Tanach
Nechemyah 12:27-34 נחמיה י״ב:כ״ז-ל״ד
Part of: Chapter 12
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וּבַחֲנֻכַּת חוֹמַת יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בִּקְשׁוּ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם מִכׇּל־מְקוֹמֹתָם לַהֲבִיאָם לִֽירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם לַעֲשֹׂת חֲנֻכָּה וְשִׂמְחָה וּבְתוֹדוֹת וּבְשִׁיר מְצִלְתַּיִם נְבָלִים וּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃
And at the consecration of the wall of Jerusalem [(at its completion)], the Levites were sought out from all of their places to bring them to Jerusalem, to make consecration and joy with thanksgiving and song, (with) cymbals, lyres, and harps.
And at the consecration of the wall of Jerusalem [(at its completion)], the Levites were sought out from all of their places to bring them to Jerusalem, to make consecration and joy with thanksgiving and song, (with) cymbals, lyres, and harps.
Rashi
ובתודות. ובהודאות:
and with thanksgivings Heb. וּבְתוֹדוֹת, and with thanksgivings.
וַיֵּאָסְפוּ בְּנֵי הַמְשֹׁרְרִים וּמִן־הַכִּכָּר סְבִיבוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וּמִן־חַצְרֵי נְטֹפָתִֽי׃
And the sons of the singers were gathered together, and (they came) from the plain around Jerusalem and from the cities of the Netofathi.
And the sons of the singers were gathered together, and (they came) from the plain around Jerusalem and from the cities of the Netofathi.
Rashi
ומן הככר. אשר סביבות ירושלים באו המשוררים:
and from the plain the singers came from [the plain] surrounding Jerusalem.
וּמִבֵּית הַגִּלְגָּל וּמִשְּׂדוֹת גֶּבַע וְעַזְמָוֶת כִּי חֲצֵרִים בָּנוּ לָהֶם הַמְשֹׁרְרִים סְבִיבוֹת יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
And from Beth-hagalil and from the fields of Geva and Azmaveth. For the singers had built themselves cities around Jerusalem.
And from Beth-hagalil and from the fields of Geva and Azmaveth. For the singers had built themselves cities around Jerusalem.
וַיִּֽטַּהֲרוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם וַֽיְטַהֲרוּ אֶת־הָעָם וְאֶת־הַשְּׁעָרִים וְאֶת־הַחוֹמָֽה׃
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and [afterwards] they purified the people and the gates and the wall [(that there should be no uncleanliness in the city.)]
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and [afterwards] they purified the people and the gates and the wall [(that there should be no uncleanliness in the city.)]
Rashi
ויטהרו. תחלה טהרו את עצמן ואח"כ טהרו את אחרים:
purified themselves First they purified themselves, and afterwards they purified the others.
ואת השערים ואת החומה. שלא תהיה טומאה שם בעיר:
and the gates and the wall that there should be no uncleanliness in the city.
וָאַעֲלֶה אֶת־שָׂרֵי יְהוּדָה מֵעַל לַחוֹמָה וָאַעֲמִידָה שְׁתֵּי תוֹדֹת גְּדוֹלֹת וְתַהֲלֻכֹת לַיָּמִין מֵעַל לַחוֹמָה לְשַׁעַר הָאַשְׁפֹּֽת׃
And [(in cleansing the city)] I brought the chiefs of Judah above the wall, and I set up two large thanksgiving loaves, and processions [(leaving the city to encircle it)] to the right, above the wall, to the Dung Gate.
And [(in cleansing the city)] I brought the chiefs of Judah above the wall, and I set up two large thanksgiving loaves, and processions [(leaving the city to encircle it)] to the right, above the wall, to the Dung Gate.
Rashi
מעל לחומה. שקדש את העיר והלכו השרים ובית דין והכהנים והלוים עם שתי תודות סביב לעיר הכל כמפורש במסכת שבועות כדי לקדש את העיר:
upon the wall meaning that he sanctified the city, the princes, the tribunal, and the Levites with two thanksgiving offerings around the city, as is delineated in Tractate Shebuoth (14a, 15a, b), in order to sanctify the city.
שתי תודות. שתי לחמי תודה כל לחם ולחם קרוי תודה:
two...thanksgiving offerings two breads of the thanksgiving offerings, each bread being called a thanksgiving offering.
ותהלוכות לימין. וכאשר יצאו מן העיר כדי לסובבה הלכו לצד ימינה:
with processions to the right And when they went out of the city in order to encompass it, they went to the right side.
וַיֵּלֶךְ אַחֲרֵיהֶם הוֹשַׁעְיָה וַחֲצִי שָׂרֵי יְהוּדָֽה׃
And there went after them Hoshayah and half the chiefs of Judah.
And there went after them Hoshayah and half the chiefs of Judah.
וַעֲזַרְיָה עֶזְרָא וּמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃
And Azaryah, Ezra, and Meshulam.
And Azaryah, Ezra, and Meshulam.
יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָה וְיִרְמְיָֽה׃ {פ}
Judah and Benjamin and Shemayah and Yirmiyah.
Judah and Benjamin and Shemayah and Yirmiyah.
Rashi
יהודה ובנימין. שני שרים היו:
Judah and Benjamin They were two princes.
ובחנוכת חומת ירושלים. בתשלום חומת העיר לקדש את העיר:
And in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem at the completion of the wall of the city, to sanctify the city.