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3:9

אַפִּרְיוֹן עָשָׂה לוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה מֵעֲצֵי הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃

A canopy has King Shlomo made of the wood of Levanon.

A canopy has King Shlomo made of the wood of Levanon.

Rashi

אפריון עשה לו. זה אהל מועד שנקבע במשכן שילה עשה לו אפריון חופת כתר לכבוד:

A canopy has [King Shlomo] made. This refers to the Tent of Meeting, which was established in the Tabernacle at Shiloh; He made for Himself a crowning canopy for [His] glory.

3:10

עַמּוּדָיו עָשָׂה כֶסֶף רְפִידָתוֹ זָהָב מֶרְכָּבוֹ אַרְגָּמָן תּוֹכוֹ רָצוּף אַהֲבָה מִבְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

Its pillars he made of silver, its covering of gold, its curtain of purple wool; its interior bedecked with love from the daughters of Yerusholayim.

Its pillars he made of silver, its covering of gold, its curtain of purple wool; its interior bedecked with love from the daughters of Yerusholayim.

Rashi

רפידתו. משכבו ומשכנו על הכפרת שהוא זהב:

Its covering. His resting place and His dwelling were on the Ark cover, which is gold.11See Shemos 25:17, 22.

מרכבו ארגמן. זה הפרכת שהיה תלוי ורוכב על כלונסות מעמוד לעמוד:

Its curtain of purple wool. This is the dividing curtain,12Separating the “Holy Place” from the “Holy of Holies,” See Shemos 26:31,33. which hangs and “rides” on poles from pillar to pillar.

תוכו רצוף. סדור ברצפת אהבה ארון וכפרת וכרובים ולוחות:

Its interior bedecked. It was arranged with a floor [displaying] love;13Alternatively, “its interior filled with burning love.” In Yeshayahu 6:6, “רצפה” means “burning coal.” (Tzror Hamor) the Ark and its cover, cherubim and Tablets.

מבנות ירושלם. אלו ישראל יריאים ושלמים להקב"ה:

From the daughters of Yerusholayim. These are the [Bnei] Yisroel, who fear and are wholehearted toward the Holy One, Blessed Is He.

3:11

צְאֶנָה ׀ וּֽרְאֶינָה בְּנוֹת צִיּוֹן בַּמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה בָּעֲטָרָה שֶׁעִטְּרָה־לּוֹ אִמּוֹ בְּיוֹם חֲתֻנָּתוֹ וּבְיוֹם שִׂמְחַת לִבּֽוֹ׃ {ס}        

Go forth and gaze, daughters of Tzion, upon King Shlomo; upon the crown with which his mother adorned him on the day of his wedding, and on the day his heart rejoiced.

Go forth and gaze, daughters of Tzion, upon King Shlomo; upon the crown with which his mother adorned him on the day of his wedding, and on the day his heart rejoiced.

Rashi

בנות ציון. בנים שמצויינין לו במילה ובתפילין ובציצית:

Daughters of Tzion. Children who are distinguished מְצוּיָנִים=צֻיָּן as His, through circumcision, phylacteries, and ritual fringes. Upon the crown

בעטרה שעטרה לו אמו. אהל מועד שהוא מעוטר בגוונין תכלת וארגמן ותולעת שני אמר רבי נחוניא שאל רבי שמעון בן יוחאי את רבו אלעזר ברבי יוסי אי איפשר ששמעת מאביך מהו שעטרה לו אמו אמר לו משל למלך שהיתה לו בת יחידה והיה אוהבה ביותר לא זז מחבבה עד שקראה בתי שנאמר (תהלים מה) שמעי בת וראי לא זז מחבבה עד שקראה אחותי שנאמר פתחי לי אחותי רעיתי לא זז מחבבה עד שקראה אמי שנאמר (ישעיה נא) שמעו אלי עמי ולאומי אלי האזינו ולאמי כתיב עמד רבי שמעון בן יוחאי ונשקו על ראשו וכו':

with which his mother adorned him. The Tent of Meeting, which was adorned with hues of blue, purple, and scarlet. Rabbi Nechunya said, “Rabbi Shimon son of Yochai asked Rabbi Elazar the son of Rabbi Yose, ‘Perhaps you heard from your father what is meaning of “upon the crown with which his mother adorned him”?’ He replied, “This is a parable of a king who had an only daughter of whom he was very fond. He could not stop loving her until he called her “my daughter,” as it is stated, “listen daughter and see.”14Tehillim 45:11. He could not stop loving her until he called her “my sister,” as it is stated, “Open for me, my sister, my love.”15Below 5:2. He could not stop loving her until he called her “my mother,” as it is stated, “Listen to Me, My people, and My nation וּלְאֻמִּי give ear to Me.”16Yeshayahu 51:4. “וּלְאֻמִּי” is written [without a vav and can be read as “וּלְאִמִּי” “and to my mother”]. Thereupon Rabbi Shimon son Yochai stood up and kissed him on his head, etc.

ביום חתונתו. יום מתן תורה שעטרוהו להם למלך וקבלו עולו:

On the day of his wedding. The day of the giving of the Torah,17See Mishnayos Ta’anis 4:8. when they crowned Him as their King and accepted His yoke.

וביום שמחת לבו. זה שמיני למילואים שנתחנך בו המשכן במדבר:

And on the day his heart rejoiced. This is the eighth day of the installation,18See Vayikra 9:1. on which the Tabernacle was dedicated in the wilderness.

Texts

  • Hebrew: Miqra according to the Masorah · License: CC-BY-SA
  • English: The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001 · License: CC-BY
  • Hebrew: On Your Way · License: PD

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