Tanach
Devarim 13:2-6 דברים י״ג:ב׳-ו׳
Part of: Re'ehRe'eh, Aliyah 3Chapter 13
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כִּֽי־יָקוּם בְּקִרְבְּךָ נָבִיא אוֹ חֹלֵם חֲלוֹם וְנָתַן אֵלֶיךָ אוֹת אוֹ מוֹפֵֽת׃
If a prophet arises among you or a dreamer of a dream, and he gives you an omen or a miracle,
If a prophet arises among you or a dreamer of a dream, and he gives you an omen or a miracle,
Rashi
או מופת. בָּאָרֶץ, אַעַ"פִּ כֵן לֹא תִשְׁמַע לוֹ, וְאִם תֹּאמַר מִפְּנֵי מָה נוֹתֵן לוֹ הַקָּבָּ"ה מֶמְשָׁלָה לַעֲשׂוֹת אוֹת? כי מנסה ה' אלהיכם אתכם (ספרי; עי' סנהדרין צ'):
Or a miracle. On earth. In spite of this, pay no heed to him. And should you ask, ‘Why has the Holy One, may He be blessed, empowered him to produce an omen’? “For Adonoy your God is testing you.”
וּבָא הָאוֹת וְהַמּוֹפֵת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר אֵלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר נֵֽלְכָה אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יְדַעְתָּם וְנׇֽעׇבְדֵֽם׃
And the omen or the miracle happens—the one he told you about—saying, ‘‘Let us go after other gods, that you do not know, and let us serve them.’’
And the omen or the miracle happens—the one he told you about—saying, ‘‘Let us go after other gods, that you do not know, and let us serve them.’’
לֹא תִשְׁמַע אֶל־דִּבְרֵי הַנָּבִיא הַהוּא אוֹ אֶל־חוֹלֵם הַחֲלוֹם הַהוּא כִּי מְנַסֶּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם אֶתְכֶם לָדַעַת הֲיִשְׁכֶם אֹֽהֲבִים אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם בְּכׇל־לְבַבְכֶם וּבְכׇל־נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃
Do not listen to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of a dream, because Adonoy, your God, is testing you to know whether you love Adonoy, your God, wholeheartedly and with your entire beings.
Do not listen to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of a dream, because Adonoy, your God, is testing you to know whether you love Adonoy, your God, wholeheartedly and with your entire beings.
אַחֲרֵי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם תֵּלֵכוּ וְאֹתוֹ תִירָאוּ וְאֶת־מִצְוֺתָיו תִּשְׁמֹרוּ וּבְקֹלוֹ תִשְׁמָעוּ וְאֹתוֹ תַעֲבֹדוּ וּבוֹ תִדְבָּקֽוּן׃
After Adonoy, your God, are you to go, fear Him, keep His commandments, heed His voice, serve Him, and cleave to Him.
After Adonoy, your God, are you to go, fear Him, keep His commandments, heed His voice, serve Him, and cleave to Him.
Rashi
ואת מצותיו תשמרו. תּוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה:
Keep his commandments. The Torah given through Moshe.
ובקלו תשמעו. בְּקוֹל הַנְּבִיאִים:
Heed his voice. The voice of the prophets.
ואתו תעבדו. בְּמִקְדָּשׁוֹ (ספרי):
Serve Him. In his Sanctuary.
ובו תדבקון. הִדַּבֵּק בִּדְרָכָיו – גְּמֹל חֲסָדִים, קְבֹר מֵתִים, בַּקֵּר חוֹלִים, כְּמוֹ שֶׁעָשָׂה הַקָּבָּ"ה (סוטה י"ד):
Cleave to Him. Embrace His ways; engage in kindness, bury the dead, and visit the sick, just as the Holy One, may He be blessed, did.
וְהַנָּבִיא הַהוּא אוֹ חֹלֵם הַחֲלוֹם הַהוּא יוּמָת כִּי דִבֶּר־סָרָה עַל־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם הַמּוֹצִיא אֶתְכֶם ׀ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וְהַפֹּֽדְךָ מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים לְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לָלֶכֶת בָּהּ וּבִֽעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ {ס}
And that prophet or that dreamer of a dream is to be executed, for he has uttered a fabrication about Adonoy, your God—Who took you out of the land of Egypt, and Who redeemed you from the house of bondage—to mislead you from the way that Adonoy, your God, commanded you to go upon, and you will eliminate the evil from within you.
And that prophet or that dreamer of a dream is to be executed, for he has uttered a fabrication about Adonoy, your God—Who took you out of the land of Egypt, and Who redeemed you from the house of bondage—to mislead you from the way that Adonoy, your God, commanded you to go upon, and you will eliminate the evil from within you.
Rashi
סרה. דָּבָר הַמּוּסָר מִן הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁלֹּא הָיָה וְלֹא נִבְרָא וְלֹא צִוִּיתִיו לְדַבֵּר כֵּן, דישטו"רנורא בְּלַעַז:
A fabrication. Something cast out of the universe, non-existent, never created. I never told him to say it. Destolude, “perverted” in Old French.
והפדך מבית עבדים. אֲפִלּוּ אֵין לוֹ עָלֶיךָ אֶלָּא שֶׁפְּדָאֲךָ — דַּיּוֹ (ספרי):
And redeemed you from the house of bondage. Even if He had done nothing for you but redeemed you, this is sufficient.
ונתן אליך אות. בַּשָּׁמַיִם, כָּעִנְיָן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בְּגִדְעוֹן (שופטים ו') "וְעָשִׂיתָ לִּי אוֹת" וְאוֹמֵר "יְהִי נָא חֹרֶב אֶל הַגִּזָּה" וְגוֹ':
And he gives you an omen. In the heavens, as it is said with Gideon, “Produce an omen for me,” and it is said, “Please, let the fleece be dry, etc.”