Tanach
Shoftim 10 שופטים י׳
Part of: Petuchah, Judges 10:1Petuchah, Judges 10:3Petuchah, Judges 10:6Petuchah, Judges 10:11Petuchah, Judges 10:17
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וַיָּקׇם אַחֲרֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל תּוֹלָע בֶּן־פּוּאָה בֶּן־דּוֹדוֹ אִישׁ יִשָּׂשכָר וְהוּא־יֹשֵׁב בְּשָׁמִיר בְּהַר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃
After Avimelech, there arose, to save Yisroel, Tola ben Pua ben Dodo, a constituent of Yesachar. He dwelt at Shomir, on Mount Ephraim.
After Avimelech, there arose, to save Yisroel, Tola ben Pua ben Dodo, a constituent of Yesachar. He dwelt at Shomir, on Mount Ephraim.
Rashi
וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל עֶשְׂרִים וְשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנָה וַיָּמׇת וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּשָׁמִֽיר׃ {פ}
He judged Yisroel twenty three years. He died, and was buried at Shomir.
He judged Yisroel twenty three years. He died, and was buried at Shomir.
וַיָּקׇם אַחֲרָיו יָאִיר הַגִּלְעָדִי וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁתַּיִם שָׁנָֽה׃
After him, there rose Yair the Gilodite. He judged Yisroel twenty two years.
After him, there rose Yair the Gilodite. He judged Yisroel twenty two years.
וַֽיְהִי־לוֹ שְׁלֹשִׁים בָּנִים רֹֽכְבִים עַל־שְׁלֹשִׁים עֲיָרִים וּשְׁלֹשִׁים עֲיָרִים לָהֶם לָהֶם יִקְרְאוּ ׀ חַוֺּת יָאִיר עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָֽד׃
He had thirty sons, who rode thirty thoroughbreds, and owned thirty towns. They are entitled 'The towns of Yair' to this day, and are located in the territory of Gilod.
He had thirty sons, who rode thirty thoroughbreds, and owned thirty towns. They are entitled 'The towns of Yair' to this day, and are located in the territory of Gilod.
Rashi
עירים. (תרגום:) עולין, סוסים בחורים:
Thoroughbreds.עוּלִין,1This is Targum Yonasan’s translation. the choicest horses.
ושלשים עירים להם. ושלשים ערים בלא חומה להם, לכך נקראו עירים, לשון עיירות:
They owned thirty towns. They owned thirty unwalled municipalities. This is why they are described as עַיָרִים, "towns", meaning the same as עַיָירָוֹת.2Rather than עָרִים meaning walled cities.
וַיָּמׇת יָאִיר וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּקָמֽוֹן׃ {פ}
Yair died, and was buried in Kamon.
Yair died, and was buried in Kamon.
וַיֹּסִיפוּ ׀ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַעֲשׂוֹת הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָה וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת־הַבְּעָלִים וְאֶת־הָעַשְׁתָּרוֹת וְאֶת־אֱלֹהֵי אֲרָם וְאֶת־אֱלֹהֵי צִידוֹן וְאֵת ׀ אֱלֹהֵי מוֹאָב וְאֵת אֱלֹהֵי בְנֵֽי־עַמּוֹן וְאֵת אֱלֹהֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה וְלֹא עֲבָדֽוּהוּ׃
The Bnei Yisroel resumed acting wickedly in Adonoy's eyes. They worshipped the Baals and Ashtaros; the deities of Arom, the deities of Tzidon, the deities of Moav, the deities of the Bnei Ammon, and the deities of the P'lishtim. They abandoned Adonoy, and did not worship him.
The Bnei Yisroel resumed acting wickedly in Adonoy's eyes. They worshipped the Baals and Ashtaros; the deities of Arom, the deities of Tzidon, the deities of Moav, the deities of the Bnei Ammon, and the deities of the P'lishtim. They abandoned Adonoy, and did not worship him.
Rashi
את הבעלים וגו'. שבע עבודות זרות נמנו כאן:
The Baals. Seven pagan gods are enumerated here.3Beitzah, 25:b. “The deities of Aram, Tzidon, etc.” does not explain where the Baals and Ashteros were worshiped, but lists deities in addition to them. Hence, the total is seven.
ויעזבו את ה' ולא עבדוהו. אפילו בשותפות עם אלו:
They abandoned Adonoy, and did not worship Him. Not even concurrently with these.4Otherwise, “and did not worship Him” is redundant. (Beitzah, ibid).
וַיִּֽחַר־אַף יְהֹוָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיִּמְכְּרֵם בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּים וּבְיַד בְּנֵי עַמּֽוֹן׃
Adonoy was infuriated with Yisroel. He delivered them into the hand of the Pelishtim, and the hand of the Bnei Ammon.
Adonoy was infuriated with Yisroel. He delivered them into the hand of the Pelishtim, and the hand of the Bnei Ammon.
וַֽיִּרְעֲצוּ וַיְרֹֽצְצוּ אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִיא שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה אֶֽת־כׇּל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן בְּאֶרֶץ הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר בַּגִּלְעָֽד׃
They smashed and shattered the Bnei Yisroel that year, and for eighteen years, all the Bnei Yisroel that were across the Yardein, in the Emorite territory in Gilod.
They smashed and shattered the Bnei Yisroel that year, and for eighteen years, all the Bnei Yisroel that were across the Yardein, in the Emorite territory in Gilod.
Rashi
בשנה ההיא. כשמת יאיר:
That year when Yair died.
אשר בעבר הירדן. ארץ ראובן וגד וחצי המנשה, שהיו שכניהם:
Across the Yardein. The territory of Reuven, Gad, and half of Menasheh; they were neighbors.5Of the Ammonites. See below, ch.11.
וַיַּעַבְרוּ בְנֵֽי־עַמּוֹן אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן לְהִלָּחֵם גַּם־בִּיהוּדָה וּבְבִנְיָמִין וּבְבֵית אֶפְרָיִם וַתֵּצֶר לְיִשְׂרָאֵל מְאֹֽד׃
The Bnei Ammon crossed the Yardein to wage war as well with Yehudah, Binyomin, and the house of Ephraim. Yisroel was in great agony.
The Bnei Ammon crossed the Yardein to wage war as well with Yehudah, Binyomin, and the house of Ephraim. Yisroel was in great agony.
וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְהֹוָה לֵאמֹר חָטָאנוּ לָךְ וְכִי עָזַבְנוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַֽנַּעֲבֹד אֶת־הַבְּעָלִֽים׃ {פ}
The Bnei Yisroel cried out to Adonoy, saying, "We have sinned against you, we have abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals."
The Bnei Yisroel cried out to Adonoy, saying, "We have sinned against you, we have abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals."
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֲלֹא מִמִּצְרַיִם וּמִן־הָאֱמֹרִי וּמִן־בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וּמִן־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
Adonoy said to the Bnei Yisroel, "Was it not Mitzrayim, and the Emorites, and the Bnei Ammon, and the Pelishtites.
Adonoy said to the Bnei Yisroel, "Was it not Mitzrayim, and the Emorites, and the Bnei Ammon, and the Pelishtites.
Rashi
הלא ממצרים. שבע תשועות יש כאן, כנגד שבע עבודות זרות שהיו עובדים:
Was it not from Mitzrayim. There are seven salvations here, corresponding with the seven pagan gods they worshiped.6V. 6. See Rashi there.
וְצִידוֹנִים וַֽעֲמָלֵק וּמָעוֹן לָחֲצוּ אֶתְכֶם וַתִּצְעֲקוּ אֵלַי וָאוֹשִׁיעָה אֶתְכֶם מִיָּדָֽם׃
And the Tzidonites, and Amoleik and Maon who oppressed you? And when you cried out to Me, I rescued you from their hands.
And the Tzidonites, and Amoleik and Maon who oppressed you? And when you cried out to Me, I rescued you from their hands.
Rashi
ומעון. שם אומה:
And Maon. The name of a nation.7But not, as generally translated, “a dwelling place.”
וְאַתֶּם עֲזַבְתֶּם אוֹתִי וַתַּעַבְדוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים לָכֵן לֹֽא־אוֹסִיף לְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶתְכֶֽם׃
Yet you have abandoned Me, and worshiped other gods. I shall, therefore, no longer rescue you.
Yet you have abandoned Me, and worshiped other gods. I shall, therefore, no longer rescue you.
לְכוּ וְזַֽעֲקוּ אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר בְּחַרְתֶּם בָּם הֵמָּה יוֹשִׁיעוּ לָכֶם בְּעֵת צָרַתְכֶֽם׃
Go on, cry out to the gods whom you prefer. Let them rescue you in your time of agony."
Go on, cry out to the gods whom you prefer. Let them rescue you in your time of agony."
וַיֹּאמְרוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְהֹוָה חָטָאנוּ עֲשֵֽׂה־אַתָּה לָנוּ כְּכׇל־הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ אַךְ הַצִּילֵנוּ נָא הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
The Bnei Yisroel said to Adonoy, "We have sinned! Do with us as you see fit, but please, save us today!"
The Bnei Yisroel said to Adonoy, "We have sinned! Do with us as you see fit, but please, save us today!"
וַיָּסִירוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵי הַנֵּכָר מִקִּרְבָּם וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה וַתִּקְצַר נַפְשׁוֹ בַּעֲמַל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {פ}
They purged themselves of their alien idols, and worshiped Adonoy, and His soul was grieved at Yisroel's anguish.
They purged themselves of their alien idols, and worshiped Adonoy, and His soul was grieved at Yisroel's anguish.
Rashi
ותקצר נפשו בעמל. כביכול לא היה רחבת מקום לסבול ולכנס שם צרה שהיה לו בעמל ישראל:
Could not contain Himself at [Yisroel's] anguish. As if one could depict God as lacking the space to bear and encompass His pain at Yisroel's anguish.
וַיִּצָּֽעֲקוּ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בַּגִּלְעָד וַיֵּאָֽסְפוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃
The Bnei Ammon were called together, and camped at Gilod. The Bnei Yisroel mobilized, and camped at Mitzpah.
The Bnei Ammon were called together, and camped at Gilod. The Bnei Yisroel mobilized, and camped at Mitzpah.
Rashi
ויצעקו. נאספו על ידי כרוז:
Were called together. They were assembled by proclamation.
וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָעָם שָׂרֵי גִלְעָד אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ מִי הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יָחֵל לְהִלָּחֵם בִּבְנֵי עַמּוֹן יִֽהְיֶה לְרֹאשׁ לְכֹל יֹשְׁבֵי גִלְעָֽד׃ {פ}
The people—the leading officials of Gilod—remarked to each other, "Anyone who initiates a war against the Bnei Ammon will become head of all the inhabitants of Gilod."
The people—the leading officials of Gilod—remarked to each other, "Anyone who initiates a war against the Bnei Ammon will become head of all the inhabitants of Gilod."
בן דודו. כך שמו:
Ben Dodo. This was his name.