Tanach
Shmuel I 2:22-26 שמואל א ב׳:כ״ב-כ״ו
Part of: Chapter 2
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וְעֵלִי זָקֵן מְאֹד וְשָׁמַע אֵת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשׂוּן בָּנָיו לְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֵת אֲשֶֽׁר־יִשְׁכְּבוּן אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים הַצֹּבְאוֹת פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃
Eili was very old and he heard all that his sons would do to all of Yisroel, and that they would lie with the women who assembled at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
Eili was very old and he heard all that his sons would do to all of Yisroel, and that they would lie with the women who assembled at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
Rashi
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם לָמָּה תַעֲשׂוּן כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי שֹׁמֵעַ אֶת־דִּבְרֵיכֶם רָעִים מֵאֵת כׇּל־הָעָם אֵֽלֶּה׃
And he said to them, "Why do you do such things, for I hear of your evil deeds from all these people?
And he said to them, "Why do you do such things, for I hear of your evil deeds from all these people?
אַל בָּנָי כִּי לֽוֹא־טוֹבָה הַשְּׁמֻעָה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי שֹׁמֵעַ מַעֲבִרִים עַם־יְהֹוָֽה׃
No, my sons, for it is not good the report that I hear being passed on by Adonoy's people.
No, my sons, for it is not good the report that I hear being passed on by Adonoy's people.
Rashi
אשר אנכי שומע מעבירים עם ה'. שמועה שעם ה' מעבירים עליכם, לשון ויעבירו (שמות לו ו): קול במחנה, מוציאים עליכם קול שמועה לא טובה:
That I hear being passed on by Adonoy's people. The rumor which השם's people are spreading about you, an expression similar to, "and they proclaimed [וַיַעֲבִירוּ] throughout the camp;13Shemos 36:6. meaning, they let out a rumor about you which is not good.14Although it was only a rumor, kohanim are held accountable even for an appearance of impropriety.
אִם־יֶחֱטָא אִישׁ לְאִישׁ וּפִֽלְלוֹ אֱלֹהִים וְאִם לַֽיהֹוָה יֶחֱטָא־אִישׁ מִי יִתְפַּלֶּל־לוֹ וְלֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ לְקוֹל אֲבִיהֶם כִּֽי־חָפֵץ יְהֹוָה לַהֲמִיתָֽם׃
If man sins against man, a judge tries him; but if a man sins against Adonoy, who can speak in his defense?" But they would not listen to their father's voice, for it was Adonoy's will to kill them.
If man sins against man, a judge tries him; but if a man sins against Adonoy, who can speak in his defense?" But they would not listen to their father's voice, for it was Adonoy's will to kill them.
Rashi
ופללו. לשון משפט, כמו (שם כא כב): ונתן בפלילים:
Tries him.וּפִלְלוֹ is an expression of judgment, as in, "and he shall pay by order of the judges ]פְלִילִים[."15Shemos 21:22.
אלהים. דיין:
Judge. The judge.
כי חפץ ה' להמיתם. שכבר נחתם גזר דין, אבל קודם שנחתם גזר דין, נאמר (יחזקאל יח לב): כי לא אחפוץ במות המת:
For it was Adonoy's will to kill them. For their verdict had already been sealed.16See Maseches Rosh Hashanah 18b. Before the verdict is sealed however, Scripture states, "for I do not desire the death of one who should die."17Yechezkeil 27:32.
וְהַנַּעַר שְׁמוּאֵל הֹלֵךְ וְגָדֵל וָטוֹב גַּם עִם־יְהֹוָה וְגַם עִם־אֲנָשִֽׁים׃ {פ}
But the youth Shmuel continued to grow and was in favor both with Adonoy and also with people.
But the youth Shmuel continued to grow and was in favor both with Adonoy and also with people.
אשר ישכבן. כמשמעו ורבותינו אמרו (יומא ט ב): מתוך ששהו את קניהן, והם היו ממתינות עד שתראן קניהן קריבין, מעלה עליהם כאלו שכבום:
That they would lie. The explanation is according to the simple sense. Our Rabbis however said10In Maseches Yoma 9a-b. that since they delayed [the sacrifice of] their birds11 See Vayikra 15:29 and 22:6-8. and they would wait until they would see their birds being offered, Scripture charges them as though they had lain with them.12See Maseches Shabbos 55b. Metzudas Dovid translates this phrase as “they would cause the women who assembled at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting to sleep there,” thereby not allowing them to return to their homes and husbands.