Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 35:8-18 דברי הימים ב ל״ה:ח׳-י״ח
Part of: Chapter 35
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וְשָׂרָיו לִנְדָבָה לָעָם לַכֹּהֲנִים וְלַלְוִיִּם הֵרִימוּ חִלְקִיָּה וּזְכַרְיָהוּ וִיחִיאֵל נְגִידֵי בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים לַכֹּהֲנִים נָתְנוּ לַפְּסָחִים אַלְפַּיִם וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת וּבָקָר שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃
And his princes gave willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Ḥilqiyya and Zekharya and Yeĥi᾽el, rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the paschal offerings two thousand six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.
And his princes gave willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Ḥilqiyya and Zekharya and Yeĥi᾽el, rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the paschal offerings two thousand six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.
(וכונניהו) [וְכׇֽנַנְיָהוּ] וּשְׁמַעְיָהוּ וּנְתַנְאֵל אֶחָיו וַחֲשַׁבְיָהוּ וִיעִיאֵל וְיוֹזָבָד שָׂרֵי הַלְוִיִּם הֵרִימוּ לַלְוִיִּם לַפְּסָחִים חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וּבָקָר חֲמֵשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃
And Kananyahu, and Shema῾yahu, and Netan᾽el, his brethren, and Ḥashavyahu, and Ye῾i᾽el, and Yozavad, chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for paschal offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.
And Kananyahu, and Shema῾yahu, and Netan᾽el, his brethren, and Ḥashavyahu, and Ye῾i᾽el, and Yozavad, chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for paschal offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.
וַתִּכּוֹן הָעֲבוֹדָה וַיַּעַמְדוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים עַל־עׇמְדָם וְהַלְוִיִּם עַל־מַחְלְקוֹתָם כְּמִצְוַת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the king’s commandment.
So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the king’s commandment.
וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ הַפָּסַח וַיִּזְרְקוּ הַכֹּֽהֲנִים מִיָּדָם וְהַלְוִיִּם מַפְשִׁיטִֽים׃
And they killed the paschal lambs, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.
And they killed the paschal lambs, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.
וַיָּסִירוּ הָעֹלָה לְתִתָּם לְמִפְלַגּוֹת לְבֵית־אָבוֹת לִבְנֵי הָעָם לְהַקְרִיב לַֽיהֹוָה כַּכָּתוּב בְּסֵפֶר מֹשֶׁה וְכֵן לַבָּקָֽר׃
And before they gave them to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of the people, they set aside the burnt offering, to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moshe. And so they did with the oxen.
And before they gave them to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of the people, they set aside the burnt offering, to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moshe. And so they did with the oxen.
וַֽיְבַשְּׁלוּ הַפֶּסַח בָּאֵשׁ כַּמִּשְׁפָּט וְהַקֳּדָשִׁים בִּשְּׁלוּ בַּסִּירוֹת וּבַדְּוָדִים וּבַצֵּלָחוֹת וַיָּרִיצוּ לְכׇל־בְּנֵי הָעָֽם׃
And they roasted the paschal lamb with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings they boiled in pots, and in cauldrons, and in pans, and carried them swiftly among all the people.
And they roasted the paschal lamb with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings they boiled in pots, and in cauldrons, and in pans, and carried them swiftly among all the people.
Rashi
ויריצו לכל בני העם. הלוים וכשהכינו לכל ישראל אחר כך הכינו להם הלוים לעצמם ולכהנים שלא היה להם פנאי להכין:
and carried them quickly to all the members of the people [i.e.] the Levites [did this]; and after they had prepared for all Israel, the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests, who did not have time to prepare.
וְאַחַר הֵכִינוּ לָהֶם וְלַכֹּהֲנִים כִּי הַכֹּֽהֲנִים בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן בְּהַעֲלוֹת הָעוֹלָה וְהַחֲלָבִים עַד־לָיְלָה וְהַלְוִיִּם הֵכִינוּ לָהֶם וְלַכֹּהֲנִים בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹֽן׃
And afterwards they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aharon were busy offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aharon.
And afterwards they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aharon were busy offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aharon.
וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים בְּנֵי־אָסָף עַל־מַעֲמָדָם כְּמִצְוַת דָּוִיד וְאָסָף וְהֵימָן וִֽידֻתוּן חוֹזֵה הַמֶּלֶךְ וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִים לְשַׁעַר וָשָׁעַר אֵין לָהֶם לָסוּר מֵעַל עֲבֹֽדָתָם כִּֽי־אֲחֵיהֶם הַלְוִיִּם הֵכִינוּ לָהֶֽם׃
And the singers the sons of Asaf were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaf, and Heman, and Yedutun the king’s seer; and the gatekeepers were posted at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
And the singers the sons of Asaf were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaf, and Heman, and Yedutun the king’s seer; and the gatekeepers were posted at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
Rashi
חוזה המלך. כל אחד ואחד היה חוזה:
the king’s seer Each one was a seer.
וַתִּכּוֹן כׇּל־עֲבוֹדַת יְהֹוָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא לַעֲשׂוֹת הַפֶּסַח וְהַעֲלוֹת עֹלוֹת עַל מִזְבַּח יְהֹוָה כְּמִצְוַת הַמֶּלֶךְ יֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃
So all the service of the Lord was prepared on the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king Yoshiyyahu.
So all the service of the Lord was prepared on the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king Yoshiyyahu.
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל הַֽנִּמְצְאִים אֶת־הַפֶּסַח בָּעֵת הַהִיא וְאֶת־חַג הַמַּצּוֹת שִׁבְעַת יָמִֽים׃
And the children of Yisra᾽el who were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread for seven days.
And the children of Yisra᾽el who were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread for seven days.
וְלֹא־נַעֲשָׂה פֶסַח כָּמֹהוּ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל מִימֵי שְׁמוּאֵל הַנָּבִיא וְכׇל־מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל ׀ לֹֽא־עָשׂוּ כַּפֶּסַח אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ וְהַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם וְכׇל־יְהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל הַנִּמְצָא וְיוֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ {ס}
And there was no passover like that kept in Yisra᾽el from the days of Shemu᾽el the prophet; nor did any of the kings of Yisra᾽el keep such a passover as Yoshiyyahu kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Yehuda and Yisra᾽el that were present, and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim.
And there was no passover like that kept in Yisra᾽el from the days of Shemu᾽el the prophet; nor did any of the kings of Yisra᾽el keep such a passover as Yoshiyyahu kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Yehuda and Yisra᾽el that were present, and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim.
Rashi
ולא נעשה פסח כמוהו. (במלכים ב כ״ג:כ״ב) כתיב כי לא נעשה כפסח הזה מימי השופטים מיום שנחלקו ישראל לשתי ממלכות שסרו עשרת שבטים מעל מלכי יהודה וישליטו עליהם מלך לבדם שכל הימים שהיו לשני גוים היו שבט יהודה ובנימין עושים פסח לשם ה' בירושלים ואלו לשם עבודת כוכבים בבית אל ובדן ודבר זה לא אירע כל ימי השופטים שנחלקו ישראל לשתי משפחות ולא הי' להם לכל דור ודור רק שופט א' ואותו השופט היה מכריחם ללכת בדרך ה' כמפורש בשופטים והי' ה' עם השופט והושיע' מיד אוביהם כל ימי השופט וכל י' השבטים היו הולכים לשיל' ועושים פסח לשם ה' וכפסח הזה לא נעשה כל ימי מלכי ישראל ויהודה יחד עושים פסח אבל בימי יאשיהו שכבר פסק מלכות י' השבטים ומשהחזיר ירמיה י' השבטים לא המליכו עליהם עוד מלך אלא יאשיהו מלך עליהם ועשו כולם פסח יחד לשם שמים בירושלים וזהו לא נעשה כפסח הזה לה' בירושלים ופתרון זה מטעה אותי מאד ולא נראה לי נהי נמי דהחזיר ירמיה עשרת שבטים ויאשיהו מלך עליהם בירושלים היאך יכול להיות שלא עשו כפסח הזה כל ימי השופטים ובימי שמואל הרואה ובימי דוד ושלמה שהיו ישראל שרוין על אדמתם שלוים ושקטים ולא היה להם אלא מלך אחד והיה לבם לשמים אך כך פתרונו וכך פתר לי רבי אליעזר ב"ר משלם זצ"ל ולא נעשה פסת כמוהו מעולם שיתן המלך והשרים בהמות לפסחים די ספוקם ובקר לשלמי חגיגה וצוה ללוים להכין להם ולשלוח לכל איש ואיש לפי אכלו:
And such a Passover sacrifice had not been made In II Kings (23:22) it is written: “For such a Passover sacrifice had not been performed since the time of the judges,” since the day that Israel was divided into two kingdoms, when the ten tribes separated from the kings of Judah and crowned a king over themselves. For all the time that they were two nations, the tribes of Judah and Benjamin made a Passover sacrifice for the sake of the Lord in Jerusalem, and these [made one] for the sake of pagan deities in Beth-El and in Dan. And this did not occur all the days of the judges, until Israel was divided into two families, and every generation had only one judge, and that judge would compel them to walk in the way of the Lord, as is explained in Judges (2:18): “and the Lord was with the judge and saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge.” And all the ten tribes would go to Shiloh and make a Passover sacrifice for the sake of the Lord. But such a Passover sacrifice had not been made all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah, that they should make a Passover sacrifice together. But in the days of Josiah, when the kingdom of the ten tribes had already ceased to exist, for since Jeremiah had returned the ten tribes, they did not crown another king, but Josiah reigned over them, and they all made a Passover sacrifice together in Jerusalem. This is the meaning of: “such a Passover sacrifice had not been performed...to the Lord in Jerusalem.” This interpretation, however, misleads me very much, and does not appear correct to me, for although Jeremiah had returned the ten tribes and Josiah reigned over them in Jerusalem, how is it possible that they did not make such a Passover sacrifice all the days of the judges and in the days of Samuel the Seer and in the days of David and Solomon, when Israel was dwelling in its land in peace and tranquility, and they had only one king, and their hearts were directed toward Heaven? Rather, this is the explanation, and this is the way Rabbi Eliezer the son of Rabbi Meshullam interpreted it to me: “And such a Passover sacrifice had not been made” ever, [it had never happened] that the king and the officers should supply enough animals for the Passover sacrifices and cattle for the festive peace offerings, and that he commanded the Levites to prepare for them and send each person according to how much he could eat.
ויבשלו הפסח באש כמשפט. צלי אש (שמות י"ב):
And they cooked the Passover sacrifice with fire according to the law Exod. 12:8): “Roasted with fire.”