Category Archives: 5. דברים

וְאֵת֙ כָּל־נַפְתָּלִ֔י וְאֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ אֶפְרַ֖יִם וּמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וְאֵת֙ כָּל־אֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיָּ֥ם הָאַחֲרֹֽון׃ And all Naftali, and the land of Efrayim and Menashshe, and all the land of Yehuda, as far as the western sea.   Morphology וְאֵת֙ (ve’et) – Root: Direct … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַל מֹשֶׁ֜ה מֵֽעַרְבֹ֤ת מֹואָב֙ אֶל־הַ֣ר נְבֹ֔ו רֹ֚אשׁ הַפִּסְגָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֣י יְרֵחֹ֑ו וַיַּרְאֵ֨הוּ יְהוָ֧ה אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֛רֶץ אֶת־הַגִּלְעָ֖ד עַד־דָּֽן׃ And Moshe went up from the plains of Moʾav to Mount Nevo, the top of the summit that is opposite Yeriḥo, and YHWH showed … Continue reading →

אַשְׁרֶ֨יךָ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל מִ֣י כָמֹ֗וךָ עַ֚ם נֹושַׁ֣ע בַּֽיהוָ֔ה מָגֵ֣ן עֶזְרֶ֔ךָ וַאֲשֶׁר־חֶ֖רֶב גַּאֲוָתֶ֑ךָ וְיִכָּֽחֲשׁ֤וּ אֹיְבֶ֨יךָ֙ לָ֔ךְ וְאַתָּ֖ה עַל־בָּמֹותֵ֥ימֹו תִדְרֹֽךְ׃ ס Happy are you, Yisraʾel! Who is like you, a people saved by YHWH, the shield of your help and the sword of … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכֹּן֩ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל בֶּ֤טַח בָּדָד֙ עֵ֣ין יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ דָּגָ֣ן וְתִירֹ֑ושׁ אַף־שָׁמָ֖יו יַ֥עַרְפוּ טָֽל׃ And Yisraʾel dwelled securely, alone, the fountain of Yaʿaqov, in a land of grain and new wine; even his heavens shall drop dew.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁכֹּן֩ (va-yishkon) – … Continue reading →

מְעֹנָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵי קֶ֔דֶם וּמִתַּ֖חַת זְרֹעֹ֣ת עֹולָ֑ם וַיְגָ֧רֶשׁ מִפָּנֶ֛יךָ אֹויֵ֖ב וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַשְׁמֵֽד׃ The dwelling place of the eternal God is above, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And He drove out the enemy from before you and said, ‘Destroy!’   Morphology … Continue reading →

אֵ֥ין כָּאֵ֖ל יְשֻׁר֑וּן רֹכֵ֤ב שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ בְעֶזְרֶ֔ךָ וּבְגַאֲוָתֹ֖ו שְׁחָקִֽים׃ There is none like God, O Yeshurun, who rides the heavens in your help, and in His majesty the skies.   Morphology אֵ֥ין (ein) – Root: אָיִן; Form: Negative existential particle; Translation: … Continue reading →

בַּרְזֶ֥ל וּנְחֹ֖שֶׁת מִנְעָלֶ֑יךָ וּכְיָמֶ֖יךָ דָּבְאֶֽךָ׃ Your bars shall be iron and bronze, and as your days, so shall your strength be.   Morphology בַּרְזֶ֥ל (barzel) – Root: ב־ר־ז־ל; Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article implied; Translation: “iron”. וּנְחֹ֖שֶׁת (u-neḥoshet) … Continue reading →

וּלְאָשֵׁ֣ר אָמַ֔ר בָּר֥וּךְ מִבָּנִ֖ים אָשֵׁ֑ר יְהִ֤י רְצוּי֙ אֶחָ֔יו וְטֹבֵ֥ל בַּשֶּׁ֖מֶן רַגְלֹֽו׃ And to Asher he said, “Blessed above sons is Asher; let him be favored by his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.   Morphology וּלְאָשֵׁ֣ר (ul’Asher) … Continue reading →

וּלְנַפְתָּלִ֣י אָמַ֔ר נַפְתָּלִי֙ שְׂבַ֣ע רָצֹ֔ון וּמָלֵ֖א בִּרְכַּ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה יָ֥ם וְדָרֹ֖ום יְרָֽשָׁה׃ ס And to Naftali he said, “Naftali is satisfied with favor and full of the blessing of YHWH; he shall inherit the sea and the south.”   Morphology וּלְנַפְתָּלִ֣י … Continue reading →

וּלְדָ֣ן אָמַ֔ר דָּ֖ן גּ֣וּר אַרְיֵ֑ה יְזַנֵּ֖ק מִן־הַבָּשָֽׁן׃ And to Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub; he leaps from the Bashan.”   Morphology וּלְדָ֣ן (uledan) – Root: דָּן (d-n); Form: Conjunction וְ (“and”) + preposition לְ (“to”) + proper … Continue reading →