Category Archives: Samuel

וַיִּבֶן֩ שָׁ֨ם דָּוִ֤ד מִזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וַיַּ֥עַל עֹלֹ֖ות וּשְׁלָמִ֑ים וַיֵּעָתֵ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לָאָ֔רֶץ וַתֵּעָצַ֥ר הַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And Dawid built there an altar to YHWH, and he offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings. And YHWH was entreated for the land, and … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־אֲרַ֗וְנָה לֹ֚א כִּֽי־קָנֹ֨ו אֶקְנֶ֤ה מֵאֹֽותְךָ֙ בִּמְחִ֔יר וְלֹ֧א אַעֲלֶ֛ה לַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהַ֖י עֹלֹ֣ות חִנָּ֑ם וַיִּ֨קֶן דָּוִ֤ד אֶת־הַגֹּ֨רֶן֙ וְאֶת־הַבָּקָ֔ר בְּכֶ֖סֶף שְׁקָלִ֥ים חֲמִשִּֽׁים׃ And the king said to Aravna, “No, but buying I will buy from you for a price, and I … Continue reading →

הַכֹּ֗ל נָתַ֛ן אֲרַ֥וְנָה הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לַמֶּ֑לֶךְ ס וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲרַ֨וְנָה֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ יִרְצֶֽךָ׃ All these Aravna the king gave to the king. And Aravna said to the king, “May YHWH your God accept you.”   Morphology הַכֹּל (hakkol) – Root: כל; … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲרַ֨וְנָה֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד יִקַּ֥ח וְיַ֛עַל אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ הַטֹּ֣וב בעינו רְאֵה֙ הַבָּקָ֣ר לָעֹלָ֔ה וְהַמֹּרִגִּ֛ים וּכְלֵ֥י הַבָּקָ֖ר לָעֵצִֽים׃ And Aravna said to Dawid, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what is good in his eyes—see: the oxen for the … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲרַ֔וְנָה מַדּ֛וּעַ בָּ֥א אֲדֹנִֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־עַבְדֹּ֑ו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד לִקְנֹ֧ות מֵעִמְּךָ֣ אֶת־הַגֹּ֗רֶן לִבְנֹ֤ות מִזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְתֵעָצַ֥ר הַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל הָעָֽם׃ And Aravna said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” And Dawid said, “To buy from you the threshing … Continue reading →

וַיַּשְׁקֵ֣ף אֲרַ֗וְנָה וַיַּ֤רְא אֶת־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וְאֶת־עֲבָדָ֔יו עֹבְרִ֖ים עָלָ֑יו וַיֵּצֵ֣א אֲרַ֔וְנָה וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אַפָּ֖יו אָֽרְצָה׃ And Aravna looked out and saw the king and his servants passing over toward him; and Aravna went out and bowed himself to the king with his … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤עַל דָּוִד֙ כִּדְבַר־גָּ֔ד כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָֽה׃ And Dawid went up according to the word of Gad, as YHWH had commanded.   Morphology וַיַּעַל (vayyaʿal) – Root: עלה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he went up”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹא־גָ֥ד אֶל־דָּוִ֖ד בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֗ו עֲלֵה֙ הָקֵ֤ם לַֽיהוָה֙ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ בְּגֹ֖רֶן אַרַֽנְיָה הַיְבֻסִֽי׃ And Gad came to Dawid on that day and said to him, “Go up, erect an altar to YHWH on the threshing floor of Aranya the Yevusi.” … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶל־יְהוָ֜ה בִּרְאֹתֹ֣ו אֶֽת־הַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ הַמַּכֶּ֣ה בָעָ֗ם וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֤י חָטָ֨אתִי֙ וְאָנֹכִ֣י הֶעֱוֵ֔יתִי וְאֵ֥לֶּה הַצֹּ֖אן מֶ֣ה עָשׂ֑וּ תְּהִ֨י נָ֥א יָדְךָ֛ בִּ֖י וּבְבֵ֥ית אָבִֽי׃ פ And Dawid said to YHWH, when he saw the angel striking among the people, and he … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ יָדֹ֨ו הַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ לְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒ וַיִּנָּ֤חֶם יְהוָה֙ אֶל־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה וַ֠יֹּאמֶר לַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ הַמַּשְׁחִ֤ית בָּעָם֙ רַ֔ב עַתָּ֖ה הֶ֣רֶף יָדֶ֑ךָ וּמַלְאַ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ הָיָ֔ה עִם־גֹּ֖רֶן אַרְוְנָ֥ה הַיְבֻסִֽי׃ ס And the angel stretched out his hand toward Yerushalayim to destroy it, but YHWH relented concerning the … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה דֶּ֨בֶר֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵהַבֹּ֖קֶר וְעַד־עֵ֣ת מֹועֵ֑ד וַיָּ֣מָת מִן־הָעָ֗ם מִדָּן֙ וְעַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע שִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ׃ And YHWH sent a plague upon Yisraʾel from the morning until the appointed time, and there died from among the people, from Dan to Beʾer … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר דָּוִ֛ד אֶל־גָּ֖ד צַר־לִ֣י מְאֹ֑ד נִפְּלָה־נָּ֤א בְיַד־יְהוָה֙ כִּֽי־רַבִּ֣ים רַחֲמָ֔יו וּבְיַד־אָדָ֖ם אַל־אֶפֹּֽלָה׃ And Dawid said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Let us now fall into the hand of YHWH, for His mercies are many; but into the hand of … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹא־גָ֥ד אֶל־דָּוִ֖ד וַיַּגֶּד־לֹ֑ו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֡ו הֲתָבֹ֣וא לְךָ֣ שֶֽׁבַע שָׁנִ֣ים רָעָ֣ב בְּאַרְצֶ֡ךָ אִם־שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳ֠דָשִׁים נֻסְךָ֨ לִפְנֵֽי־צָרֶ֜יךָ וְה֣וּא רֹדְפֶ֗ךָ וְאִם־֠הֱיֹות שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת יָמִ֥ים דֶּ֨בֶר֙ בְּאַרְצֶ֔ךָ עַתָּה֙ דַּ֣ע וּרְאֵ֔ה מָה־אָשִׁ֥יב שֹׁלְחִ֖י דָּבָֽר׃ ס And Gad came to Dawid and told him, and he said … Continue reading →

הָלֹ֞וךְ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שָׁלֹ֕שׁ אָנֹכִ֖י נֹוטֵ֣ל עָלֶ֑יךָ בְּחַר־לְךָ֥ אַֽחַת־מֵהֶ֖ם וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃ “Go and speak to Dawid, ‘Thus says YHWH: Three I am offering upon you—choose for yourself one of them, and I will do it to you.’”   … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֥קָם דָּוִ֖ד בַּבֹּ֑קֶר פ וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה הָיָה֙ אֶל־גָּ֣ד הַנָּבִ֔יא חֹזֵ֥ה דָוִ֖ד לֵאמֹֽר׃ And Dawid arose in the morning, and the word of YHWH came to Gad the prophet, the seer of Dawid, saying,   Morphology וַיָּקָם (vayyaqam) – Root: קום; Form: … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤ךְ לֵב־דָּוִד֙ אֹתֹ֔ו אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֖ן סָפַ֣ר אֶת־הָעָ֑ם ס וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־יְהוָ֗ה חָטָ֤אתִי מְאֹד֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔יתִי וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה הַֽעֲבֶר־נָא֙ אֶת־עֲוֹ֣ן עַבְדְּךָ֔ כִּ֥י נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּי מְאֹֽד׃ And Dawid’s heart struck him after he had counted the people, and Dawid said to YHWH, “I have … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּ֥ן יֹואָ֛ב אֶת־מִסְפַּ֥ר מִפְקַד־הָעָ֖ם אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַתְּהִ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל שְׁמֹנֶה֩ מֵאֹ֨ות אֶ֤לֶף אִֽישׁ־חַ֨יִל֙ שֹׁ֣לֵֽף חֶ֔רֶב וְאִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה חֲמֵשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ׃ And Yoʾav gave the number of the census of the people to the king, and Yisraʾel was eight hundred thousand men of … Continue reading →

וַיָּשֻׁ֖טוּ בְּכָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ מִקְצֵ֨ה תִשְׁעָ֧ה חֳדָשִׁ֛ים וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים יֹ֖ום יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And they roamed in all the land, and they came at the end of nine months and twenty days to Yerushalayim.   Morphology וַיָּשֻׁטוּ (vayyashuṭu) – Root: שוט; Form: Qal wayyiqtol, … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ מִבְצַר־צֹ֔ר וְכָל־עָרֵ֥י הַחִוִּ֖י וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י וַיֵּֽצְא֛וּ אֶל־נֶ֥גֶב יְהוּדָ֖ה בְּאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃ And they came to the fortress of Tsor and all the cities of the Ḥivvi and the Kenaʿani, and they went out to the Negev of Yehuda, Beʾer Shevaʿ.   … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ הַגִּלְעָ֔דָה וְאֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ תַּחְתִּ֖ים חָדְשִׁ֑י וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ דָּ֣נָה יַּ֔עַן וְסָבִ֖יב אֶל־צִידֹֽון׃ And they came to the Gileʿad, and to the land of Taḥtim Ḥodshi, and they came to Dan Yaʿan and around to Tsidon.   Morphology וַיָּבֹאוּ (vayyavoʾu) – Root: בוא; … Continue reading →

וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ בַעֲרֹועֵ֗ר יְמִ֥ין הָעִ֛יר אֲשֶׁ֛ר בְּתֹוךְ־הַנַּ֥חַל הַגָּ֖ד וְאֶל־יַעְזֵֽר׃ And they crossed the Yarden and camped at ʿAroʿer, to the right of the city that is in the midst of the brook of Gad, and toward Yaʿzer.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶל־יֹואָ֔ב וְעַ֖ל שָׂרֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל וַיֵּצֵ֨א יֹואָ֜ב וְשָׂרֵ֤י הַחַ֨יִל֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לִפְקֹ֥ד אֶת־הָעָ֖ם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ But the word of the king prevailed over Yoʾav and over the commanders of the army. So Yoʾav and the commanders of the army went … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יֹואָ֜ב אֶל־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְיֹוסֵ֣ף יְהוָה֩ אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ אֶל־הָעָ֜ם כָּהֵ֤ם וְכָהֵם֙ מֵאָ֣ה פְעָמִ֔ים וְעֵינֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ רֹאֹ֑ות וַאדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָ֥מָּה חָפֵ֖ץ בַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ And Yoʾav said to the king, “May YHWH your God add to the people, however many they are, a hundredfold, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־יֹואָ֣ב שַׂר־הַחַ֣יִל אֲשֶׁר־אִתֹּ֗ו שֽׁוּט־נָ֞א בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִדָּן֙ וְעַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע וּפִקְד֖וּ אֶת־הָעָ֑ם וְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔י אֵ֖ת מִסְפַּ֥ר הָעָֽם׃ ס And the king said to Yoʾav, the commander of the army who was with him, “Go about now through all the tribes … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨סֶף֙ אַף־יְהוָ֔ה לַחֲרֹ֖ות בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּ֨סֶת אֶת־דָּוִ֤ד בָּהֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֵ֛ךְ מְנֵ֥ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְאֶת־יְהוּדָֽה׃ And again the anger of YHWH was kindled against Yisraʾel, and He incited Dawid against them, saying, “Go, number Yisraʾel and Yehuda.”   Morphology וַיֹּסֶף (vayyosef) – Root: … Continue reading →

אֽוּרִיָּה֙ הַֽחִתִּ֔י כֹּ֖ל שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ פ Uriyya the Ḥitti, thirty-seven in all.   Morphology אוּרִיָּה (Uriyyah) – Root: אור + יה; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “Uriyyah”; Notes: Name means “YHWH is my light”; a well-known warrior of Dawid, husband … Continue reading →

עִירָא֙ הַיִּתְרִ֔י גָּרֵ֖ב הַיִּתְרִֽי׃ ס ʿIra the Yitri, Garev the Yitri.   Morphology עִירָא (ʿIra) – Root: Possibly עיר; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “ʿIra”; Notes: A personal name; one of Dawid’s warriors. May be related to the word for … Continue reading →

צֶ֖לֶק הָעַמֹּנִ֑י ס נַחְרַי֙ הַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔י נֹשֵׂא כְלֵ֖י יֹואָ֥ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָֽה׃ ס Tseleq the ʿAmmoni; Naḥrai the Beʾeroti, the armor-bearer of Yoʾav son of Tseruya.   Morphology צֶלֶק (Tselek) – Root: –; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “Tselek”; Notes: A personal name; … Continue reading →

יִגְאָ֤ל בֶּן־נָתָן֙ מִצֹּבָ֔ה ס בָּנִ֖י הַגָּדִֽי׃ ס Yigʾal son of Natan from Tsova; Bani the Gadi.   Morphology יִגְאָל (Yigʾal) – Root: גאל; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “Yigʾal”; Notes: Name meaning “He will redeem”; one of Dawid’s warriors. בֶּן־נָתָן … Continue reading →

חֶצְרַו֙ הַֽכַּרְמְלִ֔י פַּעֲרַ֖י הָאַרְבִּֽי׃ ס Ḥetserav the Karmeli, Paʿarai the Arbi.   Morphology חֶצְרַו (Ḥetserav) – Root: Possibly חצר; Form: Proper noun, masculine; Translation: “Ḥetserav”; Notes: Personal name, possibly related to “enclosure” or “village.” Spelling variant of חצרו. הַכַּרְמְלִי (ha-Karmeli) … Continue reading →