| 1Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers' (houses) of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem; to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. |
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אאָ֣ז יַקְהֵ֣ל שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה אֶת־זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל אֶת־כָּל־רָאשֵׁ֣י הַמַּטּוֹת֩ נְשִׂיאֵ֨י הָאָב֜וֹת לִבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה יְרוּשָׁלָ֑םִ לְֽהַעֲל֞וֹת אֶת־אֲר֧וֹן בְּרִית־יְהֹוָ֛ה מֵעִ֥יר דָּוִ֖ד הִ֥יא צִיּֽוֹן: |
| The princes of the fathers’ houses of the children of Israel. [Literally, to the children of Israel, but translated] of the children of Israel. |
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נְשִׂיאֵי הָאָבוֹת לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל.
שֶׁל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל.
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| Out of the city of David. David had placed it there when he brought it [back] from the house of Obed-edom (Samuel II 6:12). |
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מֵעִיר דָּוִד.
שֶׁנְּתָנוֹ שָׁם דָּוִד כְּשֶׁהֱבִיאוֹ מִבֵּית עוֹבֵד אֱדוֹם.
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| 2And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which (is) the seventh month. |
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בוַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֚לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ כָּל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּיֶ֥רַח הָאֵֽתָנִ֖ים בֶּחָ֑ג ה֖וּא הַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי: |
| In the Month Ethanim. Jonathan rendered [these words] בְּיֶרַח הָאֵיתָנִים בֶּחָג as follows: ‘In the month which the ancients called the first month, on the festival, and at present it is the seventh month,’ i.e., since the Torah was given, and it is written in reference to the month of נִיסָן that it is the first of the months, so תִּשְׁרֵי will then be called the seventh [month]. |
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בְּיֶרַח הָאֵתָנִים.
תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: בְּיַרְחָא דְּעַתִּיקַיָּא דְּקָרַן לֵהּ יַרְחָא קַדְמָאָה בְּחַגָּא וּכְעָן הוּא יַרְחָא שְׁבִיעָאָה, מִשֶּׁנִּתְּנָה תוֹרָה וּכְתִיב בְּנִיסָן שֶׁהוּא רֹאשׁ חֳדָשִׁים, נִקְרָא תִּשְׁרֵי שְׁבִיעִי.
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| 3And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. |
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גוַיָּבֹ֕אוּ כֹּ֖ל זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִשְׂא֥וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים אֶת־הָאָרֽוֹן: |
| 4And they brought up the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy vessels which (were) in the tabernacle, and the priests and the Levites did bring them up. |
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דוַֽיַּעֲל֞וּ אֶת־אֲר֚וֹן יְהֹוָה֙ וְאֶת־אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד וְאֶֽת־כָּל־כְּלֵ֥י הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּאֹ֑הֶל וַיַּעֲל֣וּ אֹתָ֔ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְהַלְוִיִּֽם: |
| And the tabernacle of meeting. Which Moses made [in the desert, and was in Gibeon until now], And Solomon stored this away as soon as the first temple was built, [in the upper story which was above the temple and the Sanctuary,] as we have learned in the Tosefta of the tractate Sota (13:1). |
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וְאֶת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד.
שֶׁעָשָׂה משֶׁה, וּגְנָזוֹ שְׁלֹמֹה מִשֶּׁנִּבְנָה בַּיִת רִאשׁוֹן, כְּמוֹ שֶׁשָּׁנִינוּ בְּתוֹסֶפְתָּא דְּסוֹטָה (יג א).
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| Which were in the tabernacle. which David pitched for the ark. |
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אֲשֶׁר בָּאֹהֶל.
אֲשֶׁר נָטָה דָּוִד לָאָרוֹן.
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| 5And King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, (were) with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude. |
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הוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה וְכָל־עֲדַ֚ת יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הַנּוֹעָדִ֣ים עָלָ֔יו אִתּ֖וֹ לִפְנֵ֣י הָֽאָר֑וֹן מְזַבְּחִים֙ צֹ֣אן וּבָקָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יִסָּפְר֛וּ וְלֹ֥א יִמָּנ֖וּ מֵרֹֽב: |
| 6And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the Sanctuary of the house, to the most holy (place), under the wings of the cherubim. |
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ווַיָּבִ֣אוּ הַ֠כֹּהֲנִים אֶת־אֲר֨וֹן בְּרִית־יְהֹוָ֧ה אֶל־מְקוֹמ֛וֹ אֶל־דְּבִ֥יר הַבַּ֖יִת אֶל־קֹ֣דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים אֶל־תַּ֖חַת כַּנְפֵ֥י הַכְּרוּבִֽים: |
| Under the wings of the cherubim. Those which Solomon made, which are standing on their feet on the ground [and facing the temple.] And these are not the cherubim of the cover which was on the ark. |
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כַּנְפֵי הַכְּרוּבִים.
אוֹתָן שֶׁעָשָׂה שְׁלֹמֹה הָעוֹמְדִים עַל רַגְלֵיהֶם בַּקַּרְקַע, וְאֵין אֵלּוּ כְּרוּבִים שֶׁל כַּפֹּרֶת שֶׁעַל הָאָרוֹן.
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| 7For the cherubim spread forth (their) wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above. |
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זכִּ֚י הַכְּרוּבִים֙ פֹּרְשִֹ֣ים כְּנָפַ֔יִם אֶל־מְק֖וֹם הָֽאָר֑וֹן וַיָּסֹ֧כּוּ הַכְּרֻבִ֛ים עַל־הָאָר֥וֹן וְעַל־בַּדָּ֖יו מִלְמָֽעְלָה: |
| Over the place of the ark. [Their wings were spread] from wall to wall as he said above on this subject (6:27). |
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אֶל מְקוֹם הָאָרוֹן.
מִקִּיר אֶל קִיר, כְּמוֹ שֶׁאָמַר לְמַעְלָה בָּעִנְיָן.
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| 8And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the holy (place) before the Sanctuary, and they were not seen without; and they are there unto this day. |
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חוַֽיַּאֲרִכוּ֘ הַבַּדִּים֒ וַיֵּרָאוּ֩ רָאשֵׁ֨י הַבַּדִּ֚ים מִן־הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַדְּבִ֔יר וְלֹ֥א יֵרָא֖וּ הַח֑וּצָה וַיִּ֣הְיוּ שָׁ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה: |
| The ends of the staves were seen. In the curtain which was against the entrance [of the sanctuary in the אמה טרקסין. You might think they tore through the curtain and protruded [on the other side]. The text, therefore, states “and they were not seen without.” How is this possible? They were pushing and bulging similar to two breasts of a woman, as it says, “he lies between my breasts” (Song of Songs 1:13). |
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וַיֵּרָאוּ רָאשֵׁי הַבַּדִּים.
בַּפָּרֹכֶת שֶׁכְּנֶגֶד הַפֶּתַח בָּאַמָּה טְרַקְסִין, יָכוֹל יִהְיוּ מְקָרְעִין בָּהּ וְיוֹצְאִין, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר וְלֹא יֵרָאוּ הַחוּצָה, הָא כֵּיצַד, דּוֹחֲקִין וּבוֹלְטִין כְּעֵין שְׁנֵי דַּדֵּי אִשָּׁה, כְּעִנְיָן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: בֵּין שָׁדַי יָלִין.
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| 9There was nothing in the ark save the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made (a covenant) with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. |
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טאֵין בָּֽאָר֔וֹן רַ֗ק שְׁנֵי֙ לֻח֣וֹת הָאֲבָנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִנִּ֥חַ שָׁ֛ם משֶׁ֖ה בְּחֹרֵ֑ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר כָּרַ֚ת יְהֹוָה֙ עִם־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּצֵאתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם: |
| 10And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy (place), and the cloud filled the house of the Lord. |
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יוַיְהִ֕י בְּצֵ֥את הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים מִן־הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וְהֶעָנָ֥ן מָלֵ֖א אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהֹוָֽה: |
| When the priests came out of the holy place. When the priests who carried the ark into the Sanctuary were leaving, the Divine presence immediately came to rest there. |
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בְּצֵאת הַכֹּהֲנִים מִן הַקֹּדֶשׁ.
הַכֹּהֲנִים שֶׁנָּשְׂאוּ הָאָרוֹן בַּדְּבִיר, כְּשֶׁיָּצְאוּ שָׁרְתָה שְׁכִינָה בַּהֵיכָל.
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| 11And the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord. |
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יאוְלֹֽא־יָכְל֧וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים לַעֲמֹ֥ד לְשָׁרֵ֖ת מִפְּנֵ֥י הֶֽעָנָ֑ן כִּי־מָלֵ֥א כְבוֹד־יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהֹוָֽה: |
| 12Then Solomon said, "The Lord said that He would dwell in the thick darkness. |
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יבאָ֖ז אָמַ֣ר שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה יְהֹוָ֣ה אָמַ֔ר לִשְׁכֹּ֖ן בָּעֲרָפֶֽל: |
| Then. When he saw the cloud, he said, Now I see that the Divine presence is in the house which I built, for thus did He promise to come and dwell in it from the midst of a cloud and thick darkness. And where did he say this promise? “For in the cloud will I appear upon the ark-cover” (Lev. 16:12). Thus is this taught in the Sifrei. |
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אָז אָמַר שְׁלֹמֹה.
כְּשֶׁרָאָה הֶעָנָן, אָמַר: עַתָּה רוֹאֶה אֲנִי שֶׁהַשְּׁכִינָה שׁוֹרָה בַּבַּיִת שֶׁבָּנִיתִי, שֶׁהֲרֵי כָּךְ הִבְטִיחַ לָבֹא וְלִשְׁכֹּן בּוֹ מִתּוֹךְ עָנָן וַעֲרָפֶל, וְהֵיכָן אָמַר: כִּי בֶּעָנָן אֵרָאֶה עַל הַכַּפֹּרֶת, כָּךְ שְׁנוּיָה בַּסִּפְרִי.
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| 13I have surely built You a house to dwell in; a settled place for You to dwell in forever." |
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יגבָּנֹ֥ה בָנִ֛יתִי בֵּ֥ית זְבֻ֖ל לָ֑ךְ מָכ֥וֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖ עוֹלָמִֽים: |
| For You to dwell in forever. And from the time that this [place] was chosen, it would no longer be permissible [to offer sacrifices] on any strange altars, [except those in the temple,] and the Divine presence no longer dwelled in any other place. |
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לְשִׁבְתְּךָ עוֹלָמִים.
שֶׁמִּשֶּׁנִּבְחֲרָה, לֹא הֻתָּרוּ הַבָּמוֹת, וְלֹא שָׁרְתָה שְׁכִינָה בְּמָקוֹם אַחֵר.
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| 14And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel, and all the congregation of Israel stood. |
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ידוַיַּסֵּ֚ב הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶת־פָּנָ֔יו וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכָל־קְהַ֥ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עֹמֵֽד: |
| 15And he said, "Blessed (be) the Lord, the God of Israel Who spoke with His mouth unto David my father, and has fulfilled it with His hand, saying. |
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טווַיֹּ֗אמֶר בָּר֚וּךְ יְהֹוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר בְּפִ֔יו אֵ֖ת דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י וּבְיָד֥וֹ מִלֵּ֖א לֵאמֹֽר: |
| Who spoke with His mouth. [He also told him] that he would grant him a son who would build the temple. |
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אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּפִיו.
שֶׁיִּתֵּן לוֹ בֵּן שֶׁיִּבְנֶה בַּיִת.
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| And has fulfilled it with His hand. He has fulfilled His word with His good power, lit. with His good hand. |
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וּבְיָדוֹ מִלֵּא.
קִיֵּם אֶת דְּבָרוֹ בְּיָדוֹ הַטּוֹבָה.
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| 16'Since the day that I brought forth My people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that My name might be therein; but I chose David to be over My people Israel.' |
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טזמִן־הַיּ֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר הוֹצֵ֜אתִי אֶת־עַמִּ֣י אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֘ מִמִּצְרַיִם֒ לֹֽא־בָחַ֣רְתִּי בְעִ֗יר מִכֹּל֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִבְנ֣וֹת בַּ֔יִת לִהְי֥וֹת שְׁמִ֖י שָׁ֑ם וָאֶבְחַ֣ר בְּדָוִ֔ד לִֽהְי֖וֹת עַל־עַמִּ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל: |
| … Since the day, etc.. This is what He spoke to my father David. |
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מִן הַיּוֹם וְגוֹ'.
אֶת זֶה דִּבֵּר אֶל דָּוִד אָבִי.
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| 17And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. |
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יזוַיְהִ֕י עִם־לְבַ֖ב דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י לִבְנ֣וֹת בַּ֔יִת לְשֵׁ֥ם יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל: |
| 18And the Lord said to David my father, 'Since it was in your heart to build a house unto My name, you did well that it was in your heart. |
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יחוַיֹּ֚אמֶר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔י יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֚ר הָיָה֙ עִם־לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ לִבְנ֥וֹת בַּ֖יִת לִשְׁמִ֑י הֱטִיבֹ֔תָ כִּ֥י הָיָ֖ה עִם־לְבָבֶֽךָ: |
| 19Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son that shall come forth out of your loins, he shall build the house for My name.' |
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יטרַ֣ק אַתָּ֔ה לֹ֥א תִבְנֶ֖ה הַבָּ֑יִת כִּ֚י אִם־בִּנְךָ֙ הַיֹּצֵ֣א מֵחֲלָצֶ֔יךָ הֽוּא־יִבְנֶ֥ה הַבַּ֖יִת לִשְׁמִֽי: |
| 20And the Lord has established His word that He spoke, and I have risen up in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord spoke, and have built a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. |
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כוַיָּ֣קֶם יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶת־דְּבָר֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֵּ֑ר וָאָקֻ֡ם תַּחַת֩ דָּוִ֨ד אָבִ֜י וָאֵשֵׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסֵּ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה וָאֶבְנֶ֣ה הַבַּ֔יִת לְשֵׁ֥ם יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל: |
| 21And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein (is) the covenant of the Lord, which He made with our fathers, when He brought them out of the land of Egypt." |
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כאוָאָשִֹ֨ם שָׁ֚ם מָקוֹם֙ לָֽאָר֔וֹן אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם בְּרִ֣ית יְהֹוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֚ר כָּרַת֙ עִם־אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ בְּהוֹצִיא֥וֹ אֹתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם: |
| 22And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands towards heaven. |
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כבוַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה לִפְנֵי֙ מִזְבַּ֣ח יְהֹוָ֔ה נֶ֖גֶד כָּל־קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ כַּפָּ֖יו הַשָּׁמָֽיִם: |
| And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord. [He was not always standing upright but kneeling, nor was he on the ground but on the laver, as] it is written in (Chronicles II 6:13): “for Solomon had made a copper laver, [of five cubits long, and five cubits broad,] and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court, and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees [in the presence of all the congregation of Israel].” |
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וַיַּעֲמֹד שְׁלֹמֹה לִפְנֵי מִזְבַּח ה'.
כְּתִיב: כִּי עָשָׂה שְׁלֹמֹה כִּיּוֹר נְחשֶׁת וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ בְּתוֹךְ הָעֲזָרָה וְגוֹ', וַיַּעֲמֹד עָלָיו וַיִּבְרַךְ עַל בִּרְכָּיו.
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| 23And he said, "Lord God of Israel, (there is) no God like you, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, Who keeps covenant and mercy with Your servants that walk before You with all their heart. |
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כגוַיֹּאמַ֗ר יְהֹוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֚י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֵין־כָּמ֣וֹךָ אֱלֹהִ֔ים בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם מִמַּ֔עַל וְעַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ מִתָּ֑חַת שֹׁמֵ֚ר הַבְּרִית֙ וְֽהַחֶ֔סֶד לַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָ הַהֹלְכִ֥ים לְפָנֶ֖יךָ בְּכָל־לִבָּֽם: |
| Who keeps covenant. He waits and stores away [the reward], to keep the covenant, and [which was based on] mercy, to fulfill His promise. |
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שֹׁמֵר הַבְּרִית.
מַמְתִּין וְגוֹנֵז לִשְׁמֹר הַבְּרִית וְהַחֶסֶד, לְקַיֵּם הַבְטָחָתוֹ.
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| 24Who has kept with Your servant David my father that which You spoke to him, and You spoke with Your mouth, and fulfilled it with Your hand, as (it is) this day. |
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כדאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֗רְתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔י אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ ל֑וֹ וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר בְּפִ֛יךָ וּבְיָדְךָ֥ מִלֵּ֖אתָ כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה: |
| Who has kept. שָּׁמַרְתִּי is an expression meaning fulfilling a promise [a reference to the promise that Solomon would build the temple]. |
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אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַרְתָּ.
לְשׁוֹן אֲמָנַת הַבְטָחָה.
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| 25And now, Lord, the God of Israel, keep with Your servant, David my father, that which You spoke to him, saying, 'There shall not fail you a man before Me to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk before Me as you have walked before Me.' |
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כהוְעַתָּ֞ה יְהֹוָ֣ה | אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל שְׁ֠מֹר לְעַבְדְּךָ֙ דָוִ֚ד אָבִי֙ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבַּ֚רְתָּ לּוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹא־יִכָּרֵ֨ת לְךָ֥ אִישׁ֙ מִלְּפָנַ֔י ישֵׁ֖ב עַל־כִּסֵּ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רַ֠ק אִם־יִשְׁמְר֨וּ בָנֶ֚יךָ אֶת־דַּרְכָּם֙ לָלֶ֣כֶת לְפָנַ֔י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלַ֖כְתָּ לְפָנָֽי: |
| 26And now, God of Israel, please let Your word come true, which You spoke to Your servant David, my father. |
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כווְעַתָּ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יֵאָ֚מֶן נָא֙ דְּבָ֣רְךָ֔ (כתיב דְּבָ֣רְיךָ֔) אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבַּ֔רְתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ֖ דָּוִ֥ד אָבִֽי: |
| 27But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold the heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You; much less this temple that I have erected. |
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כזכִּי הַֽאֻמְנָ֔ם יֵשֵׁ֥ב אֱלֹהִ֖ים עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ הִ֠נֵּה הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם וּשְׁמֵ֚י הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ לֹ֣א יְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָ אַ֕ף כִּֽי־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנִֽיתִי: |
| … will… indeed…?. Heb. האמנם, This is an expression of wonder. |
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הַאֻמְנָם.
לְשׁוֹן תֵּימָהּ.
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| cannot contain You. Heb. יְכַלְכְּלוּךָ [the root is יכול, to contain]. |
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לֹא יְכַלְכְּלוּךָ.
לֹא יְכִילוּךָ.
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| 28And You shall turn toward Your servant's prayer and to his supplication, O Lord my God: to hearken to the song and to the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today. |
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כחוּפָנִ֜יתָ אֶל־תְּפִלַּ֧ת עַבְדְּךָ֛ וְאֶל־תְּחִנָּת֖וֹ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑י לִשְׁמֹ֚עַ אֶל־הָֽרִנָּה֙ וְאֶל־הַתְּפִלָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר עַבְדְּךָ֛ מִתְפַּלֵּ֥ל לְפָנֶ֖יךָ הַיּֽוֹם: |
| 29That Your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, toward the place which You said, 'My Name will be there;' to listen to the prayer that Your servant will pray toward this place. |
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כטלִהְיוֹת֩ עֵינֶ֨ךָ פְתֻחֹ֜ת אֶל־הַבַּ֚יִת הַזֶּה֙ לַ֣יְלָה וָי֔וֹם אֶל־הַ֨מָּק֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֔רְתָּ יִהְיֶ֥ה שְׁמִ֖י שָׁ֑ם לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ אֶל־הַתְּפִלָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל עַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶל־הַמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּֽה: |
| 30And You shall listen to the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel that they will pray toward this place; and You shall hear in heaven, Your abode, and You shall hear and forgive. |
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לוְשָׁ֨מַעְתָּ֜ אֶל־תְּחִנַּ֚ת עַבְדְּךָ֙ וְעַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִֽתְפַּלְל֖וּ אֶל־הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וְ֠אַתָּה תִּשְׁמַ֞ע אֶל־מְק֚וֹם שִׁבְתְּךָ֙ אֶל־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ וְסָלָֽחְתָּ: |
| 31If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath be exacted of him to cause him to swear, and he come and swear before Your altar in this house. |
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לאאֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֶחֱטָ֥א אִישׁ֙ לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ וְנָֽשָׁא־ב֥וֹ אָלָ֖ה לְהַֽאֲלֹת֑וֹ וּבָ֗א אָלָ֛ה לִפְנֵ֥י מִֽזְבַּחֲךָ֖ בַּבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה: |
| If a man sins against his neighbor. One who is intimate with a married woman. |
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אֲשֶׁר יֶחֶטָא אִישׁ לְרֵעֵהוּ.
בּוֹעֵל אֵשֶׁת אִישׁ.
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| and an oath be exacted of him. curse [rather than oath]. Just as the water inspects her, so does the water inspect him. |
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וְנָשָׁא בוֹ אָלָה.
כְּשֵׁם שֶׁהַמַּיִם בּוֹדְקִין אוֹתָהּ, כָּךְ הַמַּיִם בּוֹדְקִין אוֹתוֹ.
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| shall be exacted of him. Heb. ונשא בו, an expression of נוֹשֶׁה, a creditor. |
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וְנָשָׁא בוֹ.
לְשׁוֹן נוֹשֶׁה.
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| and he come and swear before your altar. As it says, “And the priest shall stand the woman before the Lord” (Num. 5:10). |
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וּבָא אָלָה לִפְנֵי מִזְבַּחֲךָ.
וְהֶעֱמִיד הַכֹּהֵן אֶת הָאִשָּׁה לִפְנֵי ה'.
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| 32And You shall hear in heaven, and do, and judge Your servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness. |
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לבוְאַתָּ֣ה | תִּשְׁמַ֣ע הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וְעָשִֹ֙יתָ֙ וְשָׁפַטְתָּ֣ אֶת־עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ לְהַרְשִׁ֣יעַ רָשָׁ֔ע לָתֵ֥ת דַּרְכּ֖וֹ בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ וּלְהַצְדִּ֣יק צַדִּ֔יק לָ֥תֶת ל֖וֹ כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ: |
| To bring his way upon his head. “And her belly shall swell, etc.” (ibid. 27). |
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לָתֵת דַּרְכּוֹ בְּרֹאשׁוֹ.
וְצָבְתָה בִטְנָהּ וְגוֹ'.
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| And justifying the righteous. [By rewarding those who deserve it, as it says,] “Then she shall be cleared, and shall conceive seed” (ibid. 28). Thus is this explained in the Tosefta of the Tractate Sota (Chap. 1:3). |
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וּלְהַצְדִּיק צַדִּיק.
וְנִקְּתָה וְנִזְרְעָה זָרַע, כָּךְ נִדְרַשׁ בַּתּוֹסֶפְתָּא דְּסוֹטָה.
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| 33When Your people Israel are struck down before the enemy, because they sin against You, and shall turn again to You, and praise Your name, and pray and make supplication to You in this house. |
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לגבְּֽהִנָּגֵ֞ף עַמְּךָ֧ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל לִפְנֵ֥י אוֹיֵ֖ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֶחֶטְאוּ־לָ֑ךְ וְשָׁ֚בוּ אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ וְהוֹד֣וּ אֶת־שְׁמֶ֔ךָ וְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֧וּ וְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֛וּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ בַּבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה: |
| And praise Your name. For our Sages said that a person is obliged to bless God for the bad as well as the good. |
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וְהוֹדוּ אֶת שְׁמֶךָ.
שֶׁחַיָּב אָדָם לְבָרֵךְ עַל הָרָעָה.
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| 34And You shall hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers. |
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לדוְאַתָּה֙ תִּשְׁמַ֣ע הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ לְחַטַּ֖את עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַהֲשֵֽׁבֹתָם֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תָּ לַאֲבוֹתָֽם: |
| 35When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against You; and they shall pray toward this place and praise Your name, and repent of their sin, so that You may answer them. |
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להבְּהֵעָצֵ֥ר שָׁמַ֛יִם וְלֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה מָטָ֖ר כִּ֣י יֶחֶטְאוּ־לָ֑ךְ וְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֞וּ אֶל־הַמָּק֚וֹם הַזֶּה֙ וְהוֹד֣וּ אֶת־שְׁמֶ֔ךָ וּמֵחַטָּאתָ֥ם יְשׁוּב֖וּן כִּ֥י תַעֲנֵֽם: |
| so that You may answer them. The word כי here is used in the context of אשר, “so that.” |
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כִּי תַעֲנֵם.
לְמַעַן תַּעֲנֵם, 'כִּי' מְשַׁמֵּשׁ לְשׁוֹן 'אֲשֶׁר'.
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| 36And You shall hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your servants, and of Your people Israel, when You teach them the good way wherein they should walk; and give rain upon Your land, which You have given to Your people for an inheritance. |
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לווְאַתָּ֣ה | תִּשְׁמַ֣ע הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וְסָ֨לַחְתָּ֜ לְחַטַּ֚את עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ וְעַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י תוֹרֵ֛ם אֶת־הַדֶּ֥רֶךְ הַטּוֹבָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵֽלְכוּ־בָ֑הּ וְנָתַתָּ֚ה מָטָר֙ עַל־אַרְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥תָּה לְעַמְּךָ֖ לְנַחֲלָֽה: |
| 37If there be famine in the land, if there be pestilence, blasting, yellowing, locust, (or) if there be destroying locusts; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities, whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness (there be). |
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לזרָעָ֞ב כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֣ה בָאָ֗רֶץ דֶּ֣בֶר כִּֽי־יִ֠הְיֶה שִׁדָּפ֨וֹן יֵרָק֜וֹן אַרְבֶּ֚ה חָסִיל֙ כִּ֣י יִהְיֶ֔ה כִּ֧י יָֽצַר־ל֛וֹ אֹיְב֖וֹ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ שְׁעָרָ֑יו כָּל־נֶ֖גַע כָּֽל־מַחֲלָֽה: |
| yellowing. Heb. ירקון, when the wheat does not grow up on the stalk to make an ear [on top]. |
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יֵרָקוֹן.
שֶׁהַתְּבוּאָה אֵינָהּ עוֹלָה בַּקָּנֶה לַעֲשׂוֹת שִׁבֹּלֶת.
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| 38Any prayer, any supplication, which will be (made) by any man, (or) by all Your people Israel, who shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house. |
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לחכָּל־תְּפִלָּ֣ה כָל־תְּחִנָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֚ר תִּֽהְיֶה֙ לְכָל־הָ֣אָדָ֔ם לְכֹ֖ל עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵדְע֗וּן אִישׁ נֶ֣גַע לְבָב֔וֹ וּפָרַ֥שׂ כַּפָּ֖יו אֶל־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה: |
| 39And You shall hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart You know, for You, alone, know the hearts of all the children of men. |
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לטוְ֠אַתָּה תִּשְׁמַ֨ע הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם מְכ֚וֹן שִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙ וְסָלַחְתָּ֣ וְעָשִֹ֔יתָ וְנָתַתָּ֚ לָאִישׁ֙ כְּכָל־דְּרָכָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֵּדַ֖ע אֶת־לְבָב֑וֹ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֚ה יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ לְבַדְּךָ֔ אֶת־לְבַ֖ב כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י הָאָדָֽם: |
| 40That they may fear You all the days that they live in the land which You gave to our fathers. |
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מלְמַ֙עַן֙ יִֽרָא֔וּךָ כָּל־הַ֨יָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֥ם חַיִּ֖ים עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תָּה לַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ: |
| 41And also to the stranger, who (is) not of Your people Israel, but will come from a far country for the sake of Your Name. |
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מאוְגַם֙ אֶל־הַנָּכְרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־מֵעַמְּךָ֥ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ה֑וּא וּבָ֛א מֵאֶ֥רֶץ רְחוֹקָ֖ה לְמַ֥עַן שְׁמֶֽךָ: |
| 42For they shall hear of Your great Name, and of Your mighty hand, and of Your outstretched arm, and he will come and pray toward this house. |
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מבכִּ֚י יִשְׁמְעוּן֙ אֶת־שִׁמְךָ֣ הַגָּד֔וֹל וְאֶת־יָֽדְךָ֙ הַֽחֲזָקָ֔ה וּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖ הַנְּטוּיָ֑ה וּבָ֥א וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה: |
| 43You shall hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calls You for, that all peoples of the earth may know Your Name, to fear You, as (do) Your people Israel, and that they may know that Your Name is called upon this house that I have built. |
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מגאַתָּ֞ה תִּשְׁמַ֚ע הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ מְכ֣וֹן שִׁבְתֶּ֔ךָ וְעָשִֹ֕יתָ כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרָ֥א אֵלֶ֖יךָ הַנָּכְרִ֑י לְמַ֣עַן יֵדְעוּן֩ כָּל־עַמֵּ֨י הָאָ֜רֶץ אֶת־שְׁמֶ֗ךָ לְיִרְאָ֚ה אֹֽתְךָ֙ כְּעַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלָדַ֕עַת כִּי־שִׁמְךָ֣ נִקְרָ֔א עַל־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנִֽיתִי: |
| According to all that the stranger called to you for. And by the [request of] the Jew he says (v. 39), “and give to every man according to his ways” [indicating that he may occasionally be refused,] that is because the Jew recognizes and accepts God, the Holy One, may He be blessed, and he knows that He has the ability in His power to respond [favorably to his request, if God so wished;] and if his prayers will not be heard [and fulfilled], he will blame the matter on himself and his sins. But [if] the non-Jew would [experience the same frustrations he would] say, a house whose name and fame reaches to the ends of the world, and I have exhausted myself [traveling] on many roads, and I [finally] came [to this house] and prayed in it and I find no substance [nor significance] in it, just as there is no substance in idol worshipping. Therefore, [I beg You, said Solomon,] “according to all that the stranger called to you for,” but [as for] the Jew, if you see that he uses his wealth to destroy his friend, [then] do not give him [any]. |
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כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָא אֵלֶיךָ הַנָּכְרִי.
וּבְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא אוֹמֵר: וְנָתַתָּ לָאִישׁ כְּכָל דְּרָכָיו, לְפִי שֶׁיִּשְׂרָאֵל מַכִּיר בְּהַקָּבָּ"ה, וְיוֹדֵעַ שֶׁהַיְכֹלֶת בְּיָדוֹ, וְאִם אֵין תְּפִלָּתוֹ נִשְׁמַעַת, תּוֹלֶה אֶת הַדָּבָר בְּעַצְמוֹ וּבְחֶטְאוֹ, אֲבָל עוֹבֵד גִּלּוּלִים קוֹרֵא תִּגָּר, וְאוֹמֵר: בַּיִת שֶׁשְּׁמוֹ הוֹלֵךְ לְסוֹף הָעוֹלָם, נִתְיַגַּעְתִּי לְכַמָּה דְּרָכִים וּבָאתִי וְהִתְפַּלַּלְתִּי בּוֹ, וְלֹא מָצָאתִי בּוֹ מַמָּשׁ, כְּשֵׁם שֶׁאֵין מַמָּשׁ בַּעֲבוֹדַת גִּלּוּלִים, לְפִיכָךְ כְּכָל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָא אֵלֶיךָ הַנָּכְרִי, אֲבָל יִשְׂרָאֵל, אִם אַתָּה רוֹאֶה שֶׁהוּא מַשְׁחִית בְּמָמוֹנוֹ אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ, אַל תִּתֵּן לוֹ.
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| 44If Your people go out to battle against their enemy, by what way You send them, and pray to the Lord toward the city that You have chosen, and (toward) the house that I have built for Your name. |
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מדכִּי־יֵצֵ֨א עַמְּךָ֚ לַמִּלְחָמָה֙ עַל־אֹ֣יְב֔וֹ בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּשְׁלָחֵ֑ם וְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּ אֶל־יְהֹוָ֗ה דֶּ֚רֶךְ הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחַ֣רְתָּ בָּ֔הּ וְהַבַּ֖יִת אֲשֶׁר־בָּנִ֥תִי לִשְׁמֶֽךָ: |
| Toward the city. [while in the land of the enemy, they shall pray] facing towards Jerusalem. |
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דֶּרֶךְ הָעִיר.
פּוֹנִים לְצַד יְרוּשָׁלַיִם.
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| 45And you shall hear in heaven their prayer and supplication, and maintain their cause. |
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מהוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָ֖ם וְאֶת־תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם וְעָשִֹ֖יתָ מִשְׁפָּטָֽם: |
| And maintain their cause. their vengeance against their enemy. |
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וְעָשִׂיתָ מִשְׁפָּטָם.
נִקְמָתָם בְּאוֹיְבֵיהֶם.
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| 46If they sin against You, for (there is) no man who does not sin, and You will be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, and their captors will carry them away captive to the land of the enemy, far or near. |
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מוכִּ֣י יֶֽחֶטְאוּ־לָ֗ךְ כִּ֣י אֵ֚ין אָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־יֶחֱטָ֔א וְאָנַפְתָּ֣ בָ֔ם וּנְתַתָּ֖ם לִפְנֵ֣י אוֹיֵ֑ב וְשָׁב֚וּם שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ הָאוֹיֵ֔ב רְחוֹקָ֖ה א֥וֹ קְרוֹבָֽה: |
| 47And they shall bethink themselves in the land where they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication to You in the land of their captors, saying, 'We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness.' |
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מזוְהֵשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ אֶל־לִבָּ֔ם בָּאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁבּוּ־שָׁ֑ם וְשָׁ֣בוּ | וְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּ אֵלֶ֗יךָ בְּאֶ֚רֶץ שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר חָטָ֥אנוּ וְהֶעֱוִ֖ינוּ רָשָֽׁעְנוּ: |
| 48And they shall return to You with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, who led them away captive, and pray to You toward their land, which You gave to their fathers, the city that You have chosen, and the house which I have built for Your Name. |
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מחוְשָׁ֣בוּ אֵלֶ֗יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבָם֙ וּבְכָל־נַפְשָׁ֔ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־שָׁב֣וּ אֹתָ֑ם וְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֣וּ אֵלֶ֗יךָ דֶּ֚רֶךְ אַרְצָם֙ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֣תָּה לַאֲבוֹתָ֔ם הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחַ֔רְתָּ וְהַבַּ֖יִת אֲשֶׁר־בָּנִ֥יתִי (כתיב בָּנִ֥יתִ) לִשְׁמֶֽךָ: |
| 49And you shall hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven, Your dwelling place, and maintain their cause. |
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מטוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֚ הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ מְכ֣וֹן שִׁבְתְּךָ֔ אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָ֖ם וְאֶת־תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם וְעָשִֹ֖יתָ מִשְׁפָּטָֽם: |
| 50And forgive Your people what they have sinned against You, and all their transgressions that they have transgressed against You, and give mercy before their captors, that they may have mercy on them. |
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נוְסָלַחְתָּ֚ לְעַמְּךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָֽטְאוּ־לָ֔ךְ וּלְכָל־פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּשְׁעוּ־בָ֑ךְ וּנְתַתָּ֧ם לְרַחֲמִ֛ים לִפְנֵ֥י שֹׁבֵיהֶ֖ם וְרִֽחֲמֽוּם: |
| 51For they are Your people, and Your inheritance, whom You have taken out of Egypt, from within the smelting furnace of iron. |
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נאכִּֽי־עַמְּךָ֥ וְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖ הֵ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֚ר הוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם מִתּ֖וֹךְ כּ֥וּר הַבַּרְזֶֽל: |
| The melting furnace of iron. An earthenware utensil used to purify gold of its impurities. |
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כּוּר הַבַּרְזֶל.
הַחֶרֶס שֶׁמְּזַקְּקִין בּוֹ זָהָב, קָרוּי כּוּר.
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| 52That Your eyes may be open to the supplication of Your servant, and to the supplication of your people Israel, to hearken to them whenever they call to You. |
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נבלִהְי֨וֹת עֵינֶ֚יךָ פְתֻחֹת֙ אֶל־תְּחִנַּ֣ת עַבְדְּךָ֔ וְאֶל־תְּחִנַּ֖ת עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם בְּכֹ֖ל קָרְאָ֥ם אֵלֶֽיךָ: |
| 53For You set them apart from among all the peoples of the earth, Your inheritance, as You spoke through Moses Your servant, when You brought our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord, God." |
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נגכִּֽי־אַתָּ֞ה הִבְדַּלְתָּ֚ם לְךָ֙ לְֽנַחֲלָ֔ה מִכֹּ֖ל עַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבַּ֜רְתָּ בְּיַ֣ד | משֶׁ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֗ךָ בְּהוֹצִיאֲךָ֧ אֶת־אֲבֹתֵ֛ינוּ מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם אֲדֹנָ֥י יֱהֹוִֽה: |
| 54And it was, as Solomon finished praying all this prayer and supplication to the Lord, that he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread out toward heaven. |
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נדוַיְהִ֣י | כְּכַלּ֣וֹת שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה לְהִתְפַּלֵּל֙ אֶל־יְהֹוָ֔ה אֵ֛ת כָּל־הַתְּפִלָּ֥ה וְהַתְּחִנָּ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את קָ֞ם מִלִּפְנֵ֨י מִזְבַּ֚ח יְהֹוָה֙ מִכְּרֹ֣עַ עַל־בִּרְכָּ֔יו וְכַפָּ֖יו פְּרֻשֹ֥וֹת הַשָּׁמָֽיִם: |
| 55And he stood, and blessed the entire congregation of Israel (with) a loud voice, saying, |
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נהוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֕ד וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ק֥וֹל גָּד֖וֹל לֵאמֹֽר: |
| 56"Blessed (be) the Lord, Who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He spoke; there has not failed one word of all his good word, that He spoke through Moses His servant. |
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נובָּר֣וּךְ יְהֹוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֚ן מְנוּחָה֙ לְעַמּ֣וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֵּ֑ר לֹֽא־נָפַ֞ל דָּבָ֣ר אֶחָ֗ד מִכֹּל֙ דְּבָר֣וֹ הַטּ֔וֹב אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַ֖ד משֶׁ֥ה עַבְדּֽוֹ: |
| According to all that he spoke. And where did he speak this? [As it is written], “And He shall give you rest from all your enemies [round about]” (Deuteronomy 12:10). |
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כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּר.
וְהֵיכָן דִּבֵּר: וְהֵנִיחַ לָכֶם מִכָּל אוֹיְבֵיכֶם.
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| 57May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our forefathers; let Him not leave us, nor forsake us. |
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נזיְהִ֨י יְהֹוָ֚ה אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ עִמָּ֔נוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה עִם־אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ אַל־יַעַזְבֵ֖נוּ וְאַֽל־יִטְּשֵֽׁנוּ: |
| 58That He may incline our hearts to Him, to go in all His ways, and to keep His commandments, and His statutes, and His judgments, which He commanded our forefathers. |
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נחלְהַטּ֥וֹת לְבָבֵ֖נוּ אֵלָ֑יו לָלֶ֣כֶת בְּכָל־דְּרָכָ֗יו וְלִשְׁמֹ֨ר מִצְוֹתָ֚יו וְחֻקָּיו֙ וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה אֶת־אֲבֹתֵֽינוּ: |
| 59And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the Lord, be close to the Lord our God, day and night, that He sustain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, each day's need granted on its day. |
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נטוְיִֽהְי֨וּ דְבָרַ֜י אֵ֗לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֚ר הִתְחַנַּ֙נְתִּי֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה קְרֹבִ֛ים אֶל־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יוֹמָ֣ם וָלָ֑יְלָה לַעֲשֹ֣וֹת | מִשְׁפַּ֣ט עַבְדּ֗וֹ וּמִשְׁפַּ֛ט עַמּ֥וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל דְּבַר־י֥וֹם בְּיוֹמֽוֹ: |
| that He sustain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel. to avenge their humiliation from their adversaries. |
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לַעֲשׂוֹת מִשְׁפַּט עַבְדּוֹ וּמִשְׁפַּט עַמּוֹ.
לִתְבֹּעַ עֶלְבּוֹנָם מִיַּד הָאוֹיֵב.
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| 60So that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God: there is none else. |
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סלְמַ֗עַן דַּעַת כָּל־עַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה ה֣וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֖ין עֽוֹד: |
| 61Let your heart, [therefore], be whole with the Lord our God, to follow His statutes and to keep His precepts as of this day. |
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סאוְהָיָ֚ה לְבַבְכֶם֙ שָׁלֵ֔ם עִ֖ם יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לָלֶ֧כֶת בְּחֻקָּ֛יו וְלִשְׁמֹ֥ר מִצְוֹתָ֖יו כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה: |
| 62And the King and all Israel with him slaughtered sacrifices before the Lord. |
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סבוְֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עִמּ֑וֹ זֹבְחִ֥ים זֶ֖בַח לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה: |
| 63And Solomon slaughtered the peace- offerings that he slaughtered to the Lord, twenty-two thousand oxen, and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. [With this] the King and all the children of Israel inaugurated the Temple of the Lord. |
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סגוַיִּזְבַּ֣ח שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אֵ֣ת זֶ֣בַח הַשְּׁלָמִים֘ אֲשֶׁ֣ר זָבַ֣ח לַיהֹוָה֒ בָּקָ֗ר עֶשְׂרִ֚ים וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ אֶ֔לֶף וְצֹ֕אן מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אָֽלֶף וַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יְהֹוָ֔ה הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְכָל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל: |
| 64On that day the King consecrated the middle of the court that was before the Temple of the Lord, for there he offered the burnt-offerings (and) the meal-offerings and the fat of the peace-offerings, for the copper altar that was before the Lord was too small to contain the burnt-offerings (and) the meal-offerings and the fat of the peace-offerings. |
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סדבַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא קִדַּ֨שׁ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־תּ֣וֹךְ הֶחָצֵ֗ר אֲשֶׁר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י בֵית־יְהֹוָ֔ה כִּי־עָ֣שָׂה שָׁ֗ם אֶת־הָֽעֹלָה֙ וְאֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֔ה וְאֵ֖ת חֶלְבֵ֣י הַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים כִּֽי־מִזְבַּ֚ח הַנְּח֙שֶׁת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה קָטֹ֗ן מֵֽהָכִיל֙ אֶת־הָעֹלָ֣ה וְאֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֔ה וְאֵ֖ת חֶלְבֵ֥י הַשְּׁלָמִֽים: |
| The same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard. These words are to be taken literally. This is Rabbi Yehudah’s view. [Solomon] hallowed the pavement of the court with the sanctity of the altar, in order to offer sacrifices on the pavement. |
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אֶת תּוֹךְ הֶחָצֵר.
דְּבָרִים כִּכְתָבָן, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יְהוּדָה. קִדֵּשׁ אֶת רִצְפַּת הָעֲזָרָה בִּקְדֻשַּׁת מִזְבֵּחַ, לְהַקְטִיר עַל הָרִצְפָּה.
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| For the copper altar. [i.e., the stone altar] that Solomon constructed in lieu of the copper altar [of Moses]. |
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כִּי מִזְבַּח הַנְּחשֶׁת.
מִזְבַּח הָאֲבָנִים שֶׁעָשָׂה תַּחַת מִזְבַּח הַנְּחשֶׁת.
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| was too small to contain the burnt offerings and the meal offerings. for they brought very many. Rabbi Jose said to him, Is it not already written (Kings 1:3), “One thousand burnt offerings Solomon offered on that altar which Moses had made,” and when one computes the number of cubits and the number of burnt offerings, [he will find that] this one of stones was larger than Moses’, for on Moses’ altar the place of the ‘maarachah,’ the place usually used for the sacrifice, was but one cubit by one cubit, whereas on this one the place of its ‘maarachah’ was twenty-four cubits by twenty-four cubits. Hence Solomon’s was 576 times as large as that of Moses. If so, what is the meaning of “the king consecrated the middle of the court?” It means that he set the stone altar into it, fastened to the floor. |
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קָטֹן מֵהָכִיל אֶת הָעוֹלָה וְאֶת הַמִּנְחָה.
שֶׁהִרְבּוּ לְהָבִיא. אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי יוֹסִי: וַהֲלֹא כְּבָר נֶאֱמַר: אֶלֶף עוֹלוֹת יַעֲלֶה שְׁלֹמֹה עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ שֶׁעָשָׂה משֶׁה, וּכְשֶׁאַתָּה מַגִּיעַ לְחֶשְׁבּוֹן אַמּוֹת וּלְמִנְיַן עוֹלוֹת, זֶה שֶׁל אֲבָנִים גָּדוֹל מִשֶּׁל משֶׁה, שֶׁמִּזְבַּח משֶׁה מְקוֹם מַעֲרַכְתּוֹ אַמָּה עַל אַמָּה, וְזֶהוּ הָיָה מְקוֹם מַעֲרַכְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבַּע עַל עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבַּע, הֲרֵי שֶׁל שְׁלֹמֹה חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת שִׁבְעִים וְשֵׁשׁ כְּשֶׁל משֶׁה, אִם כֵּן מַהוּ: קִדַּשׁ הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת תּוֹךְ הֶחָצֵר, שֶׁקָּבַע בּוֹ מִזְבֵּחַ שֶׁל אֲבָנִים מְחֻבָּר בָּרִצְפָּה.
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| was too small to contain. [According to Rabbi Jose] he is referring to that of Moses, like one who says to his friend, ‘So-and-so is a dwarf,’ meaning that he is disqualified to perform the sacrificial service. |
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קָטֹן מֵהָכִיל.
בְּשֶׁל משֶׁה הוּא אוֹמֵר, כְּאָדָם שֶׁאוֹמֵר לַחֲבֵרוֹ: נַנָּס פְּלוֹנִי וּפָסוּל לַעֲבוֹדָה.
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| 65Now Solomon observed the Feast at that time and all Israel with him, a great assemblage from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, [totalling] fourteen days. |
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סהוַיַּ֣עַשׂ שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בָֽעֵת־הַהִ֣יא | אֶת־הֶחָ֡ג וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עִמּוֹ֩ קָהָ֨ל גָּד֜וֹל מִלְּב֥וֹא חֲמָ֣ת | עַד־נַ֣חַל מִצְרַ֗יִם לִפְנֵי֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים וְשִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים אַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָֹ֖ר יֽוֹם: |
| from the entrance to Hamath. which is in the north of Eretz Israel. |
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מִלְּבוֹא חֲמָת.
שֶׁהִיא בִּצְפוֹנָהּ שֶׁל אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל.
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| to the Brook of Egypt. which is opposite it in the south, as is delineated in the section entitled אֵלֶה מַסְעֵי (Num. 34:5-8). |
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עַד נַחַל מִצְרַיִם.
שֶׁהִיא כְּנֶגְדּוֹ בִּדְרוֹמָהּ, בְּאֵלֶּה מַסְעֵי.
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| seven days. of the inauguration |
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שִׁבְעַת יָמִים.
שֶׁל חִנּוּךְ.
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| and seven days. of Succoth. It is found that they ate and drank on Yom Kippur. |
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וְשִׁבְעַת יָמִים.
חַג הַסֻּכּוֹת, נִמְצָא שֶׁאָכְלוּ וְשָׁתוּ בְּיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים.
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| 66On the eighth day he dismissed the people, and they blessed the King and went to their homes, rejoicing and delighted of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had wrought for David His servant and for Israel His people. |
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סובַּיּ֚וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי֙ שִׁלַּ֣ח אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ לְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם שְׂמֵחִים֙ וְט֣וֹבֵי לֵ֔ב עַ֣ל כָּל־הַטּוֹבָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָֹ֚ה יְהֹוָה֙ לְדָוִ֣ד עַבְדּ֔וֹ וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַמּֽוֹ: |
| for David His servant. to make known that He had forgiven him his sins, as we find in Moed Katan (9a): When Solomon wished [to bring] the Ark into the Holy of Holies, the gates clung to one another. |
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לְדָוִד עַבְדּוֹ.
לְהוֹדִיעַ שֶׁמָּחַל לוֹ עֲוֹנוֹתָיו, כִּדְאִיתָא בְּמוֹעֵד קָטָן: בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁבִּקֵּשׁ שְׁלֹמֹה לְהַכְנִיס הָאָרוֹן לְבֵית קָדְשֵׁי הַקֳּדָשִׁים, דָּבְקוּ שְׁעָרִים זֶה בָּזֶה.
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| and for Israel His people. that He forgave them the sin of Yom Kippur, and a Bath-Kol [heavenly voice] emanated and declared: All of you are prepared for the life of the World to Come. |
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וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַמּוֹ.
שֶׁמָּחַל לָהֶם עַל עֲוֹן יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים, וְיָצְתָה בַּת קוֹל וְאָמְרָה: כֻלְּכֶם מְזֻמָּנִים לְחַיֵּי הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא.
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