Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 34:12-23 דברי הימים ב ל״ד:י״ב-כ״ג
Part of: Chapter 34
Reading: Hebrew · Simple EnglishHebrew · Faithful translationHebrew onlyHebrew · Simple EnglishHebrew · Faithful translationHebrew onlySimple English onlyFaithful translation onlySide by sideRashi
וְהָאֲנָשִׁים עֹשִׂים בֶּאֱמוּנָה בַּמְּלָאכָה וַעֲלֵיהֶם ׀ מֻפְקָדִים יַחַת וְעֹבַדְיָהוּ הַלְוִיִּם מִן־בְּנֵי מְרָרִי וּזְכַרְיָה וּמְשֻׁלָּם מִן־בְּנֵי הַקְּהָתִים לְנַצֵּחַ וְהַלְוִיִּם כׇּל־מֵבִין בִּכְלֵי־שִֽׁיר׃
And the men did the work faithfully: and their overseers were Yaĥat and ῾Ovadyahu the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zekharya and Meshullam, of the sons of the Qehatim, to supervise it; and other of the Levites, all who had skill in instruments of music.
And the men did the work faithfully: and their overseers were Yaĥat and ῾Ovadyahu the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zekharya and Meshullam, of the sons of the Qehatim, to supervise it; and other of the Levites, all who had skill in instruments of music.
Rashi
והלוים כל מבין. בכל מקום אמור לענין שירה הבנה וכן למעלה (א' כ"ה) כשהפילו גורלות כתיב כקטן כגדול מבין עם תלמיד וכן (שם) כל המבין בכלי שיר וכתיב וכנניהו (לעיל א' ט"ו) שר הלוים וגומר כי מבין הוא והיה ממונה עליהם ליסר במשא היאך ישאו כי מבין הוא:
and the Levites, all who were expert - Heb. מֵבִין. The term expertise (הֲבָנָה) is universally mentioned regarding song, and so above (I Chron. 25:8), when they cast lots, it is written: “like the small one so the great one, expert (מֵבִין) with pupil.” And likewise, (ibid. verse 7): “trained in song to the Lord: every expert (מֵבִין),” and it is written (ibid. 15:22): “And Chananiah, the leader of the Levites, etc., because he was an expert (מֵבִין),” and he was appointed over them to chastise [them] in raising [the voice], how they should raise [their voice], because he was an expert (מֵבִין).
וְעַל הַסַּבָּלִים וּֽמְנַצְּחִים לְכֹל עֹשֵׂה מְלָאכָה לַעֲבוֹדָה וַעֲבוֹדָה וּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּם סוֹפְרִים וְשֹׁטְרִים וְשׁוֹעֲרִֽים׃
Also they were over bearers of burdens, and they had control over all who were employed in the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and gatekeepers.
Also they were over bearers of burdens, and they had control over all who were employed in the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and gatekeepers.
Rashi
ומהלוים סופרים. לכתוב את הכסף המובא בית ה', והיאך גבו אותו:
and of the Levites, scribes to write down the [amount of] silver brought to the House of the Lord and how they had collected it.
ושוטרים. במלאכה:
and officers over the work.
וּבְהוֹצִיאָם אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף הַמּוּבָא בֵּית יְהֹוָה מָצָא חִלְקִיָּהוּ הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־סֵפֶר תּוֹרַת־יְהֹוָה בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, Ḥilqiyyahu the priest found a book of the Tora of the Lord given by Moshe.
And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, Ḥilqiyyahu the priest found a book of the Tora of the Lord given by Moshe.
Rashi
את ספר תורת ה' ביד משה. משנה תורה:
the Scroll of the Law of the Lord by the hand of Moses the Book of Deuteronomy.
וַיַּעַן חִלְקִיָּהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־שָׁפָן הַסּוֹפֵר סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה מָצָאתִי בְּבֵית יְהֹוָה וַיִּתֵּן חִלְקִיָּהוּ אֶת־הַסֵּפֶר אֶל־שָׁפָֽן׃
And Ḥilqiyyahu answered and said to Shafan the scribe, I have found a book of the Tora in the house of the Lord. And Ḥilqiyyahu delivered the book to Shafan.
And Ḥilqiyyahu answered and said to Shafan the scribe, I have found a book of the Tora in the house of the Lord. And Ḥilqiyyahu delivered the book to Shafan.
Rashi
ויתן חלקיהו את הספר אל שפן. שהרי על הסופר לקרות את הכל לפני המלך:
and Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan because it was the scribe’s duty to read everything before the king.
וַיָּבֵא שָׁפָן אֶת־הַסֵּפֶר אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיָּשֶׁב עוֹד אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּבָר לֵאמֹר כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־נִתַּן בְּיַד־עֲבָדֶיךָ הֵם עֹשִֽׂים׃
And Shafan carried the book to the king, and further brought the king word back, saying, All that was committed to thy servants they are doing.
And Shafan carried the book to the king, and further brought the king word back, saying, All that was committed to thy servants they are doing.
Rashi
וישב עוד את המלך דבר. שמתחלה השיב למלך שליחותו ששלחו המלך לחזק בית ה' אלהיו כמו שכתוב למעלה שלח את שפן בן אצליהו וגו':
and he further brought back word to the king for he first reported to the king about the errand that the king had sent him on to repair the House of the Lord his God, as is written above (verse 8): “he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, etc.”
וַיַּתִּיכוּ אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף הַנִּמְצָא בְּבֵית־יְהֹוָה וַֽיִּתְּנוּהוּ עַל־יַד הַמֻּפְקָדִים וְעַל־יַד עוֹשֵׂי הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃
And they have poured out the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the workmen.
And they have poured out the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the workmen.
Rashi
ויתיכו. ויציקו כמו (ראשית כ"א) ויצוק שמן ומתרגמינן ואתיך:
And they poured - Heb. וַיַּתִּיכוּ, they poured, like (Gen. 28:18): “and he poured (וַיִּצֹק) oil” and the Targum renders: וְאַתִּיךְ
וַיַּגֵּד שָׁפָן הַסּוֹפֵר לַמֶּלֶךְ לֵאמֹר סֵפֶר נָתַן לִי חִלְקִיָּהוּ הַכֹּהֵן וַיִּקְרָא־בוֹ שָׁפָן לִפְנֵי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
Then Shafan the scribe told the king, saying, Ḥilqiyyahu the priest has given me a book. And Shafan read it before the king.
Then Shafan the scribe told the king, saying, Ḥilqiyyahu the priest has given me a book. And Shafan read it before the king.
Rashi
ויגד שפן הסופר. אחר שהשיב המלך דבר משליחותו הגיד לו שליחות של חלקיהו הכהן ויקרא את הספר לפניו:
And Shaphan the scribe told the king After bringing back word to the king regarding his errand, he gave him the message of Hilkiah the priest, and read the scroll before him.
וַֽיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵת דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה וַיִּקְרַע אֶת־בְּגָדָֽיו׃
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the Tora, that he rent his clothes.
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the Tora, that he rent his clothes.
Rashi
ויקרע את בגדיו. כששמע שהיו קורין (דברים כ״ח:ל״ו) יולך ה' אותך ואת מלכך וגומר ודרש בעצמו אשר תקים עליך העם המליכו ולא נביא על פי הדבור:
that he rent his garments When he heard them reading (Deut. 28:36): “The Lord will lead you and the king, etc.,” he interpreted [the following words] as referring to himself: “whom you will appoint over yourself.” The people had made him king, and he was not a prince by the word [of God].
וַיְצַו הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־חִלְקִיָּהוּ וְאֶת־אֲחִיקָם בֶּן־שָׁפָן וְאֶת־עַבְדּוֹן בֶּן־מִיכָה וְאֵת ׀ שָׁפָן הַסּוֹפֵר וְאֵת עֲשָׂיָה עֶֽבֶד־הַמֶּלֶךְ לֵאמֹֽר׃
And the king commanded Ḥilqiyyahu, and Aĥiqam the son of Shafan, and ῾Avdon the son of Mikha, and Shafan the scribe, and ῾Asaya a servant of the king’s, saying,
And the king commanded Ḥilqiyyahu, and Aĥiqam the son of Shafan, and ῾Avdon the son of Mikha, and Shafan the scribe, and ῾Asaya a servant of the king’s, saying,
לְכוּ דִרְשׁוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה בַּעֲדִי וּבְעַד הַנִּשְׁאָר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וּבִיהוּדָה עַל־דִּבְרֵי הַסֵּפֶר אֲשֶׁר נִמְצָא כִּֽי־גְדוֹלָה חֲמַת־יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר נִתְּכָה בָנוּ עַל אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־שָׁמְרוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ אֶת־דְּבַר יְהֹוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכׇל־הַכָּתוּב עַל־הַסֵּפֶר הַזֶּֽה׃
Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for those who are left in Yisra᾽el and in Yehuda, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do according to all that is written in this book.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for those who are left in Yisra᾽el and in Yehuda, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do according to all that is written in this book.
Rashi
אשר נתכה בנו. לפי שהחמה היא אש נופל עליה לשון נתוך ודוגמתו למטה ותתך חמתי במקום הזה ולא תכבה:
which has been poured upon us Since wrath is [compared to] fire, the term pouring applies to it, and a similar instance is below (verse 25): “My wrath shall be poured down upon this place, and it shall not be quenched.”
וַיֵּלֶךְ חִלְקִיָּהוּ וַאֲשֶׁר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־חֻלְדָּה הַנְּבִיאָה אֵשֶׁת ׀ שַׁלֻּם בֶּן־[תׇּקְהַת] (תוקהת) בֶּן־חַסְרָה שׁוֹמֵר הַבְּגָדִים וְהִיא יוֹשֶׁבֶת בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בַּמִּשְׁנֶה וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֵלֶיהָ כָּזֹֽאת׃
And Ḥilqiyyahu, and they whom the king had appointed, went to Ḥulda the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Toqhat, the son of Ḥasra, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Yerushalayim in the second quarter:) and they spoke to her to that effect.
And Ḥilqiyyahu, and they whom the king had appointed, went to Ḥulda the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Toqhat, the son of Ḥasra, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Yerushalayim in the second quarter:) and they spoke to her to that effect.
Rashi
אל חולדה הנביאה. רבותינו דרשו לפי כי האשה רחמנית יותר מן האיש לכן לא שלח אל ירמיהו הנביא:
to Huldah the prophetess Our Sages (Meg. 14b) explained that since a woman is more merciful than a man, he did not send them to Jeremiah the prophet.
שומר הבגדים. אם תרצה לומר או בגדי כהונה או בגדי מלכות:
the keeper of the raiment If you wish, you may say that this is either the priestly raiment or the royal raiment.
יושבת בירושלים במשנה. שני חומות היו לעיר והיא יושבת בין שני החומות ותרגומו בית אולפנא פירוש במקום תורה כי לשכה אתת היתה לה לחולדה סמוכה ללשכת הגזית לשכת חולדה היתה פתוחה לחוץ וסתומה כלפי סנהדרין שבלשכת הגזית כך כתוב במסכת מדות מפני צניעות:
and she was sitting in Jerusalem in the study-hall - Heb. בַּמִּשֶׁנֶה. The city had two walls, and she lived between the two walls. The Targum renders: in the study-hall. The meaning is: in the place of Torah, for Huldah had a chamber adjacent to the Chamber of Hewn Stone. The Chamber of Huldah was open to the outside and closed toward the Sanhedrin in the Chamber of Hewn Stone. So it is written in Tractate Middoth (unknown) because of modesty.
וַתֹּאמֶר לָהֶם כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִמְרוּ לָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח אֶתְכֶם אֵלָֽי׃ {ס}
And she said to them, Thus says the Lord God of Yisra᾽el, Tell the man who sent you to me,
And she said to them, Thus says the Lord God of Yisra᾽el, Tell the man who sent you to me,
Rashi
אמרו לאיש. לפי שרצה להפסיק חזון העם על המקום הזה ועל יושביו וכששילם אותו חזון אז מבאר הטיב ואל מלך יהודה השולח אתכם ומקצר נבואת המקום ויושביו ומסלקו ותופשו בנבואת המלך שהוא מרובה:
Say to the man He wished to interrupt the prophecy of the people “upon this place and upon its inhabitants,” and when he finished that prophecy, he then delineates, “And concerning the king of Judah, who sent you,” and he deals briefly with the prophecy of the palace and its inhabitants and puts it aside and focuses upon the prophecy of the king, which is long.
לנצח. רומי"ש טרי"ר בלע"ז וכן (עזרא ג׳:ט׳) לנצח על המלאכה וכן שש מאות מנצחים לעיל (ב' ב'):
to direct - Heb. לְנַצּחַ, lemestriyer, to direct, supervise, and so (Ezra 3:8): “to direct (לְנַצּחַ) the work of the House of the Lord,” and likewise (above 2:17): “and six hundred overseers (מְנַצּחִים) .”