Monday, 26 March 2018

Isaiah 59

Verse 2 - I have not seen בין used with ל. It is often בין ... ובין 
This is confirmed in my data. There are 653 occurrences of stem בין in 480 vs, 1 like לבין in 1 vs, ַand 122 like ובין. So this construction with ל is a hapax. It is highly unlikely that a scribe would mistake a lamed (ל) for a vav (ו). The scribes love lameds because they are such a flourish with the pen (or chisel).  From my coach (also a great amateur thespian)
Some linguists argue that in that context it denotes the actual separation or barrier between two entities, as opposed to the action of comparison.  In the Talmud and in modern Hebrew, בין לבין has actually become the default and preferred method of saying "between [one thing] and [another]."
The pronouns are missing from the second half of the verse - Whose presence (faces) are hidden? (Must be Yahweh's.) Who cannot hear? The translations assume it is Yahweh who cannot hear, but why is it not the 'you' who cannot hear or know the presence? "According to Jewish commentators, it is an implicit reference to God." Well, they also recognized the question.

verse 3 - interesting that גאל is both redeem and sully. The image of payment suggests the possibility of misuse.

This chapter seemed easier than others in Isaiah. Two more to do in third Isaiah, 65, 66. The condemnation especially verses 6 to 8 could apply in any age. The mystery of presence and difference also. Paul cites these verses (Romans 3:15-17) with respect to the human condition. The promise is to everlasting. I used this awkward phrasing several times for reasons I no longer remember - but the consistency will help me correct it later if that turns out to be necessary.

Isaiah 59 Fn Min Max Syll
הֵ֛ן לֹֽא־קָצְרָ֥ה יַד־יְהוָ֖ה מֵֽהוֹשִׁ֑יעַ
וְלֹא־כָבְדָ֥ה אָזְנ֖וֹ מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ
1 d Lo, not shortened is the hand of Yahweh to save,
and not heavy is his ear to hear.
3d 4A 11
9
כִּ֤י אִם־עֲוֺנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ הָי֣וּ מַבְדִּלִ֔ים בֵּינֵכֶ֕ם לְבֵ֖ין אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם
וְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗ם הִסְתִּ֧ירוּ פָנִ֛ים מִכֶּ֖ם מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ
2 C In contrast, your iniquities, they are differences between you for your God,
and your sins make presence hidden from you, from hearing.
3c 4C 21
15
כִּ֤י כַפֵּיכֶם֙ נְגֹאֲל֣וּ בַדָּ֔ם וְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם בֶּֽעָוֺ֑ן
שִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ דִּבְּרוּ־שֶׁ֔קֶר לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖ם עַוְלָ֥ה תֶהְגֶּֽה
3 C For your palms are sullied in blood, and your fingers in iniquity.
Your lips have spoken falsehood. Your tongue meditates on injustice.
3e 4C 18
14
אֵין־קֹרֵ֣א בְצֶ֔דֶק וְאֵ֥ין נִשְׁפָּ֖ט בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה
בָּט֤וֹחַ עַל־תֹּ֙הוּ֙ וְדַבֶּר־שָׁ֔וְא הָר֥וֹ עָמָ֖ל וְהוֹלֵ֥יד אָֽוֶן
4 There is none calling in righteousness, and there is no judging in faithfulness.
Trusting in disorder, and speaking nothing worthwhile, they are pregnant with misery, and give birth to mischief.
3e 4C 14
19
בֵּיצֵ֤י צִפְעוֹנִי֙ בִּקֵּ֔עוּ וְקוּרֵ֥י עַכָּבִ֖ישׁ יֶאֱרֹ֑גוּ
הָאֹכֵ֤ל מִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙ יָמ֔וּת וְהַזּוּרֶ֖ה תִּבָּקַ֥ע אֶפְעֶֽה
5 The eggs of the anaconda they hatch, and the web of a spider they weave.
Who eats their eggs will die, and who is girdled will split into an asp.
3e 4C 18
18
קֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ לֹא־יִהְי֣וּ לְבֶ֔גֶד וְלֹ֥א יִתְכַּסּ֖וּ בְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑ם
מַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ מַֽעֲשֵׂי־אָ֔וֶן וּפֹ֥עַל חָמָ֖ס בְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם
6 Their webs will not become garments and they will not cover themselves through their own deeds.
Their deeds are deeds of mischief, and the work of violence is in their palms.
3e 4B 19
17
רַגְלֵיהֶם֙ לָרַ֣ע יָרֻ֔צוּ וִֽימַהֲר֔וּ לִשְׁפֹּ֖ךְ דָּ֣ם נָקִ֑י
מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָ֔וֶן שֹׁ֥ד וָשֶׁ֖בֶר בִּמְסִלּוֹתָֽם
7 Their feet for evil find favour, and they rush headlong to pour out innocent blood.
Their devices devise mischief. Devastation and brokenness are on their highways.
3e 4B 17
18
דֶּ֤רֶךְ שָׁלוֹם֙ לֹ֣א יָדָ֔עוּ וְאֵ֥ין מִשְׁפָּ֖ט בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָ֑ם
נְתִיבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ עִקְּשׁ֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם כֹּ֚ל דֹּרֵ֣ךְ בָּ֔הּ לֹ֥א יָדַ֖ע שָׁלֽוֹם
8 C The way of peace they do not know, and there is no judgment in their tracks.
Their ways and means they have made devious for themselves. Anyone treading in it will not know peace.
3e 4C 17
18
עַל־כֵּ֗ן רָחַ֤ק מִשְׁפָּט֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְלֹ֥א תַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּ צְדָקָ֑ה
נְקַוֶּ֤ה לָאוֹר֙ וְהִנֵּה־חֹ֔שֶׁךְ לִנְגֹה֖וֹת בָּאֲפֵל֥וֹת נְהַלֵּֽךְ
9 Therefore judgment is distant from us, and righteousness does not overtake us.
We wait for light and behold darkness, for illumination, but in gloom we walk.
3e 4C 18
20
נְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤ה כַֽעִוְרִים֙ קִ֔יר וּכְאֵ֥ין עֵינַ֖יִם נְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁה
כָּשַׁ֤לְנוּ בַֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁף בָּאַשְׁמַנִּ֖ים כַּמֵּתִֽים
10 We fumble like the blind for the house wall. As if without eyes we fumble.
We stumble at noon as at twilight, among the stout as if dead.
3e 4C 15
17
נֶהֱמֶ֤ה כַדֻּבִּים֙ כֻּלָּ֔נוּ וְכַיּוֹנִ֖ים הָגֹ֣ה נֶהְגֶּ֑ה
נְקַוֶּ֤ה לַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ וָאַ֔יִן לִֽישׁוּעָ֖ה רָחֲקָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנּוּ
11 We growl like bears, all of us, and as doves muttering.
We wait for judgment, but there is none, for salvation... it is distant from us.
3e 4C 17
17
כִּֽי־רַבּ֤וּ פְשָׁעֵ֙ינוּ֙ נֶגְדֶּ֔ךָ וְחַטֹּאותֵ֖ינוּ עָ֣נְתָה בָּ֑נוּ
כִּֽי־פְשָׁעֵ֣ינוּ אִתָּ֔נוּ וַעֲוֺנֹתֵ֖ינוּ יְדַֽעֲנֽוּם
12 For our transgressions are multiplied before you, and our sins answer against us.
For our transgressions are with us, and our iniquities, we know them:
3e 4C 18
18
פָּשֹׁ֤עַ וְכַחֵשׁ֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה וְנָס֖וֹג מֵאַחַ֣ר אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ
דַּבֶּר־עֹ֣שֶׁק וְסָרָ֔ה הֹר֧וֹ וְהֹג֛וֹ מִלֵּ֖ב דִּבְרֵי־שָֽׁקֶר
13 Transgression and dissimulation with Yahweh, relocated from following our God,
speaking oppression and revolt, pregnant with muttering from the heart, words of falsehood.
3c 4C 18
17
וְהֻסַּ֤ג אָחוֹר֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה מֵרָח֣וֹק תַּעֲמֹ֑ד
כִּֽי־כָשְׁלָ֤ה בָֽרְחוֹב֙ אֱמֶ֔ת וּנְכֹחָ֖ה לֹא־תוּכַ֥ל לָבֽוֹא
14 So judgment is relocated from behind and righteousness from afar stands.
For truth has stumbled in the piazza, and the straightforward cannot enter.
3e 4C 16
14
וַתְּהִ֤י הָֽאֱמֶת֙ נֶעְדֶּ֔רֶת וְסָ֥ר מֵרָ֖ע מִשְׁתּוֹלֵ֑ל
וַיַּ֧רְא יְהוָ֛ה וַיֵּ֥רַע בְּעֵינָ֖יו כִּֽי־אֵ֥ין מִשְׁפָּֽט
15 And truth is lagging, and one who turns aside from evil makes itself spoil,
and Yahweh has seen, and it is evil in his eyes, for there is no judgment.
3c 4C 15
14
וַיַּרְא֙ כִּֽי־אֵ֣ין אִ֔ישׁ וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖ם כִּ֣י אֵ֣ין מַפְגִּ֑יעַ
וַתּ֤וֹשַֽׁע לוֹ֙ זְרֹע֔וֹ וְצִדְקָת֖וֹ הִ֥יא סְמָכָֽתְהוּ
16 And he saw that there was no person, and was appalled that there was no one to intervene,
so his arm brought salvation for him, and his righteousness, it sustained him.
3e 4C 14
16
וַיִּלְבַּ֤שׁ צְדָקָה֙ כַּשִּׁרְיָ֔ן וְכ֥וֹבַע יְשׁוּעָ֖ה בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ
וַיִּלְבַּ֞שׁ בִּגְדֵ֤י נָקָם֙ תִּלְבֹּ֔שֶׁת וַיַּ֥עַט כַּמְעִ֖יל קִנְאָֽה
17 And he clothed himself with righteousness as chain mail, a helmet of salvation on his head,
and he clothed himself with garments of vengeance for clothing, and was wrapped as a mantle with jealousy.
3e 4C 18
17
כְּעַ֤ל גְּמֻלוֹת֙ כְּעַ֣ל יְשַׁלֵּ֔ם חֵמָ֣ה לְצָרָ֔יו גְּמ֖וּל לְאֹֽיְבָ֑יו
לָאִיִּ֖ים גְּמ֥וּל יְשַׁלֵּֽם
18 As with rewards, as with payment, heat to his adversaries, reward to his enemies,
to the islands, reward is paid.
3e 4C 20
8
וְיִֽירְא֤וּ מִֽמַּעֲרָב֙ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה וּמִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ אֶת־כְּבוֹד֑וֹ
כִּֽי־יָב֤וֹא כַנָּהָר֙ צָ֔ר ר֥וּחַ יְהוָ֖ה נֹ֥סְסָה בֽוֹ
19 And they will fear from the west the name of Yahweh, and from the rising of the sun, his glory,
for like a river comes trouble, the spirit of Yahweh making haven against it.
3e 4C 21
13
וּבָ֤א לְצִיּוֹן֙ גּוֹאֵ֔ל וּלְשָׁבֵ֥י פֶ֖שַׁע בְּיַֽעֲקֹ֑ב
נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה
20 And a redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,
an oracle of Yahweh.
3e 4C 16
4
וַאֲנִ֗י זֹ֣את בְּרִיתִ֤י אוֹתָם֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה רוּחִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָלֶ֔יךָ וּדְבָרַ֖י אֲשֶׁר־שַׂ֣מְתִּי בְּפִ֑יךָ
לֹֽא־יָמ֡וּשׁוּ מִפִּיךָ֩ וּמִפִּ֨י זַרְעֲךָ֜ וּמִפִּ֨י זֶ֤רַע זַרְעֲךָ֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה מֵעַתָּ֖ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם
21 And myself, this is my covenant with them, says Yahweh. My spirit that is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth,
will not deviate from your mouth, or the mouth of your seed, or the mouth of the seed of your seed, says Yahweh, from now and unto everlasting.
3e 4C 30
31

Sunday, 25 March 2018

Psalms 118


Psalms 118 Fn Min Max Syll
הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב
כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ
1 Give thanks to Yahweh for it is good,
for his kindness is forever.
3e 4B 6
6
יֹֽאמַר־נָ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ
2 May Israel say,
For his kindness is forever.
3e 4B 6
6
יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֥א בֵֽית־אַהֲרֹ֑ן
כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ
3 May the house of Aaron say,
For his kindness is forever.
3e 4B 6
6
יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָ֭א יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה
כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ
4 May those who fear Yahweh say,
For his kindness is forever.

3e 4B 6
6
מִֽן־הַ֭מֵּצַ֥ר קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ
עָנָ֖נִי בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב יָֽהּ
5 From the trouble I called Yah.
Yah answered me in a spacious room.
3e 4B 8
7
יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א
מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִ֣י אָדָֽם
6 Yahweh for me - I will not fear.
What will an earthling do to me?
3e 4B 6
7
יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י בְּעֹזְרָ֑י
וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶרְאֶ֥ה בְשֹׂנְאָֽי
7 Yahweh is for me with those helping me,
and I myself will see with those hating me.

3e 4B 6
8
ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה
מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בָּאָדָֽם
8 ~ Good it is to take refuge in Yahweh,
over trusting in an earthling.
3e 4A 6
6
ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה
מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בִּנְדִיבִֽים
9 ~ Good it is to take refuge in Yahweh,
over trusting in princes.

3e 4A 6
6
כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם סְבָב֑וּנִי
בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם
10 All nations surrounded me.
In the name of Yahweh - for I will have them cut down.
3e 4B 7
8
סַבּ֥וּנִי גַם־סְבָב֑וּנִי
בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם
11 They surrounded me yea surrounded me.
In the name of Yahweh - for I will have them cut down.
3e 4B 8
8
סַבּ֤וּנִי כִדְבוֹרִ֗ים דֹּ֭עֲכוּ כְּאֵ֣שׁ קוֹצִ֑ים
בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם
12 They surrounded me like a swarm of bees; they are extinguished like a fire of brambles.
In the name of Yahweh - for I will have them cut down.

3e 4C 13
8
דַּחֹ֣ה דְחִיתַ֣נִי לִנְפֹּ֑ל
וַ֖יהוָ֣ה עֲזָרָֽנִי
13 Pushing you push me to fall,
but Yahweh has helped me.

3e 4B 8
6
עָזִּ֣י וְזִמְרָ֣ת יָ֑הּ
וַֽיְהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה
14 My strength and psalm is Yah,
and he has become my salvation.
3e 4B 6
6
ק֤וֹל ׀ רִנָּ֬ה וִֽישׁוּעָ֗ה בְּאָהֳלֵ֥י צַדִּיקִ֑ים
יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל
15 C A voice of a shout and salvation in the tents of righteous ones,
the right hand of Yahweh making weal,
3e 4C 13
8
יְמִ֣ין יְ֭הוָה רוֹמֵמָ֑ה
יְמִ֥ין יְ֝הוָה עֹ֣שָׂה חָֽיִל
16 the right hand of Yahweh celebrated,
the right hand of Yahweh making weal.

3e 4B 7
8
לֹֽא אָמ֥וּת כִּי־אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה
וַ֝אֲסַפֵּ֗ר מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥י יָֽהּ
17 I will not die for I will live,
and recount the deeds of Yah.
3e 4A 6
8
יַסֹּ֣ר יִסְּרַ֣נִּי יָּ֑הּ
וְ֝לַמָּ֗וֶת לֹ֣א נְתָנָֽנִי
18 To chasten Yah chastened me,
but to death he did not give me over.

3e 4B 6
9
פִּתְחוּ־לִ֥י שַׁעֲרֵי־צֶ֑דֶק
אָֽבֹא־בָ֝ם אוֹדֶ֥ה יָֽהּ
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness.
I will go into them. I will give thanks to Yah.

3e 4A 7
6
זֶֽה־הַשַּׁ֥עַר לַיהוָ֑ה
צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יָבֹ֥אוּ בֽוֹ
20 This is the gate of Yahweh.
Righteous ones will go into it.
3e 4A 6
6
א֭וֹדְךָ כִּ֣י עֲנִיתָ֑נִי
וַתְּהִי־לִ֝֗י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה
21 g I will thank you for you have answered me,
and you are my salvation.

3e 4B 7
6
אֶ֭בֶן מָאֲס֣וּ הַבּוֹנִ֑ים
הָ֝יְתָ֗ה לְרֹ֣אשׁ פִּנָּֽה
22 g A stone the builders refused,
becomes the head of the corner.
3e 4B 8
6
מֵאֵ֣ת יְ֭הוָה הָ֣יְתָה זֹּ֑את
הִ֖יא נִפְלָ֣את בְּעֵינֵֽינוּ
23 From Yahweh is this.
It is wonderful in our eyes.
3e 4B 7
7
זֶה־הַ֭יּוֹם עָשָׂ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה
נָגִ֖ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה בֽוֹ
24 This is the day Yahweh made.
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

3e 4B 7
8
אָנָּ֣א יְ֭הוָה הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥ה נָּ֑א
אָֽנָּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥ה נָּֽא
25 Beseeching Yahweh may you save.
Beseeching Yahweh may you send prosperity.
3e 4B 8
8
בָּר֣וּךְ הַ֭בָּא בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה
בֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗ם מִבֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה
26 Blessed is the one coming in the name of Yahweh.
We have blessed you from the house of Yahweh.

3e 4B 8
8
אֵ֤ל ׀ יְהוָה֮ וַיָּ֪אֶר לָ֥נוּ אִסְרוּ־חַ֥ג בַּעֲבֹתִ֑ים
עַד־קַ֝רְנ֗וֹת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
27 C Yahweh is God and will show us light. Bind a festive sacrifice with the cords,
even to the horns of the altar.
3d 4C 15
7
אֵלִ֣י אַתָּ֣ה וְאוֹדֶ֑ךָּ
אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּ
28 My God you are - I will thank you.
My God, I will exalt you.
3e 4B 8
7
הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב
כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ
29 Give thanks to Yahweh for it is good,
for his kindness is forever.
3e 4B 6
6

Saturday, 24 March 2018

Psalms 31


Psalms 31 Fn Min Max Syll
לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד 1 For the leader. A psalm of David. 3e 3f 9
בְּךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה חָ֭סִיתִי אַל־אֵב֣וֹשָׁה לְעוֹלָ֑ם
בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֥ פַלְּטֵֽנִי
2 In you Yahweh I take refuge. Let me never be ashamed.
In your righteousness, secure me.
3e 4B 14
7
הַטֵּ֤ה אֵלַ֨י ׀ אָזְנְךָ֮ מְהֵרָ֪ה הַצִּ֫ילֵ֥נִי
הֱיֵ֤ה לִ֨י ׀ לְֽצוּר־מָ֭עוֹז לְבֵ֥ית מְצוּד֗וֹת לְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי
3 Bend your ear to me. Swiftly deliver me.
Become to me as a strong rock, as a house, a fortress to save me.
3d 4C 14
17
כִּֽי־סַלְעִ֣י וּמְצוּדָתִ֣י אָ֑תָּה
וּלְמַ֥עַן שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ תַּֽנְחֵ֥נִי וּֽתְנַהֲלֵֽנִי
4 For my cliff and my fortress you are,
so for the sake of your name, guide me and refresh me.
3e 4B 9
13
תּוֹצִיאֵ֗נִי מֵרֶ֣שֶׁת ז֭וּ טָ֣מְנוּ לִ֑י
כִּֽי־אַ֝תָּה מָֽעוּזִּֽי
5 You will bring me out from the net that they have buried for me,
for you are my strength.

3e 4B 11
5
בְּיָדְךָ֮ אַפְקִ֪יד ר֫וּחִ֥י
פָּדִ֖יתָה אוֹתִ֥י יְהוָ֗ה אֵ֣ל אֱמֶֽת
6 Into your hand I entrust my spirit.
You have ransomed me, Yahweh God of truth.
3d 4B 7
10
שָׂנֵ֗אתִי הַשֹּׁמְרִ֥ים הַבְלֵי־שָׁ֑וְא
וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה בָּטָֽחְתִּי
7 I hate those keeping a vain futility,
but I, I in Yahweh will trust.

3e 4A 9
9
אָגִ֥ילָה וְאֶשְׂמְחָ֗ה בְּחַ֫סְדֶּ֥ךָ
אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָ֭אִיתָ אֶת־עָנְיִ֑י
יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ בְּצָר֥וֹת נַפְשִֽׁי
8 I will rejoice and be glad in your kindness,
that you have seen my poverty.
You know the inside of the troubles of my being.
3e 4B 11
8
8
וְלֹ֣א הִ֭סְגַּרְתַּנִי בְּיַד־אוֹיֵ֑ב
הֶֽעֱמַ֖דְתָּ בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב רַגְלָֽי
9 And you did not imprison me in the hand of an enemy.
You have let my feet stand in a spacious room.

3e 4B 10
9
חָנֵּ֥נִי יְהוָה֮ כִּ֤י צַ֫ר־לִ֥י
עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה בְכַ֥עַס עֵינִ֗י נַפְשִׁ֥י וּבִטְנִֽי
10 Be gracious to me Yahweh because of my straits.
Swollen with grief are my eye, my being and my belly.
3e 4C 8
12
כִּ֤י כָל֪וּ בְיָג֡וֹן חַיַּי֮ וּשְׁנוֹתַ֪י בַּאֲנָ֫חָ֥ה
כָּשַׁ֣ל בַּעֲוֺנִ֣י כֹחִ֑י
וַעֲצָמַ֥י עָשֵֽׁשׁוּ
11 C For consumed with sadness is my life and my years with sighing.
My power stumbles with iniquity,
and my bones are swollen.
3d 4C 15
8
7
מִכָּל־צֹרְרַ֨י הָיִ֪יתִי חֶרְפָּ֡ה וְלִשֲׁכֵנַ֨י ׀ מְאֹד֮ וּפַ֪חַד לִֽמְיֻדָּ֫עָ ֥י
רֹאַ֥י בַּח֑וּץ
נָדְד֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי
12 From all my troubles I became a reproach and especially to my neighbours, and a dread to those knowing me.
Those seeing me outside,
fled from me.
3d 4A 24
4
5
נִ֭שְׁכַּחְתִּי כְּמֵ֣ת מִלֵּ֑ב
הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כִּכְלִ֥י אֹבֵֽד
13 g I am forgotten as one dead from the heart.
I have become as a vessel that has perished.
3e 4B 7
7
כִּ֤י שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי ׀ דִּבַּ֥ת רַבִּים֮ מָג֪וֹר מִסָּ֫בִ֥יב
בְּהִוָּסְדָ֣ם יַ֣חַד עָלַ֑י
לָקַ֖חַת נַפְשִׁ֣י זָמָֽמוּ
14 C For I have heard the defamation of many, terror surrounding.
They have reasoned together over me.
They schemed to lay hold of my being.
3d 4C 13
8
8
וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ עָלֶ֣יךָ בָטַ֣חְתִּי יְהוָ֑ה
אָ֝מַ֗רְתִּי אֱלֹהַ֥י אָֽתָּה
15 But I, I have trusted in you Yahweh.
I said you are my God.
3e 4C 11
8
בְּיָדְךָ֥ עִתֹּתָ֑י
הַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִי מִיַּד־א֝וֹיְבַ֗י וּמֵרֹדְפָֽי
16 In your hand are my times.
Deliver me from the hand of my enemy and those persecuting me.
3e 4C 6
12
הָאִ֣ירָה פָ֭נֶיךָ עַל־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
ה֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי בְחַסְדֶּֽךָ
17 Let your presence be light over your servant.
Save me in your kindness.

3e 4B 10
8
יְֽהוָ֗ה אַל־אֵ֭בוֹשָׁה כִּ֣י קְרָאתִ֑יךָ
יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יִדְּמ֥וּ לִשְׁאֽוֹל
18 Yahweh let me not be ashamed, for I have called you.
Let the wicked be ashamed. Let them be mute in the grave.
3e 4B 11
10
תֵּ֥אָלַ֗מְנָה שִׂפְתֵ֫י שָׁ֥קֶר
הַדֹּבְר֖וֹת עַל־צַדִּ֥יק עָתָ֗ק בְּגַאֲוָ֥ה וָבֽוּז
19 f Let false lips be dumb,
speaking above one who is righteous, arrogance in pride and contempt.

3e 3g 8
14
מָ֤ה רַֽב־טוּבְךָ֮ אֲשֶׁר־צָפַ֪נְתָּ לִּֽירֵ֫אֶ֥יךָ
פָּ֭עַלְתָּ לַחֹסִ֣ים בָּ֑ךְ
נֶ֝֗גֶד בְּנֵ֣י אָדָם
20 C How abundant your goodness which you have treasured for those who fear you.
You have worked for those who take refuge in you,
before the children of humanity.
3d 4C 13
7
6
תַּסְתִּירֵ֤ם ׀ בְּסֵ֥תֶר פָּנֶיךָ֮ מֵֽרֻכְסֵ֫י א֥ישׁ
תִּצְפְּנֵ֥ם בְּסֻכָּ֗ה מֵרִ֥יב לְשֹׁנֽוֹת
21 You will hide them in the secret of your presence from personal cliques.
You will treasure them in a booth from the strife of tongues.

3e 4C 14
11
בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֑ה
כִּ֥י הִפְלִ֘יא חַסְדּ֥וֹ לִ֝֗י בְּעִ֣יר מָצֽוֹר
22 Blessed is Yahweh,
for he has made wonderful his kindness to me in a fortified city.
3e 4B 4
10
וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ אָ֘מַ֤רְתִּי בְחָפְזִ֗י נִגְרַזְתִּי֮ מִנֶּ֪גֶד עֵ֫ינֶ֥יךָ
אָכֵ֗ן שָׁ֭מַעְתָּ ק֥וֹל תַּחֲנוּנַ֗י בְּשַׁוְּעִ֥י אֵלֶֽיךָ
23 But I - I said in my haste, I am excluded from before your eyes,
nevertheless you heard the voice of my supplication when I cried to you.

3d 4C 18
16
אֶֽהֱב֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה כָּֽל־חֲסִ֫ידָ֥יו
אֱ֭מוּנִים נֹצֵ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה
וּמְשַׁלֵּ֥ם עַל־יֶ֝֗תֶר עֹשֵׂ֥ה גַאֲוָֽה
24 Love Yahweh all who are under his mercy.
Yahweh preserves the faithful,
and repays with surplus the proud doer.
3e 4B 10
7
11
חִ֭זְקוּ וְיַאֲמֵ֣ץ לְבַבְכֶ֑ם
כָּל־הַ֝מְיַחֲלִ֗ים לַיהוָֽה
25 g Be courageous and he will assure your heart,
all you hoping in Yahweh.
3e 4B 9
7

Friday, 23 March 2018

1 Samuel 8

After this, 200 more chapters to do.

Here we have again that phrase hear שׁמע followed by קול with the prefixed ב, which I have consistently rendered as hear with ... voice.

I have not looked in detail at the music, but I put it here for easy reference. Click full screen and you can see the music in one window and the text in the other. I put it here for verses 7 to 9, a point where Yahweh is recording his rejection as king.

This passage does not support the divine right of kings (or any other monarch). The monarch may well represent a unity and a head for a people and may be very attractive. And it is clear that clergy-run theocracies are not such a form of government. But presidents can also be poor heads whether by example or for focusing coherence. Most of them are like dictators, corrupted by power, not paying attention to the greater good, a concept we all have trouble with in any case.

Will I, even alone, allow the mystery to govern in me? Can I when I do not understand the submission that is required of all to the same mystery that calls us out of pure me-first behaviour?

Verse 13 Nathan MacDonald (no relation) suggests flavorers, for verse 13 - such flavoring of the food would be the intent of perfumers (JB). See JBL Vol 136 #4 p 822, Gale A. Yee, He will take the best of your fields: Royal Feasts and Rural Extraction. Who gets to eat, who gets to serve and who gets to clean up? All very relevant questions in governance in any era.


1 Samuel 8 Fn Min Max Syll
וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר זָקֵ֖ן שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל
וַיָּ֧שֶׂם אֶת־בָּנָ֛יו שֹׁפְטִ֖ים לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
1 And it happened as Samuel aged,
that he set his children as judges for Israel.
3c 4A 10
12
וַיְהִ֞י שֶׁם־בְּנ֤וֹ הַבְּכוֹר֙ יוֹאֵ֔ל וְשֵׁ֥ם מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּ אֲבִיָּ֑ה
שֹׁפְטִ֖ים בִּבְאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע
2 And the name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah,
judging in Beer-Sheva.
3e 4C 17
6
וְלֹֽא־הָלְכ֤וּ בָנָיו֙ בִּדְרָכָ֔יו וַיִּטּ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַבָּ֑צַע
וַיִּ֨קְחוּ־שֹׁ֔חַד וַיַּטּ֖וּ מִשְׁפָּֽט
3 And his children did not walk in his ways, and they bent after extortion,
and took bribes and bent judgment.
3e 4C 18
9
וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּ כֹּ֖ל זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל הָרָמָֽתָה
4 And all the elders of Israel collected themselves,
and they came to Samuel towards Ramah.
3e 4B 10
11
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו הִנֵּה֙ אַתָּ֣ה זָקַ֔נְתָּ וּבָנֶ֕יךָ לֹ֥א הָלְכ֖וּ בִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָ
עַתָּ֗ה שִֽׂימָה־לָּ֥נוּ מֶ֛לֶךְ לְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּ כְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִֽם
5 And they said to him, Behold, you are old, and your children do not walk in your ways.
Now set up for us a king to judge us like all the nations.
3d 4B 23
17
וַיֵּ֤רַע הַדָּבָר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמְר֔וּ תְּנָה־לָּ֥נוּ מֶ֖לֶךְ לְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּ
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָֽה
6 And the matter was irritating in the eyes of Samuel that they said, Give us a king to judge us.
And Samuel prayed to Yahweh.
3e 4C 27
10
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל שְׁמַע֙ בְּק֣וֹל הָעָ֔ם לְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמְר֖וּ אֵלֶ֑יךָ
כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אֹֽתְךָ֙ מָאָ֔סוּ כִּֽי־אֹתִ֥י מָאֲס֖וּ מִמְּלֹ֥ךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם
7 And Yahweh said to Samuel, Hear with the voice of the people, to all that they say to you,
because you, they do not refuse, but me, they refuse, from reigning over them,
3e 4C 24
17
כְּכָֽל־הַמַּעֲשִׂ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֗וּ מִיּוֹם֩ הַעֲלֹתִ֨י אֹתָ֤ם מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ וְעַד־הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה וַיַּ֣עַזְבֻ֔נִי וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים
כֵּ֛ן הֵ֥מָּה עֹשִׂ֖ים גַּם־לָֽךְ
8 According to all the deeds that they have done from the day that I brought them up from Egypt and till this day. And they have forsaken me, and they have served other gods.
So they are doing also to you.
3d 4C 42
7
וְעַתָּ֖ה שְׁמַ֣ע בְּקוֹלָ֑ם
אַ֗ךְ כִּֽי־הָעֵ֤ד תָּעִיד֙ בָּהֶ֔ם וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ לָהֶ֔ם מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִמְלֹ֖ךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם
9 So now hear with their voice,
but continue to witness in them, and make clear to them the framework of the king that will reign over them.
3e 4C 8
25
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל אֵ֖ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה
אֶל־הָעָ֕ם הַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥ים מֵאִתּ֖וֹ מֶֽלֶךְ
10 And Samuel indicated all the words of Yahweh,
to the people who were asking him for a king.
3e 4B 12
11
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר זֶ֗ה יִֽהְיֶה֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִמְלֹ֖ךְ עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם
אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם יִקָּ֗ח וְשָׂ֥ם לוֹ֙ בְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹ וּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יו וְרָצ֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י מֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ
11 And he said, This is the framework of the king that will reign over you.
Your sons he will take, and set them for himself, for his chariots, and his cavaliers, and his racers before his chariots.
3e 4B 18
25
וְלָשׂ֣וּם ל֔וֹ שָׂרֵ֥י אֲלָפִ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֣י חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים
וְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁ חֲרִישׁוֹ֙ וְלִקְצֹ֣ר קְצִיר֔וֹ וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת כְּלֵֽי־מִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹ וּכְלֵ֥י רִכְבּֽוֹ
12 And he will set up for himself chiefs of thousands and chiefs of fifties,
to plough his ploughing and to reap his harvest, and to make instruments for battle and instruments for his chariot.
3e 4C 15
26
וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם יִקָּ֑ח
לְרַקָּח֥וֹת וּלְטַבָּח֖וֹת וּלְאֹפֽוֹת
13 And your daughters he will take,
as perfumers and as slaughterers and as bakers.
3e 4A 8
11
וְאֶת־שְׂ֠דֽוֹתֵיכֶם וְאֶת־כַּרְמֵיכֶ֧ם וְזֵיתֵיכֶ֛ם הַטּוֹבִ֖ים יִקָּ֑ח
וְנָתַ֖ן לַעֲבָדָֽיו
14 And your fields, and your vineyards, and your best olive groves, he will take,
and will give to his servants.
3c 4A 20
7
וְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥ם וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖ם יַעְשֹׂ֑ר
וְנָתַ֥ן לְסָרִיסָ֖יו וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו
15 And your seed and your vineyards, a tenth,
and will give to his eunuchs and to his servants.
3e 4A 10
12
וְאֶת־עַבְדֵיכֶם֩ וְֽאֶת־שִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜ם וְאֶת־בַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧ם הַטּוֹבִ֛ים וְאֶת־חֲמוֹרֵיכֶ֖ם יִקָּ֑ח
וְעָשָׂ֖ה לִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ
16 And your servants, and your handmaids, and your prime youth, the best, and your asses, he will take,
and make them do his affairs.
3c 4A 28
7
צֹאנְכֶ֖ם יַעְשֹׂ֑ר
וְאַתֶּ֖ם תִּֽהְיוּ־ל֥וֹ לַעֲבָדִֽים
17 Your flocks, a tenth,
and you will be to him as servants.
3e 4A 4
9
וּזְעַקְתֶּם֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא מִלִּפְנֵ֣י מַלְכְּכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם לָכֶ֑ם
וְלֹֽא־יַעֲנֶ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא
18 And you will appeal in that day before your sovereigns which you have chosen for yourselves,
and Yahweh will not answer you in that day.
3c 4B 20
12
וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ הָעָ֔ם לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ בְּק֣וֹל שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לֹּ֔א כִּ֥י אִם־מֶ֖לֶךְ יִֽהְיֶ֥ה עָלֵֽינוּ
19 But the people would not hear with the voice of Samuel,
and they said, No, but rather a king will be over us.
3e 4B 14
13
וְהָיִ֥ינוּ גַם־אֲנַ֖חְנוּ כְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם
וּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּ מַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙ וְיָצָ֣א לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ וְנִלְחַ֖ם אֶת־מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ
20 Then we ourselves will become also like all the nations,
and our king will judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.
3e 4C 13
23
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל אֵ֖ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם
וַֽיְדַבְּרֵ֖ם בְּאָזְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people,
and spoke them in the ears of Yahweh.
3e 4B 12
8
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל֙ שְׁמַ֣ע בְּקוֹלָ֔ם וְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם מֶ֑לֶךְ
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְכ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ לְעִירֽוֹ
22 And Yahweh said to Samuel, Hear with their voice and make a king reign for them,
and Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go each to his city.
3e 4C 22
18

Thursday, 22 March 2018

Genesis 48

Jacobs comment in verse 8, Who are these? almost reads like the beginning of a sacramental service.

The speaker of verses 1 and 2 is not identified. Verse 22, Shechem, the town where Jacob bought a field and where Joseph would be buried. KJV portion, is pure guessing. NIV, ridge of land, also is trying to make sense of information we don't have on an armed conquest of Shechem. JB seems to make some sense of it so I have followed their lead in not translating the word, but treating it as a name, with Jacob partitioning the land in advance. Perhaps the author knew more than Jacob (Israel) could at the time within the story.

Generally speaking, the Hebrew of Genesis is less baffling than Isaiah and less contorted than the last three chapters of Leviticus that I am working through (but not scheduling all at once).

Genesis 48 Fn Min Max Syll
וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵי֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְיוֹסֵ֔ף הִנֵּ֥ה אָבִ֖יךָ חֹלֶ֑ה
וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁנֵ֤י בָנָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וְאֶת־אֶפְרָֽיִם
1 And it was after things these that he said to Joseph, Behold your father is ill.
And he took two of his children with him, Manasseh and Ephraim.
3e 4C 24
19
וַיַּגֵּ֣ד לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֛ה בִּנְךָ֥ יוֹסֵ֖ף בָּ֣א אֵלֶ֑יךָ
וַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב עַל־הַמִּטָּֽה
2 And he told Jacob and said, Behold, your child Joseph has come to you.
And Israel resolved himself and sat on the couch.
3d 4B 20
14
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף אֵ֥ל שַׁדַּ֛י נִרְאָֽה־אֵלַ֥י בְּל֖וּז בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן
וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ אֹתִֽי
3 And Jacob said to Joseph, The One, the Sufficient appeared to me in Luz, in the land of Canaan,
and blessed me.
3d 4C 24
5
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הִנְנִ֤י מַפְרְךָ֙ וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ לִקְהַ֣ל עַמִּ֑ים
וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את לְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ אֲחֻזַּ֥ת עוֹלָֽם
4 And said to me, Note me well, making you fruitful, and I will increase you and I will give you a congregation of peoples.
And I will give this land to your seed after you to hold fast forever.
3c 4C 23
23
וְעַתָּ֡ה שְׁנֵֽי־בָנֶיךָ֩ הַנּוֹלָדִ֨ים לְךָ֜ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם עַד־בֹּאִ֥י אֵלֶ֛יךָ מִצְרַ֖יְמָה לִי־הֵ֑ם
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה כִּרְאוּבֵ֥ן וְשִׁמְע֖וֹן יִֽהְיוּ־לִֽי
5 So now, your two sons, those born to you in the land of Egypt, until I came to you toward Egypt, they are mine.
Ephraim and Manasseh, as Reuben and Simeon, they will be for me.
3d 4B 29
14
וּמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁר־הוֹלַ֥דְתָּ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם לְךָ֣ יִהְי֑וּ
עַ֣ל שֵׁ֧ם אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם יִקָּרְא֖וּ בְּנַחֲלָתָֽם
6 And your successions that you beget after them, yours will be.
From the name of their brothers they will be called, in their inheritance.
3c 4B 18
13
וַאֲנִ֣י ׀ בְּבֹאִ֣י מִפַּדָּ֗ן מֵ֩תָה֩ עָלַ֨י רָחֵ֜ל בְּאֶ֤רֶץ כְּנַ֙עַן֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ בְּע֥וֹד כִּבְרַת־אֶ֖רֶץ לָבֹ֣א אֶפְרָ֑תָה
וָאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָ שָּׁם֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶפְרָ֔ת הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם
7 And I, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan on the journey, while there was still a great deal of land to come to Ephrat,
and I entombed her there, on the journey to Ephrat. (This is Bethlehem).
3e 4C 35
15
וַיַּ֥רְא יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֑ף
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי־אֵֽלֶּה
8 And Israel saw the children of Joseph,
and he said, Who are these?
3e 4B 10
5
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל־אָבִ֔יו בָּנַ֣י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־לִ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּזֶ֑ה
וַיֹּאמַ֕ר קָֽחֶם־נָ֥א אֵלַ֖י וַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם
9 And Joseph said to his father, They are the children that God has given me in this.
And he said, Lay hold of them, if you will, for me, that I may bless them.
3e 4C 21
13
וְעֵינֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כָּבְד֣וּ מִזֹּ֔קֶן לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְא֑וֹת
וַיַּגֵּ֤שׁ אֹתָם֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק לָהֶ֖ם וַיְחַבֵּ֥ק לָהֶֽם
10 And the eyes of Israel were heavy from age. He was unable to see.
And he brought them close to him, and he kissed them and clasped them.
3e 4C 16
17
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף רְאֹ֥ה פָנֶ֖יךָ לֹ֣א פִלָּ֑לְתִּי
וְהִנֵּ֨ה הֶרְאָ֥ה אֹתִ֛י אֱלֹהִ֖ים גַּ֥ם אֶת־זַרְעֶֽךָ
11 And Israel said to Joseph, To see your face, I had not prayed,
and behold God has shown me also your seed.
3d 4C 18
15
וַיּוֹצֵ֥א יוֹסֵ֛ף אֹתָ֖ם מֵעִ֣ם בִּרְכָּ֑יו
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ לְאַפָּ֖יו אָֽרְצָה
12 And Joseph brought them forth from about his knees,
and he prostrated himself, his nose earthward.
3d 4B 11
9
וַיִּקַּ֣ח יוֹסֵף֮ אֶת־שְׁנֵיהֶם֒ אֶת־אֶפְרַ֤יִם בִּֽימִינוֹ֙ מִשְּׂמֹ֣אל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בִשְׂמֹאל֖וֹ מִימִ֣ין יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
וַיַּגֵּ֖שׁ אֵלָֽיו
13 And Joseph took the two of them, Ephraim by his right hand on the left of Israel, and Manasseh by his left hand on the right of Israel,
and came close to him.
3e 4C 33
5
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל אֶת־יְמִינ֜וֹ וַיָּ֨שֶׁת עַל־רֹ֤אשׁ אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וְה֣וּא הַצָּעִ֔יר וְאֶת־שְׂמֹאל֖וֹ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה
שִׂכֵּל֙ אֶת־יָדָ֔יו כִּ֥י מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה הַבְּכֽוֹר
14 And Israel extended his right hand to set over the head of Ephraim (and he of lesser account), and his left hand over the head of Manasseh,
insight with his hands, (for Manasseh was firstborn).
3e 4C 32
11
וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ אֶת־יוֹסֵ֖ף וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֡ים אֲשֶׁר֩ הִתְהַלְּכ֨וּ אֲבֹתַ֤י לְפָנָיו֙ אַבְרָהָ֣ם וְיִצְחָ֔ק הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ הָרֹעֶ֣ה אֹתִ֔י מֵעוֹדִ֖י עַד־הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה
15 And he blessed Joseph and said,
This God before whom my fathers walked, Abraham and Yitschaq, this God who tended me while I have been to this day,
3e 4C 9
38
הַמַּלְאָךְ֩ הַגֹּאֵ֨ל אֹתִ֜י מִכָּל־רָ֗ע יְבָרֵךְ֮ אֶת־הַנְּעָרִים֒ וְיִקָּרֵ֤א בָהֶם֙ שְׁמִ֔י וְשֵׁ֥ם אֲבֹתַ֖י אַבְרָהָ֣ם וְיִצְחָ֑ק
וְיִדְגּ֥וּ לָרֹ֖ב בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ
16 The angel that redeemed me from all evil, will bless the lads, and let my name be called in them and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Yitschaq,
and let them spawn to a multitude within the earth.
3e 4C 37
11
וַיַּ֣רְא יוֹסֵ֗ף כִּי־יָשִׁ֨ית אָבִ֧יו יַד־יְמִינ֛וֹ עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ אֶפְרַ֖יִם וַיֵּ֣רַע בְּעֵינָ֑יו
וַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְ יַד־אָבִ֗יו לְהָסִ֥יר אֹתָ֛הּ מֵעַ֥ל רֹאשׁ־אֶפְרַ֖יִם עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ מְנַשֶּֽׁה
17 And Joseph saw that his father set his right hand over the head of Ephraim, and it was irritating in his eyes,
and he held up the hand of his father to put it aside from off the head of Ephraim onto the head of Manasseh.
3c 4B 22
21
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶל־אָבִ֖יו לֹא־כֵ֣ן אָבִ֑י
כִּי־זֶ֣ה הַבְּכֹ֔ר שִׂ֥ים יְמִינְךָ֖ עַל־רֹאשֽׁוֹ
18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father,
for this is the firstborn. Set your right hand on his head.
3c 4B 12
11
וַיְמָאֵ֣ן אָבִ֗יו וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יָדַ֤עְתִּֽי בְנִי֙ יָדַ֔עְתִּי גַּם־ה֥וּא יִֽהְיֶה־לְּעָ֖ם וְגַם־ה֣וּא יִגְדָּ֑ל
וְאוּלָ֗ם אָחִ֤יו הַקָּטֹן֙ יִגְדַּ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְזַרְע֖וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה מְלֹֽא־הַגּוֹיִֽם
19 And his father would not, saying I know, my son. I know he also will become a people, and also he will be great.
However, his brother, the lesser, will be greater than he, and his seed will fill the nations.
3e 4C 27
22
וַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הַהוּא֮ לֵאמוֹר֒ בְּךָ֗ יְבָרֵ֤ךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְשִֽׂמְךָ֣ אֱלֹהִ֔ים כְּאֶפְרַ֖יִם וְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה
וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לִפְנֵ֥י מְנַשֶּֽׁה
20 And he blessed them in that day, saying, In you Israel will bless, saying, God render you like Ephraim and like Manasseh.
And he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
3e 4C 33
11
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף הִנֵּ֥ה אָנֹכִ֖י מֵ֑ת
וְהָיָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם וְהֵשִׁ֣יב אֶתְכֶ֔ם אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם
21 And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I am to die,
but God will be with you, and he will return you to the land of your ancestors.
3e 4C 15
21
וַאֲנִ֞י נָתַ֧תִּֽי לְךָ֛ שְׁכֶ֥ם אַחַ֖ד עַל־אַחֶ֑יךָ
אֲשֶׁ֤ר לָקַ֙חְתִּי֙ מִיַּ֣ד הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י בְּחַרְבִּ֖י וּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי
22 And I, I have given to you one Shechem over your brothers,
that I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
3c 4C 16
17

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Status report

I am a bit ahead of the posts with the table of contents. I have posts scheduled up to April 1 and hope to reach April 6 before I leave on a brief holiday April 2.  Each week sees a bit of progress. This past week is measured by the graph.
The x axis is above. Excel refused to get rid of a spurious x axis on the bottom, so I deleted it by hand with paint. The left hand y axis is the red line and measures the total word count of words in completed chapters this week: just under 3000 words. The blue bars are the 'unknowns'. They have decreased by about 1500. Unknowns just mean those words which are unique in their form or which I have an error in my derived stem or in the assigned semantic domain. They should gradually disappear.

Domain-subdomain will correct itself for guesses longer than 1 word but will have to be thoroughly examined at the end of all things. Stems are simply ambiguous at times so the software can't guess them. Like לך, could be to you or could be go, the imperative of הלך. I could probably resolve some of these if I took vowels into account in the algorithms. But I didn't because at the time I wrote them, ths idea would have buried me.

Overall status is always on the table of contents. As of today 195 chapters to go, 30 to 40 weeks estimate.

Leviticus 27

The first section of this chapter 'explained' in a footnote by the JB "Persons may be vowed" Judges 11:30-40, 13:3 f, 1 Samuel 1:11. True, but is this passage a way of discharging Jephthah's rash vow? It would be far from perspicuous for the average reader if that were the case. I think the rules are unrelated to the cited passages. (I warned you against seeking meaning).

JB, Milgrom and NIV gloss ערך as valuation. I have glossed it as arrange, rank, compare. Here translations seem to be associating it with what you pay for a נפשׁ. I use another stem הון for value. I will stick with ranking which could be read as the relative cost of discharging a vow.

I am glad to know my wife and I are reckoned as 25 shekels. The whole family in the house at the moment (and for the past 6 months!) is 125. 2 seniors, 2 adults, and 2 under 5! (That's a handful.)

Note the difference in phrasing in the various rules. We really need to read chapter 25 first. But such is my process of following the maximally guessed chapter, that I have not read in sequence. It won't be long before we finish Leviticus.

Milgrom glosses נפשׁ as human being. Much as his gloss reads clearly, נפשׁ also applies to animals and birds and water critters and creepy-crawlers. As I have noted before, this stem is notorious. Equally even with the verb for living חיה, I see that phrasing would only rarely allow verb-subject order in English. Such usage needs a tangible subject to allow it to live in the dramatic final position in an English sentence.

Leviticus 27 Fn Min Max Syll
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר 1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 3e 3g 10
דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אִ֕ישׁ כִּ֥י יַפְלִ֖א נֶ֑דֶר
בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ נְפָשֹׁ֖ת לַֽיהוָֽה
2 Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, Anyone that makes an extraordinary vow,
in your ranking of beings for Yahweh,
3e 4C 21
9
וְהָיָ֤ה עֶרְכְּךָ֙ הַזָּכָ֔ר מִבֶּן֙ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה
וְהָיָ֣ה עֶרְכְּךָ֗ חֲמִשִּׁ֛ים שֶׁ֥קֶל כֶּ֖סֶף בְּשֶׁ֥קֶל הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ
3 Your ranking will be, of the male from twenty years and to sixty years,
your ranking will be, fifty shekels of silver after the shekel of the sanctuary.
3d 4C 22
19
וְאִם־נְקֵבָ֖ה הִ֑וא
וְהָיָ֥ה עֶרְכְּךָ֖ שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים שָֽׁקֶל
4 And if a female it is,
then your ranking will be thirty shekels.
3e 4A 6
11
וְאִ֨ם מִבֶּן־חָמֵ֜שׁ שָׁנִ֗ים וְעַד֙ בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְהָיָ֧ה עֶרְכְּךָ֛ הַזָּכָ֖ר עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שְׁקָלִ֑ים
וְלַנְּקֵבָ֖ה עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת שְׁקָלִֽים
5 And if from five years and to a child of twenty years, then your ranking will be of the male, twenty shekels,
and of the female ten shekels.
3c 4B 29
10
וְאִ֣ם מִבֶּן־חֹ֗דֶשׁ וְעַד֙ בֶּן־חָמֵ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וְהָיָ֤ה עֶרְכְּךָ֙ הַזָּכָ֔ר חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה שְׁקָלִ֖ים כָּ֑סֶף
וְלַנְּקֵבָ֣ה עֶרְכְּךָ֔ שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת שְׁקָלִ֖ים כָּֽסֶף
6 And if from a month and to a child of five years, then your ranking of the male will be five shekels of silver,
and of the female your ranking, three shekels of silver.
3e 4C 30
15
וְ֠אִם מִבֶּן־שִׁשִּׁ֨ים שָׁנָ֤ה וָמַ֙עְלָה֙ אִם־זָכָ֔ר וְהָיָ֣ה עֶרְכְּךָ֔ חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר שָׁ֑קֶל
וְלַנְּקֵבָ֖ה עֲשָׂרָ֥ה שְׁקָלִֽים
7 ~ And if from sixty years and upward, if a male, then your ranking will be fifteen shekels,
and of the female, ten shekels.
3e 4C 27
10
וְאִם־מָ֥ךְ הוּא֙ מֵֽעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָ וְהֶֽעֱמִידוֹ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהֶעֱרִ֥יךְ אֹת֖וֹ הַכֹּהֵ֑ן
עַל־פִּ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤ר תַּשִּׂיג֙ יַ֣ד הַנֹּדֵ֔ר יַעֲרִיכֶ֖נּוּ הַכֹּהֵֽן
8 And if he is a pauper by comparison, then let him stand before the priest, and the priest will rank him.
In proportion to what is affordable to the hand of the one who vowed, the priest will rank him.
3e 4C 27
18
וְאִם־בְּהֵמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַקְרִ֧יבוּ מִמֶּ֛נָּה קָרְבָּ֖ן לַֽיהוָ֑ה
כֹּל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֥ן מִמֶּ֛נּוּ לַיהוָ֖ה יִֽהְיֶה־קֹּֽדֶשׁ
9 And if a beast it is that they will bring near as an oblation for Yahweh,
all that is given from it for Yahweh will be holy.
3c 4A 17
14
לֹ֣א יַחֲלִיפֶ֗נּוּ וְלֹֽא־יָמִ֥יר אֹת֛וֹ ט֥וֹב בְּרָ֖ע אוֹ־רַ֣ע בְּט֑וֹב
וְאִם־הָמֵ֨ר יָמִ֤יר בְּהֵמָה֙ בִּבְהֵמָ֔ה וְהָֽיָה־ה֥וּא וּתְמוּרָת֖וֹ יִֽהְיֶה־קֹּֽדֶשׁ
10 B He will not renew it and he will not exchange it, better for worse, or worse for better,
and if he will exchange beast for beast, then it will be and the exchange for it will be holy.
3d 4C 18
24
וְאִם֙ כָּל־בְּהֵמָ֣ה טְמֵאָ֔ה אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹא־יַקְרִ֧יבוּ מִמֶּ֛נָּה קָרְבָּ֖ן לַֽיהוָ֑ה
וְהֶֽעֱמִ֥יד אֶת־הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י הַכֹּהֵֽן
11 And if any unclean beast that they do not bring near as an oblation for Yahweh,
then he will have the beast stand before the priest.
3c 4B 22
13
וְהֶעֱרִ֤יךְ הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֹתָ֔הּ בֵּ֥ין ט֖וֹב וּבֵ֣ין רָ֑ע
כְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן כֵּ֥ן יִהְיֶֽה
12 And the priest will rank it between better or worse.
As the priest ranks, so it will be.
3e 4C 14
10
וְאִם־גָּאֹ֖ל יִגְאָלֶ֑נָּה
וְיָסַ֥ף חֲמִישִׁת֖וֹ עַל־עֶרְכֶּֽךָ
13 And if he redeems it,
then he will add a fifth over your ranking.
3e 4A 8
11
וְאִ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־יַקְדִּ֨שׁ אֶת־בֵּית֥וֹ קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְהֶעֱרִיכוֹ֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן בֵּ֥ין ט֖וֹב וּבֵ֣ין רָ֑ע
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲרִ֥יךְ אֹת֛וֹ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן כֵּ֥ן יָקֽוּם
14 And anyone who sanctifies his house to be holy to Yahweh, then the priest will rank it between better or worse.
As the priest ranks it, so it will place.
3d 4B 25
14
וְאִ֨ם־הַמַּקְדִּ֔ישׁ יִגְאַ֖ל אֶת־בֵּית֑וֹ
וְ֠יָסַף חֲמִישִׁ֧ית כֶּֽסֶף־עֶרְכְּךָ֛ עָלָ֖יו וְהָ֥יָה לֽוֹ
15 And if the one who sanctified will redeem his house,
then he will add a fifth of silver to your ranking to it, and it will be his.
3c 4A 10
17
וְאִ֣ם ׀ מִשְּׂדֵ֣ה אֲחֻזָּת֗וֹ יַקְדִּ֥ישׁ אִישׁ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְהָיָ֥ה עֶרְכְּךָ֖ לְפִ֣י זַרְע֑וֹ
זֶ֚רַע חֹ֣מֶר שְׂעֹרִ֔ים בַּחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים שֶׁ֥קֶל כָּֽסֶף
16 And if from a field of his holdings, a man will sanctify to Yahweh, then your ranking will be in proportion to its seed.
The seed of a homer of barley, at fifty shekels of silver.
3e 4C 23
15
אִם־מִשְּׁנַ֥ת הַיֹּבֵ֖ל יַקְדִּ֣ישׁ שָׂדֵ֑הוּ
כְּעֶרְכְּךָ֖ יָקֽוּם
17 If from the year of the Jubilee he will sanctify his field,
according to your ranking, it will place.
3e 4B 11
6
וְאִם־אַחַ֣ר הַיֹּבֵל֮ יַקְדִּ֣ישׁ שָׂדֵהוּ֒ וְחִשַּׁב־ל֨וֹ הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶת־הַכֶּ֗סֶף עַל־פִּ֤י הַשָּׁנִים֙ הַנּ֣וֹתָרֹ֔ת עַ֖ד שְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּבֵ֑ל
וְנִגְרַ֖ע מֵֽעֶרְכֶּֽךָ
18 And if, after the Jubilee, he will sanctify his field, then the priest will reckon for him the silver in proportion to the years remaining until the year of the Jubilee,
and subtract from your ranking.
3e 4C 38
7
וְאִם־גָּאֹ֤ל יִגְאַל֙ אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה הַמַּקְדִּ֖ישׁ אֹת֑וֹ
וְ֠יָסַף חֲמִשִׁ֧ית כֶּֽסֶף־עֶרְכְּךָ֛ עָלָ֖יו וְקָ֥ם לֽוֹ
19 And if the field the one who sanctified it will redeem,
then he will add a fifth of silver of your ranking to it, and it will be upheld for him.
3c 4C 15
16
וְאִם־לֹ֤א יִגְאַל֙ אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וְאִם־מָכַ֥ר אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה לְאִ֣ישׁ אַחֵ֑ר
לֹ֥א יִגָּאֵ֖ל עֽוֹד
20 And if he will not redeem the field, or if he sold the field to another person,
it will not be redeemed any more.
3e 4C 21
5
וְהָיָ֨ה הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה בְּצֵאת֣וֹ בַיֹּבֵ֗ל קֹ֛דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֖ה כִּשְׂדֵ֣ה הַחֵ֑רֶם
לַכֹּהֵ֖ן תִּהְיֶ֥ה אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ
21 But the field will be, when it goes out in the Jubilee, holy to Yahweh, as a field devoted.
For the priest, it will be of his holdings.
3d 4B 21
9
וְאִם֙ אֶת־שְׂדֵ֣ה מִקְנָת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֕ר לֹ֖א מִשְּׂדֵ֣ה אֲחֻזָּת֑וֹ
יַקְדִּ֖ישׁ לַֽיהוָֽה
22 And if anyone purchases a field, not from a field of his holdings,
he will sanctify to Yahweh,
3e 4B 17
4
וְחִשַּׁב־ל֣וֹ הַכֹּהֵ֗ן אֵ֚ת מִכְסַ֣ת הָֽעֶרְכְּךָ֔ עַ֖ד שְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּבֵ֑ל
וְנָתַ֤ן אֶת־הָעֶרְכְּךָ֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַיהוָֽה
23 Then the priest will reckon to him the tally of your ranking until the year of the Jubilee,
and he will give your ranking on that day, sanctified to Yahweh.
3e 4C 20
16
בִּשְׁנַ֤ת הַיּוֹבֵל֙ יָשׁ֣וּב הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר קָנָ֖הוּ מֵאִתּ֑וֹ
לַאֲשֶׁר־ל֖וֹ אֲחֻזַּ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ
24 In the year of the Jubilee the field will return to him from whom it was bought,
to whom the land was his holding.
3e 4C 19
10
וְכָל־עֶרְכְּךָ֔ יִהְיֶ֖ה בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים גֵּרָ֖ה יִהְיֶ֥ה הַשָּֽׁקֶל
25 And all your ranking will be after the shekel of the sanctuary.
Twenty grams will be the shekel.
3e 4B 13
9
אַךְ־בְּכ֞וֹר אֲשֶׁר־יְבֻכַּ֤ר לַֽיהוָה֙ בִּבְהֵמָ֔ה לֹֽא־יַקְדִּ֥ישׁ אִ֖ישׁ אֹת֑וֹ
אִם־שׁ֣וֹר אִם־שֶׂ֔ה לַֽיהוָ֖ה הֽוּא
26 But the firstborn that is the firstborn for Yahweh among beasts, none will sanctify it,
whether bull or lamb. To Yahweh it is.
3e 4C 19
7
וְאִ֨ם בַּבְּהֵמָ֤ה הַטְּמֵאָה֙ וּפָדָ֣ה בְעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָ וְיָסַ֥ף חֲמִשִׁת֖וֹ עָלָ֑יו
וְאִם־לֹ֥א יִגָּאֵ֖ל וְנִמְכַּ֥ר בְּעֶרְכֶּֽךָ
27 And if among beasts it is unclean, then he will ransom in your ranking, and he will add its fifth to it,
and if he will not redeem, then it will be sold in your ranking.
3e 4C 24
13
אַךְ־כָּל־חֵ֡רֶם אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַחֲרִם֩ אִ֨ישׁ לַֽיהוָ֜ה מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֗וֹ מֵאָדָ֤ם וּבְהֵמָה֙ וּמִשְּׂדֵ֣ה אֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ לֹ֥א יִמָּכֵ֖ר וְלֹ֣א יִגָּאֵ֑ל
כָּל־חֵ֕רֶם קֹֽדֶשׁ־קָֽדָשִׁ֥ים ה֖וּא לַיהוָֽה
28 But all that is devoted that anyone has devoted to Yahweh from all that is his, from human or beast, or from a field of his holdings, will not be sold and will not be redeemed.
All that is devoted, holy of holy things, it is to Yahweh.
3e 4C 39
11
כָּל־חֵ֗רֶם אֲשֶׁ֧ר יָחֳרַ֛ם מִן־הָאָדָ֖ם לֹ֣א יִפָּדֶ֑ה
מ֖וֹת יוּמָֽת
29 All that is devoted that is devoted from the human is not ransomed.
It will be put to death.
3c 4B 16
3
וְכָל־מַעְשַׂ֨ר הָאָ֜רֶץ מִזֶּ֤רַע הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ מִפְּרִ֣י הָעֵ֔ץ לַיהוָ֖ה ה֑וּא
קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָֽה
30 And all the tithe of the land from the seed of the land, from the fruit of the tree, to Yahweh it is.
Holy to Yahweh.
3e 4C 20
4
וְאִם־גָּאֹ֥ל יִגְאַ֛ל אִ֖ישׁ מִמַּֽעַשְׂר֑וֹ
חֲמִשִׁית֖וֹ יֹסֵ֥ף עָלָֽיו
31 And if anyone will redeem from its tithe,
a fifth it will add to it.
3d 4A 11
8
וְכָל־מַעְשַׂ֤ר בָּקָר֙ וָצֹ֔אן כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲבֹ֖ר תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑בֶט
הָֽעֲשִׂירִ֕י יִֽהְיֶה־קֹּ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָֽה
32 And all tithe of oxen and sheep, all that pass through under the sceptre,
the tenth will be holy to Yahweh.
3e 4C 19
10
לֹ֧א יְבַקֵּ֛ר בֵּֽין־ט֥וֹב לָרַ֖ע וְלֹ֣א יְמִירֶ֑נּוּ
וְאִם־הָמֵ֣ר יְמִירֶ֔נּוּ וְהָֽיָה־ה֧וּא וּתְמוּרָת֛וֹ יִֽהְיֶה־קֹ֖דֶשׁ לֹ֥א יִגָּאֵֽל
33 c He will not reflect to discern good from injured, and he will not exchange it,
and if he does exchange it, then it will be and the exchange for it will be holy. It will not be redeemed.
3c 4B 14
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אֵ֣לֶּה הַמִּצְוֺ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
בְּהַ֖ר סִינָֽי
34 B These are the commandments which Yahweh commanded Moses to the children of Israel,
on mount Sinai.
3c 4B 20
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