Tanach
Nechemyah 6:1-4 נחמיה ו׳:א׳-ד׳
Part of: Chapter 6
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וַיְהִי כַאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁמַע לְסַנְבַלַּט וְטוֹבִיָּה וּלְגֶשֶׁם הָֽעַרְבִי וּלְיֶתֶר אֹֽיְבֵינוּ כִּי בָנִיתִי אֶת־הַחוֹמָה וְלֹא־נוֹתַר בָּהּ פָּרֶץ גַּם עַד־הָעֵת הַהִיא דְּלָתוֹת לֹא־הֶעֱמַדְתִּי בַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃
And it was, when it was heard by Sanvalat and Toviah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our foes that I had built the wall and no breach remained in it, (and) also, (that) up to that time I had not set doors in the gates [(viz. verse 10)],
And it was, when it was heard by Sanvalat and Toviah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our foes that I had built the wall and no breach remained in it, (and) also, (that) up to that time I had not set doors in the gates [(viz. verse 10)],
Rashi
דלתות לא העמדתי. שלא נעשו דלתות בשערי העיר:
I had not erected that doors were not made in the gates of the city.
וַיִּשְׁלַח סַנְבַלַּט וְגֶשֶׁם אֵלַי לֵאמֹר לְכָה וְנִֽוָּעֲדָה יַחְדָּו בַּכְּפִירִים בְּבִקְעַת אוֹנוֹ וְהֵמָּה חֹֽשְׁבִים לַעֲשׂוֹת לִי רָעָֽה׃
that Sanvalat and Geshem sent to me, saying: Go, and we will meet together in Kefirim in the valley of Ono (and [I understood that] they were plotting to do me evil [i.e., to kill me])
that Sanvalat and Geshem sent to me, saying: Go, and we will meet together in Kefirim in the valley of Ono (and [I understood that] they were plotting to do me evil [i.e., to kill me])
Rashi
בכפירים. שם מקום הוא:
in Kefirim This is a name of a place.
בבקעת אונו. כך שם הבקעה:
[which is] in the Valley of Ono That is the name of the valley.
והמה חושבים. הבנתי מהם שהיו חושבים עלי להרגני שם:
and they were plotting against me. I understood from them that they were plotting against me to assassinate me there.
וָאֶשְׁלְחָה עֲלֵיהֶם מַלְאָכִים לֵאמֹר מְלָאכָה גְדוֹלָה אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה וְלֹא אוּכַל לָרֶדֶת לָמָּה תִשְׁבַּת הַמְּלָאכָה כַּאֲשֶׁר אַרְפֶּהָ וְיָרַדְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃
And I sent to them messengers, saying: I am busy with a great project and I will not be able to come down. Why should the work halt? When I complete it, I will come down to you.
And I sent to them messengers, saying: I am busy with a great project and I will not be able to come down. Why should the work halt? When I complete it, I will come down to you.
Rashi
מלאכה גדולה אני עושה. מבנייני (העיר ס"א) העפר:
“I am doing great work of the buildings (of the city); other editions read: [of the buildings] of dust.
למה תשבת. למה תהיה המלאכה בטלה:
Why should...stop Why should the work be curtailed?
כאשר ארפה. ידי מן הבניין:
when I leave it Heb. אַרְפֶּהָ, lit. [slacken] my hand from the building.
וירדתי אליכם. לדבר ולהועד אליכם:
and come down to you to speak with and to meet with you.
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ אֵלַי כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה אַרְבַּע פְּעָמִים וָאָשִׁיב אוֹתָם כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה׃ {פ}
And they sent me in this wise four times, and I returned answer in this wise [i.e., as I had before].
And they sent me in this wise four times, and I returned answer in this wise [i.e., as I had before].
ולא נותר בה. בחומת העיר:
and no breach was left therein in the wall of the city.