Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 2:10-15 דברי הימים ב ב׳:י׳-ט״ו
Part of: Chapter 2
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וַיֹּאמֶר חוּרָם מֶלֶךְ־צֹר בִּכְתָב וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹה בְּאַהֲבַת יְהֹוָה אֶת־עַמּוֹ נְתָנְךָ עֲלֵיהֶם מֶֽלֶךְ׃
Then Ḥuram the king of Żor answered in a writing, which he sent to Shelomo, Seeing that the Lord has loved his people, he has made thee king over them.
Then Ḥuram the king of Żor answered in a writing, which he sent to Shelomo, Seeing that the Lord has loved his people, he has made thee king over them.
וַיֹּאמֶר חוּרָם בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לְדָוִיד הַמֶּלֶךְ בֵּן חָכָם יוֹדֵעַ שֵׂכֶל וּבִינָה אֲשֶׁר יִבְנֶה־בַּיִת לַיהֹוָה וּבַיִת לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃
And Ḥuram said, Blessed is the Lord God of Yisra᾽el, who made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, who might build a house for the Lord, and a royal house for himself.
And Ḥuram said, Blessed is the Lord God of Yisra᾽el, who made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, who might build a house for the Lord, and a royal house for himself.
וְעַתָּה שָׁלַחְתִּי אִישׁ־חָכָם יוֹדֵעַ בִּינָה לְחוּרָם אָבִֽי׃
And now I have sent a skilful man, endued with understanding, Ḥuram-avi,
And now I have sent a skilful man, endued with understanding, Ḥuram-avi,
Rashi
בֶּן־אִשָּׁה מִן־בְּנוֹת דָּן וְאָבִיו אִישׁ־צֹרִי יוֹדֵעַ לַעֲשׂוֹת בַּזָּֽהָב־וּבַכֶּסֶף בַּנְּחֹשֶׁת בַּבַּרְזֶל בָּאֲבָנִים וּבָעֵצִים בָּאַרְגָּמָן בַּתְּכֵלֶת וּבַבּוּץ וּבַכַּרְמִיל וּלְפַתֵּחַ כׇּל־פִּתּוּחַ וְלַחְשֹׁב כׇּל־מַחֲשָׁבֶת אֲשֶׁר יִנָּֽתֶן־לוֹ עִם־חֲכָמֶיךָ וְֽחַכְמֵי אֲדֹנִי דָּוִיד אָבִֽיךָ׃
the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Żor, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to engrave any manner of engraving, and to work all kinds of artistic work; to do whatever shall be put to him, with thy skilful men, and with the skilful men of my lord David thy father.
the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Żor, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to engrave any manner of engraving, and to work all kinds of artistic work; to do whatever shall be put to him, with thy skilful men, and with the skilful men of my lord David thy father.
Rashi
בן אשה. אלמנה היתה:
the son of a woman She was a widow.
מן בנות דן. משבט דן:
of the daughters of Dan of the tribe of Dan.
ואביו איש צורי. יהודי היה יושב בצור דוגמא עובד אדום הגתי (שמואל ב ו׳:י׳-י״א) שהיה יושב בגת ולוי היה ובמלכים (א ז) כתיב ובן אשה אלמנה ממטה נפתלי ואביו איש צורי אלא אמו מדן ואביו מנפתלי ומה צריך לייחס מאיזה שבט היה אביו ואמו זהו שכתוב (ראשית ל') דנני אלהים וגם נפתולי אלהים וגו' (שם) אמרה רחל מעתה עקמתי פתולים עקמומיות עשיתי עד שאני יכולה לדמות עצמי ללאה אחותי אם לאה תתפאר בבצלאל בנה שיעשה המשכן יצטרך להשתתף במלאכתו אחד מבני דן שנא ואתו אהליאב בן אחיסמך למטה דן ואם שלמה בן אחותי יבנה ב"ה צריך להשתתף עמו מבני דן ונפתלי:
and his father was a Tyrian man He was a Jew who lived in Tyre, on the model of (II Sam. 6:10): “Obed-Edom the Gittite,” who lived in Gath, and who was a Levite. In I Kings (7:14), it is written: “He was a widow’s son, of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a Tyrian man.” His mother was from Dan, and his father was from Naphtali. Now why was it necessary to trace his genealogy, from which tribe his father and mother were? This is what is written (Gen. 30:6): “God judged me,” and also (ibid. 8): “I have fought a divine struggle, etc.” Rachel said, “I twisted cords; I went through contortions until I was able to compare to my sister Leah. If Leah will boast of her descendant Bezalel, who will make the Tabernacle, he will require one of the sons of Dan to participate in his work, as it is written (38: 23): ‘And with him was Oholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan.’ Now if Solomon, the descendant of my sister, will build the Temple, some of the sons of Dan and Naphtali will have to participate with him.”
ואביו איש צרי. ללמדך אע"פ שאמו אלמנה צריך אדם לתפוש אומנות אביו (ולהחיות אמו סא"א) (כך שמעתי מפי רבינו שלמה בר לוי ממנטויל"א בן אחותו של רבינו משה הדרשן):
and his father was a Tyrian man [This comes] to teach you that even if his mother is a widow, a person must adopt his father’s trade and sustain his mother. (So I heard from Rabbi Solomon the son of Levi of Monteuille, the son of Rabbi Moshe Hadarshan’s sister.)
וְעַתָּה הַחִטִּים וְהַשְּׂעֹרִים הַשֶּׁמֶן וְהַיַּיִן אֲשֶׁר אָמַר אֲדֹנִי יִשְׁלַח לַעֲבָדָֽיו׃
Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants:
Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants:
וַאֲנַחְנוּ נִכְרֹת עֵצִים מִן־הַלְּבָנוֹן כְּכׇל־צׇרְכֶּךָ וּנְבִיאֵם לְךָ רַפְסֹדוֹת עַל־יָם יָפוֹ וְאַתָּה תַּעֲלֶה אֹתָם יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ {פ}
and we will cut wood out of the Levanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee on rafts by sea to Yafo; and thou shalt carry it up to Yerushalayim.
and we will cut wood out of the Levanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee on rafts by sea to Yafo; and thou shalt carry it up to Yerushalayim.
Rashi
רפסדות. (ובמלכים א' ה') דוברות בל"א פלייצי"ץ:
as rafts - Heb. רַפְסדוֹת, and in I Kings (5:23) it is written: דבְרוֹת, in Middle High German vloeze, rafts, (in modern German flüsse).
על ים יפו. פי' על חוף הים כמו וירד יפו דיונה:
on the sea of Joppa meaning on the seacoast, like (Jonah 1:3): “and he went down to Joppa.”
יודע בינה לחורם אבי. אומן חכם של אבי היה גם שלי הוא:
endowed with understanding, of my father Huram He was my father’s ingenious craftsman, and he is also mine.