## Rashi on Ezekiel Chapter 10

###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:1:1
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**עַל רֹאשׁ הַכְּרוּבִים.** עַל רֹאשׁ אַרְבָּעָה חַיּוֹת הַמֶּרְכָּבָה, וּבְפָרָשָׁה זוֹ חָזַר לִקְרוֹתָם כְּרוּבִים, לְפִי שֶׁנֶּהֶפְכוּ פְּנֵי הַשּׁוֹר לִפְנֵי כְרוּב כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב בְּפָרָשָׁה זוֹ, וְאָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ יְחֶזְקֵאל בִּקֵּשׁ רַחֲמִים וְהָפְכוּ לִכְרוּב, אָמַר לְפָנָיו רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם אֵין קָטֵיגוֹר נַעֲשֶׂה סָנֵיגוֹר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**over the heads of the cherubim** Over the heads of the four living beings of the Chariot. In this chapter, he switches over to calling them [all] cherubim because the face of the ox was transformed into the face of a cherub, as it is written in this chapter. Our Rabbis said (Chag. 13b): Ezekiel begged for mercy and transformed it to a cherub. He said before Him, “Master of the world, an accuser cannot become a defender.”


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:2:1
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**בֵּינוֹת לַגַּלְגַּל.** בֵּין הָאוֹפַנִּים. כָּל מָקוֹם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וַיֹּאמֶר... וַיֹּאמֶר אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא לִדְרֹשׁ: הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אָמַר לְגַבְרִיאֵל, וְהוּא בִּקֵּשׁ מִן הַכְּרוּב לְתִתָּם לוֹ, כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּצְטַנְּנוּ הַגֶּחָלִים וְתֵקַל הַגְּזֵרָה (איכה רבה א:מא); וְכֵן הוּא מְפֹרָשׁ בָּעִנְיָן **וַיִּשָּׂא וַיִּתֵּן אֶל חָפְנֵי לְבֻשׁ הַבַּדִּים**

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**between the wheels** Heb. (בֵּינוֹת לַגַלְגַל) [lit. between the wheel.] Wherever it says, “And he said...and he said,” it is meant only to be expounded upon. The Holy One, blessed be He, told Gabriel [to take the coals], but he [Gabriel] asked the cherub to [take them first and then] give them to him so that the coals would cool and the decree would be mitigated. And this is clearly stated in the chapter (verse 7): “and he picked up [the fire] and gave [it] into the hands of the one clothed in linen.”


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:2:2
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**וּזְרֹק עַל הָעִיר.** לֹא זְרָקָם מִיָּד, וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁקִּבְּלָם לְבוּשׁ הַבַּדִּים לֹא הִשְׁלִיכָם עַד לְאַחַר שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים לְקַבָּלָתוֹ, שֶׁנִּתְעַמְּמוּ הַגֶּחָלִים בְּיָדוֹ כָּל שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים. וְתֵדַע, שֶׁהֲרֵי נְבוּאָה זוֹ בַּשָּׁנָה הַשִּׁשִּׁית נֶאֶמְרָה (יחזקאל ח:א), וְהָעִיר חָרְבָה בִּשְׁנַת אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה (מלכים ב כה:ב, ח):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and cast [them] upon the city** He did not cast them immediately, and although the one clothed in linen received them, he did not cast them until six years after he had received them, for the coals were smoldering in his hand for all the six years. And you should know [that this is true] because this prophecy was said in the sixth year, and the city was destroyed in the eleventh year.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:3:1
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**מִימִין לַבַּיִת.** בַּדָּרוֹם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**at the right of the House** In the south [of the Temple].


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:3:2
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**הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִית.** הִיא הָעֲזָרָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the inner court** This is the Temple court.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:4:1
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**עַל מִפְתַּן הַבַּיִת.** הוּא הַסִּלּוּק עַצְמוֹ, הָאָמוּר לְמַעְלָה (יחזקאל ט:ג):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**onto the threshold of the House** That is the very [stage of] evacuation mentioned above (9:3).


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:5:1
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**עַד הֶחָצֵר הַחִיצוֹנָה.** הַר הַבַּיִת. יָכוֹל מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהַקּוֹל נָמוּךְ? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: **כְּקוֹל אֵל שַׁדַּי בְּדַבְּרוֹ**! אֶלָּא מִשֶּׁהוּא מַגִּיעַ לֶחָצֵר הַחִיצוֹנָה הוּא נִפְסָק (במדבר רבה יד:כא):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**until the outer court** The Temple Mount. I may think that [it was heard no further] because the sound was low. Therefore, Scripture states: “like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.” Yet, when it would reach the outer court, it would [suddenly] stop.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:9:1
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**וְהִנֵּה אַרְבָּעָה אוֹפַנִּים.** לְפִי שֶׁנִּשְׁתַּנֵּית אַחַת מִן הַפָּנִים (יחזקאל א:י), הֻזְקַק לַחֲזוֹר וְלִשְׁנוֹת כָּאן כָּל מַעֲשֵׂה הַחַיּוֹת כְּבָרִאשׁוֹנָה (יחזקאל א), שֶׁלֹּא תֹאמַר: מֶרְכָּבָה אַחֶרֶת הִיא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and behold four wheels** Since one of the faces was changed, it was necessary to repeat here the entire account of the living beings as at first, so that you should not say that it is another Chariot.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:12:1
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**וִידֵיהֶם.** שֶׁל אוֹפַנִּים, הֵם הַחוֹר שֶׁהַמֶּרְכָּבָה מִתְגַּלְגֶּלֶת בְּתוֹכָן, שֶׁקּוֹרִין בויי״ל בְּלַעַ״ז. וְיוֹנָתָן תִּרְגֵּם: ״וְאַשְׁדַּתְהוֹן״ – וְשִׁפּוּכֵיהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and their hubs** Heb. וִידֵיהֶם of the wheels. They are the hole in which the [axle of the] chariot turns, called boyol, nave, hub. Jonathan, however, renders: וְאֲשְּׁדַתְהוֹן, and their pourings.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:12:2
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**לְאַרְבַּעְתָּם אוֹפַנֵּיהֶם.** לְאַרְבַּעַת אוֹפַנֵּי הַחַיּוֹת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to their four wheels** To the four wheels of the living beings.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:13:1
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**לָהֶם קוֹרָא הַגַּלְגַּל בְּאָזְנָי.** אֲנִי שָׁמַעְתִּי שֶׁהַמַּלְאָךְ הָיָה קוֹרֵא אֶת הָאוֹפַן גַּלְגַּל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to them was called hagalgal to my ears** I heard that the angel would call the wheel “galgal.”


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:13:2
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**קוֹרֵא הַגַּלְגַּל.** לָהֶם נִקְרָא שֵׁם גַּלְגַּל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**was called hagalgal** to them was called the name “galgal.”


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:14:1
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**פְּנֵי הָאֶחָד פְּנֵי הַכְּרוּב.** הֵם הָיוּ פְּנֵי הַשּׁוֹר (יחזקאל א:י) שֶׁנֶּהֶפְכוּ לִכְרוּב:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the face of one was the face of the cherub** That was the face of the ox, which was transformed into a cherub.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:19:1
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**פֶּתַח שַׁעַר בֵּית ה׳.** פֶּתַח הַהֵיכָל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**at the entrance of the...gate of the House of the Lord** The entrance of the heichal.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:19:2
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**הַקַּדְמוֹנִי.** שֶׁבַּמִּזְרָח; וְזֶה הָיָה מַסַּע סִלּוּק הַשֵּׁנִי: מִמִּפְתַּן בֵּית קָדְשֵׁי הַקֳּדָשִׁים לָעֲזָרָה (יחזקאל ט:ג):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the eastern** Heb. הַקַדְמוֹנִי, that is in the east. This was the second stage of the evacuation, from the threshold of the Holy of Holies to the court.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:20:1
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**הִיא הַחַיָּה.** מִתּוֹךְ שֶׁרָאִיתִי בַּמֶּרְכָּבָה זוֹ כָּל מַעֲשֵׂה הַמֶּרְכָּבָה הָרִאשׁוֹנָה (יחזקאל א), אֲנִי אוֹמֵר **הִיא אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתִי בִּנְהַר כְּבָר**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**It was the living being** Since I saw in this Chariot the entire phenomenon of the first Chariot, I say “[It] is the one I saw by the river Chebar.”


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 10:20:2
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**וָאֵדַע.** כִּי נֶהְפַּךְ פְּנֵי הַשּׁוֹר לִפְנֵי כְרוּב (חגיגה יג:); וְהָיוּ בָהּ שְׁנֵי פְּנֵי אָדָם: פָּנִים קְטַנִּים שֶׁל יֶלֶד, וּפָנִים גְּדוֹלִים שֶׁל אָדָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and I knew** that the face of the ox was transformed into the face of a cherub, and there were in it two faces of man: a small face of a child and a large face of a man.