Category Archives: 2. שמות

כָּל־פֶּ֥טֶר רֶ֖חֶם לִ֑י וְכָֽל־מִקְנְךָ֙ תִּזָּכָ֔ר פֶּ֖טֶר שֹׁ֥ור וָשֶֽׂה׃ All firstborn of the womb are mine, and of all your livestock, you shall consecrate the males, the firstborn of ox and sheep.   Morphology כָּל־ (kol-) – Root: כלל (k-l-l); Form: … Continue reading →

אֶת־חַ֣ג הַמַּצֹּות֮ תִּשְׁמֹר֒ שִׁבְעַ֨ת יָמִ֜ים תֹּאכַ֤ל מַצֹּות֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֔ךָ לְמֹועֵ֖ד חֹ֣דֶשׁ הָאָבִ֑יב כִּ֚י בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽאָבִ֔יב יָצָ֖אתָ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread as I commanded you, at the appointed time … Continue reading →

אֱלֹהֵ֥י מַסֵּכָ֖ה לֹ֥א תַעֲשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃ You shall not make for yourself gods of cast metal.   Morphology אֱלֹהֵ֥י (elohei) – Root: אלוה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “Gods of”; Notes: Refers to deities or idols in the plural. מַסֵּכָ֖ה … Continue reading →

וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ מִבְּנֹתָ֖יו לְבָנֶ֑יךָ וְזָנ֣וּ בְנֹתָ֗יו אַחֲרֵי֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ן וְהִזְנוּ֙ אֶת־בָּנֶ֔יךָ אַחֲרֵ֖י אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶֽן׃ And you will take their daughters for your sons, and their daughters will prostitute themselves after their gods, and they will make your sons prostitute themselves after their gods. … Continue reading →

פֶּן־תִּכְרֹ֥ת בְּרִ֖ית לְיֹושֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֑רֶץ וְזָנ֣וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֗ם וְזָבְחוּ֙ לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם וְקָרָ֣א לְךָ֔ וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ מִזִּבְחֹֽו׃ Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they prostitute themselves after their gods, and they sacrifice to their gods, and they call … Continue reading →

כִּ֛י לֹ֥א תִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה לְאֵ֣ל אַחֵ֑ר כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ קַנָּ֣א שְׁמֹ֔ו אֵ֥ל קַנָּ֖א הֽוּא׃ For you shall not bow down to another god, for YHWH, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.   Morphology כִּ֛י (ki) – Root: Particle; Form: Conjunction; … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י אֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָם֙ תִּתֹּצ֔וּן וְאֶת־מַצֵּבֹתָ֖ם תְּשַׁבֵּר֑וּן וְאֶת־אֲשֵׁרָ֖יו תִּכְרֹתֽוּן׃ For you shall tear down their altars, and you shall break their pillars, and you shall cut down their Asherim.   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: Particle; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Indicates … Continue reading →

הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֗ פֶּן־תִּכְרֹ֤ת בְּרִית֙ לְיֹושֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֖ה בָּ֣א עָלֶ֑יהָ פֶּן־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְמֹוקֵ֖שׁ בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃ Be careful for yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are coming, lest it becomes a snare among you.   … Continue reading →

שְׁמָ֨ר־לְךָ֔ אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י מְצַוְּךָ֣ הַיֹּ֑ום הִנְנִ֧י גֹרֵ֣שׁ מִפָּנֶ֗יךָ אֶת־הָאֱמֹרִי֙ וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י וְהַחִתִּי֙ וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י וְהַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ Guard for yourself what I am commanding you today. Behold, I am driving out from before you the Emori, the Kenaʿani, the Ḥitti, the Perizzi, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֣ה אָנֹכִי֮ כֹּרֵ֣ת בְּרִית֒ נֶ֤גֶד כָּֽל־עַמְּךָ֙ אֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה נִפְלָאֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־נִבְרְא֥וּ בְכָל־הָאָ֖רֶץ וּבְכָל־הַגֹּויִ֑ם וְרָאָ֣ה כָל־֠הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֨ה בְקִרְבֹּ֜ו אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ כִּֽי־נֹורָ֣א ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י עֹשֶׂ֥ה עִמָּֽךְ׃ And He said, “Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will … Continue reading →