Yehoshua (Joshua): Chapter 4

 Yehoshua (Joshua): Chapter 4

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Yehoshua (Joshua): Chapter 4

Source: Yehoshua (Joshua): Chapter 4 - Tanakh - The Hebrew Bible (chabad.org)

א

וַֽיְהִי֙ כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־תַּ֣מּוּ כָל־הַגּ֔וֹי לַֽעֲב֖וֹר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן (פיסקא באמצע פסוק) וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר:

1

And it was when all the nation had completely passed over the Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,

ב

קְח֚וּ לָכֶם֙ מִן־הָעָ֔ם שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֹ֖ר אֲנָשִׁ֑ים אִֽישׁ־אֶחָ֥ד אִֽישׁ־אֶחָ֖ד מִשָּֽׁבֶט:

2

Take to yourselves twelve men from the people, a man from every tribe.

רש"י

Rashi

שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר אֲנָשִׁים: הֵם שֶׁנִּזְכָּרִים לְמַעְלָה לִהְיוֹת נְכוֹנִים.

twelve men: They are the aforementioned, who were to be prepared.

ג

וְצַוּ֣וּ אוֹתָם֘ לֵאמֹר֒ שְׂאֽוּ־לָכֶ֨ם מִזֶּ֜ה מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן מִמַּצַּב֙ רַגְלֵ֣י הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים הָכִ֖ין שְׁתֵּֽים־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה אֲבָנִ֑ים וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּ֚ם אוֹתָם֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם וְהִנַּחְתֶּ֣ם אוֹתָ֔ם בַּמָּל֕וֹן אֲשֶׁר־תָּלִ֥ינוּ ב֖וֹ הַלָּֽיְלָה:

3

And command them saying, Take to yourselves from here out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and you shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where you shall lodge this night.

רש"י

Rashi

וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּם אוֹתָם עִמָּכֶם: כְּמִצְוַת משֶׁה (דברים כז ד) לִבְנוֹת לָהֶם מִזְבֵּחַ בְּהַר עֵיבָל וְלִכְתּוֹב עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה, וּבוֹ בַּיּוֹם בָּאוּ אֶל הַר עֵיבָל וּבָנוּ בָּהֶם אֶת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְהֶעֱלוּ עוֹלוֹת וּשְׁלָמִים, וְאָכְלוּ וְשָׁתוּ, וְקִפְּלוּ אוֹתָם וּבָאוּ וְלָנוּ בַּגִּלְגָּל.

and you shall carry them over with you: in accordance with Moses’ commandment to build an altar there with on Mt. Ebal and to write upon them the words of the Torah. On that very day, they came to Mt. Ebal, built therewith the altar, and offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings, and they ate and drank and peeled them and came and lodged in Gilgal.

ד

וַיִּקְרָ֣א יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ אֶל־שְׁנֵ֚ים הֶֽעָשָׂר֙ אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵכִ֖ין מִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִֽישׁ־אֶחָ֥ד אִֽישׁ־אֶחָ֖ד מִשָּֽׁבֶט:

4

And Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, a man from every tribe.

ה

וַיֹּ֚אמֶר לָהֶם֙ יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ עִ֠בְר֠וּ לִפְנֵ֨י אֲר֧וֹן יְהֹוָ֛ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְהָרִ֨ימוּ לָכֶ֜ם אִ֣ישׁ אֶ֚בֶן אַחַת֙ עַל־שִׁכְמ֔וֹ לְמִסְפַּ֖ר שִׁבְטֵ֥י בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל:

5

And Joshua said to them, Pass before the Ark of the Lord your God into the midst of the Jordan, and lift up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel.

רש"י

Rashi

עִבְרוּ לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן וְגוֹ': הִכָּנְסוּ עַתָּה בַּיַּרְדֵּן וְעִבְרוּ עַד לִפְנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים.

Pass before the Ark etc.: Enter now into the Jordan and pass until you are in front of the priests.

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ו

לְמַ֗עַן תִּֽהְיֶ֛ה זֹ֥את א֖וֹת בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־יִשְׁאָל֨וּן בְּנֵיכֶ֚ם מָחָר֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מָ֛ה הָֽאֲבָנִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה לָכֶֽם:

6

That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, What are these stones for you?

ז

וַֽאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם לָהֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִכְרְת֜וּ מֵימֵ֚י הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ מִפְּנֵי֙ אֲר֣וֹן בְּרִֽית־יְהֹוָ֔ה בְּעָבְרוֹ֙ בַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ן נִכְרְת֖וּ מֵ֣י הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְ֠הָי֠וּ הָֽאֲבָנִ֨ים הָאֵ֧לֶּה לְזִכָּר֛וֹן לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַד־עוֹלָֽם:

7

Then you shall say to them, That the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the Ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off; and these stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.

רש"י

Rashi

וְהָיוּ הָאֲבָנִים הָאֵלֶּה: בַּגִּלְגָּל לְזִכְרוֹן זֶה.

and these stones shall be: in Gilgal as a memorial of this.

ח

וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵ֣ן בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֘ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֣ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֒עַ֒ וַיִּשְׂא֡וּ שְׁתֵּֽי־עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה אֲבָנִ֜ים מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֚ר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ לְמִסְפַּ֖ר שִׁבְטֵ֣י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּֽעֲבִר֚וּם עִמָּם֙ אֶל־הַמָּל֔וֹן וַיַּנִּח֖וּם שָֽׁם:

8

And the children of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as the Lord had spoken to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them there.

ט

וּשְׁתֵּ֧ים עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה אֲבָנִ֗ים הֵקִ֣ים יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֘ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן֒ תַּ֗חַת מַצַּב֙ רַגְלֵ֣י הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים נֹֽשְׂאֵ֖י אֲר֣וֹן הַבְּרִ֑ית וַיִּ֣הְיוּ שָׁ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה:

9

And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the Ark of the covenant stood; and they have been there to this day.

רש"י

Rashi

וּשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה אֲבָנִים: אֲחֵרוֹת הֵקִים יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן.

And twelve stones: I.e. others Joshua set up in the midst of the Jordan.

י

וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֞ים נֹֽשְׂאֵ֣י הָֽאָר֗וֹן עֹֽמְדִים֘ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן֒ עַ֣ד תֹּ֣ם כָּֽל־הַ֠דָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֨ה יְהֹוָ֚ה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־הָעָ֔ם כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ וַיְמַֽהֲר֥וּ הָעָ֖ם וַֽיַּעֲבֹֽרוּ:

10

And the priests that bore the Ark stood in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was finished that the Lord commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua; and the people hastened and passed over.

רש"י

Rashi

עַד תֹּם כָּל־הַדָּבָר: כְּמוֹ שֶׁשָּׁנִינוּ בְּמַסֶּכֶת סוֹטָה (לד א): עוֹדָם בַּיַּרְדֵּן, אָמַר לָהֶם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ: דְּעוּ לָמָּה אַתֶּם עוֹבְרִים אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן, עַל מְנָת שֶׁתּוֹרִישׁוּ אֶת כָּל יוֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ וְכוּ'.

until everything was finished: as we learned in Tractate Sotah While they were still standing in the river bed of the Jordan, Joshua said to them: Know for what purpose you are crossing the Jordan. On the condition that you drive out all the inhabitants of the land etc.

י״א

וַֽיְהִ֛י כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־תַּ֥ם כָּל־הָעָ֖ם לַֽעֲב֑וֹר וַיַּֽעֲבֹ֧ר אֲרֽוֹן־יְהֹוָ֛ה וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם:

11

And it was, when all the people had completely passed over, that the Ark of the Lord passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.

רש"י

Rashi

וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר תַּם כָּל הָעָם לַעֲבוֹר וַיַּעֲבֹר אֲרוֹן וְגוֹ': לֹא כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁעָבְרוּ הָאֲחֵרִים, אֶלָּא כְּמוֹ שֶׁמְּפוֹרָשׁ לְמַטָּה בָּעִנְיָן (להלן פסוק יח): נִתְּקוּ כַּפּוֹת רַגְלֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים לַאֲחוֹרֵיהֶם אֶל הֶחָרָבָה עַל הַשָּׂפָה שֶׁנִּכְנְסוּ בָּהּ, שֶׁהָיוּ עוֹמְדִים אֶצְלָהּ, וְחָזְרוּ הַמַּיִם לַאֲחוֹרֵיהֶם לֵילֵךְ כִּתְמוֹל שִׁלְשׁוֹם; נִמְצָא, אֲרוֹן וְנוֹשְׂאָיו מִצַּד זֶה וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל מִצַּד זֶה, נָשָׂא הָאֲרוֹן אֶת נוֹשְׂאָיו וְעָבַר.

And it was, when all the people had completely passed over, that the Ark passed over, etc.: not after the manner in which the others had passed over, but as it is explained below in this episode, the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up backwards to the dry land on the bank from which they had entered, beside which they were standing, and the waters returned backwards to flow as it had done heretofore. Hence, the Ark and its bearers are found to be on one side, and all Israel on the other side. The Ark picked up its bearers and passed over.

לִפְנֵי הָעָם: לְעֵינֵי הָעָם.

in the presence of the people: [lit. before the people,] i.e. before the eyes of the people.

י״ב

וַ֠יַּעַבְר֠וּ בְּנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵ֨ן וּבְנֵי־גָ֜ד וַֽחֲצִ֨י שֵׁ֚בֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ חֲמֻשִׁ֔ים לִפְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֹשֶֽׁה:

12

And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them.

י״ג

כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף חֲלוּצֵ֣י הַצָּבָ֑א עָֽבְר֞וּ לִפְנֵ֚י יְהֹוָה֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה אֶ֖ל עַֽרְב֥וֹת יְרִיחֽוֹ:

13

About forty thousand armed for war passed over before the Lord to battle, to the plains of Jericho.

י״ד

בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא גִּדַּ֚ל יְהֹוָה֙ אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ בְּעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּֽרְא֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר יָֽרְא֥וּ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֖ה כָּל־יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽיו:

14

On that day the Lord made Joshua great in the sight of all Israel, and they feared him, as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life.

ט״ו

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר:

15

And the Lord said to Joshua, saying,

ט״ז

צַוֵּה֙ אֶת־הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים נֹֽשְׂאֵ֖י אֲר֣וֹן הָֽעֵד֑וּת וְיַֽעֲל֖וּ מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן:

16

Command the priests that bear the Ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.

רש"י

Rashi

צַוֵּה אֶת הַכֹּהֲנִים: כָּאן פֵּירַשׁ הַכָּתוּב אֶת הָאָמוּר לְמַעְלָה, הֵיאָךְ עָבַר אֲרוֹן ה' וְהַכֹּהֲנִים לִפְנֵי הָעָם וְגוֹ'.

Command the priests: Here the Scripture explains the aforementioned, how the Ark of the Lord and the priests passed over in the presence of the people etc.

וְיַעֲלוּ מִן הַיַּרְדֵּן: 'וְיַעַבְרוּ' אֵין כְּתִיב כָּאן, אֶלָּא 'וְיַעֲלוּ', לָמַדְנוּ שֶׁעַל הַשָּׂפָה שֶׁהָיוּ עוֹמְדִין אֶצְלָהּ עָלוּ, וְאִי אֶפְשָׁר לוֹמַר שֶׁהָיוּ עוֹמְדִין אֵצֶל שְׂפַת הַיַּרְדֵּן שֶׁבַּמַּעֲרָב, שֶׁהֲרֵי נֶאֱמַר לְמַעְלָה (ג טו) נִטְבְּלוּ רַגְלֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים בִּקְצֵה הַמַּיִם, וְשָׁם נֶאֱמַר וַיַּעַמְדוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל עוֹבְרִים.

that they come up out of the Jordan: that they cross, is not written here, but “that they come up.” Hence, we deduce that they came up on the bank beside which they were standing. And it is impossible to say that they were standing beside the western bank of the Jordan, for it is stated above: The feet of the priests were dipped in the edge of the water. And there it is stated: And the priests stood and all Israel passed.

י״ז

וַיְצַ֣ו יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ אֶת־הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר עֲל֖וּ מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן:

17

And Joshua commanded the priests, saying, Come up out of the Jordan.

י״ח

וַ֠יְהִ֠י כַּֽעֲל֨וֹת הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֜ים נֹֽשְׂאֵ֨י אֲר֚וֹן בְּרִֽית־יְהֹוָה֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן נִתְּק֗וּ כַּפּוֹת֙ רַגְלֵ֣י הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים אֶ֖ל הֶחָֽרָבָ֑ה וַיָּשֻׁ֚בוּ מֵֽי־הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ לִמְקוֹמָ֔ם וַיֵּֽלְכ֥וּ כִתְמֽוֹל־שִׁלְשֹׁ֖ם עַל־כָּל־גְּדוֹתָֽיו:

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And it was, when the priests that bore the Ark of the covenant of the Lord came up out of the midst of the Jordan, that as soon as the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up to the dry land, the waters of Jordan returned to their place, and flowed over all its banks, as before.

רש"י

Rashi

נִתְּקוּ כַּפּוֹת רַגְלֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים: מִן הַמַּיִם אֶל הֶחָרָבָה שֶׁאֶצְלָם, וַיָּשׁוּבוּ הַמַּיִם לִמְקוֹמָם; נִמְצָא, אֲרוֹן מִצַּד זֶה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל מִצַּד זֶה, נָשָׂא אֲרוֹן אֶת נוֹשְׂאָיו וְעָבַר. וְעַל דָּבָר זֶה נֶעֱנַשׁ עוּזָּא (שמואל ב ו ז) כְּשֶׁאָחַז בָּאָרוֹן, נוֹשְׂאָיו נָשָׂא, עַצְמוֹ לֹא כָּל שֶׁכֵּן.

the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up: from the water to the dry land which was beside them, and the waters returned to their place. Hence, the Ark is found to be on one side and Israel on the other side. Accordingly, the Ark lifted its bearers and passed over. And concerning this matter, Uzzah was punished when he took hold of the Ark. If it bore its bearers, can it not be deduced by a fortiori conclusion that it can bear itself?

י״ט

וְהָעָ֗ם עָלוּ֙ מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן בֶּֽעָשֹ֖וֹר לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽרִאשׁ֑וֹן וַֽיַּֽחֲנוּ֙ בַּגִּלְגָּ֔ל בִּקְצֵ֖ה מִזְרַ֥ח יְרִיחֽוֹ:

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And the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.

כ

וְאֵת֩ שְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֚ה הָֽאֲבָנִים֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָֽקְח֖וּ מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן הֵקִ֥ים יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ בַּגִּלְגָּֽל:

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And these twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal.

רש"י

Rashi

הֵקִים יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּגִּלְגָּל: הוּא הַמָּלוֹן אֲשֶׁר לָנוּ בּוֹ הַלַּיְלָה.

Joshua set up in Gilgal: That is the lodging place where they lodged that night.

כ״א

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר אֲשֶׁר֩ יִשְׁאָל֨וּן בְּנֵיכֶ֚ם מָחָר֙ אֶת־אֲבוֹתָ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר מָ֖ה הָֽאֲבָנִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה:

21

And he spoke to the children of Israel, saying, When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What are these stones?

כ״ב

וְהֽוֹדַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם לֵאמֹ֑ר בַּיַּבָּשָׁה֙ עָבַ֣ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן הַזֶּֽה:

22

Then, you shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.

כ״ג

אֲשֶׁר־הוֹבִישׁ֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֜ם אֶת־מֵ֧י הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן מִפְּנֵיכֶ֖ם עַֽד־עָבְרְכֶ֑ם כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂה֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֧ם לְיַם־ס֛וּף אֲשֶׁר־הוֹבִ֥ישׁ מִפָּנֵ֖ינוּ עַד־עָבְרֵֽנוּ:

23

For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until you passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up from before us, until we passed over.

כ״ד

לְ֠מַ֠עַן דַּ֜עַת כָּל־עַמֵּ֚י הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֶת־יַ֣ד יְהֹוָ֔ה כִּ֥י חֲזָקָ֖ה הִ֑יא לְמַ֧עַן יְרָאתֶ֛ם אֶת־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים:

24

That all the people of the earth might know the power of the Lord, that it is mighty; that you might fear the Lord your God forever.

Source: Source: Yehoshua (Joshua): Chapter 4 - Tanakh - The Hebrew Bible (chabad.org)

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חֲמִשָּׁה קִנְיָנִים קָנָה לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בְעוֹלָמוֹ, וְאֵלּוּ הֵן, תּוֹרָה קִנְיָן אֶחָד, שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ קִנְיָן אֶחָד, אַבְרָהָם קִנְיָן אֶחָד, יִשְׂרָאֵל קִנְיָן אֶחָד, בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ קִנְיָן אֶחָד. תּוֹרָה מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב (משלי ח), ה' קָנָנִי רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכּוֹ קֶדֶם מִפְעָלָיו מֵאָז. שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ קִנְיָן אֶחָד מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב (ישעיה סו), כֹּה אָמַר ה' הַשָּׁמַיִם כִּסְאִי וְהָאָרֶץ הֲדֹם רַגְלָי אֵי זֶה בַיִת אֲשֶׁר תִּבְנוּ לִי וְאֵי זֶה מָקוֹם מְנוּחָתִי, וְאוֹמֵר (תהלים קד) מָה רַבּוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ ה' כֻּלָּם בְּחָכְמָה עָשִׂיתָ מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ קִנְיָנֶךָ. אַבְרָהָם קִנְיָן אֶחָד מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב (בראשית יד), וַיְבָרְכֵהוּ וַיֹּאמַר בָּרוּךְ אַבְרָם לְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן קֹנֵה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ. יִשְׂרָאֵל קִנְיָן אֶחָד מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב (שמות טו), עַד יַעֲבֹר עַמְּךָ ה' עַד יַעֲבֹר עַם זוּ קָנִיתָ, וְאוֹמֵר (תהלים טז) לִקְדוֹשִׁים אֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ הֵמָּה וְאַדִּירֵי כָּל חֶפְצִי בָם. בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ קִנְיָן אֶחָד מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב (שמות טו), מָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ פָּעַלְתָּ ה' מִקְּדָשׁ ה' כּוֹנְנוּ יָדֶיךָ. וְאוֹמֵר (תהלים עח) וַיְבִיאֵם אֶל גְּבוּל קָדְשׁוֹ הַר זֶה קָנְתָה יְמִינוֹ:

Five possessions did the Holy Blessed One, set aside as his own in this world, and these are they: The Torah, one possession; Heaven and earth, another possession; Abraham, another possession; Israel, another possession; The Temple, another possession. 1a) The Torah is one possession. From where do we know this? Since it is written, “The Lord possessed (usually translated as ‘created’) me at the beginning of his course, at the first of His works of old” (Proverbs 8:22). 2a) Heaven and earth, another possession. From where do we know this? Since it is said: “Thus said the Lord: The heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool; Where could you build a house for Me, What place could serve as My abode? (Isaiah 66:1) And it says: “How many are the things You have made, O Lord; You have made them all with wisdom; the earth is full of Your possessions” (Psalms 104:24). 3a) Abraham is another possession. From where do we know this? Since it is written: “He blessed him, saying, “Blessed by Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth” (Genesis 15:19). 4a) Israel is another possession. From where do we know this? Since it is written: “Till Your people cross over, O Lord, Till Your people whom You have possessed” (Exodus 15:16). And it says: “As to the holy and mighty ones that are in the land, my whole desire (possession) is in them” (Psalms 16:3). 5a) The Temple is another possession. From where do we know this? Since it is said: “The sanctuary, O lord, which your hands have established” (Exodus 15:17”, And it says: “And He brought them to His holy realm, to the mountain, which His right hand had possessed” (Psalms 78:54).

 

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Zechariah 8:23

 

23So said the Lord of Hosts: In those days, when ten men of all the languages of the nations shall take hold of the skirt of a Jewish man, saying, "Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you."		כגכֹּֽה־אָמַר֘ יְהֹוָ֣ה צְבָאוֹת֒ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔מָּה אֲשֶׁ֚ר יַֽחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֔ים מִכֹּ֖ל לְשֹׁנ֣וֹת הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וְֽהֶחֱזִ֡יקוּ בִּכְנַף֩ אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדִ֜י לֵאמֹ֗ר נֵֽלְכָה֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם כִּ֥י שָׁמַ֖עְנוּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים עִמָּכֶֽם:
ten men: from the seventy nations. This equals seven hundred for each corner. For the four corners of the tallith there will be two thousand and eight hundred.		עשרה אנשים: משבעים לשון הרי שבע מאות לכל כנף וכנף הרי לד' כנפי הטלית אלפים ושמונ' מאו':

That may come in fulfillment in our days:

Our souls are bearing the ‘sparks’ (divine aspects) of Messiah.

It is forbidden to pray to bow down to any other (god), and/or messiah, and/or before any image or to lift up a human being as a god…… or to put any other (god), and/or messiah, and/or any image before or instead or between HaShem and us. ('It suf')

“The redemption will come about only through the study of the Torah. And the essential redemption depends upon the study of the Kabbalah” According to: R. ELIYAHU, THE VILNA GAON (Evven Shelemah (a ‘complete, without defect stone’) 11:3)

When Yehuda and Ephraim come to unity (again) Messiah Ben Joseph 'died' and Messiah Ben David shall be revealed and anointed by the Israeli people as the Messiah-King of Israel. As YeshaYahu is teaching:

Isa 11:9 – 16 They do no evil nor destroy in all My set-apart mountain, for the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of Adonai as the waters cover the sea.

Rashi: knowledge of the Lord: [lit.] to know the Lord.

10 And on that day, there shall be a Root of Yishai, standing as a banner to the people. Unto Him the nations shall seek, and His rest shall be esteem.

Rashi: as a banner for peoples: that peoples should raise a banner to gather to him.

11 And it shall be in that day that Adonai sets His hand again a second time to recover the remnant of His people who are left, from Ashshur and from Mitsrayim, from Pathros and from Kush, from Ěylam and from Shin‛ar, from Ḥamath and from the islands of the sea.

Rashi: a second time: Just as he acquired them from Egypt, when their redemption was absolute, without subjugation, but the redemption preceding the building of the Second Temple is not counted, since they were subjugated to Cyrus.

and from the islands of the sea: the islands of the Kittim, the Romans, the descendants of Esau.

And he shall raise a banner: Perka, perche in O.F. [i.e., the verse is literally referring to the pole upon which the banner is attached.] And it shall be for a sign to gather to him and to bring the exiles of Israel to Him as a present.

12 And He shall raise a banner for the nations, and gather the outcasts of Yisra’ěl, and assemble the dispersed of Yehuḏa from the four corners of the earth.

13 And the envy of Ephrayim shall turn aside, and the adversaries of Yehuḏa be cut off. Ephrayim shall not envy Yehuḏa, and Yehuḏa not trouble Ephrayim.

Rashi: Ephraim shall not envy Judah: The Messiah, the son of David, and the Messiah, the son of Joseph, shall not envy each other.

14 But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west; together they plunder the people of the east, their hand stretching forth on Eḏom and Mo’aḇ, and the children of Ammon shall be subject to them.

Rashi: And they shall fly of one accord against the Philistines in the west: Heb. בְכָתֵף. Israel will fly and run of one accord against the Philistines who are in the west of Eretz Israel and conquer their land. [כָּתֵף, lit. a shoulder, is used in this case to denote unity. The word שֶׁכֶם, also lit. a shoulder, is used in a similar sense.] Comp. (Hoshea 6:9) “They murder on the way in unison (שֶׁכְמָה) ”; (Zeph. 3:9) “One accord (שְׁכֶם אֶחָד).” And so did Jonathan rendered it: And they shall join in one accord to smite the Philistines who are in the west.

and the children of Ammon shall obey them: As the Targum states: Will hearken to them. They will accept their commandments over them.

15 And Adonai shall put under the ban the tongue of the Sea of Mitsrayim, and He shall wave His hand over the River with the might of His Spirit, and shall strike it in the seven streams, and shall cause men to tread it in sandals.

Rashi: And… shall dry up: [lit. shall cut off] to dry it, so that the exiles of Israel will pass through it from Egypt.

over the river: The Euphrates River, for the exiles from Assyria to cross.

with the strength of His wind: Heb. בַּעְיָם. This is hapax legomenon in Scripture, and according to the context it can be interpreted as “with the strength of His wind.”

into seven streams: into seven segments, for the aforementioned seven exiles: from Assyria and from Egypt, etc. Those from the islands of the sea are not from that side.

and He shall lead: the exiles within it.

with shoes: on dry land.

16 And there shall be a highway for the remnant of His people, those left from Ashshur, as it was for Yisra’ěl in the day when he came up from the land of Mitsrayim.

Rashi: And there shall be a highway: in the midst of the water for the remnant of His people.

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**AMIT HALEVI'S PLAN WOULD GIVE MUSLIMS CONTROL OF THE SOUTHERN END OF THE TEMPLE MOUNT COMPLEX, WHICH CONTAINS THE AL-AQSA MOSQUE, WHILE JEWS WOULD RECEIVE THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS.

(JUNE 8, 2023 / JNS)**

A Likud lawmaker is proposing a plan to divide Jerusalem’s Temple Mount between Muslims and Jews and to remove Jordan’s custodial status over the holy site.

Speaking to the Zman Yisrael Hebrew news site, Knesset member Amit Halevi outlined a plan whereby Muslims would control the southern end of the 37-acre complex which contains the Al-Aqsa mosque, while Jews would receive the central and northern area, where the Dome of the Rock sits.

According to Halevi, the reorganization makes sense from a religious point of view because that part of the Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism, where it is believed the First and Second Temples stood. The Foundation Stone at the center of the Dome of the Rock is where Jewish sources place the Holy of Holies.

“This is the place of the First Temple and the place of the Second Temple built by Babylonian immigrants. No one needs to examine the stones to know that it is ours,” he said.

Halevi also wants to end Israel’s agreement with the Jordanian Waqf whereby the Islamic trust controls and manages Islamic edifices on the Temple Mount.

“Why not give them status in the Dizengoff Center [a large shopping mall in Tel Aviv] as well? This is a terrible mistake. This status should be abolished. I know it’s an agreement between countries, but we have to deal with it. It requires change, even if the process will take time,” he said.

In addition, Halevi wants to give Jews the same access to the Temple Mount enjoyed by Muslims. Currently, the Waqf only allows Jews and non-Muslim tourists access to the Temple Mount via the Maghrebi Gate and only at certain hours when the gate is open.

“We will take the northern end and pray there. The entire mountain is sacred to us, and the Dome of the Rock is the place on which the Temple stood. This should be our guideline,” he said. “Israel is leading. It will be a historical, religious and national statement. If this does not happen then you are not actually the owner of the house. You are a klutz. Why are you even going in there?”

Source: https://www.jns.org/israel-news/jerusalem/23/6/8/293752/

Please let we all, Jews and all their friends, take the Har HaBayit and start building the Temple and restoring her service?

כִּ֤י אִם־הֵיטֵיב֙ תֵּיטִ֔יבוּ אֶת־דַּרְכֵיכֶ֖ם וְאֶת־מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֑ם אִם־עָשׂ֤וֹ תַֽעֲשׂוּ֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט בֵּ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ וּבֵ֥ין רֵעֵֽהוּ׃

No, if you really mend your ways and your actions; if you execute justice between one party and another;

גֵּ֣ר יָת֤וֹם וְאַלְמָנָה֙ לֹ֣א תַעֲשֹׁ֔קוּ וְדָ֣ם נָקִ֔י אַֽל־תִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּ בַּמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וְאַחֲרֵ֨י אֱלֹהִ֧ים אֲחֵרִ֛ים לֹ֥א תֵלְכ֖וּ לְרַ֥ע לָכֶֽם׃

if you do not oppress the stranger, the orphan, and the widow; if you do not shed the blood of the innocent in this place; if you do not follow other gods, to your own hurt—

וְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ בַּמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לַאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם לְמִן־עוֹלָ֖ם וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

then only will I let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your ancestors for all time.

Ariel your Representee, Representee of Ephraim and adviser (not a rabbi but friendly adviser) of Bet Yisrael international on the Har HaBayit.

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