Category Archives: 2. שמות

וְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥י לְפָנֶ֖יךָ מַלְאָ֑ךְ וְגֵֽרַשְׁתִּ֗י אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י וְהַֽחִתִּי֙ וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י הַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ And I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Kenaʿani, the Emori, the Ḥitti, the Perizzi, the Ḥiwwi, and the Yevusi.   Morphology וְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥י (veshalaḥti) … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה֙ לֵ֣ךְ עֲלֵ֣ה מִזֶּ֔ה אַתָּ֣ה וְהָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶֽעֱלִ֖יתָ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֶל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִ֠שְׁבַּעְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָ֨ם לְיִצְחָ֤ק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹב֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לְזַרְעֲךָ֖ אֶתְּנֶֽנָּה׃ “And YHWH spoke to Moshe, ‘Go, ascend from here, you and the people whom you have brought up from … Continue reading →

וַיִּגֹּ֥ף יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־הָעָ֑ם עַ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשׂ֣וּ אֶת־הָעֵ֔גֶל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה אַהֲרֹֽן׃ ס And YHWH struck the people because they had made the calf which Aharon had made.   Morphology וַיִּגֹּ֥ף (vayyigof) – Root: נגף (n-g-p); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֞ה לֵ֣ךְ נְחֵ֣ה אֶת־הָעָ֗ם אֶ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי֙ לָ֔ךְ הִנֵּ֥ה מַלְאָכִ֖י יֵלֵ֣ךְ לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וּבְיֹ֣ום פָּקְדִ֔י וּפָקַדְתִּ֥י עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם חַטָּאתָֽם׃ And now, go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Behold, My angel shall go before you; nevertheless, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה מִ֚י אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָֽטָא־לִ֔י אֶמְחֶ֖נּוּ מִסִּפְרִֽי׃ And YHWH said to Moshe, “Whoever has sinned against Me, him I will erase from My book.   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֖ה אִם־תִּשָּׂ֣א חַטָּאתָ֑ם וְאִם־אַ֕יִן מְחֵ֣נִי נָ֔א מִֽסִּפְרְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר כָּתָֽבְתָּ׃ And now, if You will forgive their sin, but if not, erase me, please, from Your book which You have written.”   Morphology וְעַתָּ֖ה (veʿattah) – Root: עתה (ʿ-t-h); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֧שָׁב מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אָ֣נָּ֗א חָטָ֞א הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ חֲטָאָ֣ה גְדֹלָ֔ה וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י זָהָֽב׃ And Moshe returned to YHWH and said, “Oh, this people have sinned a great sin and have made for themselves a god of gold.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם אַתֶּ֥ם חֲטָאתֶ֖ם חֲטָאָ֣ה גְדֹלָ֑ה וְעַתָּה֙ אֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה אוּלַ֥י אֲכַפְּרָ֖ה בְּעַ֥ד חַטַּאתְכֶֽם׃ And it came to pass on the next day that Moshe said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. And now I … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֗ה מִלְא֨וּ יֶדְכֶ֤ם הַיֹּום֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ בִּבְנֹ֖ו וּבְאָחִ֑יו וְלָתֵ֧ת עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם הַיֹּ֖ום בְּרָכָֽה׃ And Moshe said, “Fill your hands today for YHWH, for every man against his son and against his brother, that He may bestow upon you a … Continue reading →

וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ בְנֵֽי־לֵוִ֖י כִּדְבַ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיִּפֹּ֤ל מִן־הָעָם֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא כִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אַלְפֵ֖י אִֽישׁ׃ And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moshe, and there fell from the people that day about three thousand men.   Morphology וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ (vayaʿasu) – … Continue reading →