Category Archives: 3. ויקרא

אֵ֣ת סְפִ֤יחַ קְצִֽירְךָ֙ לֹ֣א תִקְצֹ֔ור וְאֶת־עִנְּבֵ֥י נְזִירֶ֖ךָ לֹ֣א תִבְצֹ֑ר שְׁנַ֥ת שַׁבָּתֹ֖ון יִהְיֶ֥ה לָאָֽרֶץ׃ The self-sown produce of your harvest you shall not reap, and the grapes of your unpruned vine you shall not gather; it shall be a year of … Continue reading →

וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ת שַׁבַּ֤ת שַׁבָּתֹון֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָאָ֔רֶץ שַׁבָּ֖ת לַיהוָ֑ה שָֽׂדְךָ֙ לֹ֣א תִזְרָ֔ע וְכַרְמְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תִזְמֹֽר׃ But in the seventh year, there shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath to YHWH. You shall not sow your field … Continue reading →

שֵׁ֤שׁ שָׁנִים֙ תִּזְרַ֣ע שָׂדֶ֔ךָ וְשֵׁ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים תִּזְמֹ֣ר כַּרְמֶ֑ךָ וְאָסַפְתָּ֖ אֶת־תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃ For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its produce.   Morphology שֵׁ֤שׁ (shesh) – Root: שש (sh-sh); … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כִּ֤י תָבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י נֹתֵ֣ן לָכֶ֑ם וְשָׁבְתָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ שַׁבָּ֖ת לַיהוָֽה׃ “Speak to the sons of Yisra’el and say to them: When you come into the land that I am giving to you, the land … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בְּהַ֥ר סִינַ֖י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct and … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁה֮ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיֹּוצִ֣יאוּ אֶת־הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל אֶל־מִחוּץ֙ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו אָ֑בֶן וּבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עָשׂ֔וּ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ And Moshe spoke to the children of Yisra’el, and they brought the one who had cursed outside the camp and stoned him with … Continue reading →

מִשְׁפַּ֤ט אֶחָד֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֔ם כַּגֵּ֥ר כָּאֶזְרָ֖ח יִהְיֶ֑ה כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ One law shall be for you; for the foreigner and for the native alike, for I am YHWH your God.”   Morphology מִשְׁפַּ֤ט (mishpat) – Root: שׁפט (sh-p-t); Form: … Continue reading →

וּמַכֵּ֥ה בְהֵמָ֖ה יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה וּמַכֵּ֥ה אָדָ֖ם יוּמָֽת׃ And he who strikes an animal shall make restitution, but he who strikes a person shall be put to death.   Morphology וּמַכֵּ֥ה (u-makkeh) – Root: נכה (n-k-h); Form: Conjunction ו with Hifil participle … Continue reading →

שֶׁ֚בֶר תַּ֣חַת שֶׁ֔בֶר עַ֚יִן תַּ֣חַת עַ֔יִן שֵׁ֖ן תַּ֣חַת שֵׁ֑ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֥ן מוּם֙ בָּֽאָדָ֔ם כֵּ֖ן יִנָּ֥תֶן בֹּֽו׃ Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he inflicts a blemish on a person, so it shall be inflicted on him. … Continue reading →

וְאִ֕ישׁ כִּֽי־יִתֵּ֥ן מ֖וּם בַּעֲמִיתֹ֑ו כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה כֵּ֖ן יֵעָ֥שֶׂה לֹּֽו׃ And if a man inflicts a blemish on his neighbor, as he has done, so it shall be done to him.   Morphology וְאִ֕ישׁ (ve-ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →