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בְּנֽוּ־לָכֶ֤ם עָרִים֙ לְטַפְּכֶ֔ם וּגְדֵרֹ֖ת לְצֹנַאֲכֶ֑ם וְהַיֹּצֵ֥א מִפִּיכֶ֖ם תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ Build for yourselves cities for your little ones and enclosures for your flocks, and what comes out of your mouth you shall do.   Morphology בְּנֽוּ־ (benu) – Root: בנה (bnh); Form: … Continue reading →

וְאִם־לֹ֤א תַעֲשׂוּן֙ כֵּ֔ן הִנֵּ֥ה חֲטָאתֶ֖ם לַיהוָ֑ה וּדְעוּ֙ חַטַּאתְכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּמְצָ֖א אֶתְכֶֽם׃ But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against YHWH; and know your sin, which will find you out.   Morphology וְאִם־ (ve-im) – Root: אם … Continue reading →

וְנִכְבְּשָׁ֨ה הָאָ֜רֶץ לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ וְאַחַ֣ר תָּשֻׁ֔בוּ וִהְיִיתֶ֧ם נְקִיִּ֛ים מֵיְהוָ֖ה וּמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְ֠הָיְתָה הָאָ֨רֶץ הַזֹּ֥את לָכֶ֛ם לַאֲחֻזָּ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And the land shall be subdued before YHWH, and afterward you shall return, and you shall be guiltless before YHWH and Yisraʾel. And … Continue reading →

וְעָבַ֨ר לָכֶ֧ם כָּל־חָל֛וּץ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה עַ֧ד הֹורִישֹׁ֛ו אֶת־אֹיְבָ֖יו מִפָּנָֽיו׃ And every armed man shall pass over the Yarden before YHWH, until He has driven out His enemies from before Him   Morphology וְעָבַ֨ר (ve-ʿavar) – Root: עבר (ʿvr); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה אִֽם־תַּעֲשׂ֖וּן אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה אִם־תֵּחָ֥לְצ֛וּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ And Moshe said to them, “If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves before YHWH for battle.   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾmr); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י לֹ֤א נִנְחַל֙ אִתָּ֔ם מֵעֵ֥בֶר לַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן וָהָ֑לְאָה כִּ֣י בָ֤אָה נַחֲלָתֵ֨נוּ֙ אֵלֵ֔ינוּ מֵעֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן מִזְרָֽחָה׃ פ For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Yarden and beyond, for our inheritance has come to us on this … Continue reading →

לֹ֥א נָשׁ֖וּב אֶל־בָּתֵּ֑ינוּ עַ֗ד הִתְנַחֵל֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִ֖ישׁ נַחֲלָתֹֽו׃ We will not return to our homes until the children of Yisraʾel have each received their inheritance.   Morphology לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַאֲנַ֜חְנוּ נֵחָלֵ֣ץ חֻשִׁ֗ים לִפְנֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִם־הֲבִֽיאֹנֻ֖ם אֶל־מְקֹומָ֑ם וְיָשַׁ֤ב טַפֵּ֨נוּ֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י הַמִּבְצָ֔ר מִפְּנֵ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ But we will arm ourselves swiftly before the children of Yisraʾel, until we have brought them to their place, and our little ones … Continue reading →

וַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּ אֵלָיו֙ וַ֣יֹּאמְר֔וּ גִּדְרֹ֥ת צֹ֛אן נִבְנֶ֥ה לְמִקְנֵ֖נוּ פֹּ֑ה וְעָרִ֖ים לְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃ Then they approached him and said, “Let us build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.   Morphology וַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּ (vayyigshu) – Root: נגש (ngsh); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י תְשׁוּבֻן֙ מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו וְיָסַ֣ף עֹ֔וד לְהַנִּיחֹ֖ו בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וְשִֽׁחַתֶּ֖ם לְכָל־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּֽה׃ ס For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you will have destroyed this entire people.”   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) … Continue reading →

וְהִנֵּ֣ה קַמְתֶּ֗ם תַּ֚חַת אֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם תַּרְבּ֖וּת אֲנָשִׁ֣ים חַטָּאִ֑ים לִסְפֹּ֣ות עֹ֗וד עַ֛ל חֲרֹ֥ון אַף־יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Now behold, you have arisen in place of your fathers, a brood of sinful men, to further increase the burning anger of YHWH against Yisraʾel.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֤ף יְהוָה֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיְנִעֵם֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר אַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה עַד־תֹּם֙ כָּל־הַדֹּ֔ור הָעֹשֶׂ֥ה הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And YHWH’s anger burned against Yisraʾel, and He made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until the end of all the generation that did evil … Continue reading →

בִּלְתִּ֞י כָּלֵ֤ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּה֙ הַקְּנִזִּ֔י וִיהֹושֻׁ֖עַ בִּן־נ֑וּן כִּ֥י מִלְא֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ except Kalev son of Yefunne the Qenizzi and Yehoshua son of Nun, because they have wholly followed YHWH.’   Morphology בִּלְתִּ֞י (bilti) – Root: בלתי (blty); Form: Preposition; Translation: “except”; … Continue reading →

אִם־יִרְא֨וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים הָעֹלִ֣ים מִמִּצְרַ֗יִם מִבֶּ֨ן עֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה אֵ֚ת הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֛עְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם לְיִצְחָ֖ק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑ב כִּ֥י לֹא־מִלְא֖וּ אַחֲרָֽי׃ ‘Surely, the men who came up from Mitsrayim, from twenty years old and upward, shall not see the land which I swore … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף יְהוָ֖ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the anger of YHWH burned on that day, and He swore, saying:   Morphology וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף (va-yikhar-af) – Root: חרה (ḥrh); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive and construct noun; … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּעֲל֞וּ עַד־נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכֹּ֗ול וַיִּרְאוּ֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיָּנִ֕יאוּ אֶת־לֵ֖ב בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְבִלְתִּי־בֹא֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן לָהֶ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ And they went up to the Valley of Eshkol and saw the land. They discouraged the heart of the sons of Yisraʾel, so that they would … Continue reading →

כֹּ֥ה עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם בְּשָׁלְחִ֥י אֹתָ֛ם מִקָּדֵ֥שׁ בַּרְנֵ֖עַ לִרְאֹ֥ות אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ Thus did your fathers when I sent them from Qadesh Barnea to see the land.   Morphology כֹּ֥ה (koh) – Root: כה (kh); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Thus”; Notes: Refers to the … Continue reading →

וְלָ֣מָּה תנואון אֶת־לֵ֖ב בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מֵֽעֲבֹר֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן לָהֶ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ Why do you dissuade the heart of the sons of Yisraʾel from crossing into the land that YHWH has given to them?   Morphology וְלָ֣מָּה (ve-lamah) – Root: למה (lmh); … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֔ה לִבְנֵי־גָ֖ד וְלִבְנֵ֣י רְאוּבֵ֑ן הַאַֽחֵיכֶ֗ם יָבֹ֨אוּ֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְאַתֶּ֖ם תֵּ֥שְׁבוּ פֹֽה׃ And Moshe said to the sons of Gad and the sons of Reʾuven, “Shall your brothers go to war while you dwell here?   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ אִם־מָצָ֤אנוּ חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ יֻתַּ֞ן אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את לַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ לַאֲחֻזָּ֑ה אַל־תַּעֲבִרֵ֖נוּ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And they said, “If we have found favor in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants as a possession; do not make us cross the Yarden.” … Continue reading →

הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִכָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לִפְנֵי֙ עֲדַ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶ֥רֶץ מִקְנֶ֖ה הִ֑וא וְלַֽעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ מִקְנֶֽה׃ ס The land which YHWH struck before the assembly of Yisraʾel is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.”   Morphology הָאָ֗רֶץ (ha-ʾaretz) – Root: ארץ … Continue reading →

עֲטָרֹ֤ות וְדִיבֹן֙ וְיַעְזֵ֣ר וְנִמְרָ֔ה וְחֶשְׁבֹּ֖ון וְאֶלְעָלֵ֑ה וּשְׂבָ֥ם וּנְבֹ֖ו וּבְעֹֽן׃ “Atarot, and Divon, and Yaʿzer, and Nimra, and Ḥeshbon, and Elʿale, and Sevam, and Nevo, and Beʾon,   Morphology עֲטָרֹ֤ות (ʿatarot) – Root: עטר (ʿatar); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “Atarot”; … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ בְנֵֽי־גָ֖ד וּבְנֵ֣י רְאוּבֵ֑ן וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה֙ וְאֶל־אֶלְעָזָ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְאֶל־נְשִׂיאֵ֥י הָעֵדָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the descendants of Gad and the descendants of Reʾuven came and spoke to Moshe, to Eleʿazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,   Morphology … Continue reading →

וּמִקְנֶ֣ה רַ֗ב הָיָ֞ה לִבְנֵ֧י רְאוּבֵ֛ן וְלִבְנֵי־גָ֖ד עָצ֣וּם מְאֹ֑ד וַיִּרְא֞וּ אֶת־אֶ֤רֶץ יַעְזֵר֙ וְאֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ גִּלְעָ֔ד וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַמָּקֹ֖ום מְקֹ֥ום מִקְנֶֽה׃ And the descendants of Reʾuven and the descendants of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock, and they saw the land of … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֨ח מֹשֶׁ֜ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֶת־הַזָּהָ֔ב מֵאֵ֛ת שָׂרֵ֥י הָאֲלָפִ֖ים וְהַמֵּאֹ֑ות וַיָּבִ֤אוּ אֹתֹו֙ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֔ד זִכָּרֹ֥ון לִבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ And Moshe and Eleʿazar the priest took the gold from the commanders of thousands and hundreds and brought it to the Tent … Continue reading →

אַנְשֵׁי֙ הַצָּבָ֔א בָּזְז֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ לֹֽו׃ The men of the army took plunder, each for himself.   Morphology אַנְשֵׁי֙ (anshei) – Root: איש (ʾish); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “men of”; Notes: Indicates belonging or association. הַצָּבָ֔א (ha-tsava) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י כָּל־זְהַ֣ב הַתְּרוּמָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵרִ֨ימוּ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה שִׁשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֛לֶף שְׁבַע־מֵאֹ֥ות וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים שָׁ֑קֶל מֵאֵת֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָֽאֲלָפִ֔ים וּמֵאֵ֖ת שָׂרֵ֥י הַמֵּאֹֽות׃ And all the gold of the offering that they offered to YHWH was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels, from the … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֨ח מֹשֶׁ֜ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־הַזָּהָ֖ב מֵֽאִתָּ֑ם כֹּ֖ל כְּלִ֥י מַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ And Moshe and Eleʿazar the priest took the gold from them, every article of workmanship.   Morphology וַיִּקַּ֨ח (va-yiqqaḥ) – Root: לקח (laqach); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with … Continue reading →

וַנַּקְרֵ֞ב אֶת־קָרְבַּ֣ן יְהוָ֗ה אִישׁ֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר מָצָ֤א כְלִֽי־זָהָב֙ אֶצְעָדָ֣ה וְצָמִ֔יד טַבַּ֖עַת עָגִ֣יל וְכוּמָ֑ז לְכַפֵּ֥ר עַל־נַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And we brought YHWH’s offering, each man who found a gold article: an anklet, a bracelet, a ring, an earring, or a pendant, to … Continue reading →

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ נָֽשְׂא֗וּ אֶת־רֹ֛אשׁ אַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָדֵ֑נוּ וְלֹא־נִפְקַ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נּוּ אִֽישׁ׃ And they said to Moshe, “Your servants have taken the count of the men of war who are under our command, and not one of us is missing. … Continue reading →