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3:1

וְהָיָה אַחֲרֵי־כֵן אֶשְׁפּוֹךְ אֶת־רוּחִי עַל־כׇּל־בָּשָׂר וְנִבְּאוּ בְּנֵיכֶם וּבְנוֹתֵיכֶם זִקְנֵיכֶם חֲלֹמוֹת יַחֲלֹמוּן בַּחוּרֵיכֶם חֶזְיֹנוֹת יִרְאֽוּ׃

And it shall come to pass afterwards, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy; your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

And it shall come to pass afterwards, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy; your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

Rashi

וְהָיָה אַחֲרֵי כֵן. לֶעָתִיד לָבֹא:

And it shall come to pass afterwards—in the future.

עַל כָּל בָּשָׂר. עַל מִי שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה לִבּוֹ רַךְ כַּבָּשָׂר דֻּגְמַת ״וְנָתַתִּי לָכֶם לֵב בָּשָׂר״ (יחזקאל לו:כו):

upon all flesh—I.e, upon anyone whose heart becomes soft as flesh. Comp. (Ezekiel 36:26) “And I will give you a heart of flesh.”

3:2

וְגַם עַל־הָעֲבָדִים וְעַל־הַשְּׁפָחוֹת בַּיָּמִים הָהֵמָּה אֶשְׁפּוֹךְ אֶת־רוּחִֽי׃

and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

3:3

וְנָֽתַתִּי מֽוֹפְתִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ דָּם וָאֵשׁ וְתִֽימְרוֹת עָשָֽׁן׃

And I will exhibit wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

And I will exhibit wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

Rashi

וְתִמְרוֹת עָשָׁן. זְקִיפוּת מַעֲלֵה עָשָׁן בְּגֹבַהּ:

and pillars of smoke Heb. וְתִימְרוֹת. Perpendicular pillars of smoke, as tall as a palm tree.

3:4

הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ יֵהָפֵךְ לְחֹשֶׁךְ וְהַיָּרֵחַ לְדָם לִפְנֵי בּוֹא יוֹם יְהֹוָה הַגָּדוֹל וְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and the terrible day of the Lord.

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and the terrible day of the Lord.

Rashi

יֵהָפֵךְ לְחֹשֶׁךְ. לְבַיֵּשׁ אֶת הַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִים לַחַמָּה:

shall turn to darkness—to embarrass those who prostrate themselves to the sun.

3:5

וְהָיָה כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהֹוָה יִמָּלֵט כִּי בְּהַר־צִיּוֹן וּבִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם תִּהְיֶה פְלֵיטָה כַּֽאֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהֹוָה וּבַשְּׂרִידִים אֲשֶׁר יְהֹוָה קֹרֵֽא׃

And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Żiyyon and in Yerushalayim there shall be those that escape, as the Lord has said, and among the remnant those whom the Lord shall call.

And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Żiyyon and in Yerushalayim there shall be those that escape, as the Lord has said, and among the remnant those whom the Lord shall call.

Rashi

וְהָיָה כָּל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָא וְגוֹ׳ כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַר. וְהֵיכָן אָמַר ״וְרָאוּ כָּל עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ כִּי שֵׁם ה׳ נִקְרָא עָלֶיךָ״ (דברים כח:י):

And it shall come to pass that whoever shall call etc. as... said—And where did He say it? (Deut. 28:10), “And all the peoples of the earth shall see that the Name of the Lord is called on you.” [from Mechilta, Ex. 12:25]

וּבַשְּׂרִידִים. בַּשְּׁאֵרִית אֲשֶׁר יוֹתִיר:

and among the survivors—And in the remnant that will remain.

אֲשֶׁר ה׳ קוֹרֵא. לְשׁוֹן קְרוּאִים לִסְעוּדָה אוֹ לַעֲבוֹדַת הַמֶּלֶךְ לְשׁוֹן ׳הַזְמָנָה׳:

whom the Lord invites Heb. קֹרֵא, an expression of those invited to a banquet or to the service of the king, an expression of invitation.

Texts

  • Hebrew: Miqra according to the Masorah · License: CC-BY-SA
  • English: The Koren Jerusalem Bible · License: CC-BY-NC
  • Hebrew: Sefaria vocalized edition · License: PD
  • English: The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg · License: CC-BY

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