Category Archives: Samuel

וַיַּ֣ךְ יֹונָתָ֗ן אֵ֣ת נְצִ֤יב פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּגֶ֔בַע וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וְשָׁאוּל֩ תָּקַ֨ע בַּשֹּׁופָ֤ר בְּכָל־הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יִשְׁמְע֖וּ הָעִבְרִֽים׃ And Yonatan struck the garrison of the Pelishtim that was in Geva, and the Pelishtim heard. And Shaʾul blew the shofar throughout all the … Continue reading →

וַיִּבְחַר־לֹ֨ו שָׁא֜וּל שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֮ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיִּהְי֨וּ עִם־שָׁא֜וּל אַלְפַּ֗יִם בְּמִכְמָשׂ֙ וּבְהַ֣ר בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל וְאֶ֗לֶף הָיוּ֙ עִם־יֹ֣ונָתָ֔ן בְּגִבְעַ֖ת בִּנְיָמִ֑ין וְיֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם שִׁלַּ֖ח אִ֥ישׁ לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ And Shaʾul chose for himself three thousand from Yisraʾel, and two thousand were with Shaʾul in Mikhmash and in … Continue reading →

בֶּן־שָׁנָ֖ה שָׁא֣וּל בְּמָלְכֹ֑ו וּשְׁתֵּ֣י שָׁנִ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Shaʾul was year old when he began to reign, and he reigned over Yisraʾel for two years.   Morphology בֶּן־שָׁנָ֖ה (ben-shanah) – Root: בן (ben), שנה (shanah); Form: Noun construct phrase, masculine singular; … Continue reading →

וְאִם־הָרֵ֖עַ תָּרֵ֑עוּ גַּם־אַתֶּ֥ם גַּֽם־מַלְכְּכֶ֖ם תִּסָּפֽוּ׃ פ But if you act wickedly, both you and your king shall perish.“   Morphology וְאִם (veʾim) – Root: אם (ʾim); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “but if”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause. הָרֵ֖עַ (hareaʿ) – Root: … Continue reading →

אַ֣ךְ יְר֣אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם אֹתֹ֛ו בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֑ם כִּ֣י רְא֔וּ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־הִגְדִּ֖ל עִמָּכֶֽם׃ Only fear YHWH and serve Him in truth with all your heart, for see what great things He has done for you.   Morphology אַ֣ךְ (aḵ) – Root: … Continue reading →

גַּ֣ם אָנֹכִ֗י חָלִ֤ילָה לִּי֙ מֵחֲטֹ֣א לַֽיהוָ֔ה מֵחֲדֹ֖ל לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל בַּעַדְכֶ֑ם וְהֹורֵיתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ הַטֹּובָ֖ה וְהַיְשָׁרָֽה׃ As for me, far be it from me to sin against YHWH by ceasing to pray for you, but I will instruct you in the good … Continue reading →

כִּ֠י לֹֽא־יִטֹּ֤שׁ יְהוָה֙ אֶת־עַמֹּ֔ו בַּעֲב֖וּר שְׁמֹ֣ו הַגָּדֹ֑ול כִּ֚י הֹואִ֣יל יְהוָ֔ה לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות אֶתְכֶ֛ם לֹ֖ו לְעָֽם׃ For YHWH will not forsake His people for the sake of His great name, for YHWH has been pleased to make you His people.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֖א תָּס֑וּרוּ כִּ֣י אַחֲרֵ֣י הַתֹּ֗הוּ אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יֹועִ֛ילוּ וְלֹ֥א יַצִּ֖ילוּ כִּי־תֹ֥הוּ הֵֽמָּה׃ And do not turn away, for then you would go after the vain things that cannot profit nor save, for they are vanity.   Morphology וְלֹ֖א (ve-lo) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל אֶל־הָעָם֙ אַל־תִּירָ֔אוּ אַתֶּ֣ם עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם אֵ֥ת כָּל־הָרָעָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את אַ֗ךְ אַל־תָּס֨וּרוּ֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶֽם And Shemuʾel said to the people, “Do not fear. You have done all this evil; yet do not turn away from following YHWH, but … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ כָל־הָעָ֜ם אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל הִתְפַּלֵּ֧ל בְּעַד־עֲבָדֶ֛יךָ אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ וְאַל־נָמ֑וּת כִּֽי־יָסַ֤פְנוּ עַל־כָּל־חַטֹּאתֵ֨ינוּ֙ רָעָ֔ה לִשְׁאֹ֥ל לָ֖נוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃ ס And all the people said to Shemuʾel, “Pray for your servants to YHWH your God, that we may not die, for we have added to … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּתֵּ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה קֹלֹ֥ת וּמָטָ֖ר בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא וַיִּירָ֨א כָל־הָעָ֥ם מְאֹ֛ד אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה וְאֶת־שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ And Shemuʾel called to YHWH, and YHWH gave thunder and rain on that day, and all the people greatly feared YHWH and Shemuʾel.   Morphology וַיִּקְרָ֤א … Continue reading →

הֲלֹ֤וא קְצִיר־חִטִּים֙ הַיֹּ֔ום אֶקְרָא֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וְיִתֵּ֥ן קֹלֹ֖ות וּמָטָ֑ר וּדְע֣וּ וּרְא֗וּ כִּֽי־רָעַתְכֶ֤ם רַבָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר עֲשִׂיתֶם֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לִשְׁאֹ֥ול לָכֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ׃ ס Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call to YHWH, and He will give thunder and rain, so … Continue reading →

גַּם־עַתָּה֙ הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ וּרְא֔וּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַגָּדֹ֖ול הַזֶּ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה עֹשֶׂ֖ה לְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ Even now, stand and see this great thing that YHWH is doing before your eyes.   Morphology גַּם־עַתָּה֙ (gam-ʿattah) – Root: גם (gam), עתה (ʿattah); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Even now”; … Continue reading →

וְאִם־לֹ֤א תִשְׁמְעוּ֙ בְּקֹ֣ול יְהוָ֔ה וּמְרִיתֶ֖ם אֶת־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְהָיְתָ֧ה יַד־יְהוָ֛ה בָּכֶ֖ם וּבַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ But if you do not obey the voice of YHWH and rebel against the mouth of YHWH, then the hand of YHWH shall be against you and against your … Continue reading →

אִם־תִּֽירְא֣וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤ם אֹתֹו֙ וּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣ם בְּקֹלֹ֔ו וְלֹ֥א תַמְר֖וּ אֶת־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וִהְיִתֶ֣ם גַּם־אַתֶּ֗ם וְגַם־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָלַ֣ךְ עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אַחַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ If you fear YHWH and serve Him and obey His voice, and do not rebel against the mouth of YHWH, then … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִנֵּ֥ה הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑ם וְהִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ׃ And now, behold, the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for, and behold, YHWH has set a king over you.   Morphology וְעַתָּ֗ה (ve-ʿattah) – … Continue reading →

וַתִּרְא֗וּ כִּֽי־נָחָ֞שׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ בְּנֵֽי־עַמֹּון֮ בָּ֣א עֲלֵיכֶם֒ וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ לִ֔י לֹ֕א כִּי־מֶ֖לֶךְ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ עָלֵ֑ינוּ וַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃ And you saw that Naḥash, the king of the sons of ʿAmmon, came against you, and you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ אֶת־יְרֻבַּ֣עַל וְאֶת־בְּדָ֔ן וְאֶת־יִפְתָּ֖ח וְאֶת־שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיַּצֵּ֨ל אֶתְכֶ֜ם מִיַּ֤ד אֹֽיְבֵיכֶם֙ מִסָּבִ֔יב וַתֵּשְׁב֖וּ בֶּֽטַח׃ And YHWH sent Yerubbaʿal, and Bedan, and Yiftaḥ, and Shemuʾel, and He delivered you from the hand of your enemies all around, and you dwelt securely.   … Continue reading →

וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּ אֶל־יְהוָה֙ ויאמר חָטָ֔אנוּ כִּ֤י עָזַ֨בְנוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וַנַּעֲבֹ֥ד אֶת־הַבְּעָלִ֖ים וְאֶת־הָעַשְׁתָּרֹ֑ות וְעַתָּ֗ה הַצִּילֵ֛נוּ מִיַּ֥ד אֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ And they cried out to YHWH and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken YHWH and have served the Baʿalim and the ʿAshtarot; but … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּמְכֹּ֣ר אֹתָ֡ם בְּיַ֣ד סִֽיסְרָא֩ שַׂר־צְבָ֨א חָצֹ֜ור וּבְיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וּבְיַד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מֹואָ֔ב וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ בָּֽם׃ And they forgot YHWH their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of Ḥatsor, and into the hand … Continue reading →

כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥א יַעֲקֹ֖ב מִצְרָ֑יִם וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּ אֲבֹֽותֵיכֶם֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאֶֽת־אַהֲרֹ֗ן וַיֹּוצִ֤יאוּ אֶת־אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וַיֹּשִׁב֖וּם בַּמָּקֹ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ When Yaʿaqov came to Mitsrayim, then your fathers cried out to YHWH, and YHWH sent Moshe and Aharon, and they brought your fathers out … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּ וְאִשָּׁפְטָ֥ה אִתְּכֶ֖ם לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה אֵ֚ת כָּל־צִדְקֹ֣ות יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה אִתְּכֶ֖ם וְאֶת־אֲבֹותֵיכֶֽם׃ And now, stand, that I may judge you before YHWH concerning all the righteous acts of YHWH which He has done with you and with your fathers.   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל אֶל־הָעָ֑ם יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאֶֽת־אַהֲרֹ֔ן וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר הֶעֱלָ֛ה אֶת־אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And Shemuʾel said to the people, “YHWH, who made Moshe and Aharon, and who brought up your fathers out of the land of Mitsrayim.   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם עֵ֧ד יְהוָ֣ה בָּכֶ֗ם וְעֵ֤ד מְשִׁיחֹו֙ הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֣י לֹ֧א מְצָאתֶ֛ם בְּיָדִ֖י מְא֑וּמָה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר עֵֽד׃ פ And he said to them, “YHWH is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day, that you have found nothing in … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ לֹ֥א עֲשַׁקְתָּ֖נוּ וְלֹ֣א רַצֹּותָ֑נוּ וְלֹֽא־לָקַ֥חְתָּ מִיַּד־אִ֖ישׁ מְאֽוּמָה׃ And they said, “You have not oppressed us, nor have you wronged us, nor have you taken anything from the hand of any man.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (vayomeru) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); … Continue reading →

הִנְנִ֣י עֲנ֣וּ בִי֩ נֶ֨גֶד יְהוָ֜ה וְנֶ֣גֶד מְשִׁיחֹ֗ו אֶת־שֹׁור֩ מִ֨י לָקַ֜חְתִּי וַחֲמֹ֧ור מִ֣י לָקַ֗חְתִּי וְאֶת־מִ֤י עָשַׁ֨קְתִּי֙ אֶת־מִ֣י רַצֹּ֔ותִי וּמִיַּד־מִי֙ לָקַ֣חְתִּי כֹ֔פֶר וְאַעְלִ֥ים עֵינַ֖י בֹּ֑ו וְאָשִׁ֖יב לָכֶֽם׃ Here I am; testify against me before YHWH and before His anointed: Whose ox have … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֞ה הִנֵּ֥ה הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ לִפְנֵיכֶ֗ם וַאֲנִי֙ זָקַ֣נְתִּי וָשַׂ֔בְתִּי וּבָנַ֖י הִנָּ֣ם אִתְּכֶ֑ם וַאֲנִי֙ הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם מִנְּעֻרַ֖י עַד־הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And now, behold, the king walks before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are with you. And I have … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנֵּה֙ שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי בְקֹֽלְכֶ֔ם לְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם לִ֑י וָאַמְלִ֥יךְ עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ׃ And Shemuʾel said to all Yisraʾel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set a king over … Continue reading →

וַיֵּלְכ֨וּ כָל־הָעָ֜ם הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל וַיַּמְלִכוּ֩ שָׁ֨ם אֶת־שָׁא֜וּל לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ בַּגִּלְגָּ֔ל וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־שָׁ֛ם זְבָחִ֥ים שְׁלָמִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׂמַ֨ח שָׁ֥ם שָׁא֛וּל וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַד־מְאֹֽד׃ פ And all the people went to the Gilgal, and there they made Shaʾul king before YHWH in the Gilgal. … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם לְכ֖וּ וְנֵלְכָ֣ה הַגִּלְגָּ֑ל וּנְחַדֵּ֥שׁ שָׁ֖ם הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ And Shemuʾel said to the people, “Come, and let us go to the Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd … Continue reading →