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129:1

שִׁיר הַֽמַּעֲלוֹת רַבַּת צְרָרוּנִי מִנְּעוּרַי יֹאמַר־נָא יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

A Ma῾alot Poem. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Yisra᾽el now say:

A Ma῾alot Poem. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Yisra᾽el now say:

129:2

רַבַּת צְרָרוּנִי מִנְּעוּרָי גַּם לֹא־יָכְלוּ לִֽי׃

many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

129:3

עַל־גַּבִּי חָרְשׁוּ חֹרְשִׁים הֶאֱרִיכוּ (למענותם) [לְמַעֲנִיתָֽם]׃

The ploughers ploughed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

The ploughers ploughed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

Rashi

חרשים האריכו למעניתם. הוא תלם המחרישה כבחצי מענה צמד שדה:

129:4

יְהֹוָה צַדִּיק קִצֵּץ עֲבוֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃

The Lord is righteous: he has cut asunder the cord of the wicked.

The Lord is righteous: he has cut asunder the cord of the wicked.

129:5

יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיִסֹּגוּ אָחוֹר כֹּל שֹׂנְאֵי צִיּֽוֹן׃

Let them be confounded and turned back, all who hate Żiyyon.

Let them be confounded and turned back, all who hate Żiyyon.

129:6

יִהְיוּ כַּחֲצִיר גַּגּוֹת שֶׁקַּדְמַת שָׁלַף יָבֵֽשׁ׃

Let them be like the grass upon the housetops, which withers before it is plucked:

Let them be like the grass upon the housetops, which withers before it is plucked:

Rashi

שקדמת שלף יבש. שקודם שישלפוהו ויתלשוהו ממקומו הוא יבש:

129:7

שֶׁלֹּא מִלֵּא כַפּוֹ קוֹצֵר וְחִצְנוֹ מְעַמֵּֽר׃

wherewith the mower fills not his hand; nor he who binds sheaves his bosom.

wherewith the mower fills not his hand; nor he who binds sheaves his bosom.

Rashi

וחצנו. כמו (ישעיהו מ״ט:כ״ב) והביאו בניך בחוצן איישי"לא בלע"ז, וכן גם חצני נערתי:

129:8

וְלֹא אָמְרוּ ׀ הָעֹבְרִים בִּרְכַּֽת־יְהֹוָה אֲלֵיכֶם בֵּרַכְנוּ אֶתְכֶם בְּשֵׁם יְהֹוָֽה׃ {פ}

Nor do they who go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.

Nor do they who go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.

Texts

  • Hebrew: Miqra according to the Masorah · License: CC-BY-SA
  • English: The Koren Jerusalem Bible · License: CC-BY-NC
  • Hebrew: On Your Way · License: PD

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