Tanach
Melachim I 8:1-11 מלכים א ח׳:א׳-י״א
Part of: Chapter 8
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אָז יַקְהֵל שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־כׇּל־רָאשֵׁי הַמַּטּוֹת נְשִׂיאֵי הָאָבוֹת לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם לְֽהַעֲלוֹת אֶת־אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהֹוָה מֵעִיר דָּוִד הִיא צִיּֽוֹן׃
Then Shlomo gathered the elders of Yisroel, all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the paternal families of the Bnei Yisroel, to Shlomo ha Melech in Yerushalayim, to bring up the Ark of Adonoy’s Covenant from the city of Dovid which is Tzion.
Then Shlomo gathered the elders of Yisroel, all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the paternal families of the Bnei Yisroel, to Shlomo ha Melech in Yerushalayim, to bring up the Ark of Adonoy’s Covenant from the city of Dovid which is Tzion.
Rashi
מעיר דוד. שנתנו שם דוד כשהביאו מבית עובד אדום:
From the city of Dovid. Dovid had placed it there when he brought it from the house of Oved Edom.2See II Shmuel 6:10-12, 17.
וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה כׇּל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיֶרַח הָאֵתָנִים בֶּחָג הוּא הַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃
And unto Shlomo ha Melech were gathered all the men of Yisroel in the month of Eisonim, at the Chag [Sukkos], which is [in] the seventh month.
And unto Shlomo ha Melech were gathered all the men of Yisroel in the month of Eisonim, at the Chag [Sukkos], which is [in] the seventh month.
Rashi
בירח האיתנים. תרגם יונתן: בירחא דעתיקיא דקרן ליה ירחא קדמאה בחגא וכען הוא ירחא שביעאה. משניתנה תורה וכתיב בניסן שהוא ראש חדשים, נקרא תשרי שביעי:
In the month Eisonim. [Targum] Yonoson rendered, “In the month which people of the ancient times called the first month, on the festival, and at present it is the seventh month,” i.e., since the Torah was given, and it is written in the month of Nissan which it is the first of the months, [therefore,] Tishrei3Although the construction of the Beis Hamikdosh was completed in the eighth month of the previous year [see above 6:38], Shlomo postponed its dedication until the following Tishrei. is called the seventh [month].4איתן means “mighty” and ירח האיתנים refers to the month of Tishrei which has the strongest spiritual effect for people to improve themselves because of the holidays celebrated during Tishrei—Ralbag. Alternatively, איתנים alludes to the Patriarchs. See Maseches Rosh Hashana 11a.
וַיָּבֹאוּ כֹּל זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּשְׂאוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־הָאָרֽוֹן׃
All the elders of Yisroel came, and the Kohanim carried the Ark.
All the elders of Yisroel came, and the Kohanim carried the Ark.
וַֽיַּעֲלוּ אֶת־אֲרוֹן יְהֹוָה וְאֶת־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְאֶת־כׇּל־כְּלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר בָּאֹהֶל וַיַּעֲלוּ אֹתָם הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃
And they brought up the Ark of Adonoy, the Tent of Meeting, and all the sacred vessels that were in the Tent; and the Kohanim and Leviim brought them up.
And they brought up the Ark of Adonoy, the Tent of Meeting, and all the sacred vessels that were in the Tent; and the Kohanim and Leviim brought them up.
Rashi
ואת אהל מועד. שעשה משה, וגנזו שלמה משנבנה בית ראשון, כמו ששנינו בתוספתא דסוטה (יג א):
The Tent of Meeting. Which Moshe made and Shlomo stored this away as soon as the first Beis [Hamikdosh] was built, as we have learned in the Tosefta of Maseches Sotah.5 13:1
אשר באהל. אשר נטה דוד לארון:
That were in the Tent. Which Dovid pitched for the Ark.6See II Shmuel 6:17
וְהַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה וְכׇל־עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל הַנּוֹעָדִים עָלָיו אִתּוֹ לִפְנֵי הָאָרוֹן מְזַבְּחִים צֹאן וּבָקָר אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יִסָּפְרוּ וְלֹא יִמָּנוּ מֵרֹֽב׃
Then Shlomo ha Melech and the entire congregation of Yisroel, that were called to him were with him before the Ark, sacrificing [so many] sheep and cattle that they could not be counted or numbered because of their multitude.
Then Shlomo ha Melech and the entire congregation of Yisroel, that were called to him were with him before the Ark, sacrificing [so many] sheep and cattle that they could not be counted or numbered because of their multitude.
וַיָּבִאוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהֹוָה אֶל־מְקוֹמוֹ אֶל־דְּבִיר הַבַּיִת אֶל־קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֶל־תַּחַת כַּנְפֵי הַכְּרוּבִֽים׃
And the Kohanim brought the Ark of the Covenant of Adonoy to its place, to the inner most section of the Beis Hamikdosh, to the Holy of Holies beneath the wings of the cherubim.
And the Kohanim brought the Ark of the Covenant of Adonoy to its place, to the inner most section of the Beis Hamikdosh, to the Holy of Holies beneath the wings of the cherubim.
Rashi
כנפי הכרובים. אותן שעשה שלמה העומדים על רגליהם בקרקע, ואין אלו כרובים של כפורת שעל הארון:
The wings of the cherubim. Those which Shlomo made, which are standing on their feet on the ground; and these are not the cherubim of the cover which was on the Ark.
כִּי הַכְּרוּבִים פֹּרְשִׂים כְּנָפַיִם אֶל־מְקוֹם הָאָרוֹן וַיָּסֹכּוּ הַכְּרֻבִים עַל־הָאָרוֹן וְעַל־בַּדָּיו מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃
For the cherubim spread their wings above the place of the Ark, and the cherubim covered the Ark and its [carrying] poles from above.
For the cherubim spread their wings above the place of the Ark, and the cherubim covered the Ark and its [carrying] poles from above.
Rashi
אל מקום הארון. מקיר אל קיר, כמו שאמר למעלה בענין:
Over the place of the Ark. From wall to wall as it is stated above7I Melochim 6:27. regarding this subject.
וַֽיַּאֲרִכוּ הַבַּדִּים וַיֵּרָאוּ רָאשֵׁי הַבַּדִּים מִן־הַקֹּדֶשׁ עַל־פְּנֵי הַדְּבִיר וְלֹא יֵרָאוּ הַחוּצָה וַיִּהְיוּ שָׁם עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
The poles were so extended that the ends of the poles were seen from the Kodesh [Sanctuary], in front of the Holy of holies; but they could not be seen from outside. they are there to this day.
The poles were so extended that the ends of the poles were seen from the Kodesh [Sanctuary], in front of the Holy of holies; but they could not be seen from outside. they are there to this day.
Rashi
ויראו ראשי הבדים. בפרוכת שכנגד הפתח באמה טרקסין, יכול יהיו מקרעין בה ויוצאין, תלמוד לומר ולא יראו החוצה, הא כיצד, דוחקין ובולטין כעין שני דדי אשה, כענין שנאמר (שיר השירים א יג): בין שדי ילין (יומא נד א):
The ends of the poles were seen. In the curtain which was at the entrance in the “Amoh Troksin.” One might think they tore through it [i.e., the curtain] and protruded [on the other side], it states, “but they could not be seen from outside.” How is this possible? They were pushing and bulging8These were new poles made by Shlomo to replace the ones made by Moshe. Shlomo’s poles were 20 amohs long vs. Moshe’s poles which were 10 amohs in length. Shlomo made them longer to enable more Kohanim to participate in carrying the Ark.—Ralbag similar to two breasts of a woman, as the matter is stated, “He lies between my breasts.”9I.e., “the Divine Presence dwelt between the Holy Ark’s poles.”10Shir Hashirim 1:13.11Maseches Yoma 54a.
אֵין בָּֽאָרוֹן רַק שְׁנֵי לֻחוֹת הָאֲבָנִים אֲשֶׁר הִנִּחַ שָׁם מֹשֶׁה בְּחֹרֵב אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת יְהֹוָה עִם־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּצֵאתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
There was nothing in the Ark except the two Stone Tablets that Moshe placed there at Chorev when Adonoy made a covenant with the Bnei Yisroel after they went out of the land of Egypt.
There was nothing in the Ark except the two Stone Tablets that Moshe placed there at Chorev when Adonoy made a covenant with the Bnei Yisroel after they went out of the land of Egypt.
וַיְהִי בְּצֵאת הַכֹּהֲנִים מִן־הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְהֶעָנָן מָלֵא אֶת־בֵּית יְהֹוָֽה׃
And after the Kohanim went out of the Kodesh, the cloud filled the House of Adonoy.
And after the Kohanim went out of the Kodesh, the cloud filled the House of Adonoy.
Rashi
בצאת הכהנים מן הקדש. הכהנים שנשאו הארון בדביר, כשיצאו שרתה שכינה בהיכל:
After the Kohanim went out of the Kodesh. As the Kohanim who carried the Ark into the Holy of Holies were leaving, the Divine Presence immediately came to rest in the Sanctuary.
וְלֹא־יָכְלוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים לַעֲמֹד לְשָׁרֵת מִפְּנֵי הֶעָנָן כִּי־מָלֵא כְבוֹד־יְהֹוָה אֶת־בֵּית יְהֹוָֽה׃ {פ}
The Kohanim were unable to stand up to serve because of the cloud, for the glory of Adonoy filled the House of Adonoy.
The Kohanim were unable to stand up to serve because of the cloud, for the glory of Adonoy filled the House of Adonoy.
נשיאי האבות לבני ישראל. של בני ישראל:
The leaders of the paternal families of the Bnei Yisroel. Of the children of Yisroel.1The literal translation is, “to the children of Yisroel.”