## Rashi on Ezra Chapter 5

###### Rashi on Ezra 5:1:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:1:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:1:1)

**וְהִתְנַבִּי חַגַּי נְבִיאָה.** וְעַתָּה בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ נִתְנַבְּאוּ חַגַּי וּזְכַרְיָה הַנְּבִיאִים אֶל הַיְּהוּדִים אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה וּבִירוּשָׁלַיִם בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲלֵיהֶם לִבְנוֹת בִּנְיַן הַבַּיִת בְּלֹא רְשׁוּת הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּרְיָוֶשׁ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Now Haggai the prophet...prophesied** And now in the second year of Darius, there came a prophecy to Haggai and Zechariah, the prophets to the Jews who were in the land of Judea and in Jerusalem, in the Name of the God of Israel to them, to build the edifice of the Temple without the authorization of King Darius.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:1:2
[Rashi on Ezra 5:1:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:1:2)

**עַל יְהוּדָיֵא.** אֶל הַיְּהוּדִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to the Jews** Aram. עָל יְהוּדָיֵא lit. On the Jews.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:1:3
[Rashi on Ezra 5:1:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:1:3)

**עֲלֵיהוֹן.** אֲלֵיהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to them** Aram. עֲלֵיהוֹן, lit. on them.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:2:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:2:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:2:1)

**בְּאֵדַיִן.** אָז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Then** [as translated,] then.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:2:2
[Rashi on Ezra 5:2:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:2:2)

**וְשָׂרָיו.** הִתְחִילוּ לִבְנוֹת בֵּיתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם, וְעִמָּהֶם הַנְּבִיאִים שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עוֹזְרִין וּמְסַיְּעִין לָהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and commenced** They began to build the House of the Holy One, blessed be He, which is in Jerusalem, and with them were the prophets of the Holy One, blessed be He, helping and assisting them.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:3:1
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**בֵּהּ זִמְנָא אֲתָה עֲלֵיהוֹן.** בְּאוֹתוֹ הַזְּמַן בָּאוּ עֲלֵיהֶם הַלָּלוּ צָרֵי יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִין לְקַנְתֵּר וּלְהַלְשִׁין עֲלֵיהֶם עַל עֵסֶק הַבִּנְיָן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**At that time, there came upon them** At that time, there came upon them these adversaries of Judah and Benjamin to accuse and to slander them regarding the matter of the building.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:3:2
[Rashi on Ezra 5:3:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:3:2)

**פַּחַת עֲבַר נַהֲרָה.** שִׁלְטוֹן שֶׁל עֵבֶר הַנָּהָר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the governor of the other side of the river** [as translated,] the governor of the other side of the river.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:3:3
[Rashi on Ezra 5:3:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:3:3)

**וּכְנָוָתְהוֹן.** וְסִיעָתְהוֹן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and their companies** [as translated,] and their companies.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:3:4
[Rashi on Ezra 5:3:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:3:4)

**וְכֵן אָמְרִין לְהוֹם.** וְכֵן הָיוּ אוֹמְרִים לָהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and so they said to them** [as translated,] and so they said to them.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:3:5
[Rashi on Ezra 5:3:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:3:5)

**מַן שָׂם.** מִי צִוָּה לָכֶם דְּבַר הַבַּיִת לִבְנוֹת?

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Who issued to you** Who ordered you, regarding the matter of building the Temple?


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:3:6
[Rashi on Ezra 5:3:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:3:6)

**וְאֻשַּׁרְנָא דְנָה לְשַׁכְלָלָה.** הַכְּתָלִים הָאֵלֶּה לְיַסֵּד, כְּמוֹ ״וְאֻשַּׁיָּא יְחִיטוּ״ (עזרא ד:יב), וּבִנְיַן חוֹמוֹת לְבֵנִים. כָּךְ חִבְּרוֹ מְנַחֵם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and to found these walls** Aram. וְאֻשַּׁרְנָא, and to found these walls, like (4:12): “and the walls (וְאֻשַּׁיָא) they have joined,” the building of walls of bricks (לְבֵנִים) so did Menahem (p. 36) associate it.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:4:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:4:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:4:1)

**אֱדַיִן.** אָז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Then** [as translated,] then.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:4:2
[Rashi on Ezra 5:4:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:4:2)

**כְּנֵמָא.** כַּאֲשֶׁר נֶאֱמַר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**as we will say** [as translated,] as we will say.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:4:3
[Rashi on Ezra 5:4:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:4:3)

**אֲמַרְנָא לְהוֹם.** אָמְרוּ לָהֶם לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אוֹתָן צָרֵי יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִין:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**they said to them** Those adversaries of Judah and Benjamin said to them [i.e.,] to Israel.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:4:4
[Rashi on Ezra 5:4:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:4:4)

**מַן אִינּוּן.** מִי הֵם שְׁמוֹת הָאֲנָשִׁים?

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**What are** What are the names of the men?


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:4:5
[Rashi on Ezra 5:4:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:4:5)

**דִּי דְנָה.** אֲשֶׁר זֶה הַבִּנְיָן הֵם בּוֹנִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**who...this** who are building this building.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:5:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:5:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:5:1)

**וְעֵין אֱלָהֲהוֹם.** וְעֵינוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא שֶׁהוּא אֱלֹהֵיהֶם הָיְתָה עַל זִקְנֵי הַיְּהוּדִים לְהַעֲלוֹתָם בִּמְלֶאכֶת הַבִּנְיָן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And the eye of their God** And the eye of the Holy One, blessed be He, Who is their God, was on the elders of the Jews to upraise them (sic) in the work of the building.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:5:2
[Rashi on Ezra 5:5:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:5:2)

**וְלָא בַטִּלוּ הִמּוֹ.** וְלֹא בִּטְּלוּ הֵם אֶת הַבּוֹנִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and they did not stop them** And they did not stop the builders.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:5:3
[Rashi on Ezra 5:5:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:5:3)

**עַד טַעְמָא לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ יְהָךְ.** וְהֵשִׁיבוּ זִקְנֵי הַיְּהוּדִים דָּבָר לְאוֹתָן הַצָּרִים שֶׁלֹּא יְבַטְּלוּ אֶת הַבִּנְיָן עַד אֲשֶׁר יֵלֵךְ הַדָּבָר לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ הַמֶּלֶךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**until the matter came to Darius** And the elders of the Jews answered a word to those adversaries that they should not stop the building until the matter would go to King Darius.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:5:4
[Rashi on Ezra 5:5:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:5:4)

**וֶאֱדַיִן יְתִיבוּן.** וְאָז יָשִׁיבוּ הַיְּהוּדִים כְּתַב הַנִּשְׁתְּוָן עַל כָּךְ, עַל תְּשׁוּבָתוֹ שֶׁל דָּרְיָוֶשׁ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and then they would answer** And then the Jews would answer the writ of the letter concerning this, concerning Darius’ reply.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:6:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:6:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:6:1)

**פַּרְשֶׁגֶן.** פִּתְרוֹן פַּתְשֶׁגֶן הָאִגֶּרֶת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**The interpretation** the interpretation of the text of the letter.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:6:2
[Rashi on Ezra 5:6:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:6:2)

**וּכְנָוֹתֵהּ.** וְסִיעוֹתָיו:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and his companies** [as translated,] and his companies.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:6:3
[Rashi on Ezra 5:6:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:6:3)

**אֲפַרְסְכָיֵא.** אֻמָּה אַחַת הֵן שֶׁהָיוּ בְּסִיעוֹתֵיהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the Apharsechites** They are one nation that was in their companies.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:6:4
[Rashi on Ezra 5:6:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:6:4)

**עַל דָּרְיָוֶשׁ מַלְכָּא.** אֶל דָּרְיָוֶשׁ הַמֶּלֶךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to King Darius** Aram. עַל דָּרְיָוֶשּׁ מַלְכָּא, lit. on King Darius.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:7:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:7:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:7:1)

**עֲלוֹהִי.** אֵלָיו:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to him** Aram. עֲלוֹהִי, lit. on him.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:7:2
[Rashi on Ezra 5:7:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:7:2)

**וְכִדְנָה כְּתִיב בְּגַוֵּהּ.** וְכָךְ הָיָה כָתוּב בְּתוֹכָהּ שֶׁל אִגֶּרֶת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and so was written in it** and so was written in the letter.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:7:3
[Rashi on Ezra 5:7:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:7:3)

**שְׁלָמָא כֹּלָּא.** כָּל הַשָּׁלוֹם יִהְיֶה לוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**all peace** All peace shall be his.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:8:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:8:1)

**יְדִיעַ לֶהֱוֵא לְמַלְכָּא.** דָּבָר יָדוּעַ יִהְיֶה לַמֶּלֶךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Let it be known to the king** Let it be a known thing to the king.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:8:2
[Rashi on Ezra 5:8:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:8:2)

**דִּי אֲזַלְנָא.** אֲשֶׁר הָלַכְנוּ אֶל אֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה הַמְּדִינָה לְבֵית אֱלוֹהַּ הַגָּדוֹל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**that we went** that we went to the land of the province of Judea, to the House of the great God.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:8:3
[Rashi on Ezra 5:8:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:8:3)

**וְהוּא מִתְבְּנֵא.** וְהוּא הַבַּיִת בָּנוּי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and it is built** And it, the House, is built.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:8:4
[Rashi on Ezra 5:8:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:8:4)

**גָּלָל.** מַרְמְרָ״א בְּלַעַ״ז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**marble** Aram. גְּלָּל (marmre in Old French), marble.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:8:5
[Rashi on Ezra 5:8:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:8:5)

**וְאָע מִתְּשָׂם בְּכֻתְלַיָּא.** וְעֵצִים נְתוּנִים וּמְשׂוּמִים בַּכְּתָלִים כְּדֵי לְהַחֲזִיק הַבִּנְיָן לְמַעַן יַעֲמֹד יָמִים רַבִּים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and wood is laid in the walls** And wood is placed in the walls to reinforce the building in order that it endure for a long time.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:8:6
[Rashi on Ezra 5:8:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:8:6)

**וַעֲבִידְתָא דָךְ.** וּמְלָאכָה זֹאת:


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:8:7
[Rashi on Ezra 5:8:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:8:7)

**אָסְפַּרְנָא מִתְעַבְדָא.** מְהֵרָה הָיְתָה נַעֲשֵׂית:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**was done quickly** Aram. אָסְפַּרְנָא מִתְעַבְדָה, was done quickly.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:8:8
[Rashi on Ezra 5:8:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:8:8)

**אָסְפַּרְנָא.** אֶפַנְטוֹמִינְשׁ בְּלַעַ״ז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
אָסְפַּרְנָא is (espleytosement in Old French), rapidly.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:8:9
[Rashi on Ezra 5:8:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:8:9)

**וּמַצְלַח בִּידְהוֹם.** וְהֻצְלַח מַעֲשֶׂה זֶה בִּידֵיהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and they succeeded at it** Aram. וּמַצְלַח בְּיֶדְהם. And this work was successful in their hands.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:9:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:9:1)

**אֱדַיִן.** אָז כְּשֶׁרָאִינוּ הַבִּנְיָן שָׁאַלְנוּ לַזְּקֵנִים הָאֵלֶּה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Then** When we saw the building, we asked these elders.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:9:2
[Rashi on Ezra 5:9:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:9:2)

**כְּנֵמָא אֲמַרְנָא לְהוֹם.** כַּאֲשֶׁר נֶאֱמַר בְּסָמוּךְ אָמַרְנוּ אֲלֵיהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**as follows we said to them** As we will say immediately following, we said to them.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:9:3
[Rashi on Ezra 5:9:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:9:3)

**מַן שָׂם לְכֹם.** מִי שָׂם לָכֶם דְּבַר הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה לִבְנוֹתוֹ, וּכְתָלִים הַלָּלוּ לִיסֹד?

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Who issued to you** Who issued to you the authorization to build this house and to found these walls?


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:9:4
[Rashi on Ezra 5:9:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:9:4)

**וְאֻשַּׁרְנָא.** בִּנְיַן חוֹמַת לְבֵנִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and...wall** the building of a wall of bricks.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:10:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:10:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:10:1)

**וְאַף שְׁמָהַתְּהוֹם.** וְאַף שְׁמוֹתָם שֶׁל בּוֹנִים רָאשֵׁי הַבִּנְיָן שָׁאַלְנוּ לָהֶם כְּדֵי לְהוֹדִיעֲךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**also...their names** We also asked them the names of the builders, the heads of the construction, in order to let you know.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:10:2
[Rashi on Ezra 5:10:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:10:2)

**דִּי נִכְתּוֹב.** אֲשֶׁר נִכְתּוֹב שְׁמוֹת הָאֲנָשִׁים אֵלֶיךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**that we should write** that we should write to you the names of the men.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:10:3
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**דִּי בְרָאשֵׁיהֹם.** אֲשֶׁר בְּעַצְמָם וּבִרְשׁוּתָם קָמוּ לִבְנוֹת הַבַּיִת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**who are at their head** in whose counsel and authorization they arose to build the House.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:11:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:11:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:11:1)

**וּכְנֵמָא פִתְגָמָא.** כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר הַדָּבָר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And as follows** Aram. וּכְנֵמָא, as we shall state the matter.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:11:2
[Rashi on Ezra 5:11:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:11:2)

**הֲתִיבוּנָא.** הָשִׁיבוּ לָנוּ דָּבָר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**they gave us a reply** They answered us a word.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:11:3
[Rashi on Ezra 5:11:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:11:3)

**אֲנַחְנָא הִמּוֹ.** אֲנַחְנוּ הֵם עַבְדָיו שֶׁל אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**We are** We are the servants of the God of the heavens and the earth.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:11:4
[Rashi on Ezra 5:11:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:11:4)

**וּבִנְיַן בַּיְתָא.** וַאֲנַחְנוּ בּוֹנִין הַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר הָיָה בָּנוּי קוֹדֶם לָכֵן שָׁנִים רַבּוֹת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and we are building the House** And we are building the House that was built many years ago.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:11:5
[Rashi on Ezra 5:11:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:11:5)

**וּמֶלֶךְ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל רַב.** וּמֶלֶךְ גָּדוֹל שֶׁהָיָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא שְׁלֹמֹה הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּנָה אוֹתוֹ וְיִסַּד אוֹתוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and a great king of Israel** And a great king that Israel had, viz. King Solomon, built it and founded it.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:12:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:12:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:12:1)

**לָהֵן.** וְעַכְשָׁיו מִפְּנֵי אֲשֶׁר הִכְעִיסוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לֵאלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם מָסַר אוֹתָם בְּיַד מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל הַכַּשְׂדִּי וְהַבַּיִת הַזֶּה הֶחֱרִיב וְאֶת הָעָם הִגְלָה לְבָבֶל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**But now** But now, since our forefathers angered the God of the heavens, He delivered them into the hands of the Chaldean king of Babylon, and he destroyed this House and exiled the people to Babylon.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:13:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:13:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:13:1)

**בְּרַם.** אַךְ בְּשָׁנָה אַחַת לְכוֹרֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל צִוָּה כוֹרֶשׁ בַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה לִבְנוֹת הַבַּיִת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**But** But in the first year of Cyrus, king of Babylon, Cyrus issued a command to build the House.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:14:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:14:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:14:1)

**וְאַף מָאנַיָּא.** כְּלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ שֶׁל כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב אֲשֶׁר הוֹצִיא נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר מִן הַהֵיכָל שֶׁבִּירוּשָׁלַיִם וְהוֹלִיכָם לְהֵיכָלוֹ שֶׁבְּבָבֶל, הוֹצִיא אוֹתָם כּוֹרֶשׁ מֵהֵיכַל מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל וּמְסָרָם לְיַד שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר דָּנִיֵּאל שֶׁשְּׁמוֹ כָּךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And also the vessels** the holy vessels of silver and gold, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the Temple that is in Jerusalem and brought to his temple that is in Babylon. Cyrus took them out of the temple of the king of Babylon and delivered them to the hand of Sheshbazzar—Daniel, who was called by that name.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:14:2
[Rashi on Ezra 5:14:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:14:2)

**וְהֵיבִיל הִמּוֹ.** וְהוֹלִיךְ אוֹתָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and brought them** [as translated,] and brought them.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:14:3
[Rashi on Ezra 5:14:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:14:3)

**הַנְפֵּק הִמּוֹ.** הוֹצִיא אוֹתָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**had taken out** [as translated,] had taken them out.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:14:4
[Rashi on Ezra 5:14:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:14:4)

**דִּי פֶחָה שְׁמֵהּ.** שֶׁהוּא הָיָה נָשִׂיא וּפַחַת, וְנִקְרָא שְׁמוֹ **פֶחָה**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**whom he appointed governor** for he was a prince and a governor and was called by the name governor.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:15:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:15:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:15:1)

**וַאֲמַר לֵהּ.** וְכָךְ אָמַר לוֹ כּוֹרֶשׁ לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר: אֵלֶּה הַכֵּלִים קַח וְלֵךְ וְהוֹרֵד אוֹתָם בַּהֵיכָל אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם וּבֵיתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא יְהֵא בָּנוּי עַל מְקוֹמוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And he said to him** And so did Cyrus say to Sheshbazzar, “Take these vessels and bring them down into the Temple that is in Jerusalem, and the House of the Holy One, blessed be He, shall be built on its place.”


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:16:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:16:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:16:1)

**אֱדַיִן.** אָז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**then** [as translated,] then.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:16:2
[Rashi on Ezra 5:16:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:16:2)

**שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר דָּךְ.** זֶה בָּא וְנָתַן כָּתְלֵי בֵּיתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם, וּמֵאָז וְעַד עַתָּה הָיָה הַבַּיִת בָּנוּי וְלֹא נִגְמַר הַבִּנְיָן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**this Sheshbazzar** Aram. דֵּךְ, came and built the walls of the House of the Holy One, blessed be He, that is in Jerusalem, and from then until now, the House has been built, but the building has not been completed.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:17:1
[Rashi on Ezra 5:17:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:17:1)

**וּכְעַן.** וְעַתָּה אִם עַל הַמֶּלֶךְ טוֹב יִהְיֶה הַדָּבָר יָדוּעַ וּמְבֻקָּר בְּבֵית גְּנָזָיו שֶׁל מֶלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר שָׁם בְּבָבֶל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And now** And now, if it pleases the king, let the matter be known and searched out in the king’s archives, which is located in Babylon.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:17:2
[Rashi on Ezra 5:17:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:17:2)

**הֵן אִיתַי.** אִם יֵשׁ הַמַּעֲשֶׂה הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר מִפִּי כּוֹרֶשׁ יָצָא דָּבָר לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת זֶה אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**whether it is so** whether this incident is so, that permission was issued by Cyrus to build this House, which is in Jerusalem.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:17:3
[Rashi on Ezra 5:17:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:17:3)

**וּרְעוּת מַלְכָּא.** רְצוֹן הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל כֵּן יִשְׁלַח אֵלֵינוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and the will of the king** And the will of the king concerning this he shall send to us.


###### Rashi on Ezra 5:17:4
[Rashi on Ezra 5:17:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/5:17:4)

**עֲלֵינָא.** אֵלֵינוּ. עַד כָּאן מִכְתַּב הָאִגֶּרֶת אֲשֶׁר שָׁלְחוּ תַּתְּנַי וּשְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to us** Aram. עֲלֶינָא, lit. on us. Until here is the text of the letter that Tattenai and Shethar-bozenai sent.