Tanach
Yehoshua 22:30-34 יהושע כ״ב:ל׳-ל״ד
Part of: Chapter 22
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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
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.]
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.