Tanach
Shmuel II 7:18-24 שמואל ב ז׳:י״ח-כ״ד
Part of: Chapter 7
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וַיָּבֹא הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד וַיֵּשֶׁב לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה וַיֹּאמֶר מִי אָנֹכִי אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה וּמִי בֵיתִי כִּי הֲבִאֹתַנִי עַד־הֲלֹֽם׃
King Dovid came and sat before the Ark of Adonoy and said, "Who am I, my Master Elokim and who is my household that You have brought me until this point.
King Dovid came and sat before the Ark of Adonoy and said, "Who am I, my Master Elokim and who is my household that You have brought me until this point.
Rashi
עד הלם. שהמלכתני:
Until this point. That You have made me king.
וַתִּקְטַן עוֹד זֹאת בְּעֵינֶיךָ אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה וַתְּדַבֵּר גַּם אֶל־בֵּֽית־עַבְדְּךָ לְמֵרָחוֹק וְזֹאת תּוֹרַת הָאָדָם אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִֽה׃
This was yet small in your eyes, my Master Elokim, that You have spoken also about the house of your servant [and generations] in the distant future. Is this announcement [fitting] for [mere] man, my Master Elokim.
This was yet small in your eyes, my Master Elokim, that You have spoken also about the house of your servant [and generations] in the distant future. Is this announcement [fitting] for [mere] man, my Master Elokim.
Rashi
גם אל בית עבדך. להמליך את בני אחרי:
Also, about the house of your servant. To have my son reign after me.
וזאת תורת האדם. בתמיה, ראוי להתבשר כן לבשר ודם דבר אחר: עשית לי כמו שעשית לאדם הראשון, שהראית לו דורות העתידים לצאת ממנו:
Is this anouncent [fitting] for [mere] man? A wonderment. Is it fitting to announce such to [mere] flesh and blood13To be informed of the future. Another explanation: You have done for me as you did for Odom Horishon14According to this interpretation, the word אָדָם in the verse is a reference to אָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן. that you had shown him the future generations that were to come from him.
וּמַה־יּוֹסִיף דָּוִד עוֹד לְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ וְאַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִֽה׃
What more can Dovid say to You? You know Your servant, my Master Elokim.
What more can Dovid say to You? You know Your servant, my Master Elokim.
Rashi
ומה יוסיף דוד עוד לדבר אליך. מה אשאל עוד:
What more can Dovid say to You. What more can I ask for?
אתה ידעת את עבדך. נתת לי כל צרכי, כמו (משלי יב י): יודע צדיק נפש בהמתו:
You know Your servant. You have supplied me with all my needs as [it says] (Mishlei 12:10) "A righteous man knows his animal's being.15The verse refers to a righteous person but Rashi is drawing an analogy to Hashem’s knowing the needs of his servants."
בַּעֲבוּר דְּבָֽרְךָ וּֽכְלִבְּךָ עָשִׂיתָ אֵת כׇּל־הַגְּדוּלָּה הַזֹּאת לְהוֹדִיעַ אֶת־עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃
Because of Your word and due to [the will of] Your Heart, You have made [given me] all this greatness of which You have informed Your servant.
Because of Your word and due to [the will of] Your Heart, You have made [given me] all this greatness of which You have informed Your servant.
Rashi
בעבור דברך. להקים מה שאמרת לשמואל, להמליכני:
Because of Your word. To fulfill that which You told Shmuel to make me king.
וכלבך. רצונך הוא, ולא שאני כדאי:
And due to [the will of] Your Heart. It is Your will [that I become king] and not because I am worthy.
להודיע את עבדך. הבשורה שבשרתני:
Of which You have informed Your servant. The announcement of which You have informed me.16That my kingdom will be everlasting.
עַל־כֵּן גָּדַלְתָּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים כִּֽי־אֵין כָּמוֹךָ וְאֵין אֱלֹהִים זוּלָתֶךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַעְנוּ בְּאׇזְנֵֽינוּ׃
Through this [I understand] that You are great my Master Elokim, because there is no other like You and there is no other god but You according to all that we heard with out ears.
Through this [I understand] that You are great my Master Elokim, because there is no other like You and there is no other god but You according to all that we heard with out ears.
וּמִי כְעַמְּךָ כְּיִשְׂרָאֵל גּוֹי אֶחָד בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר הָלְכֽוּ־אֱלֹהִים לִפְדּֽוֹת־לוֹ לְעָם וְלָשׂוּם לוֹ שֵׁם וְלַעֲשׂוֹת לָכֶם הַגְּדוּלָּה וְנֹֽרָאוֹת לְאַרְצֶךָ מִפְּנֵי עַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר פָּדִיתָ לְּךָ מִמִּצְרַיִם גּוֹיִם וֵאלֹהָֽיו׃
Who is like Your people, like Yisroel a unique nation in the world, for whom leaders went [telling Yisroel, "Our mission is to redeem for Him, a people to put forth His Name, and to make great [things happen] for you." [You have done] awesome things for your land, from before Your people that You have redeemed from Egypt for Yourself, [You have driven out] nations and their gods.
Who is like Your people, like Yisroel a unique nation in the world, for whom leaders went [telling Yisroel, "Our mission is to redeem for Him, a people to put forth His Name, and to make great [things happen] for you." [You have done] awesome things for your land, from before Your people that You have redeemed from Egypt for Yourself, [You have driven out] nations and their gods.
Rashi
אשר הלכו אלהים. משה ואהרן, שנאמר (שמות ז א): נתתיך אלהים לפרעה ; וכן תרגם יונתן: דאזלו שלוחין מן קדם ה':
For whom leaders went. Moshe and Aharon as it is said, (Shemos 7:1). "I have made you a judge over Pharaoh" and so too did Yonasan translate, "messengers went from before Hashem."
לפדות לו לעם. כך אמרו השלוחים לישראל: הקב"ה שלחנו לפדות לו לעם, ולשום לו שם, ולעשות לכם הגדולה:
To redeem for Him a people. This is what the messengers said to Yisroel, The Holy One, blessed is he sent us to redeem for Him a people, to put forth His Name and to make great [things happen] for you.
ונוראות. עשית לארצך לאחר שיצאו משם, ומה הם הנוראות, 'מפני עמך', לגרש עמים ואלהיהם, ומקרא זה חסר 'לגרש', ובדברי הימים (א יז כא) פירשו: לגרש מפני עמך אשר פדית ממצרים גוים ואלהיו, ואינו חסרון, כי ממשמע שנאמר מפני עמך גוים, אנו שומעין לשון טרודין וגירושין:
Awesome things You have done for your land after [Bnei Yisroel] left there [i.e., Egypt]. And what are the awesome things? From before Your people You expelled nations and their gods. This verse is missing [the word] "לגרש", [however] in Divrei Hayomim (I 17:21) it explains, "To expel from before Your people that You redeemed from Egypt, nations and their gods." [Our verse] isn't [really] missing [this word] because from the sense conveyed as it is said, "From before Your people, nations" we understand that it means pushed and driven out.
וַתְּכוֹנֵֽן לְךָ אֶת־עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל ׀ לְךָ לְעָם עַד־עוֹלָם וְאַתָּה יְהֹוָה הָיִיתָ לָהֶם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ {ס}
You prepared for Yourself your people Yisroel [to be] a people for you until eternity and You Adonoy have been for them, Elokim.
You prepared for Yourself your people Yisroel [to be] a people for you until eternity and You Adonoy have been for them, Elokim.
וישב לפני ה'. לפני הארון:
And sat before the Ark of Adonoy. Before the Ark.