Tanach
Yehoshua 10:15-27 יהושע י׳:ט״ו-כ״ז
Part of: Chapter 10
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וַיָּשׇׁב יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמּוֹ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה הַגִּלְגָּֽלָה׃
And Yehoshua returned, and all Yisra᾽el with him, to the camp to Gilgal.
And Yehoshua returned, and all Yisra᾽el with him, to the camp to Gilgal.
וַיָּנֻסוּ חֲמֵשֶׁת הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיֵּחָבְאוּ בַמְּעָרָה בְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃
But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Maqqeda.
But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Maqqeda.
וַיֻּגַּד לִיהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹר נִמְצְאוּ חֲמֵשֶׁת הַמְּלָכִים נֶחְבְּאִים בַּמְּעָרָה בְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃
And it was told Yehoshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Maqqeda.
And it was told Yehoshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Maqqeda.
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ גֹּלּוּ אֲבָנִים גְּדֹלוֹת אֶל־פִּי הַמְּעָרָה וְהַפְקִידוּ עָלֶיהָ אֲנָשִׁים לְשׇׁמְרָֽם׃
And Yehoshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them:
And Yehoshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them:
Rashi
וְאַתֶּם אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹדוּ רִדְפוּ אַחֲרֵי אֹיְבֵיכֶם וְזִנַּבְתֶּם אוֹתָם אַֽל־תִּתְּנוּם לָבוֹא אֶל־עָרֵיהֶם כִּי נְתָנָם יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃
and stay not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; let them not enter their cities: for the Lord your God has delivered them into your hand.
and stay not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; let them not enter their cities: for the Lord your God has delivered them into your hand.
וַיְהִי כְּכַלּוֹת יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהַכּוֹתָם מַכָּה גְדוֹלָֽה־מְאֹד עַד־תֻּמָּם וְהַשְּׂרִידִים שָֽׂרְדוּ מֵהֶם וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־עָרֵי הַמִּבְצָֽר׃
And it came to pass, when Yehoshua and the children of Yisra᾽el had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest who remained of them entered the fortified cities.
And it came to pass, when Yehoshua and the children of Yisra᾽el had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest who remained of them entered the fortified cities.
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ כׇל־הָעָם אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ מַקֵּדָה בְּשָׁלוֹם לֹֽא־חָרַץ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאִישׁ אֶת־לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃
And all the people returned to the camp to Yehoshua at Maqqeda in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Yisra᾽el.
And all the people returned to the camp to Yehoshua at Maqqeda in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Yisra᾽el.
Rashi
לא חרץ לבני ישראל. הרי זה מקרא קצר, לא חרץ החורץ לאיש מבני ישראל את לשונו
Not one person sharpened. This is an abbreviated verse.13Since the verse does not identify the subject, it is considered an abreviated verse. No sharp [tongued] person, sharpened his tongue against a single person of Bnei Yisroel.
חרץ. לשון דבור הלשון, וכן (שמות יא ז): לא יחרץ כלב לשונו, וכן (שמואל ב ה כד): אז תחרץ, דדוד, תקרא, תצעק קול תשואות המלחמה:
חָרֶץ indicates the speech of the tongue. Similarly, “A dog will not sharpen its tongue.”14Shemos 11:7 [see Rashi there]. Similarly “Then you will utter a sharp word.”15II Shmuel 5:24. You will call, you will cry out a battle shout.
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ פִּתְחוּ אֶת־פִּי הַמְּעָרָה וְהוֹצִיאוּ אֵלַי אֶת־חֲמֵשֶׁת הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה מִן־הַמְּעָרָֽה׃
Then said Yehoshua, Open the entrance of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me out of the cave.
Then said Yehoshua, Open the entrance of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me out of the cave.
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ כֵן וַיֹּצִיאוּ אֵלָיו אֶת־חֲמֵשֶׁת הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה מִן־הַמְּעָרָה אֵת ׀ מֶלֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם אֶת־מֶלֶךְ חֶבְרוֹן אֶת־מֶלֶךְ יַרְמוּת אֶת־מֶלֶךְ לָכִישׁ אֶת־מֶלֶךְ עֶגְלֽוֹן׃
And they did so, and brought out those five kings to him out of the cave, the king of Yerushalayim, the king of Ḥevron, the king of Yarmut, the king of Lakhish, and the king of ῾Eglon.
And they did so, and brought out those five kings to him out of the cave, the king of Yerushalayim, the king of Ḥevron, the king of Yarmut, the king of Lakhish, and the king of ῾Eglon.
וַיְהִי כְּֽהוֹצִיאָם אֶת־הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיִּקְרָא יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־כׇּל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־קְצִינֵי אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה הֶהָלְכוּא אִתּוֹ קִרְבוּ שִׂימוּ אֶת־רַגְלֵיכֶם עַֽל־צַוְּארֵי הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ וַיָּשִׂימוּ אֶת־רַגְלֵיהֶם עַל־צַוְּארֵיהֶֽם׃
And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings to Yehoshua, that Yehoshua called for all the men of Yisra᾽el, and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon their necks.
And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings to Yehoshua, that Yehoshua called for all the men of Yisra᾽el, and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon their necks.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ וְאַל־תֵּחָתּוּ חִזְקוּ וְאִמְצוּ כִּי כָכָה יַעֲשֶׂה יְהֹוָה לְכׇל־אֹיְבֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם נִלְחָמִים אוֹתָֽם׃
And Yehoshua said to them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom you fight.
And Yehoshua said to them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom you fight.
וַיַּכֵּם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן וַיְמִיתֵם וַיִּתְלֵם עַל חֲמִשָּׁה עֵצִים וַיִּֽהְיוּ תְּלוּיִם עַל־הָעֵצִים עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃
And afterwards Yehoshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
And afterwards Yehoshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
וַיְהִי לְעֵת ׀ בּוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ צִוָּה יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיֹּֽרִידוּם מֵעַל הָעֵצִים וַיַּשְׁלִכֻם אֶל־הַמְּעָרָה אֲשֶׁר נֶחְבְּאוּ־שָׁם וַיָּשִׂמוּ אֲבָנִים גְּדֹלוֹת עַל־פִּי הַמְּעָרָה עַד־עֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ {ס}
And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Yehoshua gave command, and they took them down from off the trees, and cast them into the cave in which they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, until this very day.
And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Yehoshua gave command, and they took them down from off the trees, and cast them into the cave in which they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, until this very day.
גולו. גלגלו אבנים אל פי המערה:
Roll. Roll large stones to the mouth of the cave.12Rashi explains that the word גָלוּ has the same meaning as גַלגְלוּ which means roll.