yotamיוֹתָם
Yotamu'meravוּמֵרַב
and Meravyatzuיָצְאוּ
they went outle'tiyulלְטִיּוּל
for a hikeba'golanבַּגּוֹלָן
in the Golanba'bokerבַּבֹּקֶר
in the morningmukdamמוּקְדָּם
earlyke'she'ha'avirכְּשֶׁהָאֲוִיר
when the airadayinעֲדַיִן
stillkarirקָרִיר
coolve'rovוְרֹב
and mostha'anashimהָאֲנָשִׁים
the peopleodעוֹד
stillyashnuיָשְׁנוּ
were sleepingYotam 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'shvilהַשְּׁבִיל
the pathhitchilהִתְחִיל
startedbe'nachatבְּנַחַת
gentlybeinבֵּין
betweenetzimעֵצִים
treesyerukimיְרוּקִים
green (plural masculine)u'sadotוּשָׂדוֹת
and fieldsptuchimפְּתוּחִים
open (plural masculine)ve'zeוְזֶה
and thisnatanנָתַן
gavele'yotamלְיוֹתָם
to Yotamtchushatתְּחוּשַׁת
feeling ofbitachonבִּטָּחוֹן
securityshe'hitbarerahשֶׁהִתְבָּרְרָה
that became clearacharאַחַר
afterkachכָּךְ
soke'mukdemetכְּמוּקְדֶּמֶת
as too early (feminine)midaiמִדַּי
tooThe path started gently, between green trees and open fields, and this gave Yotam a sense of security that later turned out to be premature.
