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2:1

וַיְהִי ׀ בְּחֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן שְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא הַמֶּלֶךְ יַיִן לְפָנָיו וָאֶשָּׂא אֶת־הַיַּיִן וָאֶתְּנָה לַמֶּלֶךְ וְלֹא־הָיִיתִי רַע לְפָנָֽיו׃

And it was, in the month of Nissan, the twentieth year of Artachshast [(Darius)] the king, [they brought] wine before him [(in the courtyard)] and I took [(the cup of wine)] and gave it to the king, and I had [never before] been downcast before him [(but always cheerful)].

And it was, in the month of Nissan, the twentieth year of Artachshast [(Darius)] the king, [they brought] wine before him [(in the courtyard)] and I took [(the cup of wine)] and gave it to the king, and I had [never before] been downcast before him [(but always cheerful)].

Rashi

לארתחשסתא. הוא דריוש ועל שם המלכות נקרא כך:

of...Artaxerxes That was Darius, and because of his kingship he was called this.

יין לפניו. הביאו יין לפני המלך בחצר:

wine before him They brought wine before the king in the court.

ואשא את היין. ואנכי נשאתי את כוס היין ונתתיה למלך וכך הוא המנהג שהמביא יין בחצר המלך אינו נושא ונותנו למלך אבל שר המשקים מקבל כוס היין מיד המביא והוא נושא ונותנו למלך:

and I carried the wine And I carried the cup of wine and gave it to the king, and so is the custom, that the one who brings wine into the king’s court does not carry it and give it to the king, but the chief butler receives it from the hand of the one who brings it, and carries it and gives it to the king.

לא הייתי רע לפניו. ואני לא הייתי רגיל להיות רע לפניו ברוע פנים כי אם שמח וטוב לב ועתה הייתי זועף ברוע פנים:

And I had never been sad in his presence And I was not accustomed to being sad in his presence, to have a sad face, but to be happy and cheerful, but now I was sad with a sad face.

2:2

וַיֹּאמֶר לִי הַמֶּלֶךְ מַדּוּעַ ׀ פָּנֶיךָ רָעִים וְאַתָּה אֵֽינְךָ חוֹלֶה אֵין זֶה כִּי־אִם רֹעַֽ לֵב וָאִירָא הַרְבֵּה מְאֹֽד׃

And the king said to me: Why are you downcast? This must be badness of heart [i.e., you must be plotting to poison me with the wine]; and I feared greatly [(for my life)].

And the king said to me: Why are you downcast? This must be badness of heart [i.e., you must be plotting to poison me with the wine]; and I feared greatly [(for my life)].

Rashi

ואתה אינך חולה. והרי אין אתה חולה:

You are not ill Is it not so that you are not ill?

אין זה. אין המעשה הזה כי אם רוע לב שיש בלבבך עלי להמיתני בסם המות בשתיית כוס זה:

This is nothing This incident is only wickedness of heart, that you have in your heart to put me to death by poisoning this cup.

ואירא הרבה מאד. ונתיראתי מאד על כך שלא יעליל עלי המלך עלילה:

And I became very frightened And I became very frightened about this, lest the king accuse me falsely.

2:3

וָאֹמַר לַמֶּלֶךְ הַמֶּלֶךְ לְעוֹלָם יִחְיֶה מַדּוּעַ לֹא־יֵרְעוּ פָנַי אֲשֶׁר הָעִיר בֵּית־קִבְרוֹת אֲבֹתַי חֲרֵבָה וּשְׁעָרֶיהָ אֻכְּלוּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃

And I said to the king: May the king live forever. Why should I not be downcast when the city of the graves of my fathers [(Jerusalem)] is in ruins, and her gates consumed with fire?

And I said to the king: May the king live forever. Why should I not be downcast when the city of the graves of my fathers [(Jerusalem)] is in ruins, and her gates consumed with fire?

Rashi

מדוע לא ירעו פני. מדוע לא יהיו פני רעים:

Why should my countenance not be sad [as translated,] why should my countenance not be sad.

שר העיר. ירושלים שהיא בית קברות אבותי חרבה:

when the city Jerusalem, which is the place of the graves of my forefathers, is laid waste.

2:4

וַיֹּאמֶר לִי הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל־מַה־זֶּה אַתָּה מְבַקֵּשׁ וָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּל אֶל־אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

And the king said: What is your request [(and I shall grant it)], and I [(Nechemiah)] prayed before the G-d of heaven [(saying: So be it before the G-d of heaven that you [the king] grant my request)].

And the king said: What is your request [(and I shall grant it)], and I [(Nechemiah)] prayed before the G-d of heaven [(saying: So be it before the G-d of heaven that you [the king] grant my request)].

Rashi

על מה זה אתה מבקש. אי זה דבר תבקש ממני ואעשה לך:

For what do you make request What do you request of me and I shall do it for you.

ואתפלל. ואמרתי לפני המלך בתפילתי כן יהיה רצון מלפני אלהי השמים שתמלא שאלתי ובקשתי:

And I prayed And I said before the king in my prayer, “May it be Your will, O God of the heavens, that You fulfill my petition and my request.”

2:5

וָאֹמַר לַמֶּלֶךְ אִם־עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ טוֹב וְאִם־יִיטַב עַבְדְּךָ לְפָנֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁלָחֵנִי אֶל־יְהוּדָה אֶל־עִיר קִבְרוֹת אֲבֹתַי וְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה׃

And I said to the king: If it pleases the king, and if your servant is worthy in your eyes, [my request is] that you send me to Judah, to the city of the graves of my fathers and that I rebuild it.

And I said to the king: If it pleases the king, and if your servant is worthy in your eyes, [my request is] that you send me to Judah, to the city of the graves of my fathers and that I rebuild it.

Rashi

אשר תשלחני. שתתן לי רשות לעלות לירושלים ולבנותה:

that you send me that you grant me permission to ascend to Jerusalem and build it.

2:6

וַיֹּאמֶר לִי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְהַשֵּׁגַל ׀ יוֹשֶׁבֶת אֶצְלוֹ עַד־מָתַי יִהְיֶה מַֽהֲלָכְךָ וּמָתַי תָּשׁוּב וַיִּיטַב לִפְנֵֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלָחֵנִי וָֽאֶתְּנָה לוֹ זְמָֽן׃

And the king said to me (the queen sitting at his side): When do you wish to go and when will you return? And it [(my request)] was good before the king, and he sent me [i.e., he permitted me to go], and I gave him a time [(for my return)].

And the king said to me (the queen sitting at his side): When do you wish to go and when will you return? And it [(my request)] was good before the king, and he sent me [i.e., he permitted me to go], and I gave him a time [(for my return)].

Rashi

ויאמר לי המלך. בשעה שדבר אלי המלך היתה אשתו המלכה יושבת אצלו:

And the king said to me At the time the king spoke to me, his wife, the queen, was sitting beside him.

והשגל. אשתו המלכה כענין שנאמר (דניאל ה') שגלתיה ולחנתיה, שכן נוהג המקרא לכתוב המלכה אצל הפלגש נשיו ופלגשיו כמו מלכות ופלגשים (שיר /השירים/ ו'):

and the queen Heb. וְהַשֵּׁגָל, his wife the queen, as it is stated (Dan. 5:2): “...his queen (שֵּׁגְלָתֵהּ) and his concubine,” for it is customary for Scripture to write “the queen,” next to “the concubine”; his wives and his concubines, like (Song 6:9): “מְלָכוֹת וּפִּילַגְשִּׁים, queens and concubines. “

עד מתי יהיה מהלכך. מתי תרצה שיהא מהלכך ומסעך:

How long will your trip take When is it your intention to return?

ומתי תשוב. ומתי דעתך לחזור:

and when will you return? When is it your intention to return?

ישלחני. נתן לי רשות ללכת:

and he sent me He gave me permission to go.

ואתנה לו זמן. נתתי לו זמן לחזור:

and I gave him a time I gave him a time of return.

2:7

וָאוֹמַר לַמֶּלֶךְ אִם־עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ טוֹב אִגְּרוֹת יִתְּנוּ־לִי עַֽל־פַּחֲווֹת עֵבֶר הַנָּהָר אֲשֶׁר יַעֲבִירוּנִי עַד אֲשֶׁר־אָבוֹא אֶל־יְהוּדָֽה׃

And I said to the king: If it pleases the king, let them [(your scribes)] give me letters [of authorization from you] to the governors across the river that they escort me [(in safety)] until I come to [Jerusalem in] Judah.

And I said to the king: If it pleases the king, let them [(your scribes)] give me letters [of authorization from you] to the governors across the river that they escort me [(in safety)] until I come to [Jerusalem in] Judah.

Rashi

אגרות יתנו לי. סופריך על רשותך ודעתך חתומות בחותמך על פחות עבר הנהר של צד ארץ ישראל:

may letters be given to me [Let] your scribes [give me letters] by your sanction and your knowledge, sealed with your signet to the governors of the land beyond the river, on the side of the land of Israel.

אשר יעבירוני. ויתיירוני לשלום:

that they escort me through and escort me in peace.

עד אשר אבוא. לירושלים אשר במדינת יהודה:

until I come to Jerusalem, which is in the province of Judea.

2:8

וְאִגֶּרֶת אֶל־אָסָף שֹׁמֵר הַפַּרְדֵּס אֲשֶׁר לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר יִתֶּן־לִי עֵצִים לְקָרוֹת אֶת־שַׁעֲרֵי הַבִּירָה אֲשֶׁר־לַבַּיִת וּלְחוֹמַת הָעִיר וְלַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר־אָבוֹא אֵלָיו וַיִּתֶּן־לִי הַמֶּלֶךְ כְּיַד־אֱלֹהַי הַטּוֹבָה עָלָֽי׃

And [I request that] you send a letter to Asaf, keeper of the king's forests, that he give me timber for roofing the gates of the Temple walls and for the city walls and for the house in which I will live.

And [I request that] you send a letter to Asaf, keeper of the king's forests, that he give me timber for roofing the gates of the Temple walls and for the city walls and for the house in which I will live.

Rashi

ואגרת אל אסף. ותשלח כתב אגרת אל אסף:

And a letter to Asaph and that you send a letter to Asaph.

שומר הפרדס. ממונה היה על היערים אשר למלך:

the guardian of the king’s orchard He was appointed over the king’s forests.

לקרות. משקל חזק לעשות תקרות וקורות לשערי בירות הר הבית שהרי ב"ה בנו בבנינו אבל שערי חומות הר הבית וחומת החצר אשר סביב ב"ה לא בנו עדיין:

to make beams This is the intensive conjugation: to make ceilings and beams for the gates of the castles of the Temple Mount, for they had built the Temple as it should be built, but the gates of the walls of the Temple Mount and the wall for the court surrounding the Temple had not yet been built.

ולחומת העיר. ולעשות קורות לחומת העיר:

and for the wall of the city and to make beams for the wall of the city.

ולבית אשר אבא אליו. ולעשות בית אשר אשב בו לצורכי:

and for the house to which I shall go and to make a house in which I shall dwell for my needs.

ויתן לי המלך. את כל אשר שאלתי ממנו:

and the king gave me all I asked him for.

כיד. כפי ידו של הקב"ה שהיתה טובה עלי להצליחני:

according to the good hand according to the hand of the Holy One, blessed be He, which was good upon me, to cause me to succeed.

2:9

וָֽאָבוֹא אֶֽל־פַּֽחֲווֹת עֵבֶר הַנָּהָר וָאֶתְּנָה לָהֶם אֵת אִגְּרוֹת הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח עִמִּי הַמֶּלֶךְ שָׂרֵי חַיִל וּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ {פ}

And I came to the governors across the river, and I gave them the king's letters, (and the king had sent with me officers and horsemen [to escort me]).

And I came to the governors across the river, and I gave them the king's letters, (and the king had sent with me officers and horsemen [to escort me]).

Rashi

ואתנה להם את אגרות המלך. למען יתיירוני לשלום:

and I gave them the king’s letters in order that they escort me in peace.

שרי חיל ופרשים. שלח המלך עמי לכבודי למען אלך לשלום:

officers of the army and horsemen the king sent with me [officers] in my honor, in order that I go in peace.

2:10

וַיִּשְׁמַע סַנְבַלַּט הַחֹרֹנִי וְטֽוֹבִיָּה הָעֶבֶד הָֽעַמֹּנִי וַיֵּרַע לָהֶם רָעָה גְדֹלָה אֲשֶׁר־בָּא אָדָם לְבַקֵּשׁ טוֹבָה לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

And [when] Sanvalat the Choronite and Toviah, the Ammonite slave, heard [why I had come], it grieved them greatly that a man had come to seek the good of the children of Israel.

And [when] Sanvalat the Choronite and Toviah, the Ammonite slave, heard [why I had come], it grieved them greatly that a man had come to seek the good of the children of Israel.

Rashi

וישמע סנבלט וגו'. כאשר שמעו שבאתי לבקש טובה על ישראל ולבנות חומות ירושלים וירע בעיניהם כי היו צרי יהודה ובנימין:

Now Sanballat etc., heard When they heard that I had come to request good for Israel and to build the walls of Jerusalem it displeased them greatly, for they were the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin.

2:11

וָאָבוֹא אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וָאֱהִי־שָׁם יָמִים שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃

And I came to Jerusalem and I stayed there for three days.

And I came to Jerusalem and I stayed there for three days.

Rashi

ואהי שם ימים שלשה. הייתי בירושלים ימים שלשה ולסוף שלשת ימים קמתי בלילה אני ואנשים מועטים עמי ולא הגדתי לשום אדם את אשר נתן הקב"ה בלבי:

and I was there for three days I was in Jerusalem for three days, and at the end of three days, I and a few men with me arose at night, and I did not tell any person what the Holy One, blessed be He, had put into my heart.

2:12

וָאָקוּם ׀ לַיְלָה אֲנִי וַאֲנָשִׁים ׀ מְעַט עִמִּי וְלֹא־הִגַּדְתִּי לְאָדָם מָה אֱלֹהַי נֹתֵן אֶל־לִבִּי לַעֲשׂוֹת לִירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וּבְהֵמָה אֵין עִמִּי כִּי אִם־הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי רֹכֵב בָּֽהּ׃

And I arose at night, I and a few men with me, and I told no one what my G-d had placed it in my heart to do with Jerusalem; and there were no beasts with me, but only the beast on which I rode [(so that they could leave without being detected and he could execute what he had in mind)].

And I arose at night, I and a few men with me, and I told no one what my G-d had placed it in my heart to do with Jerusalem; and there were no beasts with me, but only the beast on which I rode [(so that they could leave without being detected and he could execute what he had in mind)].

Rashi

ובהמה אין עמי. כי כל האנשים מועטים אשר עמי הלכו ברגליהם אבל אני לבדי הייתי רוכב על בהמה שלא היו רוצים לרכוב על סוסיהם למען יהיו יוצאים מן העיר בצינעא בלא ידיעת אדם והם הלכו לשבור ולהפיל חומות העיר בלילה ולהרבות פרצותיה למען יהיו בני העיר למחר להוטי' ומסכימים בעצה אחת עם נחמיה לבנות חומות העיר, וכן מוכיח המעשה בתוך הפרשה:

and there were no animals with me The few men who were with me went by foot and I alone rode on an animal. They did not ride their horses because they wanted to leave the city in secret, without anyone knowing. They went to break and cast down the walls of the city at night and to increase their breaches in order that on the morrow, the people of the city would be eager and agree unanimously with Nehemiah to build the walls of the city. So it appears from the text.

2:13

וָאֵצְאָה בְשַֽׁעַר־הַגַּיְא לַיְלָה וְאֶל־פְּנֵי עֵין הַתַּנִּין וְאֶל־שַׁעַר הָאַשְׁפֹּת וָאֱהִי שֹׂבֵר בְּחוֹמֹת יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם אֲשֶׁר־[הֵם ׀ פְּרוּצִים] (המפרוצים) וּשְׁעָרֶיהָ אֻכְּלוּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃

And I went out at night [(with the few men who were with me)] through the Gate of the Valley towards Ein Tanin and to the Dung Gate [in the walls of the city], and I breached [(even more)] the walls of Jerusalem, which were [(already)] breached and whose gates had been consumed by fire.

And I went out at night [(with the few men who were with me)] through the Gate of the Valley towards Ein Tanin and to the Dung Gate [in the walls of the city], and I breached [(even more)] the walls of Jerusalem, which were [(already)] breached and whose gates had been consumed by fire.

Rashi

ואצאה בשער הגיא. יצאתי באותו שער בלילה עם האנשים אשר עמי לצד אותו מקום של עין התנין ולאותו שער האשפות שבחומות העיר והייתי פורץ בחומה והחומה היתה נוחה להפילה ולפרוץ בה לפי שהיתה שרופה באש:

And I went out through the Gate of the Valley I went out through that gate at night with the men who were with me toward En Hattannin and the Dung Gate in the wall of the city; and I broke the wall, and the wall was easily cast down and broken because it had been burned with fire.

אשר הם פרוצים. שהם אותם מקומו' שהיו פרוצים והם פרצו בהם יותר:

which were breached which are those places that were breached, and they breached them more.

2:14

וָאֶֽעֱבֹר אֶל־שַׁעַר הָעַיִן וְאֶל־בְּרֵכַת הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֵין־מָקוֹם לַבְּהֵמָה לַעֲבֹר תַּחְתָּֽי׃

And I [wished to] pass on to the Spring Gate and to the King's pool, but there was no room [(in those breaches)] for the beast under me to pass on.

And I [wished to] pass on to the Spring Gate and to the King's pool, but there was no room [(in those breaches)] for the beast under me to pass on.

Rashi

ואעבור אל שער העין. ורציתי לעבור אל אותן מקומות שבחומת העיר ובאותן פרצות ואין מקום באותן פרצות לעבור ביניהם רוכב על הבהמות שהיו פרצות קטנות:

And I passed to the Fountain Gate And I wished to pass to those places in the wall of the city and in those breaches, and there was no place in those breaches for riders on animals to pass through because they were so small.

2:15

וָאֱהִי עֹלֶה בַנַּחַל לַיְלָה וָאֱהִי שֹׂבֵר בַּחוֹמָה וָאָשׁוּב וָאָבוֹא בְּשַׁעַר הַגַּיְא וָאָשֽׁוּב׃

So I went up the valley at night, breaking the wall [(with the men who were with me)], and I returned and came to the Gate of the Valley, and I returned [(whence I had come)].

So I went up the valley at night, breaking the wall [(with the men who were with me)], and I returned and came to the Gate of the Valley, and I returned [(whence I had come)].

Rashi

ואהי עולה. והייתי עולה מצד אחד בלילה והייתי שובר בחומה עם האנשים אשר עמי:

And I ascended And I was ascending from one side at night, and I was breaking the wall with the men who were with me.

ואשוב ואבוא. וכאשר חזרתי באתי דרך שער הגיא:

and I returned and came And when I returned, I came by way of the Gate of the Valley.

2:16

וְהַסְּגָנִים לֹא יָדְעוּ אָנָה הָלַכְתִּי וּמָה אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה וְלַיְּהוּדִים וְלַכֹּהֲנִים וְלַחֹרִים וְלַסְּגָנִים וּלְיֶתֶר עֹשֵׂה הַמְּלָאכָה עַד־כֵּן לֹא הִגַּֽדְתִּי׃

And the [city] officers did not know where I had gone and what I had done, and I had not told (of it) until then to the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officers, and the rest of the functionaries.

And the [city] officers did not know where I had gone and what I had done, and I had not told (of it) until then to the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officers, and the rest of the functionaries.

Rashi

והסגנים. אשר בעיר לא היו יודעין להיכן הלכתי ואת המעשה אשר עשיתי:

And the prefects who were in the city did not know where I had gone to and what I had done.

עד כן. עד עתה:

yet Heb. עַד כֵּן, until now.

2:17

וָאוֹמַר אֲלֵהֶם אַתֶּם רֹאִים הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר אֲנַחְנוּ בָהּ אֲשֶׁר יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם חֲרֵבָה וּשְׁעָרֶיהָ נִצְּתוּ בָאֵשׁ לְכוּ וְנִבְנֶה אֶת־חוֹמַת יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וְלֹא־נִהְיֶה עוֹד חֶרְפָּֽה׃

And [(the next day)] I said to them: You see the evil in which we find ourselves, that Jerusalem is in ruins and its gates consumed in fire. Let us go and build the wall of Jerusalem and not be [reduced to] shame anymore.

And [(the next day)] I said to them: You see the evil in which we find ourselves, that Jerusalem is in ruins and its gates consumed in fire. Let us go and build the wall of Jerusalem and not be [reduced to] shame anymore.

Rashi

ואומר אליהם. למחר אמרתי להם:

And I said to them On the morrow I said to them.

ולא נהיה עוד חרפה. שלא יהיו צרינו בוזזים ושוללים אותנו:

and we shall no longer be a reproach that our adversaries should not plunder and pillage us.

2:18

וָאַגִּיד לָהֶם אֶת־יַד אֱלֹהַי אֲשֶׁר־הִיא טוֹבָה עָלַי וְאַף־דִּבְרֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר אָֽמַר־לִי וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ נָקוּם וּבָנִינוּ וַיְחַזְּקוּ יְדֵיהֶם לַטּוֹבָֽה׃ {פ}

And I told them of the hand of my G-d upon me for the good [(i.e., His having granted me favor in the eyes of the king)], and also the words of the king that he had spoken to me. And they said: Let us arise and build! And they strengthened their hands for the good [i.e., for the building of the wall and the towers of the city.]

And I told them of the hand of my G-d upon me for the good [(i.e., His having granted me favor in the eyes of the king)], and also the words of the king that he had spoken to me. And they said: Let us arise and build! And they strengthened their hands for the good [i.e., for the building of the wall and the towers of the city.]

Rashi

את יד אלהי. אשר נתן לי חן והצלחה לפני המלך:

the hand of my God who gave me favor and success before the king.

לטובה. הכל נתכונו לטובה לבנות חומת העיר ומגדליה:

for good They intended everything for good—to build the wall of the city and its towers.

2:19

וַיִּשְׁמַע סַנְבַלַּט הַחֹרֹנִי וְטֹבִיָּה ׀ הָעֶבֶד הָֽעַמּוֹנִי וְגֶשֶׁם הָֽעַרְבִי וַיַּלְעִגוּ לָנוּ וַיִּבְזוּ עָלֵינוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ מָֽה־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם עֹשִׂים הַעַל הַמֶּלֶךְ אַתֶּם מֹרְדִֽים׃

And Sanvalat the Choronite and Toviah the Ammonite slave and Geshem the Arab heard, and they mocked and scorned us, saying: What is this thing that you do? Would you rebel against the king!

And Sanvalat the Choronite and Toviah the Ammonite slave and Geshem the Arab heard, and they mocked and scorned us, saying: What is this thing that you do? Would you rebel against the king!

Rashi

וילעיגו. כאשר שמעו הצרים שמועת בנין חומת העיר היו מלעיגים עלינו:

and they mocked When our adversaries heard the news of the building of the walls of the city, they mocked us.

העל המלך. אם על המלך אתם מורדים לבנות חומת העיר כדי למרוד בו:

are...against the king Are you rebelling against the king by building the wall of the city in order to rebel against him?

2:20

וָאָשִׁיב אוֹתָם דָּבָר וָאוֹמַר לָהֶם אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם הוּא יַצְלִיחַֽ לָנוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ עֲבָדָיו נָקוּם וּבָנִינוּ וְלָכֶם אֵֽין־חֵלֶק וּצְדָקָה וְזִכָּרוֹן בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ {פ}

And I rejoined: The G-d of heaven, He will prosper us, and we, His servants, will arise and build. As for you, [what business do you have with building the city wall]? You have no share or righteousness or remembrance in Jerusalem!

And I rejoined: The G-d of heaven, He will prosper us, and we, His servants, will arise and build. As for you, [what business do you have with building the city wall]? You have no share or righteousness or remembrance in Jerusalem!

Rashi

ולכם אין חלק. מה לכם בבנין חומת העיר הזאת כי אין לכם חלק בה:

but you have no share What do you have in the building of the wall of this city, for you have no share in it.

Texts

  • Hebrew: Miqra according to the Masorah · License: CC-BY-SA
  • English: The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein · License: CC-BY
  • Hebrew: On Your Way · License: PD
  • English: The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg · License: CC-BY

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