Tanach
Nechemyah 13:10-13 נחמיה י״ג:י׳-י״ג
Part of: Chapter 13
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וָאֵדְעָה כִּֽי־מְנָיוֹת הַלְוִיִּם לֹא נִתָּנָה וַיִּבְרְחוּ אִישׁ־לְשָׂדֵהוּ הַלְוִיִּם וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים עֹשֵׂי הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃
And I knew that the portions of the Levites had not been placed (there), wherefore each one ran to his field [i.e., to the fields instead of to the chambers to collect his gifts] — the Levites, the singers, the doers of the work [of the Temple].
And I knew that the portions of the Levites had not been placed (there), wherefore each one ran to his field [i.e., to the fields instead of to the chambers to collect his gifts] — the Levites, the singers, the doers of the work [of the Temple].
Rashi
לא נתנה. שלא נתנו ישראל שם המתנות ועל כן ברחו והלכו להם אנה ואנה לשאול מתנותיהם ולא היו עוסקים כל כך בעבודתם:
had not been given that the Israelites had not placed the gifts there, and because of that they fled and wandered here and there to ask for their gifts, and were not occupied as much with their service.
וָאָרִיבָה אֶת־הַסְּגָנִים וָאֹמְרָה מַדּוּעַ נֶעֱזַב בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִים וָֽאֶקְבְּצֵם וָֽאַעֲמִדֵם עַל־עׇמְדָֽם׃
And I fought with the officers and said: Why is the house of G-d forsaken [of priests and Levites, seeking their gifts abroad!]. And I gathered them [the priests and the Levites] and I restored them to their [usual] stations [in the Temple], whither Israel again brought their gifts as in the past].
And I fought with the officers and said: Why is the house of G-d forsaken [of priests and Levites, seeking their gifts abroad!]. And I gathered them [the priests and the Levites] and I restored them to their [usual] stations [in the Temple], whither Israel again brought their gifts as in the past].
Rashi
ואקבצם. קבצתי את הכהנים והלוים להעמידם על משמרתם בעבודתם וכל ישראל היו מביאים להם שם מתנותם:
And I gathered them I gathered the priests and the Levites to station them on their watches in their service, and all of Israel brought them their gifts there.
וְכׇל־יְהוּדָה הֵבִיאוּ מַעְשַׂר הַדָּגָן וְהַתִּירוֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָר לָאוֹצָרֽוֹת׃
And all of Judah brought the tithe of grain, wine and oil to the [Temple] storehouses.
And all of Judah brought the tithe of grain, wine and oil to the [Temple] storehouses.
וָאוֹצְרָה עַל־אוֹצָרוֹת שֶׁלֶמְיָה הַכֹּהֵן וְצָדוֹק הַסּוֹפֵר וּפְדָיָה מִן־הַלְוִיִּם וְעַל־יָדָם חָנָן בֶּן־זַכּוּר בֶּן־מַתַּנְיָה כִּי נֶאֱמָנִים נֶחְשָׁבוּ וַעֲלֵיהֶם לַחֲלֹק לַאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ {פ}
And I placed over the storehouses Shelemyah the priest and Tzaddok the scribe and Pedayah of the Levites, and, assisting them, Chanan the son of Zakkur the son of Matanyah. For they could be trusted to divide [the gifts equably] among their brethren.
And I placed over the storehouses Shelemyah the priest and Tzaddok the scribe and Pedayah of the Levites, and, assisting them, Chanan the son of Zakkur the son of Matanyah. For they could be trusted to divide [the gifts equably] among their brethren.
Rashi
כי נאמנים. היו לחלוק המתנות ביניהם:
for they were deemed trustworthy to distribute the gifts among them [the Levites].
מניות. מנות:
portions Heb. מְנָיוֹת, [like] מָנוֹת.