Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 32:1-8 דברי הימים ב ל״ב:א׳-ח׳
Part of: Chapter 32
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אַחֲרֵי הַדְּבָרִים וְהָֽאֱמֶת הָאֵלֶּה בָּא סַנְחֵרִיב מֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר וַיָּבֹא בִיהוּדָה וַיִּחַן עַל־הֶעָרִים הַבְּצֻרוֹת וַיֹּאמֶר לְבִקְעָם אֵלָֽיו׃
After these things and these deeds of integrity, Sanĥeriv king of Ashshur came, and entered into Yehuda, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to win them for himself.
After these things and these deeds of integrity, Sanĥeriv king of Ashshur came, and entered into Yehuda, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to win them for himself.
Rashi
וַיַּרְא יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ כִּי־בָא סַנְחֵרִיב וּפָנָיו לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
And when Yeĥizqiyyahu saw that Sanĥeriv was come, and that he intended to fight against Yerushalayim,
And when Yeĥizqiyyahu saw that Sanĥeriv was come, and that he intended to fight against Yerushalayim,
וַיִּוָּעַץ עִם־שָׂרָיו וְגִבֹּרָיו לִסְתּוֹם אֶת־מֵימֵי הָעֲיָנוֹת אֲשֶׁר מִחוּץ לָעִיר וַֽיַּעְזְרֽוּהוּ׃
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the water of the springs which were outside the city: and they helped him.
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the water of the springs which were outside the city: and they helped him.
וַיִּקָּבְצוּ עַם־רָב וַֽיִּסְתְּמוּ אֶת־כׇּל־הַמַּעְיָנוֹת וְאֶת־הַנַּחַל הַשּׁוֹטֵף בְּתוֹךְ־הָאָרֶץ לֵאמֹר לָמָּה יָבוֹאוּ מַלְכֵי אַשּׁוּר וּמָצְאוּ מַיִם רַבִּֽים׃
So a great many people were gathered together, who stopped up all the springs, and also the wadi that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Ashshur come, and find much water?
So a great many people were gathered together, who stopped up all the springs, and also the wadi that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Ashshur come, and find much water?
וַיִּתְחַזַּק וַיִּבֶן אֶת־כׇּל־הַחוֹמָה הַפְּרוּצָה וַיַּעַל עַל־הַמִּגְדָּלוֹת וְלַחוּצָה הַחוֹמָה אַחֶרֶת וַיְחַזֵּק אֶת־הַמִּלּוֹא עִיר דָּוִיד וַיַּעַשׂ שֶׁלַח לָרֹב וּמָגִנִּֽים׃
Also he took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall outside that, and he strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
Also he took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall outside that, and he strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
Rashi
ויחזק את המלוא. דוגמא (שמואל ב' ה') ויבן את המלוא:
and he reinforced the millo An example is (I Kings 11:27): “built the millo.”
ויעש שלח לרוב. כלי זיין דוגמת ואיש שלחו בידו (ד"ה ב' כ"ג פ"י כצ"ל יוש"ה) איש שלחו המים (נחמיה ד׳:י״ז):
and he made many swords - Heb. שֶׁלַח, weapons, similar to (above 23:10): “each one with his sword (שִׁלְחוֹ) in his hand”; (Neh. 4:17): “each man took his sword (שִׁלְחוֹ) to the water.”
וַיִּתֵּן שָׂרֵי מִלְחָמוֹת עַל־הָעָם וַיִּקְבְּצֵם אֵלָיו אֶל־רְחוֹב שַׁעַר הָעִיר וַיְדַבֵּר עַל־לְבָבָם לֵאמֹֽר׃
And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the road place at the gate of the city, and spoke encouragement to them saying,
And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the road place at the gate of the city, and spoke encouragement to them saying,
חִזְקוּ וְאִמְצוּ אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ וְאַל־תֵּחַתּוּ מִפְּנֵי מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר וּמִלִּפְנֵי כׇּל־הֶהָמוֹן אֲשֶׁר־עִמּוֹ כִּֽי־עִמָּנוּ רַב מֵֽעִמּֽוֹ׃
Be strong and courageous, be not afraid or dismayed on account of the king of Ashshur, or on account of the multitude that is with him: for there are more with us than with him:
Be strong and courageous, be not afraid or dismayed on account of the king of Ashshur, or on account of the multitude that is with him: for there are more with us than with him:
עִמּוֹ זְרוֹעַ בָּשָׂר וְעִמָּנוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ לְעׇזְרֵנוּ וּלְהִלָּחֵם מִלְחֲמֹתֵנוּ וַיִּסָּמְכוּ הָעָם עַל־דִּבְרֵי יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָֽה׃ {פ}
with him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people took confidence from the words of Yeĥizqiyyahu king of Yehuda.
with him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people took confidence from the words of Yeĥizqiyyahu king of Yehuda.
אחרי הדברים והאמת האלה וגו'. ויאמר לבקעם כמו לבקעם כמו (עמוס ב') על מכרם בכסף כמו מכרם וסמוך ליה (שם) על בקעם הרות הגלעד ופתרונו ודוגמא (ישעיה ז') ונבקיענה, ויבקע עצי העולה (בראשי' כה):
After these deeds of integrity, etc. and planned to make a breach therein - Heb. לְבִקְעָם like לְבָקְעָם like (Amos 2: “For selling (מִכְרָם) [an innocent man] for money,” like (מָכְרָם) and adjacent to that, (ibid. 1:13): “Because they ripped up (בִּקְעָם) the pregnant women of Gilead,” and its meaning and examples of it are (Isa. 7:6): “and let us breach its walls (וְנַבְקְעֶנָה),” and (Gen. 22:3): “Then he split (וַיְבַקַּע) wood for the burnt-offering.”