Category Archives: Samuel

וְאִם־כֹּ֨ה יֹאמְר֜וּ עֲל֤וּ עָלֵ֨ינוּ֙ וְעָלִ֔ינוּ כִּֽי־נְתָנָ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה בְּיָדֵ֑נוּ וְזֶה־לָּ֖נוּ הָאֹֽות׃ But if they say thus, ‘Come up to us,’ then we will go up, for YHWH has given them into our hand, and this will be the sign for us.” … Continue reading →

אִם־כֹּ֤ה יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ אֵלֵ֔ינוּ דֹּ֕מּוּ עַד־הַגִּיעֵ֖נוּ אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וְעָמַ֣דְנוּ תַחְתֵּ֔ינוּ וְלֹ֥א נַעֲלֶ֖ה אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ If they say thus to us, ‘Stand still until we come to you,’ then we will stand in our place and will not go up to them.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יְהֹ֣ונָתָ֔ן הִנֵּ֛ה אֲנַ֥חְנוּ עֹבְרִ֖ים אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְנִגְלִ֖ינוּ אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ And Yehonatan said, “Behold, we are crossing over to the men, and we will reveal ourselves to them.   Morphology וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יו עֲשֵׂ֖ה כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ נְטֵ֣ה לָ֔ךְ הִנְנִ֥י עִמְּךָ֖ כִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃ ס And his armor-bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Turn as you wish; behold, I am with you according to your heart.”   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹונָתָ֜ן אֶל־הַנַּ֣עַר נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יו לְכָה֙ וְנַעְבְּרָ֗ה אֶל־מַצַּב֙ הָעֲרֵלִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אוּלַ֛י יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לָ֑נוּ כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין לַֽיהוָה֙ מַעְצֹ֔ור לְהֹושִׁ֥יעַ בְּרַ֖ב אֹ֥ו בִמְעָֽט׃ And Yehonatan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come, and let us cross over to … Continue reading →

הַשֵּׁ֧ן הָאֶחָ֛ד מָצ֥וּק מִצָּפֹ֖ון מ֣וּל מִכְמָ֑שׂ וְהָאֶחָ֥ד מִנֶּ֖גֶב מ֥וּל גָּֽבַע׃ ס One crag was sharp on the north, facing Mikhmash, and the other was on the south, facing Geva.   Morphology הַשֵּׁ֧ן (ha-shen) – Root: שן (shen); Form: Noun, masculine … Continue reading →

וּבֵ֣ין הַֽמַּעְבְּרֹ֗ות אֲשֶׁ֨ר בִּקֵּ֤שׁ יֹֽונָתָן֙ לַֽעֲבֹר֙ עַל־מַצַּ֣ב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים שֵׁן־הַסֶּ֤לַע מֵהָעֵ֨בֶר֙ מִזֶּ֔ה וְשֵׁן־הַסֶּ֥לַע מֵהָעֵ֖בֶר מִזֶּ֑ה וְשֵׁ֤ם הָֽאֶחָד֙ בֹּוצֵ֔ץ וְשֵׁ֥ם הָאֶחָ֖ד סֶֽנֶּה׃ And between the passes, which Yonatan sought to cross over to the garrison of the Pelishtim, there was a rocky … Continue reading →

וַאֲחִיָּ֣ה בֶן־אֲחִט֡וּב אֲחִ֡י אִיכָבֹ֣וד בֶּן־פִּינְחָ֨ס בֶּן־עֵלִ֜י כֹּהֵ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה בְּשִׁלֹ֖ו נֹשֵׂ֣א אֵפֹ֑וד וְהָעָם֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔ע כִּ֥י הָלַ֖ךְ יֹונָתָֽן׃ And Aḥiya, son of Aḥituv, brother of Ikhavod, son of Pineḥas, son of ʿEli, priest of YHWH in Shilo, was bearing the ephod. … Continue reading →

וְשָׁא֗וּל יֹושֵׁב֙ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הַגִּבְעָ֔ה תַּ֥חַת הָרִמֹּ֖ון אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּמִגְרֹ֑ון וְהָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמֹּ֔ו כְּשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ות אִֽישׁ׃ And Shaʾul was sitting at the edge of the hill under the pomegranate tree that is in Migron, and the people who were with him were … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י הַיֹּ֗ום וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יֹונָתָ֤ן בֶּן־שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־הַנַּ֨עַר֙ נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יו לְכָ֗ה וְנַעְבְּרָה֙ אֶל־מַצַּ֣ב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעֵ֣בֶר הַלָּ֑ז וּלְאָבִ֖יו לֹ֥א הִגִּֽיד׃ And it came to pass on that day, that Yonatan son of Shaʾul said to the young man who bore his armor, … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵא֙ מַצַּ֣ב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אֶֽל־מַעֲבַ֖ר מִכְמָֽשׂ׃ ס And the garrison of the Pelishtim went out to the pass of Mikhmash.   Morphology וַיֵּצֵא֙ (vayyetse) – Root: יצא (yatsaʾ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it went … Continue reading →

וְהָיָה֙ בְּיֹ֣ום מִלְחֶ֔מֶת וְלֹ֨א נִמְצָ֜א חֶ֤רֶב וַחֲנִית֙ בְּיַ֣ד כָּל־הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶת־שָׁא֖וּל וְאֶת־יֹונָתָ֑ן וַתִּמָּצֵ֣א לְשָׁא֔וּל וּלְיֹונָתָ֖ן בְּנֹֽו׃ And it came to pass on the day of battle, that there was not found a sword or a spear in the hand of … Continue reading →

וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה הַפְּצִ֣ירָה פִ֗ים לַמַּֽחֲרֵשֹׁת֙ וְלָ֣אֵתִ֔ים וְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁ קִלְּשֹׁ֖ון וּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּ֑ים וּלְהַצִּ֖יב הַדָּרְבָֽן׃ And the sharpening fee was a pim for the plowshares, for the mattocks, for the three-pronged forks, for the axes, and for setting the goads.   Morphology וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה (ve-hayetah) – … Continue reading →

וַיֵּרְד֥וּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים לִ֠לְטֹושׁ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־מַחֲרַשְׁתֹּ֤ו וְאֶת־אֵתֹו֙ וְאֶת־קַרְדֻּמֹּ֔ו וְאֵ֖ת מַחֲרֵשָׁתֹֽו׃ And all Yisraʾel went down to the Pelishtim to sharpen each man his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his hoe.   Morphology וַיֵּרְד֥וּ (vayyerdu) – Root: ירד (yarad); Form: … Continue reading →

וְחָרָשׁ֙ לֹ֣א יִמָּצֵ֔א בְּכֹ֖ל אֶ֣רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־אָמְרוּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים פֶּ֚ן יַעֲשׂ֣וּ הָעִבְרִ֔ים חֶ֖רֶב אֹ֥ו חֲנִֽית׃ And a blacksmith was not to be found in all the land of Yisraʾel, for the Pelishtim said, “Lest the ʿIvrim make for themselves a sword … Continue reading →

וְהָרֹ֤אשׁ אֶחָד֙ יִפְנֶ֔ה דֶּ֖רֶךְ בֵּ֣ית חֹרֹ֑ון וְהָרֹ֨אשׁ אֶחָ֤ד יִפְנֶה֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַגְּב֔וּל הַנִּשְׁקָ֛ף עַל־גֵּ֥י הַצְּבֹעִ֖ים הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ ס And one division turned toward the way of Beit Ḥoron, and one division turned toward the way of the border overlooking the Valley of … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֧א הַמַּשְׁחִ֛ית מִמַּחֲנֵ֥ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה רָאשִׁ֑ים הָרֹ֨אשׁ אֶחָ֥ד יִפְנֶ֛ה אֶל־דֶּ֥רֶךְ עָפְרָ֖ה אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ שׁוּעָֽל׃ And the raiding party went out from the camp of the Pelishtim in three divisions. One division turned toward the way of ʿOfra, to the land of … Continue reading →

וְשָׁא֞וּל וְיֹונָתָ֣ן בְּנֹ֗ו וְהָעָם֙ הַנִּמְצָ֣א עִמָּ֔ם יֹשְׁבִ֖ים בְּגֶ֣בַע בִּנְיָמִ֑ן וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים חָנ֥וּ בְמִכְמָֽשׂ׃ And Shaʾul and Yonatan his son, and the people who were found with them, were dwelling in Geva of Binyamin, while the Pelishtim camped at Mikhmash.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣קָם שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל וַיַּ֛עַל מִן־הַגִּלְגָּ֖ל גִּבְעַ֣ת בִּנְיָמִ֑ן וַיִּפְקֹ֣ד שָׁא֗וּל אֶת־הָעָם֙ הַנִּמְצְאִ֣ים עִמֹּ֔ו כְּשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ות אִֽישׁ׃ And Shemuʾel arose and went up from the Gilgal to Giveʿa of Binyamin, and Shaʾul mustered the people who were found with him, about six hundred … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֖ה מַמְלַכְתְּךָ֣ לֹא־תָק֑וּם בִּקֵּשׁ֩ יְהוָ֨ה לֹ֜ו אִ֣ישׁ כִּלְבָבֹ֗ו וַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּ יְהוָ֤ה לְנָגִיד֙ עַל־עַמֹּ֔ו כִּ֚י לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶֽׁר־צִוְּךָ֖ יְהוָֽה׃ פ But now your kingdom shall not endure. YHWH has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and YHWH has … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל אֶל־שָׁא֖וּל נִסְכָּ֑לְתָּ לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֗רְתָּ אֶת־מִצְוַ֞ת יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔ךְ כִּ֣י עַתָּ֗ה הֵכִ֨ין יְהוָ֧ה אֶת־מַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛ אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַד־עֹולָֽם׃ And Shemuʾel said to Shaʾul, “You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of YHWH your God, which He commanded … Continue reading →

וָאֹמַ֗ר עַ֠תָּה יֵרְד֨וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים אֵלַי֙ הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל וּפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א חִלִּ֑יתִי וָֽאֶתְאַפַּ֔ק וָאַעֲלֶ֖ה הָעֹלָֽה׃ ס And I said, ‘Now the Pelishtim will come down against me at the Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of YHWH.’ So I forced … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתָ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֡וּל כִּֽי־רָאִיתִי֩ כִֽי־נָפַ֨ץ הָעָ֜ם מֵעָלַ֗י וְאַתָּה֙ לֹא־בָ֨אתָ֙ לְמֹועֵ֣ד הַיָּמִ֔ים וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים נֶאֱסָפִ֥ים מִכְמָֽשׂ׃ And Shemuʾel said, “What have you done?” And Shaʾul said, “Because I saw that the people were scattering from me, and you did … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י כְּכַלֹּתֹו֙ לְהַעֲלֹ֣ות הָעֹלָ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל בָּ֑א וַיֵּצֵ֥א שָׁא֛וּל לִקְרָאתֹ֖ו לְבָרֲכֹֽו׃ And it happened, as he finished offering the burnt offering, that behold, Shemuʾel came, and Shaʾul went out to meet him to bless him.   Morphology וַיְהִ֗י (vayhi) – … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל הַגִּ֣שׁוּ אֵלַ֔י הָעֹלָ֖ה וְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים וַיַּ֖עַל הָעֹלָֽה׃ And Shaʾul said, “Bring near to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering.   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential … Continue reading →

וייחל שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֗ים לַמֹּועֵד֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וְלֹא־בָ֥א שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל הַגִּלְגָּ֑ל וַיָּ֥פֶץ הָעָ֖ם מֵעָלָֽיו׃ And he waited seven days for the appointed time that Shemuʾel had set, but Shemuʾel did not come to the Gilgal, and the people scattered from him.   … Continue reading →

וְעִבְרִ֗ים עָֽבְרוּ֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן אֶ֥רֶץ גָּ֖ד וְגִלְעָ֑ד וְשָׁאוּל֙ עֹודֶ֣נּוּ בַגִּלְגָּ֔ל וְכָל־הָעָ֖ם חָרְד֥וּ אַחֲרָֽיו׃ And the ʿIvrim crossed the Yarden to the land of Gad and Gileʿad, and Shaʾul was still in the Gilgal, and all the people trembled after him.   … Continue reading →

וְאִ֨ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל רָאוּ֙ כִּ֣י צַר־לֹ֔ו כִּ֥י נִגַּ֖שׂ הָעָ֑ם וַיִּֽתְחַבְּא֣וּ הָעָ֗ם בַּמְּעָרֹ֤ות וּבַֽחֲוָחִים֙ וּבַסְּלָעִ֔ים וּבַצְּרִחִ֖ים וּבַבֹּרֹֽות׃ And the men of Yisraʾel saw that it was distressing for them, because the people were pressed, and the people hid in the caves, and … Continue reading →

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞ים נֶאֶסְפ֣וּ לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים אֶ֤לֶף רֶ֨כֶב֙ וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֙ פָּרָשִׁ֔ים וְעָ֕ם כַּחֹ֛ול אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־שְׂפַֽת־הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹ֑ב וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ בְמִכְמָ֔שׂ קִדְמַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית אָֽוֶן׃ And the Pelishtim gathered to fight against Yisraʾel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen, and people like the … Continue reading →

וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֞ל שָׁמְע֣וּ לֵאמֹ֗ר הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־נְצִ֣יב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְגַם־נִבְאַשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיִּצָּעֲק֥וּ הָעָ֛ם אַחֲרֵ֥י שָׁא֖וּל הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ And all Yisraʾel heard it said, “Shaʾul has struck the officer of the Pelishtim, and also Yisraʾel has become a stench among the Pelishtim.” And the … Continue reading →