Tanach
Zecharyah 2:5-9 זכריה ב׳:ה׳-ט׳
Part of: Chapter 2
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וָאֶשָּׂא עֵינַי וָאֵרֶא וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ וּבְיָדוֹ חֶבֶל מִדָּֽה׃
I lifted up my eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
I lifted up my eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Rashi
וָאֹמַר אָנָה אַתָּה הֹלֵךְ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי לָמֹד אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם לִרְאוֹת כַּמָּֽה־רׇחְבָּהּ וְכַמָּה אׇרְכָּֽהּ׃
Then I said, Where dost thou go? And he said to me, To measure Yerushalayim, to see what is the breadth of it, and what is the length of it.
Then I said, Where dost thou go? And he said to me, To measure Yerushalayim, to see what is the breadth of it, and what is the length of it.
וְהִנֵּה הַמַּלְאָךְ הַדֹּבֵר בִּי יֹצֵא וּמַלְאָךְ אַחֵר יֹצֵא לִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him,
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him,
Rashi
והנה המלאך הדובר בי יוצא. הוא אשר בידו חבל המדה:
And behold, the angel who was speaking with me was coming forth He is the one with the measuring line in his hand.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָו רֻץ דַּבֵּר אֶל־הַנַּעַר הַלָּז לֵאמֹר פְּרָזוֹת תֵּשֵׁב יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם מֵרֹב אָדָם וּבְהֵמָה בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃
and he said to him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Yerushalayim shall be inhabited like unwalled towns because of the multitude of men and cattle that shall be in it:
and he said to him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Yerushalayim shall be inhabited like unwalled towns because of the multitude of men and cattle that shall be in it:
Rashi
רוץ דבר אל הנער. אל תצא עוד למוד כי נמלך הקב"ה בפמליא שלו שלא יהא לה קצב ושיעור ועתה רוץ דבר אל זכריה לאמר פרזות תשב. מאין חומה כדי שיתישבו בה כל הבא ותגדל מיום אל יום:
Run, speak to this young man You shall no longer go forth to measure, for the Holy One, blessed be He, has taken counsel with His heavenly household [and decreed] that [Jerusalem] will not have a limit or a measure. And now, run and speak to Zechariah: It shall be inhabited like unwalled towns, without a wall, so that all who come there shall settle therein, and it shall grow from day to day.
וַאֲנִי אֶֽהְיֶה־לָּהּ נְאֻם־יְהֹוָה חוֹמַת אֵשׁ סָבִיב וּלְכָבוֹד אֶהְיֶה בְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ {פ}
for I, says the Lord, will be to her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
for I, says the Lord, will be to her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
Rashi
ואני אהיה לה. למגן כאילו חומת אש סביב לה וגם בתוכה תשכון שכינתי לכבודכם:
But I will be for it as a shield, as though a wall of fire surrounds it. Also, My Shechinah shall dwell in its midst for your glory.
חבל מדה. חוט המדה למדוד את ירושלים כמה יהיה ארכה ורחבה:
a measuring line A measuring line to measure Jerusalem, how much its length and its breadth shall be.