Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 26:11-23 דברי הימים ב כ״ו:י״א-כ״ג
Part of: Chapter 26
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וַיְהִי לְעֻזִּיָּהוּ חַיִל עֹשֵׂה מִלְחָמָה יוֹצְאֵי צָבָא לִגְדוּד בְּמִסְפַּר פְּקֻדָּתָם בְּיַד (יעואל) [יְעִיאֵל] הַסּוֹפֵר וּמַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ הַשּׁוֹטֵר עַל יַד־חֲנַנְיָהוּ מִשָּׂרֵי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
Moreover ῾Uzziyyahu had a host of fighting men, who went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Ye῾i᾽el the scribe and Ma῾aseyahu the ruler, under the hand of Ḥananyahu, one of the king’s captains.
Moreover ῾Uzziyyahu had a host of fighting men, who went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Ye῾i᾽el the scribe and Ma῾aseyahu the ruler, under the hand of Ḥananyahu, one of the king’s captains.
כֹּל מִסְפַּר רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לְגִבּוֹרֵי חָיִל אַלְפַּיִם וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃
The whole number of the heads of the fathers’ houses of the mighty men at arms was two thousand six hundred.
The whole number of the heads of the fathers’ houses of the mighty men at arms was two thousand six hundred.
וְעַל־יָדָם חֵיל צָבָא שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וְשִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת עוֹשֵׂי מִלְחָמָה בְּכֹחַ חָיִל לַעְזֹר לַמֶּלֶךְ עַל־הָאוֹיֵֽב׃
And under their hand was an army, three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, who made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
And under their hand was an army, three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, who made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
וַיָּכֶן לָהֶם עֻזִּיָּהוּ לְכׇל־הַצָּבָא מָגִנִּים וּרְמָחִים וְכוֹבָעִים וְשִׁרְיֹנוֹת וּקְשָׁתוֹת וּלְאַבְנֵי קְלָעִֽים׃
And ῾Uzziyyahu prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.
And ῾Uzziyyahu prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.
וַיַּעַשׂ ׀ בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם חִשְּׁבֹנוֹת מַחֲשֶׁבֶת חוֹשֵׁב לִהְיוֹת עַל־הַמִּגְדָּלִים וְעַל־הַפִּנּוֹת לִירוֹא בַּחִצִּים וּבָאֲבָנִים גְּדֹלוֹת וַיֵּצֵא שְׁמוֹ עַד־לְמֵרָחוֹק כִּֽי־הִפְלִיא לְהֵעָזֵר עַד כִּֽי־חָזָֽק׃
And in Yerushalayim he made engines, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
And in Yerushalayim he made engines, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
Rashi
וּכְחֶזְקָתוֹ גָּבַהּ לִבּוֹ עַד־לְהַשְׁחִית וַיִּמְעַל בַּיהֹוָה אֱלֹהָיו וַיָּבֹא אֶל־הֵיכַל יְהֹוָה לְהַקְטִיר עַל־מִזְבַּח הַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃
But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Rashi
וימעל בה' אלהיו. כאן נופל לומר מעילה כי בשגגה עשה דוגמא (ויקרא ה׳:ט״ו) נפש כי תמעול מעל וחטאה בשגגה:
and he trespassed against the Lord, his God - Heb. וַיִּמְעַל. Here it is appropriate to say מְעִילָה (trespass), for he sinned inadvertently, similar to (Lev. 5:15): “If a person commits a trespass (תִמְעל מַעַל) and sins inadvertently.”
ויבא אל היכל ה'. שאמר נאה למלך לשרת למלך הכבוד:
and he came into the Temple of the Lord for he said, “It is proper for a king to serve the King of glory.”
וַיָּבֹא אַחֲרָיו עֲזַרְיָהוּ הַכֹּהֵן וְעִמּוֹ כֹּהֲנִים ׀ לַיהֹוָה שְׁמוֹנִים בְּנֵי־חָֽיִל׃
And ῾Azaryahu the priest went in after him and with him eighty priests of the Lord, who were men of valour:
And ῾Azaryahu the priest went in after him and with him eighty priests of the Lord, who were men of valour:
וַיַּעַמְדוּ עַל־עֻזִּיָּהוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ לֹֽא־לְךָ עֻזִּיָּהוּ לְהַקְטִיר לַיהֹוָה כִּי לַכֹּהֲנִים בְּנֵֽי־אַהֲרֹן הַמְקֻדָּשִׁים לְהַקְטִיר צֵא מִן־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ כִּי מָעַלְתָּ וְלֹֽא־לְךָ לְכָבוֹד מֵיְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִֽים׃
and they withstood ῾Uzziyyahu the king, and said to him, It is not for thee, ῾Uzziyyahu, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests the sons of Aharon, who are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; for it shall not be for thy honour from the Lord God.
and they withstood ῾Uzziyyahu the king, and said to him, It is not for thee, ῾Uzziyyahu, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests the sons of Aharon, who are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; for it shall not be for thy honour from the Lord God.
וַיִּזְעַף עֻזִּיָּהוּ וּבְיָדוֹ מִקְטֶרֶת לְהַקְטִיר וּבְזַעְפּוֹ עִם־הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַצָּרַעַת זָרְחָה בְמִצְחוֹ לִפְנֵי הַכֹּֽהֲנִים בְּבֵית יְהֹוָה מֵעַל לְמִזְבַּח הַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃
Then ῾Uzziyyahu was angry, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was angry with the priests, the żara῾at broke out on his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the incense altar.
Then ῾Uzziyyahu was angry, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was angry with the priests, the żara῾at broke out on his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the incense altar.
Rashi
ובידו מקטרת להקטיר. ורצה להכות בו הכהן המונעו מלהקטיר קטורת:
and in his hand was a censer to burn and he wished to strike the priest who prevented him from burning incense.
וַיִּפֶן אֵלָיו עֲזַרְיָהוּ כֹהֵן הָרֹאשׁ וְכׇל־הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהִנֵּה־הוּא מְצֹרָע בְּמִצְחוֹ וַיַּבְהִלוּהוּ מִשָּׁם וְגַם־הוּא נִדְחַף לָצֵאת כִּי נִגְּעוֹ יְהֹוָֽה׃
And ῾Azaryahu the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was diseased in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from there; and he himself hastened to go out, because the Lord had smitten him.
And ῾Azaryahu the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was diseased in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from there; and he himself hastened to go out, because the Lord had smitten him.
וַיְהִי עֻזִּיָּהוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ מְצֹרָע ׀ עַד־יוֹם מוֹתוֹ וַיֵּשֶׁב בֵּית (החפשות) [הַֽחׇפְשִׁית] מְצֹרָע כִּי נִגְזַר מִבֵּית יְהֹוָה וְיוֹתָם בְּנוֹ עַל־בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ שׁוֹפֵט אֶת־עַם הָאָֽרֶץ׃
And ῾Uzziyyahu the king was afflicted with żara῾at to the day of his death, and dwelt in the house of separation, being diseased; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord: and Yotam his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
And ῾Uzziyyahu the king was afflicted with żara῾at to the day of his death, and dwelt in the house of separation, being diseased; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord: and Yotam his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
Rashi
בית החפשית. ובירושלמי מפורש עשה לו בית בבית הקברות על שם במתים חפשי (תהלים פ"ח):
in a house of retirement Heb. בֵּית הַחָפְשִׁית. And in Yerushalmi (unknown) it is explained that he made himself a house in the cemetery, reminiscent of (Ps. 88:6): “Among the dead, a free man (חָפְשִׁי) .”
כי נגזר. לו מלבא עוד בין הבריות דוגמא (מגילה ב) ואת אשר נגזר עליה:
for it had been decreed upon him to come no longer among people, similar to (Esther 2:1): “and that which was decreed upon her.”
וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי עֻזִּיָּהוּ הָרִאשֹׁנִים וְהָאַחֲרֹנִים כָּתַב יְשַֽׁעְיָהוּ בֶן־אָמוֹץ הַנָּבִֽיא׃
Now the rest of the acts of ῾Uzziyyahu, first and last, did Yesha῾yahu the prophet, the son of Amoż, write.
Now the rest of the acts of ῾Uzziyyahu, first and last, did Yesha῾yahu the prophet, the son of Amoż, write.
וַיִּשְׁכַּב עֻזִּיָּהוּ עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אֹתוֹ עִם־אֲבֹתָיו בִּשְׂדֵה הַקְּבוּרָה אֲשֶׁר לַמְּלָכִים כִּי אָמְרוּ מְצוֹרָע הוּא וַיִּמְלֹךְ יוֹתָם בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ {פ}
So ῾Uzziyyahu slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is diseased: and Yotam his son reigned in his stead.
So ῾Uzziyyahu slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is diseased: and Yotam his son reigned in his stead.
Rashi
בשדה הקבורה. ולא במערה עם המלכים:
in the cemetery but not in the cave with the kings.
חשבנות מחשבת חושב. דוגמא (שמות כ"ח) מעשה חושב כלי מלחמות עשה באומנות כגון דיק ואילים המנגחים בחומה כדכתיב (משלי כ"ד) כי בתחבולות תעשה לך מלחמה:
engines, invented by skillful men - Heb. חִשְּׁבֹנוֹת מַחֲשֶׁבֶת חוֹשֵׁב, similar to (Exod. 28:6): “expert work (מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵׁב.)” He made war engines with craftsmanship, such as siege mounds and battering rams, as it is written (Prov. 24:6): “For you shall wage war with strategies.”