Tanach
Ezra 5:16-17 עזרא ה׳:ט״ז-י״ז
Part of: Chapter 5
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אֱדַיִן שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר דֵּךְ אֲתָא יְהַב אֻשַּׁיָּא דִּי־בֵית אֱלָהָא דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֶם וּמִן־אֱדַיִן וְעַד־כְּעַן מִתְבְּנֵא וְלָא שְׁלִֽם׃
Then, this Sheshbatzar came and laid the foundation of the house of G-d in Jerusalem. And from then until now, it has been [in the process of being] built, and has not [yet] been completed.
Then, this Sheshbatzar came and laid the foundation of the house of G-d in Jerusalem. And from then until now, it has been [in the process of being] built, and has not [yet] been completed.
Rashi
ששבצר דך. זה בא ונתן כתלי ביתו של הקב"ה אשר בירושלים ומאז ועד עתה היה הבית בנוי ולא נגמר הבנין:
this Sheshbazzar Aram. דֵּךְ, came and built the walls of the House of the Holy One, blessed be He, that is in Jerusalem, and from then until now, the House has been built, but the building has not been completed.
וּכְעַן הֵן עַל־מַלְכָּא טָב יִתְבַּקַּר בְּבֵית גִּנְזַיָּא דִּי־מַלְכָּא תַמָּה דִּי בְּבָבֶל הֵן אִיתַי דִּֽי־מִן־כּוֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא שִׂים טְעֵם לְמִבְנֵא בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דֵךְ בִּירוּשְׁלֶם וּרְעוּת מַלְכָּא עַל־דְּנָה יִשְׁלַח עֲלֶֽינָא׃ {פ}
And now, if it is good in [the eyes of] the king, let [the thing] be searched out in the treasure house of the king there in Bavel, whether [or not] it was ordained by King Koresh to build this house of G-d in Jerusalem, and let the king send us his will on this matter."
And now, if it is good in [the eyes of] the king, let [the thing] be searched out in the treasure house of the king there in Bavel, whether [or not] it was ordained by King Koresh to build this house of G-d in Jerusalem, and let the king send us his will on this matter."
Rashi
וכען. ועתה אם על המלך טוב יהיה הדבר ידוע ומבוקר בבית גנזיו של מלך אשר שם בבבל:
And now And now, if it pleases the king, let the matter be known and searched out in the king’s archives, which is located in Babylon.
הן איתי. אם יש המעשה הזה אשר מפי כורש יצא דבר לבנות בית זה אשר בירושלים:
whether it is so whether this incident is so, that permission was issued by Cyrus to build this House, which is in Jerusalem.
ורעות מלכא. רצון המלך על כן ישלח אלינו:
and the will of the king And the will of the king concerning this he shall send to us.
עלינא. אלינו ע"כ מכתב האגרת אשר שלחו תתני ושתר בוזני:
to us Aram. עֲלֶינָא, lit. on us. Until here is the text of the letter that Tattenai and Shethar-bozenai sent.
אדין. אז:
then [as translated,] then.