וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (va-yomer) … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו לֹ֣א אֵלֵ֑ךְ כִּ֧י אִם־אֶל־אַרְצִ֛י וְאֶל־מֹולַדְתִּ֖י אֵלֵֽךְ׃ And he said to him, “I will not go, but I will go to my land and to my birthplace.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֗ה לְ֠חֹבָב בֶּן־רְעוּאֵ֣ל הַמִּדְיָנִי֮ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁה֒ נֹסְעִ֣ים אֲנַ֗חְנוּ אֶל־הַמָּקֹום֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֹתֹ֖ו אֶתֵּ֣ן לָכֶ֑ם לְכָ֤ה אִתָּ֨נוּ֙ וְהֵטַ֣בְנוּ לָ֔ךְ כִּֽי־יְהוָ֥ה דִּבֶּר־טֹ֖וב עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And Moshe said to Ḥovav son of Reʿuʾel the Midianite, Moshe’s father-in-law, “We are journeying to the … Continue reading →

אֵ֛לֶּה מַסְעֵ֥י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם וַיִּסָּֽעוּ׃ ס These are the journeys of the children of Yisra’el according to their divisions, and they set out.   Morphology אֵ֛לֶּה (ʾelleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers … Continue reading →

וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א מַטֵּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י נַפְתָּלִ֑י אֲחִירַ֖ע בֶּן־עֵינָֽן׃ And over the army of the tribe of the children of Naftali was Aḥiraʿ son of ʿEinan.   Morphology וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א (ve-ʿal-tsava) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Conjunction with preposition and masculine singular noun; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְעַל־צְבָ֔א מַטֵּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י אָשֵׁ֑ר פַּגְעִיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־עָכְרָֽן׃ And over the army of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagʿiʾel son of ʿAkran.   Morphology וְעַל־צְבָ֔א (ve-ʿal-tsava) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Conjunction with preposition and masculine singular noun; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְנָסַ֗ע דֶּ֚גֶל מַחֲנֵ֣ה בְנֵי־דָ֔ן מְאַסֵּ֥ף לְכָל־הַֽמַּחֲנֹ֖ת לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם וְעַל־צְבָאֹ֔ו אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר בֶּן־עַמִּישַׁדָּֽי׃ And the banner of the camp of the children of Dan set out, the rear guard for all the camps, according to their divisions, and over its army was Aḥiʿezer … Continue reading →

וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א מַטֵּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן אֲבִידָ֖ן בֶּן־גִּדְעֹונִֽי׃ ס And over the army of the tribe of the children of Binyamin was Avidan son of Gideʿoni.   Morphology וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א (ve-ʿal-tsava) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Conjunction with preposition and masculine singular noun; … Continue reading →

וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א מַטֵּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה גַּמְלִיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־פְּדָה־צֽוּר׃ And over the army of the tribe of the children of Menashshe was Gamliel son of Pedah-tzur.   Morphology וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א (ve-ʿal-tsava) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Conjunction with preposition and masculine singular noun; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְנָסַ֗ע דֶּ֛גֶל מַחֲנֵ֥ה בְנֵֽי־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם וְעַל־צְבָאֹ֔ו אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע בֶּן־עַמִּיהֽוּד׃ And the banner of the camp of the children of Efrayim set out according to their divisions, and over its army was Elishama son of ʿAmmihud.   Morphology וְנָסַ֗ע (ve-nasa) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְנָסְעוּ֙ הַקְּהָתִ֔ים נֹשְׂאֵ֖י הַמִּקְדָּ֑שׁ וְהֵקִ֥ימוּ אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן עַד־בֹּאָֽם׃ ס And the Qehatim, the carriers of the sanctuary, set out, and they set up the tabernacle until their arrival.   Morphology וְנָסְעוּ֙ (ve-nasʿu) – Root: נסע (n-s-ʿ); Form: Conjunction with Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

וְעַל־צְבָ֖א מַטֵּ֣ה בְנֵי־גָ֑ד אֶלְיָסָ֖ף בֶּן־דְּעוּאֵֽל׃ And over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad was Elyasaf son of Deʿuʾel.   Morphology וְעַל־צְבָ֖א (ve-ʿal-tsava) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Conjunction with preposition and masculine singular noun; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א מַטֵּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְעֹ֑ון שְׁלֻֽמִיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־צוּרִֽי שַׁדָּֽי׃ And over the army of the tribe of the children of Shimʿon was Shelumiel son of Tsurishaddai.   Morphology וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א (ve-ʿal-tsava) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Conjunction with preposition and masculine singular noun; … Continue reading →

וְנָסַ֗ע דֶּ֛גֶל מַחֲנֵ֥ה רְאוּבֵ֖ן לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם וְעַל־צְבָאֹ֔ו אֱלִיצ֖וּר בֶּן־שְׁדֵיאֽוּר׃ And the banner of the camp of Reuven set out according to their divisions, and over its army was Elitzur son of Shede’ur.   Morphology וְנָסַ֗ע (ve-nasa) – Root: נסע (n-s-ʿ); Form: … Continue reading →

וְהוּרַ֖ד הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן וְנָסְע֤וּ בְנֵֽי־גֵרְשֹׁון֙ וּבְנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֔י נֹשְׂאֵ֖י הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ ס And the tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, set out.   Morphology וְהוּרַ֖ד (ve-hurad) – Root: ירד (y-r-d); … Continue reading →

וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א מַטֵּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י זְבוּלֻ֑ן אֱלִיאָ֖ב בֶּן־חֵלֹֽון׃ And over the army of the tribe of the children of Zevulun was Eliav son of Ḥelon.   Morphology וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א (ve-ʿal-tsava) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Conjunction with preposition and masculine singular noun; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א מַטֵּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י יִשָׂשֶׂכָ֑ר נְתַנְאֵ֖ל בֶּן־צוּעָֽר׃ And over the army of the tribe of the children of Yissakhar was Nethanel son of Tsuʿar.   Morphology וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א (ve-ʿal-tsava) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Conjunction with preposition and masculine singular noun; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיִּסַּ֞ע דֶּ֣גֶל מַחֲנֵ֧ה בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֛ה בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֖ה לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם וְעַל־צְבָאֹ֔ו נַחְשֹׁ֖ון בֶּן־עַמִּינָדָֽב׃ And the banner of the camp of the children of Yehudah set out first according to their divisions, and over its army was Naḥshon son of Amminadav.   Morphology וַיִּסַּ֞ע (vayyissaʿ) … Continue reading →

וַיִּסְע֖וּ בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ And they journeyed first at the command of YHWH by the hand of Moshe.   Morphology וַיִּסְע֖וּ (vayisʿu) – Root: נסע (n-s-ʿ); Form: Conjunction with Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they journeyed”; … Continue reading →

וַיִּסְע֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם מִמִּדְבַּ֣ר סִינָ֑י וַיִּשְׁכֹּ֥ן הֶעָנָ֖ן בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר פָּארָֽן׃ And the children of Yisra’el journeyed on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.   Morphology וַיִּסְע֧וּ (vayisʿu) – Root: נסע (n-s-ʿ); … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֞י בַּשָּׁנָ֧ה הַשֵּׁנִ֛ית בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֖י בְּעֶשְׂרִ֣ים בַּחֹ֑דֶשׁ נַעֲלָה֙ הֶֽעָנָ֔ן מֵעַ֖ל מִשְׁכַּ֥ן הָעֵדֻֽת׃ And it came to pass in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, that the cloud was lifted from over the … Continue reading →

וּבְיֹ֨ום שִׂמְחַתְכֶ֥ם וּֽבְמֹועֲדֵיכֶם֮ וּבְרָאשֵׁ֣י חָדְשֵׁיכֶם֒ וּתְקַעְתֶּ֣ם בַּחֲצֹֽצְרֹ֗ת עַ֚ל עֹלֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְעַ֖ל זִבְחֵ֣י שַׁלְמֵיכֶ֑ם וְהָי֨וּ לָכֶ֤ם לְזִכָּרֹון֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ And on the day of your gladness, and on your appointed times, and on the beginnings of your months, you … Continue reading →

וְכִֽי־תָבֹ֨אוּ מִלְחָמָ֜ה בְּאַרְצְכֶ֗ם עַל־הַצַּר֙ הַצֹּרֵ֣ר אֶתְכֶ֔ם וַהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖ם בַּחֲצֹצְרֹ֑ות וֲנִזְכַּרְתֶּ֗ם לִפְנֵי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם וְנֹושַׁעְתֶּ֖ם מֵאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃ And when you come to war in your land against the enemy that oppresses you, you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you shall … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֤י אַהֲרֹן֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים יִתְקְע֖וּ בַּֽחֲצֹצְרֹ֑ות וְהָי֥וּ לָכֶ֛ם לְחֻקַּ֥ת עֹולָ֖ם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ And the sons of Aharon, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and it shall be for you a statute forever throughout your generations.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֤י (u-vnei) – Root: בן … Continue reading →

וּבְהַקְהִ֖יל אֶת־הַקָּהָ֑ל תִּתְקְע֖וּ וְלֹ֥א תָרִֽיעוּ׃ And when you gather the assembly, you shall blow, but you shall not sound a blast.   Morphology וּבְהַקְהִ֖יל (u-vehaqhil) – Root: קהל (q-h-l); Form: Conjunction with Hiphil infinitive construct; Translation: “And when you gather”; … Continue reading →

וּתְקַעְתֶּ֤ם תְּרוּעָה֙ שֵׁנִ֔ית וְנָֽסְעוּ֙ הַֽמַּחֲנֹ֔ות הַחֹנִ֖ים תֵּימָ֑נָה תְּרוּעָ֥ה יִתְקְע֖וּ לְמַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃ And you shall blow a second blast, and the camps that are encamped southward shall set out; they shall blow a blast for their journeys.   Morphology וּתְקַעְתֶּ֤ם (u-teqaʿtem) – … Continue reading →

וּתְקַעְתֶּ֖ם תְּרוּעָ֑ה וְנָֽסְעוּ֙ הַֽמַּחֲנֹ֔ות הַחֹנִ֖ים קֵֽדְמָה׃ And you shall blow a blast, and the camps that are encamped eastward shall set out.   Morphology וּתְקַעְתֶּ֖ם (u-teqaʿtem) – Root: תקע (t-q-ʿ); Form: Conjunction with Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading →