Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 29:1-11 דברי הימים ב כ״ט:א׳-י״א
Part of: Chapter 29
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יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ מָלַךְ בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנָה וְעֶשְׂרִים וָתֵשַׁע שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ אֲבִיָּה בַּת־זְכַרְיָֽהוּ׃
Yeĥizqiyyahu began to reign when he was twenty five years old, and he reigned twenty nine years in Yerushalayim. And his mother’s name was Aviyya, the daughter of Zekharyahu.
Yeĥizqiyyahu began to reign when he was twenty five years old, and he reigned twenty nine years in Yerushalayim. And his mother’s name was Aviyya, the daughter of Zekharyahu.
וַיַּעַשׂ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָה כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה דָּוִיד אָבִֽיו׃
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done.
הוּא בַשָּׁנָה הָרִאשׁוֹנָה לְמׇלְכוֹ בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן פָּתַח אֶת־דַּלְתוֹת בֵּית־יְהֹוָה וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם׃
He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.
He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.
Rashi
וַיָּבֵא אֶת־הַכֹּהֲנִים וְאֶת־הַלְוִיִּם וַיַּאַסְפֵם לִרְחוֹב הַמִּזְרָֽח׃
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם שְׁמָעוּנִי הַלְוִיִּם עַתָּה הִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ וְקַדְּשׁוּ אֶת־בֵּית יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֵיכֶם וְהוֹצִיאוּ אֶת־הַנִּדָּה מִן־הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃
and he said to them, Hear me, you Levites, sanctify yourselves now, and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry out the filth from the holy place.
and he said to them, Hear me, you Levites, sanctify yourselves now, and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry out the filth from the holy place.
Rashi
והוציאו את הנדה. עבודת כוכבים, את המת לא נאמר כאן כי אם נדה ומאוס יותר מן המת המוטל שלם דוגמא כטומאת הנדה כי דם נדה מאוס ומוסרח:
and remove the ‘menstruant’ The Midrash Aggadah (source unknown) states: ‘The corpse’ is not stated here, but ‘the menstruant,’ which is more repugnant than the corpse. It is compared to the uncleanness of the menstruant, because menstrual blood is repugnant.
כִּֽי־מָעֲלוּ אֲבֹתֵינוּ וְעָשׂוּ הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָֽה־אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַיַּעַזְבֻהוּ וַיַּסֵּבּוּ פְנֵיהֶם מִמִּשְׁכַּן יְהֹוָה וַיִּתְּנוּ־עֹֽרֶף׃
For our fathers trespassed, and did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and forsook him, and turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and turned their backs.
For our fathers trespassed, and did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and forsook him, and turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and turned their backs.
גַּם סָגְרוּ דַּלְתוֹת הָאוּלָם וַיְכַבּוּ אֶת־הַנֵּרוֹת וּקְטֹרֶת לֹא הִקְטִירוּ וְעֹלָה לֹא־הֶעֱלוּ בַקֹּדֶשׁ לֵאלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Also they shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and did not burn incense or offer burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Yisra᾽el.
Also they shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and did not burn incense or offer burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Yisra᾽el.
Rashi
ויכבו את הנרות וקטרת לא הקטירו ועולה לא העלו בקדש לאלהי ישראל. אבל לאלהים אחרים עשו במות לכל עיר ועיר לקטר להם:
extinguished the lamps, and they did not burn incense nor offer up burnt offerings in the Sanctuary to the God of Israel but they made high places to alien gods in every city, to burn incense to them.
וַֽיְהִי קֶצֶף יְהֹוָה עַל־יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וַיִּתְּנֵם (לזועה) [לְזַעֲוָה] לְשַׁמָּה וְלִשְׁרֵקָה כַּאֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם רֹאִים בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃
So that the fury of the Lord came upon Yehuda and Yerushalayim, and he delivered them to horror, to astonishment, and to hissing, as you see with your eyes.
So that the fury of the Lord came upon Yehuda and Yerushalayim, and he delivered them to horror, to astonishment, and to hissing, as you see with your eyes.
וְהִנֵּה נָפְלוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ בֶּחָרֶב וּבָנֵינוּ וּבְנוֹתֵינוּ וְנָשֵׁינוּ בַּשְּׁבִי עַל־זֹֽאת׃
For lo, our fathers fell by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
For lo, our fathers fell by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
עַתָּה עִם־לְבָבִי לִכְרוֹת בְּרִית לַיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיָשֹׁב מִמֶּנּוּ חֲרוֹן אַפּֽוֹ׃
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Yisra᾽el, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Yisra᾽el, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.
בָּנַי עַתָּה אַל־תִּשָּׁלוּ כִּֽי־בָכֶם בָּחַר יְהֹוָה לַעֲמֹד לְפָנָיו לְשָׁרְתוֹ וְלִהְיוֹת לוֹ מְשָׁרְתִים וּמַקְטִרִֽים׃ {פ}
My sons, be not now negligent: for the Lord has chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that you should minister to him, and burn incense.
My sons, be not now negligent: for the Lord has chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that you should minister to him, and burn incense.
Rashi
אל תשלו. לשון שגגה:
do not forget - Heb. תִּשָּׁלוּ, an expression denoting lack of intention.
ויחזקם. לפי שאחז קצץ את כל כלי בית האלהים:
and reinforced them because Ahaz had destroyed all the vessels of the House of God.