Category Archives: 3. ויקרא

וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥ם יָשָׁ֖ן נֹושָׁ֑ן וְיָשָׁ֕ן מִפְּנֵ֥י חָדָ֖שׁ תֹּוצִֽיאוּ׃ And you will eat old store long kept, and you will clear out the old to make way for the new.   Morphology וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥ם (va’akhaltem) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Conjunction ו with … Continue reading →

וּפָנִ֣יתִי אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וְהִפְרֵיתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֖י אֶתְכֶ֑ם וַהֲקִימֹתִ֥י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֖י אִתְּכֶֽם׃ And I will turn to you, and I will make you fruitful, and I will multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you.   Morphology וּפָנִ֣יתִי (u’faniti) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְרָדְפוּ֨ מִכֶּ֤ם חֲמִשָּׁה֙ מֵאָ֔ה וּמֵאָ֥ה מִכֶּ֖ם רְבָבָ֣ה יִרְדֹּ֑פוּ וְנָפְל֧וּ אֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם לֶחָֽרֶב׃ And five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.   … Continue reading →

וּרְדַפְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם וְנָפְל֥וּ לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם לֶחָֽרֶב׃ And you shall pursue your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.   Morphology וּרְדַפְתֶּ֖ם (u’rdaftem) – Root: רדף (r-d-p); Form: Conjunction ו with Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֤י שָׁלֹום֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ וּשְׁכַבְתֶּ֖ם וְאֵ֣ין מַחֲרִ֑יד וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֞י חַיָּ֤ה רָעָה֙ מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְחֶ֖רֶב לֹא־תַעֲבֹ֥ר בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃ And I will grant peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; and I will remove harmful beasts from the … Continue reading →

וְהִשִּׂ֨יג לָכֶ֥ם דַּ֨יִשׁ֙ אֶת־בָּצִ֔יר וּבָצִ֖יר יַשִּׂ֣יג אֶת־זָ֑רַע וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם לַחְמְכֶם֙ לָשֹׂ֔בַע וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם לָבֶ֖טַח בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃ And your threshing shall overtake the vintage, and the vintage shall overtake the sowing; and you shall eat your bread to satisfaction, and you shall dwell securely … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֥י גִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖ם בְּעִתָּ֑ם וְנָתְנָ֤ה הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְעֵ֥ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה יִתֵּ֥ן פִּרְיֹֽו׃ And I will give your rain in its season, and the land will yield its produce, and the tree of the field will give its fruit.   Morphology וְנָתַתִּ֥י (venatati) … Continue reading →

אִם־בְּחֻקֹּתַ֖י תֵּלֵ֑כוּ וְאֶת־מִצְוֹתַ֣י תִּשְׁמְר֔וּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָֽם׃ If you walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them,   Morphology אִם־ (im-) – Root: אם (ʾ-m); Form: Conditional particle; Translation: “If”; Notes: Introduces a conditional clause. בְּחֻקֹּתַ֖י (beḥuqqotai) – … Continue reading →

אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י תִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּ וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י תִּירָ֑אוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ You shall keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary; I am YHWH.   Morphology אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י (et-shabbotai) – Root: שׁבת (sh-b-t); Form: Definite direct object marker אֶת with masculine plural noun and 1st person singular … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־תַעֲשׂ֨וּ לָכֶ֜ם אֱלִילִ֗ם וּפֶ֤סֶל וּמַצֵּבָה֙ לֹֽא־תָקִ֣ימוּ לָכֶ֔ם וְאֶ֣בֶן מַשְׂכִּ֗ית לֹ֤א תִתְּנוּ֙ בְּאַרְצְכֶ֔ם לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖ת עָלֶ֑יהָ כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ You shall not make idols for yourselves, nor shall you set up a graven image or a pillar for yourselves, nor shall … Continue reading →