## Rashi on Joshua Chapter 22 ###### Rashi on Joshua 22:7:1 [Rashi on Joshua 22:7:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/22:7:1) **וְגַם כִּי שִׁלְּחָם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ** לַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט הַמְנַשֶּׁה, כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁלַח אֶת בְּנֵי רְאוּבֵן וְגָד. **The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:** **Furthermore, when Yehoshua sent them off.** He sent off the half-tribe of Menashe in the same manner as he sent off the Bnei Reuvein and the Bnei Gad. ###### Rashi on Joshua 22:8:1 [Rashi on Joshua 22:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/22:8:1) **עִם אֲחֵיכֶם** בְּנֵי רְאוּבֵן וּבְנֵי גָּד, וְיֵשׁ פּוֹתְרִין: **עִם אֲחֵיכֶם** שֶׁנִּשְׁאֲרוּ לִשְׁמוֹר אֶת הֶעָרִים עִם הַנָּשִׁים וְהַטַּף, וְלֹא עָבְרוּ אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן עִם הַחֲלוּצִים, גַּם הֵם נָטְלוּ חֵלֶק בַּבִּזָּה. **The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:** **[Divide the spoils] with your brothers—** Referring to Bnei Gad and Bnei Reuvein. There are some who interpret “brothers” in referrence to those who remained behind to guard the cities and the women and children. [Even though] they did not cross the Jordan— with the armed division, nevertheless they received a share of the spoils.¹ footnotes: ¹ This practice was instituted by Avrohom. See Bereishis 14:24. Rashi comments there that Dovid learned from Avrohom’s action and established this as a tradition. ###### Rashi on Joshua 22:12:1 [Rashi on Joshua 22:12:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/22:12:1) **לַעֲלוֹת עֲלֵיהֶם לַצָּבָא** לְפִי שֶׁנֶּאֶסְרוּ הַבָּמוֹת מִשֶּׁנִּקְבַּע הַמִּשְׁכָּן בְּשִׁילֹה. **The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:** **To go up against them to war.** [They were prepared to do this] because בָּמוֹת were prohibited² or the *Beis ha Mikdosh.* These בָּמוֹת were permitted during the period before the establishment of the Mishkan, but were prohibited so long as the Mishkan was intact. They were considered a threat to the unity of the Klal Yisroel and to the centrality of the Mishkan. once the *Mishkan* was established at Shiloh. footnotes: ² The term בָּמוֹת is used to describe any type of altar used for sacrifices except the altar of the Mishkan ###### Rashi on Joshua 22:19:1 [Rashi on Joshua 22:19:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/22:19:1) **אִם טְמֵאָה אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶם** שֶׁלֹּא בָּחַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְהַשְׁרוֹת בָּהּ שְׁכִינָתוֹ. **The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:** **If the land of Your posession is impure.** Since the Holy blessed is He, did not choose to rest His Presence there. ###### Rashi on Joshua 22:19:2 [Rashi on Joshua 22:19:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/22:19:2) **וְאֹתָנוּ אַל תִּמְרֹדוּ** כְּמוֹ: וּבָנוּ אַל תִּמְרוֹדוּ. **The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:** **Do not rebel against us.**—וְאוֹתָנוּ אַל תִּמְרדוּ This is the same as—וּבָּנוּ אַל תִּמְרדוּ ###### Rashi on Joshua 22:22:1 [Rashi on Joshua 22:22:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/22:22:1) **אֵל אֱלֹהִים ה'** אֵל כָּל הָאֱלֹהִים הוּא ה' הַיּוֹדֵעַ כִּי לֹא בְּמֶרֶד וְגוֹמֵר, וּכְשֶׁכָּפַל לוֹמַר שְׁתֵּי פְּעָמִים אֱלֹהִים, בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וּבָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. **The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:** **Almighty God is Adonoy.** He is God over all divine beings. He is Adonoy, Who knows that our intent was not rebellion etc. By repeating this declaration twice, [they declared] that He is God in this world and in the World to Come. ###### Rashi on Joshua 22:22:2 [Rashi on Joshua 22:22:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/22:22:2) **אַל תּוֹשִיעֵנוּ** כְּלַפֵּי שְׁכִינָה אָמְרוּ. **The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:** **Do not save us this day.** They said this to His Divine Presence. ###### Rashi on Joshua 22:23:1 [Rashi on Joshua 22:23:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/22:23:1) **הוּא יְבַקֵּשׁ** יִפָּרַע מִמֶּנּוּ. **The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:** **Let Him prosecute**—Let him punish us. ###### Rashi on Joshua 22:24:1 [Rashi on Joshua 22:24:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/22:24:1) **מִדְּאָגָה מִדָּבָר** מֵחֲמַת דַּאֲגַת יִרְאַת דְּבַר חֶרְפָּה עָשִׂינוּ, כְּמָה שֶׁמְּפֹרָשׁ פֶּן יֹאמְרוּ בְּנֵיכֶם מָחָר לְחָרֵף אֶת בָּנֵינוּ, כְּשֶׁיֵּלְכוּ לְהַקְרִיב בְּמִשְכַּן שִׁילֹה, שֶׁמָּא יֹאמְרוּ מַה לָּכֶם וְלַה', וַהֲלֹא גְּבוּל נָתַן בֵּינֵינוּ וּבֵינֵיכֶם אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן, זוֹ דָּאַגְנוּ וְעָשִׂינוּ. כָּל 'דְּאָגָה' שֶׁבַּמִּקְרָא לְשׁוֹן יִרְאָה הוּא, כְּמוֹ (ירמיהו לח יט): אֲנִי דּוֹאֵג אֶת הַיְּהוּדִים, דְּצִדְקִיָּהוּ. **The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:** **Our anxiety of this.** Because of anxiety, and the fear of insulting words, have we done this, as is further explained in the Scripture: ‘Lest tomorrow your children will say,’ Lest they insult our children— when they go to bring sacrifices in the *Mishkan* at Shiloh— lest they say to them, ‘What have you to do with Adonoy?’ Did he not set a boundary between us and you, namely, the Jordan. This was our fear and thus we made it. Every word, דְּאָגָה, found in Scripture expresses fear, similar to, “I am concerned [fear] that the Jews etc.” [These were the words] of Tzidkiahu.³ footnotes: ³ See Yirmiahu 38:19. King Tzidkiahu was concerned that the Jews that had been captured by the Kasdim would betray him and he too would fall into their hands. ###### Rashi on Joshua 22:27:1 [Rashi on Joshua 22:27:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/22:27:1) **כִּי עֵד הוּא** שֶׁלֹּא סִילַּקְנוּ עַצְמֵנוּ מִתּוֹרַת מִזְבֵּחַ. **The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:** **Rather it will bear witness** that we have not withdrawn ourselves from the law governing the altar. ###### Rashi on Joshua 22:33:1 [Rashi on Joshua 22:33:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/22:33:1) **וַיְבָרְכוּ אֱלֹהִים** (תַּרְגּוּם:) וְאוֹדִיאוּ קֳדָם ה' בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. **The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:** **And they the Bnei Yisroel blessed God.** The Bnei Yisroel thanked Adonoy.⁴ footnotes: ⁴ Rashi here quotes Targum Yonasan, who feels that it is more appropriate to say that they thanked God, rather than blessed Him. ###### Rashi on Joshua 22:34:1 [Rashi on Joshua 22:34:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/22:34:1) **וַיִּקְרְאוּ בְּנֵי רְאוּבֵן וּבְנֵי גָד לַמִּזְבֵּחַ כִּי עֵד הוּא** הֲרֵי זֶה מִן הַמִּקְרָאוֹת הַקְּצָרִים, וְצָרִיךְ לְהוֹסִיף בּוֹ תֵּיבָה אַחַת: וַיִּקְרְאוּ בְּנֵי רְאוּבֵן וּבְנֵי גָד לַמִּזְבֵּחַ עֵד. **The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:** **And the Bnei Reuvein and Bnei Gad called the altar, for it is a witness.** This is one of the shortened verses. One more word should have been added: And the Bnei Reuven and Bnei Gad called the altar ‘*witness,*’ [for it is etc.]