Category Archives: 4. במדבר

וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ זִקְנֵ֤י מֹואָב֙ וְזִקְנֵ֣י מִדְיָ֔ן וּקְסָמִ֖ים בְּיָדָ֑ם וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו דִּבְרֵ֥י בָלָֽק׃ And the elders of Mo’av and the elders of Midyan went, with divination in their hand, and they came to Bilʿam and spoke to him the words … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּה֩ לְכָה־נָּ֨א אָֽרָה־לִּ֜י אֶת־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֗ה כִּֽי־עָצ֥וּם הוּא֙ מִמֶּ֔נִּי אוּלַ֤י אוּכַל֙ נַכֶּה־בֹּ֔ו וַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֣י יָדַ֗עְתִּי אֵ֤ת אֲשֶׁר־תְּבָרֵךְ֙ מְבֹרָ֔ךְ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר תָּאֹ֖ר יוּאָֽר׃ And now, please come and curse this people for me, for they are stronger than I. Perhaps I will … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח מַלְאָכִ֜ים אֶל־בִּלְעָ֣ם בֶּן־בְּעֹ֗ור פְּ֠תֹורָה אֲשֶׁ֧ר עַל־הַנָּהָ֛ר אֶ֥רֶץ בְּנֵי־עַמֹּ֖ו לִקְרֹא־לֹ֑ו לֵאמֹ֗ר הִ֠נֵּה עַ֣ם יָצָ֤א מִמִּצְרַ֨יִם֙ הִנֵּ֤ה כִסָּה֙ אֶת־עֵ֣ין הָאָ֔רֶץ וְה֥וּא יֹשֵׁ֖ב מִמֻּלִֽי׃ And he sent messengers to Bilʿam, son of Beʿor, to Petora, which is by the river, in the … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹואָ֜ב אֶל־זִקְנֵ֣י מִדְיָ֗ן עַתָּ֞ה יְלַחֲכ֤וּ הַקָּהָל֙ אֶת־כָּל־סְבִ֣יבֹתֵ֔ינוּ כִּלְחֹ֣ךְ הַשֹּׁ֔ור אֵ֖ת יֶ֣רֶק הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּבָלָ֧ק בֶּן־צִפֹּ֛ור מֶ֥לֶךְ לְמֹואָ֖ב בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִֽוא׃ And Mo’av said to the elders of Midyan, “Now this assembly will lick up all that is around us, as the … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨גָר מֹואָ֜ב מִפְּנֵ֥י הָעָ֛ם מְאֹ֖ד כִּ֣י רַב־ה֑וּא וַיָּ֣קָץ מֹואָ֔ב מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And Mo’av was greatly afraid of the people, for they were many, and Mo’av was filled with dread because of the children of Yisra’el.   Morphology וַיָּ֨גָר (vayagar) … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥רְא בָּלָ֖ק בֶּן־צִפֹּ֑ור אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לָֽאֱמֹרִֽי׃ And Balaq, son of Tsippor, saw all that Yisra’el had done to the Emori.   Morphology וַיַּ֥רְא (vayar) – Root: ראה (ra’ah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיִּסְע֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ות מֹואָ֔ב מֵעֵ֖בֶר לְיַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֹֽו׃ ס And the children of Yisra’el journeyed and camped in the plains of Mo’av, beyond the Yarden, near Yereḥo.   Morphology וַיִּסְע֖וּ (vayisʿu) – Root: נסע (nasaʿ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd … Continue reading →

וַיַּכּ֨וּ אֹתֹ֤ו וְאֶת־בָּנָיו֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־עַמֹּ֔ו עַד־בִּלְתִּ֥י הִשְׁאִֽיר־לֹ֖ו שָׂרִ֑יד וַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּ אֶת־אַרְצֹֽו׃ And they struck him and his sons and all his people, until he left no survivor, and they took possession of his land.   Morphology וַיַּכּ֨וּ (vayakku) – Root: נכה (nakah); … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה֙ אַל־תִּירָ֣א אֹתֹ֔ו כִּ֣י בְיָדְךָ֞ נָתַ֧תִּי אֹתֹ֛ו וְאֶת־כָּל־עַמֹּ֖ו וְאֶת־אַרְצֹ֑ו וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ לֹּ֔ו כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֗יתָ לְסִיחֹן֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹושֵׁ֖ב בְּחֶשְׁבֹּֽון׃ And YHWH said to Moshe, “Do not fear him, for I have given him into your hand, along with … Continue reading →

וַיִּפְנוּ֙ וַֽיַּעֲל֔וּ דֶּ֖רֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֑ן וַיֵּצֵ֣א עֹוג֩ מֶֽלֶךְ־הַבָּשָׁ֨ן לִקְרָאתָ֜ם ה֧וּא וְכָל־עַמֹּ֛ו לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אֶדְרֶֽעִי׃ And they turned and went up by the way of the Bashan, and ʿOg, king of the Bashan, came out to meet them, he and all his people, … Continue reading →