## The Third Beit HaMikdash, The Closing Ode

###### The Third Beit HaMikdash, The Closing Ode 1
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וְעָלַי לְהוֹדוֹת בְּשִׁירֵי יְדִידוֹת, לְמַשְׂכִּילֵי חֲמוּדוֹת, בְּבִנְיְנֵי עֲתִידוֹת

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
The charm of the original ode lies in how *Tosafos Yom Tov* skillfully evoked subtle poetic allusions to well-loved Biblical verses and Midrashic phrases, whose pictorial and spiritual associations cannot be conjured up by their equivalents in any other language. In the tradition of the early medieval *paytanim,* or liturgical poets, our author’s contrived verbal riddles challenge the reader to navigate his way by following the above-described clues to his classical sources. Interestingly, the initial Hebrew letters of all the stanzas together spell the author’s name. In addition, every line ends with the letter *yud* – not to signify the first person, but to create a mesmerizing rhyme scheme.


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**יָ**דַי אֱמוּנָה, לָאֵל הָעוֹנֶה בְיוֹם קָרָאתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
My hands trust Him Who responds when I call upon Him,


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**וְ**אֵלָיו בַּקָּשָׁתִי, שְׁאֵלָתִי וּדְרִישָׁתִי, יַרְבֶּה סְלִיחָתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
When I beg and request and plead that He forgive in abundance,


###### The Third Beit HaMikdash, The Closing Ode 4
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**מֵ**עֲוֹנֹתַי נִכְלַמְתִּי, חָטָאתִי אָשַׁמְתִּי, פְּשָׁעַי הִרְבֵּתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
For I am abashed by my transgressions: I have sinned, and am guilty of numerous iniquities.¹ 43:10, which associates the feelings of shame for one’s sins with knowledge of the Future *Beis HaMikdash*.

footnotes:
¹ See Yechezkel


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**טֶ**רֶם אֶקְרָא, שְׂפָתַי אֶפְרַע מֵה' נַעֲנֵיתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
Even before I called and opened my lips, He answered me;² 65:24.

footnotes:
² Cf. Yeshayahu


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**וּ**מִשְׁאֲלוֹת לְבָבִי, אֱלֹקֵי אָבִי הָיָה בְעֶזְרָתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
The God of my father stood by me for my heart’s requests;


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**בִּ**ינָה חָנָּנִי, מַדָּע זְבָדָנִי, הִשְׂכִּיל אוֹתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
He graced me with understanding, granted me knowledge, and made me wise.


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**הָ**הָר חָמַד, אִישׁ עָמַד, מָדַד גְּבוּלָתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
A man who loved the Temple Mount stood here and measured its bounds.


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**נְ**חֹשֶׁת מַרְאֵהוּ, פָּתִיל בְּיָדֵהוּ, וּקְנֵה מִדָּתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
He shone like copper, and his hand held a flaxen cord and a measuring rod.³ 40:3.

footnotes:
³ See Yechezkel


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**קָ**רָא לַנָּבִיא, רְאֵה אָבִי, אוֹתְךָ הֵבֵאתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
God called the prophet Yechezkel: “Behold, O venerable one! I have brought you here


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**רֹ**חַב הַגְּבוּל, מָעוֹן וּזְבוּל, לְרַחֵק טֻמְאָתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
To measure the bounds of My home and abode, to banish impurity


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**אֶ**שְׁכֹּן לְעוֹלָם, וְזֶה הַחִלָּם, לַעֲשׂוֹת פְּקֻדָּתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
So that I may dwell here forever – here, where they began to fulfill My commands.”⁴ 43:9. As *Tosafos Yom Tov* explains in the introduction, the repentance of the Jewish people and their observance of God’s commands will cause the Divine presence to rest in the Future *Beis HaMikdash* forever.

footnotes:
⁴ See Yechezkel


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**לְ**שַׁעַר הָאִיתוֹן, בָּא רִאשׁוֹן, וְי"ב מַעֲלוֹתָי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
The prophet first came to the Gate of Eison⁵ 40:15 and sec. 2 above. and to the twelve stairs,⁶ 40:6 and sec. 2 above.

footnotes:
⁵ See Yechezkel
⁶ See Yechez­kel


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**יַ**רְאֵהוּ אוּלָם, תָּאִים וְאֵילִם, וַאֲטוּמִים חַלּוֹנוֹתָי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
And God showed him the entrance hall and the cells and the pillars and the narrow windows.⁷ 40:6-11, 14-16, and sections 4-7 above.

footnotes:
⁷ See Yechezkel


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**פְּ**נֵי הַצָּפוֹן, דָּרוֹם סְפוֹן, שְׁעָרִים לְעֻמָּתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
Gates were positioned throughout the northern and southern facades.


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**מָ**דַד אוֹתָם, וַתְּהִי דֻגְמָתָם, כָּרִאשׁוֹן לְבִיאָתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
He measured them, and they were like the one at the first entrance,⁸ 40:23-24 and sections 9-10 above.

footnotes:
⁸ See Yechezkel


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**נִ**שְׁכּוֹת שְׁלֹשִׁים, בְּגֹבַהּ חֲמִשִּׁים, עַל רִצְפָתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
With thirty chambers rising fifty cubits from the floor.⁹ 40:17 and sec. 12 above.

footnotes:
⁹ See Yechezkel


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**בְּ**אַרְבַּע מִקְצֹעוֹתָיו, קְטֻרוֹת חֲצֵרֹתָיו, לְבַשֵּׁל קָרְבְּנוֹתָי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
Smoke rose from the courtyard’s four corners, where God’s sacrifices were prepared,¹⁰ 46:22 and sec. 13 above.

footnotes:
¹⁰ See Yechezkel


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**נֶ**גֶד הַשְּׁעָרִים, לַפְּנִימִי מְיֻשָּׁרִים, כַּאֲשֶׁר הָרְאֵתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
Opposite the inner gates that were located as the prophet had been shown.


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**הַ**גְּדֶרֶת הֲגִינָה, לִפְנֵי הַשְּׁכִינָה, לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינוֹתָי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
Before the Divine presence he saw a platform for the conductor of His musical praises,¹¹ 42:12 and sec. 26 above.

footnotes:
¹¹ See Yechezkel


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**ר**וּם הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, וּבֵית הַמִּטְבְּחַיִם, לְזֶבַח זָבַחְתִּי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
And a high altar,¹² 40:47 and sec. 37 above. and carving space for the sacrifices that were offered;¹³ 40:39 and sec. 31 above.

footnotes:
¹² See Yechezkel
¹³ See Yechezkel


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**רָ**אֹה אוּלָמוֹת, וּלְשָׁכוֹת רָמוֹת, לִמְשָׁרְתֵי בֵיתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
He saw chambers aloft, and compartments for those who serve in this House.¹⁴ 42:13 and sec. 71 above.

footnotes:
¹⁴ See Yechezkel


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**נְ**תִיבוֹת הָאוּלָם, וְאַתִּיקָיו לְמוּלָם, וּשְׁתֵּי עַמּוּדוֹתַי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
Facing them, he saw the walkways of the Entrance Hall, with its corridors¹⁵ 41:15 and sec. 50 above. and two mighty columns:¹⁶ 40:48-49 and sections 47-48 above.

footnotes:
¹⁵ See Yechezkel
¹⁶ See Yechezkel


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**תַּ**בְנִית הֵיכַל, פִּשְׁפָּשִׁים לַאֲמַרְכָּלִים, סַפִּיר גִּזְרָתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
The entire structure of the Sanctuary, with its wicket entrances¹⁷ 44:1-2 and sec. 52 above. for the men in charge, engraved like sapphire.

footnotes:
¹⁷ See Yechezkel


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**נִ**כְנָס בִּלְחָשִׁים, לְקֹדֶשׁ קָּדָשִׁים, חֶדֶר הוֹרָתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
Here the High Priest stepped whispering into the Holy of Holies,¹⁸ 41:4 and sec. 59 above. the chamber of my birth.

footnotes:
¹⁸ See Yechezkel


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**זָ**הָב טוּחַ, כְּרוּב מָשׁוּחַ, עֲלֵי קִירוֹתָי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
Its gold-paneled walls were ornamented with cherubs;


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**לִ**כְפִיר וְתִימוֹרָה, חָקוּק צוּרָה, עַל דַּלְתוֹתָי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
its doors were engraved with young lions and palm trees.¹⁹ 41:18-20.

footnotes:
¹⁹ See Yechezkel


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**לְ**ג' צְלָעוֹת, בַּהֵיכָל קְבוּעוֹת, כְּאֹהֶל יְרִיעוֹתָי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
On the three sides of the Sanctuary were side-chambers,²⁰ 41:5-7 and sec. 65 above. affixed in it like the curtains of a tent.

footnotes:
²⁰ See Yechezkel


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**וּ**לְעֻמָּתָן הַלְּשָׁכוֹת, בְּכ' מְשׁוּכוֹת, וּבַקָּדִים לְחַצְרוֹתָי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
And facing them twenty cubits away were chambers;²¹ 41:10 and sec. 70 above. and to the east of the courtyard,

footnotes:
²¹ See Yechezkel


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**יַ**רְכָתַיִם יָמָּה, יְבַשְּׁלוּ שָׁמָּה, הַכֹּהֲנִים חַטֹּאתָי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
Extending to the west, the *kohanim* prepared the sin-offerings.


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**הֵ**ן אֵלֶּה, לָעַד סֶלָה, הֵם עֵדוֹתָי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
These sights will always remain my evidence of the Holy Temple


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**עֲ**דֵי יִבָּנֶה, תִּשְׁכֹּן הַשְּׁכִינָה, לְעוֹלָם בְּמַחֲנוֹתָי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
Until it is rebuilt and the Divine presence will forever abide in our midst,


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**לְ**הָחִישׁ מָשִׁיחַ, וְאֵלִיָּה הַשָּׁלִיחַ, יְבַשֵּׂר גְּאֻלָּתִי

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
Hastening the arrival of *Mashiach*, and of the messenger Eliyahu, who will proclaim our Redemption,


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**רָ**מַז תְּחִיַּת, בִּוְעָשׂוּ אוֹתָם, וִיקוּמוּן נְבֵלָתִי.

**The Third Beis HaMikdash, trans. by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, Moznaim Pub Corp. 2016:**
with the Resurrection of which the prophet speaks, when the dead bodies will arise.


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על ידי המחוק"ק אברהם בן לא"א מהר"ר משה שליט"א היום יום ה' ח' ימים בחוד' תמוז שס"ב לפ"ק.