Tanach
Malachi 3 מלאכי ג׳
Part of: Petuchah, Malachi 2:17Petuchah, Malachi 3:13Petuchah, Malachi 3:19Petuchah, Malachi 3:22
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הִנְנִי שֹׁלֵחַ מַלְאָכִי וּפִנָּה־דֶרֶךְ לְפָנָי וּפִתְאֹם יָבוֹא אֶל־הֵיכָלוֹ הָאָדוֹן ׀ אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּם מְבַקְשִׁים וּמַלְאַךְ הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּם חֲפֵצִים הִנֵּה־בָא אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall clear the way before me: and the Lord, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you delight in, behold, he shall come, says the Lord of hosts.
Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall clear the way before me: and the Lord, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you delight in, behold, he shall come, says the Lord of hosts.
Rashi
וּמַלְאַךְ הַבְּרִית. נוֹקֵם נְקַם בְּרִית.
and the angel of the covenant who avenges the revenge of the covenant.
וּפִנָּה דֶרֶךְ. מִן הָרְשָׁעִים.
and he will clear a way of the wicked.
הָאָדוֹן אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם מְבַקְשִׁים. אֱלֹהֵי הַמִּשְׁפָּט.
the Lord Whom you seek The God of justice.
וּמִי מְכַלְכֵּל אֶת־יוֹם בּוֹאוֹ וּמִי הָעֹמֵד בְּהֵרָאוֹתוֹ כִּי־הוּא כְּאֵשׁ מְצָרֵף וּכְבֹרִית מְכַבְּסִֽים׃
But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appears? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like the washers’ soap:
But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appears? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like the washers’ soap:
Rashi
וּמִי מְכַלְכֵּל. וּמִי יָכִיל.
Now who can abide This is synonymous with; וּמִי יָכִיל
וּמִי הָעוֹמֵד. שֶׁיּוּכַל לַעֲמֹד.
and who will stand Will be able to stand.
וּכְבֹרִית מְכַבְּסִים. כְּבוֹרִית שֶׁל מְכַבְּסִים, שֶׁמַּעֲבִיר אֶת כָּל הַכֶּתֶם, כֵּן יַעֲבִיר כָּל הָרִשְׁעָה. בּוֹרִית – עֵשֶׂב הוּא שֶׁמַּעֲבִיר אֶת הַכֶּתֶם, בְּלַעַ״ז שנייר״א. וּלְשׁוֹן ׳בּוֹרִית׳ – יְדַבֵּר הַמְּצַחְצֵחַ וּמְטַהֵר, כְּמוֹ (תהלים עג:א) ״לְבָרֵי לֵבָב״.
and like fullers’ soap Like soap used by the fullers, which removes the entire stain. So will he remove all the wickedness. and like soap It is an herb which removes stains, erbe savonijere in Old French, probably soapwort. The word בֹּרִית signifies a thing that cleans and purifies, as in (Ps. 73:1), “to the pure of heart.”
וְיָשַׁב מְצָרֵף וּמְטַהֵר כֶּסֶף וְטִהַר אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־לֵוִי וְזִקַּק אֹתָם כַּזָּהָב וְכַכָּסֶף וְהָיוּ לַֽיהֹוָה מַגִּישֵׁי מִנְחָה בִּצְדָקָֽה׃
and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them like gold and silver, that they may offer to the Lord an offering in righteousness.
and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them like gold and silver, that they may offer to the Lord an offering in righteousness.
Rashi
וְיָשַׁב מְצָרֵף. יִפְנֶה מִכָּל עֲסָקָיו לִהְיוֹת כְּצוֹרֵף הַמְּצָרֵף וּמְטַהֵר כֶּסֶף.
And he shall sit refining He will free himself from all his affairs to be like a refiner, who refines and purifies silver.
וְעָֽרְבָה לַֽיהֹוָה מִנְחַת יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם כִּימֵי עוֹלָם וּכְשָׁנִים קַדְמֹנִיֹּֽת׃
Then shall the offering of Yehuda and Yerushalayim be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
Then shall the offering of Yehuda and Yerushalayim be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
וְקָרַבְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם לַמִּשְׁפָּט וְהָיִיתִי ׀ עֵד מְמַהֵר בַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים וּבַמְנָאֲפִים וּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִים לַשָּׁקֶר וּבְעֹשְׁקֵי שְׂכַר־שָׂכִיר אַלְמָנָה וְיָתוֹם וּמַטֵּי־גֵר וְלֹא יְרֵאוּנִי אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, says the Lord of hosts.
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, says the Lord of hosts.
כִּי אֲנִי יְהֹוָה לֹא שָׁנִיתִי וְאַתֶּם בְּנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹב לֹא כְלִיתֶֽם׃
For I am the Lord, I do not change; therefore you sons of Ya῾aqov are not consumed.
For I am the Lord, I do not change; therefore you sons of Ya῾aqov are not consumed.
Rashi
כִּי אֲנִי ה׳ לֹא שָׁנִיתִי. אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֲנִי מַאֲרִיךְ אַפִּי, לֹא שִׁנָּה דַּעְתִּי עָלַי מִבָּרִאשׁוֹנָה, לֶאֱהֹב אֶת הָרַע וְלִשְׂנֹא אֶת הַטּוֹב.
For I, the Lord, have not changed Although I keep back My anger for a long time, My mind has not changed from the way it was originally, to love evil and to hate good.
וְאַתֶּם בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב. אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁמֵּתִים אַתֶּם בְּרָעַתְכֶם וְלֹא גָבִיתִי מִן הָרְשָׁעִים בַּחַיִּים.
and you, the sons of Jacob Although you die in your evil, and I have not requited the wicked in their lifetime
לֹא כְלִיתֶם. אֵינְכֶם כָּלִים מִלְּפָנַי, וְהִנַּחְתִּי לִי הַנְּפָשׁוֹת לִגְבּוֹת מֵהֶם דִּינִי בְּגֵיהִנֹּם. וְכֵן תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: ״וְאַתּוּן דְּבֵית יַעֲקֹב דְּמַאן דְּמִית בְּעָלְמָא הָדֵין דִּינֵיהּ פָּסוֹק״. כְּלוֹמַר, אַתֶּם סְבוּרִים לוֹמַר: דִּינִי בָּטֵל, שֶׁאֵין עוֹד לִפָּרַע מִמֶּנּוּ. וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ פֵּרְשׁוּהוּ: ״לֹא שָׁנִיתִי״ – לֹא הִכֵּיתִי אֶת מִי וְשָׁנִיתִי לוֹ. אֲבָל אֶתְכֶם, הֶעֱמַדְתִּי אַחַר פֻּרְעָנוּת הַרְבֵּה, וְחִצַּי כָּלִים, וְאַתֶּם אֵינְכֶם כָּלִים.
you have not reached the end You are not finished from before Me, for I have left over the souls to be requited in Gehinnom. And so did Jonathan render. And you of the House of Jacob, who think that whoever dies in this world, his verdict has already ended, that is to say, you think that My verdict has been nullified, that he will no longer be punished. Our Sages (Sotah 9a), however, explained it: לֹא שָׁנִיתִי - I did not strike a nation and repeat a blow to it; but as for you, I have kept you up after much punishment, and My arrows are ended, but you are not ended.
לְמִימֵי אֲבֹתֵיכֶם סַרְתֶּם מֵֽחֻקַּי וְלֹא שְׁמַרְתֶּם שׁוּבוּ אֵלַי וְאָשׁוּבָה אֲלֵיכֶם אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת וַאֲמַרְתֶּם בַּמֶּה נָשֽׁוּב׃
From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. But you have said, With what shall we return?
From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. But you have said, With what shall we return?
הֲיִקְבַּע אָדָם אֱלֹהִים כִּי אַתֶּם קֹבְעִים אֹתִי וַאֲמַרְתֶּם בַּמֶּה קְבַֽעֲנוּךָ הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂר וְהַתְּרוּמָֽה׃
Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed me. But you say, In what have we robbed Thee? In tithes and offerings.
Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed me. But you say, In what have we robbed Thee? In tithes and offerings.
Rashi
הֲיִקְבַּע אָדָם. רַבּוֹתֵינוּ דָּרְשׁוּ לְשׁוֹן ׳גְּזֵלָה׳, וּלְשׁוֹן אֲרַמִּי הוּא.
Will a man rob Our Sages explained this as an expression of robbery, and it is an Aramaism.
הַמַּעֲשֵׂר וְהַתְּרוּמָה. שֶׁאַתֶּם גּוֹזְלִים מִן הַכֹּהֲנִים וּמִן הַלְוִיִּם, הִיא גְּזֵלָתִי.
With tithes and with the terumah levy The tithes and the terumah - levy that you steal from the priests and the Levites is tantamount to robbing Me.
בַּמְּאֵרָה אַתֶּם נֵֽאָרִים וְאֹתִי אַתֶּם קֹבְעִים הַגּוֹי כֻּלּֽוֹ׃
You are cursed with a curse: for you have robbed me, this whole nation.
You are cursed with a curse: for you have robbed me, this whole nation.
Rashi
בַּמְּאֵרָה אַתֶּם נֵאָרִים. עַל עָוֹן זֶה, שֶׁאֲנִי שׁוֹלֵחַ קְלָלָה בְּמַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיכֶם, וְאַף עַל פִּי כֵן אוֹתִי אַתֶּם קוֹבְעִים.
You are cursed with a curse because of this iniquity, for which I send a curse into the work of your hands; but nevertheless, you rob Me.
הָבִיאוּ אֶת־כׇּל־הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂר אֶל־בֵּית הָאוֹצָר וִיהִי טֶרֶף בְּבֵיתִי וּבְחָנוּנִי נָא בָּזֹאת אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת אִם־לֹא אֶפְתַּח לָכֶם אֵת אֲרֻבּוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם וַהֲרִיקֹתִי לָכֶם בְּרָכָה עַד־בְּלִי־דָֽי׃
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house, and put me to the test with that, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open for you the windows of heaven, and pour out for you blessing immeasurable.
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house, and put me to the test with that, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open for you the windows of heaven, and pour out for you blessing immeasurable.
Rashi
וִיהִי טֶרֶף. יְהִי מָזוֹן מָצוּי לְשַׁמָּשַׁי.
so that there may be nourishment in My House There shall be food accessible for My servants.
וְגָעַרְתִּי לָכֶם בָּֽאֹכֵל וְלֹא־יַשְׁחִת לָכֶם אֶת־פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה וְלֹא־תְשַׁכֵּל לָכֶם הַגֶּפֶן בַּשָּׂדֶה אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; nor shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, says the Lord of hosts.
And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; nor shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, says the Lord of hosts.
Rashi
וְגָעַרְתִּי לָכֶם בָּאֹכֵל. בֶּחָסִיל וְגָזָם, הָאוֹכֵל לָכֶם אֶת תְּבוּאַת הַשָּׂדֶה וְהַגֶּפֶן.
And I will rebuke the devourer for your sake The finishing locusts and the shearing locusts, which devour the grain of your field and your vines.
וְאִשְּׁרוּ אֶתְכֶם כׇּל־הַגּוֹיִם כִּֽי־תִהְיוּ אַתֶּם אֶרֶץ חֵפֶץ אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃ {פ}
And all nations shall call you blessed: for you shall be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.
And all nations shall call you blessed: for you shall be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.
Rashi
אֶרֶץ חֵפֶץ. אֶרֶץ שֶׁחֶפְצִי בָּהּ.
a desirable land A land that I desire.
חָזְקוּ עָלַי דִּבְרֵיכֶם אָמַר יְהֹוָה וַאֲמַרְתֶּם מַה־נִּדְבַּרְנוּ עָלֶֽיךָ׃
Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. Yet you say, What have we spoken against Thee?
Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. Yet you say, What have we spoken against Thee?
אֲמַרְתֶּם שָׁוְא עֲבֹד אֱלֹהִים וּמַה־בֶּצַע כִּי שָׁמַרְנוּ מִשְׁמַרְתּוֹ וְכִי הָלַכְנוּ קְדֹרַנִּית מִפְּנֵי יְהֹוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
You have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts?
You have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts?
Rashi
שָׁוְא עֲבֹד אֱלֹהִים. עַל חִנָּם נַעַבְדֶנּוּ, כִּי לֹא נְקַבֵּל שָׂכָר.
“It is futile to serve God” We worship Him for nothing, for we will receive no reward.
קְדֹרַנִּית. בִּשְׁפַל רוּחַ.
in anxious worry with low spirits.
וְעַתָּה אֲנַחְנוּ מְאַשְּׁרִים זֵדִים גַּם־נִבְנוּ עֹשֵׂי רִשְׁעָה גַּם בָּחֲנוּ אֱלֹהִים וַיִּמָּלֵֽטוּ׃
And now we call the proud happy; they who work wickedness are even built up; even they who tempt God escape.
And now we call the proud happy; they who work wickedness are even built up; even they who tempt God escape.
Rashi
וְעַתָּה אֲנַחְנוּ מְאַשְּׁרִים וְגוֹ׳. אֲנַחְנוּ עֲבַדְנוּהוּ וְשָׁמַרְנוּ מִשְׁמַרְתּוֹ, וְעַתָּה רוֹאִים אֵלּוּ הָרְשָׁעִים מַצְלִיחִים, עַד כִּי מְאַשְּׁרִים אָנוּ אוֹתָם עַל מַעֲשֵׂה רִשְׁעָם.
And now we praise the bold transgressors, etc. We worshipped Him and kept His charge, but now we see that the wicked are prospering - to the extent that we praise them for the wicked deeds.
גַּם בָּחֲנוּ אֱלֹהִים. לוֹמַר: ״נִרְאֶה מַה יּוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת לָנוּ״. וַיִּמָּלֵטוּ מִן הָרָעָה, וְלֹא נִכְשְׁלוּ.
Yea, they tempt God, saying, “Let us see what He will be able to do to us.” and they have, nevertheless, escaped harm, and they have not stumbled.
אָז נִדְבְּרוּ יִרְאֵי יְהֹוָה אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ וַיַּקְשֵׁב יְהֹוָה וַיִּשְׁמָע וַיִּכָּתֵב סֵפֶר זִכָּרוֹן לְפָנָיו לְיִרְאֵי יְהֹוָה וּלְחֹשְׁבֵי שְׁמֽוֹ׃
Then they who feared the Lord spoke to one another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for those who feared the Lord, and took heed of his name.
Then they who feared the Lord spoke to one another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for those who feared the Lord, and took heed of his name.
Rashi
אָז נִדְבְּרוּ וְגוֹ׳. אֲנִי מֵשִׁיב עַל דִּבְרֵיכֶם: אָז, בַּעֲשׂוֹת הָרְשָׁעִים רִשְׁעָם, וְהַטּוֹבִים הָלְכוּ קְדוֹרַנִּית מִפָּנַי, שֶׁנִּדְבְּרוּ יִרְאֵי ה׳ שֶׁלֹּא לִדָּבֵק בְּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם הָרָעִים. וַאֲנִי - לֹא נִשְׁכְּחוּ דִבְרֵיכֶם מִלְּפָנַי, וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵינִי מְמַהֵר לְהָשִׁיב גְּמוּל, כִּי הִקְשַׁבְתִּי וְשָׁמַעְתִּי, וְצִוִּיתִי לִכְתֹּב לָהֶם סֵפֶר זִכָּרוֹן, וְהָיוּ לִי דִבְרֵיהֶם מְקֻיָּמִים.
Then the God-fearing men spoke, etc. I retort upon your words then, when the wicked commit evil and the good go about in anxious worry because of Me. The God-fearing men spoke to one another not to adopt their evil deeds; and, as for Me, their words are not forgotten to Me. And although I do not hasten to visit retribution, I have hearkened and heard, and I have commanded that a book of remembrance be written for them. Their words shall be preserved for Me.
וְהָיוּ לִי אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת לַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה סְגֻלָּה וְחָמַלְתִּי עֲלֵיהֶם כַּֽאֲשֶׁר יַחְמֹל אִישׁ עַל־בְּנוֹ הָעֹבֵד אֹתֽוֹ׃
And they shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, on that day which I appoint as my particular day; and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.
And they shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, on that day which I appoint as my particular day; and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.
Rashi
לַיוֹם אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה סְגֻלָּה. אֲשֶׁר אָצַרְתִּי וְהִנַּחְתִּי לְשַׁלֵּם בּוֹ גְּמוּלִי, שָׁם אַרְאֶה אֶתְכֶם מַה בֵּין צַדִּיק לְרָשָׁע.
for that day when I make a treasure that I have stored and put away, with which to pay My reward. There I will show you what the difference is between a righteous man and a wicked man.
סְגֻלָּה. אוֹצָר, איישטו״י בְּלַעַ״ז.
a treasure a treasure; estouj, estui in Old French.
וְשַׁבְתֶּם וּרְאִיתֶם בֵּין צַדִּיק לְרָשָׁע בֵּין עֹבֵד אֱלֹהִים לַאֲשֶׁר לֹא עֲבָדֽוֹ׃ {פ}
Then you shall return, and see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serves God and him that does not serve him.
Then you shall return, and see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serves God and him that does not serve him.
כִּֽי־הִנֵּה הַיּוֹם בָּא בֹּעֵר כַּתַּנּוּר וְהָיוּ כׇל־זֵדִים וְכׇל־עֹשֵׂה רִשְׁעָה קַשׁ וְלִהַט אֹתָם הַיּוֹם הַבָּא אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יַעֲזֹב לָהֶם שֹׁרֶשׁ וְעָנָֽף׃
For, behold, that day is coming; it burns like a furnace; and all the arrogant, and all who do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that is coming shall burn them up, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
For, behold, that day is coming; it burns like a furnace; and all the arrogant, and all who do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that is coming shall burn them up, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
Rashi
כִּי הִנֵּה הַיּוֹם בָּא. יוֹם זֶה לְשׁוֹן שֶׁמֶשׁ הוּא, שֶׁכָּךְ אָמְרוּ חֲכָמִים: אֵין גֵּיהִנֹּם לֶעָתִיד לָבֹא, אֶלָּא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מוֹצִיא חַמָּה מִנַּרְתִּיקָהּ, וּרְשָׁעִים נִדּוֹנִים בָּהּ, וְצַדִּיקִים מִתְרַפְּאִין בָּהּ. וְזֶהוּ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וְזָרְחָה לָכֶם יִרְאֵי וְגוֹ׳״.
For lo, the sun comes This instance of יוֹם is an expression of sun, for so did the Sages state that there will be no Gehinnom in the future, but the Holy One, blessed be He, will take the sun out of its case; the wicked will be punished thereby and the righteous will be healed thereby. That is the meaning of what is stated (verse 20): “And the sun of mercy shall rise for you who fear My Name, etc.”
שֹׁרֶשׁ וְעָנָף. ״בְּרָא וּבַר בְּרָא״.
neither root nor branch Neither son nor grandson
וְזָרְחָה לָכֶם יִרְאֵי שְׁמִי שֶׁמֶשׁ צְדָקָה וּמַרְפֵּא בִּכְנָפֶיהָ וִיצָאתֶם וּפִשְׁתֶּם כְּעֶגְלֵי מַרְבֵּֽק׃
But to you who fear my name the sun of righteousness shall arise with healing in its wings; and you shall go out, and leap like calves from the stall.
But to you who fear my name the sun of righteousness shall arise with healing in its wings; and you shall go out, and leap like calves from the stall.
Rashi
וּפִשְׁתֶּם. לְשׁוֹן ׳שֹׁמֶן׳, כְּמוֹ (ירמיהו נ:יא) ״כִּי תָפוּשׁוּ כְּעֶגְלָה דָשָׁה״.
and be fat an expression of fat, as in (Jer. 50: 11), “as you become fat, like a threshing heifer.”
מַרְבֵּק. הַנִּכְנֶסֶת לָרִבְקָה לְפַטֵּם, קופי״לא בְּלַעַ״ז.
as fatted calves [the calves] that enter the team to be fattened; kopla, cople in Old French: animals tied together.
וְעַסּוֹתֶם רְשָׁעִים כִּֽי־יִהְיוּ אֵפֶר תַּחַת כַּפּוֹת רַגְלֵיכֶם בַּיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃ {פ}
And you shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I do this, says the Lord of hosts.
And you shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I do this, says the Lord of hosts.
Rashi
וְעַסּוֹתֶם. וּכְבַשְׁתֶּם. לְשׁוֹן מִעוּךְ, וְדוֹמֶה לוֹ: ״וְשָׁם עָשׂוּ דַּדֵּי בְּתוּלֵיהֶן״ (יחזקאל כג:ג).
And you shall crush and you shall press. This is an expression of pressing, similar to (Ezek. 23: 8) “they pressed their virgin breasts.”
זִכְרוּ תּוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה עַבְדִּי אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי אוֹתוֹ בְחֹרֵב עַל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל חֻקִּים וּמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃
Remember the Tora of Moshe my servant, which I commanded him in Ḥorev for all Yisra᾽el, both statutes and judgments.
Remember the Tora of Moshe my servant, which I commanded him in Ḥorev for all Yisra᾽el, both statutes and judgments.
הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי שֹׁלֵחַ לָכֶם אֵת אֵלִיָּה הַנָּבִיא לִפְנֵי בּוֹא יוֹם יְהֹוָה הַגָּדוֹל וְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃
Behold, I will send you Eliyya, the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
Behold, I will send you Eliyya, the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
וְהֵשִׁיב לֵב־אָבוֹת עַל־בָּנִים וְלֵב בָּנִים עַל־אֲבוֹתָם פֶּן־אָבוֹא וְהִכֵּיתִי אֶת־הָאָרֶץ חֵֽרֶם׃
and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the land with a curse.
and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the land with a curse.
Rashi
וְהֵשִׁיב לֵב אָבוֹת. לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא.
that he may turn the heart of the fathers back to the Holy One, blessed be He.
עַל בָּנִים. עַל יְדֵי בָּנִים. יֹאמַר לַבָּנִים דֶּרֶךְ אַהֲבָה וְרָצוֹן: ״לְכוּ וְדַבְּרוּ אֶל אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם לֶאֱחֹז בְּדַרְכֵי הַמָּקוֹם״. וְכֵן ״וְלֵב בָּנִים עַל אֲבוֹתָם״. כָּךְ שָׁמַעְתִּי מִשְּׁמוֹ שֶׁל רַבִּי מְנַחֵם. וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ דָּרְשׁוּ בְּמַסֶּכֶת עֵדֻיּוֹת: לָשׂוּם שָׁלוֹם בָּעוֹלָם.
through the children lit., on. He will say to the children affectionately and appeasingly, “Go and speak to your fathers to adopt the ways of the Omnipresent.” So we explain, “and the heart of the children through their fathers.” This I heard in the name of Rabbi Menahem, but our Sages expounded upon it in tractate Eduyoth (8:7), that he will come to make peace in the world.
הִנְנִי שֹׁלֵחַ מַלְאָכִי. לְבָעֵר אֶת הָרְשָׁעִים.
Behold I send My angel to put the wicked away.