Tanach
Shoftim 2:1-5 שופטים ב׳:א׳-ה׳
Part of: Chapter 2Petuchah, Judges 2:1
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וַיַּעַל מַלְאַךְ־יְהֹוָה מִן־הַגִּלְגָּל אֶל־הַבֹּכִים {פ}
וַיֹּאמֶר אַעֲלֶה אֶתְכֶם מִמִּצְרַיִם וָאָבִיא אֶתְכֶם אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם וָאֹמַר לֹֽא־אָפֵר בְּרִיתִי אִתְּכֶם לְעוֹלָֽם׃
Adonoy's emissary went up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said: "I took you up from Mitzrayim, brought you to the land which I swore to your forefathers, and said, 'I shall never abrogate My covenant with you.'
Adonoy's emissary went up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said: "I took you up from Mitzrayim, brought you to the land which I swore to your forefathers, and said, 'I shall never abrogate My covenant with you.'
Rashi
אל הבוכים. שם המקום:
To Bochim. The name of a place.3Not literally “weeping”. See vs.4,5.
אעלה אתכם. כך היה דעתי מתחילה להעלותכם ממצרים, וכן עשיתי על מנת להוריש את אויבי:
I took you up. This was My original intent,4The future tense, אַעֲלֶה, literally “I shall take”, indicates the intent which preceded the actual taking. See Rashi to Shemos, 15:1. to take you up from Mitzrayim—and I did so—with the stipulation that My enemies be ousted.5 As indicated by the warning against covenants [v.2].
וְאַתֶּם לֹֽא־תִכְרְתוּ בְרִית לְיֽוֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיהֶם תִּתֹּצוּן וְלֹא־שְׁמַעְתֶּם בְּקוֹלִי מַה־זֹּאת עֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃
And you shall not enact a covenant with those who dwell in this land. You shall smash their altars.' But you have not heeded my call. What have you done?
And you shall not enact a covenant with those who dwell in this land. You shall smash their altars.' But you have not heeded my call. What have you done?
וְגַם אָמַרְתִּי לֹא־אֲגָרֵשׁ אוֹתָם מִפְּנֵיכֶם וְהָיוּ לָכֶם לְצִדִּים וֵאלֹהֵיהֶם יִהְיוּ לָכֶם לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃
Now I have also declared, 'I shall not eject them from your presence, so that they will be at your flanks, and their gods will be a pitfall to you.'"
Now I have also declared, 'I shall not eject them from your presence, so that they will be at your flanks, and their gods will be a pitfall to you.'"
Rashi
וגם אמרתי. עתה אמרתי באפי:
Now I have also declared. At present I have declared, in My fury.6This is not part of the original intent stated in vs.1,2, but is a new declaration, made now because they sinned.
לצדים. למצדדים בצדכם בגדודים וגייסות לשלול ולבוז:
At your flanks. They will harass your flanks with bandits and troops, pillaging and plundering.
וַיְהִי כְּדַבֵּר מַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֶֽל־כׇּל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּשְׂאוּ הָעָם אֶת־קוֹלָם וַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃
It happened that, when Adonoy's emissary said these things to all the B'nei Yisroel, the people raised an outcry, and wept.
It happened that, when Adonoy's emissary said these things to all the B'nei Yisroel, the people raised an outcry, and wept.
וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ שֵֽׁם־הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא בֹּכִים וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־שָׁם לַיהֹוָֽה׃ {פ}
They called that place Bochim, and brought sacrifices there to Adonoy.
They called that place Bochim, and brought sacrifices there to Adonoy.
ויעל מלאך ה'. שנינו ב'סדר עולם' (פרק יט): זה היה פנחס:
Adonoy's emissary went up. We learn in Seder Olam that this was Pinchos.1 Son of Elazar, grandson of Aharon Hakohen. (Bemidbar, 25:11.)2 Why is Pinchas entitled מַלְאַךְ ה׳, lit. “an angel of Adonoy”? Because, when visited by the sacred spirit, he was enflamed with radiance. (Vayikra Rabah, A. See Rashi to Yehoshua, 2:4).