Matthew 5:3
Ashrey ANIYEI HARUACH + 5:3 Isa 66:2 (Blessed, Happy are the poor in spirit) for theirs is the Malchut HaShomayim.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
In Context
2Then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach began to speak, and gave them this torah (teaching), saying,
4Ashrey are the AVELIM + 5:4 Isa 61:2 (the ones mourning), for they will be comforted.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:41And that I also have walked b'keri unto them, and have brought them into the eretz of their enemies; if then their levav he'arel (uncircumcised hearts) be humbled, and they then accept their avon guilt, + 26:41 i.e., accept the punishment of their iniquity
2 Chronicles 7:14If Ami, which are called by Shmi, shall humble themselves, and daven, and seek my face, and turn from their derakhim hara'im (wicked ways), then will I hear from Shomayim, and will forgive their chattat, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 33:19His tefillah also, and how He was entreated of him, and all his chattat, and his unfaithfulness, and the mekomot (sites, places) wherein he built high places, and set up Asherim and pesilim, before he was humbled; hinei, they are written among the records of Chozai.
2 Chronicles 34:27Because thine lev was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before Elohim, when thou heardest His words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before Me, and didst tear thy garments, and weep in My Presence, I have even heard thee also, saith Hashem.
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the ish that walketh not 1 in the Etzah (counsel, scheme) of the Resha'im, 1 nor standeth in the Derech Chatta'im, 1 nor sitteth in the Moshav (seat) of the Leitzim (scornful, ones mocking and reviling). 1
Psalms 32:1(Of Dovid. A maskil) 1 whose chata'ah (sin) is covered. 1
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:2-3
The Sermon on the Mount. 1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, We have here a general account of this sermon. I. The Preacher was our Lord Jesus, the Prince of preachers, the great Prophet of his church, who came into the world, to be the Light of the world. The prophets and John had done virtuously in preaching, but Christ excelled them all. He is the eternal Wisdom, that lay in the bosom of… Read the whole commentary →