Category Archives: Samuel

וַיָּ֥שָׁב דָּוִ֖ד לְבָרֵ֣ךְ אֶת־בֵּיתֹ֑ו וַתֵּצֵ֞א מִיכַ֤ל בַּת־שָׁאוּל֙ לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֔ד וַתֹּ֗אמֶר מַה־נִּכְבַּ֨ד הַיֹּ֜ום מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִגְלָ֤ה הַיֹּום֙ לְעֵינֵ֨י אַמְהֹ֣ות עֲבָדָ֔יו כְּהִגָּלֹ֥ות נִגְלֹ֖ות אַחַ֥ד הָרֵקִֽים׃ And Dawid returned to bless his house, but Mikhal, the daughter of Shaʾul, came out to … Continue reading →

וַיְחַלֵּ֨ק לְכָל־הָעָ֜ם לְכָל־הֲמֹ֣ון יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ לְמֵאִ֣ישׁ וְעַד־אִשָּׁה֒ לְאִ֗ישׁ חַלַּ֥ת לֶ֨חֶם֙ אַחַ֔ת וְאֶשְׁפָּ֣ר אֶחָ֔ד וַאֲשִׁישָׁ֖ה אֶחָ֑ת וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ כָּל־הָעָ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ לְבֵיתֹֽו׃ And he distributed to all the people, to the entire multitude of Yisraʾel, both man and woman—to each one—a loaf of bread, … Continue reading →

וַיְכַ֣ל דָּוִ֔ד מֵהַעֲלֹ֥ות הָעֹולָ֖ה וְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם בְּשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ And Dawid finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, and he blessed the people in the name of YHWH of hosts.   Morphology וַיְכַ֣ל (vayekhal) – Root: כלה … Continue reading →

וַיָּבִ֜אוּ אֶת־אֲרֹ֣ון יְהוָ֗ה וַיַּצִּ֤גוּ אֹתֹו֙ בִּמְקֹומֹ֔ו בְּתֹ֣וךְ הָאֹ֔הֶל אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָטָה־לֹ֖ו דָּוִ֑ד וַיַּ֨עַל דָּוִ֥ד עֹלֹ֛ות לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה וּשְׁלָמִֽים׃ And they brought the Ark of YHWH and set it in its place, inside the tent that Dawid had pitched for it, and … Continue reading →

וְהָיָה֙ אֲרֹ֣ון יְהוָ֔ה בָּ֖א עִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וּמִיכַ֨ל בַּת־שָׁא֜וּל נִשְׁקְפָ֣ה בְּעַ֣ד הַחַלֹּ֗ון וַתֵּ֨רֶא אֶת־הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִד֙ מְפַזֵּ֤ז וּמְכַרְכֵּר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַתִּ֥בֶז לֹ֖ו בְּלִבָּֽהּ׃ And it was, when the Ark of YHWH came into the city of Dawid, Mikhal the daughter of Shaʾul … Continue reading →

וְדָוִד֙ וְכָל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מַעֲלִ֖ים אֶת־אֲרֹ֣ון יְהוָ֑ה בִּתְרוּעָ֖ה וּבְקֹ֥ול שֹׁופָֽר׃ And Dawid and all the house of Yisraʾel were bringing up the Ark of YHWH with shouting and with the sound of a shofar.   Morphology וְדָוִד֙ (ve-Dawid) – Root: דוד … Continue reading →

וְדָוִ֛ד מְכַרְכֵּ֥ר בְּכָל־עֹ֖ז לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְדָוִ֕ד חָג֖וּר אֵפֹ֥וד בָּֽד׃ And Dawid was dancing with all his strength before YHWH, and Dawid was girded with a linen ephod.   Morphology וְדָוִ֛ד (ve-Dawid) – Root: דוד (Dawid); Form: Proper noun masculine singular … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י כִּ֧י צָעֲד֛וּ נֹשְׂאֵ֥י אֲרֹון־יְהוָ֖ה שִׁשָּׁ֣ה צְעָדִ֑ים וַיִּזְבַּ֥ח שֹׁ֖ור וּמְרִֽיא׃ And it was, when the bearers of the Ark of YHWH had taken six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.   Morphology וַיְהִ֗י (wayhi) – Root: היה … Continue reading →

וַיֻּגַּ֗ד לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִד֮ לֵאמֹר֒ בֵּרַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה אֶת־בֵּ֨ית עֹבֵ֤ד אֱדֹם֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֔ו בַּעֲב֖וּר אֲרֹ֣ון הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד וַיַּעַל֩ אֶת־אֲרֹ֨ון הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים מִבֵּ֨ית עֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֛ם עִ֥יר דָּוִ֖ד בְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃ And it was reported to King Dawid, saying, “YHWH has blessed the house of ʿOved ʾEdom … Continue reading →

וַיֵּשֶׁב֩ אֲרֹ֨ון יְהוָ֜ה בֵּ֣ית עֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֛ם הַגִּתִּ֖י שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֑ים וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־עֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֖ם וְאֶת־כָּל־בֵּיתֹֽו׃ And the Ark of YHWH remained in the house of ʿOved ʾEdom the Gitti three months, and YHWH blessed ʿOved ʾEdom and all his household.   … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֣ה דָוִ֗ד לְהָסִ֥יר אֵלָ֛יו אֶת־אֲרֹ֥ון יְהוָ֖ה עַל־עִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיַּטֵּ֣הוּ דָוִ֔ד בֵּ֥ית עֹבֵֽד־אֱדֹ֖ום הַגִּתִּֽי׃ And Dawid was not willing to bring the Ark of YHWH unto himself, to the City of Dawid; so Dawid turned it aside to the house of … Continue reading →

וַיִּרָ֥א דָוִ֛ד אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֵ֛יךְ יָבֹ֥וא אֵלַ֖י אֲרֹ֥ון יְהוָֽה׃ And Dawid feared YHWH on that day, and he said, “How can the Ark of YHWH come to me?”   Morphology וַיִּרָ֥א (wayyiraʾ) – Root: ירא (yareʾ); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיִּ֣חַר לְדָוִ֔ד עַל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר פָּרַ֧ץ יְהוָ֛ה פֶּ֖רֶץ בְּעֻזָּ֑ה וַיִּקְרָ֞א לַמָּקֹ֤ום הַהוּא֙ פֶּ֣רֶץ עֻזָּ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And Dawid was angry because YHWH had broken out a breach against ʿUzza, and he called that place Perets ʿUzza unto this day.   … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֤ף יְהוָה֙ בְּעֻזָּ֔ה וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ שָׁ֛ם הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עַל־הַשַּׁ֑ל וַיָּ֣מָת שָׁ֔ם עִ֖ם אֲרֹ֥ון הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ And the anger of YHWH burned against ʿUzza, and God struck him down there because of the error; and he died there beside the Ark of God.   … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ עַד־גֹּ֣רֶן נָכֹ֑ון וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח עֻזָּ֜א אֶל־אֲרֹ֤ון הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ וַיֹּ֣אחֶז בֹּ֔ו כִּ֥י שָׁמְט֖וּ הַבָּקָֽר׃ And they came to the threshing floor of Nakhon, and ʿUzza reached out toward the Ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled.   … Continue reading →

וְדָוִ֣ד וְכָל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בְּכֹ֖ל עֲצֵ֣י בְרֹושִׁ֑ים וּבְכִנֹּרֹ֤ות וּבִנְבָלִים֙ וּבְתֻפִּ֔ים וּבִמְנַֽעַנְעִ֖ים וּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃ And Dawid and all the house of Yisraʾel were celebrating before YHWH with all kinds of instruments of cypress wood, and with lyres, and with harps, … Continue reading →

וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֗הוּ מִבֵּ֤ית אֲבִֽינָדָב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּגִּבְעָ֔ה עִ֖ם אֲרֹ֣ון הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְאַחְיֹ֕ו הֹלֵ֖ךְ לִפְנֵ֥י הָאָרֹֽון׃ And they carried it from the house of Avinadav, which was on the hill, with the Ark of God, and Aḥyo was walking before the Ark.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיַּרְכִּ֜בוּ אֶת־אֲרֹ֤ון הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־עֲגָלָ֣ה חֲדָשָׁ֔ה וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֔הוּ מִבֵּ֥ית אֲבִינָדָ֖ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה וְעֻזָּ֣א וְאַחְיֹ֗ו בְּנֵי֙ אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב נֹהֲגִ֖ים אֶת־הָעֲגָלָ֥ה חֲדָשָֽׁה׃ And they set the Ark of God upon a new cart, and carried it from the house of Avinadav, which was on the … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣קָם וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד וְכָל־הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתֹּ֔ו מִֽבַּעֲלֵ֖י יְהוּדָ֑ה לְהַעֲלֹ֣ות מִשָּׁ֗ם אֵ֚ת אֲרֹ֣ון הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָ֣א שֵׁ֗ם שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֧ה צְבָאֹ֛ות יֹשֵׁ֥ב הַכְּרֻבִ֖ים עָלָֽיו׃ And Dawid arose and went, and all the people who were with him, from Baʿale Yehuda, to bring up … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨סֶף עֹ֥וד דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־כָּל־בָּח֥וּר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃ And Dawid gathered again all the chosen men in Yisraʾel, thirty thousand.   Morphology וַיֹּ֨סֶף (wayyosef) – Root: יסף (yasaf); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect), 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And gathered again”; … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ דָּוִד֙ כֵּ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖הוּ יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מִגֶּ֖בַע עַד־בֹּאֲךָ֥ גָֽזֶר׃ פ And Dawid did so, just as YHWH had commanded him, and he struck the Pelishtim from Gevaʿ to your coming to Gezer.   Morphology וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (vayyaʿas) – Root: … Continue reading →

וִ֠יהִי בשֶׂמעך אֶת־קֹ֧ול צְעָדָ֛ה בְּרָאשֵׁ֥י הַבְּכָאִ֖ים אָ֣ז תֶּחֱרָ֑ץ כִּ֣י אָ֗ז יָצָ֤א יְהוָה֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ לְהַכֹּ֖ות בְּמַחֲנֵ֥ה פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the bakha-trees, then you shall act decisively, for then … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל דָּוִד֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֣א תַעֲלֶ֑ה הָסֵב֙ אֶל־אַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם וּבָ֥אתָ לָהֶ֖ם מִמּ֥וּל בְּכָאִֽים׃ And Dawid inquired of YHWH, and He said, “You shall not go up. Go around behind them, and you shall come to them opposite the bakha-trees.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֹּסִ֥פוּ עֹ֛וד פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לַֽעֲלֹ֑ות וַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃ And the Pelishtim again added to go up, and they spread out in the Valley of Refaʾim.   Morphology וַיֹּסִ֥פוּ (vayyosifu) – Root: יסף; Form: Wayyiqtol (Hiphil imperfect 3mp); Translation: “And they again … Continue reading →

וַיַּעַזְבוּ־שָׁ֖ם אֶת־עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑ם וַיִּשָּׂאֵ֥ם דָּוִ֖ד וַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ פ And they abandoned there their idols, and Dawid and his men carried them away.   Morphology וַיַּעַזְבוּ (vayyaʿazvu) – Root: עזב; Form: Wayyiqtol (Qal imperfect 3mp); Translation: “And they abandoned”; Notes: Refers to the … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֨א דָוִ֥ד בְּבַֽעַל־פְּרָצִים֮ וַיַּכֵּ֣ם שָׁ֣ם דָּוִד֒ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר פָּרַ֨ץ יְהוָ֧ה אֶת־אֹיְבַ֛י לְפָנַ֖י כְּפֶ֣רֶץ מָ֑יִם עַל־כֵּ֗ן קָרָ֛א שֵֽׁם־הַמָּקֹ֥ום הַה֖וּא בַּ֥עַל פְּרָצִֽים׃ And Dawid came to Baʿal-Peratsim, and Dawid struck them there. And he said, YHWH has broken through my enemies before me … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל דָּוִ֤ד בַּֽיהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ אֶל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים הֲתִתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיָדִ֑י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל־דָּוִד֙ עֲלֵ֔ה כִּֽי־נָתֹ֥ן אֶתֵּ֛ן אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃ And Dawid inquired of YHWH, saying, “Shall I go up against the Pelishtim? Will You give them into my hand?” And YHWH said to … Continue reading →

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בָּ֑אוּ וַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃ And the Pelishtim came and spread out in the Valley of Refaʾim.   Morphology וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (u-Felishtim) – Root: פלשׁת; Form: Conjunction + proper noun masculine plural; Translation: “And the Pelishtim”; Notes: Subject of the verbs. … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים כִּי־מָשְׁח֨וּ אֶת־דָּוִ֤ד לְמֶ֨לֶךְ֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּעֲל֥וּ כָל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע דָּוִ֔ד וַיֵּ֖רֶד אֶל־הַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ And the Pelishtim heard that they had anointed Dawid as king over Yisraʾel, and all the Pelishtim went up to seek Dawid; and Dawid heard and … Continue reading →

וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע וְאֶלְיָדָ֖ע וֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃ פ And Elishama, and Elyadaʿ, and Elifelet.   Morphology וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע (ve-Elishama) – Root: אלי + שמע; Form: Conjunction + proper noun; Translation: “and Elishama”; Notes: Name meaning “My God has heard.” וְאֶלְיָדָ֖ע (ve-Elyadaʿ) – Root: אלי + … Continue reading →