Category Archives: 4. במדבר

וְהִנֵּ֣ה קַמְתֶּ֗ם תַּ֚חַת אֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם תַּרְבּ֖וּת אֲנָשִׁ֣ים חַטָּאִ֑ים לִסְפֹּ֣ות עֹ֗וד עַ֛ל חֲרֹ֥ון אַף־יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Now behold, you have arisen in place of your fathers, a brood of sinful men, to further increase the burning anger of YHWH against Yisraʾel.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֤ף יְהוָה֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיְנִעֵם֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר אַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה עַד־תֹּם֙ כָּל־הַדֹּ֔ור הָעֹשֶׂ֥ה הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And YHWH’s anger burned against Yisraʾel, and He made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until the end of all the generation that did evil … Continue reading →

בִּלְתִּ֞י כָּלֵ֤ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּה֙ הַקְּנִזִּ֔י וִיהֹושֻׁ֖עַ בִּן־נ֑וּן כִּ֥י מִלְא֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ except Kalev son of Yefunne the Qenizzi and Yehoshua son of Nun, because they have wholly followed YHWH.’   Morphology בִּלְתִּ֞י (bilti) – Root: בלתי (blty); Form: Preposition; Translation: “except”; … Continue reading →

אִם־יִרְא֨וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים הָעֹלִ֣ים מִמִּצְרַ֗יִם מִבֶּ֨ן עֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה אֵ֚ת הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֛עְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם לְיִצְחָ֖ק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑ב כִּ֥י לֹא־מִלְא֖וּ אַחֲרָֽי׃ ‘Surely, the men who came up from Mitsrayim, from twenty years old and upward, shall not see the land which I swore … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף יְהוָ֖ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the anger of YHWH burned on that day, and He swore, saying:   Morphology וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף (va-yikhar-af) – Root: חרה (ḥrh); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive and construct noun; … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּעֲל֞וּ עַד־נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכֹּ֗ול וַיִּרְאוּ֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיָּנִ֕יאוּ אֶת־לֵ֖ב בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְבִלְתִּי־בֹא֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן לָהֶ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ And they went up to the Valley of Eshkol and saw the land. They discouraged the heart of the sons of Yisraʾel, so that they would … Continue reading →

כֹּ֥ה עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם בְּשָׁלְחִ֥י אֹתָ֛ם מִקָּדֵ֥שׁ בַּרְנֵ֖עַ לִרְאֹ֥ות אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ Thus did your fathers when I sent them from Qadesh Barnea to see the land.   Morphology כֹּ֥ה (koh) – Root: כה (kh); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Thus”; Notes: Refers to the … Continue reading →

וְלָ֣מָּה תנואון אֶת־לֵ֖ב בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מֵֽעֲבֹר֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן לָהֶ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ Why do you dissuade the heart of the sons of Yisraʾel from crossing into the land that YHWH has given to them?   Morphology וְלָ֣מָּה (ve-lamah) – Root: למה (lmh); … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֔ה לִבְנֵי־גָ֖ד וְלִבְנֵ֣י רְאוּבֵ֑ן הַאַֽחֵיכֶ֗ם יָבֹ֨אוּ֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְאַתֶּ֖ם תֵּ֥שְׁבוּ פֹֽה׃ And Moshe said to the sons of Gad and the sons of Reʾuven, “Shall your brothers go to war while you dwell here?   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ אִם־מָצָ֤אנוּ חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ יֻתַּ֞ן אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את לַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ לַאֲחֻזָּ֑ה אַל־תַּעֲבִרֵ֖נוּ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And they said, “If we have found favor in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants as a possession; do not make us cross the Yarden.” … Continue reading →