Tanach
Ezra 8 עזרא ח׳
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וְאֵלֶּה רָאשֵׁי אֲבֹתֵיהֶם וְהִתְיַחְשָׂם הָעֹלִים עִמִּי בְּמַלְכוּת אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא הַמֶּלֶךְ מִבָּבֶֽל׃ {ס}
And these are the heads of the fathers' [houses] and the genealogies of those who went up with me during the reign of Artachshast [(Darius)] king of Bavel.
And these are the heads of the fathers' [houses] and the genealogies of those who went up with me during the reign of Artachshast [(Darius)] king of Bavel.
Rashi
והתיחשם. את יחוסם אשר היו מתייחשים בהם:
and the lineage and their lineage to which they attributed their descent.
ארתחשסתא. הוא דריוש:
Artaxerxes He is Darius.
מִבְּנֵי פִֽינְחָס גֵּֽרְשֹׁם {ס} מִבְּנֵי אִיתָמָר דָּנִיֵּאל {ס} מִבְּנֵי דָוִיד חַטּֽוּשׁ׃ {ס}
Of the sons of Pinchas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Chatush.
Of the sons of Pinchas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Chatush.
מִבְּנֵי שְׁכַנְיָה {ס} מִבְּנֵי פַרְעֹשׁ זְכַרְיָה וְעִמּוֹ הִתְיַחֵשׂ לִזְכָרִים מֵאָה וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃ {ס}
Of the sons of Shechanyah [(who was)] of the sons of Parosh, Zecharayah [(the head of the family)]. And with him, in his genealogical line, one hundred and fifty males.
Of the sons of Shechanyah [(who was)] of the sons of Parosh, Zecharayah [(the head of the family)]. And with him, in his genealogical line, one hundred and fifty males.
Rashi
מבני שכניה מבני פרעש. משפחה אחת היא וזכריה הוא ראש המשפחה:
Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Parosh That is one family, and Zechariah was the head of the family.
ועמו. ועם יחס שלו היו מתיחסים הזכרים של משפחתו:
and with him With his lineage, the males of his family traced their lineage.
מִבְּנֵי פַּחַת מוֹאָב אֶלְיְהֽוֹעֵינַי בֶּן־זְרַֽחְיָה וְעִמּוֹ מָאתַיִם הַזְּכָרִֽים׃ {ס}
Of the sons of the governor of Moav, Elyehoeynai the son of Zerachyah, and with him two hundred males.
Of the sons of the governor of Moav, Elyehoeynai the son of Zerachyah, and with him two hundred males.
מִבְּנֵי שְׁכַנְיָה בֶּן־יַחֲזִיאֵל וְעִמּוֹ שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת הַזְּכָרִֽים׃ {ס}
Of the sons of Shechanyah, the son of Yachaziel, and with him, three hundred males.
Of the sons of Shechanyah, the son of Yachaziel, and with him, three hundred males.
וּמִבְּנֵי עָדִין עֶבֶד בֶּן־יוֹנָתָן וְעִמּוֹ חֲמִשִּׁים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃ {ס}
And of the sons of Adin, Even-ben-Yonathan, and with him, fifty males.
And of the sons of Adin, Even-ben-Yonathan, and with him, fifty males.
Rashi
עבד בן יונתן. כך שמו:
Ebed the son of Jonathan That was his name.
וּמִבְּנֵי עֵילָם יְשַֽׁעְיָה בֶּן־עֲתַלְיָה וְעִמּוֹ שִׁבְעִים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃ {ס}
And of the sons of Eilam, Yeshayah the son of Atalyah, and with him, seventy males.
And of the sons of Eilam, Yeshayah the son of Atalyah, and with him, seventy males.
וּמִבְּנֵי שְׁפַטְיָה זְבַדְיָה בֶּן־מִֽיכָאֵל וְעִמּוֹ שְׁמֹנִים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃ {ס}
And of the sons of Shefatyah, Zevadyah, the son of Michael, and with him, eighty males.
And of the sons of Shefatyah, Zevadyah, the son of Michael, and with him, eighty males.
מִבְּנֵי יוֹאָב עֹבַדְיָה בֶּן־יְחִיאֵל וְעִמּוֹ מָאתַיִם וּשְׁמֹנָה עָשָׂר הַזְּכָרִֽים׃ {ס}
Of the sons of Yoav, Ovadyah the son of Yechiel, and with him, two hundred and eighteen males.
Of the sons of Yoav, Ovadyah the son of Yechiel, and with him, two hundred and eighteen males.
וּמִבְּנֵי שְׁלוֹמִית בֶּן־יוֹסִפְיָה וְעִמּוֹ מֵאָה וְשִׁשִּׁים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃ {ס}
And of the sons of Shlomith, the son of Yosifyah, and with him, one hundred and sixty males.
And of the sons of Shlomith, the son of Yosifyah, and with him, one hundred and sixty males.
וּמִבְּנֵי בֵבַי זְכַרְיָה בֶּן־בֵּבָי וְעִמּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמֹנָה הַזְּכָרִֽים׃ {ס}
And of the sons of Bevai, Zecharyah the son of Bevai, and with him, twenty-eight males.
And of the sons of Bevai, Zecharyah the son of Bevai, and with him, twenty-eight males.
וּמִבְּנֵי עַזְגָּד יוֹחָנָן בֶּן־הַקָּטָן וְעִמּוֹ מֵאָה וַעֲשָׂרָה הַזְּכָרִֽים׃ {ס}
And of the sons of Azgad, Yochanan the son of Hakatan, and with him, one hundred and ten males.
And of the sons of Azgad, Yochanan the son of Hakatan, and with him, one hundred and ten males.
וּמִבְּנֵי אֲדֹנִיקָם אַחֲרֹנִים וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹתָם אֱלִיפֶלֶט יְעִיאֵל וּֽשְׁמַעְיָה וְעִמָּהֶם שִׁשִּׁים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃ {ס}
And of the sons of Adonikam, the last [(to follow Ezra)]. And these are their names: Elifelet, Ye'iel, and Shemayah, and with them, sixty males.
And of the sons of Adonikam, the last [(to follow Ezra)]. And these are their names: Elifelet, Ye'iel, and Shemayah, and with them, sixty males.
Rashi
אחרונים. שהיו אחרונים ללכת אחרי עזרא:
the last ones who were the last ones to go after Ezra.
וּמִבְּנֵי בִגְוַי עוּתַי (וזבוד) [וְזַכּוּר] וְעִמּוֹ שִׁבְעִים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃ {פ}
And of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zakkur, and with him, seventy males.
And of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zakkur, and with him, seventy males.
וָֽאֶקְבְּצֵם אֶל־הַנָּהָר הַבָּא אֶֽל־אַהֲוָא וַנַּחֲנֶה שָׁם יָמִים שְׁלֹשָׁה וָאָבִינָה בָעָם וּבַכֹּהֲנִים וּמִבְּנֵי לֵוִי לֹא־מָצָאתִי שָֽׁם׃
And I assembled them at the river that flows into [the river] Ahava, and we camped there for three days. And I surveyed the people and the priests, but I found none of the sons of Levi there.
And I assembled them at the river that flows into [the river] Ahava, and we camped there for three days. And I surveyed the people and the priests, but I found none of the sons of Levi there.
Rashi
אל הנהר הבא. אל הנהר הנובע:
to the flowing river Heb. אֶל הַנָהָר הַבָּא, lit. to the coming river.
אל אהוא. אל אותו הנהר:
to Ahava to that river.
ונחנה שם. והיינו חונים שם:
and we encamped there and we were camping there.
ואבינה בעם. נתתי לבי להבין בעם אשר נקבצו עמי:
and I surveyed the people I directed my attention to survey the people who had gathered with me.
וָאֶשְׁלְחָה לֶאֱלִיעֶזֶר לַאֲרִיאֵל לִֽשְׁמַעְיָה וּלְאֶלְנָתָן וּלְיָרִיב וּלְאֶלְנָתָן וּלְנָתָן וְלִזְכַרְיָה וְלִמְשֻׁלָּם רָאשִׁים וּלְיוֹיָרִיב וּלְאֶלְנָתָן מְבִינִֽים׃
And I sent Eliezer, Shemayah, Elnathan, Yariv, Elnathan, Nathan, Zecharyah, Meshulam, heads [i.e., eminent men], and Yoyariv and Elnathan, sage men,
And I sent Eliezer, Shemayah, Elnathan, Yariv, Elnathan, Nathan, Zecharyah, Meshulam, heads [i.e., eminent men], and Yoyariv and Elnathan, sage men,
Rashi
ואשלחה לאליעזר וגו'. ראשים, גדולים:
And I sent to Eliezer...the heads the great men.
מבינים. חכמים היו:
the wise men Heb. מְבִינִים, lit. understanding. They were wise men.
(ואוצאה) [וָאֲצַוֶּה] אוֹתָם עַל־אִדּוֹ הָרֹאשׁ בְּכָסִפְיָא הַמָּקוֹם וָאָשִׂימָה בְּפִיהֶם דְּבָרִים לְדַבֵּר אֶל־אִדּוֹ אָחִיו (הנתונים) [הַנְּתִינִים] בְּכָסִפְיָא הַמָּקוֹם לְהָֽבִיא־לָנוּ מְשָׁרְתִים לְבֵית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
And I charged them unto Iddo, the head, in the place Kasifya, and I placed in their mouths words to speak to Iddo [and to] his brother, the Nethinim, in the place Kasifya, to bring us ministrants to [serve in] the house of our G-d.
And I charged them unto Iddo, the head, in the place Kasifya, and I placed in their mouths words to speak to Iddo [and to] his brother, the Nethinim, in the place Kasifya, to bring us ministrants to [serve in] the house of our G-d.
Rashi
ואצוה אותם וגו'. שלחתים וצויתים לדבר אל אדו שהוא גדול וחשוב אשר בכספיא:
And I commanded them, etc. I sent them and commanded them to speak to Iddo, who was the greatest and most esteemed in Casiphia.
על אדו. אל אדו:
to Iddo Heb. עַל אִדוֹ, lit. about Iddo.
ואשימה בפיהם. שמתי בפיהם דברים לדבר בשליחותי אל אדו ואחיו שהם נתונים ומיושבים בכספיא להביא לנו משרתים לעבוד בבית המקדש:
and I put...into their mouth I put into their mouth words to speak as my emissary to Iddo and his brother, who were placed and settled in Casiphia, to bring us servants to serve in the Temple.
בכספיא. שם מקום בבבל:
in Casiphia the name of a place in Babylon.
אל אדו אחיו. שם אדם:
Ahiv the name of a man.
הנתינים. כמו הנתינים ועל כן נכתב בוי"ו:
who were settled Heb. הַנְתִינִים, like הַנְתוּנִים, those who were settled. Therefore, it is written with a “vav.”
וַיָּבִיאּוּ לָנוּ כְּיַד־אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַטּוֹבָה עָלֵינוּ אִישׁ שֶׂכֶל {ס} מִבְּנֵי מַחְלִי בֶּן־לֵוִי בֶּן־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְשֵׁרֵבְיָה וּבָנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁמֹנָה עָשָֽׂר׃
And they brought us, according to the goodness of the hand of G-d upon us, a man of wisdom of the sons of Machli the son of Levi the son of Israel, and Sherevyah and his sons and his brothers, eighteen [(all Levites)].
And they brought us, according to the goodness of the hand of G-d upon us, a man of wisdom of the sons of Machli the son of Levi the son of Israel, and Sherevyah and his sons and his brothers, eighteen [(all Levites)].
Rashi
כיד אלהינו. כאשר היתה הצלחתו של הקדוש ברוך הוא עלינו:
according to the hand of our God just as the success of the Holy One, blessed be He, was upon us.
איש שכל. חכם:
a man of intellect a wise man.
מבני מחלי וגו'. כולם הללו לוים:
of the sons of Mahli... All these were Levites.
וְאֶת־חֲשַׁבְיָה וְאִתּוֹ יְשַֽׁעְיָה מִבְּנֵי מְרָרִי אֶחָיו וּבְנֵיהֶם עֶשְׂרִֽים׃ {ס}
And Chashavyah and with him Yeshayah, of the sons of Merari, [and] twenty of his kinsmen and their sons.
And Chashavyah and with him Yeshayah, of the sons of Merari, [and] twenty of his kinsmen and their sons.
וּמִן־הַנְּתִינִים שֶׁנָּתַן דָּוִיד וְהַשָּׂרִים לַעֲבֹדַת הַלְוִיִּם נְתִינִים מָאתַיִם וְעֶשְׂרִים כֻּלָּם נִקְּבוּ בְשֵׁמֽוֹת׃
And of the Nethinim assigned by David and the chiefs for the service of the Levites [(in the Temple)], two hundred and twenty Nethinim, all designated by name.
And of the Nethinim assigned by David and the chiefs for the service of the Levites [(in the Temple)], two hundred and twenty Nethinim, all designated by name.
Rashi
ומן הנתינים. ומן העבדים נתינים שנתן דוד המלך ושרי ישראל עלו עמהם:
And of the Nethinites And of the slaves, the Nethnites that King David had appointed, and the chefs of Israel ascended with them.
וָאֶקְרָא שָׁם צוֹם עַל־הַנָּהָר אַהֲוָא לְהִתְעַנּוֹת לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהֵינוּ לְבַקֵּשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְשָׁרָה לָנוּ וּלְטַפֵּנוּ וּלְכׇל־רְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ׃
And I called out there a fast on the river Ahava, to observe a fast before our G-d to ask of Him [that he lead us] on a straight path [(to peace)] for us, for our children, and for all that we possess.
And I called out there a fast on the river Ahava, to observe a fast before our G-d to ask of Him [that he lead us] on a straight path [(to peace)] for us, for our children, and for all that we possess.
Rashi
להתענות. לישב בתענית:
to fast Heb. לְהִתְעַנוֹת to fast.
דרך ישרה. שיוליכני המקום לשלום:
a straight way that the Omnipresent lead us in peace.
כִּי בֹשְׁתִּי לִשְׁאוֹל מִן־הַמֶּלֶךְ חַיִל וּפָרָשִׁים לְעׇזְרֵנוּ מֵאוֹיֵב בַּדָּרֶךְ כִּֽי־אָמַרְנוּ לַמֶּלֶךְ לֵאמֹר יַד־אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַל־כׇּל־מְבַקְשָׁיו לְטוֹבָה וְעֻזּוֹ וְאַפּוֹ עַל כׇּל־עֹזְבָֽיו׃
For I was ashamed to request of the king [(an escort of)] troops and riders to help us against the foe on the way. For we had said to the king: The hand of our G-d is upon all those who seek Him, for good; and His might and wrath are against all those who forsake Him.
For I was ashamed to request of the king [(an escort of)] troops and riders to help us against the foe on the way. For we had said to the king: The hand of our G-d is upon all those who seek Him, for good; and His might and wrath are against all those who forsake Him.
Rashi
כי בושתי. שהרי נתביישתי מן המלך שלא רציתי לשאול לו רכב ופרשים כדי לתיירנו:
For I was ashamed For I was ashamed of the king, and I did not wish to request of him chariots and horsemen in order to guide us.
כי אמרנו. שהרי כבר אמרנו אל דריוש המלך שהקב"ה מטיב למבקשיו ושופך אפו וחמתו על עוזביו:
for we had said For we had already said to King Darius that the Holy One, blessed be He, benefits those who seek Him and pours out His wrath and His anger upon those who forsake Him.
וַנָּצוּמָה וַנְּבַקְשָׁה מֵאֱלֹהֵינוּ עַל־זֹאת וַיֵּעָתֵר לָֽנוּ׃
And we fasted and entreated our G-d for this, and He was entreated of us [(and brought us to Jerusalem in peace)].
And we fasted and entreated our G-d for this, and He was entreated of us [(and brought us to Jerusalem in peace)].
Rashi
ויעתר לנו. וקבל תפלתינו שבאנו לירושלים לשלום:
and He accepted our prayer for we arrived safely in Jerusalem.
וָאַבְדִּילָה מִשָּׂרֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָה חֲשַׁבְיָה וְעִמָּהֶם מֵאֲחֵיהֶם עֲשָׂרָֽה׃
And I had selected [(when I was there on the river Ahava)] twelve of the chiefs of the priests: Sherevyah, Chashavyah, and with them, ten of their brethren.
And I had selected [(when I was there on the river Ahava)] twelve of the chiefs of the priests: Sherevyah, Chashavyah, and with them, ten of their brethren.
Rashi
ואבדילה. וכאשר הייתי שם על נהר אהוא הבדלתי משרי הכהנים ושקלתי להם הכסף והזהב ליתן באוצרות בית ה':
And I separated And when I was there by the river Ahava, I separated some of the chiefs of the priests and weighed out the silver and the gold for them to deposit into the treasuries of the House of the Lord.
(ואשקולה) [וָאֶשְׁקֳלָה] לָהֶם אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף וְאֶת־הַזָּהָב וְאֶת־הַכֵּלִים תְּרוּמַת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַהֵרִימוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ וְיֹעֲצָיו וְשָׂרָיו וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל הַנִּמְצָאִֽים׃
And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the contribution for the house of our G-d, donated by the king and his counselors and his chiefs and all of Israel who were found [in Bavel].
And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the contribution for the house of our G-d, donated by the king and his counselors and his chiefs and all of Israel who were found [in Bavel].
Rashi
ההרימו. אשר הרימו הנמצאים בבבל:
which...had offered which those living in Babylon had offered.
וָאֶשְׁקְלָה עַל־יָדָם כֶּסֶף כִּכָּרִים שֵֽׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים וּכְלֵי־כֶסֶף מֵאָה לְכִכָּרִים זָהָב מֵאָה כִכָּֽר׃
And I weighed out to them six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and one hundred silver vessels, each a talent, [and] one hundred talents of gold.
And I weighed out to them six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and one hundred silver vessels, each a talent, [and] one hundred talents of gold.
Rashi
וכלי כסף מאה לככרים. ככר בכל כלי:
and one hundred silver vessels by talents one talent for each vessel.
וּכְפֹרֵי זָהָב עֶשְׂרִים לַאֲדַרְכֹנִים אָלֶף וּכְלֵי נְחֹשֶׁת מֻצְהָב טוֹבָה שְׁנַיִם חֲמוּדֹת כַּזָּהָֽב׃
And twenty golden basins of one thousand darkons, and two vessels of fine glowing copper, precious as gold.
And twenty golden basins of one thousand darkons, and two vessels of fine glowing copper, precious as gold.
Rashi
וכפורי. מזרקים:
And...sprinkling bowls bowls for sprinkling [the blood of the sacrifices].
לאדרכונים אלף. מין מטבע אלף דרכונים היו בב' כפורי זהב הללו:
of one thousand darics a type of coin. There were one thousand darics in these twenty sprinkling bowls of gold.
מוצהב. משל נחושת מוצהב (או) מין מטבע של נחושת:
golden of golden copper (or) a type of copper coin.
טובה. ל' נקבה קורא לנחושת:
fine Heb. טוֹבָה, the feminine form, modifying copper (נְחֹשֶּׁת).
שנים. שני כלים:
two two vessels.
חמודות כזהב. הכלים קורא חמודות בל' נקבה:
precious as gold Heb. חֲמוּדוֹת כַּזָהָב. He calls the vessels חֲמוּדוֹת in the feminine form.
וָאֹמְרָה אֲלֵהֶם אַתֶּם קֹדֶשׁ לַיהֹוָה וְהַכֵּלִים קֹדֶשׁ וְהַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב נְדָבָה לַיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
And I said to them [(to those priests)]: You are holy to the L-rd, and the vessels are holy, and the silver and the gold are a gift to the L-rd, the G-d of your fathers.
And I said to them [(to those priests)]: You are holy to the L-rd, and the vessels are holy, and the silver and the gold are a gift to the L-rd, the G-d of your fathers.
Rashi
אליהם. לאותן שרי הכהנים:
to them to these chiefs of the priests.
שִׁקְדוּ וְשִׁמְרוּ עַֽד־תִּשְׁקְלוּ לִפְנֵי שָׂרֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם וְשָׂרֵֽי־הָאָבוֹת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בִּירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם הַלִּשְׁכוֹת בֵּית יְהֹוָֽה׃
Take care in guarding (them) until you reposit them with the chiefs of the priests and the Levites and the chiefs of the fathers' [houses] of Israel in Jerusalem (in) the treasuries of the house of the L-rd.
Take care in guarding (them) until you reposit them with the chiefs of the priests and the Levites and the chiefs of the fathers' [houses] of Israel in Jerusalem (in) the treasuries of the house of the L-rd.
Rashi
הלשכות בית ה'. כדי ליתן בלשכות הבית:
the chambers of the House of the Lord in order to deposit them in the chambers of the Temple.
וְקִבְּלוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם מִשְׁקַל הַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב וְהַכֵּלִים לְהָבִיא לִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם לְבֵית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ {פ}
And the priests and the Levites received the count of the silver and the gold and the vessels to bring to Jerusalem to the house of our G-d.
And the priests and the Levites received the count of the silver and the gold and the vessels to bring to Jerusalem to the house of our G-d.
וַֽנִּסְּעָה מִנְּהַר אַֽהֲוָא בִּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר לַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן לָלֶכֶת יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְיַד־אֱלֹהֵינוּ הָיְתָה עָלֵינוּ וַיַּצִּילֵנוּ מִכַּף אוֹיֵב וְאוֹרֵב עַל־הַדָּֽרֶךְ׃
And we traveled from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month [(Nissan)] to go to Jerusalem. And the hand of our G-d was upon us, and He rescued us from the hand of foe and brigand on the way.
And we traveled from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month [(Nissan)] to go to Jerusalem. And the hand of our G-d was upon us, and He rescued us from the hand of foe and brigand on the way.
Rashi
בשנים עשר לחודש הראשון. בשנים עשר לניסן:
on the twelfth of the first month on the twelfth of Nissan
ויד אלהינו היתה עלינו. להצליחנו על הדרך אשר הלכנו עליה:
the hand of our God was upon us to cause us to succeed in the way that we traversed.
וַנָּבוֹא יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וַנֵּשֶׁב שָׁם יָמִים שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃
And we came to Jerusalem and we stayed there for three days.
And we came to Jerusalem and we stayed there for three days.
וּבַיּוֹם הָרְבִיעִי נִשְׁקַל הַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב וְהַכֵּלִים בְּבֵית אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַל יַד־מְרֵמוֹת בֶּן־אֽוּרִיָּה הַכֹּהֵן וְעִמּוֹ אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־פִּֽינְחָס וְעִמָּהֶם יוֹזָבָד בֶּן־יֵשׁוּעַ וְנֽוֹעַדְיָה בֶן־בִּנּוּי הַלְוִיִּֽם׃
And on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were reposited in the house of our G-d with Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him, Elazar the son of Pinchas, and with them, Yozavad the son of Yeshua and Noadyah the son of Binui, the Levites.
And on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were reposited in the house of our G-d with Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him, Elazar the son of Pinchas, and with them, Yozavad the son of Yeshua and Noadyah the son of Binui, the Levites.
בְּמִסְפָּר בְּמִשְׁקָל לַכֹּל וַיִּכָּתֵב כׇּֽל־הַמִּשְׁקָל בָּעֵת הַהִֽיא׃ {פ}
All [was reposited] in number and weight [(as it had been received)], and the entire count was recorded at that time.
All [was reposited] in number and weight [(as it had been received)], and the entire count was recorded at that time.
Rashi
במספר במשקל לכל. מספר הכלים ומשקלם כאשר קבלוהו כך היה נשקל כולו כאשר פרעוהו:
Everything was counted and weighed The number of the vessels and their weights was the same when they received them as when they itemized them.
הַבָּאִים מֵֽהַשְּׁבִי בְנֵֽי־הַגּוֹלָה הִקְרִיבוּ עֹלוֹת ׀ לֵאלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל פָּרִים שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר עַל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵילִים ׀ תִּשְׁעִים וְשִׁשָּׁה כְּבָשִׂים שִׁבְעִים וְשִׁבְעָה צְפִירֵי חַטָּאת שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר הַכֹּל עוֹלָה לַיהֹוָֽה׃ {פ}
The sons of the exile who came from captivity [with Ezra] sacrificed burnt-offerings to the G-d of Israel: bulls, twelve, for all [the tribes of] Israel; rams, ninety-six; sheep, seventy-seven; goats [sacrificed as] sin-offerings, twelve — all sacrificed [in their entirety] to the L-rd.
The sons of the exile who came from captivity [with Ezra] sacrificed burnt-offerings to the G-d of Israel: bulls, twelve, for all [the tribes of] Israel; rams, ninety-six; sheep, seventy-seven; goats [sacrificed as] sin-offerings, twelve — all sacrificed [in their entirety] to the L-rd.
Rashi
הבאים מהשבי בני הגולה. הללו אשר באו עם עזרא:
Those coming from captivity, the people of the exile those who came with Ezra.
הקריבו עולות. הכל עולה והוראת שעה היתה:
offered up burnt offerings all were burnt offerings, and it was a temporary ruling.
וַֽיִּתְּנוּ ׀ אֶת־דָּתֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וּפַחֲווֹת עֵבֶר הַנָּהָר וְנִשְּׂאוּ אֶת־הָעָם וְאֶת־בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ {ס}
And they imparted the edicts of the king [viz. chapter 7] to the king's satraps and to the governors of this side of the river, and they [(the latter)] exalted the people and the house of G-d.
And they imparted the edicts of the king [viz. chapter 7] to the king's satraps and to the governors of this side of the river, and they [(the latter)] exalted the people and the house of G-d.
Rashi
ויתנו את דתי המלך. הללו עולי גולה ספרו מצות דריוש המלך לגדולי המלך רואי פניו:
And they gave the king’s decrees These returnees from exile related King Darius’s mandate to the officers of the king, those who see his face.
ופחוות. כמו ופחות:
and the governors Heb. וּפַחֲווֹת, like וְפַחוֹת.
עבר הנהר. אותן של צד ארץ ישראל הן בעבר הנהר ליושבי בבל:
the land beyond the river those on the side of the land of Israel, who are considered as being beyond the river of the inhabitants of Babylon.
ונשאו. שהיו מנשאין ומסייעין:
and they exalted They were exalting and assisting.
ואלה ראשי אבותיהם. של עולים:
And these are the heads of their fathers’ houses of the immigrants.