Category Archives: 4. במדבר

וַתֵּ֤רֶא הָֽאָתֹון֙ אֶת־מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה וַתִּרְבַּ֖ץ תַּ֣חַת בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֣ף בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־הָאָתֹ֖ון בַּמַּקֵּֽל׃ And the donkey saw the angel of YHWH, and she lay down under Bilʿam. And Bilʿam’s anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with a staff.   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥וסֶף מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֖ה עֲבֹ֑ור וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ בְּמָקֹ֣ום צָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֵֽין־דֶּ֥רֶךְ לִנְטֹ֖ות יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃ And the angel of YHWH moved forward and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn, either to the right or to the left.   … Continue reading →

וַתֵּ֨רֶא הָאָתֹ֜ון אֶת־מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה וַתִּלָּחֵץ֙ אֶל־הַקִּ֔יר וַתִּלְחַ֛ץ אֶת־רֶ֥גֶל בִּלְעָ֖ם אֶל־הַקִּ֑יר וַיֹּ֖סֶף לְהַכֹּתָֽהּ׃ And the donkey saw the angel of YHWH, and she pressed herself against the wall, and she pressed Bilʿam’s foot against the wall, and he struck her again. … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה בְּמִשְׁעֹ֖ול הַכְּרָמִ֑ים גָּדֵ֥ר מִזֶּ֖ה וְגָדֵ֥ר מִזֶּֽה׃ And the angel of YHWH stood in the path of the vineyards, a wall on this side and a wall on that side.   Morphology וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ (vayyaʿamod) – Root: עמד (ʿamad); … Continue reading →

וַתֵּ֣רֶא הָאָתֹון֩ אֶת־מַלְאַ֨ךְ יְהוָ֜ה נִצָּ֣ב בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ וְחַרְבֹּ֤ו שְׁלוּפָה֙ בְּיָדֹ֔ו וַתֵּ֤ט הָֽאָתֹון֙ מִן־הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיַּ֤ךְ בִּלְעָם֙ אֶת־הָ֣אָתֹ֔ון לְהַטֹּתָ֖הּ הַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ And the donkey saw the angel of YHWH standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand. So the … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֣ף אֱלֹהִים֮ כִּֽי־הֹולֵ֣ךְ הוּא֒ וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֞ב מַלְאַ֧ךְ יְהוָ֛ה בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ לְשָׂטָ֣ן לֹ֑ו וְהוּא֙ רֹכֵ֣ב עַל־אֲתֹנֹ֔ו וּשְׁנֵ֥י נְעָרָ֖יו עִמֹּֽו׃ And the anger of God was kindled because he was going, and the angel of YHWH stood in the way as an adversary against … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֤קָם בִּלְעָם֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וַֽיַּחֲבֹ֖שׁ אֶת־אֲתֹנֹ֑ו וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ עִם־שָׂרֵ֥י מֹואָֽב׃ And Bilʿam arose in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the officials of Moʾav.   Morphology וַיָּ֤קָם (vayaqam) – Root: קום (qum); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֨א אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֶל־בִּלְעָם֮ לַיְלָה֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֗ו אִם־לִקְרֹ֤א לְךָ֙ בָּ֣אוּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים ק֖וּם לֵ֣ךְ אִתָּ֑ם וְאַ֗ךְ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־אֲדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ אֹתֹ֥ו תַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ And God came to Bilʿam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise and … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֗ה שְׁב֨וּ נָ֥א בָזֶ֛ה גַּם־אַתֶּ֖ם הַלָּ֑יְלָה וְאֵ֣דְעָ֔ה מַה־יֹּסֵ֥ף יְהוָ֖ה דַּבֵּ֥ר עִמִּֽי׃ And now, please stay here also tonight, that I may know what YHWH will continue to speak with me.”   Morphology וְעַתָּ֗ה (ve’atah) – Root: עתה (atah); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַן בִּלְעָ֗ם וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־עַבְדֵ֣י בָלָ֔ק אִם־יִתֶּן־לִ֥י בָלָ֛ק מְלֹ֥א בֵיתֹ֖ו כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֑ב לֹ֣א אוּכַ֗ל לַעֲבֹר֙ אֶת־פִּי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔י לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות קְטַנָּ֖ה אֹ֥ו גְדֹולָֽה׃ And Bilʿam answered and said to the servants of Balaq, “If Balaq were to give me the fullness of … Continue reading →