2 Nephi 7 נפי ב׳ פרק ז׳

Classical Biblical Hebrew translation, word by word with English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open 2 Nephi 7 in the interlinear reader for transliteration, roots and notes.

1. 1

   הֵןyeaכִּי־כֹהfor thusאָמַרsaithיְהוָהthe Lordהֲשִׁלַּחְתִּיךְhave I put you awayאִםorהִזְנַחְתִּיךְhave I cast you offלָעַדforeverכִּי־כֹהfor thusאָמַרsaithיְהוָהthe Lordאַיֵּהwhere isסֵפֶרthe bill ofכְּרִיתוּתdivorcement ofאִמְּכֶםyour motherלְמִיto whomשִׁלַּחְתִּיךְhave I put you awayוּלְמִיor to which ofמִנּוֹשַׁיmy creditorsמְכַרְתִּיhave I soldאֶתְכֶםyouאַףyeaלְמִיto whomמְכַרְתִּיhave I soldאֶתְכֶםyouהִנֵּהbeholdבַּעֲוֹנֹתֵיכֶםfor your iniquitiesנִמְכַּרְתֶּםhave you sold yourselvesוּבְפִשְׁעֵיכֶםand for your transgressionsשֻׁלְּחָהis put awayאִמְּכֶם׃your mother

   Yea, for thus saith the Lord: Have I put thee away, or have I cast thee off forever? For thus saith the Lord: Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement? To whom have I put thee away, or to which of my creditors have I sold you? Yea, to whom have I sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.

2. 2

   לָכֵןwhereforeבָּאתִיwhen I cameוְאֵיןthere was noאִישׁmanקָרָאתִיwhen I calledאַףyeaאֵיןthere was noneעוֹנֶהto answerבֵּית־יִשְׂרָאֵלO house of Israelהֲקָצוֹרat allקָצְרָהis shortenedיָדִיmy handמִפְּדוּתthat it cannot redeemוְאִם־אֵין־בִּיor have I noכֹחַpowerלְהַצִּילto deliverהֵןbeholdבְּגַעֲרָתִיat my rebukeאַחֲרִיבI dry upיָםthe seaאָשִׂיםI makeנַהֲרוֹתָםtheir riversמִדְבָּרa wildernessוְתִבְאַשׁand to stinkדְּגָתָםtheir fishכִּיbecauseיָבְשׁוּare dried upהַמַּיִםthe watersוְיָמוּתוּand they dieבַצָּמָא׃because of thirst

   Wherefore, when I came, there was no man; when I called, yea, there was none to answer. O house of Israel, is my hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem, or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make their rivers a wilderness and their fish to stink because the waters are dried up, and they die because of thirst.

3. 3

   אַלְבִּישׁI clotheשָׁמַיִםthe heavensקַדְרוּתwith blacknessוְשַׂקand sackclothאָשִׂיםI makeכְּסוּתָם׃their covering

   I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

4. 4

   אֲדֹנָיLordיֱהֹוִהGODנָתַןgaveלִיto meלְשׁוֹןthe tongue ofלִמּוּדִיםthe learnedלָדַעַתthat I should knowלְדַבֵּרto speakדָּבָרa wordבְּעִתּוֹin seasonאֵלֶיךָto youבֵּית־יִשְׂרָאֵלO house of Israelבִּהְיוֹתְכֶםwhen you areיְגֵעִיםwearyיָעִירhe wakethבַּבֹּקֶרmorningבַּבֹּקֶרby morningיָעִירhe wakethלִיto meאֹזֶןmy earלִשְׁמֹעַto hearכַּלִּמּוּדִים׃as the learned

   The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season unto thee, O house of Israel. When ye are weary he waketh morning by morning. He waketh mine ear to hear as the learned.

5. 5

   אֲדֹנָיLordיֱהֹוִהGODפָּתַח־לִיhas opened myאֹזֶןearוְאָנֹכִיand Iלֹאnotמָרִיתִיwas rebelliousאָחוֹרnorלֹאnotנְסוּגֹתִי׃did I turn away

   The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

6. 6

   גֵּוִיmy backנָתַתִּיI gaveלְמַכִּיםto the smitersוּלְחָיַיand my cheeksלְמֹרְטִיםto them that plucked off the hairפָּנַיmy faceלֹאnotהִסְתַּרְתִּיdid I hideמִכְּלִמּוֹתfrom shameוָרֹק׃and spitting

   I gave my back to the smiter, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair. I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

7. 7

   וַאדֹנָיfor the LordיֱהֹוִהGODיַעֲזׇר־לִיhas helped meעַל־כֵּןthereforeלֹאnotנִכְלָמְתִּיhave I been confoundedעַל־כֵּןthereforeשַׂמְתִּיhave I setפָנַיmy faceכַּחַלָּמִישׁlike a flintוָאֵדַעand I knewכִּי־לֹאthat notאֵבוֹשׁ׃I should be ashamed

   For the Lord God will help me, therefore shall I not be confounded. Therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.

8. 8

   וְקָרוֹבand nearיְהוָהis the Lordוְהוּאand heמַצְדִּיקִיjustifieth meמִי־יָרִיבwho shall contendאִתִּיwith meנַעַמְדָהlet us standיָּחַדtogetherמִי־בַעַלwho isמִשְׁפָּטִיmy adversaryיִגַּשׁlet him come nearאֵלַיto meוְאַכֶּנּוּand I will smite himבְּכֹחַby the strength ofפִּי׃my mouth

   And the Lord is near, and he justifieth me. Who will contend with me? Let us stand together. Who is mine adversary? Let him come near me, and I will smite him with the strength of my mouth.

9. 9

   כִּיforיַעֲזֹרwill helpלִיmeאֲדֹנָיLordיֱהֹוִהGODוְכׇל־מַרְשִׁיעַיand all they who shall condemn meהִנֵּהbeholdכֻלָּםall theyכַּבֶּגֶדas a garmentיִבְלוּshall wax oldעָשׁthe mothיֹאכְלֵם׃shall eat them

   For the Lord God will help me. And all they who shall condemn me, behold, all they shall wax old as a garment, and the moth shall eat them up.

10. 10

    מִיwho isבָכֶםamong youיְרֵאthat fearsיְהוָהthe Lordשֹׁמֵעַthat obeysבְּקוֹלthe voice ofעַבְדּוֹhis servantאֲשֶׁרwhichהָלַךְwalksחֲשֵׁכִיםin darknessוְאֵיןand there is noנֹגַהּlightלוֹ׃to him

    Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness and hath no light?

11. 11

    הֵןbeholdכֻּלְּכֶםall youקֹדְחֵיthat kindleאֵשׁfireמְאַזְּרֵיwho compass yourselves withזִיקוֹתsparksלְכוּwalk youבְּאוּרin the light ofאֶשְׁכֶםyour fireוּבְזִיקוֹתand in the sparks thatבִּעַרְתֶּםyou have kindledמִיָּדִיfrom my handהָיְתָה־זֹּאתthis shall beלָכֶםto youלְמַעֲצֵבָהin sorrowתִּשְׁכָּבוּן׃shall you lie down

    Behold all ye that kindle fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks, walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks which ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand—ye shall lie down in sorrow.