Category Archives: 5. דברים

אַסְפֶּ֥ה עָלֵ֖ימֹו רָעֹ֑ות חִצַּ֖י אֲכַלֶּה־בָּֽם׃ ‘I will heap disasters upon them; My arrows I will spend against them.   Morphology אַסְפֶּ֥ה (aspeh) – Root: אסף (ʾ-s-f); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular with paragogic he; Translation: “I will heap”; Notes: … Continue reading →

כִּי־אֵשׁ֙ קָדְחָ֣ה בְאַפִּ֔י וַתִּיקַ֖ד עַד־שְׁאֹ֣ול תַּחְתִּ֑ית וַתֹּ֤אכַל אֶ֨רֶץ֙ וִֽיבֻלָ֔הּ וַתְּלַהֵ֖ט מֹוסְדֵ֥י הָרִֽים׃ For a fire is kindled in My anger, and it burns to the lowest She’ol, and it devours the earth and its produce, and it scorches the foundations … Continue reading →

הֵ֚ם קִנְא֣וּנִי בְלֹא־אֵ֔ל כִּעֲס֖וּנִי בְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑ם וַאֲנִי֙ אַקְנִיאֵ֣ם בְּלֹא־עָ֔ם בְּגֹ֥וי נָבָ֖ל אַכְעִיסֵֽם׃ They made Me jealous with that which is not God; they provoked Me to anger with their vanities. And I will make them jealous with those who are not … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַסְתִּ֤ירָה פָנַי֙ מֵהֶ֔ם אֶרְאֶ֖ה מָ֣ה אַחֲרִיתָ֑ם כִּ֣י דֹ֤ור תַּהְפֻּכֹת֙ הֵ֔מָּה בָּנִ֖ים לֹא־אֵמֻ֥ן בָּֽם׃ And He said, ‘I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end will be; for they are a perverse generation, children in … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥רְא יְהוָ֖ה וַיִּנְאָ֑ץ מִכַּ֥עַס בָּנָ֖יו וּבְנֹתָֽיו׃ And YHWH saw and despised, because of the provocation of His sons and His daughters.   Morphology וַיַּ֥רְא (vayar) – Root: ראה (r-ʾ-h); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

צ֥וּר יְלָדְךָ֖ תֶּ֑שִׁי וַתִּשְׁכַּ֖ח אֵ֥ל מְחֹלְלֶֽךָ׃ The Rock who gave birth to you, you neglected, and you forgot the God who formed you.   Morphology צ֥וּר (tsur) – Root: צור (ts-u-r); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Rock”; Notes: A metaphor … Continue reading →

יִזְבְּח֗וּ לַשֵּׁדִים֙ לֹ֣א אֱלֹ֔הַ אֱלֹהִ֖ים לֹ֣א יְדָע֑וּם חֲדָשִׁים֙ מִקָּרֹ֣ב בָּ֔אוּ לֹ֥א שְׂעָר֖וּם אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ They sacrificed to demons, not to God; to gods they did not know, new ones that came recently, whom your fathers did not fear.   Morphology יִזְבְּח֗וּ … Continue reading →

יַקְנִאֻ֖הוּ בְּזָרִ֑ים בְּתֹועֵבֹ֖ת יַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃ They provoked Him to jealousy with strangers; with abominations they angered Him.   Morphology יַקְנִאֻ֖הוּ (yaqniʾuhu) – Root: קנא (q-n-ʾ); Form: Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with pronominal suffix; Translation: “They provoked Him to jealousy”; … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ן יְשֻׁרוּן֙ וַיִּבְעָ֔ט שָׁמַ֖נְתָּ עָבִ֣יתָ כָּשִׂ֑יתָ וַיִּטֹּשׁ֙ אֱלֹ֣והַ עָשָׂ֔הוּ וַיְנַבֵּ֖ל צ֥וּר יְשֻׁעָתֹֽו׃ And Yeshurun grew fat and kicked; you grew fat, you grew thick, you became covered with fat. Then he forsook God who made him and despised the Rock … Continue reading →

חֶמְאַ֨ת בָּקָ֜ר וַחֲלֵ֣ב צֹ֗אן עִם־חֵ֨לֶב כָּרִ֜ים וְאֵילִ֤ים בְּנֵֽי־בָשָׁן֙ וְעַתּוּדִ֔ים עִם־חֵ֖לֶב כִּלְיֹ֣ות חִטָּ֑ה וְדַם־עֵנָ֖ב תִּשְׁתֶּה־חָֽמֶר׃ Butter of cattle and milk of the flock, with fat of lambs and rams, the offspring of Bashan, and goats; with fat of the kidneys of … Continue reading →