Category Archives: 5. דברים

בָּרֵ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ חֵילֹ֔ו וּפֹ֥עַל יָדָ֖יו תִּרְצֶ֑ה מְחַ֨ץ מָתְנַ֧יִם קָמָ֛יו וּמְשַׂנְאָ֖יו מִן־יְקוּמֽוּן׃ ס Bless, O YHW, his strength, and accept the work of his hands; crush the loins of his adversaries, and those who hate him, that they may not rise.” … Continue reading →

יֹור֤וּ מִשְׁפָּטֶ֨יךָ֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב וְתֹורָתְךָ֖ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יָשִׂ֤ימוּ קְטֹורָה֙ בְּאַפֶּ֔ךָ וְכָלִ֖יל עַֽל־מִזְבְּחֶֽךָ׃ They will teach Your judgments to Yaʿaqov and Your Torah to Yisraʾel; they will place incense before You and a whole offering upon Your altar.   Morphology יֹור֤וּ (yoru) – … Continue reading →

הָאֹמֵ֞ר לְאָבִ֤יו וּלְאִמֹּו֙ לֹ֣א רְאִיתִ֔יו וְאֶת־אֶחָיו֙ לֹ֣א הִכִּ֔יר וְאֶת־בָּנָ֖יו לֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע כִּ֤י שָֽׁמְרוּ֙ אִמְרָתֶ֔ךָ וּבְרִֽיתְךָ֖ יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃ Who says to his father and to his mother, ‘I have not seen him,’ and he does not recognize his brothers, and his sons … Continue reading →

וּלְלֵוִ֣י אָמַ֔ר תֻּמֶּ֥יךָ וְאוּרֶ֖יךָ לְאִ֣ישׁ חֲסִידֶ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִסִּיתֹו֙ בְּמַסָּ֔ה תְּרִיבֵ֖הוּ עַל־מֵ֥י מְרִיבָֽה׃ And to Levi he said, “Your Tummim and Your Urim belong to Your loyal one, whom You tested at Massa, with whom You contended at the waters of … Continue reading →

וְזֹ֣את לִֽיהוּדָה֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ שְׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ קֹ֣ול יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאֶל־עַמֹּ֖ו תְּבִיאֶ֑נּוּ יָדָיו֙ רָ֣ב לֹ֔ו וְעֵ֥זֶר מִצָּרָ֖יו תִּהְיֶֽה׃ ס And this is for Yehuda, and he said, “Hear, O LORD, the voice of Yehuda, and bring him to his people. His hands contend … Continue reading →

יְחִ֥י רְאוּבֵ֖ן וְאַל־יָמֹ֑ת וִיהִ֥י מְתָ֖יו מִסְפָּֽר׃ ס Let Reʾuven live and not die, and let his men be few in number.   Morphology יְחִ֥י (yeḥi) – Root: חָיָה (ḥ-y-h); Form: Qal jussive 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Let live”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֥י בִישֻׁר֖וּן מֶ֑לֶךְ בְּהִתְאַסֵּף֙ רָ֣אשֵׁי עָ֔ם יַ֖חַד שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And He became King in Yeshurun when the heads of the people were gathered, the tribes of Yisraʾel together.   Morphology וַיְהִ֥י (vayehi) – Root: הָיָה (h-y-h); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive … Continue reading →

תֹּורָ֥ה צִוָּה־לָ֖נוּ מֹשֶׁ֑ה מֹורָשָׁ֖ה קְהִלַּ֥ת יַעֲקֹֽב׃ The Torah Moshe commanded us is a heritage for the assembly of Yaʿaqov.   Morphology תֹּורָ֥ה (Torah) – Root: יָרָה (y-r-h); Form: Feminine singular noun; Translation: “Instruction” or “Law”; Notes: Refers to the divine … Continue reading →

אַ֚ף חֹבֵ֣ב עַמִּ֔ים כָּל־קְדֹשָׁ֖יו בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וְהֵם֙ תֻּכּ֣וּ לְרַגְלֶ֔ךָ יִשָּׂ֖א מִדַּבְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ Indeed, He loves the peoples; all His holy ones are in Your hand. They sit down at Your feet; everyone receives Your words.   Morphology אַ֚ף (af) – Root: Particle; … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֞ה מִסִּינַ֥י בָּא֙ וְזָרַ֤ח מִשֵּׂעִיר֙ לָ֔מֹו הֹופִ֨יעַ֙ מֵהַ֣ר פָּארָ֔ן וְאָתָ֖ה מֵרִבְבֹ֣ת קֹ֑דֶשׁ מִֽימִינֹ֕ו אשֶׂדת לָֽמֹו׃ And he said, YHWH came from Sinai, and shone from Seʿir to them; He appeared from Mount Paʾran, and He came with ten thousands … Continue reading →