Category Archives: 4. במדבר

וַהֲרֵמֹתָ֨ מֶ֜כֶס לַֽיהוָ֗ה מֵאֵ֞ת אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ הַיֹּצְאִ֣ים לַצָּבָ֔א אֶחָ֣ד נֶ֔פֶשׁ מֵחֲמֵ֖שׁ הַמֵּאֹ֑ות מִן־הָאָדָם֙ וּמִן־הַבָּקָ֔ר וּמִן־הַחֲמֹרִ֖ים וּמִן־הַצֹּֽאן׃ And you shall levy a tribute to YHWH from the men of war who went out to the army, one soul of every five … Continue reading →

וְחָצִ֨יתָ֙ אֶת־הַמַּלְקֹ֔וחַ בֵּ֚ין תֹּפְשֵׂ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים לַצָּבָ֑א וּבֵ֖ין כָּל־הָעֵדָֽה׃ And you shall divide the plunder between those who seized the battle, who went out to the army, and all the congregation.   Morphology וְחָצִ֨יתָ֙ (ve-ḥatsita) – Root: חצה (ḥatsa); Form: … Continue reading →

שָׂ֗א אֵ֣ת רֹ֤אשׁ מַלְקֹ֨וחַ֙ הַשְּׁבִ֔י בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה אַתָּה֙ וְאֶלְעָזָ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְרָאשֵׁ֖י אֲבֹ֥ות הָעֵדָֽה׃ “Take a census of the plunder of the captives, among both people and animals, you and Elʿazar the priest and the heads of the fathers’ households of … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Narrative continuation indicating YHWH’s speech. יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – … Continue reading →

וְכִבַּסְתֶּ֧ם בִּגְדֵיכֶ֛ם בַּיֹּ֥ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י וּטְהַרְתֶּ֑ם וְאַחַ֖ר תָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פ And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. Afterward, you may enter the camp.”   Morphology וְכִבַּסְתֶּ֧ם (vekibbastem) – Root: כבס (kabas); Form: Piel … Continue reading →

כָּל־דָּבָ֞ר אֲשֶׁר־יָבֹ֣א בָאֵ֗שׁ תַּעֲבִ֤ירוּ בָאֵשׁ֙ וְטָהֵ֔ר אַ֕ךְ בְּמֵ֥י נִדָּ֖ה יִתְחַטָּ֑א וְכֹ֨ל אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יָבֹ֛א בָּאֵ֖שׁ תַּעֲבִ֥ירוּ בַמָּֽיִם׃ Everything that can withstand fire, you shall pass through the fire, and it will be clean, but it shall be purified with the water … Continue reading →

אַ֥ךְ אֶת־הַזָּהָ֖ב וְאֶת־הַכָּ֑סֶף אֶֽת־הַנְּחֹ֨שֶׁת֙ אֶת־הַבַּרְזֶ֔ל אֶֽת־הַבְּדִ֖יל וְאֶת־הָעֹפָֽרֶת׃ But the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead:   Morphology אַ֥ךְ (ʾakh) – Root: אך (ʾakh); Form: Adverb; Translation: “But”; Notes: Indicates a limitation or exception. אֶת־הַזָּהָ֖ב … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶלְעָזָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַצָּבָ֔א הַבָּאִ֖ים לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה זֹ֚את חֻקַּ֣ת הַתֹּורָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ And Eleʿazar the priest said to the men of the army who had come from the battle, “This is the statute of the Torah which YHWH commanded … Continue reading →

וְכָל־בֶּ֧גֶד וְכָל־כְּלִי־עֹ֛ור וְכָל־מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה עִזִּ֖ים וְכָל־כְּלִי־עֵ֑ץ תִּתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃ ס And every garment, every article of leather, everything made of goats’ hair, and every article of wood, you shall purify.   Morphology וְכָל־בֶּ֧גֶד (ve-khol beged) – Root: בגד (beged); Form: Conjunction + noun … Continue reading →

וְאַתֶּ֗ם חֲנ֛וּ מִח֥וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים כֹּל֩ הֹרֵ֨ג נֶ֜פֶשׁ וְכֹ֣ל נֹגֵ֣עַ בֶּֽחָלָ֗ל תִּֽתְחַטְּא֞וּ בַּיֹּ֤ום הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ וּבַיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י אַתֶּ֖ם וּשְׁבִיכֶֽם׃ And you shall camp outside the camp for seven days; everyone who has killed a person or touched a corpse shall … Continue reading →