Tanach
Melachim I 20:35-43 מלכים א כ׳:ל״ה-מ״ג
Part of: Chapter 20
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וְאִישׁ אֶחָד מִבְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים אָמַר אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ בִּדְבַר יְהֹוָה הַכֵּינִי נָא וַיְמָאֵן הָאִישׁ לְהַכֹּתֽוֹ׃
Then a certain man who was one of the disciples of the prophets, said to his friend, “By the word of Adony, hit me now;” but the man refused to hit him.
Then a certain man who was one of the disciples of the prophets, said to his friend, “By the word of Adony, hit me now;” but the man refused to hit him.
Rashi
בדבר ה'. הקב"ה אמר שתכה אותי:
By the word of Adonoy. The Holy One Blessed Is He, said that you should hit me.
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ יַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא־שָׁמַעְתָּ בְּקוֹל יְהֹוָה הִנְּךָ הוֹלֵךְ מֵֽאִתִּי וְהִכְּךָ הָאַרְיֵה וַיֵּלֶךְ מֵֽאֶצְלוֹ וַיִּמְצָאֵהוּ הָאַרְיֵה וַיַּכֵּֽהוּ׃
And he said to him, “Because you did not listen to the voice of Adonoy, behold, when you leave me, a lion will kill you.” he left him and a lion found him and killed him.
And he said to him, “Because you did not listen to the voice of Adonoy, behold, when you leave me, a lion will kill you.” he left him and a lion found him and killed him.
וַיִּמְצָא אִישׁ אַחֵר וַיֹּאמֶר הַכֵּינִי נָא וַיַּכֵּהוּ הָאִישׁ הַכֵּה וּפָצֹֽעַ׃
He found a different man and he said to him, “Please hit me;” and the man hit him, striking him and wounding him.”
He found a different man and he said to him, “Please hit me;” and the man hit him, striking him and wounding him.”
Rashi
ופצוע. מכת חבורה:
And wounding him. A wounding blow.
וַיֵּלֶךְ הַנָּבִיא וַיַּעֲמֹד לַמֶּלֶךְ עַל־הַדָּרֶךְ וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ בָּאֲפֵר עַל־עֵינָֽיו׃
And the prophet went and waited for the king on the road, and disguised himself with a kerchief over his eyes.
And the prophet went and waited for the king on the road, and disguised himself with a kerchief over his eyes.
Rashi
ויתחפש באפר. שינה את מעפורתו שלא יכירוהו, כל שינוי בגדים הוא לשון חיפוש:
And disguised himself with a kerchief. He changed his hooded cloak so that they would not recognize him. Any change of clothes is an expression of disguise.
באפר. תרגמו יונתן: במעפרא, הוא סודר:
With a kerchief. [Targum] Yonoson rendered this במעפרא, “a hooded cloak.”
וַיְהִי הַמֶּלֶךְ עֹבֵר וְהוּא צָעַק אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר עַבְדְּךָ ׀ יָצָא בְקֶרֶב־הַמִּלְחָמָה וְהִנֵּֽה־אִישׁ סָר וַיָּבֵא אֵלַי אִישׁ וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמֹר אֶת־הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה אִם־הִפָּקֵד יִפָּקֵד וְהָיְתָה נַפְשְׁךָ תַּחַת נַפְשׁוֹ אוֹ כִכַּר־כֶּסֶף תִּשְׁקֽוֹל׃
And when the king passed by, he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant went out in the thick of the battle, and behold a man turned aside and brought a man to me, and said, ‘Guard this man. If he shall be missing, it will be your life instead of his life, or you will pay a kikar of silver.
And when the king passed by, he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant went out in the thick of the battle, and behold a man turned aside and brought a man to me, and said, ‘Guard this man. If he shall be missing, it will be your life instead of his life, or you will pay a kikar of silver.
Rashi
והנה איש סר. מן הדרך אלי:
And behold a man turned aside. From the road toward me.
ויבא אלי איש. שבוי מן המלחמה:
And brought a man to me. A prisoner of war.
אם הפקד יפקד. אם יברח, לשון (במדבר לא מט): לא נפקד ממנו איש, לשון חסרון:
If he shall be missing. If he escapes, an expression [similar to], “and none of us is missing [נפקד],” an expression of lacking.25Bamidbar 31:49.
וַיְהִי עַבְדְּךָ עֹשֵׂה הֵנָּה וָהֵנָּה וְהוּא אֵינֶנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל כֵּן מִשְׁפָּטֶךָ אַתָּה חָרָֽצְתָּ׃
As your servant was at work here and there, he disappeared.” And the king of Yisroel said to him, “You have pronounced your own verdict.”
As your servant was at work here and there, he disappeared.” And the king of Yisroel said to him, “You have pronounced your own verdict.”
Rashi
והוא איננו. ברח לו:
And disappeared. He ran away.
אתה חרצת. או נפש, או ככר כסף:
You have pronounced. Either [your] life or a talent of silver.
וַיְמַהֵר וַיָּסַר אֶת־הָאֲפֵר (מעל) [מֵעֲלֵי] עֵינָיו וַיַּכֵּר אֹתוֹ מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי מֵהַנְּבִיאִים הֽוּא׃
He hastened and removed the kerchief from his eyes; and the king of Yisroel recognized him, as one of the prophets.
He hastened and removed the kerchief from his eyes; and the king of Yisroel recognized him, as one of the prophets.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה יַעַן שִׁלַּחְתָּ אֶת־אִישׁ־חֶרְמִי מִיָּד וְהָיְתָה נַפְשְׁךָ תַּחַת נַפְשׁוֹ וְעַמְּךָ תַּחַת עַמּֽוֹ׃
He [the prophet] said to him, “So said Adonoy, ‘Because you released the man whom I condemned, from your hand; your life will be instead of his life, and your people instead of his people.’”
He [the prophet] said to him, “So said Adonoy, ‘Because you released the man whom I condemned, from your hand; your life will be instead of his life, and your people instead of his people.’”
Rashi
איש חרמי. איש מלחמתי, לשון חירום, ולשון חירום נופל במלחמה, וכן (ישעיהו לד ה): על אדום תרד ועל עם חרמי. ומדרש אגדה כמה מצודות וחרמים פרשתי לך עד שנפל בידך:
The man whom I condemned. איש חרמי means “the man of My war,” an expression of strife. An expression of strife [חרם] can be applied to war, and similarly, “on Edom it will descend and on the nation with whom I war [חרמי].26Yeshayahu 34:5. The Midrash Aggadah [states], “Many traps and nets [חרמים] have I spread for you until he fell into your hand.”27Alternatively, איש חרמי means “the man whom I condemned.”—Radak
וַיֵּלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל־בֵּיתוֹ סַר וְזָעֵף וַיָּבֹא שֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃ {פ}
And the king of Yisroel went to his home dejected and angry, and [then] he came to Shomron.
And the king of Yisroel went to his home dejected and angry, and [then] he came to Shomron.
Rashi
סר וזעף. (תרגום:) נסיס ודוי, רוחו סרה ממנו:
Dejected and angry. [Targum Yonoson rendered,] “aggrieved and sad.” His spirit turned [סר] away from him.
הכני נא. סימן זה רע על אחאב, שאמר לו הנביא על פי הגבורה להכות את בן הדד ולא הכהו ואף זה שאמר לו הנביא בדבר ה' הכיני, ולא הכהו, כשם שנפרע מזה, יפרע מאחאב:
Hit me now. This sign was bad for Achov, for the prophet said to him by the word of the Almighty to kill Ben-Hadad, and he did not kill him.24Achov chose to be gracious to Ben-Hadad even though he had been commanded to destroy Arom. However, dealing mercifully with evildoers is evil in itself because the evildoers will eventually cause others to suffer.—Radak Also, this one to whom the prophet said by the word of God, “Hit me,” and he did not hit him, just as He punished him, He would punish Achov.