Category Archives: 4. במדבר

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר מֹשֶׁ֜ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֹתָ֖ם בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מֹואָ֑ב עַל־יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֹ֖ו לֵאמֹֽר׃ And Moshe and El‘azar the priest spoke to them in the plains of Mo’av, by the Yarden near Yeriḥo, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel … Continue reading →

שְׂא֞וּ אֶת־רֹ֣אשׁ כָּל־עֲדַ֣ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מִבֶּ֨ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֛ה וָמַ֖עְלָה לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם כָּל־יֹצֵ֥א צָבָ֖א בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ “Lift up the head of all the congregation of the children of Yisraʾel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ houses, all who are able … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֖י אַחֲרֵ֣י הַמַּגֵּפָ֑ה פ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֶ֧ל אֶלְעָזָ֛ר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹ֥ן הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃ (פ באמצע פסוק) And it came to pass after the plague, that YHWH said to Moshe and to Elʿazar, son of Aharon the priest, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִ֖י … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י צֹרְרִ֥ים הֵם֙ לָכֶ֔ם בְּנִכְלֵיהֶ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־נִכְּל֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם עַל־דְּבַר־פְּעֹ֑ור וְעַל־דְּבַ֞ר כָּזְבִּ֨י בַת־נְשִׂ֤יא מִדְיָן֙ אֲחֹתָ֔ם הַמֻּכָּ֥ה בְיֹום־הַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה עַל־דְּבַר־פְּעֹֽור׃ For they harassed you through their deceptions, with which they deceived you in the matter of Pəʿor and in the matter of Kozbi, the … Continue reading →

צָרֹ֖ור אֶת־הַמִּדְיָנִ֑ים וְהִכִּיתֶ֖ם אֹותָֽם׃ “Harass the Midianites and strike them down.   Morphology צָרֹ֖ור (tsaror) – Root: צרר (tsarar); Form: Imperative Qal masculine singular; Translation: “Harass”; Notes: Command form directed to Moshe. אֶת־הַמִּדְיָנִ֑ים (et-ha-Midyanim) – Root: מדן (Midyan); Form: Direct … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Wayyiqtol (and he spoke) Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Standard narrative form in Biblical Hebrew. … Continue reading →

וְשֵׁ֨ם הָֽאִשָּׁ֧ה הַמֻּכָּ֛ה הַמִּדְיָנִ֖ית כָּזְבִּ֣י בַת־צ֑וּר רֹ֣אשׁ אֻמֹּ֥ות בֵּֽית־אָ֛ב בְּמִדְיָ֖ן הֽוּא׃ פ And the name of the Midyanite woman who was struck was Kozbi, daughter of Tzur, a chief of the people of a father’s house in Midyan—he was.   … Continue reading →

וְשֵׁם֩ אִ֨ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל הַמֻּכֶּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֻכָּה֙ אֶת־הַמִּדְיָנִ֔ית זִמְרִ֖י בֶּן־סָל֑וּא נְשִׂ֥יא בֵֽית־אָ֖ב לַשִּׁמְעֹנִֽי׃ And the name of the man of Yisraʾel who was struck, who was struck with the Midyanite woman, was Zimri, son of Salu, a chief of a father’s … Continue reading →

וְהָ֤יְתָה לֹּו֙ וּלְזַרְעֹ֣ו אַחֲרָ֔יו בְּרִ֖ית כְּהֻנַּ֣ת עֹולָ֑ם תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֤ר קִנֵּא֙ לֵֽאלֹהָ֔יו וַיְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And it shall be for him and for his descendants after him a covenant of eternal priesthood, because he was zealous for his God and made … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֖ן אֱמֹ֑ר הִנְנִ֨י נֹתֵ֥ן לֹ֛ו אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֖י שָׁלֹֽום׃ Therefore, say: Behold, I give to him My covenant of peace.   Morphology לָכֵ֖ן (lakhen) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Therefore”; Notes: Indicates consequence or result. אֱמֹ֑ר (emor) – Root: אמר … Continue reading →