Tanach
Nechemyah 10:1-14 נחמיה י׳:א׳-י״ד
Part of: Chapter 10
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וּבְכׇל־זֹאת אֲנַחְנוּ כֹּרְתִים אֲמָנָה וְכֹתְבִים וְעַל הֶֽחָתוּם שָׂרֵינוּ לְוִיֵּנוּ כֹּהֲנֵֽינוּ׃
And with all this [i.e., notwithstanding all this evil that has come upon us], we are making a covenant and writing it down [(to accept His kingdom over us, so that it serve as witness)], and for the signatories, our leaders, our Levites, and our priests.
And with all this [i.e., notwithstanding all this evil that has come upon us], we are making a covenant and writing it down [(to accept His kingdom over us, so that it serve as witness)], and for the signatories, our leaders, our Levites, and our priests.
Rashi
וכותבים. ואנחנו כותבים בספר לקבל מלכותו עלינו למען תהיה לנו לעדות:
and writing And we are writing on a scroll to accept His kingdom upon us in order that it be to us as a testimony.
ועל החתום. שרוב גדולים וחשובים שבנו חתומים על ספר קבלת המצות להיות לנו לעדות:
and signed thereon for most of the great and prominent men among us have signed the scroll of the acceptance of the commandments, to be for us as a testimony.
וְעַל הַחֲתוּמִים נְחֶמְיָה הַתִּרְשָׁתָא בֶּן־חֲכַלְיָה וְצִדְקִיָּֽה׃
And the signatories [(for the acceptance of the mitzvoth, the majority of our dignitaries)]: Nechemiah-Hatirshatha the son of Chachalyah and Tzidkiyah.
And the signatories [(for the acceptance of the mitzvoth, the majority of our dignitaries)]: Nechemiah-Hatirshatha the son of Chachalyah and Tzidkiyah.
Rashi
ועל החתומים. עתה מונה והולך החתומים בספר לעדות קבול המצות:
And signed thereon He now proceeds to enumerate the signatories on the testimonial document of the acceptance of the commandments.
נחמיה התרשתא. שם אחד הוא וזהו שפירשתי (עזרא ב') דהתרשתא הוא נחמיה ולמה נקרא שמו התרשתא שהתירו לו חכמים לשתות יין נסך לפי שהיה משקה למלך:
Nehemiah Hattirshatha It is one name, and this is what I explained (Ezra 2:63) that [the name] Hattirshatha refers to Nehemiah. And why was he called Hattirshatha? Because the Sages permitted him to drink wine of gentiles, because he was the butler of the king.
שְׂרָיָה עֲזַרְיָה יִרְמְיָֽה׃
Serayah, Azaryah, Yirmiyah.
Serayah, Azaryah, Yirmiyah.
פַּשְׁחוּר אֲמַרְיָה מַלְכִּיָּֽה׃
Pashchur, Amaryah, Malkiyah.
Pashchur, Amaryah, Malkiyah.
חַטּוּשׁ שְׁבַנְיָה מַלּֽוּךְ׃
Catush, Shevanyah, Maluch.
Catush, Shevanyah, Maluch.
חָרִם מְרֵמוֹת עֹֽבַדְיָֽה׃
Charim, Meremoth, Ovadyah.
Charim, Meremoth, Ovadyah.
דָּנִיֵּאל גִּנְּתוֹן בָּרֽוּךְ׃
Daniel, Ginthon, Baruch.
Daniel, Ginthon, Baruch.
מְשֻׁלָּם אֲבִיָּה מִיָּמִֽן׃
Meshulam, Aviyah, Miyamin.
Meshulam, Aviyah, Miyamin.
מַֽעַזְיָה בִלְגַּי שְׁמַֽעְיָה אֵלֶּה הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃
Ma'azyah, Bilgai, Shemayah — these are the priests.
Ma'azyah, Bilgai, Shemayah — these are the priests.
וְֽהַלְוִיִּם וְיֵשׁוּעַ בֶּן־אֲזַנְיָה בִּנּוּי מִבְּנֵי חֵנָדָד קַדְמִיאֵֽל׃
And the Levites — Veyeshua the son of Azanyah, Binui of the sons of Chenadad, Kadmiel.
And the Levites — Veyeshua the son of Azanyah, Binui of the sons of Chenadad, Kadmiel.
וַאֲחֵיהֶם שְׁבַנְיָה הֽוֹדִיָּה קְלִיטָא פְּלָאיָה חָנָֽן׃
And their brethren, Shevanyah, Hodiysh, Kelita, Pelayah, Chanan.
And their brethren, Shevanyah, Hodiysh, Kelita, Pelayah, Chanan.
מִיכָא רְחוֹב חֲשַׁבְיָֽה׃
Micha, Rechov, Chashavyah.
Micha, Rechov, Chashavyah.
זַכּוּר שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה שְׁבַנְיָֽה׃
Zakkur, Sherevyah, Shevanyah.
Zakkur, Sherevyah, Shevanyah.
הוֹדִיָּה בָנִי בְּנִֽינוּ׃ {ס}
Hodiyah, Bani, Beninu.
Hodiyah, Bani, Beninu.
ובכל זאת. ובכל הרעה הזאת הבאה עלינו אנחנו כורתים אמנה להקב"ה להאמין ולבטוח בו:
Yet, despite all this Despite all the evil that has come upon us, we are making a trust with the Holy One, blessed be He, to believe and to trust in Him.