Category Archives: 4. במדבר

וְאֶת־מַלְכֵ֨י מִדְיָ֜ן הָרְג֣וּ עַל־חַלְלֵיהֶ֗ם אֶת־אֱוִ֤י וְאֶת־רֶ֨קֶם֙ וְאֶת־צ֤וּר וְאֶת־חוּר֙ וְאֶת־רֶ֔בַע חֲמֵ֖שֶׁת מַלְכֵ֣י מִדְיָ֑ן וְאֵת֙ בִּלְעָ֣ם בֶּן־בְּעֹ֔ור הָרְג֖וּ בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ And they also killed the kings of Midyan along with the slain: Evi, Rekem, Tzur, Ḥur, and Revaʿ—the five kings of Midyan. And … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙ עַל־מִדְיָ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ כָּל־זָכָֽר׃ And they waged war against Midyan, as YHWH had commanded Moshe, and they killed every male.   Morphology וַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙ (vayyitzbeʾu) – Root: צבא (tzava); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אֹתָ֥ם מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶ֥לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֖ה לַצָּבָ֑א אֹ֠תָם וְאֶת־פִּ֨ינְחָ֜ס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ לַצָּבָ֔א וּכְלֵ֥י הַקֹּ֛דֶשׁ וַחֲצֹצְרֹ֥ות הַתְּרוּעָ֖ה בְּיָדֹֽו׃ And Moshe sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the army, along with Pineḥas son of Elʿazar the priest, to the army, with … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אֹתָ֥ם מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶ֥לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֖ה לַצָּבָ֑א אֹ֠תָם וְאֶת־פִּ֨ינְחָ֜ס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ לַצָּבָ֔א וּכְלֵ֥י הַקֹּ֛דֶשׁ וַחֲצֹצְרֹ֥ות הַתְּרוּעָ֖ה בְּיָדֹֽו׃ And Moshe sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the army, along with Pineḥas son of Elʿazar the priest, to the army, with … Continue reading →

אֶ֚לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֔ה אֶ֖לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֑ה לְכֹל֙ מַטֹּ֣ות יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל תִּשְׁלְח֖וּ לַצָּבָֽא׃ A thousand from each tribe, a thousand from each tribe, from all the tribes of Yisraʾel you shall send to the army.   Morphology אֶ֚לֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾalef); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־הָעָ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר הֵחָלְצ֧וּ מֵאִתְּכֶ֛ם אֲנָשִׁ֖ים לַצָּבָ֑א וְיִהְיוּ֙ עַל־מִדְיָ֔ן לָתֵ֥ת נִקְמַת־יְהוָ֖ה בְּמִדְיָֽן׃ And Moshe spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the army, and let them go against Midyan to execute YHWH’s vengeance on Midyan. … Continue reading →

נְקֹ֗ם נִקְמַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵאֵ֖ת הַמִּדְיָנִ֑ים אַחַ֖ר תֵּאָסֵ֥ף אֶל־עַמֶּֽיךָ׃ “Avenge the vengeance of the sons of Yisraʾel on the Midyanites; afterward, you will be gathered to your people.”   Morphology נְקֹ֗ם (neqom) – Root: נקם (naqam); Form: Qal imperative masculine … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Indicates direct speech from God to Moses. … Continue reading →

אֵ֣לֶּה הַֽחֻקִּ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בֵּ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ לְאִשְׁתֹּ֑ו בֵּֽין־אָ֣ב לְבִתֹּ֔ו בִּנְעֻרֶ֖יהָ בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיהָ׃ These are the statutes that YHWH commanded Moshe concerning a man and his wife, and concerning a father and his daughter in her youth while in … Continue reading →

וְאִם־הָפֵ֥ר יָפֵ֛ר אֹתָ֖ם אַחֲרֵ֣י שָׁמְעֹ֑ו וְנָשָׂ֖א אֶת־עֲוֹנָֽהּ׃ פ But if he indeed nullifies them after he has heard, then he shall bear her iniquity.”   Morphology וְאִם־הָפֵ֥ר (v’im-hafer) – Root: פרר (parar); Form: Conjunction וְ + Hifil perfect 3rd person … Continue reading →