## Rashi on Isaiah Chapter 58

###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:1:1
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**וְהַגֵּד לְעַמִּי פִּשְׁעָם.** אֵלּוּ תַּלְמִידֵי חֲכָמִים, שֶׁכָּל שִׁגְגָתָם פֶּשַׁע, שֶׁשִּׁגְגַת תַּלְמוּד עוֹלָה זָדוֹן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and relate to My people their transgression** These are the Torah scholars, whose every inadvertent sin is counted as a transgression, for an error in study is accounted as an intentional sin.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:1:2
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**וּלְבֵית יַעֲקֹב חַטֹּאתָם.** אֵלּוּ עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ, שֶׁאַף זְדוֹנָם שְׁגָגָה (בבא מציעא לג ב):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and to the house of Jacob their sins** These are the ignorant people, whose willful sins, are accounted inadvertent.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:2:1
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**וְאוֹתִי יוֹם יוֹם יִדְרֹשׁוּן.** כְּעִנְיָן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וַיְפַתּוּהוּ בְּפִיהֶם״ (תהלים עח:לו):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Yet they seek Me daily** Like the matter that is stated (Ps. 78:36): “And they beguiled Him with their mouth.”


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:2:2
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**וְדַעַת דְּרָכַי יֶחְפָּצוּן.** חֲפֵצִים לִשְׁאוֹל הוֹרָאוֹת לַחֲכָמִים, כְּאִלּוּ רוֹצִים לְקַיְּמָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and they wish to know My ways** They wish to ask instructions of the wise men as if they wished to fulfill them.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:2:3
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**כְּגוֹי אֲשֶׁר צְדָקָה עָשָׂה וגו׳.** כָּךְ שׁוֹאֲלִים אוֹתִי תָּמִיד מִשְׁפַּט צֶדֶק, וְאֵין דַּעְתָּם לְקַיְּמָם. וּכְשֶׁהֵן צָמִים וְאֵין נַעֲנִין, אוֹמְרִים: **לָמָּה צַמְנוּ וְלֹא רָאִיתָ**? וַאֲנִי אוֹמֵר: **הֵן בְּיוֹם צוֹמְכֶם תִּמְצְאוּ חֵפֶץ** – כָּל חֶפְצֵי צָרְכֵיכֶם אַתֶּם עֲמֵלִים לִמְצוֹא, וְאַף בְּגָזֵל וְחָמָס:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**like a nation that performed righteousness, etc.** In this manner they constantly ask Me ordinances of righteousness, but they do not intend to fulfill them, and when they fast and are not answered, they say, “Why have we fasted, and You did not see?” But I say, “Behold, on the day of your fast you pursue business,” all the affairs of your necessities you toil to pursue, even robbery and violence.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:3:1
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**וְכָל עַצְּבֵיכֶם.** בַּעֲלֵי חוֹב שֶׁלָּכֶם, הַנֶּעֱצָבִים עַל יֶדְכֶם, אַתֶּם נוֹגְשִׂים אוֹתָם **בְּיוֹם צֹמְכֶם**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and [from] all your debtors** Heb. עַצְּבֵיכֶם [lit. your griefs.] Your debtors, who are grieved because of you, you exact payment from them on the day of your fast.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:4:1
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**לֹא תָצוּמוּ כַיּוֹם.** כְּמִשְׁפַּט הַיּוֹם, לִשְׁבּוֹר לְבַבְכֶם כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּשָּׁמַע **קוֹלְכֶם בַּמָּרוֹם**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Do not fast like this day** like the manner of this day, to break your hearts in order that your voice be heard on high.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:5:1
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**הֲלָכֹף.** הֵ״א זוֹ תְּמִיהָא, כְּלוֹמַר: שֶׁמָּא **לָכֹף כְּאַגְמוֹן רֹאשׁוֹ** אֲנִי צָרִיךְ? **אַגְמוֹן** הוּא כְּמִין מַחַט כָּפוּף, וְצָדִין בּוֹ דָּגִים וְקוֹרִין לוֹ איי״ם בלע״ז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Is it to bend** Heb. הֲלָכֹף. This ‘hey’ is the interrogative. That is to say, “Perhaps I require bending the head like a fishhook (כְּאַגְמֹן)?” אַגְמֹן is a sort of bent needle with which they catch fish, and they call it ajjm in O.F.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:5:2
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**הֲלָזֶה תִּקְרָא צוֹם.** לְשׁוֹן תְּמִיהָא, לְפִיכָךְ הַהֵ״א נְקוּדָה חֲטַף פַּתַּח:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Will you call this a fast** Heb. הֲלָזֶה. An interrogative form. Therefore, the ‘hey’ is punctuated with a ‘hataf-pattah.’


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:6:1
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**חַרְצֻבּוֹת.** לְשׁוֹן קִשּׁוּר וְאִסּוּר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**fetters** Heb. חַרְצֻבּוֹת, an expression of tying and binding.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:6:2
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**מוֹטָה.** הַטָּיַת מִשְׁפָּט:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**perverseness** Heb. מוֹטָה, perversion of justice.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:6:3
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**וְכָל מוֹטָה תְּנַתֵּקוּ.** תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: ״וְכָל דִּין מַסְטֵי תְּסַלְּקוּן״:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and all perverseness you shall eliminate** Heb. וְכָל מוֹטָה תְּנַתֵּקוּ. Jonathan renders: And all perversion of justice you shall eliminate.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:7:1
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**וַעֲנִיִּים מְרוּדִים.** נֶאֱנָחִים וְנֶאֱנָקִים עַל צָרָתָם, כְּגוֹן ״עָנְיִי וּמְרוּדִי״ (איכה ג:יט), ״אָרִיד בְּשִׂיחִי״ (תהלים נה:ג):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**moaning poor** Heb. מְרוּדִים. Sighing and moaning about their distress. Comp. (Lam. 3:19) “my affliction and my sighing (וּמְרוּדִי)”; (Ps. 55:3) “I mourn (אָרִיד) in my grief.”


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:7:2
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**וּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ.** וּמִקְּרוֹבְךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and from your flesh** And from your kinsman.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:8:1
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**יִבָּקַע כַּשַּׁחַר.** כְּעַמּוּד הַשַּׁחַר הַבּוֹקֵעַ בֶּעָבִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**as the dawn** Like the ray of dawn that breaks through the clouds.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:8:2
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**וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ מְהֵרָה.** וּרְפוּאָתְךָ מְהֵרָה, כְּמוֹ ״אַעֲלֶה אֲרֻכָה לָךְ״ (ירמיהו ל:יז):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and your healing** Heb. וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ, and your healing shall quickly sprout. Comp. (Jer. 30:17) “I will bring up healing (אֲרֻכָה) for you.”


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:10:1
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**וְתָפֵק לָרָעֵב נַפְשֶׁךָ.** בְּתַנְחוּמֵי דְּבָרִים טוֹבִים (בבא בתרא ט ב):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And you draw out your soul to the hungry** with consolations of good words.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:11:1
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**בְּצַחְצָחוֹת.** בְּעֵת צִמָּאוֹן וּבַצּוֹרֶת; כָּךְ תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**in drought** Heb. בְּצַחְצָחוֹת, at the time of thirst and drought. So did Jonathan render.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:11:2
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**יַחֲלִיץ.** יְזַיֵּן, כְּמוֹ ״חֲלוּצֵי צָבָא״ (במדבר לא:ה):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**strengthen** Heb. יַחֲלִיף [lit. arm.] Comp. (Num. 31:5) “Armed (חֲלוּצֵי) for war.”


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:12:1
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**מְשׁוֹבֵב נְתִיבוֹת לָשָׁבֶת.** תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: ״מְתִיב רַשִׁיעַיָּא לְאוֹרַיְיתָא״:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**restorer of the paths, to dwell in** Heb. מְשׁוֹבֵב. Jonathan renders: restorer of the wicked to the Torah.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:12:2
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**מְשׁוֹבֵב.** כְּמוֹ ׳מֵשִׁיב׳:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
מְשׁוֹבֵב is like מֵשִׁיב, restores.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:12:3
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**לָשָׁבֶת.** לְיִשּׁוּבוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to dwell**, to the Torah, which insures the settlement of the world.


###### Rashi on Isaiah 58:14:1
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**נַחֲלַת יַעֲקֹב אָבִיךָ.** נַחֲלָה בְּלֹא מְצָרִים, כְּמָה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וּפָרַצְתָּ יָמָּה וָקֵדְמָה וְגוֹ׳״ (בראשית כח:יד). לֹא כְּאַבְרָהָם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית יג:טו) ״הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה רוֹאֶה״. וְיַעֲקֹב שָׁמַר אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית לג:יח) ״וַיִּחַן אֶת פְּנֵי הָעִיר״, שֶׁקָּבַע תְּחוּמִין עִם דִּמְדּוּמֵי חַמָּה. כָּךְ פֵּרֵשׁ רַבִּי שִׁמְשׁוֹן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the heritage of Jacob your father** An inheritance without boundaries, as it is said (Gen. 28: 14): “And you shall spread to the west and to the east, etc.” Not like Abraham, about whom it is stated (ibid. 13:15): “The land that you see...” And Jacob indeed kept the Sabbath, as it is said (ibid. 33: 18): “And he encamped before the city,” i.e., he established the Sabbath limits at twilight. So did Rabbi Samson explain it.