Tanach
Nechemyah 13:1-9 נחמיה י״ג:א׳-ט׳
Part of: Chapter 13
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בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא נִקְרָא בְּסֵפֶר מֹשֶׁה בְּאׇזְנֵי הָעָם וְנִמְצָא כָּתוּב בּוֹ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָבוֹא עַמֹּנִי וּמוֹאָבִי בִּקְהַל הָאֱלֹהִים עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
On that day, the book of Moses was read in the ears of the people, and it was found written in it that an Ammonite or a Moavite may not enter the congregation of G-d [i.e., he may not marry an Israelite woman] forever [viz. Deuteronomy 23:4].
On that day, the book of Moses was read in the ears of the people, and it was found written in it that an Ammonite or a Moavite may not enter the congregation of G-d [i.e., he may not marry an Israelite woman] forever [viz. Deuteronomy 23:4].
כִּי לֹא קִדְּמוּ אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּלֶּחֶם וּבַמָּיִם וַיִּשְׂכֹּר עָלָיו אֶת־בִּלְעָם לְקַֽלְלוֹ וַיַּהֲפֹךְ אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַקְּלָלָה לִבְרָכָֽה׃
For they did not go out before the children of Israel with bread and water and because they hired against them Bilam to curse them [viz. Ibid. 5]. And G-d turned the curse into a blessing.
For they did not go out before the children of Israel with bread and water and because they hired against them Bilam to curse them [viz. Ibid. 5]. And G-d turned the curse into a blessing.
וַיְהִי כְּשׇׁמְעָם אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה וַיַּבְדִּילוּ כׇל־עֵרֶב מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And it was, when they heard the Torah, that they separated every admixture [of idolators] from Israel.
And it was, when they heard the Torah, that they separated every admixture [of idolators] from Israel.
Rashi
וְלִפְנֵי מִזֶּה אֶלְיָשִׁיב הַכֹּהֵן נָתוּן בְּלִשְׁכַּת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵינוּ קָרוֹב לְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃
And before this, Elyashiv the priest, a kinsman of Toviah [the Ammonite (viz. 2:10)], had placed [(Toviah's belongings)] in a chamber of the house of our G-d.
And before this, Elyashiv the priest, a kinsman of Toviah [the Ammonite (viz. 2:10)], had placed [(Toviah's belongings)] in a chamber of the house of our G-d.
Rashi
ולפני מזה. ומקודם לכן:
Now prior to this Heb. וְלִפְנֵי מִזֶה, before this.
קרוב לטוביה. אותו אלישיב הכהן היה קרוב לטוביה חברו של סנבלט ונתן שם הכהן כליו של טוביה:
was a kinsman of Tobiah Eliashib the priest was a kinsman of Tobiah the companion of Sanballat, and the priest placed Tobiah’s vessels there.
וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ לִשְׁכָּה גְדוֹלָה וְשָׁם הָיוּ לְפָנִים נֹתְנִים אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה הַלְּבוֹנָה וְהַכֵּלִים וּמַעְשַׂר הַדָּגָן הַתִּירוֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָר מִצְוַת הַלְוִיִּם וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִים וּתְרוּמַת הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃
And he had made him a large chamber where before they had placed the meal [for meal-offerings], the frankincense, the [Temple] vessels, the tithe of the grain, the wine, and the oil, the gifts of the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the terumah of the priests.
And he had made him a large chamber where before they had placed the meal [for meal-offerings], the frankincense, the [Temple] vessels, the tithe of the grain, the wine, and the oil, the gifts of the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the terumah of the priests.
Rashi
ויעש. אלישיב:
And he made Eliashib [made].
לפנים. שם היו נותנים קודם שבאתי לירושלים:
in previous times Before I came to Jerusalem, they would put [them] there.
מצות הלוים. מתנות הראויות ללוים:
which were ordained for the Levites the gifts due the Levites.
וּבְכׇל־זֶה לֹא הָיִיתִי בִּֽירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם כִּי בִּשְׁנַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁתַּיִם לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל בָּאתִי אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וּלְקֵץ יָמִים נִשְׁאַלְתִּי מִן־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
And with all this [i.e., while all this was happening], I was not in Jerusalem. For in the thirty-second year of [the reign of] Artachshast [(Darius)] king of Bavel, I came to the king, and after some time, I asked the king [to permit me to return to Jerusalem].
And with all this [i.e., while all this was happening], I was not in Jerusalem. For in the thirty-second year of [the reign of] Artachshast [(Darius)] king of Bavel, I came to the king, and after some time, I asked the king [to permit me to return to Jerusalem].
Rashi
ובכל זה. ובכל המעשה הזה באתי אל המלך וחזרתי לבבל:
Now with all this during this entire episode. I came to the king when I returned to Babylon.
נשאלתי. שיתן לי רשות לעלות לירושלים ולחזור:
I requested of the king to give me permission to go up and to return to Jerusalem.
וָאָבוֹא לִֽירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וָאָבִינָה בָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אֶלְיָשִׁיב לְטוֹבִיָּה לַעֲשׂוֹת לוֹ נִשְׁכָּה בְּחַצְרֵי בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
And I came to Jerusalem and I realized the evil that Elyashiv had done with Toviah, giving him a chamber in the courts of the house of G-d.
And I came to Jerusalem and I realized the evil that Elyashiv had done with Toviah, giving him a chamber in the courts of the house of G-d.
וַיֵּרַֽע לִי מְאֹד וָֽאַשְׁלִיכָה אֶֽת־כׇּל־כְּלֵי בֵית־טוֹבִיָּה הַחוּץ מִן־הַלִּשְׁכָּֽה׃
And it grieved me greatly, and I threw all the vessels of Toviah's house out of the chamber.
And it grieved me greatly, and I threw all the vessels of Toviah's house out of the chamber.
וָאֹמְרָה וַֽיְטַהֲרוּ הַלְּשָׁכוֹת וָאָשִׁיבָה שָּׁם כְּלֵי בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה וְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ {פ}
And I ordered that the chambers be purified, and I restored there all the vessels of the house of G-d and the meal and the frankincense.
And I ordered that the chambers be purified, and I restored there all the vessels of the house of G-d and the meal and the frankincense.
Rashi
ואומרה. צויתי לטהר ויטהרו הלשכות וגומר:
And I commanded I commanded to purify it, and they purified the chambers, etc.
כל ערב. כל תערובות העכו"ם כמו וגם ערב רב עלה אתם (שמות י״ב:ל״ח):
all mixtures Every mixture of heathens, like (Exodus 12:38): “A great mixed multitude (עֵרֶב רַב) also went up with them.”