Category Archives: Samuel

וַתַּגֵּ֧שׁ לִפְנֵֽי־שָׁא֛וּל וְלִפְנֵ֥י עֲבָדָ֖יו וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ בַּלַּ֥יְלָה הַהֽוּא׃ פ And she set it before Shaʾul and before his servants, and they ate. Then they arose and went that night.   Morphology וַתַּגֵּ֧שׁ (va-taggesh) – Root: נגש; Form: Hifil wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וְלָאִשָּׁ֤ה עֵֽגֶל־מַרְבֵּק֙ בַּבַּ֔יִת וַתְּמַהֵ֖ר וַתִּזְבָּחֵ֑הוּ וַתִּקַּח־קֶ֣מַח וַתָּ֔לָשׁ וַתֹּפֵ֖הוּ מַצֹּֽות׃ Now the woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she hurried and slaughtered it. And she took flour and kneaded it, and baked it into unleavened bread.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיְמָאֵ֗ן וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֹכַ֔ל וַיִּפְרְצוּ־בֹ֤ו עֲבָדָיו֙ וְגַם־הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע לְקֹלָ֑ם וַיָּ֨קָם֙ מֵֽהָאָ֔רֶץ וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב אֶל־הַמִּטָּֽה׃ But he refused and said, “I will not eat.” But his servants and also the woman urged him, and he listened to their voice. And he arose … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֗ה שְׁמַֽע־נָ֤א גַם־אַתָּה֙ בְּקֹ֣ול שִׁפְחָתֶ֔ךָ וְאָשִׂ֧מָה לְפָנֶ֛יךָ פַּת־לֶ֖חֶם וֶאֱכֹ֑ול וִיהִ֤י בְךָ֙ כֹּ֔חַ כִּ֥י תֵלֵ֖ךְ בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ And now, please listen, you also, to the voice of your servant, and let me set before you a piece of bread, and eat, so … Continue reading →

וַתָּבֹ֤וא הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וַתֵּ֖רֶא כִּי־נִבְהַ֣ל מְאֹ֑ד וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו הִנֵּ֨ה שָׁמְעָ֤ה שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙ בְּקֹולֶ֔ךָ וָאָשִׂ֤ים נַפְשִׁי֙ בְּכַפִּ֔י וָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙ אֶת־דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ אֵלָֽי׃ And the woman came to Shaʾul and saw that he was greatly terrified, and she said to him, “Behold, your … Continue reading →

וַיְמַהֵ֣ר שָׁא֗וּל וַיִּפֹּ֤ל מְלֹא־קֹֽומָתֹו֙ אַ֔רְצָה וַיִּרָ֥א מְאֹ֖ד מִדִּבְרֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל גַּם־כֹּ֨חַ֙ לֹא־הָ֣יָה בֹ֔ו כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אָכַל֙ לֶ֔חֶם כָּל־הַיֹּ֖ום וְכָל־הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ And Shaʾul hurried and fell full-length to the ground, and he was very afraid because of the words of Shemuʾel. Also, strength … Continue reading →

וְיִתֵּ֣ן יְ֠הוָה גַּ֣ם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל עִמְּךָ֙ בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וּמָחָ֕ר אַתָּ֥ה וּבָנֶ֖יךָ עִמִּ֑י גַּ֚ם אֶת־מַחֲנֵ֣ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יִתֵּ֥ן יְהוָ֖ה בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ And YHWH will give also Yisraʾel with you into the hand of the Pelishtim, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. … Continue reading →

כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֨עְתָּ֙ בְּקֹ֣ול יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־עָשִׂ֥יתָ חֲרֹון־אַפֹּ֖ו בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק עַל־כֵּן֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה עָשָֽׂה־לְךָ֥ יְהוָ֖ה הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ As you did not listen to the voice of YHWH and did not execute His burning wrath upon ʿAmaleq, therefore this thing YHWH has done to … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ יְהוָה֙ לֹ֔ו כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר בְּיָדִ֑י וַיִּקְרַ֨ע יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ מִיָּדֶ֔ךָ וַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּ לְרֵעֲךָ֥ לְדָוִֽד׃ And YHWH has done to him as He spoke through my hand, and YHWH has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וְלָ֖מָּה תִּשְׁאָלֵ֑נִי וַיהוָ֛ה סָ֥ר מֵעָלֶ֖יךָ וַיְהִ֥י עָרֶֽךָ׃ And Shemuʾel said, “Why do you ask me, since YHWH has departed from you and has become your enemy?   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֙ל֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל לָ֥מָּה הִרְגַּזְתַּ֖נִי לְהַעֲלֹ֣ות אֹתִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁ֠אוּל צַר־לִ֨י מְאֹ֜ד וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים נִלְחָמִ֣ים בִּ֗י וֵֽאלֹהִ֞ים סָ֤ר מֵֽעָלַי֙ וְלֹֽא־עָנָ֣נִי עֹ֗וד גַּ֤ם בְּיַֽד־הַנְּבִיאִם֙ גַּם־בַּ֣חֲלֹמֹ֔ות וָאֶקְרָאֶ֣ה לְךָ֔ לְהֹודִיעֵ֖נִי מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃ ס And Shemuʾel said to Shaʾul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מַֽה־תָּאֳרֹ֔ו וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אִ֤ישׁ זָקֵן֙ עֹלֶ֔ה וְה֥וּא עֹטֶ֖ה מְעִ֑יל וַיֵּ֤דַע שָׁאוּל֙ כִּֽי־שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל ה֔וּא וַיִּקֹּ֥ד אַפַּ֛יִם אַ֖רְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ ס And he said to her, “What does he look like?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לָ֥הּ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אַל־תִּֽירְאִ֖י כִּ֣י מָ֣ה רָאִ֑ית וַתֹּ֤אמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל אֱלֹהִ֥ים רָאִ֖יתִי עֹלִ֥ים מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And the king said to her, “Do not be afraid. What did you see?” And the woman said to Shaʾul, I saw gods coming up from … Continue reading →

וַתֵּ֤רֶא הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֶת־שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַתִּזְעַ֖ק בְּקֹ֣ול גָּדֹ֑ול וַתֹּאמֶר֩ הָאִשָּׁ֨ה אֶל־שָׁא֧וּל לֵאמֹ֛ר לָ֥מָּה רִמִּיתָ֖נִי וְאַתָּ֥ה שָׁאֽוּל׃ And the woman saw Samuel, and she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman said to Shaʾul, “Why have you deceived me? For you … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה אֶת־מִ֖י אַֽעֲלֶה־לָּ֑ךְ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֶת־שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל הַֽעֲלִי־לִֽי׃ And the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up for you?” And he said, “Bring up for me Samuel.”   Morphology וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ (vatomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person … Continue reading →

וַיִּשָּׁ֤בַֽע לָהּ֙ שָׁא֔וּל בַּֽיהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר חַי־יְהוָ֕ה אִֽם־יִקְּרֵ֥ךְ עָוֹ֖ן בַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ And Shaʾul swore to her by YHWH, saying, “As surely as YHWH lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.”   Morphology וַיִּשָּׁ֤בַֽע (vayishbaʿ) – Root: שבע (shavaʿ); … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁ֜ה אֵלָ֗יו הִנֵּ֨ה אַתָּ֤ה יָדַ֨עְתָּ֙ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה שָׁא֔וּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִכְרִ֛ית אֶת־הָאֹבֹ֥ות וְאֶת־הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖י מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְלָמָ֥ה אַתָּ֛ה מִתְנַקֵּ֥שׁ בְּנַפְשִׁ֖י לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃ And the woman said to him, “Behold, you know what Shaʾul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ שָׁא֗וּל וַיִּלְבַּשׁ֙ בְּגָדִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ ה֗וּא וּשְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים֙ עִמֹּ֔ו וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל־הָאִשָּׁ֖ה לָ֑יְלָה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר קסומי־נָ֥א לִי֙ בָּאֹ֔וב וְהַ֣עֲלִי לִ֔י אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־אֹמַ֖ר אֵלָֽיִךְ׃ And Shaʾul disguised himself, and he put on other clothes, and he went, he and two men with … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל לַעֲבָדָ֗יו בַּקְּשׁוּ־לִי֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת בַּעֲלַת־אֹ֔וב וְאֵלְכָ֥ה אֵלֶ֖יהָ וְאֶדְרְשָׁה־בָּ֑הּ וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ עֲבָדָיו֙ אֵלָ֔יו הִנֵּ֛ה אֵ֥שֶׁת בַּֽעֲלַת־אֹ֖וב בְּעֵ֥ין דֹּֽור׃ And Shaʾul said to his servants, “Seek for me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל שָׁאוּל֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א עָנָ֖הוּ יְהוָ֑ה גַּ֧ם בַּחֲלֹמֹ֛ות גַּ֥ם בָּאוּרִ֖ים גַּ֥ם בַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ And Shaʾul inquired of YHWH, and YHWH did not answer him, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by the prophets.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל (vayishʾal) – Root: שאל … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥רְא שָׁא֖וּל אֶת־מַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיִּרָ֕א וַיֶּחֱרַ֥ד לִבֹּ֖ו מְאֹֽד׃ And Shaʾul saw the camp of the Pelishtim, and he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.   Morphology וַיַּ֥רְא (vayyar) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ בְשׁוּנֵ֑ם וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץ שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ And the Pelishtim gathered together and came, and they camped at Shunem. And Shaʾul gathered all Yisraʾel, and they camped at Gilboʿa.   Morphology וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ (vayikkavetsu) – Root: קבץ (qavats); … Continue reading →

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל מֵ֔ת וַיִּסְפְּדוּ־לֹו֙ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּ בָרָמָ֖ה וּבְעִירֹ֑ו וְשָׁא֗וּל הֵסִ֛יר הָאֹבֹ֥ות וְאֶת־הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖ים מֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃ And Shmuʾel died, and all Yisraʾel gathered together and lamented him, and they buried him in Rama, in his city. And Shaʾul removed the mediums and the spiritists … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־אָכִ֔ישׁ לָכֵן֙ אַתָּ֣ה תֵדַ֔ע אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אָכִישׁ֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד לָכֵ֗ן שֹׁמֵ֧ר לְרֹאשִׁ֛י אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖ כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ פ And Dawid said to Akhish, “Therefore you will know what your servant will do.” And Akhish said to Dawid, “Therefore I will … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם וַיִּקְבְּצ֨וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים אֶת־מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ לַצָּבָ֔א לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אָכִישׁ֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד יָדֹ֣עַ תֵּדַ֗ע כִּ֤י אִתִּי֙ תֵּצֵ֣א בַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה אַתָּ֖ה וַאֲנָשֶֽׁיךָ׃ And it came to pass in those days that the Pelishtim gathered their armies together to fight against Yisraʾel. And … Continue reading →

וַיַּאֲמֵ֥ן אָכִ֖ישׁ בְּדָוִ֣ד לֵאמֹ֑ר הַבְאֵ֤שׁ הִבְאִישׁ֙ בְּעַמֹּ֣ו בְיִסְרָאֵ֔ל וְהָ֥יָה לִ֖י לְעֶ֥בֶד עֹולָֽם׃ And Akhish believed Dawid, saying, “He has made himself an abhorrence to his people in Yisraʾel, and he shall be my servant forever.”   Morphology וַיַּאֲמֵ֥ן (vayyaʾmen) – … Continue reading →

וְאִ֨ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֜ה לֹֽא־יְחַיֶּ֣ה דָוִ֗ד לְהָבִ֥יא גַת֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר פֶּן־יַגִּ֥דוּ עָלֵ֖ינוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־עָשָׂ֤ה דָוִד֙ וְכֹ֣ה מִשְׁפָּטֹ֔ו כָּל־הַ֨יָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָשַׁ֖ב בִּשְׂדֵ֥ה פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ And Dawid did not let a man or woman live to bring to Gat, saying, “Lest they tell about us, saying, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָכִ֔ישׁ אַל־פְּשַׁטְתֶּ֖ם הַיֹּ֑ום וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד עַל־נֶ֤גֶב יְהוּדָה֙ וְעַל־נֶ֣גֶב הַיַּרְחְמְאֵלִ֔י וְאֶל־נֶ֖גֶב הַקֵּינִֽי׃ And Aḵish said, “Where have you raided today?” And Dawid said, “Against the Negev of Yehuda, and against the Negev of the Yaraḥmeʾeli, and against the Negev of … Continue reading →

וְהִכָּ֤ה דָוִד֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְלֹ֥א יְחַיֶּ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֑ה וְלָקַח֩ צֹ֨אן וּבָקָ֜ר וַחֲמֹרִ֤ים וּגְמַלִּים֙ וּבְגָדִ֔ים וַיָּ֖שָׁב וַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל־אָכִֽישׁ׃ And Dawid struck the land, and he did not let a man or woman live. And he took sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and garments, … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤עַל דָּוִד֙ וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֛וּ אֶל־הַגְּשׁוּרִ֥י וְהַגִּרְזִי וְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑י כִּ֣י הֵ֜נָּה יֹשְׁבֹ֤ות הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מֵֽעֹולָ֔ם בֹּואֲךָ֥ שׁ֖וּרָה וְעַד־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And Dawid and his men went up and raided the Geshuri, the Girzi, and the ʿAmaleqi, for they were inhabitants of the land … Continue reading →