Tanach
Melachim II 25:8-24 מלכים ב כ״ה:ח׳-כ״ד
Part of: Chapter 25
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וּבַחֹדֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁי בְּשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ הִיא שְׁנַת תְּשַֽׁע־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה לַמֶּלֶךְ נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל בָּא נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב־טַבָּחִים עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶל יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nevukhadneżżar king of Bavel, Nevuzar᾽adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Bavel, came to Yerushalayim:
And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nevukhadneżżar king of Bavel, Nevuzar᾽adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Bavel, came to Yerushalayim:
וַיִּשְׂרֹף אֶת־בֵּית־יְהֹוָה וְאֶת־בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֵת כׇּל־בָּתֵּי יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וְאֶת־כׇּל־בֵּית גָּדוֹל שָׂרַף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
and he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Yerushalayim, and every great house he burnt with fire.
and he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Yerushalayim, and every great house he burnt with fire.
Rashi
וְאֶת־חוֹמֹת יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם סָבִיב נָֽתְצוּ כׇּל־חֵיל כַּשְׂדִּים אֲשֶׁר רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃
And all the army of the Kasdim, that were with the captain of the guard pulled down the walls of Yerushalayim round about.
And all the army of the Kasdim, that were with the captain of the guard pulled down the walls of Yerushalayim round about.
וְאֵת יֶתֶר הָעָם הַנִּשְׁאָרִים בָּעִיר וְאֶת־הַנֹּֽפְלִים אֲשֶׁר נָֽפְלוּ עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּבֶל וְאֵת יֶתֶר הֶהָמוֹן הֶגְלָה נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃
Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Bavel, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nevuzar᾽adan the captain of the guard carry away into exile.
Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Bavel, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nevuzar᾽adan the captain of the guard carry away into exile.
Rashi
ואת הנופלים. ששמעו לקול נבוכדנצר ויצאו אליו מן העיר, כמו (דברי הימים א יב כ א): בלכתו אל צקלג נפלו עליו ממנשה וגו':
And the defectors. [Those] who obeyed Nevuchadnetzar and went out to him from the city, as in, “When he went to Tziklag, [members] of Menashe defected to him, etc.”6I Divrei Hayomim 12:21.
וּמִדַּלַּת הָאָרֶץ הִשְׁאִיר רַב־טַבָּחִים לְכֹרְמִים וּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃
But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and fieldworkers.
But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and fieldworkers.
Rashi
וליוגבים. חופרי הארץ, לשון יקבים, שהם חפירות בקרקע:
And farmers. Diggers of the earth, an expression of wine vats [=יקבים]7The ‘ג’ of ‘יגבים’ and the ‘ק’ of ‘יקבים’ are interchangeable. which are diggings in the ground.8Alternatively, יקבים are wine pressers.—Metzudas Tzion Or יקבים refer to fishermen who catch the חלזון which was pressed to extract its blood from which the blue dye [for תכלת] is obtained. Nevuchadnetzar used the dye for his robes and therefore allowed these people to remain.
וְאֶת־עַמּוּדֵי הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר בֵּית־יְהֹוָה וְֽאֶת־הַמְּכֹנוֹת וְאֶת־יָם הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵית־יְהֹוָה שִׁבְּרוּ כַשְׂדִּים וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶת־נְחֻשְׁתָּם בָּבֶֽלָה׃
And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the Lord, did the Kasdim break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Bavel.
And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the Lord, did the Kasdim break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Bavel.
וְאֶת־הַסִּירֹת וְאֶת־הַיָּעִים וְאֶת־הַֽמְזַמְּרוֹת וְאֶת־הַכַּפּוֹת וְאֵת כׇּל־כְּלֵי הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר יְשָֽׁרְתוּ־בָם לָקָֽחוּ׃
And the pans, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered, they took away.
And the pans, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered, they took away.
וְאֶת־הַמַּחְתּוֹת וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקוֹת אֲשֶׁר זָהָב זָהָב וַאֲשֶׁר־כֶּסֶף כָּסֶף לָקַח רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃
And the firepans, and the basins, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.
And the firepans, and the basins, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.
הָעַמּוּדִים ׀ שְׁנַיִם הַיָּם הָֽאֶחָד וְהַמְּכֹנוֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה שְׁלֹמֹה לְבֵית יְהֹוָה לֹא־הָיָה מִשְׁקָל לִנְחֹשֶׁת כׇּל־הַכֵּלִים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃
The pillars, one sea, and the bases which Shelomo had made for the house of the Lord; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
The pillars, one sea, and the bases which Shelomo had made for the house of the Lord; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה קוֹמַת ׀ הָעַמּוּד הָאֶחָד וְכֹתֶרֶת עָלָיו ׀ נְחֹשֶׁת וְקוֹמַת הַכֹּתֶרֶת שָׁלֹשׁ (אמה) [אַמּוֹת] וּשְׂבָכָה וְרִמֹּנִים עַֽל־הַכֹּתֶרֶת סָבִיב הַכֹּל נְחֹשֶׁת וְכָאֵלֶּה לַעַמּוּד הַשֵּׁנִי עַל־הַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃
The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital upon it was brass: and the height of the capital three cubits; and there was wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like capital round about, all of brass: and like thee with wreathen work was the second pillar also.
The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital upon it was brass: and the height of the capital three cubits; and there was wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like capital round about, all of brass: and like thee with wreathen work was the second pillar also.
Rashi
וקומת הכותרת שלש אמות. ובתחלת הספר (מלכים א ז טז) הוא אומר: חמש אמות. ושם ישבתי את המקראות:
The height of the crown was three amohs. And in the beginning of the Book [of Melochim] it states, ”five amohs [high].”9Melochim 7:16. I reconciled the verses there.10Rashi reconciled the difference as follows: The crown was actually five amohs high but its two lower amohs are not counted because the column was inserted into the crown two amohs deep and it served as a base for the crown.
ושבכה. קופיי"א בלע"ז, כמין כובע:
And a netting. (Coife, in O.F.) a type of hat.
וכאלה. רמונים:
Had the same. Pomegranates.
וַיִּקַּח רַב־טַבָּחִים אֶת־שְׂרָיָה כֹּהֵן הָרֹאשׁ וְאֶת־צְפַנְיָהוּ כֹּהֵן מִשְׁנֶה וְאֶת־שְׁלֹשֶׁת שֹׁמְרֵי הַסַּֽף׃
And the captain of the guard took Seraya the chief priest, and Żefanyahu a priest of the second order, and the three keepers of the door:
And the captain of the guard took Seraya the chief priest, and Żefanyahu a priest of the second order, and the three keepers of the door:
וּמִן־הָעִיר לָקַח סָרִיס אֶחָד אֲֽשֶׁר־הוּא פָקִיד ׀ עַל־אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה וַחֲמִשָּׁה אֲנָשִׁים מֵרֹאֵי פְנֵֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר נִמְצְאוּ בָעִיר וְאֵת הַסֹּפֵר שַׂר הַצָּבָא הַמַּצְבִּא אֶת־עַם הָאָרֶץ וְשִׁשִּׁים אִישׁ מֵעַם הָאָרֶץ הַֽנִּמְצְאִים בָּעִֽיר׃
and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, who were found in the city, and the scribe, of the commander of the host, who kept the muster of the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city:
and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, who were found in the city, and the scribe, of the commander of the host, who kept the muster of the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city:
Rashi
הסופר שר הצבא. שהיה יודע מנין כל עיר ועיר, כמה אנשים מוציאה לצבא:
The scribe of the general of the army. Who knew the number of each city, how many men it enlists into the army.
וַיִּקַּח אֹתָם נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב־טַבָּחִים וַיֹּלֶךְ אֹתָם עַל־מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל רִבְלָֽתָה׃
and Nevuzar᾽adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Bavel to Rivla:
and Nevuzar᾽adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Bavel to Rivla:
וַיַּךְ אֹתָם מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל וַיְמִיתֵם בְּרִבְלָה בְּאֶרֶץ חֲמָת וַיִּגֶל יְהוּדָה מֵעַל אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃
and the king of Bavel smote them, and slew them at Rivla in the land of Ḥamat. So Yehuda was carried away out of their land.
and the king of Bavel smote them, and slew them at Rivla in the land of Ḥamat. So Yehuda was carried away out of their land.
וְהָעָם הַנִּשְׁאָר בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁאִיר נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל וַיַּפְקֵד עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־גְּדַלְיָהוּ בֶּן־אֲחִיקָם בֶּן־שָׁפָֽן׃
And as for the people that remained in the land of Yehuda, whom Nevukhadneżżar king of Bavel had left, he appointed Gedalyahu the son of Aĥiqam, the son of Shafan over them.
And as for the people that remained in the land of Yehuda, whom Nevukhadneżżar king of Bavel had left, he appointed Gedalyahu the son of Aĥiqam, the son of Shafan over them.
וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ כׇל־שָׂרֵי הַחֲיָלִים הֵמָּה וְהָאֲנָשִׁים כִּֽי־הִפְקִיד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל אֶת־גְּדַלְיָהוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־גְּדַלְיָהוּ הַמִּצְפָּה וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן־נְתַנְיָה וְיוֹחָנָן בֶּן־קָרֵחַ וּשְׂרָיָה בֶן־תַּנְחֻמֶת הַנְּטֹפָתִי וְיַאֲזַנְיָהוּ בֶּן־הַמַּעֲכָתִי הֵמָּה וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃
And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Bavel had made Gedalyahu governor, they came to Gedalyahu to Miżpa, also Yishma᾽el the son of Netanya, and Yoĥanan the son of Qareaĥ, and Seraya the son of Tanĥumat the Netofati, and Ya᾽azanyahu the son of the Ma῾akhati, they and their men.
And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Bavel had made Gedalyahu governor, they came to Gedalyahu to Miżpa, also Yishma᾽el the son of Netanya, and Yoĥanan the son of Qareaĥ, and Seraya the son of Tanĥumat the Netofati, and Ya᾽azanyahu the son of the Ma῾akhati, they and their men.
Rashi
כל שרי החילים. שיצאו מן העיר להחבא במצודות ובטינרים ובצורים וביערים:
All the officers of the armies. Who had left the city to hide in the strongholds, boulders, rocks and forests.
וַיִּשָּׁבַע לָהֶם גְּדַלְיָהוּ וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶם וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ מֵעַבְדֵי הַכַּשְׂדִּים שְׁבוּ בָאָרֶץ וְעִבְדוּ אֶת־מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל וְיִטַב לָכֶֽם׃ {פ}
And Gedalyahu swore to them, and to their men, and said to them, Fear not to be the servants of the Kasdim: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Bavel; and it shall be well with you.
And Gedalyahu swore to them, and to their men, and said to them, Fear not to be the servants of the Kasdim: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Bavel; and it shall be well with you.
ואת כל בית גדול. בתי כנסיות שמגדלין בהן תורה ותפלה ובתי השרים (ראה מגילה כז א):
And all the houses of the dignitaries. [This includes] synagogues wherein Torah and prayer are aggrandized, and the houses of the princes.5See Maseches Megillah 27a.