Tanach
Ezra 6 עזרא ו׳
Part of: Petuchah, Ezra 6:1Petuchah, Ezra 6:3Petuchah, Ezra 6:13Petuchah, Ezra 6:16Petuchah, Ezra 6:19Setumah, Ezra 6:5Setumah, Ezra 6:6
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בֵּאדַיִן דָּרְיָוֶשׁ מַלְכָּא שָׂם טְעֵם וּבַקַּרוּ ׀ בְּבֵית סִפְרַיָּא דִּי גִנְזַיָּא מְהַחֲתִין תַּמָּה בְּבָבֶֽל׃
Then [(when the letter reached Darius)], King Darius gave the order and they searched out the library in which the treasures are reposited in Bavel.
Then [(when the letter reached Darius)], King Darius gave the order and they searched out the library in which the treasures are reposited in Bavel.
Rashi
שם טעם. צוה המלך הדבר:
gave an order The king ordered the matter.
ובקרו. ובדקו בבית הספרים שהאוצרות מונחים שם בבבל:
and they searched They searched in the library where the archives were stored in Babylon.
וְהִשְׁתְּכַח בְּאַחְמְתָא בְּבִירְתָא דִּי בְּמָדַי מְדִינְתָּא מְגִלָּה חֲדָה וְכֵן־כְּתִיב בְּגַוַּהּ דִּכְרוֹנָֽהֿ׃ {פ}
And a scroll was found in a pouch in the palace of the province of Madai, in which the following was recorded:
And a scroll was found in a pouch in the palace of the province of Madai, in which the following was recorded:
Rashi
והשתכח באחמתא. ונמצא מכתב של מגילה אחת שם באחמתא כן פתרו אנשי הפתרון שהוא כלי העשוי לאגרות ולגליונים ולספרים והעמידוהו מגזרת חמת מים והאל"ף אשר בתיבה אינה עיקר כיתר המלין אשר בשאר ל' ארמית:
And there was found in a pouch And a text of one scroll was found there in an אַחְמְתָא. So did the interpreters interpret, that it is a receptacle made for letters, written sheets and books, and they established it from the root of (Gen. 21:14): “a skin of water (וְחֵמַת מַיִם),” and the “aleph” in the word is not a radical, like the rest of the Aramaic language.
בבירתא. באותה בירה אשר במדי המדינה:
in the citadel in that citadel that was in the province of Media.
וכן כתיב. וכן היה כתוב בתוכה זכרון שלה:
and so was written and so was written therein its memorandum.
בִּשְׁנַת חֲדָה לְכוֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא כּוֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא שָׂם טְעֵם בֵּית־אֱלָהָא בִֽירוּשְׁלֶם בַּיְתָא יִתְבְּנֵא אֲתַר דִּֽי־דָבְחִין דִּבְחִין וְאֻשּׁוֹהִי מְסֽוֹבְלִין רוּמֵהּ אַמִּין שִׁתִּין פְּתָיֵהּ אַמִּין שִׁתִּֽין׃
"In the first year of King Koresh, King Koresh ordered [concerning] the house of G-d in Jerusalem: A house shall be built, a place where offerings are sacrificed. And its walls shall be founded; its height, sixty cubits, and its breadth, sixty cubits.
"In the first year of King Koresh, King Koresh ordered [concerning] the house of G-d in Jerusalem: A house shall be built, a place where offerings are sacrificed. And its walls shall be founded; its height, sixty cubits, and its breadth, sixty cubits.
Rashi
בית אלהא בירושלים. בבית אלהים בירושלים מה יהא עליו הבית יבנה:
the House of God in Jerusalem regarding the House of God in Jerusalem; what should be with it? “The House should be built.”
אתר די דבחין. שהוא מקום שזובחים שם זבח:
a place where they offer up sacrifices which is a place where they offer up sacrifices.
ואושוהי מסובלין. וכותליו יהיו מיוסדין, כמו ואושיא יחיטו (לעיל):
and its walls should be founded Aram. וְאֻשּׁוֹהִי. And its walls should be founded, like (4:12): “and its walls (וְאֻשַּׁיָא) they have joined.”
רומיה אמין שתין. רום הבית ששים אמה וששים אמה רחבו:
its height sixty cubits the height of the House was sixty cubits, and sixty cubits was its width.
נִדְבָּכִין דִּי־אֶבֶן גְּלָל תְּלָתָא וְנִדְבָּךְ דִּי־אָע חֲדַת וְנִפְקְתָא מִן־בֵּית מַלְכָּא תִּתְיְהִֽב׃ {ס}
Three walls of marble and one wall of new wood [(on the inside, as in Solomon's Temple)], the expenses to be covered by the house of the king.
Three walls of marble and one wall of new wood [(on the inside, as in Solomon's Temple)], the expenses to be covered by the house of the king.
Rashi
נדבכין. ל' כתלים וקירות הכתלים היו של אבן גלל, גלל מרמר"א בלע"ז:
rows Aram. נִדְבָּכִין, an expression for walls. The walls were of marble. marble Aram. גְּלָל (marmre in Old French).
ונדבך. וכותל של עץ חדש מבפנים כענין בנין הבית אשר בנה שלמה:
and a row and a wall of new wood from within, in the manner of the building of the Temple that Solomon built.
ונפקתא. והוצאה לצורך הבית ולשאר דברים אשר לבית תנתן להם מבית המלך:
and the expenditures And the expenditures for the needs of the House and for the other matters pertaining to the House shall be given them from the royal palace.
וְאַף מָאנֵי בֵית־אֱלָהָא דִּי דַהֲבָה וְכַסְפָּא דִּי נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר הַנְפֵּק מִן־הֵיכְלָא דִי־בִירוּשְׁלֶם וְהֵיבֵל לְבָבֶל יַהֲתִיבוּן וִיהָךְ לְהֵיכְלָא דִי־בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם לְאַתְרֵהּ וְתַחֵת בְּבֵית אֱלָהָֽא׃ {ס}
And also the vessels of the house of G-d, of gold and silver, that Nevuchadnezzar took from the sanctuary in Jerusalem and brought to Bavel shall be returned to the sanctuary of Jerusalem to its place and put in the house of G-d.
And also the vessels of the house of G-d, of gold and silver, that Nevuchadnezzar took from the sanctuary in Jerusalem and brought to Bavel shall be returned to the sanctuary of Jerusalem to its place and put in the house of G-d.
Rashi
ואף מאני. ואף כלי הקדש של בית האלהים של זהב וכסף אשר נבוכדנצר הוציאם מן היכל שבירושלים והוליכם לבבל:
And also the vessels of and also the sacred vessels of the House of God, of gold and silver, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the Temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon.
והיבל. אשר הוליך:
let them be given over [as translated,] let them be given over.
יהתיבון. ינתנו:
and brought which he brought.
ויהך. ילך כל המעשה הזה להיכל אשר בירושלים למקומו:
and brought Let all this work be brought to the Temple that is in Jerusalem, to its place.
ותחת. ויהי מונח בביתו של הקב"ה:
and it shall be deposited And it shall be deposited in the House of the Holy One, blessed be He.
כְּעַן תַּתְּנַי פַּחַת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָה שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי וּכְנָוָתְהוֹן אֲפַרְסְכָיֵא דִּי בַּעֲבַר נַהֲרָה רַחִיקִין הֲווֹ מִן־תַּמָּֽה׃
And now, Tatnai, the governor across the river, Shethar-boznai, and their confederates, the Afarsachites across the river — distance yourselves from there [(the Temple works)].
And now, Tatnai, the governor across the river, Shethar-boznai, and their confederates, the Afarsachites across the river — distance yourselves from there [(the Temple works)].
Rashi
כען תתני וגו'. זו היא תשובה אשר השיב דריוש אל תתני ושתר בוזני:
Now, Tattenai This is the reply with which Darius answered Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai.
די בעבר נהרה. לצד ארץ ישראל שהוא עבר הנהר לאותן שבבבל:
who are on the other side of the river to the side of the land of Israel, which is the other side of the river to those in Babylon
רחיקין הוו מן תמה. רחוקים תהיו משם מבנין בהמ"ק שלא תרפו ידי עושי המלאכה:
distance yourselves from there Distance yourselves from the building of the Temple, so that you do not disturb the workers.
שְׁבֻקוּ לַעֲבִידַת בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דֵךְ פַּחַת יְהוּדָיֵא וּלְשָׂבֵי יְהוּדָיֵא בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דֵךְ יִבְנוֹן עַל־אַתְרֵֽהּ׃
Forbear from the work of the house of G-d. The governors of the Jews shall do this. And to the elders of the Jews [I command] that they build this house of G-d on its site.
Forbear from the work of the house of G-d. The governors of the Jews shall do this. And to the elders of the Jews [I command] that they build this house of G-d on its site.
Rashi
דך. זה:
this [as translated,] this.
פחת יהודיא. שלטוני היהודים יעשו דבר זה:
the governors of the Jews The rulers of the Jews shall do this thing.
ולשבי יהודיא. ולזקני היהודים אני מצוה:
and to the elders of the Jews And to the elders of the Jews I command.
בית אלהא דך. בית אלהים זה:
this House of God [as translated,] this House of God.
וּמִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם לְמָא דִֽי־תַֽעַבְדוּן עִם־שָׂבֵי יְהוּדָיֵא אִלֵּךְ לְמִבְנֵא בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דֵךְ וּמִנִּכְסֵי מַלְכָּא דִּי מִדַּת עֲבַר נַהֲרָה אׇסְפַּרְנָא נִפְקְתָא תֶּהֱוֵא מִֽתְיַהֲבָא לְגֻבְרַיָּא אִלֵּךְ דִּי־לָא לְבַטָּלָֽא׃
And a decree is issued by me concerning what you do with these Jewish elders to build this house of G-d. From the king's income, from the trans-river taxes, shall expenses be quickly provided for these people, that they not halt [the work].
And a decree is issued by me concerning what you do with these Jewish elders to build this house of G-d. From the king's income, from the trans-river taxes, shall expenses be quickly provided for these people, that they not halt [the work].
Rashi
ומני שים טעם. וממני יהיה צווי זה:
And from me shall be issued an order And from me this command will go forth.
למא די תעבדון. לאותו בנין המלאכה אשר תעשון עם זקני היהודים האלה לבנות ביתו של הקב"ה:
regarding what you shall do regarding that building, the work that you shall do with these elders of the Jews to build the House of the Holy One, blessed be He.
ומנכסי מלכא. מנכסי המלך יהיו עושים הבנין הזה:
and from the king’s property And from the king’s property they shall make ths building.
די מדת עבר נהרה. מן המס של עבר הנהר אשר למלך, מדת מס כמו מנדה בלו והלך (לעיל ד') אספרנא. מהרה יבנה הבנין אספרנה אישפלונטמנ"ט בלע"ז:
from the taxes of the other side of the river from the taxes of the other side of the river, which belong to the king. taxes Aram. מִדַּת, tax, like (4:13): “the king’s due (מִנְדָּה), the head tax, or the meal tax.” quickly Aram. אָסְפַּרְנָא. The building shall quickly be built; esploytosemant in Old French.
נפקתא תהוא מתיהבא. הוצאה תהיה ניתנת לאנשים האלה אשר לא יתבטלו ממלאכתן:
The expenses shall be given The expenses shall be given to these men so that they should not idle from their work.
וּמָה חַשְׁחָן וּבְנֵי תוֹרִין וְדִכְרִין וְאִמְּרִין ׀ לַעֲלָוָן ׀ לֶאֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא חִנְטִין מְלַח ׀ חֲמַר וּמְשַׁח כְּמֵאמַר כָּהֲנַיָּא דִי־בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם לֶהֱוֵא מִתְיְהֵב לְהֹם יוֹם ׀ בְּיוֹם דִּי־לָא שָׁלֽוּ׃
And whatever they need, — bullocks and rams and sheep for burnt-offerings to the G-d of heaven; wheat [for flour], salt [for the offerings], wine [for the libations], and oil [for the meal-offerings], as specified by the priests in Jerusalem — let it be given them day by day without delay.
And whatever they need, — bullocks and rams and sheep for burnt-offerings to the G-d of heaven; wheat [for flour], salt [for the offerings], wine [for the libations], and oil [for the meal-offerings], as specified by the priests in Jerusalem — let it be given them day by day without delay.
Rashi
ומה חשחן. ומה שיהיו חוששין:
And what they require and what they are concerned about.
ובני תורין. בני בקר ואילים וכבשים לעולות לאלהי השמים:
and young bulls young bulls, rams and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven.
וחנטין. לסלתות ומלח לקרבנות. ויין לנסכים. ושמן למנחות כאשר יאמרו הכהנים אשר בירושלים יהי נתון להם דבר יום ביומו:
wheat for fine flour. salt for sacrifices. wine for libations. and oil for the meal-offerings. When the priests who are in Jerusalem will say [what they need], that shall be given to them the requirements of each day on its day.
די לא שלו. בלא דיחוי שנ"צ דישטורבי"ר בלע"ז:
without delay Aram. דִּי לָא שָּׁלוּ (son destorber in Old French).
דִּֽי־לֶהֱוֺן מְהַקְרְבִין נִיחוֹחִין לֶאֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא וּמְצַלַּיִן לְחַיֵּי מַלְכָּא וּבְנֽוֹהִי׃
So that they offer up pleasing [offerings] to the G-d of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his children.
So that they offer up pleasing [offerings] to the G-d of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his children.
Rashi
די להון. למען אשר יהיו מקריבים ניחוחים לאלהי השמים ויהיו מתפללים על חיי המלך ובניו:
That they should in order that they should offer up pleasing sacrificing to the God of the heavens, and that they should pray for the life of the king and his children.
וּמִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם דִּי כׇל־אֱנָשׁ דִּי יְהַשְׁנֵא פִּתְגָמָא דְנָה יִתְנְסַח אָע מִן־בַּיְתֵהּ וּזְקִיף יִתְמְחֵא עֲלֹהִי וּבַיְתֵהּ נְוָלוּ יִתְעֲבֵד עַל־דְּנָֽה׃
And decree in my name that any man who deviates from this thing — a beam shall be dislodged from his house, and a gallows suspended over him [(on which he will be hanged)], and his house will become a dung heap for this.
And decree in my name that any man who deviates from this thing — a beam shall be dislodged from his house, and a gallows suspended over him [(on which he will be hanged)], and his house will become a dung heap for this.
Rashi
ומני שים טעם. וממני שים צווי ושימת דבר אשר כל אדם אשר ישנה דבר זה יתנסח. יחרב עציו מביתו שיחרב ביתו, יתנסח כמו ונסחתם מעל האדמה (דברים כ״ח:ס״ג):
And an order is issued by me And a command is issued by me, along with the issue of a word regarding any person who disobeys this word.
וזקיף יתמחא עלוהי. ועץ לתלותו יהא גבוה עליו שיתלה על העץ:
shall be torn Aram. יִתְנְסַח. The beams of his house shall be destroyed. יִתְנְסַח is like (Deut. 28:63): “and you shall be uprooted (וְנִסַחְתֶּם) from the land.”
וביתה נולו יתעבד. וביתו יעשה אשפה על כך:
and a gallows upon which to place him And a gallows upon which to hang him shall be [raised up] high, so that he be hanged upon the gallows.
נולו. ענין טינוף ומחראות:
and his house shall be made a dungheap and his house shall be made a dungheap because of this.
וֵֽאלָהָא דִּי שַׁכִּן שְׁמֵהּ תַּמָּה יְמַגַּר כׇּל־מֶלֶךְ וְעַם דִּי ׀ יִשְׁלַח יְדֵהּ לְהַשְׁנָיָה לְחַבָּלָה בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דֵךְ דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֶם אֲנָה דָרְיָוֶשׁ שָׂמֶת טְעֵם אׇסְפַּרְנָא יִתְעֲבִֽד׃ {פ}
And may G-d, who has caused His name to dwell there, cut down any king or people that sends forth his hand to change [(aught that I have said)], to destroy this house of G-d in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have made this decree for the speedy building [of the Temple]."
And may G-d, who has caused His name to dwell there, cut down any king or people that sends forth his hand to change [(aught that I have said)], to destroy this house of G-d in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have made this decree for the speedy building [of the Temple]."
Rashi
ואלהא די שכן שמיה. והאלהים אשר שכן שמו שם:
And God, Who caused His name to rest there [as translated,] and God, Who caused His name to rest there.
ימגר. ימגר ויפגר כל אותו מלך וכל אותו עם אשר ישלח ידו להחריב ולהשחית ביתו זה של ה' אשר בירושלים:
will cast down will cast down and destroy any such king and any such people that will stretch forth a hand to lay waste and destroy His house that is in Jerusalem.
שמת טעם. שמתי ציווי דבר זה אשר יעשה הבנין מהרה עד כאן תשובתו של דריוש:
have issued an edict I have issued a command concerning this matter, that the building be constructed swiftly. Until here is Darius’s reply.
אֱדַיִן תַּתְּנַי פַּחַת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָה שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי וּכְנָוָתְהוֹן לׇקֳבֵל דִּֽי־שְׁלַח דָּרְיָוֶשׁ מַלְכָּא כְּנֵמָא אׇסְפַּרְנָא עֲבַֽדוּ׃
Then, Tatnai, the governor of this side of the river, and Shethar-boznai and their confederates acted quickly on the foregoing missive of King Darius.
Then, Tatnai, the governor of this side of the river, and Shethar-boznai and their confederates acted quickly on the foregoing missive of King Darius.
Rashi
כנמא. כאשר נאמר:
as was said [as translated,] as was said.
אספרנא עבדו. מהרה עשו:
acted swiftly [as translated,] acted swiftly.
וְשָׂבֵי יְהוּדָיֵא בָּנַיִן וּמַצְלְחִין בִּנְבוּאַת חַגַּי (נביאה) [נְבִיָּא] וּזְכַרְיָה בַּר־עִדּוֹא וּבְנוֹ וְשַׁכְלִלוּ מִן־טַעַם אֱלָהּ יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִטְּעֵם כּוֹרֶשׁ וְדָרְיָוֶשׁ וְאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא מֶלֶךְ פָּרָֽס׃
And the Jewish elders built and prospered, according to the prophecy of Chaggai the prophet and Zecharyah the son of Iddo and his son, and they founded [the building] by the charge of the G-d of Israel and by the authority of Koresh and Darius and Artachshast, king of Paras.
And the Jewish elders built and prospered, according to the prophecy of Chaggai the prophet and Zecharyah the son of Iddo and his son, and they founded [the building] by the charge of the G-d of Israel and by the authority of Koresh and Darius and Artachshast, king of Paras.
Rashi
ושבי יהודיא. וזקני היהודים היו בונין ומצליחין במלאכתן כנבואת חגי וזכריה ובנו ויסדו את הבנין מן צווי של אלהי ישראל ומרשות כורש מלך פרס הראשון אשר הוחל יסוד הבנין בימיו ומרשות דריוש זה מלך פרס:
And the elders of the Jews And the elders of the Jews were building and succeeding in their work, according to the prophecy of Haggai and Zechariah, and they built and founded the building by the command of the God of Israel and by the authorization of Cyrus, the first king of Persia, in whose days the laying of the foundation was commenced, and by the authorization of this Darius, the king of Persia.
וארתחששתא. הוא דריוש ונקרא ארתחששתא ע"ש המדינה והמלכות כי כל מלכי פרס היו נקראים כך כאשר כל מלכי מצרים נקראים פרעה:
and Artaxerxes He is Darius, but he was called Artaxerxes because of the province and the kingdom, for all kings of Persia were thus named just as all the kings of Egypt were called Pharaoh.
וְשֵׁיצִיא בַּיְתָה דְנָה עַד יוֹם תְּלָתָה לִירַח אֲדָר דִּי־הִיא שְׁנַת־שֵׁת לְמַלְכוּת דָּרְיָוֶשׁ מַלְכָּֽא׃ {פ}
And the house was completed by the third day of the month of Adar, the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king [(the work having taken four years)].
And the house was completed by the third day of the month of Adar, the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king [(the work having taken four years)].
Rashi
ושיציא. ביתה דנה וסוף תשלום בית זה היה עד יום שלישי לחדש אדר שהיא שנת שש לדריוש המלך ונמצא בנין הבית היה ד' שנים:
And the completion of this House And the end of the completion of this House was until the third day of the month of Adar, which is the sixth year of King Darius; hence the building of the House took four years.
וַעֲבַדוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּהֲנַיָּא וְלֵוָיֵא וּשְׁאָר בְּנֵי־גָלוּתָא חֲנֻכַּת בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דְנָה בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃
And the children of Israel — the priests and the Levites and the rest of the sons of the exile — observed the inauguration of this house of G-d with joy.
And the children of Israel — the priests and the Levites and the rest of the sons of the exile — observed the inauguration of this house of G-d with joy.
וְהַקְרִבוּ לַחֲנֻכַּת בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דְנָה תּוֹרִין מְאָה דִּכְרִין מָאתַיִן אִמְּרִין אַרְבַּע מְאָה וּצְפִירֵי עִזִּין (לחטיא) [לְחַטָּאָה] עַל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל תְּרֵֽי־עֲשַׂר לְמִנְיָן שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And they sacrificed for the inauguration of this house of G-d: one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, and four hundred sheep, and young goats as sin-offerings for all of Israel, twelve, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
And they sacrificed for the inauguration of this house of G-d: one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, and four hundred sheep, and young goats as sin-offerings for all of Israel, twelve, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
Rashi
והקריבו לחנוכת. הקריבו לחנוכת בית זה קרבנות הללו והוראת שעה היתה:
And they offered up for the dedication They offered up for the dedication of this House these sacrifices, and it was a temporary ruling.
וַהֲקִימוּ כָהֲנַיָּא בִּפְלֻגָּתְהוֹן וְלֵוָיֵא בְּמַחְלְקָתְהוֹן עַל־עֲבִידַת אֱלָהָא דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֶם כִּכְתָב סְפַר מֹשֶֽׁה׃ {פ}
And they set up the priests in their groups [(for the sacrificial service)] and the Levites in their divisions [(of their watches)] for the service of G-d in Jerusalem, as prescribed in the book of Moses.
And they set up the priests in their groups [(for the sacrificial service)] and the Levites in their divisions [(of their watches)] for the service of G-d in Jerusalem, as prescribed in the book of Moses.
Rashi
והקימו כהניא בפלוגתהון. שהיו הכהנים חלוקים בעבודתם ולוי' במשמרות':
Now they set up the priests in their divisions for the priests were divided in their service and the Levites in their watches.
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְנֵי־הַגּוֹלָה אֶת־הַפָּסַח בְּאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר לַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃
And the sons of the exile made the Pesach on the fourteenth day of the first month [(Nissan [after the Adar by which the work of the Temple had been completed])].
And the sons of the exile made the Pesach on the fourteenth day of the first month [(Nissan [after the Adar by which the work of the Temple had been completed])].
Rashi
את הפסח. עכשיו עשו ישראל את הפסח בי"ד בניסן זה הבא אחר אדר זה שהושלם הבנין בו:
the Passover [offering] Now Israel made the Passover offering on this fourteenth of Nissan, which followed this Adar, when the building was completed.
כִּי הִֽטַּהֲרוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם כְּאֶחָד כֻּלָּם טְהוֹרִים וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ הַפֶּסַח לְכׇל־בְּנֵי הַגּוֹלָה וְלַאֲחֵיהֶם הַכֹּהֲנִים וְלָהֶֽם׃
For the priests and the Levites had cleansed themselves [of their impurity] as one — they were all cleansed. And they slaughtered the Pesach for all the children of the exile, and for their brother priests and for themselves.
For the priests and the Levites had cleansed themselves [of their impurity] as one — they were all cleansed. And they slaughtered the Pesach for all the children of the exile, and for their brother priests and for themselves.
Rashi
ולהם. ולעצמם:
and for themselves Heb. וְלָהֶם, lit. and for them, and for themselves.
וַיֹּאכְלוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל הַשָּׁבִים מֵֽהַגּוֹלָה וְכֹל הַנִּבְדָּל מִטֻּמְאַת גּוֹיֵֽ־הָאָרֶץ אֲלֵהֶם לִדְרֹשׁ לַֽיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And the children of Israel who returned from the exile, and all [(the proselytes)], who had separated themselves from the uncleanliness of the nations of the land [to join] them [(Israel)], to worship the L-rd, the G-d of Israel, ate [the Pesach].
And the children of Israel who returned from the exile, and all [(the proselytes)], who had separated themselves from the uncleanliness of the nations of the land [to join] them [(Israel)], to worship the L-rd, the G-d of Israel, ate [the Pesach].
Rashi
וכל הנבדל. הם הגרים שנבדלו מטומאת העבוד' כוכבים לידבק בישראל:
and whoever separated They are the proselytes, who were separated from the defilement of the nations to cleave to Israel.
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ חַג־מַצּוֹת שִׁבְעַת יָמִים בְּשִׂמְחָה כִּי ׀ שִׂמְּחָם יְהֹוָה וְֽהֵסֵב לֵב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר עֲלֵיהֶם לְחַזֵּק יְדֵיהֶם בִּמְלֶאכֶת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {פ}
And they celebrated the festival of matzoth with joy for seven days, for the L-rd caused them to rejoice. And He turned the heart of the king of Ashur to them [(the Jews living in his kingdom in the land of Ashur)] to strengthen their hand in [assisting in] the work of the house of G-d, the G-d of Israel.
And they celebrated the festival of matzoth with joy for seven days, for the L-rd caused them to rejoice. And He turned the heart of the king of Ashur to them [(the Jews living in his kingdom in the land of Ashur)] to strengthen their hand in [assisting in] the work of the house of G-d, the G-d of Israel.
Rashi
והסב לב מלך אשור עליהם. והקב"ה הסב לב מלך אשור על ישראל היושבים בממשלתו בארץ אשור להחזיקם ולסייע במלאכת הבנין:
and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them And the Holy One, blessed be He, turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward the Israelites who were dwelling under his dominion in the land of Assyria, to strengthen them and to assist in the work of the building.
באדין. אז כאשר הגיע המכתב ליד דריוש:
Then then when the letter reached Darius’s hand.