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Hiking the Golan

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In this story, Yotam and his friend Merav go hiking in the Golan Heights, get slightly lost, push through exhaustion, and reach the summit to find the view was worth it.

yotamיוֹתָםYotam
u'meravוּמֵרַבand Merav
yatzuיָצְאוּthey went out
le'tiyulלְטִיּוּלfor a hike
ba'golanבַּגּוֹלָןin the Golan
ba'bokerבַּבֹּקֶרin the morning
mukdamמוּקְדָּםearly
ke'she'ha'avirכְּשֶׁהָאֲוִירwhen the air
adayinעֲדַיִןstill
karirקָרִירcool
ve'rovוְרֹבand most
ha'anashimהָאֲנָשִׁיםthe people
odעוֹדstill
yashnuיָשְׁנוּwere sleeping

Yotam and Merav went on a hike in the Golan early in the morning, when the air was still cool and most people were still asleep.

ha'shvilהַשְּׁבִילthe path
hitchilהִתְחִילstarted
be'nachatבְּנַחַתgently
beinבֵּיןbetween
etzimעֵצִיםtrees
yerukimיְרוּקִיםgreen (plural masculine)
u'sadotוּשָׂדוֹתand fields
ptuchimפְּתוּחִיםopen (plural masculine)
ve'zeוְזֶהand this
natanנָתַןgave
le'yotamלְיוֹתָםto Yotam
tchushatתְּחוּשַׁתfeeling of
bitachonבִּטָּחוֹןsecurity
she'hitbarerahשֶׁהִתְבָּרְרָהthat became clear
acharאַחַרafter
kachכָּךְso
ke'mukdemetכְּמוּקְדֶּמֶתas too early (feminine)
midaiמִדַּיtoo

The path started gently, between green trees and open fields, and this gave Yotam a sense of security that later turned out to be premature.

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