Yehoshua (Joshua): Chapter 6 -7

 Yehoshua (Joshua): Chapter 6 -7

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6.

וִֽירִיחוֹ֙ סֹגֶ֣רֶת וּמְסֻגֶּ֔רֶת מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֥ין יוֹצֵ֖א וְאֵ֥ין בָּֽא:

1

And Jericho had shut its gates and was barred because of the children of Israel; none went out and none came in.

רש"י

Rashi

סֹגֶרֶת וּמְסֻגֶּרֶת: כְּתַּרְגּוּמוֹ: אֲחִידָא בְּדָשִׁין דְּפַרְזְלָא, וּמִתַּקְּפָא בְּעִבָּרִין דִּנְחָשׁ.

had shut its gates and was barred: according to Targum , closed with iron gates and reinforced with copper bolts.

ב

וַיֹּ֚אמֶר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ רְאֵה֙ נָתַ֣תִּי בְיָֽדְךָ֔ אֶת־יְרִיח֖וֹ וְאֶת־מַלְכָּ֑הּ גִּבּוֹרֵ֖י הֶחָֽיִל:

2

And the Lord said to Joshua, See, I have given into your hand Jericho and its king, the mighty warriors.

ג

וְסַבֹּתֶ֣ם אֶת־הָעִ֗יר כֹּ֚ל אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה הַקֵּ֥יף אֶת־הָעִ֖יר פַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑ת כֹּ֥ה תַֽעֲשֶֹ֖ה שֵׁ֥שֶׁת יָמִֽים:

3

And you shall circle the city, all the men of war, go round about the city once. Thus shall you do six days.

ד

וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה כֹֽהֲנִ֡ים יִשְׂאוּ֩ שִׁבְעָ֨ה שֽׁוֹפְר֚וֹת הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הָֽאָר֔וֹן וּבַיּוֹם֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י תָּסֹ֥בּוּ אֶת־הָעִ֖יר שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֑ים וְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים יִתְקְע֖וּ בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת:

4

And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the Ark; and on the seventh day you shall encircle the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.

רש"י

Rashi

הַיּוֹבְלִים: אֵילִים.

rams’ horns: Heb. הַיּוֹבְלִים.

ה

וְהָיָ֞ה בִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ | בְּקֶ֣רֶן הַיּוֹבֵ֗ל כְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ אֶת־ק֣וֹל הַשּׁוֹפָ֔ר יָרִ֥יעוּ כָל־הָעָ֖ם תְּרוּעָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה וְנָ֨פְלָ֜ה חוֹמַ֚ת הָעִיר֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יהָ וְעָל֥וּ הָעָ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ נֶגְדּֽוֹ:

5

And it shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down in its place and the people shall go up, every man opposite him.

רש"י

Rashi

בִּמְשֹׁךְ: בִּתְקִיעָה אַחֲרוֹנָה, בְּהַאֲרִיךְ הַתּוֹקֵעַ אֶת הַקּוֹל.

a long blast: with the final blast, when the blower lengthens the note.

תַּחְתֶּיהָ: בִּמְקוֹמָהּ.

in its place: Heb. תַּחְתֶּיהָ [lit.,] under it.

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ו

וַיִּקְרָ֞א יְהוֹשֻׁ֚עַ בִּן־נוּן֙ אֶל־הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם שְׂא֖וּ אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן הַבְּרִ֑ית וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה כֹֽהֲנִ֗ים יִשְׂאוּ֙ שִׁבְעָ֚ה שֽׁוֹפְרוֹת֙ יֽוֹבְלִ֔ים לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֥וֹן יְהֹוָֽה:

6

And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, Take up the Ark of the Covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the Ark of the Lord.

ז

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם עִבְר֖וּ וְסֹ֣בּוּ אֶת־הָעִ֑יר וְהֶ֣חָל֔וּץ יַעֲבֹ֕ר לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֥וֹן יְהֹוָֽה:

7

And he said to the people, Pass on, and encircle the city, and let the armed ones pass before the Ark of the Lord.

ח

וַיְהִ֗י כֶּֽאֱמֹ֣ר יְהוֹשֻׁ֘עַ֘ אֶל־הָעָם֒ וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֡ים נֹֽשְׂאִים֩ שִׁבְעָ֨ה שֽׁוֹפְר֚וֹת הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה עָֽבְר֕וּ וְתָֽקְע֖וּ בַּשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹת וַֽאֲרוֹן֙ בְּרִ֣ית יְהֹוָ֔ה הֹלֵ֖ךְ אַֽחֲרֵיהֶֽם:

8

And it was when Joshua spoke to the people, and the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before (the Ark of) the Lord and blew with the trumpets; and the Ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.

ט

וְהֶֽחָל֣וּץ הֹלֵ֔ךְ לִפְנֵי֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים תֹּֽקְעֵ֖י הַשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹת וְהַֽמְאַסֵּ֗ף הֹלֵךְ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י הָאָר֔וֹן הָל֖וֹךְ וְתָק֥וֹעַ בַּשּֽׁוֹפָרֽוֹת:

9

And the armed men went before the priests that blew the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the Ark, (the priests) going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

רש"י

Rashi

וְהֶחָלוּץ: בְּנֵי רְאוּבֵן וּבְנֵי גָד הָיוּ עוֹבְרִים לִפְנֵיהֶם, לְפִי שֶׁהָיוּ בְּנֵי גָד גִּבּוֹרִים וּמַכִּים בִּזְרוֹעַ חֲזָקָה, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברים לג כ): וְטָרַף זְרוֹעַ אַף קָדְקֹד.

And the armed ones: The children of Reuben and the children of Gad were passing before them, because the children of Gad were mighty warriors and would strike with a strong arm, as it is said: “And he tears the arms, even the crown of the head.”

י

וְאֶת־הָעָם֩ צִוָּ֨ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹ֚א תָרִ֙יעוּ֙ וְלֹֽא תַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ אֶת־קֽוֹלְכֶ֔ם וְלֹֽא־יֵצֵ֥א מִפִּיכֶ֖ם דָּבָ֑ר עַ֠ד י֣וֹם אָמְרִ֧י אֲלֵיכֶ֛ם הָרִ֖יעוּ וַֽהֲרִֽיעֹתֶֽם:

10

And Joshua commanded the people, saying, You shall not shout nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then you shall shout.

י״א

וַיַּסֵּ֚ב אֲרוֹן־יְהֹוָה֙ אֶת־הָעִ֔יר הַקֵּ֖ף פַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑ת וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ הַֽמַּֽחֲנֶ֔ה וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ בַּֽמַּֽחֲנֶֽה:

11

And he caused the Ark of the Lord to circle the city, going about it once; and they came into the camp and lodged in the camp.

י״ב

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ בַּבֹּ֑קֶר וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֖ים אֶת־אֲר֥וֹן יְהֹוָֽה:

12

And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the Ark of the Lord.

י״ג

וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֡ים נֹֽשְׂאִים֩ שִׁבְעָ֨ה שֽׁוֹפְר֜וֹת הַיֹּֽבְלִ֗ים לִפְנֵי֙ אֲר֣וֹן יְהֹוָ֔ה הֹֽלְכִ֣ים הָל֔וֹךְ וְתָֽקְע֖וּ בַּשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹת וְהֶֽחָלוּץ֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וְהַֽמְאַסֵּ֗ף הֹלֵךְ֙ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אֲר֣וֹן יְהֹוָ֔ה הָל֖וֹךְ וְתָק֥וֹעַ בַּשּֽׁוֹפָרֽוֹת:

13

And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the Ark of the Lord were going continuously, and they blew with the trumpets; and the armed men went before them; and the rear guard came after the Ark of the Lord, (the priests) going on and blowing with the trumpets.

רש"י

Rashi

וְהַמְאַסֵּף: שֵׁבֶט דָּן הַנּוֹסֵעַ אַחֲרוֹן, וְהוּא מְאַסֵּף אֶת כָּל הַמִּתְעַכְּבִים הָאַחֲרוֹנִים.

and the rear guard: the tribe of Dan that traveled last, and they would gather up all those who lingered behind.

י״ד

וַיָּסֹ֨בּוּ אֶת־הָעִ֜יר בַּיּ֚וֹם הַשֵּׁנִי֙ פַּ֣עַם אַחַ֔ת וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ הַֽמַּֽחֲנֶ֑ה כֹּ֥ה עָשֹ֖וּ שֵׁ֥שֶׁת יָמִֽים:

14

And the second day they circled the city once, and returned to the camp; so they did six days.

ט״ו

וַיְהִ֣י | בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙ כַּֽעֲל֣וֹת הַשַּׁ֔חַר וַיָּסֹ֧בּוּ אֶת־הָעִ֛יר כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט הַזֶּ֖ה שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֑ים רַ֚ק בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא סָֽבְב֥וּ אֶת־הָעִ֖יר שֶׁ֥בַע פְּעָמִֽים:

15

And it was on the seventh day, that they rose early at the dawning (of the day), and they circled the city after the same manner seven times; only on that day they circled the city seven times.

רש"י

Rashi

בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי: שַׁבָּת הָיָה.

on the seventh day: It was the Sabbath.

ט״ז

וַֽיְהִי֙ בַּפַּ֣עַם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ית תָּֽקְע֥וּ הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֖ים בַּשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹת וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֚עַ אֶל־הָעָם֙ הָרִ֔יעוּ כִּֽי־נָתַ֧ן יְהֹוָ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־הָעִֽיר:

16

And it was at the seventh time, the priests blew with the trumpets, and Joshua said to the people, Shout, for the Lord has given you the city.

י״ז

וְהָֽיְתָ֨ה הָעִ֥יר חֵ֛רֶם הִ֥יא וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖הּ לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה רַק֩ רָחָ֨ב הַזּוֹנָ֜ה תִּֽחְיֶ֗ה הִ֚יא וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתָּ֣הּ בַּבַּ֔יִת כִּ֣י הֶחְבְּאָ֔תָה אֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלָֽחְנוּ:

17

And the city shall be devoted; it, and all that is in it, to the Lord; only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that is with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

רש"י

Rashi

וְהָיְתָה הָעִיר חֵרֶם: הֶקְדֵּשׁ, כִּי הַיּוֹם שַׁבַּת קֹדֶשׁ, וְרָאוּי לִהְיוֹת קֹדֶשׁ שָׁלָל הַנִּשְׁלָל בּוֹ.

And the city shall be devoted: consecrated [belonging to “Hekdesh”]. For the day was the Holy Sabbath; hence it was appropriate that the booty which was taken thereon be consecrated.

י״ח

וְרַק־אַתֶּם֙ שִׁמְר֣וּ מִן־הַחֵ֔רֶם פֶּֽן־תַּֽחֲרִ֖ימוּ וּלְקַחְתֶּ֣ם מִן־הַחֵ֑רֶם וְשַׂמְתֶּ֞ם אֶת־מַֽחֲנֵ֚ה יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְחֵ֔רֶם וַֽעֲכַרְתֶּ֖ם אוֹתֽוֹ:

18

And only you keep (yourselves) from the devoted thing, lest you make yourselves condemned when you take of the devoted thing, and make the camp of Israel a ruin, and trouble it.

רש"י

Rashi

וַעֲכַרְתֶּם: לְשׁוֹן מַיִם עֲכוּרִים.

and trouble: Heb. וַעֲכַרְתֶּם, an expression of turbid water (מַיִם עֲכוּרִים).

י״ט

וְכֹ֣ל | כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֗ב וּכְלֵ֚י נְח֙שֶׁת֙ וּבַרְזֶ֔ל קֹ֥דֶשׁ ה֖וּא לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה אוֹצַ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה יָבֽוֹא:

19

And all the silver and gold, and vessels of copper and iron, are consecrated to the Lord; they shall come into the treasury of the Lord.

כ

וַיָּ֣רַע הָעָ֔ם וַֽיִּתְקְע֖וּ בַּשֹּֽׁפָר֑וֹת וַיְהִי֩ כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ הָעָ֜ם אֶת־ק֣וֹל הַשּׁוֹפָ֗ר וַיָּרִ֚יעוּ הָעָם֙ תְּרוּעָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔ה וַתִּפֹּ֨ל הַֽחוֹמָ֜ה תַּחְתֶּ֗יהָ וַיַּ֨עַל הָעָ֚ם הָעִ֙ירָה֙ אִ֣ישׁ נֶגְדּ֔וֹ וַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּ אֶת־הָעִֽיר:

20

And the people shouted, and (the priests) blew with the trumpets; and it was when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down in its place and the people went up into the city, every man opposite him, and they took the city.

כ״א

וַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּעִ֔יר מֵאִישׁ֙ וְעַד־אִשָּׁ֔ה מִנַּ֖עַר וְעַד־זָקֵ֑ן וְעַ֨ד שׁ֥וֹר וָשֶֹ֛ה וַֽחֲמ֖וֹר לְפִי־חָֽרֶב:

21

And they completely destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

כ״ב

וְלִשְׁנַ֨יִם הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֜ים הַֽמְרַגְּלִ֚ים אֶת־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ בֹּ֖אוּ בֵּֽית־הָֽאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזּוֹנָ֑ה וְהוֹצִ֨יאוּ מִשָּׁ֚ם אֶת־הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָ֔הּ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּעְתֶּ֖ם לָֽהּ:

22

And to the two men who had spied out the country, Joshua said, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out from there the woman and all that she has, as you swore to her.

כ״ג

וַיָּבֹ֞אוּ הַנְּעָרִ֣ים הַֽמְרַגְּלִ֗ים וַיֹּצִ֡יאוּ אֶת־רָ֠חָ֠ב וְאֶת־אָבִ֨יהָ וְאֶת־אִמָּ֚הּ וְאֶת־אַחֶ֙יהָ֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָ֔הּ וְאֵ֥ת כָּל־מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֶ֖יהָ הוֹצִ֑יאוּ וַיַּ֨נִּיח֔וּם מִח֖וּץ לְמַֽחֲנֵ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל:

23

And the young men who were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brothers, and all that she had; and they brought out all her families, and placed them outside the camp of Israel.

רש"י

Rashi

וַיָּבֹאוּ הַנְּעָרִים הַמְרַגְּלִים: כָּאן הָיוּ צְרִיכִים זֵירוּז וְנַעֲשׂוּ כִּנְעָרִים זְרִיזִים, וּבַלַּיְלָה הָרִאשׁוֹן הָיוּ כְּמַלְאָכִים שֶׁשָּׁמְרוּ עַצְמָן מִן הָעֲבֵירָה עִם רָחָב הַזּוֹנָה, לְכָךְ נִקְרְאוּ שָׁם מַלְאָכִים, וּלְכָךְ נִקְרְאוּ: אֲנָשִׁים, מַלְאָכִים, נְעָרִים.

And the young men who were spies went in: here they needed speed, and therefore acted as lively young men. On the first night they were like angels, for they kept themselves from sinning with Rahab the harlot. Therefore, there they were called מַלְאָכִים [lit., angels]. And therefore, they were called men, angels, and young men.

כ״ד

וְהָעִ֛יר שָֽׂרְפ֥וּ בָאֵ֖שׁ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֑הּ רַ֣ק | הַכֶּ֣סֶף וְהַזָּהָ֗ב וּכְלֵ֚י הַנְּח֙שֶׁת֙ וְהַבַּרְזֶ֔ל נָֽתְנ֖וּ אוֹצַ֥ר בֵּֽית־יְהֹוָֽה:

24

And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was in it; only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of copper and iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord.

כ״ה

וְֽאֶת־רָחָ֣ב הַ֠זּוֹנָ֠ה וְאֶת־בֵּ֨ית אָבִ֚יהָ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָהּ֙ הֶֽחֱיָ֣ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ וַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ בְּקֶ֣רֶב יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֚י הֶחְבִּ֙יאָה֙ אֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לְרַגֵּ֥ל אֶת־יְרִיחֽוֹ:

25

But Rahab the harlot, and her father's household, and all that she had, Joshua saved alive; and she dwelt in the midst of Israel to this day; because she hid the messengers, whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

כ״ו

וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִ֖יא לֵאמֹ֑ר אָר֨וּר הָאִ֜ישׁ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֚ר יָקוּם֙ וּבָנָ֞ה אֶת־הָעִ֚יר הַזֹּאת֙ אֶת־יְרִיח֔וֹ בִּבְכֹר֣וֹ יְיַסְּדֶ֔נָּה וּבִצְעִיר֖וֹ יַצִּ֥יב דְּלָתֶֽיהָ:

26

And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that rises up and builds this city, Jericho; with (the loss of) his first-born shall he lay its foundation, and with (the loss of) his youngest son shall he set up its gates.

רש"י

Rashi

בִּבְכֹרוֹ יְיַסְּדֶנָּה וּבִצְעִירוֹ: בִּתְחִלַּת יְסוֹד שֶׁיִּבְנֶה בָּהּ יָמוּת בְּנוֹ הַבְּכוֹר, וְיִקְבְּרֶנוּ וְיֵלֵךְ עַד שֶׁיָּמוּת הַצָּעִיר בִּגְמַר הַמְּלָאכָה, הִיא הַצָּבַת הַדְּלָתוֹת.

with [the loss of] his first born shall he lay its foundation, and with [the loss of] his youngest son: At the beginning of the foundation which he builds therein, his first born son will die and he will bury him, and continue [to bury all his sons] until the youngest one dies at the finish of the work, viz. the setting up of the gates.

כ״ז

וַיְהִ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ וַיְהִ֥י שָׁמְע֖וֹ בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ:

27

So the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was throughout the entire land.

7

וַיִּמְעֲל֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מַ֖עַל בַּחֵ֑רֶם וַיִּקַּ֡ח עָכָ֣ן בֶּן־כַּרְמִי֩ בֶן־זַבְדִּ֨י בֶן־זֶ֜רַח לְמַטֵּ֚ה יְהוּדָה֙ מִן־הַחֵ֔רֶם וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף יְהֹוָ֖ה בִּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל:

1

And the children of Israel committed a trespass in the consecrated thing, for Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the consecrated thing; and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel.

ב

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ אֲנָשִׁ֜ים מִֽירִיח֗וֹ הָעַ֞י אֲשֶׁ֨ר עִם־בֵּ֥ית אָ֙וֶן֙ מִקֶּ֣דֶם לְבֵֽית־אֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֚אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר עֲל֖וּ וְרַגְּל֣וּ אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַֽיַּֽעֲלוּ֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּ אֶת־הָעָֽי:

2

And Joshua sent men from Jericho, to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spoke to them saying, Go up and spy out the land. And the men went up and spied out Ai.

רש"י

Rashi

עִם בֵּית אָוֶן: אֵצֶל בֵּית אָוֶן.

beside Beth aven: [lit., with Beth aven.]

מִקֶּדֶם לְבֵית אֵל: מִמִּזְרַח לְבֵית אֵל.

on the east side of Beth-el: מִקֶּדֶם.

ג

וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֗ע וַֽיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָיו֘ אַל־יַ֣עַל כָּל־הָעָם֒ כְּאַלְפַּ֣יִם אִ֗ישׁ א֚וֹ כִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֣ים אִ֔ישׁ יַֽעֲל֖וּ וְיַכּ֣וּ אֶת־הָעָ֑י אַל־תְּיַגַּע־שָׁ֙מָּה֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֔ם כִּ֥י מְעַ֖ט הֵֽמָּה:

3

And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Do not let all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; do not trouble all the people there; for they are but few.

ד

וַיַּֽעֲל֚וּ מִן־הָעָם֙ שָׁ֔מָּה כִּשְׁל֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִ֑ישׁ וַיָּנֻ֕סוּ לִפְנֵ֖י אַנְשֵׁ֥י הָעָֽי:

4

So there went up there of the people, about three thousand men; and they fled before the men of Ai.

ה

וַיַּכּ֨וּ מֵהֶ֜ם אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעַ֗י כִּשְׁלשִׁ֚ים וְשִׁשָּׁה֙ אִ֔ישׁ וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּם לִפְנֵ֚י הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ עַד־הַשְּׁבָרִ֔ים וַיַּכּ֖וּם בַּמּוֹרָ֑ד וַיִּמַּ֥ס לְבַב־הָעָ֖ם וַיְהִ֥י לְמָֽיִם:

5

And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty-six men; and they chased them from before the gate to Shebarim, and smote them in the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

רש"י

Rashi

עַד הַשְּׁבָרִים: (תַּרְגּוּם:) עַד דְּתַבְרוּנוֹן.*

to Shebarim: until they broke them.

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ו

וַיִּקְרַ֨ע יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ שִׂמְלֹתָ֗יו וַיִּפֹּל֩ עַל־פָּנָ֨יו אַ֜רְצָה לִפְנֵ֨י אֲר֚וֹן יְהֹוָה֙ עַד־הָעֶ֔רֶב ה֖וּא וְזִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּֽעֲל֥וּ עָפָ֖ר עַל־רֹאשָֽׁם:

6

And Joshua rent his clothing and fell to the earth upon his face before the Ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and they put dust upon their heads.

ז

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֲהָ֣הּ | אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהֹוִ֗ה לָ֠מָה הֵֽעֲבַ֨רְתָּ הַעֲבִ֜יר אֶת־הָעָ֚ם הַזֶּה֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן לָתֵ֥ת אֹתָ֛נוּ בְּיַ֥ד הָֽאֱמֹרִ֖י לְהַֽאֲבִידֵ֑נוּ וְלוּ֙ הוֹאַ֣לְנוּ וַנֵּ֔שֶׁב בְּעֵ֖בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּֽן:

7

And Joshua said, Woe, O Lord God, why have You at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? Would that we had been content and dwelt on the other side of the Jordan!

רש"י

Rashi

וְלוּ הוֹאַלְנוּ: הַלְוַאי נִמְלַכְנוּ לָשֶׁבֶת בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן מִזְרָחָה, בְּאֶרֶץ סִיחוֹן וְעוֹג שֶׁנִכְבְּשָׁה כְּבָר.

Would that we had been content: Would that we had decided to dwell on the east side of the Jordan in the land of Sihon and Og, which has already been conquered.

ח

בִּ֖י אֲדֹנָ֑י מָ֣ה אֹמַ֔ר אַֽ֠חֲרֵ֠י אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָפַ֧ךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עֹ֖רֶף לִפְנֵ֥י אֹֽיְבָֽיו:

8

Pray, oh Lord, what shall I say, after Israel has turned their backs before their enemies?

ט

וְיִשְׁמְע֣וּ הַֽכְּנַֽעֲנִ֗י וְכֹל֙ יֽשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ וְנָסַ֣בּוּ עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְהִכְרִ֥יתוּ אֶת־שְׁמֵ֖נוּ מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ וּמַֽה־תַּעֲשֵֹ֖ה לְשִׁמְךָ֥ הַגָּדֽוֹל:

9

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear and shall encircle us and cut off our name from the earth; and what will You do for Your great Name?

רש"י

Rashi

וּמַה תַּעֲשֶׂה לְשִׁמְךָ: הַמְשׁוּתָּף בִּשְׁמֵנוּ, זֶהוּ מִדְרָשׁוֹ. וּפְשׁוּטוֹ וּמַה תַּעֲשֶׂה לְשֵׁם גְּבוּרָתְךָ שֶׁיָּצָא כְּבָר, וְעַתָּה יֹאמְרוּ תָּשַׁשׁ כֹּחוֹ.

and what will You do for Your great Name?: which is inherent in our name [i.e., Israel, the שַׂר, or prince, of God.] This is the derash. The peshat is: What will You do for the Name of Your might which has already become famous? For now they will say, His strength has become weakened.

י

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהֹוָ֛ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ קֻ֣ם לָ֑ךְ לָ֣מָּה זֶּ֔ה אַתָּ֖ה נֹפֵ֥ל עַל־פָּנֶֽיךָ:

10

And the Lord said to Joshua, Get up; why do you fall upon your face?

רש"י

Rashi

קֻם לָךְ: קָם לָךְ כְּתִיב, עָמַד לְךָ מַה שֶּׁהִתְפַּלַּלְתָּ לְפָנַי וְהִזְכַּרְתָּ. דָּבָר אַחֵר: עָמַדְתָּ לְךָ בַּמַּחֲנֶה וְלֹא יָצָאתָ עִמָּהֶם, וַאֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי: (במדבר כז יז), אֲשֶׁר יוֹצִיאֵם וַאֲשֶׁר יְבִיאֵם, (דברים לא כג): כִּי אַתָּה תָּבִיא אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל... וְאָנֹכִי אֶהְיֶה עִמְּךָ: (שם ג כח), כִּי הוּא יַעֲבֹר לִפְנֵי הָעָם הַזֶּה וְהוּא יַנְחִיל אוֹתָם אִם תֵּלֵךְ אַתָּה לִפְנֵיהֶם יַצְלִיחוּ, וְאִם לָאו לֹא יַצְלִיחוּ. דָּבָר אַחֵר: קֻם לָךְ בִּשְׁבִילְךָ זֹאת לָהֶם, לֹא אָמַרְתִּי לְךָ לְהַקְדִּישׁ שְׁלַל הָעִיר.

Get up: The kethib is קֻם לָ [It has arisen, or stayed, for you.] That which you have prayed before Me and mentioned, has stood you in good stead. Another explanation is: You stayed in camp, and did not go out with them, while I said: “And who will lead them out [to battle] and who will bring them [back].” “For you shall bring the children of Israel and I shall be with you.” “For he will cross before this nation and he will cause them to inherit.” If you go before them, they will succeed, and if not, they will not succeed. Another explanation is: קוּם לָ, [explaining לָ as: On your account] On your account this has befallen them. I did not tell you to consecrate the booty of the city.

י״א

חָטָא֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְגַם֙ עָֽבְר֣וּ אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֖יתִי אוֹתָ֑ם וְגַ֚ם לָֽקְחוּ֙ מִן־הַחֵ֔רֶם וְגַ֚ם גָּֽנְבוּ֙ וְגַ֣ם כִּֽחֲשׁ֔וּ וְגַ֖ם שָֹ֥מוּ בִכְלֵיהֶֽם:

11

Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them; and they have also taken of the consecrated thing, and have also stolen, and also dissembled, and they have also put into their vessels.

י״ב

וְלֹ֨א יֻֽכְל֜וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לָקוּם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם עֹ֗רֶף יִפְנוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם כִּ֥י הָי֖וּ לְחֵ֑רֶם לֹ֚א אוֹסִיף֙ לִֽהְי֣וֹת עִמָּכֶ֔ם אִם־לֹ֥א תַשְׁמִ֛ידוּ הַחֵ֖רֶם מִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם:

12

And the children of Israel shall not be able to stand before their enemies; they will turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become accursed. I will not be with you anymore, if you do not destroy the consecrated thing from among you.

י״ג

קֻ֚ם קַדֵּ֣שׁ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֖ הִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּ לְמָחָ֑ר כִּ֣י כֹה֩ אָמַ֨ר יְהֹוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל חֵ֚רֶם בְּקִרְבְּךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֣א תוּכַ֗ל לָקוּם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֹֽיְבֶ֔יךָ עַד־הֲסִֽירְכֶ֥ם הַחֵ֖רֶם מִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם:

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Arise, prepare the people, and say, Prepare yourselves for tomorrow; for thus says the Lord God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in your midst, O Israel; you will not be able to stand before your enemies, until you remove the accursed thing from among you.

י״ד

וְנִקְרַבְתֶּ֥ם בַּבֹּ֖קֶר לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם וְהָיָ֡ה הַשֵּׁ֩בֶט֩ אֲשֶׁר־יִלְכְּדֶ֨נּוּ יְהֹוָ֜ה יִקְרַ֣ב לַמִּשְׁפָּח֗וֹת וְהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־יִלְכְּדֶ֚נָּה יְהֹוָה֙ תִּקְרַ֣ב לַבָּתִּ֔ים וְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִלְכְּדֶ֣נּוּ יְהֹוָ֔ה יִקְרַ֖ב לַגְּבָרִֽים:

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In the morning, therefore, you shall be brought near according to your tribes; and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord takes shall come near by families; and the family which the Lord takes shall come near by households; and the household which the Lord takes shall come near man by man.

רש"י

Rashi

לַבָּתִּים: יֵשׁ בְּמִשְׁפָּחָה אַחַת הַרְבֵּה בָּתֵּי אָבוֹת.

by households: One family contained many households.

לַגְּבָרִים: לְרָאשֵׁי גּוּלְגּוֹלֶת, כָּל אַנְשֵׁי הַבַּיִת יָבֹאוּ לַגּוֹרָל.

man by man: by heads; all the men of the household were to come to the casting of lots.

ט״ו

וְהָיָה֙ הַנִּלְכָּ֣ד בַּחֵ֔רֶם יִשָּׂרֵ֣ף בָּאֵ֔שׁ אֹת֖וֹ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ כִּ֚י עָבַר֙ אֶת־בְּרִ֣ית יְהֹוָ֔ה וְכִֽי־עָשָֹ֥ה נְבָלָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל:

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And it shall be, he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has; because he has transgressed the covenant of the Lord, because he has wrought an infamous deed in Israel.

רש"י

Rashi

(תוספת) יִשָּׂרֵף בָּאֵשׁ: הָאֹהֶל וְהַמִּטַּלְטְלִין.

[Supplement] shall be burned with fire: The tent and the movable property.

אֹתוֹ וְאֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר לוֹ: כַּדִּין הַמְפוֹרָשׁ לְּמַטָּה (להלן פסוק כה): אוֹתוֹ וְהַבְּהֵמָה בִּסְקִילָה, וְהַזָּקֵף שֶׁהוּא עַל 'בָּאֵשׁ' מוֹכִיחַ שֶׁהוּא נִפְרָד 'מֵאוֹתוֹ', שֶׁכֵּן מָצִינוּ מִקְרָאוֹת שֶׁהַטַּעַם מְחַלְּקָן, כְּמוֹ (דברים יא ל): אַחֲרֵי דֶּרֶךְ מְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, שֶׁ'אַחֲרֵי' מוּפְלָג 'מִדֶּרֶךְ' עַל יְדֵי הַטַּעַם, וְכֵן פִּתְרוֹנוֹ: הַנִּלְכָּד בַּחֵרֶם יִשָּׂרֵף בָּאֵשׁ, הָרָאוּי לִישָּׂרֵף כְּמוֹ שֶׁמְּפֹרָשׁ לְּמַטָּה.

he and all that he has: according to the law specified below: He and the cattle by lapidation. The accent zakef which appears over the word: בָּאֵשׁ [with fire] indicates that it is separate from אֹתוֹ [he]; for we find verses which the accent divides, such as: הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ אַחֲרֵי דֶרֶ מְבוֹא, “far past [the Jordan], the way of the going down of the sun,” in which אַחֲרֵי [far past] is separated from דֶרֶ [the way] by the accent. And this is its interpretation: And he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burned with fire that which is fit to be burned, as is explained below.

אֹתוֹ וְאֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר לוֹ: כַּדִּין הָאָמוּר לְּמַטָּה, וְזֶה מִקְרָא קָצָר, וְדוֹמֶה לוֹ (שמואל ב ה ח): כָּל מַכֵּה יְבֻסִי וְיִגַּע בַּצִּנּוֹר, לֹא פֵּירַשׁ מַה יִּהְיֶה לוֹ. וּבְדִבְרֵי הַיָּמִים (א יא ו) פֵּירַשׁ: יִהְיֶה לְרֹאשׁ, אַף כָּאן לֹא פֵּירַשׁ מַה יִּהְיֶה בְּ'אוֹתוֹ וְכָל אֲשֶׁר לוֹ' וּלְמַטָּה פֵּירַשׁ.

He and all that he has: according to the law explained below. This is a brief verse, and similar to it: “whosoever smites the Jebusites and gets up to the tower.” He does not explain what will be done to him. In (I) Chronicles, however, he explains: ‘shall be chief.’ Here also, he did not specify what would be done to ‘him and all that he has,’ and below he specifies.

ט״ז

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֚ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וַיַּקְרֵ֥ב אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לִשְׁבָטָ֑יו וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד שֵׁ֥בֶט יְהוּדָֽה:

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And Joshua rose up early in the morning and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken.

רש"י

Rashi

וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל: לִפְנֵי הַחֹשֶׁן, מָקוֹם שֶׁהַשְּׁבָטִים כְּתוּבִים, וּמָסַר לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא סִימָן, שֶׁהַשֵּׁבֶט שֶׁחָטָא אַבְנוֹ כָּהָה, וְכָהֲתָה אַבְנוֹ שֶׁל יְהוּדָה.

and brought Israel near: before the ‘hoshen,’ the place where the [names of] the tribes were inscribed. And the Holy One, Blessed be He, gave him a sign that the tribe which sinned, his stone would fade; and Judah’s stone faded.

י״ז

וַיַּקְרֵב֙ אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּלְכֹּ֕ד אֵ֖ת מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַזַּרְחִ֑י וַיַּקְרֵ֞ב אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֚חַת הַזַּרְחִי֙ לַגְּבָרִ֔ים וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד זַבְדִּֽי:

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And he brought near the family of Judah; and He took the family of the Zarhites; and he brought the family of the Zarhites near man by man; and Zabdi was taken.

רש"י

Rashi

וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת מִשְׁפַּחַת יְהוּדָה: לְגוֹרָל אֶחָד קֵרַב רָאשֵׁי הַמִּשְׁפָּחוֹת, אָדָם אֶחָד מִכָּל הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה וְהִטִּילוּ גּוֹרָל עַל מִי יִפּוֹל, וְאַחַר כָּךְ עַל כָּל בָּתֵּי אָבוֹת שֶׁל אוֹתָהּ מִשְׁפָּחָה, וּבָא אָדָם אֶחָד מִכָּל בֵּית אָב לְגוֹרָל, וְאַחַר כֵּן בָּאוּ כָּל אַנְשֵׁי אוֹתוֹ הַבַּיִת.

and he brought near the family of Judah: to a casting of lots. He brought near the heads of the families, one man from each family, and they cast lots on whom it would fall, and afterwards on each household, i.e., one man of each household came to the lot casting, and afterwards all the men of that household came.

י״ח

וַיַּקְרֵ֥ב אֶת־בֵּית֖וֹ לַגְּבָרִ֑ים וַיִּלָּכֵ֗ד עָכָ֞ן בֶּן־כַּרְמִ֧י בֶן־זַבְדִּ֛י בֶּן־זֶ֖רַח לְמַטֵּ֥ה יְהוּדָֽה:

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And he brought his household near man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.

י״ט

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶל־עָכָ֗ן בְּנִי֙ שִֹֽים־נָ֣א כָב֗וֹד לַֽיהֹוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְתֶן־ל֣וֹ תוֹדָ֑ה וְהַגֶּד־נָ֥א לִי֙ מֶ֣ה עָשִֹ֔יתָ אַל־תְּכַחֵ֖ד מִמֶּֽנִּי:

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And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give, I pray you, glory to the Lord, God of Israel, and make confession to Him; and tell me now what you have done; do not hide anything from me.

רש"י

Rashi

שִׂים־נָא כָבוֹד: הִתְחִיל לְהוֹצִיא לַעַז עַל הַגּוֹרָל, אָמַר לוֹ: בְּגוֹרָל אַתָּה בָּא עָלַי, אַתָּה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן גְּדוֹלֵי הַדּוֹר אַתֶּם; הַטֵּל הַגּוֹרָל עַל שְׁנֵיכֶם, וְיִפּוֹל עַל הָאֶחָד. אָמַר לוֹ: שִׂים־נָא כָבוֹד, בְּבַקָּשָׁה מִמְּךָ, אַל תּוֹצִיא לַעַז עַל הַגּוֹרָלוֹת שֶׁבּוֹ עֲתִידָה הָאָרֶץ לֵיחָלֵק.

give, I pray you, glory: He began to criticize the method of casting lots [by which his guilt had been established]. He said: By casting lots are you coming upon me [to establish my guilt]? If a lot were cast between you and Eleazar the two greats of the generation, it would fall on one [of you]. Said he to him: “I ask you not to find fault with the method of casting lots, through which method the land is destined to be divided.”

כ

וַיַּ֧עַן עָכָ֛ן אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אָמְנָ֗ה אָֽנֹכִ֚י חָטָ֙אתִי֙ לַֽיהֹוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְכָזֹ֥את וְכָזֹ֖את עָשִֹֽיתִי:

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And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus have I done.

רש"י

Rashi

וַיַּעַן עָכָן: רָאָה בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה נֶאֱסָפִים לְמִלְחָמָה, אָמַר: מוּטָב שֶׁאָמוּת אֲנִי לְבַדִּי וְאַל יֵהָרְגוּ כַּמָּה אֲלָפִים מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל.

And Achan answered: He saw the children of Judah [his tribe] assembling for war [in loyalty for one of their own]; and said [to himself]: It is better that I alone die rather than many thousands of Israel be killed.

וְכָזֹאת וְכָזֹאת עָשִׂיתִי: גַּם בַּחֲרָמִים אֲחֵרִים בִּימֵי משֶׁה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (במדבר כא ב): וְהַחֲרַמְתִּי אֶת עָרֵיהֶם.

and thus and thus have I done: also with other devoted things during Moses’ time, as it is stated: “and I will devote their cities.”

כ״א

וָאֵ֣רֶא בַשָּׁלָ֡ל אַדֶּ֣רֶת שִׁנְעָר֩ אַחַ֨ת טוֹבָ֜ה וּמָאתַ֧יִם שְׁקָלִ֣ים כֶּ֗סֶף וּלְשׁ֨וֹן זָהָ֚ב אֶחָד֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֚ים שְׁקָלִים֙ מִשְׁקָל֔וֹ וָֽאֶחְמְדֵ֖ם וָֽאֶקָּחֵ֑ם וְהִנָּ֨ם טְמוּנִ֥ים בָּאָ֛רֶץ בְּת֥וֹךְ הָאָֽהֳלִ֖י וְהַכֶּ֥סֶף תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ:

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When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

רש"י

Rashi

וָאֵרֶא בַשָּׁלָל: הִתְבּוֹנַנְתִּי בְּמַה שֶּׁכָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָה (דברים כ יד): וְאָכַלְתָּ [אֶת־שְׁלַל] וְגוֹ'.

When I saw among the spoils: I reflected upon that which is written in the Torah: “And you shall eat up the spoils of your enemies.”

אַדֶּרֶת שִׁנְעָר: תַּרְגּוּמוֹ: אִיצְטְלָא (דְּמֵילָתָא) בַּבְלִי, שֶׁכָּל מֶלֶךְ שֶׁלֹּא קָנָה לוֹ פַּלְטֵרִין בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, לֹא נִתְקָרְרָה דַּעְתּוֹ בְּמַלְכוּתוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ירמיהו ג יט): וְאֶתֵּן־לָךְ אֶרֶץ חֶמְדָּה נַחֲלַת צְבִי צִבְאוֹת גּוֹיִם, וְהָיָה לְמֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל פַּלְטֵרִין בִּירִיחוֹ, וּכְשֶׁהָיָה בָּא לְכָאן לוֹבֵשׁ אוֹתָם.

a Babylonish garment: As the Targum renders: a Babylonish garment, for any sovereign who had not acquired a palace in the Land of Israel, experienced no satisfaction from his reign, as it is stated: “And I give you a coveted land, an inheritance desired by hosts of nations.” And the king of Babylonia had a palace in Jericho, and when he would come here he would wear them (sic).

כ״ב

וַיִּשְׁלַ֚ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ מַלְאָכִ֔ים וַיָּרֻ֖צוּ הָאֹ֑הֱלָה וְהִנֵּ֧ה טְמוּנָ֛ה בְּאָֽהֳל֖וֹ וְהַכֶּ֥סֶף תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ:

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And Joshua sent messengers and they ran to the tent and behold, it was hidden in his tent, and the silver under it.

רש"י

Rashi

וַיָּרֻצוּ הָאֹהֱלָה: שֶׁלֹּא יַקְדִּימוּ שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה וְיִטְּלוּהָ מִשָּׁם לְהַכְחִישׁ אֶת הַגּוֹרָל.

and they ran to the tent: lest the tribe of Judah arrive first and take it from there to cast a doubt on the efficacy of the lots.

כ״ג

וַיִּקָּחוּם֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הָאֹ֔הֶל וַיְבִאוּם֙ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ וְאֶ֖ל כָּל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּצִּקֻ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה:

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And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them to Joshua, and to all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord.

רש"י

Rashi

וַיַּצִּקֻם: (תַּרְגּוּם:) וְאַתִּיכוּנוּן, וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ אָמְרוּ (סנהדרין מד א): בָּא וַחֲבָטָן לִפְנֵי הַמָּקוֹם, אָמַר לְפָנָיו: רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, עַל אֵלּוּ יִפְּלוּ רוּבָּן שֶׁל סַנְהֶדְרִין.

and laid them out: And they melted them. And our Rabbis state: He threw them down before the Omnipresent. He said before Him, “Lord of the Universe, For these [insignificant articles] shall the majority of the Sanhedrin fall?”

כ״ד

וַיִּקַּ֣ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ אֶת־עָכָ֣ן בֶּן־זֶ֡רַח וְאֶת־הַכֶּ֣סֶף וְאֶת־הָֽאַדֶּ֣רֶת ֽוְאֶת־לְשׁ֣וֹן הַזָּהָ֡ב ֽוְאֶת־בָּנָ֡יו ֽוְאֶת־בְּנֹתָ֡יו וְאֶת־שׁוֹרוֹ֩ וְאֶת־חֲמֹר֨וֹ וְאֶת־צֹאנ֚וֹ וְאֶֽת־אָֽהֳלוֹ֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֔וֹ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עִמּ֑וֹ וַיַּֽעֲל֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם עֵ֥מֶק עָכֽוֹר:

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And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his ox, and his ass, and his flock, and his tent, and all that he had; and they brought them up to the Valley of Achor.

רש"י

Rashi

וְאֶת בָּנָיו וְגוֹ' וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל: לִרְאוֹת בְּרִדּוּיוֹ וְיִוַּסְּרוּ מִלַּעֲשׂוֹת כָּמוֹהוּ.

and his sons, and his daughters: to witness his chastisement, and so that they be deterred from doing as He [had done].

וְאֶת שׁוֹרוֹ וְאֶת חֲמֹרוֹ: לְאַבְּדָם, כְּמָה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (לעיל פסוק טו): וְהָיָה הַנִּלְכָּד בַּחֵרֶם יִשָּׂרֵף בָּאֵשׁ אֹתוֹ וְכָל אֲשֶׁר לוֹ.

and his ox and his ass: to destroy them, as it was said: And it shall be, he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has.

כ״ה

וַיֹּ֚אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ מֶ֣ה עֲכַרְתָּ֔נוּ יַעְכֳּרְךָ֥ יְהֹוָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּ אֹת֚וֹ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶ֔בֶן וַיִּשְׂרְפ֚וּ אֹתָם֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ וַיִּסְקְל֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם בָּֽאֲבָנִֽים:

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And Joshua said, Why have you troubled us? The Lord shall trouble you this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, [after] they [had] stoned them with stones.

רש"י

Rashi

וַיִּרְגְּמוּ אֹתוֹ... אֶבֶן: שֶׁחִלֵּל אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת.

and they stoned him etc.: for he had violated the Sabbath.

וַיִּשְׂרְפוּ אֹתָם: הָאֹהֶל וְהַמִּטַּלְטְלִין.

and burned them: the tent and the movable property.

וַיִּסְקְלוּ אֹתָם: הַשּׁוֹר וְהַבְּהֵמָה.

and stoned them: the ox and the [other] animals.

כ״ו

וַיָּקִ֨ימוּ עָלָ֜יו גַּל־אֲבָנִ֣ים גָּד֗וֹל עַ֚ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה וַיָּ֥שָׁב יְהֹוָ֖ה מֵֽחֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹ עַל־כֵּ֠ן קָרָ֞א שֵׁ֣ם הַמָּק֚וֹם הַהוּא֙ עֵ֣מֶק עָכ֔וֹר עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה:

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And they raised over him a great heap of stones to this day. So the Lord turned from the fierceness of His anger. Therefore, the name of that place was called, The Valley of Achor, to this day.

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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).

 

I like to call out to all my Jewish friends:

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.

Please Judah if a righteous gentile tries ‘to grasp your ‘tsi-sit’ and say:  "Let me go with you, for I have heard that God is with you." Open your heart for him/her and share all our Torah. The Torah of Moshe Rabbeinu as it is written and spared and is teaches in the Tanach and all scripture of Rabbinical Judaism………

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'Israeli MK proposes dividing Temple Mount between Jews and Muslims

**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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