Tanach
Melachim II 17:7-23 מלכים ב י״ז:ז׳-כ״ג
Part of: Chapter 17
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וַיְהִי כִּֽי־חָטְאוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לַיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם הַמַּעֲלֶה אֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִתַּחַת יַד פַּרְעֹה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרָיִם וַיִּֽירְאוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִֽים׃
For so it was, when the children of Yisra᾽el had sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Miżrayim, from under the hand of Par῾o king of Miżrayim, and had feared other gods,
For so it was, when the children of Yisra᾽el had sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Miżrayim, from under the hand of Par῾o king of Miżrayim, and had feared other gods,
וַיֵּֽלְכוּ בְּחֻקּוֹת הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר הוֹרִישׁ יְהֹוָה מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר עָשֽׂוּ׃
and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Yisra᾽el, and of the kings of Yisra᾽el, which they practised;
and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Yisra᾽el, and of the kings of Yisra᾽el, which they practised;
וַיְחַפְּאוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל דְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־כֵן עַל־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וַיִּבְנוּ לָהֶם בָּמוֹת בְּכׇל־עָרֵיהֶם מִמִּגְדַּל נוֹצְרִים עַד־עִיר מִבְצָֽר׃
and the children of Yisra᾽el fabricated matters that were not right against the Lord their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city;
and the children of Yisra᾽el fabricated matters that were not right against the Lord their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city;
Rashi
ממגדל נוצרים. שאינו עשוי אלא להעמיד צופה לנצור, בכל בית גבוה העמידו עבודת גילולים:
From watchtower. Which is made only to station a lookout to watch; they now erected idols in every high house.22They denied God's Providence and adopted a new doctrine. They said that God did not see them because He delegated the heavenly bodies to supervise over the earth. Therefore they erected idols in high places honoring these heavenly bodies.—Ralbag
עד עיר מבצר. כמו מקטן ועד גדול:
To fortified city. Like “from small to big.”
וַיַּצִּבוּ לָהֶם מַצֵּבוֹת וַאֲשֵׁרִים עַל כׇּל־גִּבְעָה גְבֹהָה וְתַחַת כׇּל־עֵץ רַעֲנָֽן׃
and they set them up pillars and asherim on every high hill, and under every green tree;
and they set them up pillars and asherim on every high hill, and under every green tree;
וַיְקַטְּרוּ־שָׁם בְּכׇל־בָּמוֹת כַּגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר־הֶגְלָה יְהֹוָה מִפְּנֵיהֶם וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ דְּבָרִים רָעִים לְהַכְעִיס אֶת־יְהֹוָֽה׃
and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the Lord carried away before them; and did wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger;
and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the Lord carried away before them; and did wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger;
וַיַּֽעַבְדוּ הַגִּלֻּלִים אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהֹוָה לָהֶם לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה׃
for they served idols, concerning which the Lord had said to them, You shall not do this thing;
for they served idols, concerning which the Lord had said to them, You shall not do this thing;
וַיָּעַד יְהֹוָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וּבִיהוּדָה בְּיַד כׇּל־[נְבִיאֵי] (נביאו) כׇל־חֹזֶה לֵאמֹר שֻׁבוּ מִדַּרְכֵיכֶם הָֽרָעִים וְשִׁמְרוּ מִצְוֺתַי חֻקּוֹתַי כְּכׇל־הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי אֶת־אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם וַֽאֲשֶׁר שָׁלַחְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם בְּיַד עֲבָדַי הַנְּבִיאִֽים׃
then the Lord testified against Yisra᾽el, and against Yehuda, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the Tora which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
then the Lord testified against Yisra᾽el, and against Yehuda, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the Tora which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
Rashi
ויעד ה'. התרה בהם:
And Adonoy warned. He warned [=ויעד] them.23As in “I warn [=העדותי] you today,” in Devarim 8:19.
נביאי כל חוזה. נביאי כל חזון, יש חוזה שהוא שם דבר, כמו (ישעיהו כח טו): ועם שאול עשינו חוזה:
Prophets of all visions. Prophets of all visions.24Alternatively, נביא and חוזה are two different types of prophets. Adonoy נביא perceives prophecy through dreams; and a חוזה [=seer] is one who perceives prophecy in a vision, which is a higher form of prophecy.—Ralbag There is חוזה that is a noun, such as, ”And with the grave have we made a boundary [=חוזה].”25Yeshayohu 28:15.
וְלֹא שָׁמֵעוּ וַיַּקְשׁוּ אֶת־עׇרְפָּם כְּעֹרֶף אֲבוֹתָם אֲשֶׁר לֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ בַּֽיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃
Yet they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the Lord their God.
Yet they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the Lord their God.
וַיִּמְאֲסוּ אֶת־חֻקָּיו וְאֶת־בְּרִיתוֹ אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת אֶת־אֲבוֹתָם וְאֵת עֵֽדְוֺתָיו אֲשֶׁר הֵעִיד בָּם וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי הַהֶבֶל וַיֶּהְבָּלוּ וְאַחֲרֵי הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר סְבִֽיבֹתָם אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהֹוָה אֹתָם לְבִלְתִּי עֲשׂוֹת כָּהֶֽם׃
And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed worthless paths, and became themselves worthless, and went after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom the Lord had charged them, that they should not do like them.
And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed worthless paths, and became themselves worthless, and went after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom the Lord had charged them, that they should not do like them.
וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת־כׇּל־מִצְוֺת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וַיַּעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם מַסֵּכָה (שנים) [שְׁנֵי] עֲגָלִים וַיַּעֲשׂוּ אֲשֵׁירָה וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְכׇל־צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת־הַבָּֽעַל׃
And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made them molten images, two calves, and made an ashera, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served the Ba῾al.
And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made them molten images, two calves, and made an ashera, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served the Ba῾al.
Rashi
שני עגלים. בבית אל ובדן:
Two molten calves. In Beis Eil and in Dan.
את הבעל. עבודה זרה ששמה בעל:
The Baal. A pagan deity named Baal.
וַֽיַּעֲבִירוּ אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם וְאֶת־בְּנֽוֹתֵיהֶם בָּאֵשׁ וַיִּקְסְמוּ קְסָמִים וַיְנַחֵשׁוּ וַיִּֽתְמַכְּרוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָה לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃
And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and gave themselves up to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and gave themselves up to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
Rashi
ויתמכרו. מכרו עצמן לכך:
And they devoted themselves. They sold themselves for that [purpose].
וַיִּתְאַנַּף יְהֹוָה מְאֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְסִרֵם מֵעַל פָּנָיו לֹא נִשְׁאַר רַק שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה לְבַדּֽוֹ׃
Therefore the Lord was very angry with Yisra᾽el, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Yehuda alone.
Therefore the Lord was very angry with Yisra᾽el, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Yehuda alone.
Rashi
ויסרם מעל פניו. שגלו עם הושע בן אלה:
And He banished them from His Presence. For they were exiled with Hoshei'a son of Eiloh.26I.e., He exiled them from His land.”—Metzudas Dovid
גַּם־יְהוּדָה לֹא שָׁמַר אֶת־מִצְוֺת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וַיֵּלְכוּ בְּחֻקּוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר עָשֽׂוּ׃
Also Yehuda did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Yisra᾽el which they practised.
Also Yehuda did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Yisra᾽el which they practised.
וַיִּמְאַס יְהֹוָה בְּכׇל־זֶרַע יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְעַנֵּם וַֽיִּתְּנֵם בְּיַד־שֹׁסִים עַד אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁלִיכָם מִפָּנָֽיו׃
And the Lord rejected all the seed of Yisra᾽el, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out from his face.
And the Lord rejected all the seed of Yisra᾽el, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out from his face.
כִּֽי־קָרַע יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעַל בֵּית דָּוִד וַיַּמְלִיכוּ אֶת־יָרׇבְעָם בֶּן־נְבָט (וידא) [וַיַּדַּח] יָרׇבְעָם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהֹוָה וְהֶחֱטִיאָם חֲטָאָה גְדוֹלָֽה׃
For he rent Yisra᾽el from the house of David; and they made Yorov῾am the son of Nevat king: and Yorov῾am drove Yisra᾽el from following the Lord, and made them sin a great sin.
For he rent Yisra᾽el from the house of David; and they made Yorov῾am the son of Nevat king: and Yorov῾am drove Yisra᾽el from following the Lord, and made them sin a great sin.
וַיֵּֽלְכוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּכׇל־חַטֹּאות יָרׇבְעָם אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לֹא־סָרוּ מִמֶּֽנָּה׃
For the children of Yisra᾽el walked in all the sins of Yorov῾am which he did; they departed not from them;
For the children of Yisra᾽el walked in all the sins of Yorov῾am which he did; they departed not from them;
עַד אֲשֶׁר־הֵסִיר יְהֹוָה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעַל פָּנָיו כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּיַד כׇּל־עֲבָדָיו הַנְּבִיאִים וַיִּגֶל יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעַל אַדְמָתוֹ אַשּׁוּרָה עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ {פ}
until the Lord removed Yisra᾽el out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Yisra᾽el carried away out of their own land to Ashshur to this day.
until the Lord removed Yisra᾽el out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Yisra᾽el carried away out of their own land to Ashshur to this day.
Rashi
ויגל ישראל. זה נקוד בחיר"ק, שהוא לשון גלה, ואינו לשון הגלה:
And Yisroel went into exile. This is voweled with a “chirik,” which is an expression of “went in exile.” It is not an expression of “was exiled.”27See Rashi above, v. 6.
ויחפאו. בדאו, פתרונו לפי ענינו:
[Bnei Yisroel] fabricated. They concealed;21Alternatively, “Bnei Yisroel said.”—Targum Yonoson Or, “Bnei Yisroel claimed that God did not see them.”—Radak this interpretation is according to its context.