Tanach
Shmuel II 19:12-21 שמואל ב י״ט:י״ב-כ״א
Part of: Chapter 19
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וְהַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד שָׁלַח אֶל־צָדוֹק וְאֶל־אֶבְיָתָר הַכֹּהֲנִים לֵאמֹר דַּבְּרוּ אֶל־זִקְנֵי יְהוּדָה לֵאמֹר לָמָּה תִֽהְיוּ אַחֲרֹנִים לְהָשִׁיב אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וּדְבַר כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃
King Dovid sent [messages] to Tsodok and Evyosor the Kohanim saying, "Speak to the elders of Yehudah saying, "Why should you be last to bring back the king to his palace while the messages of all Yisroel are coming to the king [requesting his return] to his palace.
King Dovid sent [messages] to Tsodok and Evyosor the Kohanim saying, "Speak to the elders of Yehudah saying, "Why should you be last to bring back the king to his palace while the messages of all Yisroel are coming to the king [requesting his return] to his palace.
Rashi
אַחַי אַתֶּם עַצְמִי וּבְשָׂרִי אַתֶּם וְלָמָּה תִֽהְיוּ אַחֲרֹנִים לְהָשִׁיב אֶת־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
You are my brothers, you are of my own flesh why should you be the last to bring back the king.'
You are my brothers, you are of my own flesh why should you be the last to bring back the king.'
וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא תֹּֽמְרוּ הֲלוֹא עַצְמִי וּבְשָׂרִי אָתָּה כֹּה יַעֲשֶׂה־לִּי אֱלֹהִים וְכֹה יוֹסִיף אִם־לֹא שַׂר־צָבָא תִּהְיֶה לְפָנַי כׇּל־הַיָּמִים תַּחַת יוֹאָֽב׃
And tell Amosoh [in my name], 'are you not of my own bone and flesh. God should do [such and such] to me and more if I do not make you my commanding officer from now on, instead of Yoav.'
And tell Amosoh [in my name], 'are you not of my own bone and flesh. God should do [such and such] to me and more if I do not make you my commanding officer from now on, instead of Yoav.'
Rashi
ולעמשא. שהוא שר צבא, תאמרו ; הלא בן אחותי אתה:
To Amosoh. Who is [Avsholom's] commanding officer you should say, 'You are my own sister's son.'6The son of Avigail. See 17:25.
וַיַּט אֶת־לְבַב כׇּל־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָה כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ שׁוּב אַתָּה וְכׇל־עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃
He [Dovid] was able to sway the hearts of all the men of Yehudah [to favor him] as one would sway just one man. They sent [a message] to the king, 'You and all your servants should return.'
He [Dovid] was able to sway the hearts of all the men of Yehudah [to favor him] as one would sway just one man. They sent [a message] to the king, 'You and all your servants should return.'
וַיָּשׇׁב הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיָּבֹא עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּן וִיהוּדָה בָּא הַגִּלְגָּלָה לָלֶכֶת לִקְרַאת הַמֶּלֶךְ לְהַעֲבִיר אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃
The king began his return and as he reached the Yardein, Yehudah came to Gilgal to greet the king to bring the king over the Yardein.
The king began his return and as he reached the Yardein, Yehudah came to Gilgal to greet the king to bring the king over the Yardein.
וַיְמַהֵר שִׁמְעִי בֶן־גֵּרָא בֶּן־הַיְמִינִי אֲשֶׁר מִבַּחוּרִים וַיֵּרֶד עִם־אִישׁ יְהוּדָה לִקְרַאת הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִֽד׃
Shimi, the son of Geiroh, hurried, [son] of the Yemini from Bachurim, and went down with the men of Yehudah to greet king Dovid.
Shimi, the son of Geiroh, hurried, [son] of the Yemini from Bachurim, and went down with the men of Yehudah to greet king Dovid.
וְאֶלֶף אִישׁ עִמּוֹ מִבִּנְיָמִן וְצִיבָא נַעַר בֵּית שָׁאוּל וַחֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר בָּנָיו וְעֶשְׂרִים עֲבָדָיו אִתּוֹ וְצָלְחוּ הַיַּרְדֵּן לִפְנֵי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
A thousand men from Binyomin accompanyed him together with Tzivoh, a young man from the house of Shaul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They crossed the Yardein before the king.
A thousand men from Binyomin accompanyed him together with Tzivoh, a young man from the house of Shaul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They crossed the Yardein before the king.
Rashi
וצלחו הירדן. (תרגום:) בקעוהו בתריסהון.
They crossed the Yardein. They crossed it with their rafts.
וְעָבְרָה הָעֲבָרָה לַֽעֲבִיר אֶת־בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְלַעֲשׂוֹת הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינָו וְשִׁמְעִי בֶן־גֵּרָא נָפַל לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּעׇבְרוֹ בַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃
The ferry boat crossed over bringing the household of the king and to do what is good in his eyes. Shimi, the son of Geiroh fell before the king as he crossed the Yardein.
The ferry boat crossed over bringing the household of the king and to do what is good in his eyes. Shimi, the son of Geiroh fell before the king as he crossed the Yardein.
Rashi
ועברה העברה. ספינת המעברה שעוברים בה את עבר רוחב הנחל:
The ferry crossed over. The ferry boat that was used to cross over to the other side of the river's width.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ אַל־יַחֲשָׁב־לִי אֲדֹנִי עָוֺן וְאַל־תִּזְכֹּר אֵת אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱוָה עַבְדְּךָ בַּיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יָׄצָאׄ אֲדֹנִֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ מִירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם לָשׂוּם הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־לִבּֽוֹ׃
He said to the king, "Do not consider it a sin on my behalf, do not remember how your servant wronged [you] on the day my master, the king left Yerusholoyim. The king [should not] take it to heart.
He said to the king, "Do not consider it a sin on my behalf, do not remember how your servant wronged [you] on the day my master, the king left Yerusholoyim. The king [should not] take it to heart.
כִּי יָדַע עַבְדְּךָ כִּי אֲנִי חָטָאתִי וְהִנֵּה־בָאתִי הַיּוֹם רִאשׁוֹן לְכׇל־בֵּית יוֹסֵף לָרֶדֶת לִקְרַאת אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ {ס}
Because your servant knows that I have sinned, behold I come today the first from among all the House of Yoseif to come down and greet my master the king.
Because your servant knows that I have sinned, behold I come today the first from among all the House of Yoseif to come down and greet my master the king.
Rashi
ראשון לכל בית יוסף. כל ישראל חטאו לך, ואני יותר מכולם, והנני באתי לבקש מחילה, אם תקבלני, בטוחים כל ישראל שתקבלם, ואם לאו, יהיו יראים לשוב אליך עוד:
First from among all the House of Yoseif. All of Yisroel wronged you, I more then everyone. I have come to ask you forgiveness, if you accept me then all of Yisroel will be confident that you will accept them but if you do not [accept me] they will be afraid to return to you.
ודבר כל ישראל בא אל המלך. כל זה מדברי שליחותו:
While the messages of all Yisroel are coming to the king. All this was part of the message he was charged to bring [to the elders].