Category Archives: 2. שמות

וַיֹּ֡אמֶר אִם־נָא֩ מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙ אֲדֹנָ֔י יֵֽלֶךְ־נָ֥א אֲדֹנָ֖י בְּקִרְבֵּ֑נוּ כִּ֤י עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹ֨רֶף֙ ה֔וּא וְסָלַחְתָּ֛ לַעֲוֹנֵ֥נוּ וּלְחַטָּאתֵ֖נוּ וּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ׃ And he said, “If I have now found favor in Your eyes, my Lord, let my Lord go among us, for it is a … Continue reading →

וַיְמַהֵ֖ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיִּקֹּ֥ד אַ֖רְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ And Moshe hurried and bowed down to the ground and worshiped.   Morphology וַיְמַהֵ֖ר (vayemaher) – Root: מהר (m-h-r); Form: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 3ms, with vav-consecutive; Translation: “He hurried”; Notes: Indicates immediate action by Moshe. … Continue reading →

נֹצֵ֥ר חֶ֨סֶד֙ לָאֲלָפִ֔ים נֹשֵׂ֥א עָוֹ֛ן וָפֶ֖שַׁע וְחַטָּאָ֑ה וְנַקֵּה֙ לֹ֣א יְנַקֶּ֔ה פֹּקֵ֣ד עֲוֹ֣ן אָבֹ֗ות עַל־בָּנִים֙ וְעַל־בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים עַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁ֖ים וְעַל־רִבֵּעִֽים׃ Maintaining lovingkindness to thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin, but by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲבֹ֨ר יְהוָ֥ה עַל־פָּנָיו֮ וַיִּקְרָא֒ יְהוָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֥ל רַח֖וּם וְחַנּ֑וּן אֶ֥רֶךְ אַפַּ֖יִם וְרַב־חֶ֥סֶד וֶאֱמֶֽת And YHWH passed before him and proclaimed, “YHWH, YHWH, God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.   Morphology וַיַּעֲבֹ֨ר (vayyaʿavor) – … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֤רֶד יְהוָה֙ בֶּֽעָנָ֔ן וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב עִמֹּ֖ו שָׁ֑ם וַיִּקְרָ֥א בְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ YHWH descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and He proclaimed the name of YHWH.   Morphology וַיֵּ֤רֶד (vayyered) – Root: ירד (y-r-d); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms, with … Continue reading →

וַיִּפְסֹ֡ל שְׁנֵֽי־לֻחֹ֨ת אֲבָנִ֜ים כָּרִאשֹׁנִ֗ים וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם מֹשֶׁ֤ה בַבֹּ֨קֶר֙ וַיַּ֨עַל֙ אֶל־הַ֣ר סִינַ֔י כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֹתֹ֑ו וַיִּקַּ֣ח בְּיָדֹ֔ו שְׁנֵ֖י לֻחֹ֥ת אֲבָנִֽים׃ And he carved two tablets of stone like the first ones. And Moshe rose early in the morning and went up … Continue reading →

וְאִישׁ֙ לֹֽא־יַעֲלֶ֣ה עִמָּ֔ךְ וְגַם־אִ֥ישׁ אַל־יֵרָ֖א בְּכָל־הָהָ֑ר גַּם־הַצֹּ֤אן וְהַבָּקָר֙ אַל־יִרְע֔וּ אֶל־מ֖וּל הָהָ֥ר הַהֽוּא׃ And no man shall come up with you, nor shall any man be seen throughout the entire mountain. Even the flock and the herd shall not graze opposite … Continue reading →

וֶהְיֵ֥ה נָכֹ֖ון לַבֹּ֑קֶר וְעָלִ֤יתָ בַבֹּ֨קֶר֙ אֶל־הַ֣ר סִינַ֔י וְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ לִ֛י שָׁ֖ם עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ הָהָֽר׃ And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to Me on the top of the mountain.   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה פְּסָל־לְךָ֛ שְׁנֵֽי־לֻחֹ֥ת אֲבָנִ֖ים כָּרִאשֹׁנִ֑ים וְכָתַבְתִּי֙ עַל־הַלֻּחֹ֔ת אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֛וּ עַל־הַלֻּחֹ֥ת הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃ And YHWH said to Moshe, “Carve for yourself two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I will write on the tablets the … Continue reading →

וַהֲסִרֹתִי֙ אֶת־כַּפִּ֔י וְרָאִ֖יתָ אֶת־אֲחֹרָ֑י וּפָנַ֖י לֹ֥א יֵרָאֽוּ׃ ס And I will remove My hand, and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen.”   Morphology וַהֲסִרֹתִי֙ (vahasiroti) – Root: סור (s-w-r); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Hifil, … Continue reading →