Category Archives: Samuel

רְאוּ֙ אָנֹכִ֣י מִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ בְּעַבְרוֹת הַמִּדְבָּ֑ר עַ֣ד בֹּ֥וא דָבָ֛ר מֵעִמָּכֶ֖ם לְהַגִּ֥יד לִֽי׃ See, I am lingering in the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”   Morphology רְאוּ֙ (reʾu) – Root: ראה; Form: Qal imperative masculine … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶל־צָדֹ֣וק הַכֹּהֵ֔ן הֲרֹואֶ֣ה אַתָּ֔ה שֻׁ֥בָה הָעִ֖יר בְּשָׁלֹ֑ום וַאֲחִימַ֨עַץ בִּנְךָ֜ וִיהֹונָתָ֧ן בֶּן־אֶבְיָתָ֛ר שְׁנֵ֥י בְנֵיכֶ֖ם אִתְּכֶֽם׃ And the king said to Tsadoq the priest, “Do you see? Return to the city in peace—and Aḥimaʿats your son and Yehonatan son of … Continue reading →

וְאִם֙ כֹּ֣ה יֹאמַ֔ר לֹ֥א חָפַ֖צְתִּי בָּ֑ךְ הִנְנִ֕י יַֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר טֹ֖וב בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ ס But if thus He says, ‘I have no delight in you,’ behold, here I am—let Him do to me as is good in His eyes.”   Morphology וְאִם֙ … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ לְצָדֹ֔וק הָשֵׁ֛ב אֶת־אֲרֹ֥ון הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים הָעִ֑יר אִם־אֶמְצָ֥א חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וֶהֱשִׁבַ֕נִי וְהִרְאַ֥נִי אֹתֹ֖ו וְאֶת־נָוֵֽהוּ׃ And the king said to Tsadoq, “Return the Ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of YHWH, then He … Continue reading →

וְהִנֵּ֨ה גַם־צָדֹ֜וק וְכָֽל־הַלְוִיִּ֣ם אִתֹּ֗ו נֹֽשְׂאִים֙ אֶת־אֲרֹון֙ בְּרִ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיַּצִּ֨קוּ֙ אֶת־אֲרֹ֣ון הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיַּ֖עַל אֶבְיָתָ֑ר עַד־תֹּ֥ם כָּל־הָעָ֖ם לַעֲבֹ֥ור מִן־הָעִֽיר׃ And behold, also Tsadoq and all the Leviyyim with him, carrying the Ark of the Covenant of God. And they set down the … Continue reading →

וְכָל־הָאָ֗רֶץ בֹּוכִים֙ קֹ֣ול גָּדֹ֔ול וְכָל־הָעָ֖ם עֹֽבְרִ֑ים וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עֹבֵר֙ בְּנַ֣חַל קִדְרֹ֔ון וְכָל־הָעָם֙ עֹבְרִ֔ים עַל־פְּנֵי־דֶ֖רֶךְ אֶת־הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ And all the land was weeping with a great voice, and all the people were passing over, and the king was passing over the wadi Qidron, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר דָּוִ֛ד אֶל־אִתַּ֖י לֵ֣ךְ וַעֲבֹ֑ר וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞ר אִתַּ֤י הַגִּתִּי֙ וְכָל־אֲנָשָׁ֔יו וְכָל־הַטַּ֖ף אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתֹּֽו׃ And Dawid said to Ittai, “Go and cross over.” And Ittai the Gitti crossed over, and all his men, and all the little ones who were with him. … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֧עַן אִתַּ֛י אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר חַי־יְהוָ֗ה וְחֵי֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֠י אִם־בִּמְקֹ֞ום אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִֽהְיֶה־שָּׁ֣ם אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אִם־לְמָ֨וֶת֙ אִם־לְחַיִּ֔ים כִּי־שָׁ֖ם יִהְיֶ֥ה עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ And Ittai answered the king and said, “As YHWH lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in the place … Continue reading →

תְּמֹ֣ול בֹּואֶ֗ךָ וְהַיֹּ֞ום אנועך עִמָּ֨נוּ֙ לָלֶ֔כֶת וַאֲנִ֣י הֹולֵ֔ךְ עַ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֖י הֹולֵ֑ךְ שׁ֣וּב וְהָשֵׁ֧ב אֶת־אַחֶ֛יךָ עִמָּ֖ךְ חֶ֥סֶד וֶאֱמֶֽת׃ Yesterday was your coming, and today shall I cause you to wander with us to go? And I am going to wherever I … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶל־אִתַּ֣י הַגִּתִּ֔י לָ֧מָּה תֵלֵ֛ךְ גַּם־אַתָּ֖ה אִתָּ֑נוּ שׁ֣וּב וְשֵׁ֤ב עִם־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ כִּֽי־נָכְרִ֣י אַ֔תָּה וְגַם־גֹּלֶ֥ה אַתָּ֖ה לִמְקֹומֶֽךָ׃ And the king said to Ittai the Gitti, “Why should you also go with us? Return and stay with the king, for you are … Continue reading →

וְכָל־עֲבָדָיו֙ עֹבְרִ֣ים עַל־יָדֹ֔ו וְכָל־הַכְּרֵתִ֖י וְכָל־הַפְּלֵתִ֑י וְכָֽל־הַגִּתִּ֞ים שֵׁשׁ־מֵאֹ֣ות אִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֤אוּ בְרַגְלֹו֙ מִגַּ֔ת עֹבְרִ֖ים עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And all his servants were passing by at his side, and all the Kereti, and all the Peleti, and all the Gittim, six hundred men who … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְכָל־הָעָ֖ם בְּרַגְלָ֑יו וַיַּעַמְד֖וּ בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּרְחָֽק׃ And the king went out, and all the people on foot, and they stood at the house of the distance.   Morphology וַיֵּצֵ֥א (vayyetse) – Root: יצא; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular; … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְכָל־בֵּיתֹ֖ו בְּרַגְלָ֑יו וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֵ֣ת עֶ֧שֶׂר נָשִׁ֛ים פִּֽלַגְשִׁ֖ים לִשְׁמֹ֥ר הַבָּֽיִת׃ And the king went out, and all his household with him on foot, and the king left ten women, concubines, to keep the house.   Morphology וַיֵּצֵ֥א (vayyetse) … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ עַבְדֵֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כְּכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֛ר אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ הִנֵּ֥ה עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃ And the servants of the king said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king chooses, behold, your servants.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (vayyomru) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּ֠וִד לְכָל־עֲבָדָ֨יו אֲשֶׁר־אִתֹּ֤ו בִירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ ק֣וּמוּ וְנִבְרָ֔חָה כִּ֛י לֹא־תִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֥נוּ פְלֵיטָ֖ה מִפְּנֵ֣י אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ום מַהֲר֣וּ לָלֶ֗כֶת פֶּן־יְמַהֵ֤ר וְהִשִּׂגָ֨נוּ֙ וְהִדִּ֤יחַ עָלֵ֨ינוּ֙ אֶת־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה וְהִכָּ֥ה הָעִ֖יר לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃ And Dawid said to all his servants who were with him in Yerushalayim, “Arise, and let us flee, … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹא֙ הַמַּגִּ֔יד אֶל־דָּוִ֖ד לֵאמֹ֑ר הָיָ֛ה לֶב־אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁלֹֽום׃ And the messenger came to Dawid, saying, “The heart of a man of Yisraʾel is after Avshalom.”   Morphology וַיָּבֹא֙ (vayyavo) – Root: בוא; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח אַ֠בְשָׁלֹום אֶת־אֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל הַגִּֽילֹנִ֜י יֹועֵ֣ץ דָּוִ֗ד מֵֽעִירֹו֙ מִגִּלֹ֔ה בְּזָבְחֹ֖ו אֶת־הַזְּבָחִ֑ים וַיְהִ֤י הַקֶּ֨שֶׁר֙ אַמִּ֔ץ וְהָעָ֛ם הֹולֵ֥ךְ וָרָ֖ב אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹֽום׃ And Avshalom sent for Aḥitofel the Giloni, counselor of Dawid, from his city, from Gilo, while he was offering the sacrifices, and the … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֗ום הָלְכ֞וּ מָאתַ֤יִם אִישׁ֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם קְרֻאִ֖ים וְהֹלְכִ֣ים לְתֻמָּ֑ם וְלֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ כָּל־דָּבָֽר׃ And with Avshalom went two hundred men from Yerushalayim who were invited and went in their integrity, and they knew nothing of the matter.   Morphology וְאֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֗ום (veʾet-Avshalom) – … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אַבְשָׁלֹום֙ מְרַגְּלִ֔ים בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ אֶת־קֹ֣ול הַשֹּׁפָ֔ר וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם מָלַ֥ךְ אַבְשָׁלֹ֖ום בְּחֶבְרֹֽון׃ And Avshalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Yisraʾel, saying, “When you hear the sound of the ram’s horn, then you shall say, ‘Avshalom has become … Continue reading →

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לֹ֥ו הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֵ֣ךְ בְּשָׁלֹ֑ום וַיָּ֖קָם וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ חֶבְרֹֽונָה׃ פ And the king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he arose and went to Ḥevron.   Morphology וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לֹ֥ו (vayomer-lo) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular + preposition + … Continue reading →

כִּי־נֵ֨דֶר֙ נָדַ֣ר עַבְדְּךָ֔ בְּשִׁבְתִּ֥י בִגְשׁ֛וּר בַּאֲרָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם־ישֶׂיב יְשִׁיבֵ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְעָבַדְתִּ֖י אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ For your servant vowed a vow when I lived in Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If YHWH indeed brings me back to Yerushalayim, then I will serve YHWH.’” … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֕י מִקֵּ֖ץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַבְשָׁלֹום֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֣לֲכָה נָּ֗א וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛ם אֶת־נִדְרִ֛י אֲשֶׁר־נָדַ֥רְתִּי לַֽיהוָ֖ה בְּחֶבְרֹֽון׃ And it was at the end of forty years, and Avshalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow which I vowed … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ אַבְשָׁלֹ֜ום כַּדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־יָבֹ֥אוּ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְגַנֵּב֙ אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום אֶת־לֵ֖ב אַנְשֵׁ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And Avshalom did according to this manner to all Yisraʾel who came for justice to the king, and Avshalom stole the heart of the men of … Continue reading →

וְהָיָה֙ בִּקְרָב־אִ֔ישׁ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖ת לֹ֑ו וְשָׁלַ֧ח אֶת־יָדֹ֛ו וְהֶחֱזִ֥יק לֹ֖ו וְנָ֥שַׁק לֹֽו׃ And it was, whenever a man came near to bow to him, he would stretch out his hand and seize him and kiss him.   Morphology וְהָיָה֙ (vehayah) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום מִי־יְשִׂמֵ֥נִי שֹׁפֵ֖ט בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְעָלַ֗י יָבֹ֥וא כָּל־אִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶֽׁר־יִהְיֶה־לֹּו־רִ֥יב וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט וְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו׃ And Avshalom said, “Who would make me judge in the land, and every man who has a dispute or case would come to me, and I would give him … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום רְאֵ֥ה דְבָרֶ֖ךָ טֹובִ֣ים וּנְכֹחִ֑ים וְשֹׁמֵ֥עַ אֵין־לְךָ֖ מֵאֵ֥ת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And Avshalom said to him, “See, your words are good and right, but there is no one to listen to you from the king.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyomer) – … Continue reading →

וְהִשְׁכִּים֙ אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום וְעָמַ֕ד עַל־יַ֖ד דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַשָּׁ֑עַר וַיְהִ֡י כָּל־הָאִ֣ישׁ אֲשֶֽׁר־יִהְיֶה־לֹּו־רִיב֩ לָבֹ֨וא אֶל־הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט וַיִּקְרָ֨א אַבְשָׁלֹ֤ום אֵלָיו֙ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֵֽי־מִזֶּ֥ה עִיר֙ אַ֔תָּה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מֵאַחַ֥ד שִׁבְטֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ And Avshalom would rise early and stand beside the way of the gate; and it happened that … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ מֵאַ֣חֲרֵי כֵ֔ן וַיַּ֤עַשׂ לֹו֙ אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום מֶרְכָּבָ֖ה וְסֻסִ֑ים וַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ רָצִ֥ים לְפָנָֽיו׃ And it came to pass after this, that Avshalom made for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men running before him.   Morphology וַֽיְהִי – Root: היה; … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֨א יֹואָ֣ב אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ וַיַּגֶּד־לֹו֒ וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹום֙ וַיָּבֹ֣א אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ לֹ֧ו עַל־אַפָּ֛יו אַ֖רְצָה לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לְאַבְשָׁלֹֽום׃ פ And Yoʾav came to the king and told him, and he called for Avshalom, and he came to the king and bowed … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אַבְשָׁלֹ֣ום אֶל־יֹואָ֡ב הִנֵּ֣ה שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי אֵלֶ֣יךָ לֵאמֹ֡ר בֹּ֣א הֵ֠נָּה וְאֶשְׁלְחָה֩ אֹתְךָ֨ אֶל־הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֗ר לָ֤מָּה בָּ֨אתִי֙ מִגְּשׁ֔וּר טֹ֥וב לִ֖י עֹ֣ד אֲנִי־שָׁ֑ם וְעַתָּ֗ה אֶרְאֶה֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאִם־יֶשׁ־בִּ֥י עָוֹ֖ן וֶהֱמִתָֽנִי׃ And Avshalom said to Yoʾav, “Behold, I sent to you, saying, ‘Come here, … Continue reading →