## Rashi on Nehemiah Chapter 13

###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:3:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:3:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:3:1)

**כָּל עֵרֶב.** כָּל תַּעֲרוֹבוֹת הָעוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת, כְּמוֹ ״וְגַם עֵרֶב רַב עָלָה אִתָּם״ (שמות יב:לח):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**all mixtures** Every mixture of heathens, like (Exodus 12:38): “A great mixed multitude (עֵרֶב רַב) also went up with them.”


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:4:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:4:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:4:1)

**וְלִפְנֵי מִזֶּה.** וּמִקֹּדֶם לָכֵן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Now prior to this** Heb. וְלִפְנֵי מִזֶה, before this.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:4:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:4:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:4:2)

**קָרוֹב לְטוֹבִיָּה.** אוֹתוֹ אֶלְיָשִׁיב הַכֹּהֵן הָיָה קָרוֹב לְטוֹבִיָּה חֲבֵרוֹ שֶׁל סַנְבַלַּט, וְנָתַן שָׁם הַכֹּהֵן כֵּלָיו שֶׁל טוֹבִיָּה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**was a kinsman of Tobiah** Eliashib the priest was a kinsman of Tobiah the companion of Sanballat, and the priest placed Tobiah’s vessels there.


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

**וַיַּעַשׂ.** אֶלְיָשִׁיב:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And he made** Eliashib [made].


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:5:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:5:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:5:2)

**לְפָנִים.** שָׁם הָיוּ נוֹתְנִים קֹדֶם שֶׁבָּאתִי לִירוּשָׁלָיִם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**in previous times** Before I came to Jerusalem, they would put [them] there.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:5:3
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:5:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:5:3)

**מִצְוַת הַלְוִיִּם.** מַתָּנוֹת הָרְאוּיוֹת לַלְוִיִּם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**which were ordained for the Levites** the gifts due the Levites.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:6:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:6:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:6:1)

**וּבְכָל זֶה.** וּבְכָל הַמַּעֲשֶׂה הַזֶּה **בָּאתִי אֶל הַמֶּלֶךְ** וְחָזַרְתִּי לְבָבֶל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Now with all this** during this entire episode. **I came to the king** when I returned to Babylon.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:6:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:6:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:6:2)

**נִשְׁאַלְתִּי.** שֶׁיִּתֵּן לִי רְשׁוּת לַעֲלוֹת לִירוּשָׁלַיִם וְלַחֲזוֹר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I requested of the king** to give me permission to go up and to return to Jerusalem.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:9:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:9:1)

**וָאֹמְרָה.** צִוִּיתִי לְטַהֵר, **וַיְטַהֲרוּ הַלְּשָׁכוֹת וְגוֹמֵר**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And I commanded** I commanded to purify it, and they purified the chambers, etc.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:10:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:10:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:10:1)

**מְנָיוֹת.** מָנוֹת (נחמיה ח:י):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**portions** Heb. מְנָיוֹת, [like] מָנוֹת.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:10:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:10:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:10:2)

**לֹא נִתָּנָה.** שֶׁלֹּא נָתְנוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל שָׁם הַמַּתָּנוֹת, וְעַל כֵּן בָּרְחוּ וְהָלְכוּ לָהֶם אָנָה וָאָנָה לִשְׁאֹל מַתְּנוֹתֵיהֶם, וְלֹא הָיוּ עוֹסְקִים כָּל כָּךְ בַּעֲבוֹדָתָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**had not been given** that the Israelites had not placed the gifts there, and because of that they fled and wandered here and there to ask for their gifts, and were not occupied as much with their service.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:11:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:11:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:11:1)

**וָאֶקְבְּצֵם.** קִבַּצְתִּי אֶת הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם לְהַעֲמִידָם עַל מִשְׁמַרְתָּם בַּעֲבוֹדָתָם, וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל הָיוּ מְבִיאִים לָהֶם שָׁם מַתְּנוֹתָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And I gathered them** I gathered the priests and the Levites to station them on their watches in their service, and all of Israel brought them their gifts there.


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

**כִּי נֶאֱמָנִים.** הָיוּ לַחֲלֹק הַמַּתָּנוֹת בֵּינֵיהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**for they were deemed trustworthy** to distribute the gifts among them [the Levites].


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:15:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:15:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:15:1)

**הָעֲרֵמוֹת.** אֲלֻמּוֹת שֶׁל תְּבוּאָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the stacks** sheaves of grain.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:15:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:15:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:15:2)

**וָאָעִיד.** הֵעִידוֹתִי בָּהֶם שֶׁלֹּא לַעֲשׂוֹת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and I warned** I warned them not to do it.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:15:3
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:15:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:15:3)

**בְּיוֹם מִכְרָם צָיִד.** בְּיוֹם שֶׁהָיוּ מוֹכְרִים מָזוֹן וְצַיִד, צַיִד כְּמוֹ ״וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם צֵידָה לַדֶּרֶךְ״ (בראשית מה:כא):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**on the day they sold provisions** On the day they were selling food and provisions. צָיִד, provisions, as (Gen. 45:21): “...and he gave them provision (צֵדָה) for the way.”


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:16:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:16:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:16:1)

**וְהַצּוֹרִים.** סוֹחֲרִים שֶׁל צוֹר מְבִיאִים דָּגִים לִמְכּוֹר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and the Tyrian** Merchants of Tyre would bring fish to sell.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:19:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:19:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:19:1)

**וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר צָלְלוּ.** כַּאֲשֶׁר נָטוּ הַצְּלָלִים שֶׁל עֶרֶב **שַׁבָּת** בַּשְּׁעָרִים (ירמיהו ו:ד), צִוִּיתִי לִסְגֹּר דַּלְתוֹת הָעִיר, שֶׁלֹּא יִפָּתְחוּ עַד אַחַר שַׁבָּת, שֶׁלֹּא יָבוֹאוּ הָרוֹכְלִים בָּעִיר לִמְכֹּר סְחוֹרָתָן, כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא יְחַלְּלוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת עַל יְדֵיהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Now it came to pass when the gates of Jerusalem cast shadows** When the shadows of the Sabbath eve fell on the gates, I ordered the doors of the city to be closed and not re-opened until after the Sabbath so that the traffickers would not enter the city to sell their merchandise and cause Israel to profane the Sabbath.


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

**וַיָּלִינוּ.** וְהָיוּ לָנִים הָרוֹכְלִים וְהַסּוֹחֲרִים בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת מִחוּץ לִירוּשָׁלַיִם פַּעַם אַחַת וּשְׁתֵּי פְעָמִים, כְּדֵי שֶׁיָּבוֹאוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְתֹּחַ הַשְּׁעָרִים וְלִקְנוֹת מֵהֶם בַּשַּׁבָּת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**So...lodged** The traffickers and the merchants lodged outside Jerusalem on the Sabbath once and twice so that the Children of Israel would open the gates and buy from them on the Sabbath.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:21:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:21:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:21:1)

**וָאֹמְרָה אֲלֵיהֶם.** הִתְרֵיתִי בְּאוֹתָם הָרוֹכְלִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and I said to them** I warned those traffickers.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:21:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:21:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:21:2)

**אִם תִּשְׁנוּ.** אִם תּוֹסִיפוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת פַּעַם שְׁנִיָּה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**If you repeat this** if you continue to do this a second time.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:21:3
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:21:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:21:3)

**מִן הָעֵת.** מִן אוֹתוֹ יוֹם וָהָלְאָה **לֹא בָאוּ בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Since that time** From that day on, they did not come on the Sabbath day.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:23:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:23:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:23:1)

**הוֹשִׁיבוּ נָשִׁים.** אֲשֶׁר נָשְׂאוּ לָהֶם נָשִׁים שֶׁל עוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**who had married** who had married heathen wives.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:24:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:24:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:24:1)

**חֲצִי מְדַבֵּר.** הַרְבֵּה מִבְּנֵיהֶם הָיוּ מְדַבְּרִים לְשׁוֹן **אַשְׁדּוֹדִית** כְּאִמּוֹתָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And half...were speaking** Many of their children spoke the Ashdodite language like their mothers.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:25:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:25:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:25:1)

**וָאַכֶּה.** נָתַתִּי לָהֶם מַלְקִיּוֹת לְהַלְקוֹתָם כְּדֵי לְהוֹכִיחָם וּלְהַזְכִּירָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and I struck** I gave them lashes in order to chastise them and remind them.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:26:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:26:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:26:1)

**גַּם אוֹתוֹ הֶחֱטִיאוּ.** כָּל שֶׁכֵּן שֶׁתִּהְיוּ חוֹטְאִים עַל יְדֵי נְשֵׁיכֶם שֶׁל עוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת, וְזֶהוּ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בְּסָמוּךְ **וְלָכֶם הֲנִשְׁמַע וְגוֹ׳** בִּתְמִיהָּה. כְּלוֹמַר: שְׁלֹמֹה מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל נִמְצָא חָטָא עַל יְדֵי נָשִׁים שֶׁל עוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת, וְאַתֶּם נְשָׂאתֶם נָשִׁים שֶׁל עוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת לִהְיוֹת חוֹטְאִין:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**caused him even to sin** If he sinned, how much more so is it certain that you will sin through your heathen wives! As is written in the next verse, “Shall we hearken, etc.?” i.e., Solomon was found sinning through his heathen wives, and you have married foreign wives in order to sin?


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:28:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:28:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:28:1)

**וּמִבְּנֵי יוֹיָדָע... חָתָן לְסַנְבַּלַּט.** אֶחָד **מִבְּנֵי יוֹיָדָע חָתָן לְסַנְבַּלַּט** צוֹרֵר הַיְּהוּדִים, וְהִבְרַחְתִּיהוּ **מֵעָלָי**, לְמַעַן לֹא יִהְיֶה רָגִיל בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם בִּשְׁבִיל חֲתָנוֹ, לִרְאוֹת אֶת הָעִיר וְאֶת מוֹצָאֶיהָ וְאֶת מוֹבָאֶיהָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And [one] of the sons of Joiada...was the son in law of Sanballat** One of the sons of Joiada was the son-in-law of Sanballat, the adversary of the Jews; thus, I drove him away from me so that he should not frequent Jerusalem because of his son-in-law, to see the city and the ways to enter and leave it.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:29:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:29:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:29:1)

**זָכְרָה לָהֶם.** הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Remember them** the good that they did.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:31:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:31:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:31:1)

**בְּעִתִּים.** לְעִתִּים הָיוּ כּוֹרְתִים עֵצִים לַמַּעֲרָכָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**at appointed times** They would cut wood for the altar pyre at appointed times.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 13:31:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 13:31:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/13:31:2)

**וְלַבִּכּוּרִים.** שֶׁהָיוּ מְבִיאִים בִּכּוּרִים בְּפֶרֶק אֶחָד, לְכָל דָּבָר וְדָבָר קָבַעְתִּי זְמַנּוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and concerning the first fruits** that they should bring the first fruits at a certain time; for each species I appointed its time.