Tanach
Melachim II 3:4-10 מלכים ב ג׳:ד׳-י׳
Part of: Chapter 3
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וּמֵישַׁע מֶלֶךְ־מוֹאָב הָיָה נֹקֵד וְהֵשִׁיב לְמֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאָה־אֶלֶף כָּרִים וּמֵאָה אֶלֶף אֵילִים צָֽמֶר׃
And Mesha king of Mo᾽av was a sheepmaster, and delivered to the king of Yisra᾽el a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
And Mesha king of Mo᾽av was a sheepmaster, and delivered to the king of Yisra᾽el a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
Rashi
אילים צמר. דיכרין דרעיא, עם צמרם:
Wooly rams. [Targum Yonoson renders,] “pasture-fed rams,” with their wool.
וַיְהִי כְּמוֹת אַחְאָב וַיִּפְשַׁע מֶלֶךְ־מוֹאָב בְּמֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
But it came to pass, when Aĥ᾽av was dead, that the king of Mo᾽av rebelled against the king of Yisra᾽el.
But it came to pass, when Aĥ᾽av was dead, that the king of Mo᾽av rebelled against the king of Yisra᾽el.
וַיֵּצֵא הַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוֹרָם בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא מִשֹּׁמְרוֹן וַיִּפְקֹד אֶת־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And king Yehoram went out of Shomeron on the same day, and mustered all Yisra᾽el.
And king Yehoram went out of Shomeron on the same day, and mustered all Yisra᾽el.
וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶל־יְהוֹשָׁפָט מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה לֵאמֹר מֶלֶךְ מוֹאָב פָּשַׁע בִּי הֲתֵלֵךְ אִתִּי אֶל־מוֹאָב לַמִּלְחָמָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֶֽעֱלֶה כָּמוֹנִי כָמוֹךָ כְּעַמִּי כְעַמֶּךָ כְּסוּסַי כְּסוּסֶֽיךָ׃
And he went and sent to Yehoshafat king of Yehuda, saying, The king of Mo᾽av has rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Mo᾽av to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
And he went and sent to Yehoshafat king of Yehuda, saying, The king of Mo᾽av has rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Mo᾽av to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵי־זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ נַעֲלֶה וַיֹּאמֶר דֶּרֶךְ מִדְבַּר אֱדֽוֹם׃
And he said, Which way shall we go up? and he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
And he said, Which way shall we go up? and he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
Rashi
דרך מדבר אדום. כי גם מלך אדום ילך עמנו:
Through the road of the wilderness of Edom. For the king of Edom,5He was not a king, but actually a governor that was appointed by the king of Yehudah.—Metzudas Dovid too, will go with us.
וַיֵּלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה וּמֶלֶךְ אֱדוֹם וַיָּסֹבּוּ דֶּרֶךְ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וְלֹא־הָיָה מַיִם לַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְלַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר בְּרַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃
So the king of Yisra᾽el went, and the king of Yehuda, and the king of Edom: and they made a circuit of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the camp, and for the cattle that followed them.
So the king of Yisra᾽el went, and the king of Yehuda, and the king of Edom: and they made a circuit of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the camp, and for the cattle that followed them.
וַיֹּאמֶר מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲהָהּ כִּי־קָרָא יְהֹוָה לִשְׁלֹשֶׁת הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה לָתֵת אוֹתָם בְּיַד־מוֹאָֽב׃ {ס}
And the king of Yisra᾽el said, Alas! that the Lord has called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Mo᾽av!
And the king of Yisra᾽el said, Alas! that the Lord has called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Mo᾽av!
Rashi
לתת אותם וגו'. שימותו בצמא:
To hand them over, etc. For they will die of thirst.6The three kings will be handed over to Moav because either they will die of thirst, or if they scatter across the countryside in search for water, they will be in an unprotected and vulnerable position.—Radak
נוקד. מרי גיתין:
Owned many flocks. [Targum Yonoson renders,] “owner of livestock.”4Sheep are usually spotted [= נְקוּדִים], therefore a sheep owner is called נַקָּד.—Radak