Mosiah 6 מושיה פרק ו׳

Classical Biblical Hebrew translation, word by word with English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Mosiah 6 in the interlinear reader for transliteration, roots and notes.

1. 1

   וְעַתָּהand nowהָיָהit wasטוֹבgoodבְּעֵינֵיin the eyes ofהַמֶּלֶךְthe kingבִּנְיָמִיןBenjaminאַחֲרֵיafterכַּלּוֹתוֹhe had finishedלְדַבֵּרspeakingאֶל־הָעָםunto the peopleלִכְתֹּבto writeאֶת־שְׁמוֹתthe names ofכׇּל־הַבָּאִיםall who enteredבַּבְּרִיתinto the covenantעִם־אֱלֹהִיםwith Godלִשְׁמֹרto keepאֶת־מִצְוֹתָיו׃His commandments

   And now, king Benjamin thought it was expedient, after having finished speaking to the people, that he should take the names of all those who had entered into a covenant with God to keep his commandments.

2. 2

   וְלֹא־הָיְתָהand there was notנֶפֶשׁa soulאַחַתoneמִלְּבַדexceptהַיְלָדִיםthe childrenהַקְּטַנִּיםlittleאֲשֶׁרwhoלֹא־בָאָהhad not enteredבַבְּרִיתinto the covenantוְלֹא־לָקְחָהand had not takenעָלֶיהָupon itאֶת־שֵׁםthe name ofהַמָּשִׁיחַ׃Christ

   And it came to pass that there was not one soul, except it were little children, but who had entered into the covenant and had taken upon them the name of Christ.

3. 3

   וַיְהִיand it happenedעוֹדagainכַּאֲשֶׁרwhenכִּלָּהhad made an endהַמֶּלֶךְthe kingבִּנְיָמִיןBenjaminאֶת־כׇּל־הַדְּבָרִיםall the thingsהָאֵלֶּהtheseוַיִּמְשַׁחand he consecratedאֶת־מוֹשִׁיָּהMosiahבְנוֹhis sonלִהְיוֹתto beמוֹשֵׁלa rulerוּמֶלֶךְand a kingעַל־עַמּוֹover his peopleוַיִּתֵּן־לוֹand gave himאֶת־כׇּל־פְּקֻדּוֹתall the charges concerningהַמַּמְלָכָהthe kingdomוְגַםand alsoהִפְקִידhe appointedכֹּהֲנִיםpriestsלְהוֹרוֹתto teachאֶת־הָעָםthe peopleלְמַעַןso thatיִשְׁמְעוּthey might hearוְיֵדְעוּand might knowאֶת־מִצְוֹתthe commandments ofאֱלֹהִיםGodוּלְעוֹרְרָםand to stir them upלִזְכֹּרto rememberאֶת־הַשְּׁבוּעָהthe oathאֲשֶׁרwhichנִשְׁבָּעוּthey sworeוַיְשַׁלַּחand he dismissedאֶת־הַקָּהָלthe multitudeוַיָּשׁוּבוּand they returnedאִישׁevery manלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָיוaccording to their familiesאֶל־בָּתֵּיהֶם׃to their own houses

   And again, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had made an end of all these things, and had consecrated his son Mosiah to be a ruler and a king over his people, and had given him all the charges concerning the kingdom, and also had appointed priests to teach the people, that thereby they might hear and know the commandments of God, and to stir them up in remembrance of the oath which they had made, he dismissed the multitude, and they returned, every one, according to their families, to their own houses.

4. 4

   וַיָּחֶלand beganמוֹשִׁיָּהMosiahלִמְלֹךְto reignתַּחַתin the stead ofאָבִיוhis fatherוַיָּחֶלand he beganלִמְלֹךְto reignבִּשְׁנַתin the yearהַשְּׁלֹשִׁיםthe thirtiethלְחַיָּיוof his ageוַיְהִיand it wasהַכֹּלaltogetherכְּאַרְבַּעabout fourמֵאוֹתhundredוְשִׁבְעִיםand seventyוָשֵׁשׁand sixשָׁנִיםyearsמֵעֵתfrom the timeאֲשֶׁרthatיָצָאwent forthלֶחִיLehiמִירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם׃from Jerusalem

   And Mosiah began to reign in his father’s stead. And he began to reign in the thirtieth year of his age, making in the whole, about four hundred and seventy-six years from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem.

5. 5

   וַיְחִיand livedהַמֶּלֶךְthe kingבִּנְיָמִיןBenjaminשָׁלֹשׁthreeשָׁנִיםyearsוַיָּמֹת׃and he died

   And king Benjamin lived three years and he died.

6. 6

   וַיֵּלֶךְand walkedהַמֶּלֶךְthe kingמוֹשִׁיָּהMosiahבְּדַרְכֵיin the ways ofיְהוָהthe Lordוַיִּשְׁמֹרand did observeאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטָיוHis judgmentsוְחֻקֹּתָיוand His statutesוַיִּשְׁמֹרand did keepאֶת־מִצְוֹתָיוHis commandmentsבְּכׇל־אֲשֶׁרin all whichצִוָּהוּ׃He commanded him

   And it came to pass that king Mosiah did walk in the ways of the Lord, and did observe his judgments and his statutes, and did keep his commandments in all things whatsoever he commanded him.

7. 7

   וַיַּעַשׂand causedהַמֶּלֶךְthe kingמוֹשִׁיָּהMosiahאֶת־עַמּוֹhis peopleלַעֲבֹדto tillאֶת־הָאֲדָמָהthe earthוְגַם־הוּאand he alsoעָבַדdid tillאֶת־הָאֲדָמָהthe earthלְמַעַןso thatלֹא־יִהְיֶהhe might not beלְמַשָּׂאa burdenעַל־עַמּוֹupon his peopleלְמַעַןthatיַעֲשֶׂהhe shall doכַּאֲשֶׁרasעָשָׂהhad doneאָבִיוhis fatherבְּכׇל־דָּבָרin all thingsוְלֹא־הָיָהand there was noרִיבcontentionבְּכׇל־עַמּוֹamong all his peopleשָׁלֹשׁthreeשָׁנִים׃years

   And king Mosiah did cause his people that they should till the earth. And he also, himself, did till the earth, that thereby he might not become burdensome to his people, that he might do according to that which his father had done in all things. And there was no contention among all his people for the space of three years.