Tanach
Melachim II 5:20-6:7 מלכים ב ה׳:כ׳-ו׳:ז׳
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וַיֹּאמֶר גֵּיחֲזִי נַעַר אֱלִישָׁע אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים הִנֵּה ׀ חָשַׂךְ אֲדֹנִי אֶֽת־נַעֲמָן הָאֲרַמִּי הַזֶּה מִקַּחַת מִיָּדוֹ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִיא חַי־יְהֹוָה כִּֽי־אִם־רַצְתִּי אַחֲרָיו וְלָקַחְתִּי מֵאִתּוֹ מְאֽוּמָה׃
But Geĥazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Na῾aman this Arammian, in not receiving at his hand that which he bought: but, as the Lord lives, I will run after him, and take something of him.
But Geĥazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Na῾aman this Arammian, in not receiving at his hand that which he bought: but, as the Lord lives, I will run after him, and take something of him.
Rashi
וַיִּרְדֹּף גֵּיחֲזִי אַחֲרֵי נַעֲמָן וַיִּרְאֶה נַֽעֲמָן רָץ אַחֲרָיו וַיִּפֹּל מֵעַל הַמֶּרְכָּבָה לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר הֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃
So Geĥazi followed after Na῾aman. And when Na῾aman saw him running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?
So Geĥazi followed after Na῾aman. And when Na῾aman saw him running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?
Rashi
ויפול. ואתרכין:
And he jumped off. [Targum Yonoson renders,] “and he leaned over.”15This expression is similar to the one in Bereishis 24:64 pertaining to Rivkah.
וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ שָׁלוֹם אֲדֹנִי שְׁלָחַנִי לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה עַתָּה זֶה בָּאוּ אֵלַי שְׁנֵֽי־נְעָרִים מֵהַר אֶפְרַיִם מִבְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים תְּנָה־נָּא לָהֶם כִּכַּר־כֶּסֶף וּשְׁתֵּי חֲלִפוֹת בְּגָדִֽים׃
And he said, All is well. My master has sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Efrayim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.
And he said, All is well. My master has sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Efrayim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.
וַיֹּאמֶר נַעֲמָן הוֹאֵל קַח כִּכָּרָיִם וַיִּפְרׇץ־בּוֹ וַיָּצַר כִּכְּרַיִם כֶּסֶף בִּשְׁנֵי חֲרִטִים וּשְׁתֵּי חֲלִפוֹת בְּגָדִים וַיִּתֵּן אֶל־שְׁנֵי נְעָרָיו וַיִּשְׂאוּ לְפָנָֽיו׃
And Na῾aman said, Be pleased to take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bore them before him.
And Na῾aman said, Be pleased to take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bore them before him.
Rashi
הואל. השבע ששלחך:
“Please.” Swear that he sent you.16Na’amon asked him to swear because he did not believe that Elisha changed his mind. Alternatively, הוֹאֵל means “agree.”—Metzudas Tzion
בשני חרטים. מיני בגדים וסודרין, כמו (שם ג כב): המטפחות והחריטים, כך חברו מנחם. אבל יונתן תרגם זה 'פלדסין', ואת שבספר ישעיהו תרגם 'מחכיא' והפותרין אומרין: בשני חריטים, בשני כיסין ארוכים, פירדיי"ש בלע"ז:
In two bags. Types of garments and kerchiefs, as in, “and the kerchiefs and the pouches [=חֲרִיטִים].”17Yeshayahu 3:22. Menachem classified it thus. But [Targum] Yonoson rendered this as “פַּלְדָּסִין [=sheets],” and the one [חֲרִיטִים] in the Book of Yeshayahu, [he rendered] as “מְחַכַּיָּא [=a plate covering the genitals].” The exegetes say that “בִּשְׁנֵי חֲרִיטֵי,” means “in two long pockets,” brides, in O.F.
אל שני נעריו. של נעמן:
His two servants. Na’amon’s.
וישאו לפניו. לפני גחזי:
And they carried them before him. Before Geichazi.
וַיָּבֹא אֶל־הָעֹפֶל וַיִּקַּח מִיָּדָם וַיִּפְקֹד בַּבָּיִת וַיְשַׁלַּח אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃
And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and deposited them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and deposited them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
Rashi
ויבא אל העופל. תרגם יונתן: לאתר כסי:
And he came to a concealed place. [Targum] Yonoson rendered, “to a hidden place.”18Alternatively, עֹפֶל means “a stronghold,” a secure place.—Radak
ויקח מידם. מיד שני נערי נעמן:
And took from their hands. From the hands of Na’amon’s two servants.
וישלח את האנשים. שלא יראה אותם אלישע:
And he dismissed the men so that Elisha would not see them.
וְהוּא־בָא וַיַּעֲמֹד אֶל־אֲדֹנָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֱלִישָׁע (מאן) [מֵאַיִן] גֵּחֲזִי וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא־הָלַךְ עַבְדְּךָ אָנֶה וָאָֽנָה׃
But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Where from, Geĥazi? And he said, Thy servant went nowhere at all.
But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Where from, Geĥazi? And he said, Thy servant went nowhere at all.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לֹֽא־לִבִּי הָלַךְ כַּאֲשֶׁר הָפַךְ־אִישׁ מֵעַל מֶרְכַּבְתּוֹ לִקְרָאתֶךָ הַעֵת לָקַחַת אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף וְלָקַחַת בְּגָדִים וְזֵיתִים וּכְרָמִים וְצֹאן וּבָקָר וַעֲבָדִים וּשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃
And he said to him, Went not my heart with thee, when the man turned back from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?
And he said to him, Went not my heart with thee, when the man turned back from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?
Rashi
העת לקחת את הכסף. להתעשר, ולקחת ממנו בגדים וזיתים וגו':
Was that the time to take silver. To become wealthy, and to buy with it clothing and olive [trees], etc.
וְצָרַעַת נַֽעֲמָן תִּֽדְבַּק־בְּךָ וּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ לְעוֹלָם וַיֵּצֵא מִלְּפָנָיו מְצֹרָע כַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃
So let the disease of Na῾aman cleave to thee, and to thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence stricken as white as snow.
So let the disease of Na῾aman cleave to thee, and to thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence stricken as white as snow.
וַיֹּאמְרוּ בְנֵֽי־הַנְּבִיאִים אֶל־אֱלִישָׁע הִנֵּה־נָא הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אֲנַחְנוּ יֹשְׁבִים שָׁם לְפָנֶיךָ צַר מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too small for us.
And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too small for us.
Rashi
ויאמרו בני הנביאים. נסים שנעשו לו מסדר והולך רבותינו אמרו (סוטה מז א): מכאן שהיה גיחזי דוחה התלמידים מלפניו, וכשנטרד באו תלמידים רבים, ונדחק המקום מהם:
The disciples of the prophets said. The miracles that were performed through him, he continues to list. Our Rabbis said, that from here [we deduce] that Geichazi would reject the students [who came] before him,1I.e., many of the students who came previously, found Geichazi’s behavior and bad character repulsive and did not stay while he was around. and when he was banished, many students came, and the place became cramped on account of them.2See Maseches Sotah 47a.
נֵלְכָה־נָּא עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּן וְנִקְחָה מִשָּׁם אִישׁ קוֹרָה אֶחָת וְנַעֲשֶׂה־לָּנוּ שָׁם מָקוֹם לָשֶׁבֶת שָׁם וַיֹּאמֶר לֵֽכוּ׃
Let us go, we pray thee, to the Yarden, and take from there every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go.
Let us go, we pray thee, to the Yarden, and take from there every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go.
וַיֹּאמֶר הָאֶחָד הוֹאֶל נָא וְלֵךְ אֶת־עֲבָדֶיךָ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי אֵלֵֽךְ׃
And one said, Be pleased to go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
And one said, Be pleased to go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
Rashi
הואל. התרצה:
Agree. Be willing.
וַיֵּלֶךְ אִתָּם וַיָּבֹאוּ הַיַּרְדֵּנָה וַֽיִּגְזְרוּ הָעֵצִֽים׃
So he went with them, And when they came to the Yarden, they cut down wood.
So he went with them, And when they came to the Yarden, they cut down wood.
וַיְהִי הָֽאֶחָד מַפִּיל הַקּוֹרָה וְאֶת־הַבַּרְזֶל נָפַל אֶל־הַמָּיִם וַיִּצְעַק וַיֹּאמֶר אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנִי וְהוּא שָׁאֽוּל׃
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
Rashi
ואת הברזל. הנסורת:
The iron [ax blade]. The ax head.
והוא שאול. שאלתיו, ואין לי ממה לשלם:
It is borrowed. I borrowed it, and I have no funds to pay [for it].
וַיֹּאמֶר אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים אָנָה נָפָל וַיַּרְאֵהוּ אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם וַיִּקְצׇב־עֵץ וַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־שָׁמָּה וַיָּצֶף הַבַּרְזֶֽל׃
And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut off a stick, and threw it in there; and made the iron float.
And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut off a stick, and threw it in there; and made the iron float.
Rashi
ויצף. צף על המים:
Floated up. Floated upon the water.3Elisha cut a new handle to fit the head of the ax and threw it into the water. The new handle found the hole in the blade, went into it, and floated back up with the blade attached.—Radak
וַיֹּאמֶר הָרֶם לָךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח יָדוֹ וַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃ {פ}
Then he said, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
Then he said, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
מאומה. חסר אל"ף, לפי שהיתה לקיחה זו למום:
Something. The ‘א’ is missing,14The word “מְאוּמָה” is written “מוּמָה,” without the ‘א.’ מוּם means a flaw. As a result of this taking, he was stricken with Na’amon’s flaw, that of tzora’as. because this taking was [responsible for his being stricken with] a flaw [=[מום.