Category Archives: 5. דברים

הַרְנִ֤ינוּ גֹויִם֙ עַמֹּ֔ו כִּ֥י דַם־עֲבָדָ֖יו יִקֹּ֑ום וְנָקָם֙ יָשִׁ֣יב לְצָרָ֔יו וְכִפֶּ֥ר אַדְמָתֹ֖ו עַמֹּֽו׃ פ Rejoice, O nations, with His people, for He will avenge the blood of His servants; He will return vengeance to His adversaries and will atone for His … Continue reading →

אַשְׁכִּ֤יר חִצַּי֙ מִדָּ֔ם וְחַרְבִּ֖י תֹּאכַ֣ל בָּשָׂ֑ר מִדַּ֤ם חָלָל֙ וְשִׁבְיָ֔ה מֵרֹ֖אשׁ פַּרְעֹ֥ות אֹויֵֽב׃ I will make My arrows drunk with blood, and My sword shall devour flesh—from the blood of the slain and the captives, from the head of the leaders … Continue reading →

אִם־שַׁנֹּותִי֙ בְּרַ֣ק חַרְבִּ֔י וְתֹאחֵ֥ז בְּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט יָדִ֑י אָשִׁ֤יב נָקָם֙ לְצָרָ֔י וְלִמְשַׂנְאַ֖י אֲשַׁלֵּֽם׃ If I sharpen the lightning of My sword and My hand grasps judgment, I will return vengeance to My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.   Morphology אִם־שַׁנֹּותִי֙ … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־אֶשָּׂ֥א אֶל־שָׁמַ֖יִם יָדִ֑י וְאָמַ֕רְתִּי חַ֥י אָנֹכִ֖י לְעֹלָֽם׃ For I lift up My hand to heaven and say, ‘I live forever.’   Morphology כִּֽי־אֶשָּׂ֥א (ki-essa) – Root: נָשָׂא (n-ś-ʾ); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular; Translation: “For I lift up”; Notes: … Continue reading →

רְא֣וּ עַתָּ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י אֲנִי֙ ה֔וּא וְאֵ֥ין אֱלֹהִ֖ים עִמָּדִ֑י אֲנִ֧י אָמִ֣ית וַאֲחַיֶּ֗ה מָחַ֨צְתִּי֙ וַאֲנִ֣י אֶרְפָּ֔א וְאֵ֥ין מִיָּדִ֖י מַצִּֽיל׃ See now that I, I am He, and there is no god with Me. I put to death and I give life; … Continue reading →

אֲשֶׁ֨ר חֵ֤לֶב זְבָחֵ֨ימֹו֙ יֹאכֵ֔לוּ יִשְׁתּ֖וּ יֵ֣ין נְסִיכָ֑ם יָק֨וּמוּ֙ וְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔ם יְהִ֥י עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם סִתְרָֽה׃ Those who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings, let them rise and help you; let them be your shelter.   … Continue reading →

וְאָמַ֖ר אֵ֣י אֱלֹהֵ֑ימֹו צ֖וּר חָסָ֥יוּ בֹֽו׃ And he will say, ‘Where is their God, the rock in whom they took refuge?   Morphology וְאָמַ֖ר (v’amar) – Root: אָמַר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־יָדִ֤ין יְהוָה֙ עַמֹּ֔ו וְעַל־עֲבָדָ֖יו יִתְנֶחָ֑ם כִּ֤י יִרְאֶה֙ כִּי־אָ֣זְלַת יָ֔ד וְאֶ֖פֶס עָצ֥וּר וְעָזֽוּב׃ For YHWH will judge His people and will have compassion on His servants, when He sees that their power is gone and there is none remaining, neither bond … Continue reading →

לִ֤י נָקָם֙ וְשִׁלֵּ֔ם לְעֵ֖ת תָּמ֣וּט רַגְלָ֑ם כִּ֤י קָרֹוב֙ יֹ֣ום אֵידָ֔ם וְחָ֖שׁ עֲתִדֹ֥ות לָֽמֹו׃ Vengeance is Mine and recompense, at the time their foot slips; for the day of their disaster is near, and their doom rushes upon them.   Morphology … Continue reading →

הֲלֹא־ה֖וּא כָּמֻ֣ס עִמָּדִ֑י חָתֻ֖ם בְּאֹוצְרֹתָֽי׃ Is it not stored up with Me, sealed in My treasuries?   Morphology הֲלֹא־ (halo) – Root: לֹא (l-ʾ); Form: Interrogative particle; Translation: “Is it not”; Notes: Introduces a rhetorical question, expecting an affirmative answer. … Continue reading →