Tanach
Zecharyah 7:1-3 זכריה ז׳:א׳-ג׳
Part of: Chapter 7
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וַֽיְהִי בִּשְׁנַת אַרְבַּע לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ הַמֶּלֶךְ הָיָה דְבַר־יְהֹוָה אֶל־זְכַרְיָה בְּאַרְבָּעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁעִי בְּכִסְלֵֽו׃
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Daryavesh, that the word of the Lord came to Zekharya on the fourth day of the ninth month, in Kislev;
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Daryavesh, that the word of the Lord came to Zekharya on the fourth day of the ninth month, in Kislev;
וַיִּשְׁלַח בֵּֽית־אֵל שַׂרְאֶצֶר וְרֶגֶם מֶלֶךְ וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו לְחַלּוֹת אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהֹוָֽה׃
when Bet-el, Shar᾽eżer, and Regem-melekh, and his men had sent to entreat the favour of the Lord,
when Bet-el, Shar᾽eżer, and Regem-melekh, and his men had sent to entreat the favour of the Lord,
Rashi
לֵאמֹר אֶל־הַכֹּֽהֲנִים אֲשֶׁר לְבֵית־יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת וְאֶל־הַנְּבִיאִים לֵאמֹר הַֽאֶבְכֶּה בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַחֲמִשִׁי הִנָּזֵר כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי זֶה כַּמֶּה שָׁנִֽים׃ {ס}
and to speak to the priests who were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
and to speak to the priests who were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
Rashi
הנזר. לפרוש מן התענוג כאשר עשיתי זה שבעים שנה אין נזירה בכל מקום אלא פרישות:
abstaining To abstain from pleasure, as I have done these seventy years. The word נְזִירָה always means separation.
וישלח בית אל שראצר ורגם מלך ואנשיו. אנשים צדיקים היו ושלחו מבבל לקרוביהם שבבית אל לבא לחלות את פני ה' בירושלים בעדם ולשאול מאת הכהנים להודיעם אם יבכו בחדש אב אחרי אשר חזר הבית להבנות:
And Sharezer and Regem Melech and his men sent to Bethel They were righteous men, and they sent [word] to their kinsmen in Bethel to come to pray before the Lord in Jerusalem for them, and to ask the priests to let them know if they should [still] weep in the month of Av, since the Temple had been rebuilt.