| 26Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse. |
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כורְאֵ֗ה אָֽנֹכִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם בְּרָכָ֖ה וּקְלָלָֽה: |
| A blessing and a curse: [i.e.,] those that were stated, [respectively,] on Mount Gerizim and on Mount Ebal. |
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רְאֵה אָֽנֹכִי … בְּרָכָה וּקְלָלָֽה:
הָאֲמוּרוֹת בְּהַר גְּרִזִּים וּבְהַר עֵיבָל:
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| 27The blessing, that you will heed the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today; |
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כזאֶת־הַבְּרָכָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּשְׁמְע֗וּ אֶל־מִצְוֹת֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָֽנֹכִ֛י מְצַוֶּ֥ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם: |
| The blessing: on the condition that you listen [and obey]. |
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אֶת־הַבְּרָכָה:
עַל מְנָת אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁמְעוּ:
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| 28and the curse, if you will not heed the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn away from the way I command you this day, to follow other gods, which you did not know. |
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כחוְהַקְּלָלָ֗ה אִם־לֹ֤א תִשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֶל־מִצְוֹת֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם וְסַרְתֶּ֣ם מִן־הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָֽנֹכִ֛י מְצַוֶּ֥ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם לָלֶ֗כֶת אַֽחֲרֵ֛י אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יְדַעְתֶּֽם: |
| [If you… depart] from the way that I command you this day, to follow [other gods]: This teaches that whoever worships idols departs from the entire path that Israel has been commanded. From here [our Rabbis] said: One who acknowledges [the divinity of] pagan deities is as though he denies the entire Torah. — [Sifrei] |
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מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר אָֽנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם הַיּוֹם לָלֶכֶת וגו':
הָא לָמַדְתָּ כָּל הָעוֹבֵד עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה הֲרֵי הוּא סָר מִכָּל הַדֶּרֶךְ שֶׁנִּצְטַוּוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל, מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ הַמּוֹדֶה בְּעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה כְּכוֹפֵר בְּכָל הַתּוֹרָה כֻלָּהּ (ספרי):
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| 29And it will be, when the Lord, your God, will bring you to the land to which you come, to possess it, that you shall place those blessing upon Mount Gerizim, and those cursing upon Mount Ebal. |
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כטוְהָיָ֗ה כִּ֤י יְבִֽיאֲךָ֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה בָא־שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּ וְנָֽתַתָּ֤ה אֶת־הַבְּרָכָה֙ עַל־הַ֣ר גְּרִזִּ֔ים וְאֶת־הַקְּלָלָ֖ה עַל־הַ֥ר עֵיבָֽל: |
| you shall place those blessing: As the Targum [Onkelos] renders it: יָת מְבָרְכַיָא, “those who bless.” |
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וְנָֽתַתָּה אֶת־הַבְּרָכָה:
כְּתַרְגּוּמוֹ "יָת מְבָרְכַיָּא" – אֶת הַמְבָרְכִים:
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| upon Mount Gerizim: [עַל, usually “upon,” here means] “facing Mount Gerizim.” [The Levites] turned their faces [toward the mountain] and began with the blessing: “Blessed is the man who does not make any graven or molten image….” Each of the curses in that section [beginning Deut. 27:15] were first stated in the expression of a blessing. Afterwards, they turned their faces towards Mount Ebal and began [to recite the corresponding] curse. — [Sotah 32a] |
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עַל־הַר גְּרִזִּים:
כְּלַפֵּי הַר גְּרִזִּים הוֹפְכִין פְּנֵיהֶם וּפָתְחוּ בִּבְרָכָה – בָּרוךְ הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה פֶסֶל וּמַסֵּכָה וְגוֹ'. כָּל הָאֲרוּרִים שֶׁבַּפָּרָשָׁה אָמְרוּ תְחִלָּה בִּלְשׁוֹן בָּרוּךְ, וְאַחַר כָּךְ הָפְכוּ פְנֵיהֶם כְּלַפֵּי הַר עֵיבָל וּפָתְחוּ בִּקְלָלָה (סוטה ל"ג):
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| 30Are they not on the other side of the Jordan, way beyond, in the direction of the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites, who dwell in the plain, opposite Gilgal, near the plains of Moreh? |
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להֲלֹא־הֵ֜מָּה בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן אַֽחֲרֵי֙ דֶּ֚רֶךְ מְב֣וֹא הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ בְּאֶ֨רֶץ֙ הַכְּנַֽעֲנִ֔י הַיּשֵׁ֖ב בָּֽעֲרָבָ֑ה מ֚וּל הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל אֵ֖צֶל אֵֽלוֹנֵ֥י מֹרֶֽה: |
| Are they not [on the other side of the Jordan]?- [: Moses] gave [geographical] landmarks [describing the mountains]. |
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הֲלֹא־הֵמָּה:
נָתַן בָּהֶם סִימָן:
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| beyond: Heb. אַחֲרֵי, [I.e.,] after crossing the Jordan, much further on in distance, for that is the meaning of the expression אַחֲרֵי, “beyond”; wherever [the term] אַחֲרֵי is used, [it signifies] “a great separation [in time or place].” |
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אַֽחֲרֵי:
אַחַר הַעֲבָרַת הַיַּרְדֵּן הַרְבֵּה וָהָלְאָה לְמֵרָחוֹק; וְזֶהוּ לְשׁוֹן אַחֲרֵי, כָּל מָקוֹם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר אַחֲרֵי מֻפְלָג הוּא:
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| [on the other side of the Jordan, way beyond,] in the direction of the sunset: [i.e.,] beyond the Jordan, toward the west. And the cantillation marks of the verse prove that [אַחֲרֵי and דֶּרֶךְ] refer to two separate things, for they are marked with two [conjunctive] accents [thus demonstrating that these words are not connected]: אַחֲרֵי is punctuated with a pashta [which separates the word from the succeeding one], and דֶּרֶךְ is punctuated with a mashpel [which we call a yetib]. In addition, [the ד of the word דֶּרֶךְ has a dagesh inside it [which indicates that the word דֶּרֶךְ begins a new phrase or topic]. If, however, אַחֲרֵי דֶרֶךְ were one phrase [meaning “beyond the direction”], then אַחֲרֵי would have been punctuated by a conjunctive accent, namely a shofar hafuch [which we call a mahpach] and דֶּרֶךְ by a pashta [the combination of which indicates the connection between those words. Additionally, the ד of the word דֶּרֶךְ] would not have a dagesh inside it. [But this is not so, and thus אַחֲרֵי and דֶּרֶךְ are separate words in this verse.] |
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דֶּרֶךְ מְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ:
לְהַלָּן מִן הַיַּרְדֵּן לְצַד מַעֲרָב, וְטַעַם הַמִּקְרָא מוֹכִיחַ שֶׁהֵם שְׁנֵי דְבָרִים, שֶׁנִּנְקְדוּ בִשְׁנֵי טְעָמִים, "אַחֲרֵי" נָקוּד בְּפַשְׁטָא, וְ"דֶרֶךְ" נָקוּד בְּמַשְׁפֵּל, וְהוּא דָּגֵשׁ, וְאִם הָיָה "אַחֲרֵי דֶרֶךְ" דִּבּוּר אֶחָד, הָיָה נָקוּד "אַחֲרֵי" בִּמְשָׁרֵת, בְּשׁוֹפָר הָפוּךְ, וְ"דֶרֶךְ" בְּפַשְׁטָא וְרָפֶה:
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| opposite: Far off from Gilgal. |
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מוּל הַגִּלְגָּל:
רָחוֹק מִן הַגִּלְגָּל:
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| [near] the plains of Moreh: This is Shechem, as is stated: “to the place of Shechem, to the plain of Moreh” (Gen. 12:6). |
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אֵֽלוֹנֵי מֹרֶֽה:
שְׁכֶם הוּא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית י"ב) עַד מְקוֹם שְׁכֶם עַד אֵלוֹן מוֹרֶה (ספרי):
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| 31For you are crossing the Jordan, to come to possess the land which the Lord, your God, is giving you, and you shall possess it and dwell in it. |
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לאכִּ֤י אַתֶּם֙ עֹֽבְרִ֣ים אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן לָבֹא֙ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם נֹתֵ֣ן לָכֶ֑ם וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֥ם אֹתָ֖הּ וִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־בָּֽהּ: |
| For you are crossing the Jordan: The miracles [that will occur for you during your crossing] of the Jordan will be a sign in your hands that you will come and inherit the land [as promised]. — [Sifrei] |
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כִּי אַתֶּם עֹֽבְרִים אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן וגו':
נִסִּים שֶׁל יַרְדֵּן יִהְיוּ סִימָן בְּיֶדְכֶם שֶׁתָּבֹאוּ וְתִירְשׁוּ אֶת הָאָרֶץ (עי' ספרי):
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| 32And you shall keep to perform all the statutes and ordinances that I am setting before you today. |
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לבוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם לַֽעֲשׂ֔וֹת אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַֽחֻקִּ֖ים וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָֽנֹכִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם: |
| 1These are the statutes and ordinances that you shall keep to perform in the land which the Lord God of your fathers gives you to possess all the days that you live on the earth. |
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אאֵ֠לֶּה הַֽחֻקִּ֣ים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֘ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּשְׁמְר֣וּן לַֽעֲשׂוֹת֒ בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֩ נָתַ֨ן יְהֹוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֧י אֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ לְךָ֖ לְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּ כָּ֨ל־הַיָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֥ם חַיִּ֖ים עַל־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה: |
| 2You shall utterly destroy from all the places where the nations, that you shall possess, worshipped their gods, upon the lofty mountains and upon the hills, and under every lush tree. |
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באַבֵּ֣ד תְּאַבְּד֠וּן אֶת־כָּל־הַמְּקֹמ֞וֹת אֲשֶׁ֧ר עָֽבְדוּ־שָׁ֣ם הַגּוֹיִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֛ם יֹֽרְשִׁ֥ים אֹתָ֖ם אֶת־אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם עַל־הֶֽהָרִ֤ים הָֽרָמִים֙ וְעַל־הַגְּבָע֔וֹת וְתַ֖חַת כָּל־עֵ֥ץ רַֽעֲנָֽן: |
| You shall utterly destroy: Destroy and then destroy them again. From here [we derive that] one who eradicates idolatry must thoroughly uproot it [i.e., remove every trace of it]. — [A.Z. 45b] |
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אַבֵּד תְּאַבְּדוּן:
אַבֵּד וְאַחַר כָּךְ תְּאַבְּדוּן, מִכָּאן לָעוֹקֵר עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לְשָׁרֵשׁ אַחֲרֶיהָ (עבודה זרה מ"ה):
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| from all the places where the nations,… worshipped: And what shall you destroy from them? Their gods that are on the mountains, etc. |
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אֶת־כָּל־הַמְּקֹמוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָֽבְדוּ־שָׁם וגו':
וּמַה תְּאַבְּדוּן מֵהֶם? אֶת אֱלֹהֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר עַל הֶהָרִים:
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| 3And you shall tear down their altars, smash their monuments, burn their asherim with fire, cut down the graven images of their gods, and destroy their name from that place. |
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גוְנִתַּצְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָ֗ם וְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם֙ אֶת־מַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔ם וַֽאֲשֵֽׁרֵיהֶם֙ תִּשְׂרְפ֣וּן בָּאֵ֔שׁ וּפְסִילֵ֥י אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם תְּגַדֵּע֑וּן וְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־שְׁמָ֔ם מִן־הַמָּק֖וֹם הַהֽוּא: |
| altar: [constructed] of many stones. |
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מזבח:
שֶׁל אֲבָנִים הַרְבֵּה:
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| monument: [constructed] of one stone. This is the בִּימוּס [the pedestal for an idol] concerning which we learn in the Mishnah (A.Z. 3:7): A stone that was originally carved for an idol’s pedestal. |
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מצבה:
שֶׁל אֶבֶן אַחַת, וְהוּא בִּימוֹס שֶׁשְּׁנוּיָה בַּמִּשְׁנָה (עבודה זרה מ"ז): אֶבֶן שֶׁחֲצָבָהּ מִתְּחִלָּתָהּ לְבִימוֹס:
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| asherah: a tree that is worshipped. |
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אשרה:
אִילָן הַנֶּעֱבָד:
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| and destroy their name: By giving them disgraceful nicknames. What they call בֵּית גליא, “exalted temple,” [you] should call בֵּית כְּלִיָא, “dug out house,” what they call עַיִן כָּל, “the all-seeing eye,” [you] should call עַיִן קוֹץ “the thorn eye.” - [A.Z. 46a] |
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וְאִבַּדְתֶּם אֶת־שְׁמָם:
לְכַנּוֹת לָהֶם שֵׁם לִגְנַאי, בֵּית גַּלְיָא — קוֹרִין לָהּ בֵּית כַּרְיָא, עֵין כֹּל — עֵין קוֹץ (שם ל"ו):
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| 4You shall not do so to the Lord, your God. |
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דלֹא־תַֽעֲשׂ֣וּן כֵּ֔ן לַֽיהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם: |
| You shall not do so [to the Lord your God]: to burn sacrifices to God in any place you choose, but rather at the place that He will choose. Another explanation is: “And you shall tear down their altars… and destroy their name… [but] do not do so [to the Lord your God]”; this is an admonition [addressed] to one who would erase the Name [of God from any writing] or remove a stone from the altar or from the courtyard (Mak. 22a). Rabbi Ishmael said: Would it enter your mind that the Israelites would tear down the altars [of God]? Rather, [the meaning of “You shall not do so” is that] you should not do like the deeds of the nations so that your sins would cause the sanctuary of [i.e., built by] your fathers to be destroyed. — [Sifrei] |
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לֹא־תַֽעֲשׂוּן כֵּן:
לְהַקְטִיר לַשָּׁמַיִם בְּכָל מָקוֹם, כִּי אִם בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר. דָּבָר אַחֵר — ונתצתם את מזבחתם, ואבדתם את שמם, לא תעשון כן. אַזְהָרָה לַמּוֹחֵק אֶת הַשֵּׁם וְלַנּוֹתֵץ אֶבֶן מִן הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אוֹ מִן הָעֲזָרָה (מכות כ"ב). אָמַר רַ' יִשְׁמָעֵאל וְכִי תַעֲלֶה עַל דַּעְתְּךָ שֶׁיִּשְׂרָאֵל נוֹתְצִין אֶת הַמִּזְבְּחוֹת? אֶלָּא שֶׁלֹּא תַעֲשׂוּ כְמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם וְיִגְרְמוּ עֲוֹנוֹתֵיכֶם לְמִקְדַּשׁ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם שֶׁיִּתְחָרֵב (ספרי):
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| 5But only to the place which the Lord your God shall choose from all your tribes, to set His Name there; you shall inquire after His dwelling and come there. |
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הכִּ֠י אִם־אֶל־הַמָּק֞וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֨ר יְהֹוָ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ מִכָּל־שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֔ם לָשׂ֥וּם אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שָׁ֑ם לְשִׁכְנ֥וֹ תִדְרְשׁ֖וּ וּבָ֥אתָ שָּֽׁמָּה: |
| you shall inquire after His dwelling: Heb. לְשִׁכְנוֹ. This is the Mishkan in Shiloh. |
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לְשִׁכְנוֹ תִדְרְשׁוּ:
זֶה מִשְׁכַּן שִׁילֹה:
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| 6And there you shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the separation by your hand, and your vows and your donations, and the firstborn of your cattle and of your sheep. |
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ווַֽהֲבֵאתֶ֣ם שָׁ֗מָּה עֹלֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ וְזִבְחֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֵת֙ מַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת תְּרוּמַ֣ת יֶדְכֶ֑ם וְנִדְרֵיכֶם֙ וְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וּבְכֹרֹ֥ת בְּקַרְכֶ֖ם וְצֹֽאנְכֶֽם: |
| and your sacrifices: Obligatory peace offerings. |
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וְזִבְחֵיכֶם:
שְׁלָמִים שֶׁל חוֹבָה:
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| your tithes: [I.e.,] the tithe of the cattle and the second tithe, to eat them within the walls [of Jerusalem]. |
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מַעְשְׂרֹתֵיכֶם:
מַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה וּמַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי, לֶאֱכֹל לִפְנִים מִן הַחוֹמָה:
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| the separation by your hand: These are the first fruits, of which it is stated: “And the kohen shall take the basket from your hand” (Deut. 26:4). |
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תְּרוּמַת יֶדְכֶם:
אֵלּוּ הַבִּכּוּרִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בָּהֶם (דברים כ"ו) וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן הַטֶּנֶא מִיָּדֶךָ (עי' ספרי):
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| and the firstborn of your cattle: to give them to the kohen, and he shall offer them up there. |
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וּבְכֹרֹת בְּקַרְכֶם:
לְתִתָּם לַכֹּהֵן וְיַקְרִיבֵם שָׁם:
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| 7And there you shall eat before the Lord, your God, and you shall rejoice in all your endeavors you and your households, as the Lord, your God, has blessed you. |
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זוַֽאֲכַלְתֶּם־שָׁ֗ם לִפְנֵי֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם בְּכֹל֙ מִשְׁלַ֣ח יֶדְכֶ֔ם אַתֶּ֖ם וּבָֽתֵּיכֶ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בֵּֽרַכְךָ֖ יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ: |
| as the Lord, [your God,] has blessed you: Commensurate to to the blessing, bring [the offerings]. — [Sifrei] |
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אֲשֶׁר בֵּֽרַכְךָ ה':
לְפִי הַבְּרָכָה הָבֵא (ספרי):
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| 8You shall not do as all the things that we do here this day, every man [doing] what he deems fit. |
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חלֹ֣א תַֽעֲשׂ֔וּן כְּ֠כֹ֠ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲנַ֧חְנוּ עֹשִׂ֛ים פֹּ֖ה הַיּ֑וֹם אִ֖ישׁ כָּל־הַיָּשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָֽיו: |
| You shall not do as all [the things] that we do [here this day]: This refers back to [what is stated above], “For you are crossing the Jordan…” (Deut. 11:31), meaning: When you will cross the Jordan, you immediately are permitted to offer up [sacrifices] on a bamah [a temporary altar] during the entire fourteen years of conquering [the nations] and dividing [the land among the tribes], but on a bamah you may not sacrifice all that you sacrifice “here this day,” in the Mishkan, which is with you and has been anointed and is [thus] fit to sacrifice therein sin-offerings and guilt-offerings, vows and donations, whereas on a bamah, you may sacrifice only what is vowed or donated. And that is the meaning of “every man [doing] what he deems fit” vows and donations that you donate because you deem fit to bring them, not because of any obligation [imposed upon you]; only these may you offer up on a bamah . — [Sifrei; Zev. 117b] |
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לֹא תַֽעֲשׂוּן כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר אֲנַחְנוּ עֹשִׂים וגו':
מוּסָב לְמַעְלָה עַל כי אתם עברים את הירדן וגו', כְּשֶׁתַּעַבְרוּ אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן מִיָּד אַתֶּם מֻתָּרִים לְהַקְרִיב בְּבָמָה כָּל י"ד שָׁנָה שֶׁל כִּבּוּשׁ וְחִלּוּק, וּבַבָּמָה לֹא תַקְרִיבוּ כָּל מַה שֶּׁאַתֶּם מַקְרִיבִים פה היום בַּמִּשְׁכָּן, שֶׁהוּא עִמָּכֶם וְנִמְשַׁח וְהוּא כָשֵׁר לְהַקְרִיב בּוֹ חַטָּאוֹת וַאֲשָׁמוֹת נְדָרִים וּנְדָבוֹת, אֲבָל בְּבָמָה אֵין קָרֵב אֶלָּא הַנִּדָּר וְהַנִּדָּב, וְזֶהוּ איש כל הישר בעיניו, נְדָרִים וּנְדָבוֹת, שֶׁאַתֶּם מִתְנַדְּבִים עַל יְדֵי שֶׁיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵיכֶם לַהֲבִיאָם וְלֹא עַל יְדֵי חוֹבָה, אוֹתָם תַּקְרִיבוּ בַּבָּמָה (שם; זבחים קי"ז):
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| 9For you have not yet come to the resting place or to the inheritance, which the Lord, your God, is giving you. |
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טכִּ֥י לֹֽא־בָאתֶ֖ם עַד־עָ֑תָּה אֶל־הַמְּנוּחָה֙ וְאֶל־הַנַּֽחֲלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ: |
| For you have not yet come [to the resting place]: All those fourteen years [of conquering and dividing the land]. |
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כִּי לֹֽא־בָאתֶם:
כָּל אוֹתָן י"ד שָׁנָה:
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| not yet: Heb., עַד עַתָּה, the same as עִדַיִין, “not yet.” |
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עַד־עָתָּה:
כְּמוֹ עֲדַיִן:
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| to the resting place: This is Shiloh. |
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אֶל־הַמְּנוּחָה:
זוֹ שִׁילֹה:
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| [or to] the inheritance: This is Jerusalem. — [Sifrei ; Zev. 119a] |
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נחלה:
זוֹ יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (ספרי; זבחים קי"ט):
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| 10And you shall cross the Jordan and settle in the land the Lord, your God, is giving you as an inheritance, and He will give you rest from all your enemies surrounding you, and you will dwell securely. |
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יוַֽעֲבַרְתֶּם֘ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן֒ וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֣ם בָּאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם מַנְחִ֣יל אֶתְכֶ֑ם וְהֵנִ֨יחַ לָכֶ֧ם מִכָּל־אֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֛ם מִסָּבִ֖יב וִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־בֶּֽטַח: |
| And you shall cross the Jordan and settle in the land: You will have apportioned it [among yourselves] and every man will recognize his portion and [the territory of] his tribe. |
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וַֽעֲבַרְתֶּם אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן וִֽישַׁבְתֶּם בָּאָרֶץ:
שֶׁתְּחַלְּקוּהָ וִיהֵא כָל אֶחָד מַכִּיר אֶת חֶלְקוֹ וְאֶת שִׁבְתּוֹ (נ"א – שִׁבְטוֹ):
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| and He will give you rest: [I.e.,] after conquering and dividing [the land] and having obtained rest from the “nations which the Lord left over, through whom to test Israel” (Judg. 3:1). And that was only in the days of David. Then: |
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וְהֵנִיחַ לָכֶם:
לְאַחַר כִּבּוּשׁ וְחִלּוּק וּמְנוּחָה מִן הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר הִנִּיחַ ה' לְנַסּוֹת בָּם אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל – וְאֵין זוֹ אֶלָּא בִּימֵי דָוִד – אָז:
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