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וְאִם־בְּאַחַ֖ת יִתְקָ֑עוּ וְנֹועֲד֤וּ אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ הַנְּשִׂיאִ֔ים רָאשֵׁ֖י אַלְפֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And if they blow with one, the leaders, the heads of the thousands of Yisra’el, shall assemble to you.   Morphology וְאִם־ (ve-im) – Root: אם (‘-m); Form: Conjunction with conditional particle; … Continue reading →

וְתָקְע֖וּ בָּהֵ֑ן וְנֹֽועֲד֤וּ אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה אֶל־פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃ And you shall blow in them, and the whole congregation shall be gathered to you at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.   Morphology וְתָקְע֖וּ (ve-taqʿu) – Root: תקע (t-q-ʿ); Form: … Continue reading →

עֲשֵׂ֣ה לְךָ֗ שְׁתֵּי֙ חֲצֹֽוצְרֹ֣ות כֶּ֔סֶף מִקְשָׁ֖ה תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֹתָ֑ם וְהָי֤וּ לְךָ֙ לְמִקְרָ֣א הָֽעֵדָ֔ה וּלְמַסַּ֖ע אֶת־הַֽמַּחֲנֹֽות׃ Make for yourself two trumpets of silver; of hammered work you shall make them, and they shall be for you for summoning the congregation and for … Continue reading →

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

עַל־פִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ יַחֲנ֔וּ וְעַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה יִסָּ֑עוּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת יְהוָה֙ שָׁמָ֔רוּ עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ By the command of YHWH they camped, and by the command of YHWH they set out. The charge of YHWH they kept, by the command of YHWH through … Continue reading →

אֹֽו־יֹמַ֜יִם אֹו־חֹ֣דֶשׁ אֹו־יָמִ֗ים בְּהַאֲרִ֨יךְ הֶעָנָ֤ן עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ לִשְׁכֹּ֣ן עָלָ֔יו יַחֲנ֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְלֹ֣א יִסָּ֑עוּ וּבְהֵעָלֹתֹ֖ו יִסָּֽעוּ׃ Or two days, or a month, or days—when the cloud remained over the Tabernacle to dwell upon it, the children of Yisra’el would camp and not … Continue reading →

וְיֵ֞שׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִהְיֶ֤ה הֶֽעָנָן֙ מֵעֶ֣רֶב עַד־בֹּ֔קֶר וְנַעֲלָ֧ה הֶֽעָנָ֛ן בַּבֹּ֖קֶר וְנָסָ֑עוּ אֹ֚ו יֹומָ֣ם וָלַ֔יְלָה וְנַעֲלָ֥ה הֶעָנָ֖ן וְנָסָֽעוּ׃ And there were times when the cloud would be from evening until morning, and the cloud would lift in the morning, and they would set … Continue reading →

וְיֵ֞שׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִהְיֶ֧ה הֶֽעָנָ֛ן יָמִ֥ים מִסְפָּ֖ר עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן עַל־פִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ יַחֲנ֔וּ וְעַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה יִסָּֽעוּ׃ And there were times when the cloud would be over the Tabernacle for a few days; by the command of YHWH they would camp, and by the … Continue reading →

וּבְהַאֲרִ֧יךְ הֶֽעָנָ֛ן עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וְשָׁמְר֧וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א יִסָּֽעוּ׃ And when the cloud remained over the Tabernacle for many days, the children of Yisra’el kept the charge of YHWH and did not set out.   Morphology וּבְהַאֲרִ֧יךְ (u-veha’arikh) … Continue reading →

וּבְהַאֲרִ֧יךְ הֶֽעָנָ֛ן עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וְשָׁמְר֧וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א יִסָּֽעוּ׃ And when the cloud remained over the Tabernacle for many days, the children of Yisra’el kept the charge of YHWH and did not set out.   Morphology וּבְהַאֲרִ֧יךְ (u-veha’arikh) … Continue reading →

וּלְפִ֞י הֵעָלֹ֤ת הֶֽעָנָן֙ מֵעַ֣ל הָאֹ֔הֶל וְאַ֣חֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן יִסְע֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּבִמְקֹ֗ום אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁכָּן־שָׁם֙ הֶֽעָנָ֔ן שָׁ֥ם יַחֲנ֖וּ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And according to the lifting of the cloud from over the tent, afterward the children of Yisra’el would set out, and in the … Continue reading →

כֵּ֚ן יִהְיֶ֣ה תָמִ֔יד הֶעָנָ֖ן יְכַסֶּ֑נּוּ וּמַרְאֵה־אֵ֖שׁ לָֽיְלָה׃ So it would always be: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.   Morphology כֵּ֚ן (ken) – Root: כן (k-n); Form: Adverb; Translation: “So”; Notes: Indicates continuity … Continue reading →

וּבְיֹום֙ הָקִ֣ים אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן כִּסָּ֤ה הֶֽעָנָן֙ אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן לְאֹ֖הֶל הָעֵדֻ֑ת וּבָעֶ֜רֶב יִהְיֶ֧ה עַֽל־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן כְּמַרְאֵה־אֵ֖שׁ עַד־בֹּֽקֶר׃ On the day the Tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the Tabernacle, the Tent of the Testimony, and in the evening it appeared over the Tabernacle … Continue reading →

וְכִֽי־יָג֨וּר אִתְּכֶ֜ם גֵּ֗ר וְעָ֤שָֽׂה פֶ֨סַח֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה כְּחֻקַּ֥ת הַפֶּ֛סַח וּכְמִשְׁפָּטֹ֖ו כֵּ֣ן יַעֲשֶׂ֑ה חֻקָּ֤ה אַחַת֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֔ם וְלַגֵּ֖ר וּלְאֶזְרַ֥ח הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And if a sojourner dwells with you and observes the Pesaḥ for YHWH, he shall do so according to the statute of … Continue reading →

וְהָאִישׁ֩ אֲשֶׁר־ה֨וּא טָהֹ֜ור וּבְדֶ֣רֶךְ לֹא־הָיָ֗ה וְחָדַל֙ לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות הַפֶּ֔סַח וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מֵֽעַמֶּ֑יהָ כִּ֣י קָרְבַּ֣ן יְהוָ֗ה לֹ֤א הִקְרִיב֙ בְּמֹ֣עֲדֹ֔ו חֶטְאֹ֥ו יִשָּׂ֖א הָאִ֥ישׁ הַהֽוּא׃ But the man who is clean and is not on a journey, yet refrains from performing the Pesaḥ, … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־יַשְׁאִ֤ירוּ מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙ עַד־בֹּ֔קֶר וְעֶ֖צֶם לֹ֣א יִשְׁבְּרוּ־בֹ֑ו כְּכָל־חֻקַּ֥ת הַפֶּ֖סַח יַעֲשׂ֥וּ אֹתֹֽו׃ They shall not leave any of it until morning, and they shall not break any bone in it. According to all the statutes of the Pesaḥ, they shall perform it. … Continue reading →

בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֜י בְּאַרְבָּעָ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר יֹ֛ום בֵּ֥ין הָעַרְבַּ֖יִם יַעֲשׂ֣וּ אֹתֹ֑ו עַל־מַצֹּ֥ות וּמְרֹרִ֖ים יֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃ In the second month, on the fourteenth day at twilight, they shall perform it; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs, they shall eat it.   Morphology בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ (ba-ḥodesh) … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֣ישׁ אִ֣ישׁ כִּי־יִהְיֶֽה־טָמֵ֣א לָנֶ֡פֶשׁ אֹו֩ בְדֶ֨רֶךְ רְחֹקָ֜הׄ לָכֶ֗ם אֹ֚ו לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְעָ֥שָׂה פֶ֖סַח לַיהוָֽה׃ “Speak to the children of Yisra’el, saying: Any man who becomes unclean because of a corpse or is on a distant journey, for … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Refers to YHWH speaking to Moshe. יְהוָ֖ה … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֖ם מֹשֶׁ֑ה עִמְד֣וּ וְאֶשְׁמְעָ֔ה מַה־יְצַוֶּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לָכֶֽם׃ And Moshe said to them, “Stand here, and I will hear what YHWH commands concerning you.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with … Continue reading →

וַ֠יֹּאמְרוּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָהֵ֨מָּה֙ אֵלָ֔יו אֲנַ֥חְנוּ טְמֵאִ֖ים לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֑ם לָ֣מָּה נִגָּרַ֗ע לְבִלְתִּ֨י הַקְרִ֜ב אֶת־קָרְבַּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ בְּמֹ֣עֲדֹ֔ו בְּתֹ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And those men said to him, “We are unclean because of a human corpse. Why should we be excluded, so as not … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י אֲנָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָי֤וּ טְמֵאִים֙ לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם וְלֹא־יָכְל֥וּ לַעֲשֹׂת־הַפֶּ֖סַח בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּ לִפְנֵ֥י מֹשֶׁ֛ה וְלִפְנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹ֖ן בַּיֹּ֥ום הַהֽוּא׃ And there were men who were unclean because of a human corpse, and they could not perform the Pesaḥ on that day. … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ אֶת־הַפֶּ֡סַח בָּרִאשֹׁ֡ון בְּאַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨ר יֹ֥ום לַחֹ֛דֶשׁ בֵּ֥ין הָעַרְבַּ֖יִם בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר סִינָ֑י כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֥ן עָשׂ֖וּ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And they performed the Pesaḥ in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, in the … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַעֲשֹׂ֥ת הַפָּֽסַח׃ And Moshe spoke to the children of Yisra’el to perform the Pesaḥ.   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; … Continue reading →

בְּאַרְבָּעָ֣ה עָשָֽׂר־֠יֹום בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ הַזֶּ֜ה בֵּ֧ין הָֽעֲרְבַּ֛יִם תַּעֲשׂ֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו בְּמֹועֲדֹ֑ו כְּכָל־חֻקֹּתָ֥יו וּכְכָל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו תַּעֲשׂ֥וּ אֹתֹֽו׃ On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall perform it at its appointed time. According to all its statutes and all its ordinances, you … Continue reading →

וְיַעֲשׂ֧וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת־הַפָּ֖סַח בְּמֹועֲדֹֽו׃ “And the children of Yisra’el shall perform the Pesaḥ at its appointed time.   Morphology וְיַעֲשׂ֧וּ (ve-ya’asu) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive; Translation: “And they shall perform”; … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֣ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה בְמִדְבַּר־֠סִינַי בַּשָּׁנָ֨ה הַשֵּׁנִ֜ית לְצֵאתָ֨ם מֵאֶ֧רֶץ מִצְרַ֛יִם בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָרִאשֹׁ֖ון לֵאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe in the wilderness of Sinai, in the second year after their departure from the land of Mitsrayim, in the first month, saying,   … Continue reading →

וְשֵׁרֵ֨ת אֶת־אֶחָ֜יו בְּאֹ֤הֶל מֹועֵד֙ לִשְׁמֹ֣ר מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת וַעֲבֹדָ֖ה לֹ֣א יַעֲבֹ֑ד כָּ֛כָה תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה לַלְוִיִּ֖ם בְּמִשְׁמְרֹתָֽם׃ פ And he shall minister to his brothers in the Tent of Meeting, to keep the charge, but he shall not perform the work. Thus you shall … Continue reading →

וּמִבֶּן֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה יָשׁ֖וּב מִצְּבָ֣א הָעֲבֹדָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א יַעֲבֹ֖ד עֹֽוד׃ And from the age of fifty years, he shall retire from the service of the work and shall serve no more.   Morphology וּמִבֶּן֙ (u-mi-ben) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

זֹ֖את אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַלְוִיִּ֑ם מִבֶּן֩ חָמֵ֨שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה יָבֹוא֙ לִצְבֹ֣א צָבָ֔א בַּעֲבֹדַ֖ת אֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃ This is what applies to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and above, they shall come to perform the service of the work in the Tent … Continue reading →