Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 29:20-26 דברי הימים ב כ״ט:כ׳-כ״ו
Part of: Chapter 29
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וַיַּשְׁכֵּם יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֶּאֱסֹף אֵת שָׂרֵי הָעִיר וַיַּעַל בֵּית יְהֹוָֽה׃
Then Yeĥizqiyyahu the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.
Then Yeĥizqiyyahu the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.
וַיָּבִיאוּ פָֽרִים־שִׁבְעָה וְאֵילִים שִׁבְעָה וּכְבָשִׂים שִׁבְעָה וּצְפִירֵי עִזִּים שִׁבְעָה לְחַטָּאת עַל־הַמַּמְלָכָה וְעַל־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וְעַל־יְהוּדָה וַיֹּאמֶר לִבְנֵי אַֽהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים לְהַעֲלוֹת עַל־מִזְבַּח יְהֹוָֽה׃
And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Yehuda. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aharon to offer them on the altar of the Lord.
And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Yehuda. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aharon to offer them on the altar of the Lord.
Rashi
על מזבח ה'. ולא על אותן מזבחות שעשה אחז אביו:
on the altar of the Lord but not on those altars that his father Ahaz had made.
וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ הַבָּקָר וַיְקַבְּלוּ הַכֹּֽהֲנִים אֶת־הַדָּם וַֽיִּזְרְקוּ הַמִּזְבֵּחָה וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ הָאֵלִים וַיִּזְרְקוּ הַדָּם הַמִּזְבֵּחָה וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ הַכְּבָשִׂים וַיִּזְרְקוּ הַדָּם הַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃
So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: and they slaughtered the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.
So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: and they slaughtered the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.
וַיַּגִּישׁוּ אֶת־שְׂעִירֵי הַחַטָּאת לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְהַקָּהָל וַיִּסְמְכוּ יְדֵיהֶם עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
And they presented the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:
And they presented the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:
וַיִּשְׁחָטוּם הַכֹּהֲנִים וַֽיְחַטְּאוּ אֶת־דָּמָם הַמִּזְבֵּחָה לְכַפֵּר עַל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי לְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אָמַר הַמֶּלֶךְ הָעוֹלָה וְהַחַטָּֽאת׃
and the priests killed them, and they made a sin offering with their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for all Yisra᾽el: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Yisra᾽el.
and the priests killed them, and they made a sin offering with their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for all Yisra᾽el: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Yisra᾽el.
Rashi
לכפר על כל ישראל. שחטאו בעבודת כוכבים כן אמר המלך תהי העולה והחטאת עבור כל ישראל, בפרשת שלח לך (מדבר ט"ו) כתיב ועשו כל העדה פר וגו' וכתיב (ויקרא ד׳:י״ד) והקריבו הקהל פר בן בקר לחטאת וכאן כתיב ויביאו פרים ואילים וצפירי עזים שבעה אלא הוראת שעה היתה:
to atone for all Israel for they had sinned by [practicing] idolatry. The king said as follows: “Let the burnt offerings and the sin offerings be for all Israel.” In the section שְׁלַח (Num. 16:24) it is written: “the entire congregation shall offer up one bull, etc.,” and it is written: (Lev 4:14): “and the congregation shall bring a young bull for a sin offering,” and here it is written that they brought seven bulls, rams, lambs, and kids! This was a temporary ruling.
וַיַּעֲמֵד אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם בֵּית יְהֹוָה בִּמְצִלְתַּיִם בִּנְבָלִים וּבְכִנֹּרוֹת בְּמִצְוַת דָּוִיד וְגָד חֹזֵֽה־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְנָתָן הַנָּבִיא כִּי בְיַד־יְהֹוָה הַמִּצְוָה בְּיַד־נְבִיאָֽיו׃
And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with lutes, and with lyres, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Natan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets.
And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with lutes, and with lyres, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Natan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets.
Rashi
כי ביד ה' המצוה ביד נביאיו. לשורר הלוים בכלי שיר לא כתוב בתורה שיהא קרבן טעון שירה אלא מצות ה' שצוה ביד נביאיו לשורר על הקרבן ורבותינו פי' במסכת ערכין מניין שהלוים טעונין לשורר בכלי שיר דכתיב עבודת עבודה איזוהי עבודה שצריכה עבודה אחרת עמה הוי אומר זה השיר בכלי שיר, ועבודת משא (שם) נכון לפרש על השיר כדכתיב (לעיל א' ט"ו) וכנניהו שר הלוים במשא כי מבין הוא שהיה ממונה להרים קול הנגון של שיר:
for by the hand of the Lord was the commandment, by the hand of His prophets that the Levites should play musical instruments. It is not written in the Torah that a sacrifice requires musical accompaniment (lit., song), but it is the commandment of the Lord, which He commanded through His prophets to accompany the sacrifice with song. Our Rabbis explained in Tractate Arachin (11a): From where do we derive that the Levites are required to play musical instruments? For it is written (Num. 4:47): “the service of the service.” Which is a service that requires another service with it? This is music with a musical instrument. “And the service of raising” may also be correctly explained in reference to song, as it is written (I Chron. 15:22): “And Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites in song (בְּמַשָּׂא) etc. because he was an expert,” for he was appointed to raise the voice of the melody of the song.
וַיַּעַמְדוּ הַלְוִיִּם בִּכְלֵי דָוִיד וְהַכֹּהֲנִים בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ {פ}
And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
Rashi
והכהנים בחצצרות. ככתוב ובני אהרן הכהנים יתקעו בחצוצרות (במדבר י'):
and the priests with the trumpets as it is written (Num. 10:8): “And Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall blow the trumpets.”
וצפירי עזים וגו'. הוראת שעה היתה:
and seven kids, etc. This was a temporary provision.