Tanach
Bamidbar 34:16-29 במדבר ל״ד:ט״ז-כ״ט
Part of: MaseiMasei, Aliyah 4Chapter 34
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וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying:
Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying:
אֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת הָֽאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־יִנְחֲלוּ לָכֶם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נֽוּן׃
“These are the names of the men who shall inherit the land for you: Elozor the kohein and Yehoshua son of Nun,
“These are the names of the men who shall inherit the land for you: Elozor the kohein and Yehoshua son of Nun,
Rashi
וְנָשִׂיא אֶחָד נָשִׂיא אֶחָד מִמַּטֶּה תִּקְחוּ לִנְחֹל אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
And one leader from each tribe you shall take, to help inherit the land.
And one leader from each tribe you shall take, to help inherit the land.
Rashi
לנחל את הארץ. שֶׁיְּהֵא נוֹחֵל וְחוֹלֵק אוֹתָהּ בִּמְקוֹמְכֶם:
To inherit the land. He is to inherit, take the portion of the land as your surrogate.
וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת הָאֲנָשִׁים לְמַטֵּה יְהוּדָה כָּלֵב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּֽה׃
These are the names of the men: for the tribe of Yehudah, Kaleiv son of Yefuneh.
These are the names of the men: for the tribe of Yehudah, Kaleiv son of Yefuneh.
וּלְמַטֵּה בְּנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן שְׁמוּאֵל בֶּן־עַמִּיהֽוּד׃
For the tribe of Shimon, Shmuel, son of Amihud.
For the tribe of Shimon, Shmuel, son of Amihud.
לְמַטֵּה בִנְיָמִן אֱלִידָד בֶּן־כִּסְלֽוֹן׃
For the tribe of Binyamin, Elidad, son of Kislon.
For the tribe of Binyamin, Elidad, son of Kislon.
וּלְמַטֵּה בְנֵי־דָן נָשִׂיא בֻּקִּי בֶּן־יׇגְלִֽי׃
The leader for the tribe of Don, Buki, son of Yogli.
The leader for the tribe of Don, Buki, son of Yogli.
לִבְנֵי יוֹסֵף לְמַטֵּה בְנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁה נָשִׂיא חַנִּיאֵל בֶּן־אֵפֹֽד׃
For Yoseif’s children, the leader for the tribe of Menashe, Chaniel, son of Eifod.
For Yoseif’s children, the leader for the tribe of Menashe, Chaniel, son of Eifod.
וּלְמַטֵּה בְנֵֽי־אֶפְרַיִם נָשִׂיא קְמוּאֵל בֶּן־שִׁפְטָֽן׃
The leader for the tribe of Ephraim, Kemuel, son of Shiftan.
The leader for the tribe of Ephraim, Kemuel, son of Shiftan.
וּלְמַטֵּה בְנֵֽי־זְבוּלֻן נָשִׂיא אֱלִיצָפָן בֶּן־פַּרְנָֽךְ׃
The leader for the tribe of Zevulun, Elitzafan, son of Parnach.
The leader for the tribe of Zevulun, Elitzafan, son of Parnach.
וּלְמַטֵּה בְנֵֽי־יִשָּׂשכָר נָשִׂיא פַּלְטִיאֵל בֶּן־עַזָּֽן׃
The leader for the tribe of Yissachar, Paltiel, son of Azan.
The leader for the tribe of Yissachar, Paltiel, son of Azan.
וּלְמַטֵּה בְנֵי־אָשֵׁר נָשִׂיא אֲחִיהוּד בֶּן־שְׁלֹמִֽי׃
The leader for the tribe of Asher, Achihud, son of Shlomi.
The leader for the tribe of Asher, Achihud, son of Shlomi.
וּלְמַטֵּה בְנֵֽי־נַפְתָּלִי נָשִׂיא פְּדַהְאֵל בֶּן־עַמִּיהֽוּד׃
The leader for the tribe of Naftali, Pedah’eil, son of Amihud.”
The leader for the tribe of Naftali, Pedah’eil, son of Amihud.”
אֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהֹוָה לְנַחֵל אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃ {פ}
These are the ones whom Adonoy commanded to apportion the inheritance to Bnei Yisroel, in the land of Canaan.
These are the ones whom Adonoy commanded to apportion the inheritance to Bnei Yisroel, in the land of Canaan.
Rashi
לנחל את בני ישראל. שֶׁהֵם יַנְחִילוּ אוֹתָהּ לָכֶם לְמַחְלְקוֹתֶיהָ:
To apportion the inheritance to Bnei Yisroel. They are to give the inheritance to you according to its portions.
אשר ינחלו לכם. בִּשְׁבִילְכֶם; כָּל נָשִׂיא וְנָשִׂיא אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹס לְשִׁבְטוֹ וּמְחַלֵּק נַחֲלַת הַשֵּׁבֶט לַמִּשְׁפָּחוֹת וְלַגְּבָרִים, וּבוֹרֵר לְכָל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד חֵלֶק הָגוּן, וּמַה שֶּׁהֵם עוֹשִׂים יִהְיֶה עָשׂוּי כְּאִלּוּ עֲשָׂאוּם שְׁלוּחִים; וְלֹא יִתָּכֵן לְפָרֵשׁ לכם זֶה כְּכָל לָכֶם שֶׁבַּמִּקְרָא, שֶׁאִם כֵּן הָיָה לוֹ לִכְתֹּב יַנְחִילוּ לָכֶם, יִנְחֲלוּ מַשְׁמַע שֶׁהֵם נוֹחֲלִים לָכֶם — בִּשְׁבִילְכֶם וּבִמְקוֹמְכֶם, כְּמוֹ "ה' יִלָּחֵם לָכֶם" (שמות י"ד):
Who shall inherit for you. For your sake. Each tribal leader was the guardian for his tribe, and he apportioned the tribal inheritance to the families and individuals. He chose a suitable portion for each individual, and their actions were binding, as if they had been designated as agents. But it would be improper to explain this לָכֶם [lit. “to you”] like every לָכֶם in Scripture, for, if so, it should have written יַנְחִילוּ לָכֶם, “they shall cause the inheritance to belong to you.” [לָכֶם] יִנְחֲלוּ means that they shall inherit for you, for your sake, in your place, like ה' יִלָּחֵם לָכֶם, “God will wage war for your sake.”