Tanach
Melachim I 17:17-24 מלכים א י״ז:י״ז-כ״ד
Part of: Chapter 17
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וַיְהִי אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה חָלָה בֶּן־הָאִשָּׁה בַּעֲלַת הַבָּיִת וַיְהִי חׇלְיוֹ חָזָק מְאֹד עַד אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נֽוֹתְרָה־בּוֹ נְשָׁמָֽה׃
After these things [happened] illness struck the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, and his sickness was very severe, until there was no breath left in him.
After these things [happened] illness struck the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, and his sickness was very severe, until there was no breath left in him.
Rashi
וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל־אֵלִיָּהוּ מַה־לִּי וָלָךְ אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים בָּאתָ אֵלַי לְהַזְכִּיר אֶת־עֲוֺנִי וּלְהָמִית אֶת־בְּנִֽי׃
And she said to Eliyohu, “What have I [to do] with you, man of God. you came to me to cause my sins to be remembered, and to kill my son.”
And she said to Eliyohu, “What have I [to do] with you, man of God. you came to me to cause my sins to be remembered, and to kill my son.”
Rashi
להזכיר את עוני. עד שלא באת אלי, היו שוקלין מעשי ומעשה עירי, והייתי ראוי לנס, משבאת לכאן, לא נחשבתי לכלום, ואין צדקתי ניכרת (ספרים אחרים נזכרת), וכן בלוט הוא אומר (בראשית יט יט): ואנכי לא אוכל להמלט ההרה, אצל אברהם, שלא תהא זכותי נזכרת אצלו (בראשית רבה נ יא):
To cause my sins to be remembered. Before you came, they would weigh my deeds and the deeds of my city, and I was worthy of a miracle. But since you came here, I am not reckoned with as [being worthy of] anything and my righteousness is not noticeable.12Before you came I was no worse than my neighbors, but compared to you I am a sinner.—Ralbag 13Alternatively, she said that her sins were being remembered because she had not properly served Eliyahu, and that is why her son died.—Radak (Other texts: Remembered) And similarly, concerning Lot it states, “I cannot escape to the mountain,”14Bereishis 19:19. [i.e., referring] to Avrohom, for my merit will not be remembered next to his.15Bereishis Rabboh 50:11.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ תְּנִי־לִי אֶת־בְּנֵךְ וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ מֵחֵיקָהּ וַֽיַּעֲלֵהוּ אֶל־הָעֲלִיָּה אֲשֶׁר־הוּא יֹשֵׁב שָׁם וַיַּשְׁכִּבֵהוּ עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ׃
And he said to her, “Give me your son.” He took him from her bosom and brought him up to the attic where he lived, and he laid him on his bed.
And he said to her, “Give me your son.” He took him from her bosom and brought him up to the attic where he lived, and he laid him on his bed.
וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־יְהֹוָה וַיֹּאמַר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָי הֲגַם עַֽל־הָאַלְמָנָה אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי מִתְגּוֹרֵר עִמָּהּ הֲרֵעוֹתָ לְהָמִית אֶת־בְּנָֽהּ׃
He cried out to Adonoy, and said, “Adonoy, my God, also on the widow with whom I am dwelling have you done evil to kill her son.”
He cried out to Adonoy, and said, “Adonoy, my God, also on the widow with whom I am dwelling have you done evil to kill her son.”
וַיִּתְמֹדֵד עַל־הַיֶּלֶד שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־יְהֹוָה וַיֹּאמַר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָי תָּשׇׁב נָא נֶפֶשׁ־הַיֶּלֶד הַזֶּה עַל־קִרְבּֽוֹ׃
He spread himself out on the boy three times, and cried out to Adonoy, and said, “Adonoy, my God, please restore the soul of this child within him.”
He spread himself out on the boy three times, and cried out to Adonoy, and said, “Adonoy, my God, please restore the soul of this child within him.”
Rashi
ויתמודד. מלשון מדה, נשתטח עליו:
He spread himself out. [ויתמודד is] an expression of מדה, [i.e.,] he spread himself upon him.16Eliyahu prostrated himself in the same manner as Elisha did, in the case of Shunamis’ son. He placed his eyes on the youth’s eyes, and his mouth on the youth’s mouth, in II Melochim 4:34.—Radak
וַיִּשְׁמַע יְהֹוָה בְּקוֹל אֵלִיָּהוּ וַתָּשׇׁב נֶפֶשׁ־הַיֶּלֶד עַל־קִרְבּוֹ וַיֶּֽחִי׃
And Adonoy listened to the voice of Eliyohu, and the soul of the child was restored within him and he lived.
And Adonoy listened to the voice of Eliyohu, and the soul of the child was restored within him and he lived.
וַיִּקַּח אֵלִיָּהוּ אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד וַיֹּרִדֵהוּ מִן־הָֽעֲלִיָּה הַבַּיְתָה וַֽיִּתְּנֵהוּ לְאִמּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ רְאִי חַי בְּנֵֽךְ׃
And Eliyahu took the child and brought him down from from the attic to the house, and gave him to his mother; and Eliyahu said, “See, your son is alive.”
And Eliyahu took the child and brought him down from from the attic to the house, and gave him to his mother; and Eliyahu said, “See, your son is alive.”
וַתֹּאמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁה אֶל־אֵלִיָּהוּ עַתָּה זֶה יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים אָתָּה וּדְבַר־יְהֹוָה בְּפִיךָ אֱמֶֽת׃ {פ}
And the woman said to Eliyahu “Now I know this, that you are indeed a man of God, and the word of Adonoy [that is] in your mouth, is true.
And the woman said to Eliyahu “Now I know this, that you are indeed a man of God, and the word of Adonoy [that is] in your mouth, is true.
חלה בן האשה. כדי שיצטרך למפתח של תחיית המתים, כדאיתא בשילהי אגדתא דחלק (סנהדרין קיג א):
Illness struck the son of the woman. So that he should need the Key of Resurrection of the Dead, as stated at the end of the Aggadah of [the chapter entitled] “Cheilek.”11Maseches Sanhedrin 113a.