Category Archives: 5. דברים

חֲמַ֥ת תַּנִּינִ֖ם יֵינָ֑ם וְרֹ֥אשׁ פְּתָנִ֖ים אַכְזָֽר׃ Their wine is the venom of serpents, and the cruel poison of vipers.   Morphology חֲמַ֥ת (ḥamat) – Root: חֵמָה (ḥ-m-h); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “venom” or “wrath”; Notes: In this context, … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־מִגֶּ֤פֶן סְדֹם֙ גַּפְנָ֔ם וּמִשַּׁדְמֹ֖ת עֲמֹרָ֑ה עֲנָבֵ֨מֹו֙ עִנְּבֵי־רֹ֔ושׁ אַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת מְרֹרֹ֖ת לָֽמֹו׃ For their vine is from the vine of Sedom, and from the fields of ʿAmora; their grapes are grapes of poison, their clusters are bitter to them.   Morphology כִּֽי־ … Continue reading →

כִּ֛י לֹ֥א כְצוּרֵ֖נוּ צוּרָ֑ם וְאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ פְּלִילִֽים׃ For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies judge this.   Morphology כִּ֛י (ki) – Root: כִּי (k-y); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces a causal or explanatory clause. לֹ֥א (lo) … Continue reading →

אֵיכָ֞ה יִרְדֹּ֤ף אֶחָד֙ אֶ֔לֶף וּשְׁנַ֖יִם יָנִ֣יסוּ רְבָבָ֑ה אִם־לֹא֙ כִּי־צוּרָ֣ם מְכָרָ֔ם וַֽיהוָ֖ה הִסְגִּירָֽם׃ How could one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them and YHWH had delivered them up?   Morphology אֵיכָ֞ה … Continue reading →

ל֥וּ חָכְמ֖וּ יַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּ זֹ֑את יָבִ֖ינוּ לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃ If they were wise, they would understand this; they would discern their latter end.   Morphology ל֥וּ (lu) – Root: לוּ (l-u); Form: Conditional particle; Translation: “If only”; Notes: Introduces a hypothetical or wishful … Continue reading →

כִּי־גֹ֛וי אֹבַ֥ד עֵצֹ֖ות הֵ֑מָּה וְאֵ֥ין בָּהֶ֖ם תְּבוּנָֽה׃ “For a nation void of counsel are they, and there is no understanding in them.   Morphology כִּי־ (ki-) – Root: כי (k-i); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces an explanation or reason. … Continue reading →

לוּלֵ֗י כַּ֤עַס אֹויֵב֙ אָג֔וּר פֶּֽן־יְנַכְּר֖וּ צָרֵ֑ימֹו פֶּן־יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ יָדֵ֣ינוּ רָ֔מָה וְלֹ֥א יְהוָ֖ה פָּעַ֥ל כָּל־זֹֽאת׃ Were it not for the wrath of the enemy I feared, lest their adversaries misunderstand, lest they say, “Our hand is exalted, and not YHWH has done … Continue reading →

אָמַ֖רְתִּי אַפְאֵיהֶ֑ם אַשְׁבִּ֥יתָה מֵאֱנֹ֖ושׁ זִכְרָֽם׃ ‘I said, “I will scatter them, I will cause their remembrance to cease from mankind.”   Morphology אָמַ֖רְתִּי (amarti) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I said”; Notes: Indicates a … Continue reading →

מִחוּץ֙ תְּשַׁכֶּל־חֶ֔רֶב וּמֵחֲדָרִ֖ים אֵימָ֑ה גַּם־בָּחוּר֙ גַּם־בְּתוּלָ֔ה יֹונֵ֖ק עִם־אִ֥ישׁ שֵׂיבָֽה׃ Outside, the sword will bereave, and inside, terror; both young man and virgin, nursing child with the man of gray hair.   Morphology מִחוּץ֙ (miḥuts) – Root: חוץ (ḥ-w-ts); Form: Preposition; … Continue reading →

מְזֵ֥י רָעָ֛ב וּלְחֻ֥מֵי רֶ֖שֶׁף וְקֶ֣טֶב מְרִירִ֑י וְשֶׁן־בְּהֵמֹות֙ אֲשַׁלַּח־בָּ֔ם עִם־חֲמַ֖ת זֹחֲלֵ֥י עָפָֽר׃ Emaciated by hunger, consumed by burning heat and deadly plague; I will send against them the teeth of beasts, with the venom of crawling things of the dust.   … Continue reading →