Category Archives: Samuel

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל לְנַעֲרֹ֗ו וְהִנֵּ֣ה נֵלֵךְ֮ וּמַה־נָּבִ֣יא לָאִישׁ֒ כִּ֤י הַלֶּ֨חֶם֙ אָזַ֣ל מִכֵּלֵ֔ינוּ וּתְשׁוּרָ֥ה אֵין־לְהָבִ֖יא לְאִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים מָ֖ה אִתָּֽנוּ׃ And Shaʾul said to his servant, “Behold, we are going, but what shall we bring to the man? For the bread is depleted … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֗ו הִנֵּה־נָ֤א אִישׁ־אֱלֹהִים֙ בָּעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְהָאִ֣ישׁ נִכְבָּ֔ד כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יְדַבֵּ֖ר בֹּ֣וא יָבֹ֑וא עַתָּה֙ נֵ֣לֲכָה שָּׁ֔ם אוּלַי֙ יַגִּ֣יד לָ֔נוּ אֶת־דַּרְכֵּ֖נוּ אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֥כְנוּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃ And he said to him, “Behold now, there is a man of God in this city, and the man … Continue reading →

הֵ֗מָּה בָּ֚אוּ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ צ֔וּף וְשָׁא֥וּל אָמַ֛ר לְנַעֲרֹ֥ו אֲשֶׁר־עִמֹּ֖ו לְכָ֣ה וְנָשׁ֑וּבָה פֶּן־יֶחְדַּ֥ל אָבִ֛י מִן־הָאֲתֹנֹ֖ות וְדָ֥אַג לָֽנוּ׃ They came to the land of Tzuf, and Shaʾul said to his servant who was with him, “Come, and let us return, lest my father … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר בְּהַר־אֶפְרַ֛יִם וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־שָׁלִ֖שָׁה וְלֹ֣א מָצָ֑אוּ וַיַּעַבְר֤וּ בְאֶֽרֶץ־שַׁעֲלִים֙ וָאַ֔יִן וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־יְמִינִ֖י וְלֹ֥א מָצָֽאוּ׃ And he passed through the hill country of Efrayim, and he passed through the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them. And they passed through … Continue reading →

וַתֹּאבַ֨דְנָה֙ הָאֲתֹנֹ֔ות לְקִ֖ישׁ אֲבִ֣י שָׁא֑וּל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר קִ֜ישׁ אֶל־שָׁא֣וּל בְּנֹ֗ו קַח־נָ֤א אִתְּךָ֙ אֶת־אַחַ֣ד מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְק֣וּם לֵ֔ךְ בַּקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־הָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃ And the donkeys of Qish, the father of Shaʾul, were lost. And Qish said to Shaʾul his son, “Take now one of the … Continue reading →

וְלֹו־הָיָ֨ה בֵ֜ן וּשְׁמֹ֤ו שָׁאוּל֙ בָּח֣וּר וָטֹ֔וב וְאֵ֥ין אִ֛ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל טֹ֣וב מִמֶּ֑נּוּ מִשִּׁכְמֹ֣ו וָמַ֔עְלָה גָּבֹ֖הַּ מִכָּל־הָעָֽם׃ And he had a son, and his name was Shaʾul, a choice and goodly young man, and there was no man among the sons … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי־אִ֣ישׁ מבן־ימין וּ֠שְׁמֹו קִ֣ישׁ בֶּן־אֲבִיאֵ֞ל בֶּן־צְרֹ֧ור בֶּן־בְּכֹורַ֛ת בֶּן־אֲפִ֖יחַ בֶּן־אִ֣ישׁ יְמִינִ֑י גִּבֹּ֖ור חָֽיִל׃ And there was a man from Binyamin, and his name was Qish, son of Aviel, son of Tseror, son of Bekhorat, son of Aphiaḥ, son of a man … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל֙ שְׁמַ֣ע בְּקֹולָ֔ם וְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם מֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְכ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ לְעִירֹֽו׃ פ And YHWH said to Shemuʾel, “Listen to their voice and make them a king.” And Shemuʾel said to the men of Yisraʾel, “Go, each … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל אֵ֖ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וַֽיְדַבְּרֵ֖ם בְּאָזְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ And Shemuʾel heard all the words of the people, and he spoke them in the ears of YHWH.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (va-yishmaʿ) – Root: שמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person … Continue reading →

וְהָיִ֥ינוּ גַם־אֲנַ֖חְנוּ כְּכָל־הַגֹּויִ֑ם וּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּ מַלְכֵּ֨נוּ֙ וְיָצָ֣א לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ וְנִלְחַ֖ם אֶת־מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃ And we shall be like all the nations, and our king shall judge us, and he shall go out before us and fight our battles.”   Morphology וְהָיִ֥ינוּ (ve-hayinu) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ הָעָ֔ם לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ בְּקֹ֣ול שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לֹּ֔א כִּ֥י אִם־מֶ֖לֶךְ יִֽהְיֶ֥ה עָלֵֽינוּ׃ But the people refused to listen to the voice of Shemuʾel, and they said, “No, but a king shall be over us.   Morphology וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ (va-yemaʾanu) – Root: מאן … Continue reading →

וּזְעַקְתֶּם֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא מִלִּפְנֵ֣י מַלְכְּכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם לָכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־יַעֲנֶ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם בַּיֹּ֥ום הַהֽוּא׃ And you shall cry out on that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but YHWH will not answer you on that day.” … Continue reading →

צֹאנְכֶ֖ם יַעְשֹׂ֑ר וְאַתֶּ֖ם תִּֽהְיוּ־לֹ֥ו לַעֲבָדִֽים׃ He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his servants.   Morphology צֹאנְכֶ֖ם (tsonkhem) – Root: צאן (tson); Form: Noun, feminine singular collective construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־עַבְדֵיכֶם֩ וְֽאֶת־שִׁפְחֹ֨ותֵיכֶ֜ם וְאֶת־בַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧ם הַטֹּובִ֛ים וְאֶת־חֲמֹורֵיכֶ֖ם יִקָּ֑ח וְעָשָׂ֖ה לִמְלַאכְתֹּֽו And he will take your male servants and your female servants and your best young men and your donkeys, and he will use them for his work.   Morphology וְאֶת־ (ve-ʾet) – … Continue reading →

וְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥ם וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖ם יַעְשֹׂ֑ר וְנָתַ֥ן לְסָרִיסָ֖יו וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃ And he will take a tenth of your seed and your vineyards, and he will give it to his officers and to his servants.   Morphology וְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥ם (ve-zarʿeikhem) – Root: זרע (zeraʿ); Form: Noun, … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־֠שְׂדֹֽותֵיכֶם וְאֶת־כַּרְמֵיכֶ֧ם וְזֵיתֵיכֶ֛ם הַטֹּובִ֖ים יִקָּ֑ח וְנָתַ֖ן לַעֲבָדָֽיו׃ And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your best olive trees, and he will give them to his servants.   Morphology וְאֶת־ (ve-ʾet) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־בְּנֹותֵיכֶ֖ם יִקָּ֑ח לְרַקָּחֹ֥ות וּלְטַבָּחֹ֖ות וּלְאֹפֹֽות׃ And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.   Morphology וְאֶת־ (ve-ʾet) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object marker with conjunction; Translation: “And”; Notes: Introduces the direct object. בְּנֹותֵיכֶ֖ם (benoteikhem) … Continue reading →

וְלָשׂ֣וּם לֹ֔ו שָׂרֵ֥י אֲלָפִ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֣י חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים וְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁ חֲרִישֹׁו֙ וְלִקְצֹ֣ר קְצִירֹ֔ו וְלַעֲשֹׂ֥ות כְּלֵֽי־מִלְחַמְתֹּ֖ו וּכְלֵ֥י רִכְבֹּֽו׃ And to appoint for himself captains of thousands and captains of fifties, and to plow his plowing and to reap his harvest, and to make his … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר זֶ֗ה יִֽהְיֶה֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִמְלֹ֖ךְ עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם יִקָּ֗ח וְשָׂ֥ם לֹו֙ בְּמֶרְכַּבְתֹּ֣ו וּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יו וְרָצ֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י מֶרְכַּבְתֹּֽו׃ And he said, “This shall be the judgment of the king who shall reign over you: He will take your sons and set … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל אֵ֖ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה אֶל־הָעָ֕ם הַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥ים מֵאִתֹּ֖ו מֶֽלֶךְ׃ ס And Shemuʾel spoke all the words of YHWH to the people who were asking from him a king.   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֖ה שְׁמַ֣ע בְּקֹולָ֑ם אַ֗ךְ כִּֽי־הָעֵ֤ד תָּעִיד֙ בָּהֶ֔ם וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ לָהֶ֔ם מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִמְלֹ֖ךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס And now, listen to their voice. However, you shall surely warn them and tell them the judgment of the king who shall reign over them.” … Continue reading →

כְּכָֽל־הַמַּעֲשִׂ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֗וּ מִיֹּום֩ הַעֲלֹתִ֨י אֹתָ֤ם מִמִּצְרַ֨יִם֙ וְעַד־הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה וַיַּ֣עַזְבֻ֔נִי וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים כֵּ֛ן הֵ֥מָּה עֹשִׂ֖ים גַּם־לָֽךְ׃ According to all the deeds that they have done from the day that I brought them up out of Mitsrayim until this day—forsaking Me … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל שְׁמַע֙ בְּקֹ֣ול הָעָ֔ם לְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמְר֖וּ אֵלֶ֑יךָ כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אֹֽתְךָ֙ מָאָ֔סוּ כִּֽי־אֹתִ֥י מָאֲס֖וּ מִמְּלֹ֥ךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ And YHWH said to Shemuʾel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֤רַע הַדָּבָר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמְר֔וּ תְּנָה־לָּ֥נוּ מֶ֖לֶךְ לְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּ וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃ פ And the matter was evil in the eyes of Shemuʾel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Shemuʾel prayed to YHWH.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו הִנֵּה֙ אַתָּ֣ה זָקַ֔נְתָּ וּבָנֶ֕יךָ לֹ֥א הָלְכ֖וּ בִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָ עַתָּ֗ה שִֽׂימָה־לָּ֥נוּ מֶ֛לֶךְ לְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּ כְּכָל־הַגֹּויִֽם׃ And they said to him, “Behold, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now, appoint for us a king to judge … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּ כֹּ֖ל זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל הָרָמָֽתָה׃ And all the elders of Yisraʾel gathered together and came to Shemuʾel at the Rama.   Morphology וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּ (vayitqabbetsu) – Root: קבץ (qavats); Form: Hitpael wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־הָלְכ֤וּ בָנָיו֙ בדרכו וַיִּטּ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַבָּ֑צַע וַיִּ֨קְחוּ־שֹׁ֔חַד וַיַּטּ֖וּ מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ פ But his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after unjust gain, and they took bribes and perverted justice.   Morphology וְלֹֽא־ (ve-lo) – Root: לא (lo); … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֞י שֶׁם־בְּנֹ֤ו הַבְּכֹור֙ יֹואֵ֔ל וְשֵׁ֥ם מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּ אֲבִיָּ֑ה שֹׁפְטִ֖ים בִּבְאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃ And the name of his firstborn son was Yoʾel, and the name of his second was ʾAviyya; they were judges in Beʾer Shevaʿ.   Morphology וַיְהִ֞י (vayehi) – Root: היה … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר זָקֵ֖ן שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיָּ֧שֶׂם אֶת־בָּנָ֛יו שֹׁפְטִ֖ים לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And it happened, when Shemuʾel was old, that he appointed his sons as judges over Yisraʾel.   Morphology וַיְהִ֕י (vayehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וּתְשֻׁבָתֹ֤ו הָרָמָ֨תָה֙ כִּֽי־שָׁ֣ם בֵּיתֹ֔ו וְשָׁ֖ם שָׁפָ֣ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּֽבֶן־שָׁ֥ם מִזְבֵּ֖חַ לַֽיהוָֽה׃ פ And his return was to the Rama, for there was his house, and there he judged Yisraʾel, and he built there an altar to YHWH.   Morphology וּתְשֻׁבָתֹ֤ו (u-teshuvato) … Continue reading →