Tanach
Yehoshua 22 יהושע כ״ב
Part of: Petuchah, Joshua 22:1Petuchah, Joshua 22:7Petuchah, Joshua 22:9Petuchah, Joshua 22:13Petuchah, Joshua 22:30Setumah, Joshua 22:21
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אָז יִקְרָא יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לָראוּבֵנִי וְלַגָּדִי וְלַחֲצִי מַטֵּה מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃
Then Yehoshua called the Re᾽uveni, and the Gadi, and the half tribe of Menashshe,
Then Yehoshua called the Re᾽uveni, and the Gadi, and the half tribe of Menashshe,
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אַתֶּם שְׁמַרְתֶּם אֵת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֶתְכֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהֹוָה וַתִּשְׁמְעוּ בְקוֹלִי לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוִּיתִי אֶתְכֶֽם׃
and said to them, You have kept all that Moshe the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:
and said to them, You have kept all that Moshe the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:
לֹֽא־עֲזַבְתֶּם אֶת־אֲחֵיכֶם זֶה יָמִים רַבִּים עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת מִצְוַת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
you have not forsaken your brethren these many days, until this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.
you have not forsaken your brethren these many days, until this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.
וְעַתָּה הֵנִיחַ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם לַאֲחֵיכֶם כַּֽאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר לָהֶם וְעַתָּה פְּנוּ וּלְכוּ לָכֶם לְאׇהֳלֵיכֶם אֶל־אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶם אֲשֶׁר ׀ נָתַן לָכֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהֹוָה בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃
And now the Lord your God has given rest to your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return, and go to your tents, and to the land of your possession, which Moshe the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side of the Yarden.
And now the Lord your God has given rest to your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return, and go to your tents, and to the land of your possession, which Moshe the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side of the Yarden.
רַק ׀ שִׁמְרוּ מְאֹד לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־הַמִּצְוָה וְאֶת־הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֶתְכֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶֽבֶד־יְהֹוָה לְאַהֲבָה אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְלָלֶכֶת בְּכׇל־דְּרָכָיו וְלִשְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתָיו וּלְדׇבְקָה־בוֹ וּלְעׇבְדוֹ בְּכׇל־לְבַבְכֶם וּבְכׇל־נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃
But take great care to do the commandment and the Tora, which Moshe the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
But take great care to do the commandment and the Tora, which Moshe the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
וַֽיְבָרְכֵם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵם וַיֵּלְכוּ אֶל־אׇהֳלֵיהֶֽם׃ {פ}
So Yehoshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went to their tents.
So Yehoshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went to their tents.
וְלַֽחֲצִי ׀ שֵׁבֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה נָתַן מֹשֶׁה בַּבָּשָׁן וּלְחֶצְיוֹ נָתַן יְהוֹשֻׁעַ עִם־אֲחֵיהֶם (מעבר) [בְּעֵבֶר] הַיַּרְדֵּן יָמָּה וְגַם כִּֽי־שִׁלְּחָם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־אׇהֳלֵיהֶם וַֽיְבָרְכֵֽם׃
Now to the one half of the tribe of Menashshe, Moshe had given possession in Bashan: but to the other half of it, Yehoshua had given territory among their brethren on this side of the Yarden westward. Moreover when Yehoshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them,
Now to the one half of the tribe of Menashshe, Moshe had given possession in Bashan: but to the other half of it, Yehoshua had given territory among their brethren on this side of the Yarden westward. Moreover when Yehoshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them,
Rashi
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם לֵאמֹר בִּנְכָסִים רַבִּים שׁוּבוּ אֶל־אׇֽהֳלֵיכֶם וּבְמִקְנֶה רַב־מְאֹד בְּכֶסֶף וּבְזָהָב וּבִנְחֹשֶׁת וּבְבַרְזֶל וּבִשְׂלָמוֹת הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד חִלְקוּ שְׁלַל־אֹיְבֵיכֶם עִם־אֲחֵיכֶֽם׃ {פ}
and he spoke to them, saying, Return with much riches to your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with copper, and with iron, and with very many garments: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
and he spoke to them, saying, Return with much riches to your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with copper, and with iron, and with very many garments: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
Rashi
עם אחיכם. בני ראובן ובני גד ויש פותרין: עם אחיכם, שנשארו לשמור את הערים עם הנשים והטף, ולא עברו את הירדן עם החלוצים, גם הם נטלו חלק בבזה:
[Divide the spoils] with your brothers— Referring to Bnei Gad and Bnei Reuvein. There are some who interpret “brothers” in referrence to those who remained behind to guard the cities and the women and children. [Even though] they did not cross the Jordan— with the armed division, nevertheless they received a share of the spoils.1This practice was instituted by Avrohom. See Bereishis 14:24. Rashi comments there that Dovid learned from Avrohom’s action and established this as a tradition.
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ וַיֵּלְכוּ בְּנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵן וּבְנֵי־גָד וַחֲצִי ׀ שֵׁבֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה מֵאֵת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִשִּׁלֹה אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־כְּנָעַן לָלֶכֶת אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד אֶל־אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזָּתָם אֲשֶׁר נֹֽאחֲזוּ־בָהּ עַל־פִּי יְהֹוָה בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
And the children of Re᾽uven and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Menashshe returned, and departed from the children of Yisra᾽el out of Shilo, which is in the land of Kena῾an, to go to the country of Gil῾ad, to the land of their possession, of which they were possessed, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moshe.
And the children of Re᾽uven and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Menashshe returned, and departed from the children of Yisra᾽el out of Shilo, which is in the land of Kena῾an, to go to the country of Gil῾ad, to the land of their possession, of which they were possessed, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moshe.
וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־גְּלִילוֹת הַיַּרְדֵּן אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וַיִּבְנוּ בְנֵי־רְאוּבֵן וּבְנֵי־גָד וַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ עַל־הַיַּרְדֵּן מִזְבֵּחַ גָּדוֹל לְמַרְאֶֽה׃
And when they came to the districts of the Yarden, that are in the land of Kena῾an, the children of Re᾽uven and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Menashshe built there an altar by the Yarden, a great and conspicuous altar.
And when they came to the districts of the Yarden, that are in the land of Kena῾an, the children of Re᾽uven and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Menashshe built there an altar by the Yarden, a great and conspicuous altar.
וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה בָנוּ בְנֵי־רְאוּבֵן וּבְנֵי־גָד וַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֶל־מוּל אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן אֶל־גְּלִילוֹת הַיַּרְדֵּן אֶל־עֵבֶר בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And the children of Yisra᾽el heard say, Behold, the children of Re᾽uven and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Menashshe have built an altar over against the land of Kena῾an, in the districts of the Yarden, on the side of the children of Yisra᾽el.
And the children of Yisra᾽el heard say, Behold, the children of Re᾽uven and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Menashshe have built an altar over against the land of Kena῾an, in the districts of the Yarden, on the side of the children of Yisra᾽el.
וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ כׇּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל שִׁלֹה לַעֲלוֹת עֲלֵיהֶם לַצָּבָֽא׃ {פ}
And when the children of Yisra᾽el heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Yisra᾽el gathered themselves together at Shilo, to go up to war against them.
And when the children of Yisra᾽el heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Yisra᾽el gathered themselves together at Shilo, to go up to war against them.
Rashi
לעלות עליהם לצבא. לפי שנאסרו הבמות משנקבע המשכן בשילה:
To go up against them to war. [They were prepared to do this] because בָּמוֹת were prohibited2The term בָּמוֹת is used to describe any type of altar used for sacrifices except the altar of the Mishkan or the Beis ha Mikdosh. These בָּמוֹת were permitted during the period before the establishment of the Mishkan, but were prohibited so long as the Mishkan was intact. They were considered a threat to the unity of the Klal Yisroel and to the centrality of the Mishkan. once the Mishkan was established at Shiloh.
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵן וְאֶל־בְּנֵי־גָד וְאֶל־חֲצִי שֵֽׁבֶט־מְנַשֶּׁה אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד אֶת־פִּֽינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
And the children of Yisra᾽el sent to the children of Re᾽uven, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Menashshe, into the land of Gil῾ad, Pineĥas the son of El῾azar the priest,
And the children of Yisra᾽el sent to the children of Re᾽uven, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Menashshe, into the land of Gil῾ad, Pineĥas the son of El῾azar the priest,
וַעֲשָׂרָה נְשִׂאִים עִמּוֹ נָשִׂיא אֶחָד נָשִׂיא אֶחָד לְבֵית אָב לְכֹל מַטּוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאִישׁ רֹאשׁ בֵּית־אֲבוֹתָם הֵמָּה לְאַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
and with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Yisra᾽el; and each one a headman of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Yisra᾽el.
and with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Yisra᾽el; and each one a headman of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Yisra᾽el.
וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־בְּנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵן וְאֶל־בְּנֵי־גָד וְאֶל־חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט־מְנַשֶּׁה אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד וַיְדַבְּרוּ אִתָּם לֵאמֹֽר׃
And they came to the children of Re᾽uven, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Menashshe, to the land of Gil῾ad, and they spoke with them, saying,
And they came to the children of Re᾽uven, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Menashshe, to the land of Gil῾ad, and they spoke with them, saying,
כֹּה אָמְרוּ כֹּל ׀ עֲדַת יְהֹוָה מָֽה־הַמַּעַל הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר מְעַלְתֶּם בֵּאלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָשׁוּב הַיּוֹם מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהֹוָה בִּבְנוֹתְכֶם לָכֶם מִזְבֵּחַ לִמְרׇדְכֶם הַיּוֹם בַּיהֹוָֽה׃
Thus says the whole congregation of the Lord, What trespass is this that you have committed against the God of Yisra᾽el, to turn away this day from following the Lord, by building for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel this day against the Lord?
Thus says the whole congregation of the Lord, What trespass is this that you have committed against the God of Yisra᾽el, to turn away this day from following the Lord, by building for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel this day against the Lord?
הַמְעַט־לָנוּ אֶת־עֲוֺן פְּעוֹר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הִטַּהַרְנוּ מִמֶּנּוּ עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וַיְהִי הַנֶּגֶף בַּעֲדַת יְהֹוָֽה׃
Is the iniquity of Pe῾or too little for us, from which we have not been cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord,
Is the iniquity of Pe῾or too little for us, from which we have not been cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord,
וְאַתֶּם תָּשֻׁבוּ הַיּוֹם מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהֹוָה וְהָיָה אַתֶּם תִּמְרְדוּ הַיּוֹם בַּיהֹוָה וּמָחָר אֶֽל־כׇּל־עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל יִקְצֹֽף׃
but that you must turn away this day from following the Lord? and it will be, if you rebel to day against the Lord, that to morrow he will be angry with the whole congregation of Yisra᾽el.
but that you must turn away this day from following the Lord? and it will be, if you rebel to day against the Lord, that to morrow he will be angry with the whole congregation of Yisra᾽el.
וְאַךְ אִם־טְמֵאָה אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶם עִבְרוּ לָכֶם אֶל־אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּת יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר שָֽׁכַן־שָׁם מִשְׁכַּן יְהֹוָה וְהֵאָחֲזוּ בְּתוֹכֵנוּ וּבַיהֹוָה אַל־תִּמְרֹדוּ וְאֹתָנוּ אַל־תִּמְרֹדוּ בִּבְנֹתְכֶם לָכֶם מִזְבֵּחַ מִֽבַּלְעֲדֵי מִזְבַּח יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
Howbeit, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass over to the land of the possession of the Lord, where the Lord’s tabernacle dwells, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the Lord, nor rebel against us, in building an altar for yourselves besides the altar of the Lord our God.
Howbeit, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass over to the land of the possession of the Lord, where the Lord’s tabernacle dwells, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the Lord, nor rebel against us, in building an altar for yourselves besides the altar of the Lord our God.
Rashi
אם טמאה ארץ אחזתכם. שלא בחר הקדוש ברוך הוא להשרות בה שכינתו:
If the land of Your posession is impure. Since the Holy blessed is He, did not choose to rest His Presence there.
ואותנו אל תמרודו. כמו, ובנו אל תמרודו:
Do not rebel against us.—וְאוֹתָנוּ אַל תִּמְרדוּ This is the same as—וּבָּנוּ אַל תִּמְרדוּ
הֲלוֹא ׀ עָכָן בֶּן־זֶרַח מָעַל מַעַל בַּחֵרֶם וְעַֽל־כׇּל־עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל הָיָה קָצֶף וְהוּא אִישׁ אֶחָד לֹא גָוַע בַּעֲוֺנֽוֹ׃ {ס}
Did not ῾Akhan the son of Zeraĥ commit a trespass in regard to the devoted property, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Yisra᾽el? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.
Did not ῾Akhan the son of Zeraĥ commit a trespass in regard to the devoted property, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Yisra᾽el? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.
וַֽיַּעֲנוּ בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵן וּבְנֵי־גָד וַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ אֶת־רָאשֵׁי אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Then the children of Re᾽uven and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Menashshe answered, and said to the heads of the thousands of Yisra᾽el,
Then the children of Re᾽uven and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Menashshe answered, and said to the heads of the thousands of Yisra᾽el,
אֵל ׀ אֱלֹהִים ׀ יְהֹוָה אֵל ׀ אֱלֹהִים ׀ יְהֹוָה הוּא יֹדֵעַ וְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא יֵדָע אִם־בְּמֶרֶד וְאִם־בְּמַעַל בַּיהֹוָה אַל־תּוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
The mighty One, God, the Lord, the mighty One, God, the Lord, he knows and Yisra᾽el shall know; if in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (save Thou us not this day,)
The mighty One, God, the Lord, the mighty One, God, the Lord, he knows and Yisra᾽el shall know; if in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (save Thou us not this day,)
Rashi
אל אלהים ה'. אל כל האלהים הוא ה' היודע כי לא במרד וגו', וכשכפל לומר שתי פעמים אלהים, בעולם הזה ובעולם הבא:
Almighty God is Adonoy. He is God over all divine beings. He is Adonoy, Who knows that our intent was not rebellion etc. By repeating this declaration twice, [they declared] that He is God in this world and in the World to Come.
אל תושיענו. כלפי שכינה אמרו:
Do not save us this day. They said this to His Divine Presence.
לִבְנוֹת לָנוּ מִזְבֵּחַ לָשׁוּב מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהֹוָה וְאִם־לְהַעֲלוֹת עָלָיו עוֹלָה וּמִנְחָה וְאִם־לַעֲשׂוֹת עָלָיו זִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים יְהֹוָה הוּא יְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃
if we have built an altar for ourselves to turn from following the Lord, or if to offer a burnt offering or a meal offering upon it, or if to offer peace offerings upon it, let the Lord himself demand reparation;
if we have built an altar for ourselves to turn from following the Lord, or if to offer a burnt offering or a meal offering upon it, or if to offer peace offerings upon it, let the Lord himself demand reparation;
Rashi
הוא יבקש. יפרע ממנו:
Let Him prosecute—Let him punish us.
וְאִם־לֹא מִדְּאָגָה מִדָּבָר עָשִׂינוּ אֶת־זֹאת לֵאמֹר מָחָר יֹֽאמְרוּ בְנֵיכֶם לְבָנֵינוּ לֵאמֹר מַה־לָּכֶם וְלַיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
or if we have not rather done this out of anxiety, saying, In time to come your children might speak to our children, saying, What have you to do with the Lord God of Yisra᾽el?
or if we have not rather done this out of anxiety, saying, In time to come your children might speak to our children, saying, What have you to do with the Lord God of Yisra᾽el?
Rashi
מדאגה מדבר. מחמת דאגת יראת דבר חרפה עשינו, כמה שמפרש פן יאמרו בניכם מחר לחרף את בנינו, כשילכו להקריב במשכן שילה, שמא יאמרו מה לכם ולה', והלא גבול נתן בינינו וביניכם את הירדן, זו דאגנו ועשינו כל 'דאגה' שבמקרא לשון יראה הוא, כמו (ירמיהו לח יט): אני דואג את היהודים, דצדקיהו:
Our anxiety of this. Because of anxiety, and the fear of insulting words, have we done this, as is further explained in the Scripture: ‘Lest tomorrow your children will say,’ Lest they insult our children— when they go to bring sacrifices in the Mishkan at Shiloh— lest they say to them, ‘What have you to do with Adonoy?’ Did he not set a boundary between us and you, namely, the Jordan. This was our fear and thus we made it. Every word, דְּאָגָה, found in Scripture expresses fear, similar to, “I am concerned [fear] that the Jews etc.” [These were the words] of Tzidkiahu.3See Yirmiahu 38:19. King Tzidkiahu was concerned that the Jews that had been captured by the Kasdim would betray him and he too would fall into their hands.
וּגְבוּל נָֽתַן־יְהֹוָה בֵּינֵנוּ וּבֵינֵיכֶם בְּנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵן וּבְנֵי־גָד אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן אֵין־לָכֶם חֵלֶק בַּיהֹוָה וְהִשְׁבִּיתוּ בְנֵיכֶם אֶת־בָּנֵינוּ לְבִלְתִּי יְרֹא אֶת־יְהֹוָֽה׃
For the Lord has made the Yarden a border between us and you, you children of Re᾽uven and children of Gad; you have no part in the Lord: so shall your children make our children cease fearing the Lord.
For the Lord has made the Yarden a border between us and you, you children of Re᾽uven and children of Gad; you have no part in the Lord: so shall your children make our children cease fearing the Lord.
וַנֹּאמֶר נַעֲשֶׂה־נָּא לָנוּ לִבְנוֹת אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לֹא לְעוֹלָה וְלֹא לְזָֽבַח׃
Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
כִּי עֵד הוּא בֵּינֵינוּ וּבֵינֵיכֶם וּבֵין דֹּרוֹתֵינוּ אַחֲרֵינוּ לַעֲבֹד אֶת־עֲבֹדַת יְהֹוָה לְפָנָיו בְּעֹלוֹתֵינוּ וּבִזְבָחֵינוּ וּבִשְׁלָמֵינוּ וְלֹא־יֹאמְרוּ בְנֵיכֶם מָחָר לְבָנֵינוּ אֵין־לָכֶם חֵלֶק בַּיהֹוָֽה׃
but that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the Lord before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, You have no part in the Lord.
but that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the Lord before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, You have no part in the Lord.
Rashi
כי עד הוא. שלא סילקנו עצמנו מתורת מזבח:
Rather it will bear witness that we have not withdrawn ourselves from the law governing the altar.
וַנֹּאמֶר וְהָיָה כִּֽי־יֹאמְרוּ אֵלֵינוּ וְאֶל־דֹּרֹתֵינוּ מָחָר וְאָמַרְנוּ רְאוּ אֶת־תַּבְנִית מִזְבַּח יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לֹא לְעוֹלָה וְלֹא לְזֶבַח כִּֽי־עֵד הוּא בֵּינֵינוּ וּבֵינֵיכֶֽם׃
Therefore we said, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may reply, Behold the pattern of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.
Therefore we said, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may reply, Behold the pattern of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.
חָלִילָה לָּנוּ מִמֶּנּוּ לִמְרֹד בַּֽיהֹוָה וְלָשׁוּב הַיּוֹם מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהֹוָה לִבְנוֹת מִזְבֵּחַ לְעֹלָה לְמִנְחָה וּלְזָבַח מִלְּבַד מִזְבַּח יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי מִשְׁכָּנֽוֹ׃ {פ}
God forbid that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn this day from following the Lord, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meal offerings, or for sacrifices, besides the altar of the Lord our God that is before his tabernacle.
God forbid that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn this day from following the Lord, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meal offerings, or for sacrifices, besides the altar of the Lord our God that is before his tabernacle.
וַיִּשְׁמַע פִּֽינְחָס הַכֹּהֵן וּנְשִׂיאֵי הָעֵדָה וְרָאשֵׁי אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר דִּבְּרוּ בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵן וּבְנֵי־גָד וּבְנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה וַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃
And when Pineĥas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Yisra᾽el who were with him, heard the words that the children of Re᾽uven and the children of Gad and the children of Menashshe spoke, it pleased them.
And when Pineĥas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Yisra᾽el who were with him, heard the words that the children of Re᾽uven and the children of Gad and the children of Menashshe spoke, it pleased them.
וַיֹּאמֶר פִּֽינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֶל־בְּנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵן וְאֶל־בְּנֵי־גָד וְאֶל־בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה הַיּוֹם ׀ יָדַעְנוּ כִּֽי־בְתוֹכֵנוּ יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־מְעַלְתֶּם בַּיהֹוָה הַמַּעַל הַזֶּה אָז הִצַּלְתֶּם אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִיַּד יְהֹוָֽה׃
And Pineĥas the son of El῾azar the priest said to the children of Re᾽uven, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Menashshe, This day we perceive that the Lord is among us, because you have not committed this trespass against the Lord: now you have delivered the children of Yisra᾽el out of the hand of the Lord.
And Pineĥas the son of El῾azar the priest said to the children of Re᾽uven, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Menashshe, This day we perceive that the Lord is among us, because you have not committed this trespass against the Lord: now you have delivered the children of Yisra᾽el out of the hand of the Lord.
וַיָּשׇׁב פִּֽינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן ׀ וְהַנְּשִׂיאִים מֵאֵת בְּנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵן וּמֵאֵת בְּנֵי־גָד מֵאֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד אֶל־אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּשִׁבוּ אוֹתָם דָּבָֽר׃
And Pineĥas the son of El῾azar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Re᾽uven, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gil῾ad, to the land of Kena῾an, to the children of Yisra᾽el, and brought them back word.
And Pineĥas the son of El῾azar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Re᾽uven, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gil῾ad, to the land of Kena῾an, to the children of Yisra᾽el, and brought them back word.
וַיִּיטַב הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְבָרְכוּ אֱלֹהִים בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא אָמְרוּ לַעֲלוֹת עֲלֵיהֶם לַצָּבָא לְשַׁחֵת אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵן וּבְנֵי־גָד יֹשְׁבִים בָּֽהּ׃
And the thing pleased the children of Yisra᾽el; and the children of Yisra᾽el blessed God, and spoke no more of going up against them in battle, to destroy the land where the children of Re᾽uven and Gad dwelt.
And the thing pleased the children of Yisra᾽el; and the children of Yisra᾽el blessed God, and spoke no more of going up against them in battle, to destroy the land where the children of Re᾽uven and Gad dwelt.
Rashi
ויברכו אלהים. ואודיאו קדם ה' בני ישראל:
And they the Bnei Yisroel blessed God. The Bnei Yisroel thanked Adonoy.4Rashi here quotes Targum Yonasan, who feels that it is more appropriate to say that they thanked God, rather than blessed Him.
וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵן וּבְנֵי־גָד לַמִּזְבֵּחַ כִּי עֵד הוּא בֵּֽינֹתֵינוּ כִּי יְהֹוָה הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ {פ}
And the children of Re᾽uven and the children of Gad called the altar ῾Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the Lord is God.
And the children of Re᾽uven and the children of Gad called the altar ῾Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the Lord is God.
Rashi
ויקראו בני ראובן ובני גד למזבח כי עד הוא. הרי זה מן המקראות הקצרים, וצריך להוסיף בו תיבה אחת, ויקראו בני ראובן ובני גד למזבח 'עד':
And the Bnei Reuvein and Bnei Gad called the altar, for it is a witness. This is one of the shortened verses. One more word should have been added: And the Bnei Reuven and Bnei Gad called the altar ‘witness,’ [for it is etc.]
וגם כי שלחם יהושע. לחצי שבט המנשה, כאשר שלח את בני ראובן וגד:
Furthermore, when Yehoshua sent them off. He sent off the half-tribe of Menashe in the same manner as he sent off the Bnei Reuvein and the Bnei Gad.