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Ezra Chapter 1

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וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת אַחַ֗ת לְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס לִכְל֥וֹת דְּבַר־יְהֹוָ֖ה מִפִּ֣י יִרְמְיָ֑ה הֵעִ֣יר יְהֹוָ֗ה אֶת־ר֙וּחַ֙ כֹּ֣רֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־פָּרַ֔ס וַיַּֽעֲבֶר־קוֹל֙ בְּכׇל־מַלְכוּת֔וֹ וְגַם־בְּמִכְתָּ֖ב לֵאמֹֽר׃

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

Now in the first year of Koresh king of Paras, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Yirmeya might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Koresh king of Paras, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And in the first year of Koresh, king of Paras, at the consummation of the word of the L-rd by the mouth of Jeremiah [viz. Jeremiah 29:10], the L-rd roused the spirit [i.e., the will] of Koresh, king of Paras, and he proclaimed throughout his kingdom, and [he issued the proclamation] in writing, too:

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֗ר כֹּ֚רֶשׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס כֹּ֚ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ נָ֣תַן לִ֔י יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְהֽוּא־פָקַ֤ד עָלַי֙ לִבְנֽוֹת־ל֣וֹ בַ֔יִת בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

Thus says Koresh king of Paras, The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has charged me to build him a house at Yerushalayim, which is in Yehuda.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

"Thus says Koresh, king of Paras: All the kingdoms of the earth have been given me by the L-rd, the G-d of the heavens. And He has commanded me [(by Isaiah, the prophet, viz. Isaiah 44:28 and 45:1)] to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

מִֽי־בָכֶ֣ם מִכׇּל־עַמּ֗וֹ יְהִ֤י אֱלֹהָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וְיַ֕עַל לִירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּיהוּדָ֑ה וְיִ֗בֶן אֶת־בֵּ֤ית יְהֹוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל ה֥וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

Whoever is among you of all his people, let his God be with him, and let him go up to Yerushalayim, which is in Yehuda, and build the house of the Lord God of Yisra᾽el; (he is the God,) which is in Yerushalayim.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

Whoever of you is [(one)] of all his people, may his G-d be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah. And let him build the house of the L-rd, the G-d of Israel. He is the G-d who is in Jerusalem.

וְכׇל־הַנִּשְׁאָ֗ר מִֽכׇּל־הַמְּקֹמוֹת֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר ה֣וּא גָֽר־שָׁם֒ יְנַשְּׂא֙וּהוּ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י מְקֹמ֔וֹ בְּכֶ֥סֶף וּבְזָהָ֖ב וּבִרְכ֣וּשׁ וּבִבְהֵמָ֑ה עִ֨ם־הַנְּדָבָ֔ה לְבֵ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And whoever remains in any place where he sojourns, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, besides the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Yerushalayim.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And every [Jew] who remains [(in his place)] of all the places where he may live, [lacking the wherewithal to go up to Jerusalem)], the people of his place [(even the non-Jews)] shall bestow upon him silver, gold, goods, and beasts with [their] gift to the house of G-d which is in Jerusalem."

וַיָּק֜וּמוּ רָאשֵׁ֣י הָאָב֗וֹת לִֽיהוּדָה֙ וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם לְכֹ֨ל הֵעִ֤יר הָאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־רוּח֔וֹ לַעֲל֣וֹת לִבְנ֔וֹת אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהֹוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

Then rose up the chiefs of the fathers’ houses of Yehuda and Binyamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had stirred to go up to build the house of the Lord which is in Yerushalayim.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And there rose up the heads of the fathers' [houses] of [the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin and the priests and the Levites, with all whose spirit G-d had roused to go up to build the house of the L-rd in Jerusalem.

וְכׇל־סְבִיבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ חִזְּק֣וּ בִֽידֵיהֶ֔ם בִּכְלֵי־כֶ֧סֶף בַּזָּהָ֛ב בָּרְכ֥וּשׁ וּבַבְּהֵמָ֖ה וּבַמִּגְדָּנ֑וֹת לְבַ֖ד עַל־כׇּל־הִתְנַדֵּֽב׃{פ}

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And all they who were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And all [the peoples] around them strengthened them with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with beasts, and with confections, aside from all their donations [(to the Temple itself)].

וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ כּ֔וֹרֶשׁ הוֹצִ֖יא אֶת־כְּלֵ֣י בֵית־יְהֹוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הוֹצִ֤יא נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔͏ִם וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם בְּבֵ֥ית אֱלֹהָֽיו׃

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

Also Koresh the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord, which Nevukhadneżżar had brought out of Yerushalayim, and had put them in the house of his gods;

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And King Koresh brought out all the vessels of the house of the L-rd which Nevuchadnezzar had taken out from Jerusalem and had placed in the house of his god.

וַיּֽוֹצִיאֵ֗ם כּ֚וֹרֶשׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס עַל־יַ֖ד מִתְרְדָ֣ת הַגִּזְבָּ֑ר וַֽיִּסְפְּרֵם֙ לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֔ר הַנָּשִׂ֖יא לִיהוּדָֽה׃{ס}

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

those did Koresh king of Paras bring out by the hand of Mitredat the treasurer, and counted them out to Sheshbażżar, the prince of Yehuda.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And Koresh, king of Paras, had them brought out by Mithradath the treasurer, and he counted them out to Sheshbatzar [(Daniel)], the prince of Judah.

וְאֵ֖לֶּה מִסְפָּרָ֑ם אֲגַרְטְלֵ֨י זָהָ֜ב שְׁלֹשִׁ֗ים אֲגַרְטְלֵי־כֶ֙סֶף֙ אָ֔לֶף מַחֲלָפִ֖ים תִּשְׁעָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃{ס}

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And this is the number of them: thirty basins of gold, a thousand basins of silver, twenty nine knives,

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And this is their number: golden vessels, thirty; silver vessels, one thousand, knives, twenty-nine;

כְּפוֹרֵ֤י זָהָב֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֔ים כְּפ֤וֹרֵי כֶ֙סֶף֙ מִשְׁנִ֔ים אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וַעֲשָׂרָ֑ה כֵּלִ֥ים אֲחֵרִ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

thirty bowls of gold, silver bowls of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

golden basins, thirty; silver basins (and) others, four hundred and ten; other vessels, one thousand.

כׇּל־כֵּלִים֙ לַזָּהָ֣ב וְלַכֶּ֔סֶף חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וְאַרְבַּ֣ע מֵא֑וֹת הַכֹּ֞ל הֶעֱלָ֣ה שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֗ר עִ֚ם הֵעָל֣וֹת הַגּוֹלָ֔ה מִבָּבֶ֖ל לִירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃{פ}

The Koren Jerusalem Bible

And the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand four hundred. All these did Sheshbażżar bring, when the exiles were brought up from Bavel to Yerushalayim.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

All the vessels of gold and silver [(all told, counted separately or not)], five thousand and four hundred — all were brought up by Sheshbatzar with the going up of the exile from Bavel to Jerusalem.

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