Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 29:31-36 דברי הימים ב כ״ט:ל״א-ל״ו
Part of: Chapter 29
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וַיַּעַן יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר עַתָּה מִלֵּאתֶם יֶדְכֶם לַֽיהֹוָה גֹּשׁוּ וְהָבִיאוּ זְבָחִים וְתוֹדוֹת לְבֵית יְהֹוָה וַיָּבִיאוּ הַקָּהָל זְבָחִים וְתוֹדוֹת וְכׇל־נְדִיב לֵב עֹלֽוֹת׃
Then Yeĥizqiyyahu answered and said, Now you have consecrated yourselves to the Lord, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and all who were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.
Then Yeĥizqiyyahu answered and said, Now you have consecrated yourselves to the Lord, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and all who were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.
Rashi
וכל נדיב לב עולות. קצת מהם מי שהתנדב לבו הביאו עולות ולא כולם לפי שאין לבעלים היתר אכילה בהם:
and every generous-hearted one - burnt offerings Some of them, whoever was moved by his heart, brought burnt-offerings, but not all of them [i.e., not all the people brought burnt-offerings], because the owner has no permission to eat them.
וַיְהִי מִסְפַּר הָעֹלָה אֲשֶׁר הֵבִיאוּ הַקָּהָל בָּקָר שִׁבְעִים אֵילִים מֵאָה כְּבָשִׂים מָאתָיִם לְעֹלָה לַֽיהֹוָה כׇּל־אֵֽלֶּה׃
And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was seventy bullocks, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord.
And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was seventy bullocks, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord.
וְֽהַקֳּדָשִׁים בָּקָר שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת וְצֹאן שְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִֽים׃
And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.
And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.
Rashi
והקדשים. קדשים קלים זבחי' ושלמים מה שהבעלים נהנים בהם:
And the sacred offerings sacred offerings of the lower degree - [thanksgiving-] offerings and peace-offerings, from which the owners may benefit.
רַק הַכֹּֽהֲנִים הָיוּ לִמְעָט וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לְהַפְשִׁיט אֶת־כׇּל־הָעֹלוֹת וַֽיְחַזְּקוּם אֲחֵיהֶם הַלְוִיִּם עַד־כְּלוֹת הַמְּלָאכָה וְעַד יִתְקַדְּשׁוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים כִּי הַלְוִיִּם יִשְׁרֵי לֵבָב לְהִתְקַדֵּשׁ מֵהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃
But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: so that their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in sanctifying themselves.
But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: so that their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in sanctifying themselves.
Rashi
רק הכהנים היו למעט. כלומר אותן שהקדישו היו עדיין למעט ויחזקום אחיהם הלוים עד כלות המלאכה ועד יתקדשו הכהנים, וא"ת היאך יתקדשו הלוים ולא יתקדשו הכהנים ומפרש לפי כי הלוים ישרי לבב להתקדש מהכהנים וישרו לבם הלוים להתקדש יותר מהכהנים והיו הכהנים והלוים וכל יראי השם מתחפשים ומתנכרים ואף מסתתרים כל ימי המלכים הרשעים וכשבא חזקיהו שהיה צדיק לא היו יכולים מיד להתקדש ולטהר שזה בשנה ראשונה היה למלכו והיו באים ומתקדשים על יד כדכתיב (משלי כ״ח:י״ב) בעלוץ צדיקים רבה תפארת ובקום רשעים יחופש אדם וכתיב (שם) בקום רשעים יסתר אדם ובאבדם ירבו צדיקים כלומר בקום רשע אחז יסתר אדם ובאבדם ירבו צדיקים חזקיה וסיעתו:
Only the priests were few i.e., Those who had consecrated themselves were still few; so their kinsmen, the Levites, reinforced them until the work was completed and until the priests consecrated themselves. Now, should you ask: How was it that the Levites consecrated themselves and the priests did not consecrate themselves? Scripture explains: “for the Levites were more conscientious than the priests to consecrate themselves”; the Levites were more conscientious than the priests, for the priests and the Levites and all God-fearing people had disguised themselves and made themselves appear unrecognizable, and had even hidden, all the days of the wicked kings, and when Hezekiah - who was righteous - came, they could not immediately consecrate themselves and cleanse themselves, for this was in the first year of his reign; so they came and consecrated themselves gradually, as it is written (Prov. 28:12): “When the righteous rejoice, there is much glory, but when the wicked rise up, a person disguises himself,” and it is written (ibid. verse 28): “When the wicked rise up, people hide; but when they perish, the righteous increase.” When the wicked Ahaz rose up, people hid, but when he perished, the righteous increased, i.e., Hezekiah and his company.
וְגַם־עֹלָה לָרֹב בְּחֶלְבֵי הַשְּׁלָמִים וּבַנְּסָכִים לָֽעֹלָה וַתִּכּוֹן עֲבוֹדַת בֵּית־יְהֹוָֽה׃
And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the Lord was firmly established.
And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the Lord was firmly established.
וַיִּשְׂמַח יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ וְכׇל־הָעָם עַל הַהֵכִין הָאֱלֹהִים לָעָם כִּי בְּפִתְאֹם הָיָה הַדָּבָֽר׃ {פ}
And Yeĥizqiyyahu rejoiced, and all the people, because of what God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
And Yeĥizqiyyahu rejoiced, and all the people, because of what God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
Rashi
על ההכין האלהים לעם. לעבדו ולעשות רצונו דוגמא דלמטה (ל פסוק יט) כל לבבו הכין לדרוש וגו' וגם שמחו כי בפתאום היה הדבר עליהם בשנה ראשונה למלכו לשוב אל ה' ושבו מיד:
over that which God had prepared for the people to serve Him and to do His will, similar to below (30:19): “His whole heart he set to seek, etc.,” and they also rejoiced because they were suddenly inspired in the first year of his reign to return to the Lord, and they returned immediately.
ויביאו הקהל זבחים ותודות. דבר המותר לבעלי' באכילה:
and the congregation brought [peace] offerings and thanksgiving offerings which are permissible for the owner to eat.