Category Archives: 4. במדבר

כִּנְחָלִ֣ים נִטָּ֔יוּ כְּגַנֹּ֖ת עֲלֵ֣י נָהָ֑ר כַּאֲהָלִים֙ נָטַ֣ע יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲרָזִ֖ים עֲלֵי־מָֽיִם׃ Like valleys stretched out, like gardens beside a river, like aloes planted by YHWH, like cedars beside the waters.   Morphology כִּנְחָלִ֣ים (kinḥalim) – Root: נחל (naḥal); Form: Preposition + … Continue reading →

מַה־טֹּ֥בוּ אֹהָלֶ֖יךָ יַעֲקֹ֑ב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ How good are your tents, O Yaʿaqov, your dwelling places, O Yisraʾel!   Morphology מַה (ma) – Root: מה (mah); Form: Interrogative pronoun; Translation: “How”; Notes: Expresses admiration or inquiry. טֹּ֥בוּ (tovu) – Root: טוב … Continue reading →

נְאֻ֕ם שֹׁמֵ֖עַ אִמְרֵי־אֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר מַחֲזֵ֤ה שַׁדַּי֙ יֶֽחֱזֶ֔ה נֹפֵ֖ל וּגְל֥וּי עֵינָֽיִם׃ The oracle of one who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down with eyes uncovered:   Morphology נְאֻ֕ם (neʾum) – Root: נאם (naʾam); … Continue reading →

וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁלֹ֖ו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר נְאֻ֤ם בִּלְעָם֙ בְּנֹ֣ו בְעֹ֔ר וּנְאֻ֥ם הַגֶּ֖בֶר שְׁתֻ֥ם הָעָֽיִן׃ And he took up his discourse and said, “The oracle of Bilʿam, son of Beʿor, and the oracle of the man whose eye is opened;   Morphology וַיִּשָּׂ֥א (vayissaʾ) … Continue reading →

וַיִּשָּׂ֨א בִלְעָ֜ם אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שֹׁכֵ֖ן לִשְׁבָטָ֑יו וַתְּהִ֥י עָלָ֖יו ר֥וּחַ אֱלֹהִֽים׃ And Bilʿam lifted his eyes and saw Yisraʾel dwelling according to their tribes, and the Spirit of God came upon him.   Morphology וַיִּשָּׂ֨א (vayissaʾ) – Root: נשא (nasaʾ); … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣רְא בִּלְעָ֗ם כִּ֣י טֹ֞וב בְּעֵינֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ לְבָרֵ֣ךְ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹא־הָלַ֥ךְ כְּפַֽעַם־בְּפַ֖עַם לִקְרַ֣את נְחָשִׁ֑ים וַיָּ֥שֶׁת אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר פָּנָֽיו׃ When Bilʿam saw that it was good in the eyes of YHWH to bless Yisraʾel, he did not go as at other times to seek … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ בָּלָ֔ק כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אָמַ֣ר בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיַּ֛עַל פָּ֥ר וָאַ֖יִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ And Balaq did as Bilʿam said, and he offered a bull and a ram on the altar.   Morphology וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (vayyaʿas) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בִּלְעָם֙ אֶל־בָּלָ֔ק בְּנֵה־לִ֥י בָזֶ֖ה שִׁבְעָ֣ה מִזְבְּחֹ֑ת וְהָכֵ֥ן לִי֙ בָּזֶ֔ה שִׁבְעָ֥ה פָרִ֖ים וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה אֵילִֽים׃ And Bilʿam said to Balaq, “Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֥ח בָּלָ֖ק אֶת־בִּלְעָ֑ם רֹ֣אשׁ הַפְּעֹ֔ור הַנִּשְׁקָ֖ף עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ And Balaq took Bilʿam to the summit of Peʿor, which overlooks the face of the wasteland.   Morphology וַיִּקַּ֥ח (vayyiqqaḥ) – Root: לקח (laqakh); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בָּלָק֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם לְכָה־נָּא֙ אֶקָּ֣חֲךָ֔ אֶל־מָקֹ֖ום אַחֵ֑ר אוּלַ֤י יִישַׁר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְקַבֹּ֥תֹו לִ֖י מִשָּֽׁם׃ And Balaq said to Bilʿam, “Come now, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will be pleasing in the sight of the God, and … Continue reading →