Tanach
Bamidbar 3:14-26 במדבר ג׳:י״ד-כ״ו
Part of: BamidbarBamidbar, Aliyah 5Chapter 3
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וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בְּמִדְבַּר סִינַי לֵאמֹֽר׃
Adonoy spoke to Moshe in the Sinai desert, saying;
Adonoy spoke to Moshe in the Sinai desert, saying;
פְּקֹד אֶת־בְּנֵי לֵוִי לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם כׇּל־זָכָר מִבֶּן־חֹדֶשׁ וָמַעְלָה תִּפְקְדֵֽם׃
Count the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ houses according to their families. All males from the age of one month and above, you shall count them.
Count the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ houses according to their families. All males from the age of one month and above, you shall count them.
Rashi
וַיִּפְקֹד אֹתָם מֹשֶׁה עַל־פִּי יְהֹוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צֻוָּֽה׃
Moshe counted them according to the word of Adonoy, just as he was commanded.
Moshe counted them according to the word of Adonoy, just as he was commanded.
Rashi
על פי ה'. אָמַר מֹשֶׁה לִפְנֵי הַקָּבָּ"ה, הֵיאַךְ אֲנִי נִכְנָס לְתוֹךְ אָהֳלֵיהֶם לָדַעַת מִנְיַן יוֹנְקֵיהֶם? אָמַר לוֹ הַקָּבָּ"ה, עֲשֵׂה אַתָּה שֶׁלְּךְ וַאֲנִי אֶעֱשֶׂה שֶׁלִּי, הָלַךְ מֹשֶׁה וְעָמַד עַל פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל וְהַשְּׁכִינָה מַקְדֶּמֶת לְפָנָיו, וּבַת קוֹל יוֹצְאָה מִן הָאֹהֶל וְאוֹמֶרֶת כָּךְ וָכָךְ תִּינוֹקוֹת יֵשׁ בְּאֹהֶל זֶה, לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר עַל פִּי ה':
According to the word of Adonoy. Moshe said before the Holy One, Blessed is He, ”How can I enter into their tents to determine the number of their nursing infants”? The Holy One, Blessed is He, replied, “Do yours, and I will do Mine”! Moshe proceeded, and stood at the door of the tent, whereupon the Divine Presence preceded him [and entered the tent]. A voice then echoed from the tent, announcing, “There are so many and so many nursing infants in this tent”! This is why it is said, “. . . according to the word of God . . .”
וַיִּֽהְיוּ־אֵלֶּה בְנֵֽי־לֵוִי בִּשְׁמֹתָם גֵּרְשׁוֹן וּקְהָת וּמְרָרִֽי׃
These were sons of Levi according to their names, Gershon, Kehos and Merori.
These were sons of Levi according to their names, Gershon, Kehos and Merori.
וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּֽנֵי־גֵרְשׁוֹן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִבְנִי וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃
These are the names of Gershon’s sons according to their families; Livni and Shim’i.
These are the names of Gershon’s sons according to their families; Livni and Shim’i.
וּבְנֵי קְהָת לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם עַמְרָם וְיִצְהָר חֶבְרוֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃
The sons of Kehos, according to their families were; Amram, Yitzhar Chevron and Uziel.
The sons of Kehos, according to their families were; Amram, Yitzhar Chevron and Uziel.
וּבְנֵי מְרָרִי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם מַחְלִי וּמוּשִׁי אֵלֶּה הֵם מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַלֵּוִי לְבֵית אֲבֹתָֽם׃
The sons of Merori, according to their families were; Machli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their fathers’ houses.
The sons of Merori, according to their families were; Machli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their fathers’ houses.
לְגֵרְשׁוֹן מִשְׁפַּחַת הַלִּבְנִי וּמִשְׁפַּחַת הַשִּׁמְעִי אֵלֶּה הֵם מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃
Of Gershon, the family of Livni and the family of Shim’i. These are the families of the Gershonites.
Of Gershon, the family of Livni and the family of Shim’i. These are the families of the Gershonites.
Rashi
לגרשון משפחת הלבני. כְּלוֹמַר, לְגֵרְשׁוֹן הָיוּ הַפְּקוּדִים מִשְׁפַּחַת הַלִּבְנִי וּמִשְׁפַּחַת הַשִּׁמְעִי — פְּקוּדֵיהֶם כָּךְ וְכָךְ:
Of Gershon, the family of Livni. Meaning, of Gershon, those who were counted [was] the family of Livni and the family of Shim’i — their numbers were so many and so many.
פְּקֻדֵיהֶם בְּמִסְפַּר כׇּל־זָכָר מִבֶּן־חֹדֶשׁ וָמָעְלָה פְּקֻדֵיהֶם שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃
Their numbers, in a count of every male of one month and above; their numbers are seven thousand five hundred.
Their numbers, in a count of every male of one month and above; their numbers are seven thousand five hundred.
מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי אַחֲרֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן יַחֲנוּ יָֽמָּה׃
The families of the Gershonites shall camp behind the Mishkon on the west side.
The families of the Gershonites shall camp behind the Mishkon on the west side.
וּנְשִׂיא בֵֽית־אָב לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי אֶלְיָסָף בֶּן־לָאֵֽל׃
The leader of the household of the Gershonites is Elyasaf the son of Lael.
The leader of the household of the Gershonites is Elyasaf the son of Lael.
וּמִשְׁמֶרֶת בְּנֵֽי־גֵרְשׁוֹן בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְהָאֹהֶל מִכְסֵהוּ וּמָסַךְ פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃
The guardianship of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting [was]; the Mishkon and the Tent, its cover and the Curtain for the entrance of the Tent of Meeting,
The guardianship of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting [was]; the Mishkon and the Tent, its cover and the Curtain for the entrance of the Tent of Meeting,
Rashi
המשכן. יְרִיעוֹת הַתַּחְתּוֹנוֹת:
The Mishkon. The lower [ceiling] drapes.
והאהל. יְרִיעוֹת עִזִּים הָעֲשׂוּיוֹת לְגַג:
And the Tent. The goats’ hair drapes, made [to serve] as the roof.
מכסהו. עוֹרוֹת אֵילִים וּתְחָשִׁים:
Its Cover. Ram skins and tachash skins.
ומסך פתח. הוּא הַוִּילוֹן:
And the curtain for the entrance This is the drape.
וְקַלְעֵי הֶֽחָצֵר וְאֶת־מָסַךְ פֶּתַח הֶֽחָצֵר אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְעַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִיב וְאֵת מֵֽיתָרָיו לְכֹל עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃ {ס}
The hanging Curtains of the courtyard and the Curtain at the entrance of the courtyard which is around the Mishkon and Altar, and its ropes, for all of the work involving these things.
The hanging Curtains of the courtyard and the Curtain at the entrance of the courtyard which is around the Mishkon and Altar, and its ropes, for all of the work involving these things.
Rashi
ואת מיתריו. שֶׁל הַמִשְׁכָּן וְהָאֹהֶל, וְלֹא שֶׁל חָצֵר:
And its ropes. Of the Mishkon and the tent, but not the enclosure.
מבן חדש ומעלה. מִשֶּׁיָּצָא מִכְּלַל נְפָלִים הוּא נִמְנֶה לִקָּרֵא שׁוֹמֵר מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַקֹּדֶשׁ; אָ"רַ יְהוּדָה בְּרַבִּי שָׁלוֹם לָמוּד הוּא אוֹתוֹ הַשֵּׁבֶט לִהְיוֹת נִמְנֶה מִן הַבֶּטֶן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר "אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה אֹתָהּ לְלֵוִי בְּמִצְרָיִם" (במדבר כ״ו:נ״ט), — עִם כְּנִיסָתָהּ בְּפֶתַח מִצְרַיִם יָלְדָה אוֹתָהּ וְנִמְנֵית בְּשִׁבְעִים נֶפֶשׁ, שֶׁכְּשֶׁאַתָּה מוֹנֶה חֶשְׁבּוֹנָם לֹא תִמְצָאֵם אֶלָּא שִׁבְעִים חָסֵר אֶחָד, וְהִיא הִשְׁלִימָה אֶת הַמִּנְיָן (תנחומא):
From the age of one month and above. When he (the infant) can no longer be categorized as stillborn, he is listed among those entitled “guardian of the sacred watch.” R’ Yehudah B’rabi Shalom said, “This [Levite] tribe is regularly counted from the womb, as it is said, “. . . [Yocheved, Levi’s daughter] . . . whom she (Levi’s wife) bore to Levi in Egypt . . .” While entering the portals of Egypt, she bore her (Yocheved). yet she is counted among the seventy souls [who came down to Egypt]. for, when one tallies their total, one finds only sixty-nine and she completed the total.