Category Archives: 4. במדבר

וְכֹל֙ הַטַּ֣ף בַּנָּשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יָדְע֖וּ מִשְׁכַּ֣ב זָכָ֑ר הַחֲי֖וּ לָכֶֽם׃ And all the young among the women who have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.   Morphology וְכֹל֙ (vekol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֕ה הִרְג֥וּ כָל־זָכָ֖ר בַּטָּ֑ף וְכָל־אִשָּׁ֗ה יֹדַ֥עַת אִ֛ישׁ לְמִשְׁכַּ֥ב זָכָ֖ר הֲרֹֽגוּ׃ And now kill every male among the children, and every woman who has known a man by lying with him, kill.   Morphology וְעַתָּ֕ה (veʿatta) – Root: עתה (ʿatta); Form: … Continue reading →

הֵ֣ן הֵ֜נָּה הָי֨וּ לִבְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר בִּלְעָ֔ם לִמְסָר־מַ֥עַל בַּיהוָ֖ה עַל־דְּבַר־פְּעֹ֑ור וַתְּהִ֥י הַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה בַּעֲדַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃ Behold, these were for the sons of Yisraʾel, by the counsel of Bilʿam, to cause unfaithfulness against YHWH in the matter of Peʿor, and the plague … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֹשֶׁ֑ה הַֽחִיִּיתֶ֖ם כָּל־נְקֵבָֽה׃ Moshe said to them, “Have you kept all the women alive?”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He said”; Notes: Used to introduce Moshe’s … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְצֹ֣ף מֹשֶׁ֔ה עַ֖ל פְּקוּדֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל שָׂרֵ֤י הָאֲלָפִים֙ וְשָׂרֵ֣י הַמֵּאֹ֔ות הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצְּבָ֥א הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ Moshe was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who came from the campaign of war.   Morphology וַיִּקְצֹ֣ף … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ מֹשֶׁ֨ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן וְכָל־נְשִׂיאֵ֥י הָעֵדָ֖ה לִקְרָאתָ֑ם אֶל־מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ And Moshe, Elʿazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation went out to meet them outside the camp.   Morphology וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ (vayyetseʾu) – Root: יצא (yatsaʾ); Form: Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

וַיָּבִ֡אוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה֩ וְאֶל־אֶלְעָזָ֨ר הַכֹּהֵ֜ן וְאֶל־עֲדַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶת־הַשְּׁבִ֧י וְאֶת־הַמַּלְקֹ֛וחַ וְאֶת־הַשָּׁלָ֖ל אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה אֶל־עַֽרְבֹ֣ת מֹואָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֹֽו׃ ס And they brought to Moshe, Elʿazar the priest, and the congregation of the children of Yisraʾel the captives, the spoil, and the plunder to … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַשָּׁלָ֔ל וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־הַמַּלְקֹ֑וחַ בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃ And they took all the plunder and all the spoil, both human and animal.   Morphology וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (vayyiqḥu) – Root: לקח (laqach); Form: Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they took”; … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־עָרֵיהֶם֙ בְּמֹ֣ושְׁבֹתָ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־טִֽירֹתָ֑ם שָׂרְפ֖וּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ And they burned all their cities in their settlements and all their fortresses with fire.   Morphology וְאֵ֤ת (veʾet) – Root: את (et); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: “And”; Notes: Introduces the object … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁבּ֧וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת־נְשֵׁ֥י מִדְיָ֖ן וְאֶת־טַפָּ֑ם וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־בְּהֶמְתָּ֧ם וְאֶת־כָּל־מִקְנֵהֶ֛ם וְאֶת־כָּל־חֵילָ֖ם בָּזָֽזוּ׃ And the children of Yisraʾel took captive the women of Midyan and their children, and they plundered all their livestock, all their possessions, and all their wealth.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁבּ֧וּ … Continue reading →