Tanach
Nechemyah 7:1-5 נחמיה ז׳:א׳-ה׳
Part of: Chapter 7
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וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר נִבְנְתָה הַחוֹמָה וָאַעֲמִיד הַדְּלָתוֹת וַיִּפָּקְדוּ הַשּׁוֹעֲרִים וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃
And it was, when the wall had been built, and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites had been installed,
And it was, when the wall had been built, and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites had been installed,
Rashi
וָאֲצַוֶּה אֶת־חֲנָנִי אָחִי וְאֶת־חֲנַנְיָה שַׂר הַבִּירָה עַל־יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם כִּי־הוּא כְּאִישׁ אֱמֶת וְיָרֵא אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים מֵרַבִּֽים׃
that I charged Chanani my brother and Chananiah, chief of the capital with [the guarding of the gates of] Jerusalem, for he was a man of truth and feared G-d of yore.
that I charged Chanani my brother and Chananiah, chief of the capital with [the guarding of the gates of] Jerusalem, for he was a man of truth and feared G-d of yore.
Rashi
על ירושלים. לשמור שערי ירושלים:
over Jerusalem to guard the gates of Jerusalem.
מרבים. מימים רבים:
for a long time Heb. מֵרַבִּים, lit. from many; from many days.
(ויאמר) [וָאֹמַר] לָהֶם לֹא יִפָּֽתְחוּ שַׁעֲרֵי יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם עַד־חֹם הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְעַד הֵם עֹמְדִים יָגִיפוּ הַדְּלָתוֹת וֶאֱחֹזוּ וְהַעֲמֵיד מִשְׁמְרוֹת יֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם אִישׁ בְּמִשְׁמָרוֹ וְאִישׁ נֶגֶד בֵּיתֽוֹ׃
And I said to them: Let the gates of Jerusalem not be opened until the heat of the day [i.e., midday]. [(While the gates were open, they were to remain standing there, and whoever wished to leave or enter did so at that time.)] And while they were [yet] standing [there], they were to take hold of the doors to close (them). And [("I said to them":)] Station watches (of) the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each in his watch and each opposite his house.
And I said to them: Let the gates of Jerusalem not be opened until the heat of the day [i.e., midday]. [(While the gates were open, they were to remain standing there, and whoever wished to leave or enter did so at that time.)] And while they were [yet] standing [there], they were to take hold of the doors to close (them). And [("I said to them":)] Station watches (of) the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each in his watch and each opposite his house.
Rashi
עד חום השמש. עד חצי היום שהיה היום גדול:
until the sun becomes hot until midday, for the day was long.
ועד הם עומדים. ובעוד שהשערים פתוחים יהיו עומדים שלא יזוזו עד יגיפו ויסגרו הדלתות והרוצה לצאת יצא מן העיר והרוצה ליכנס יבא ויכנס כל כך היו עושים מפני האויבים:
and they shall stand until And as long as the doors are open, they shall stand; they shall not move until the doors are locked shut, and whoever wishes to leave may leave the city, and whoever wishes to enter may come and enter. They did all this because of the enemies.
ואחוזו. יאחזו הדלתות לסוגרם:
and hold them They should hold the doors to lock them.
משמרות יושבי ירושלים. מיושבי ירושלים העמידו משמרות גיט"ש בלע"ז:
watches among the inhabitants of Jerusalem of the inhabitants of Jerusalem station watches, jetes in Old French, (groups of) watchmen.
וְהָעִיר רַחֲבַת יָדַיִם וּגְדֹלָה וְהָעָם מְעַט בְּתוֹכָהּ וְאֵין בָּתִּים בְּנוּיִֽם׃
And the city was spacious and large, and the people few in its midst, and the houses not built up.
And the city was spacious and large, and the people few in its midst, and the houses not built up.
Rashi
רחבת ידים. רחבת מקום וגדולה:
a wide place Heb. רַחֲבַת יָדַיִם, a wide and large place.
וַיִּתֵּן אֱלֹהַי אֶל־לִבִּי וָאֶקְבְּצָה אֶת־הַחֹרִים וְאֶת־הַסְּגָנִים וְאֶת־הָעָם לְהִתְיַחֵשׂ וָֽאֶמְצָא סֵפֶר הַיַּחַשׂ הָעוֹלִים בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה וָאֶמְצָא כָּתוּב בּֽוֹ׃ {פ}
And my G-d put it in my heart to gather the nobles and the officers and the people to trace their genealogies, and I found the book of genealogies of those who had come up first [(with Ezra)], and I found it written there:
And my G-d put it in my heart to gather the nobles and the officers and the people to trace their genealogies, and I found the book of genealogies of those who had come up first [(with Ezra)], and I found it written there:
Rashi
להתייחש. לחקור יחוסן:
to trace their lineage Heb. לְהִתְיַחֵישׂ, to search for their lineage.
העולים בראשונה. מאותן היהודים העולים עם עזרא בראשונה:
those who went up at first of those Jews who went up with Ezra at first.
ואמצא כתוב בו. כל אלה הדברים היו כתובים באותה אגרת:
and I found written in it All these words were written in that letter.
ויפקדו. עתה נעשו הלוים פקודים על פקידותן להיותן שוערים ומשוררים מן הלוים בב"ה:
were appointed The Levites were now made appointees over their stations to be gatekeepers and singers in the Temple.