Tanach
Zecharyah 14:12-21 זכריה י״ד:י״ב-כ״א
Part of: Chapter 14
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וְזֹאת ׀ תִּהְיֶה הַמַּגֵּפָה אֲשֶׁר יִגֹּף יְהֹוָה אֶת־כׇּל־הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר צָבְאוּ עַל־יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם הָמֵק ׀ בְּשָׂרוֹ וְהוּא עֹמֵד עַל־רַגְלָיו וְעֵינָיו תִּמַּקְנָה בְחֹֽרֵיהֶן וּלְשׁוֹנוֹ תִּמַּק בְּפִיהֶֽם׃
And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will smite all the peoples that have fought against Yerushalayim; their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their sockets, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will smite all the peoples that have fought against Yerushalayim; their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their sockets, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
Rashi
וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא תִּהְיֶה מְהֽוּמַת־יְהֹוָה רַבָּה בָּהֶם וְהֶחֱזִיקוּ אִישׁ יַד רֵעֵהוּ וְעָלְתָה יָדוֹ עַל־יַד רֵעֵֽהוּ׃
And it shall come to pass on that day, that a great panic from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
And it shall come to pass on that day, that a great panic from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
Rashi
תהיה מהומת ה' רבה בהם. לערבב חכמתם להפכם לשגעון:
there will be great consternation, sent by the Lord upon them to confuse their wisdom, to bring them about to madness.
והחזיקו איש יד רעהו. יאחז בו להרגו:
each one will seize the hand of the other He will seize him to slay him.
ועלתה ידו. כל דאלים גבר:
and his hand shall rise up Whoever is stronger is victorious.
וְגַם־יְהוּדָה תִּלָּחֵם בִּירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְאֻסַּף חֵיל כׇּל־הַגּוֹיִם סָבִיב זָהָב וָכֶסֶף וּבְגָדִים לָרֹב מְאֹֽד׃
And Yehuda also shall fight at Yerushalayim; and the wealth of all the nations round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and clothing, in great abundance.
And Yehuda also shall fight at Yerushalayim; and the wealth of all the nations round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and clothing, in great abundance.
Rashi
וגם יהודה. על כרחה תלחם על ישראל:
Yea, even Judah against their will shall fight against Jerusalem.
וְכֵן תִּהְיֶה מַגֵּפַת הַסּוּס הַפֶּרֶד הַגָּמָל וְהַחֲמוֹר וְכׇל־הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר יִֽהְיֶה בַּמַּחֲנוֹת הָהֵמָּה כַּמַּגֵּפָה הַזֹּֽאת׃
And such shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these camps, as this plague.
And such shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these camps, as this plague.
Rashi
כמגפה הזאת. המפורשת למעלה המק בשרו:
similar to this plague which is delineated above, that his flesh shall waste away.
וְהָיָה כׇּל־הַנּוֹתָר מִכׇּל־הַגּוֹיִם הַבָּאִים עַל־יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְעָלוּ מִדֵּי שָׁנָה בְשָׁנָה לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺת לְמֶלֶךְ יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת וְלָחֹג אֶת־חַג הַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations who came against Yerushalayim, shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of booths.
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations who came against Yerushalayim, shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of booths.
Rashi
את חג הסוכות. כמו שפירשו רז"ל במס' עכו"ם מצוה קלה יש לי וסוכה שמה כדאיתא בשמעתא ראשונה (דף ג'):
the festival of Tabernacle As our Sages explained in tractate Avodah Zarah (3a): I have an easy commandment named Sukkah, as is stated in the first halachic discussion.
וְהָיָה אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יַעֲלֶה מֵאֵת מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הָאָרֶץ אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺת לְמֶלֶךְ יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת וְלֹא עֲלֵיהֶם יִהְיֶה הַגָּֽשֶׁם׃
And whoever does not come up of all the families of the earth to Yerushalayim to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, upon them shall be no rain.
And whoever does not come up of all the families of the earth to Yerushalayim to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, upon them shall be no rain.
Rashi
הגשם. גשמים ממש להצמיח פירות ארצם ומה ראה לגזור עליהם עצירת גשמים לפי שמצות החג על הגשמים הם ארבעת מינים שבלולב וניסוך המים לרצות על המים על שהחג זמן גשמי שנה הוא ואלו המפקפקין בחג הסוכות לא עליהם יהיה הגשם כך למדתי בתוספתא דסוכה:
rain Actual rain to cause the produce of their land to grow. Now, what reason did He have for decreeing upon them the withholding of rain? That the commandments of the festival are based on the rains: the four species of the lulav and the water libation are to appease God for water. Since the festival of Tabernacles is the time of the rains of the year, no rain will fall on those who entertain doubts concerning the festival of Tabernacles. This is learned in the Tosefta of Sukkah (4:7).
וְאִם־מִשְׁפַּחַת מִצְרַיִם לֹֽא־תַעֲלֶה וְלֹא בָאָה וְלֹא עֲלֵיהֶם תִּֽהְיֶה הַמַּגֵּפָה אֲשֶׁר יִגֹּף יְהֹוָה אֶת־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא יַעֲלוּ לָחֹג אֶת־חַג הַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃
And if the family of Miżrayim does not go up, and does not come, then they shall have no overflow. This shall be the plague, with which the Lord will smite the nations that shall not come up to keep the feast of booths.
And if the family of Miżrayim does not go up, and does not come, then they shall have no overflow. This shall be the plague, with which the Lord will smite the nations that shall not come up to keep the feast of booths.
Rashi
ואם משפחת מצרים לא תעלה. והן אין צריכים לגשמים שנילוס עולה ומשקה אותם:
And if the family of Egypt does not go up and they do not require rain, for the Nile comes up and waters it [i.e., the land of Egypt].
ולא עליהם. תהיה הגשם שלהם כלומר לא ישקה אותם נילוס וכן תרגום יונתן לא עליהון יסק נילוס:
it shall not [rain] upon them Their rain shall not be upon them; i.e., the Nile will not water them, and so did Jonathan render: The Nile shall not ascend upon them.
תהיה המגפה. של רעב:
the plague will be The plague of famine.
אשר יגוף ה'. זאת תהיה עונש מצרים ועונש כל העכו"ם כמו שאמר לא עליהם יהיה הגשם:
with which the Lord will plague This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations, as He states. “upon them there shall be no rain.”
זֹאת תִּהְיֶה חַטַּאת מִצְרָיִם וְחַטַּאת כׇּל־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא יַעֲלוּ לָחֹג אֶת־חַג הַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃
This shall be the punishment of Miżrayim, and the punishment of all nations that do not come up to keep the feast of booths.
This shall be the punishment of Miżrayim, and the punishment of all nations that do not come up to keep the feast of booths.
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִֽהְיֶה עַל־מְצִלּוֹת הַסּוּס קֹדֶשׁ לַיהֹוָה וְהָיָה הַסִּירוֹת בְּבֵית יְהֹוָה כַּמִּזְרָקִים לִפְנֵי הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃
On that day shall there be (inscribed) upon the bells of the horses, Holiness to the Lord; and the pots in the Lord’s house shall be like the basins before the altar.
On that day shall there be (inscribed) upon the bells of the horses, Holiness to the Lord; and the pots in the Lord’s house shall be like the basins before the altar.
Rashi
מצילות הסוס. על הנקישות שתולין לסוס לנוי בין עיניו אף אותן יקדישו לעשות כלי שרת למזרקים לדם ולסירות לבשל בשר זבחים לרוב:
there will be upon the bells of the horses On the bells that are hung on the horse for beauty between its eyes (Pesachim 50a). Those, too, will be consecrated to make service vessels: sprinkling basins for the blood and pots to cook the flesh of the many sacrifices.
והיה הסירות. שהם היו לדשן (את הדשן) אף הם יהיו של זהב ושל כסף כמזרקים אשר לפני המזבח:
Yea, every pot...will be All those that are used to remove the ashes, they too will be of gold and of silver, like the sprinkling basins that are before the altar.
מצילות הסוס. טנטיני"ר בלע"ז:
the bells of the horses tentinonc in Old French.
וְהָיָה כׇּל־סִיר בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וּבִיהוּדָה קֹדֶשׁ לַיהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת וּבָאוּ כׇּל־הַזֹּבְחִים וְלָקְחוּ מֵהֶם וּבִשְּׁלוּ בָהֶם וְלֹֽא־יִֽהְיֶה כְנַעֲנִי עוֹד בְּבֵית־יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת בַּיּוֹם הַהֽוּא׃
And every pot in Yerushalayim and in Yehuda shall be sacred to the Lord of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and cook in them: and on that day there shall be no more merchants in the house of the Lord of hosts.
And every pot in Yerushalayim and in Yehuda shall be sacred to the Lord of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and cook in them: and on that day there shall be no more merchants in the house of the Lord of hosts.
Rashi
ולא יהיה כנעני. לא יצטרכו לסחור כמו (ישעיהו כ״ג:ח׳) כנעניה נכבדי ארץ, ד"א אין כאן עני:
and there will no longer be a trafficker They will not require trafficking, as in (Isa. 23:8): “whose traffickers were the honored of the earth.” Another explanation: There is no poor man here.
המק בשרו והוא עומד. זה ניפול איברים:
his flesh will waste away while he still stands This denotes the falling off of the limbs.