Tanach
Amos 9:1-6 עמוס ט׳:א׳-ו׳
Part of: Chapter 9
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רָאִיתִי אֶת־אֲדֹנָי נִצָּב עַֽל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וַיֹּאמֶר הַךְ הַכַּפְתּוֹר וְיִרְעֲשׁוּ הַסִּפִּים וּבְצַעַם בְּרֹאשׁ כֻּלָּם וְאַחֲרִיתָם בַּחֶרֶב אֶהֱרֹג לֹֽא־יָנוּס לָהֶם נָס וְלֹֽא־יִמָּלֵט לָהֶם פָּלִֽיט׃
I saw the Lord standing besides the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake: and break them in pieces over the head of all of them; and I will slay the remnant of them with the sword: not a single one of them shall flee away, and not a single one of them shall escape.
I saw the Lord standing besides the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake: and break them in pieces over the head of all of them; and I will slay the remnant of them with the sword: not a single one of them shall flee away, and not a single one of them shall escape.
Rashi
הך הכפתור. שהוא בראש הגג:
Strike the lintel—which is on top of the roof.
וירעשו הספים. איסקופות הבית התחתונות כך יהרג המלך וירעדו השרים:
and the sideposts shall quake—The lower doorposts of the Temple; so will the king be slain and the princes quake.
ובצעם בראש כולם. כמו ופצעם וי"ת כפתור המנורה טפי מנרתא יתקטל מלכא יאשיהו וירעשו הסיפים ויחרב ביתא ויתפגרון עזרתא:
and break to pieces those who are at the head of all of them Heb. וּבְצַעַם, like וּפְצַעַם [wound them or break them] And Jonathan renders כַּפְתּוֹר as the Menorah: [If the people of the house of Israel do not repent,] extinguish the Menorah; King Josiah shall be slain. And the sideposts shall quake, meaning that the Temple will be destroyed, and the Courtyards will be demolished.
ובצעם בראש כולם. ומאני מקדשא בשביא יהכון ובצעם כמו ממונם יגלה בראש כולם:
וּבְצַעַם בְּרֹאשׁ כֻּלָם, meaning that the vessels of the Temple will go into captivity. וּבְצַעַם means ‘their money’ shall go into exile at the head of all of them.
אִם־יַחְתְּרוּ בִשְׁאוֹל מִשָּׁם יָדִי תִקָּחֵם וְאִֽם־יַעֲלוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם מִשָּׁם אוֹרִידֵֽם׃
Though they dig into She᾽ol, from there shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, from there will I bring them down:
Though they dig into She᾽ol, from there shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, from there will I bring them down:
Rashi
אם יחתרו בשאול. אם ידמון לאיטמרא כדבשאול:
If they dig down into the grave—If they think to hide in Sheol.
ידי תקחם. במימרי ידברינון שנאיהון:
My hand shall take them—Their enemies shall take them with My word. -[from Jonathan]
ואם יעלו השמים. ואם יסקון בטורין רמין עד צית שמיא מתמן במימרי יחתונון:
and if they ascend to the heavens—And if they ascend to the lofty mountains up to the heavens, from there they shall bring them down with My word.
וְאִם־יֵחָֽבְאוּ בְּרֹאשׁ הַכַּרְמֶל מִשָּׁם אֲחַפֵּשׂ וּלְקַחְתִּים וְאִם־יִסָּתְרוּ מִנֶּגֶד עֵינַי בְּקַרְקַע הַיָּם מִשָּׁם אֲצַוֶּה אֶת־הַנָּחָשׁ וּנְשָׁכָֽם׃
and though they hide themselves in the top of the Karmel, I will search and take them out from there; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, from there will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
and though they hide themselves in the top of the Karmel, I will search and take them out from there; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, from there will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
Rashi
בראש הכרמל. בריש מגדלי כרכיא:
at the peak of Carmel—At the top of the towers of the fortifed cities. [from Jonathan]
משם אחפש. מתמן אפקיד בלושין ויבלשונונון:
from there I will search [them out]—From there I will appoint searchers, and they will search them out. [from Jonathan]
בקרקע הים. בניסי ימא איי הים:
in the land of the sea Heb. בְּקַרְקַע הַיָּם. [Jonathan renders:] בְּנִיסֵי יַמָּא, in the islands of the sea.
אצוה את הנחש. י"ת עממיא דתקיפין כחויא:
I will command the serpent—Jonathan renders: peoples as strong as a serpent.
וְאִם־יֵלְכוּ בַשְּׁבִי לִפְנֵי אֹֽיְבֵיהֶם מִשָּׁם אֲצַוֶּה אֶת־הַחֶרֶב וַהֲרָגָתַם וְשַׂמְתִּי עֵינִי עֲלֵיהֶם לְרָעָה וְלֹא לְטוֹבָֽה׃
and though they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set my eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
and though they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set my eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
וַאדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה הַצְּבָאוֹת הַנּוֹגֵעַ בָּאָרֶץ וַתָּמוֹג וְאָבְלוּ כׇּל־יוֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ וְעָלְתָה כַיְאֹר כֻּלָּהּ וְשָׁקְעָה כִּיאֹר מִצְרָֽיִם׃
And the Lord God of hosts is he that touches the land, and it melts, and all that dwell therein mourn: and it rises up all of it like the River and sinks down like the River of Miżrayim.
And the Lord God of hosts is he that touches the land, and it melts, and all that dwell therein mourn: and it rises up all of it like the River and sinks down like the River of Miżrayim.
Rashi
הנוגע בארץ ותמוג. דנזיף בארעא וזיע ותמוג לשון נוע וה' הוא הנוגע בארץ ותמוג כלומר גזירה זאת מאתי יצאת:
Who touches the land and it quakes—Who rebukes the land and it quakes. וַתָּמוֹג is an expression of motion. And the Lord is He Who touches the land and it quakes. I.e, this decree emanates from Me.
הַבּוֹנֶה בַשָּׁמַיִם מַעֲלוֹתָו וַאֲגֻדָּתוֹ עַל־אֶרֶץ יְסָדָהּ הַקֹּרֵא לְמֵֽי־הַיָּם וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵם עַל־פְּנֵי הָאָרֶץ יְהֹוָה שְׁמֽוֹ׃ {פ}
It is he that builds his upper chambers in the heavens, and has founded his stairway in the earth; he that calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth: the Lord is his name.
It is he that builds his upper chambers in the heavens, and has founded his stairway in the earth; he that calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth: the Lord is his name.
Rashi
ואגודתו. קבוצת בריותיו, ד"א קבוצות הישרים היא היתה יסוד הארץ לתקנת השמים שבשבילם הכל קיים:
and... His company—The company of His creatures. Another explanation: The company of the righteous was the foundation of the earth and the ceiling [other editions: and the benefit] of the heavens, for whose sake everything exists.
הקורא למי הים. דאמר לכנשא משריין סגיאין כמי ימא:
Who calls the water of the sea—Who says to gather camps as numerous as the waters of the sea. [from Jonathan]
נצב על המזבח. מסתלק מכרובא למדבחא דרך יציאת חוץ על מזבח הזהב שהוא בהיכל והוא מעשר מסעות שנסעה שכינה:
standing beside the altar—Going away from the cherub to the altar on its way out, on the golden altar which is in the Temple, and this is one of the ten travels made by the Shechinah. [from Jonathan]