Jacob 1 יעקב פרק א׳

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   כִּיkiforהִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdעָבְרוּa/ve/RUpassedחֲמִשִּׁיםcha/mish/SHIMfiftyוְחָמֵשׁve/cha/MESHand fiveשָׁנִיםsha/NIMyearsמֵעֵתme/ETfrom the timeצֵאתtsetdepartedלֶחִיLE/chiLehiמִירוּשָׁלַיִםmI/ru/sha/LA/yimfrom Jerusalemעַל־כֵּןal-kenwhereforeצֻוֵּיתִיtsuv/VE/tiwas given a commandmentאֲנִיa/NIIיַעֲקֹבYa/a/KOVJacobמֵאֵתme/ETbyנֶפִיNE/fiNephiעַל־הַלּוּחוֹתal-hal/lu/CHOTconcerning the platesהַקְּטַנִּיםhak/ke/tan/NIMthe smallאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichעֲלֵיהֶםa/le/HEMupon themחֲרוּתִיםcha/ru/TIMare engravenהַדְּבָרִיםhad/de/va/RIMthe thingsהָאֵלֶּה׃ha/EL/lethese

   For behold, it came to pass that fifty and five years had passed away from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem; wherefore, Nephi gave me, Jacob, a commandment concerning the small plates, upon which these things are engraven.

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   וַיְצַוvay/TSAVAnd commandedנֶפִיNE/fiNephiעָלַיa/LAYmeלִכְתֹּבlikh/TOVto writeעַל־הַלּוּחוֹתal-hal/lu/CHOTupon the platesהָאֵלֶּהha/EL/letheseמְעַטme/ATsomewhatמִן־הַדְּבָרִיםmin-had/de/va/RIMof the thingsאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichחָשַׁבְתִּיcha/SHAV/tiI consideredלִיקָרִיםli/ka/RIMto be preciousמְאֹדme/ODexceedinglyוְלֹאve/LOand notאֶגַּעeg/GAshould I touchכִּי־אִםki-imthat onlyמְעַטme/ATa littleבְּתוֹלְדוֹתbe/tol/DOTupon the historyהָעָם־הַזֶּהha/AM-haz/ZEof this peopleהַנִּקְרָאhan/nik/RAwho are calledעַם־נֶפִי׃am-NE/fithe people of Nephi

   And he gave me, Jacob, a commandment that I should write upon these plates a few of the things which I considered to be most precious; that I should not touch, save it were lightly, concerning the history of this people which are called the people of Nephi.

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   כִּיkiforאָמַרa/MARhe saidכִּיkithatיֻחָקוּyu/cha/KUthey should be engravenתּוֹלְדוֹתtol/DOTthe historyעַמּוֹam/MOof his peopleעַל־לוּחֹתָיוal-lu/cho/TAYVupon his platesהָאֲחֵרִיםha/a/che/RIMthe otherוְכִיve/KHIand thatאֶשְׁמֹרesh/MORI should preserveאֶת־הַלּוּחוֹתet-hal/lu/CHOTthe platesהָאֵלֶּהha/EL/letheseוְאוֹרִידֵםve/o/ri/DEMand hand them downלְזַרְעִיle/zar/Iunto my seedמִדּוֹרmid/DORfrom generationלְדוֹר׃le/DORto generation

   For he said that the history of his people should be engraven upon his other plates, and that I should preserve these plates and hand them down unto my seed, from generation to generation.

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   וְאִם־יִהְיֶהve/IM-yih/YEand if there beקְרִיאָהke/ri/Apreachingקְדוֹשָׁהke/do/SHAholyאוֹoorחָזוֹןcha/ZONrevelationגָּדוֹלga/DOLgreatאוֹoorנְבוּאָהne/vu/Aprophecyאֶחְרֹתech/ROTI should engraveאֶת־רָאשֵׁיהֶםet-ra/she/HEMthe heads of themעַל־הַלּוּחוֹתal-hal/lu/CHOTupon the platesהָאֵלֶּהha/EL/letheseוְאֶגַּעve/eg/GAand I shall touch uponבָּםbamthemכַּאֲשֶׁרka/a/SHERasאוּכַלu/KHALI couldלְמַעַןle/MA/anfor the sakeהַמָּשִׁיחַham/Ma/SHI/achof Christוּלְמַעַןu/le/MA/anand for the sakeעַמֵּנוּ׃am/ME/nuof our people

   And if there were preaching which was sacred, or revelation which was great, or prophesying, that I should engraven the heads of them upon these plates, and touch upon them as much as it were possible, for Christ’s sake, and for the sake of our people.

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   כִּיkiforבֶאֱמוּנָהve/e/mu/NAby faithוּבִדְאָגָהu/vid/a/GAand by anxietyגְדוֹלָהge/do/LAgreatנִגְלָהnig/LAit had been revealedלָנוּLA/nuunto usבֶּאֱמֶתbe/e/METtrulyעַל־עַמֵּנוּal-am/ME/nuconcerning our peopleמַה־יִּקְרֶהma-yik/REwhat should happenלָהֶם׃la/HEMunto them

   For because of faith and great anxiety, it truly had been made manifest unto us concerning our people, what things should happen unto them.

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   וְגַםve/GAMand alsoהָיוּha/YUthere wereלָנוּLA/nuunto usחֲזֹנוֹתcha/zo/NOTrevelationsרַבִּיםrab/BIMmanyוְרוּחַve/RU/achand the spiritנְבוּאָהne/vu/Aof prophecyרַבָּהrab/BAmuchוְעַל־כֵּןve/AL-kenwhereforeיָדַעְנוּya/DA/nuwe knewעַל־הַמָּשִׁיחַal-Ham/ma/SHI/achof Christוּמַלְכוּתוֹu/mal/khu/TOand his kingdomאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichתָּבֹא׃ta/VOshall come

   And we also had many revelations, and the spirit of much prophecy; wherefore, we knew of Christ and his kingdom, which should come.

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   וְעַל־כֵּןve/AL-kenwhereforeעָבַדְנוּa/vad/NUwe laboredבְּכׇל־כֹּחַbe/KHOL-KO/achwith all mightבְּקֶרֶבbe/KE/revamongעַמֵּנוּam/ME/nuour peopleלְמַעַןle/MA/anthatנוֹכִיחֵםno/khi/CHEMwe might persuade themלָבוֹאla/VOto comeאֶל־הַמָּשִׁיחַel-Ham/ma/SHI/achunto Christוְלִטְעֹםve/lit/OMand to partakeחֶסֶדCHE/sedof the goodnessאֱלֹהִיםe/lo/HIMof Godלְמַעַןle/MA/anthatיָבֹאוּya/VO/uthey might enterאֶל־מְנוּחָתוֹel-me/nu/cha/TOinto his restפֶּן־שָׁבוֹעַpen-sha/VO/alest by any meansיִשָּׁבַעyish/sha/VAhe should swearבְּאַפּוֹbe/ap/POin his wrathלְבִלְתִּיle/vil/TIthat notבֹאָםvo/AMthey should enterכַּאֲשֶׁרka/a/SHERasבַּמְּרִיבָהbam/me/ri/VAin the provocationבִּימֵיbi/MEin the daysהַמַּסָּהham/mas/SAof temptationבִּהְיוֹתbih/YOTwhile wereבְּנֵיbe/NEthe childrenיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELof Israelבַּמִּדְבָּר׃bam/mid/BARin the wilderness

   Wherefore we labored diligently among our people, that we might persuade them to come unto Christ, and partake of the goodness of God, that they might enter into his rest, lest by any means he should swear in his wrath they should not enter in, as in the provocation in the days of temptation while the children of Israel were in the wilderness.

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   וְעַל־כֵּןve/AL-kenwhereforeמִי־יִתֵּןmi-yit/TENO thatוְנוּכַלve/nu/KHALthat we couldלְהוֹכִיחַle/ho/KHI/achto persuadeאֶת־כׇּל־הָאָדָםet-kol-ha/a/DAMall menלְבִלְתִּיle/vil/TInot toמְרֹדme/RODrebelבֵּאלֹהִיםbe/lo/HIMagainst Godלְהַכְעִיסוֹle/hakh/i/SOto provoke himכִּי־אִםki-imbut ratherיַאֲמִינוּya/a/MI/nuthat would believeכׇל־הָאָדָםkhol-ha/a/DAMall menבַּמָּשִׁיחַbam/Ma/SHI/achin Christוְיִרְאוּve/yir/Uand they shall viewאֶת־מוֹתוֹet-mo/TOhis deathוְיִסְבְּלוּve/yis/be/LUand they shall sufferאֶת־עֻלּוֹet-ul/LOhis yokeוְיִשְׂאוּve/yis/Uand they shall bearאֶת־חֶרְפַּתet-cher/PATthe shameהָעוֹלָםha/o/LAMof the worldוְעַל־כֵּןve/AL-kenwhereforeלָקַחְתִּיla/KACH/tiI tookאֲנִיa/NIIיַעֲקֹבYa/a/KOVJacobעָלַיa/LAYupon meלְהַשְׁלִיםle/hash/LIMto fulfillאֶת־מִצְוַתet-mits/VATthe commandmentאָחִיa/CHIof my brotherנֶפִי׃NE/fiNephi

   Wherefore, we would to God that we could persuade all men not to rebel against God, to provoke him to anger, but that all men would believe in Christ, and view his death, and suffer his cross and bear the shame of the world; wherefore, I, Jacob, take it upon me to fulfil the commandment of my brother Nephi.

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   וְעַתָּהve/at/TAand nowהֵחֵלhe/CHELbeganנֶפִיNE/fiNephiלִזְקֹןliz/KONto be oldוַיַּרְאvay/YARand sawכִּיkithatקָרוֹבka/ROVnearלָמוּתla/MUTto dieוְעַל־כֵּןve/AL-kenwhereforeמָשַׁחma/SHACHhe anointedאִישׁisha manלִהְיוֹתlih/YOTto beמֶלֶךְME/lekha kingוּמוֹשֵׁלu/mo/SHELand a rulerעַל־עַמּוֹal-am/MOover his peopleכְּפִיke/FIaccording toמַלְכוּתmal/KHUTthe reignsהַמְּלָכִים׃ham/me/la/KHIMof the kings

   Now Nephi began to be old, and he saw that he must soon die; wherefore, he anointed a man to be a king and a ruler over his people now, according to the reigns of the kings.

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    וַיֶּאֶהֲבוּvay/ye/e/ha/VUand lovedהָעָםha/AMthe peopleאֶת־נֶפִיet-NE/fiNephiאַהֲבָהa/ha/VAwith a loveעַזָּהaz/ZAstrongכִּיkiforהָיָהha/YAhe wasמָגֵןma/GENa protectorגָּדוֹלga/DOLgreatלָהֶםla/HEMunto themוַיָּנֶףvay/YA/nefand wieldedאֶת־חֶרֶבet-CHE/revthe swordלָבָןla/VANof Labanלְהָגֵןle/ha/GENto protectעֲלֵיהֶםa/le/HEMupon themוַיַּעֲבֹדvay/ya/a/VODand he laboredכׇּל־יָמָיוkol-ya/MAYVall his daysלְטוֹבָתָם׃le/to/va/TAMfor their welfare

    The people having loved Nephi exceedingly, he having been a great protector for them, having wielded the sword of Laban in their defence, and having labored in all his days for their welfare—

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    וְעַל־כֵּןve/AL-kenwhereforeחָפֵץcha/FETSdesiredהָעָםha/AMthe peopleלִשְׁמֹרlish/MORto keepאֶת־שְׁמוֹet-she/MOhis nameלְזִכָּרוֹןle/zik/ka/RONin remembranceוְנִקְרָאve/nik/RAand was calledכׇל־אֲשֶׁרkhol-a/SHERall whoיִמְלֹךְyim/LOKHshould reignתַּחְתָּיוtach/TAYVin his steadבְּפִיbe/FIby the mouthהָעָםha/AMof the peopleנֶפִיNE/fiNephiהַשֵּׁנִיhash/she/NIthe SecondנֶפִיNE/fiNephiהַשְּׁלִישִׁיhash/She/li/SHIthe Thirdוְכֵןve/KHENand soהָלְאָהHAL/aforthכְּפִיke/FIaccording toמַלְכוּתmal/KHUTthe reignsהַמְּלָכִיםham/me/la/KHIMof the kingsוְכָכָהve/KHA/khaand thusנִקְרְאוּnik/re/Uthey were calledבְּפִיbe/FIby the mouthהָעָםha/AMof the peopleיִהְיֶהyih/YEshall beשְׁמָםshe/MAMtheir nameאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichיִהְיֶה׃yih/YEshall be

    Wherefore, the people were desirous to retain in remembrance his name. And whoso should reign in his stead were called by the people, second Nephi, third Nephi, and so forth, according to the reigns of the kings; and thus they were called by the people, let them be of whatever name they would.

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    וַיְהִיvay/HIand it happenedכִּי־מֵתki-metthat diedנֶפִי׃NE/fiNephi

    And it came to pass that Nephi died.

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    וְעַתָּהve/at/TAand nowהָעָםha/AMthe peopleאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoלֹא־הָיוּlo-ha/YUwere notלָמָנִיםLa/ma/NIMLamanitesהָיוּha/YUwereנֶפִיִּיםNe/fiy/YIMNephitesוּבְכׇל־זֹאתu/ve/KHOL-zotneverthelessנִקְרְאוּnik/re/Uthey were calledנֶפִיִּיםNe/fiy/YIMNephitesיַעֲקֹבִיםYa/a/ko/VIMJacobitesיוֹסֵפִיםYo/se/FIMJosephitesזוֹרָמִיםZo/ra/MIMZoramitesלָמָנִיםLa/ma/NIMLamanitesלְמוּאֵלִיםLe/mu/e/LIMLemuelitesוְיִשְׁמְעֵאלִים׃ve/Yish/me/e/LIMand Ishmaelites

    Now the people which were not Lamanites were Nephites; nevertheless, they were called Nephites, Jacobites, Josephites, Zoramites, Lamanites, Lemuelites, and Ishmaelites.

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    וְלֹאve/LOand notאַבְדִּילav/DILshall I distinguishאֲנִיa/NIIיַעֲקֹבYa/a/KOVJacobאוֹתָםo/TAMthemעוֹדodany moreבַּשֵּׁמוֹתbash/she/MOTby the namesהָאֵלֶּהha/EL/letheseכִּיkibutאֶקְרָאek/RAI shall callלָמָנִיםLa/ma/NIMLamanitesלְכׇל־הַמְבַקְשִׁיםle/KHOL-ham/vak/SHIMall who seekלְהַשְׁמִידle/hash/MIDto destroyאֶת־עַםet-amthe peopleנֶפִיNE/fiof Nephiוְהַיְדִידִיםve/hay/di/DIMand the friendsלְנֶפִיle/NE/fiof Nephiאֶקְרָאek/RAI shall callנֶפִיִּיםNe/fiy/YIMNephitesאוֹoorעַם־נֶפִיam-NE/fithe people of Nephiכְּפִיke/FIaccording toמַלְכוּתmal/KHUTthe reignsהַמְּלָכִים׃ham/me/la/KHIMof the kings

    But I, Jacob, shall not hereafter distinguish them by these names, but I shall call them Lamanites that seek to destroy the people of Nephi, and those who are friendly to Nephi I shall call Nephites, or the people of Nephi, according to the reigns of the kings.

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    וְעַתָּהve/at/TAand nowהֵחֵלhe/CHELbeganעַם־נֶפִיam-NE/fithe people of NephiתַּחַתTA/chatunderמֶמְשֶׁלֶתmem/SHE/letthe reignהַמֶּלֶךְham/ME/lekhof the kingהַשֵּׁנִיhash/she/NIthe secondלְהַקְשׁוֹתle/hak/SHOTto hardenאֶת־לִבָּםet-lib/BAMtheir heartsוַיִּתְמַכְּרוּvay/yit/mak/ke/RUand indulged themselvesמְעַטme/ATsomewhatלְמַעֲשִׂיםle/ma/a/SIMin practicesרָעִיםra/IMevilכְּדָוִדke/Da/VIDlike Davidמִקֶּדֶםmik/KE/demof oldבְּחֶפְצָםbe/chef/TSAMin desiringנָשִׁיםna/SHIMwivesוּפִילַגְשִׁיםu/fi/lag/SHIMand concubinesרַבּוֹתrab/BOTmanyוְגַםve/GAMand alsoשְׁלֹמֹהShe/lo/MOSolomonבְּנוֹ׃be/NOhis son

    And now it came to pass that the people of Nephi, under the reign of the second king, began to grow hard in their hearts, and indulge themselves somewhat in wicked practices, such as like unto David of old desiring many wives and concubines, and also Solomon, his son.

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    וְגַםve/GAMand alsoהֵחֵלּוּhe/CHEL/luthey beganלְבַקֵּשׁle/vak/KESHto seekזָהָבza/HAVgoldוָכֶסֶףva/KHE/sefand silverלָרֹבla/ROVin abundanceוַיָּחֵלּוּvay/ya/CHEL/luand beganלְהִתְנַשֵּׂאle/hit/nas/SEto be lifted upמְעַטme/ATsomewhatבְּגַאֲוָה׃be/ga/a/VAin pride

    Yea, and they also began to search much gold and silver, and began to be lifted up somewhat in pride.

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    וְעַל־כֵּןve/AL-kenwhereforeנָתַתִּיna/TAT/tiI gaveאֲנִיa/NIIיַעֲקֹבYa/a/KOVJacobלָהֶםla/HEMunto themאֶת־הַדְּבָרִיםet-had/de/va/RIMthe wordsהָאֵלֶּהha/EL/letheseכַּאֲשֶׁרka/a/SHERasלִמַּדְתִּיםlim/mad/TIMI taught themבַּהֵיכָלba/he/KHALin the templeאַחֲרֵיa/cha/REafterקִבְּלִיkib/be/LImy having receivedאֶת־מַשָּׂאִיet-mas/sa/Imy errandמֵאֵתme/ETfromיְהוָה׃AdonaiAdonai

    Wherefore I, Jacob, gave unto them these words as I taught them in the temple, having first obtained mine errand from the Lord.

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    כִּיkiforהֻקְדַּשְׁנוּhuk/dash/NUwe were consecratedאֲנִיa/NIIיַעֲקֹבYa/a/KOVJacobוְיוֹסֵףve/Yo/SEFand Josephאָחִיa/CHImy brotherלְכֹהֲנִיםle/kho/ha/NIMas priestsוּמוֹרִיםu/mo/RIMand teachersלָעָםla/AMunto the peopleהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisבְּיַדbe/YADby the handנֶפִי׃NE/fiof Nephi

    For I, Jacob, and my brother Joseph had been consecrated priests and teachers of this people, by the hand of Nephi.

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    וַנְּגַדֵּלvan/ne/gad/DELand we magnifiedאֶת־עֲבוֹדָתֵנוּet-a/vo/da/te/NUour officeלַיהוָהla-Adonaiunto Adonaiוַנִּקַּחvan/nik/KACHand we tookעָלֵינוּa/LE/nuupon ourselvesלָשֵׂאתla/SETto bearאֶת־חַטֹּאתet-chat/TOTthe sinsהָעָםha/AMof the peopleעַל־רָאשֵׁינוּal-ra/she/NUupon our headsאִם־לֹאim-loexceptנְלַמְּדֵםne/lam/me/DEMwe should teach themאֶת־דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִיםet-de/VAR-e/lo/HIMthe word of Godבְּכׇל־חֲרִיצוּתbe/KHOL-cha/ri/TSUTwith all diligenceוְעַל־כֵּןve/AL-kenwhereforeבַּעֲבוֹדָתֵנוּba/a/vo/da/te/NUin our serviceבְּכֹחֵנוּbe/kho/che/NUwith our mightלֹאlonotבּוֹאbocomeיָבוֹאya/VOshould comeדָמָםda/MAMtheir bloodעַל־בְּגָדֵינוּal-be/ga/DE/nuupon our garmentsוְאִם־לֹאve/IM-loand if notכֵןkhensoבּוֹאbocomeיָבוֹאya/VOwould comeדָמָםda/MAMtheir bloodעַל־בְּגָדֵינוּal-be/ga/DE/nuupon our garmentsוְלֹאve/LOand notנִמָּצֵאnim/ma/TSEbe foundנְקִיִּיםne/kiy/YIMspotlessבַּיּוֹםbay/YOMat the dayהָאַחֲרוֹן׃ha/a/cha/RONthe last

    And we did magnify our office unto the Lord, taking upon us the responsibility, answering the sins of the people upon our own heads if we did not teach them the word of God with all diligence; wherefore, by laboring with our might their blood might not come upon our garments; otherwise their blood would come upon our garments, and we would not be found spotless at the last day.