Category Archives: Samuel

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִי֩ מֵקִ֨ים עָלֶ֤יךָ רָעָה֙ מִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָ וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶת־נָשֶׁ֨יךָ֙ לְעֵינֶ֔יךָ וְנָתַתִּ֖י לְרֵעֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁכַב֙ עִם־נָשֶׁ֔יךָ לְעֵינֵ֖י הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ הַזֹּֽאת׃ Thus says YHWH: ‘Behold, I am raising up evil against you from your own house, and I will take your wives before … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֗ה לֹא־תָס֥וּר חֶ֛רֶב מִבֵּיתְךָ֖ עַד־עֹולָ֑ם עֵ֚קֶב כִּ֣י בְזִתָ֔נִי וַתִּקַּ֗ח אֶת־אֵ֨שֶׁת֙ אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַחִתִּ֔י לִהְיֹ֥ות לְךָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ ס And now, the sword shall not turn away from your house forever, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriyya … Continue reading →

מַדּ֜וּעַ בָּזִ֣יתָ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות הָרַע֮ בְּעֵינָיו אֵ֣ת אוּרִיָּ֤ה הַֽחִתִּי֙ הִכִּ֣יתָ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְאֶ֨ת־אִשְׁתֹּ֔ו לָקַ֥חְתָּ לְּךָ֖ לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וְאֹתֹ֣ו הָרַ֔גְתָּ בְּחֶ֖רֶב בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּֽון׃ Why have you despised the word of YHWH, to do what is evil in His eyes? Uriyya the Ḥitti … Continue reading →

וָאֶתְּנָ֨ה לְךָ֜ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית אֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ וְאֶת־נְשֵׁ֤י אֲדֹנֶ֨יךָ֙ בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה לְךָ֔ אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וְאִ֨ם־מְעָ֔ט וְאֹסִ֥פָה לְּךָ֖ כָּהֵ֥נָּה וְכָהֵֽנָּה׃ And I gave to you the house of your lord, and the wives of your lord into your bosom; and I gave to … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר נָתָ֛ן אֶל־דָּוִ֖ד אַתָּ֣ה הָאִ֑ישׁ כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָנֹכִ֞י מְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽ לְמֶ֨לֶךְ֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָנֹכִ֥י הִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָ מִיַּ֥ד שָׁאֽוּל׃ And Natan said to Dawid, “You are the man! Thus says YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel: ‘I anointed you as king over Yisraʾel, … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַכִּבְשָׂ֖ה יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם עֵ֗קֶב אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וְעַ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־חָמָֽל׃ And the ewe lamb he shall repay fourfold, because he did this thing and because he had no pity.   Morphology וְאֶת־הַכִּבְשָׂ֖ה (ve-et ha-kivsah) – Root: כבשׂ (kivsah); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף דָּוִ֛ד בָּאִ֖ישׁ מְאֹ֑ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־נָתָ֔ן חַי־יְהוָ֕ה כִּ֣י בֶן־מָ֔וֶת הָאִ֖ישׁ הָעֹשֶׂ֥ה זֹֽאת׃ And the anger of Dawid burned greatly against the man, and he said to Natan, “As YHWH lives, the man who has done this is a son of … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣בֹא הֵלֶךְ֮ לְאִ֣ישׁ הֶֽעָשִׁיר֒ וַיַּחְמֹ֗ל לָקַ֤חַת מִצֹּאנֹו֙ וּמִבְּקָרֹ֔ו לַעֲשֹׂ֕ות לָאֹרֵ֖חַ הַבָּא־לֹ֑ו וַיִּקַּ֗ח אֶת־כִּבְשַׂת֙ הָאִ֣ישׁ הָרָ֔אשׁ וַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֔הָ לָאִ֖ישׁ הַבָּ֥א אֵלָֽיו׃ And a traveler came to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take from his own flock and from his … Continue reading →

וְלָרָ֣שׁ אֵֽין־כֹּ֗ל כִּי֩ אִם־כִּבְשָׂ֨ה אַחַ֤ת קְטַנָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָנָ֔ה וַיְחַיֶּ֕הָ וַתִּגְדַּ֥ל עִמֹּ֛ו וְעִם־בָּנָ֖יו יַחְדָּ֑ו מִפִּתֹּ֨ו תֹאכַ֜ל וּמִכֹּסֹ֤ו תִשְׁתֶּה֙ וּבְחֵיקֹ֣ו תִשְׁכָּ֔ב וַתְּהִי־לֹ֖ו כְּבַֽת׃ But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought. And he kept it … Continue reading →

לְעָשִׁ֗יר הָיָ֛ה צֹ֥אן וּבָקָ֖ר הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ The rich man had very many flocks and herds.   Morphology לְעָשִׁ֗יר (le-ʿashir) – Root: עשר (ʿashar); Form: Preposition + adjective masculine singular; Translation: “to the rich man”; Notes: Marks the possessor in the … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־נָתָ֖ן אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ שְׁנֵ֣י אֲנָשִׁ֗ים הָיוּ֙ בְּעִ֣יר אֶחָ֔ת אֶחָ֥ד עָשִׁ֖יר וְאֶחָ֥ד רָֽאשׁ׃ And YHWH sent Natan to Dawid, and he came to him and said to him, “There were two men in one city, one … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר הָאֵ֗בֶל וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח דָּוִ֜ד וַיַּאַסְפָ֤הּ אֶל־בֵּיתֹו֙ וַתְּהִי־לֹ֣ו לְאִשָּׁ֔ה וַתֵּ֥לֶד לֹ֖ו בֵּ֑ן וַיֵּ֧רַע הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה דָוִ֖ד בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ And the mourning passed, and Dawid sent and gathered her into his house, and she became his wife and bore him a … Continue reading →

וַתִּשְׁמַע֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת אֽוּרִיָּ֔ה כִּי־מֵ֖ת אוּרִיָּ֣ה אִישָׁ֑הּ וַתִּסְפֹּ֖ד עַל־בַּעְלָֽהּ׃ And the wife of Uriyya heard that Uriyya her husband was dead, and she lamented over her master.   Morphology וַתִּשְׁמַע֙ (vattishmaʿ) – Root: שׁמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person feminine … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־הַמַּלְאָ֗ךְ כֹּֽה־תֹאמַ֤ר אֶל־יֹואָב֙ אַל־יֵרַ֤ע בְּעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה כִּֽי־כָזֹ֥ה וְכָזֶ֖ה תֹּאכַ֣ל הֶחָ֑רֶב הַחֲזֵ֨ק מִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧ אֶל־הָעִ֛יר וְהָרְסָ֖הּ וְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ׃ And Dawid said to the messenger, “Thus shall you say to Yoʾav: ‘Do not let this matter be evil in your eyes, … Continue reading →

ויראו המוראים אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֨ךָ֙ מֵעַ֣ל הַחֹומָ֔ה וַיָּמ֖וּתוּ מֵעַבְדֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְגַ֗ם עַבְדְּךָ֛ אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַחִתִּ֖י מֵֽת׃ ס And the archers shot at your servants from atop the wall, and some of the king’s servants died, and also your servant Uriyya the Ḥittite is … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד כִּֽי־גָבְר֤וּ עָלֵ֨ינוּ֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַיֵּצְא֥וּ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַנִּהְיֶ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם עַד־פֶּ֥תַח הַשָּֽׁעַר׃ And the messenger said to Dawid, “Because the men prevailed against us and came out to us into the field, then we were upon them until the … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ הַמַּלְאָ֑ךְ וַיָּבֹא֙ וַיַּגֵּ֣ד לְדָוִ֔ד אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר שְׁלָחֹ֖ו יֹואָֽב׃ And the messenger went, and he came and told Dawid all that Yoʾav had sent him with.   Morphology וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (vayyēlekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

מִֽי־הִכָּ֞ה אֶת־אֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ בֶּן־יְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁת הֲלֹֽוא־אִשָּׁ֡ה הִשְׁלִ֣יכָה עָלָיו֩ פֶּ֨לַח רֶ֜כֶב מֵעַ֤ל הַֽחֹומָה֙ וַיָּ֣מָת בְּתֵבֵ֔ץ לָ֥מָּה נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖ם אֶל־הַֽחֹומָ֑ה וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ גַּ֗ם עַבְדְּךָ֛ אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַחִתִּ֖י מֵֽת׃ Who struck Avimelekh son of Yerubbeshet? Did not a woman throw upon him a piece of a millstone from … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה אִֽם־תַּעֲלֶה֙ חֲמַ֣ת הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאָמַ֣ר לְךָ֔ מַדּ֛וּעַ נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֥ם אֶל־הָעִ֖יר לְהִלָּחֵ֑ם הֲלֹ֣וא יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יֹר֖וּ מֵעַ֥ל הַחֹומָֽה׃ and it shall be, if the king’s wrath arises and he says to you, ‘Why did you draw near to the city to fight? … Continue reading →

וַיְצַ֥ו אֶת־הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּכַלֹּותְךָ֗ אֵ֛ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה לְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished speaking all the matters of the battle to the king,   Morphology וַיְצַ֥ו (vayyetsav) – Root: צוה (tsavah); Form: Piel wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח יֹואָ֑ב וַיַּגֵּ֣ד לְדָוִ֔ד אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ And Yoʾav sent and told Dawid all the matters of the battle.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח (vayyishlaḥ) – Root: שלח (shalaḥ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he sent”; Notes: Yoʾav initiated … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הָעִיר֙ וַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּ אֶת־יֹואָ֔ב וַיִּפֹּ֥ל מִן־הָעָ֖ם מֵעַבְדֵ֣י דָוִ֑ד וַיָּ֕מָת גַּ֖ם אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַחִתִּֽי׃ And the men of the city went out and fought against Yoʾav, and some of the people fell, from the servants of Dawid; and Uriyya the Ḥittite … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֕י בִּשְׁמֹ֥ור יֹואָ֖ב אֶל־הָעִ֑יר וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־א֣וּרִיָּ֔ה אֶל־הַמָּקֹום֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָדַ֔ע כִּ֥י אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֖יִל שָֽׁם׃ And it happened, as Yoʾav was watching the city, that he put Uriyya at the place where he knew that valiant men were there.   Morphology וַיְהִ֕י (vayehi) … Continue reading →

וַיִּכְתֹּ֥ב בַּסֵּ֖פֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר הָב֣וּ אֶת־אֽוּרִיָּ֗ה אֶל־מוּל֙ פְּנֵ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ הַֽחֲזָקָ֔ה וְשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם מֵאַחֲרָ֖יו וְנִכָּ֥ה וָמֵֽת׃ ס And he wrote in the letter, saying, “Set Uriyya at the front of the fiercest battle, and draw back from behind him, so that he may … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיִּכְתֹּ֥ב דָּוִ֛ד סֵ֖פֶר אֶל־יֹואָ֑ב וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח בְּיַ֥ד אוּרִיָּֽה׃ And it came to pass in the morning, that Dawid wrote a letter to Yoʾav and sent it by the hand of Uriyya.   Morphology וַיְהִ֣י (vayehi) – Root: היה (hayah); … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָא־לֹ֣ו דָוִ֗ד וַיֹּ֧אכַל לְפָנָ֛יו וַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּ וַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּ וַיֵּצֵ֣א בָעֶ֗רֶב לִשְׁכַּ֤ב בְּמִשְׁכָּבֹו֙ עִם־עַבְדֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֔יו וְאֶל־בֵּיתֹ֖ו לֹ֥א יָרָֽד׃ And Dawid called him, and he ate before him and drank, and he made him drunk. And in the evening he went out to lie … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־אוּרִיָּ֗ה שֵׁ֥ב בָּזֶ֛ה גַּם־הַיֹּ֖ום וּמָחָ֣ר אֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב אוּרִיָּ֧ה בִירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם בַּיֹּ֥ום הַה֖וּא וּמִֽמָּחֳרָֽת׃ And Dawid said to Uriyya, “Remain here today also, and tomorrow I will send you.” So Uriyya stayed in Yerushalaim that day and the next.   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אוּרִיָּ֜ה אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד הָ֠אָרֹון וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל וִֽיהוּדָ֜ה יֹשְׁבִ֣ים בַּסֻּכֹּ֗ות וַאדֹנִ֨י יֹואָ֜ב וְעַבְדֵ֤י אֲדֹנִ֨י עַל־פְּנֵ֤י הַשָּׂדֶה֙ חֹנִ֔ים וַאֲנִ֞י אָבֹ֧וא אֶל־בֵּיתִ֛י לֶאֱכֹ֥ל וְלִשְׁתֹּ֖ות וְלִשְׁכַּ֣ב עִם־אִשְׁתִּ֑י חַיֶּ֨ךָ֙ וְחֵ֣י נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ אִֽם־אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ And Uriyya said to Dawid, “The Ark and Yisraʾel and Yehuda are … Continue reading →

וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ לְדָוִד֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹֽא־יָרַ֥ד אוּרִיָּ֖ה אֶל־בֵּיתֹ֑ו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־אוּרִיָּ֗ה הֲלֹ֤וא מִדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ אַתָּ֣ה בָ֔א מַדּ֖וּעַ לֹֽא־יָרַ֥דְתָּ אֶל־בֵּיתֶֽךָ׃ And they told Dawid, saying, “Uriyya did not go down to his house.” And Dawid said to Uriyya, “Have you not come from a … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב אוּרִיָּ֗ה פֶּ֚תַח בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־עַבְדֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א יָרַ֖ד אֶל־בֵּיתֹֽו׃ And Uriyya lay at the entrance of the house of the king with all the servants of his lord, and he did not go down to his house.   … Continue reading →