Tanach
Nechemyah 8:5-8 נחמיה ח׳:ה׳-ח׳
Part of: Chapter 8
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וַיִּפְתַּח עֶזְרָא הַסֵּפֶר לְעֵינֵי כׇל־הָעָם כִּֽי־מֵעַל כׇּל־הָעָם הָיָה וּכְפִתְחוֹ עָֽמְדוּ כׇל־הָעָֽם׃
And Ezra opened the scroll in the sight of all of the people (for he was [standing] above all of the people). And when he opened it, all of the people stood silent.
And Ezra opened the scroll in the sight of all of the people (for he was [standing] above all of the people). And when he opened it, all of the people stood silent.
Rashi
וכפתחו עמדו כל העם. וכאשר פתחו לקרות שתקו כל העם:
and when he opened it, all the people stood And when he opened it to read, all the people stood silent.
עמדו. לשון שתיקה (שתקו) כמו עמדו ולא ענו עוד (איוב ל״ב:ט״ז):
stood Heb. עָמְדוּ, an expression of silence (they stood silent), like (Job 32:16): “...for they remained silent (עָמְדוּ) ; they no longer answered.”
וַיְבָרֶךְ עֶזְרָא אֶת־יְהֹוָה הָאֱלֹהִים הַגָּדוֹל וַיַּֽעֲנוּ כׇל־הָעָם אָמֵן ׀ אָמֵן בְּמֹעַל יְדֵיהֶם וַיִּקְּדוּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַיהֹוָה אַפַּיִם אָֽרְצָה׃
And Ezra blessed the L-rd, the great G d, and all the people answered Amen! Amen! with hands uplifted [in praise of the L-rd]. And they bowed down and prostrated themselves to the L-rd with their faces to the ground.
And Ezra blessed the L-rd, the great G d, and all the people answered Amen! Amen! with hands uplifted [in praise of the L-rd]. And they bowed down and prostrated themselves to the L-rd with their faces to the ground.
Rashi
במועל ידיהם. בנשיאות ידיהם שנשאו כפיהם למעלה להודות להקב"ה כענין שנאמר ויפרוש כפיו השמים (מלכים א ח׳:כ״ב):
with the uplifting of their hands with the raising of their hands, meaning that they lifted their hands on high to thank the Holy One, blessed be He, as it is stated: (I Kings 8:22): “...and spread forth his hands towards heaven.”
וְיֵשׁוּעַ וּבָנִי וְשֵׁרֵבְיָה ׀ יָמִין עַקּוּב שַׁבְּתַי ׀ הֽוֹדִיָּה מַעֲשֵׂיָה קְלִיטָא עֲזַרְיָה יוֹזָבָד חָנָן פְּלָאיָה וְהַלְוִיִּם מְבִינִים אֶת־הָעָם לַתּוֹרָה וְהָעָם עַל־עׇמְדָֽם׃
And Yeshua, Bani, Sherevyah, Yamin, Akuv, Shabthai, Hodiyah, Ma'aseyah, Kelita, Azaryah, Yozavad, Chanan, Pelayah, and the Levites explained the Torah to the people, the people standing.
And Yeshua, Bani, Sherevyah, Yamin, Akuv, Shabthai, Hodiyah, Ma'aseyah, Kelita, Azaryah, Yozavad, Chanan, Pelayah, and the Levites explained the Torah to the people, the people standing.
Rashi
מבינים את העם. שהיו מתרגמין לעם דברי תורה:
explained...to the people meaning that they would translate the words of the Torah to the people.
על עמדם. שהיו עומדים על רגליהם:
in their place meaning that they were standing on their feet.
וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ בַסֵּפֶר בְּתוֹרַת הָאֱלֹהִים מְפֹרָשׁ וְשׂוֹם שֶׂכֶל וַיָּבִינוּ בַּמִּקְרָֽא׃ {פ}
And they read in the explicated scroll of the Torah of G-d with application, and they understood what was written.
And they read in the explicated scroll of the Torah of G-d with application, and they understood what was written.
Rashi
ושום שכל. ושימת חכמה ושום לשון פעול:
and gave sense Heb. וְשּׂם שֶׂכֶל, and giving wisdom; וְשּׂם is an expression of doing.
כי מעל כל העם היה. ועל כן ראוהו כולם:
for he was above all the people Therefore, they all saw him.