Tanach
Shmuel I 3:11-18 שמואל א ג׳:י״א-י״ח
Part of: Chapter 3
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וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי עֹשֶׂה דָבָר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר כׇּל־שֹׁמְעוֹ תְּצִלֶּינָה שְׁתֵּי אׇזְנָֽיו׃
Adonoy said to Shmuel, "Behold, I am going to do something in Yisroel that when anyone hears about it, both of his ears will ring.
Adonoy said to Shmuel, "Behold, I am going to do something in Yisroel that when anyone hears about it, both of his ears will ring.
Rashi
תצלינה. לשון צלצלים, טנטיני"ר בלע"ז:
Will ring. An expression similar to [צִלְצָלִים], cymbals, tintiner, in O. F.
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אָקִים אֶל־עֵלִי אֵת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ הָחֵל וְכַלֵּֽה׃
On that day, I will set up against Eili all that I have spoken concerning his family, [I will] begin to destroy.
On that day, I will set up against Eili all that I have spoken concerning his family, [I will] begin to destroy.
Rashi
החל וכלה. אותו היום תתחיל גזירתי על בית עלי, שימותו חפני ופנחס, ומכאן ואילך אכלה גזירתי ואשלימה עליהם מדור אל דור, להמיתם אנשים בני שמנה עשרה שנה:
I will begin to destroy. On that day, My decree upon Eili's family will begin, for Chofni and Pinchas shall die, and from then on, I shall finish my decree and complete it upon them from generation to generation, and cause them to die as young men at the age of eighteen years.
החל וכלה. אקומיינצ"ט אאישפליימנ"ט בלע"ז:
I will begin to destroy. Commencant e espleiant, in O. F.
וְהִגַּדְתִּי לוֹ כִּֽי־שֹׁפֵט אֲנִי אֶת־בֵּיתוֹ עַד־עוֹלָם בַּעֲוֺן אֲשֶׁר־יָדַע כִּֽי־מְקַלְלִים לָהֶם בָּנָיו וְלֹא כִהָה בָּֽם׃
I have told him that I am executing judgment against his family forever, for the sin of knowing that his sons were blaspheming themselves, yet he did not censure them.
I have told him that I am executing judgment against his family forever, for the sin of knowing that his sons were blaspheming themselves, yet he did not censure them.
Rashi
כי מקללים להם בניו. מקללים 'לי' היה לו לומר, אלא שכנה הכתוב:
That his sons were blaspheming themselves. It should properly state, 'blaspheming Me' but Scripture euphemized.12 See Mechilta Beshalach 15:7 for a listing of other places where Scripture euphemized out of reverence to ‘ה. Ralbag, however, interprets this verse that “they [Bnei Yisroel] cursed them [the sons of Eili].”
מקללים. מקילים, וכן כל קללה, לשון קלות ובזיון הוא:
Blaspheming. Meaning, acting irreverantly, and similarly, every curse [קְלָלָה] is an expression of irreverence and disgrace.
ולא כהה. לא הכהה פניהם להעבירם מגדולתן:
He did not censure. I.e., he did not darken [כהה] their faces by removing them from their high positions.
וְלָכֵן נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְבֵית עֵלִי אִֽם־יִתְכַּפֵּר עֲוֺן בֵּית־עֵלִי בְּזֶבַח וּבְמִנְחָה עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
Therefore I have sworn concerning the house of Eili, that the sin of of Eili's house shall not be atoned with sacrifice or meal-offering forever."
Therefore I have sworn concerning the house of Eili, that the sin of of Eili's house shall not be atoned with sacrifice or meal-offering forever."
וַיִּשְׁכַּב שְׁמוּאֵל עַד־הַבֹּקֶר וַיִּפְתַּח אֶת־דַּלְתוֹת בֵּית־יְהֹוָה וּשְׁמוּאֵל יָרֵא מֵהַגִּיד אֶת־הַמַּרְאָה אֶל־עֵלִֽי׃
Shmuel lay until the morning, when he opened the doors of the House of Adonoy; and Shmuel was afraid of relating the vision to Eili.
Shmuel lay until the morning, when he opened the doors of the House of Adonoy; and Shmuel was afraid of relating the vision to Eili.
וַיִּקְרָא עֵלִי אֶת־שְׁמוּאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל בְּנִי וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃
Eili called Shmuel and said, "Shmuel, my son," and he said, "Here I am."
Eili called Shmuel and said, "Shmuel, my son," and he said, "Here I am."
וַיֹּאמֶר מָה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֵלֶיךָ אַל־נָא תְכַחֵד מִמֶּנִּי כֹּה יַֽעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ אֱלֹהִים וְכֹה יוֹסִיף אִם־תְּכַחֵד מִמֶּנִּי דָּבָר מִכׇּל־הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
He said, "What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not withhold it from me. Such shall God do to you and such shall He do more, if you withhold from me anything from all that He spoke to you."
He said, "What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not withhold it from me. Such shall God do to you and such shall He do more, if you withhold from me anything from all that He spoke to you."
Rashi
כה יעשה לך. כאותה קללה עצמה, שלא יהיה לך בנים הגונים, וכן עלתה בו, ואף על פי שהגיד לו ולא כחד, מכאן אמרו (מכות יא א): קללת חכם אפילו על תנאי היא באה:
Such shall [God] do to you. Like that very curse, that you shall not have worthy children. And that curse actually befell him even though he did tell him. And did not withhold. From here [the Sages concluded]: A curse of a wise man, even though pronounced on condition, will be realized.13Maseches Makos 11a.
וַיַּגֶּד־לוֹ שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת־כׇּל־הַדְּבָרִים וְלֹא כִחֵד מִמֶּנּוּ וַיֹּאמַר יְהֹוָה הוּא הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינָו יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ {פ}
Shmuel told him everything and did not withhold [anything] from him. Then [Eili] said, "He is Adonoy; He will do what is proper in His eyes."
Shmuel told him everything and did not withhold [anything] from him. Then [Eili] said, "He is Adonoy; He will do what is proper in His eyes."
Rashi
ה' הוא. אדון הוא, והכל שלו:
He is Adonoy. He is the Master and everything is His.
עושה דבר. היא לקיחת הארון ביד פלשתים:
To do something. This refers to the capture of the Ark by the Philistines.11Also, this may be referring to the destruction of the Mishkon in Shiloh which happened after the Ark was captured.