Category Archives: 5. דברים

יַרְכִּבֵ֨הוּ֙ עַל־בָּמ֣וֹתֵי אָ֔רֶץ וַיֹּאכַ֖ל תְּנוּבֹ֣ת שָׂדָ֑י וַיֵּנִקֵ֤הוּ דְבַשׁ֙ מִסֶּ֔לַע וְשֶׁ֖מֶן מֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁ צֽוּר׃ He made him ride on the heights of the land, and he ate the produce of the field; He made him suck honey from the rock, and oil … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֖ה בָּדָ֣ד יַנְחֶ֑נּוּ וְאֵ֥ין עִמֹּ֖ו אֵ֥ל נֵכָֽר׃ YHWH alone guided him, and there was no foreign god with him.   Morphology יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Proper noun, singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The sacred name of the God … Continue reading →

כְּנֶ֨שֶׁר֙ יָעִ֣יר קִנֹּ֔ו עַל־גֹּוזָלָ֖יו יְרַחֵ֑ף יִפְרֹ֤שׂ כְּנָפָיו֙ יִקָּחֵ֔הוּ יִשָּׂאֵ֖הוּ עַל־אֶבְרָתֹֽו׃ Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreads its wings, takes them, carries them on its pinions.   Morphology כְּנֶ֨שֶׁר֙ (kenesher) – Root: נשר (n-sh-r); … Continue reading →

יִמְצָאֵ֨הוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִדְבָּ֔ר וּבְתֹ֖הוּ יְלֵ֣ל יְשִׁמֹ֑ן יְסֹֽבְבֶ֨נְהוּ֙ יְבֹ֣ונְנֵ֔הוּ יִצְּרֶ֖נְהוּ כְּאִישֹׁ֥ון עֵינֹֽו׃ He found him in a desert land, and in the waste of a howling wilderness; He encircled him, He gave him understanding, He guarded him like the pupil of … Continue reading →

כִּ֛י חֵ֥לֶק יְהֹוָ֖ה עַמֹּ֑ו יַעֲקֹ֖ב חֶ֥בֶל נַחֲלָתֹֽו׃ For YHWH’s portion is His people; Yaʿaqov is the allotment of His inheritance.   Morphology כִּ֛י (ki) – Root: כי (k-y); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces a causal explanation. חֵ֥לֶק (ḥeleq) – … Continue reading →

בְּהַנְחֵ֤ל עֶלְיֹון֙ גֹּויִ֔ם בְּהַפְרִידֹ֖ו בְּנֵ֣י אָדָ֑ם יַצֵּב֙ גְּבֻלֹ֣ת עַמִּ֔ים לְמִסְפַּ֖ר בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ When Elyon gave the nations their inheritance, when He separated the sons of Adam, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons … Continue reading →

זְכֹר֙ יְמֹ֣ות עֹולָ֔ם בִּ֖ינוּ שְׁנֹ֣ות דֹּור־וָדֹ֑ור שְׁאַ֤ל אָבִ֨יךָ֙ וְיַגֵּ֔דְךָ זְקֵנֶ֖יךָ וְיֹ֥אמְרוּ לָֽךְ׃ Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations. Ask your father, and he will tell you; your elders, and they will say to you.   … Continue reading →

הֲ־לַיְהוָה֙ תִּגְמְלוּ־זֹ֔את עַ֥ם נָבָ֖ל וְלֹ֣א חָכָ֑ם הֲלֹוא־הוּא֙ אָבִ֣יךָ קָּנֶ֔ךָ ה֥וּא עָֽשְׂךָ֖ וַֽיְכֹנְנֶֽךָ׃ Is this how you repay YHWH, foolish and unwise people? Is He not your Father, your Creator? He made you and established you.   Morphology הֲ־לַיְהוָה֙ (ha-layHWH) – … Continue reading →

שִׁחֵ֥ת לֹ֛ו לֹ֖א בָּנָ֣יו מוּמָ֑ם דֹּ֥ור עִקֵּ֖שׁ וּפְתַלְתֹּֽל׃ They have dealt corruptly with Him; they are not His children, the defect is theirs, a perverse and crooked generation.   Morphology שִׁחֵ֥ת (shiḥet) – Root: שׁחת (sh-ḥ-t); Form: Piel perfect 3rd … Continue reading →

הַצּוּר֙ תָּמִ֣ים פָּעֳלֹ֔ו כִּ֥י כָל־דְּרָכָ֖יו מִשְׁפָּ֑ט אֵ֤ל אֱמוּנָה֙ וְאֵ֣ין עָ֔וֶל צַדִּ֥יק וְיָשָׁ֖ר הֽוּא׃ The Rock, His work is perfect, for all His ways are justice; a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, righteous and upright is He.   Morphology הַצּוּר֙ … Continue reading →