1. Septuagint, 1 Esdras, 7.1 (th cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 353 | 7.1. Then Sisinnes the governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, and Sathrabuzanes, and their associates, following the orders of King Darius, |
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| 2. Septuagint, 2 Esdras, 7.106-7.110 (th cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 284 |
3. Septuagint, Tobit, 1.10-1.11 (th cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 369 | 1.10. Now when I was carried away captive to Nineveh, all my brethren and my relatives ate the food of the Gentiles; 1.11. but I kept myself from eating it, |
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| 4. Septuagint, Susanna, 13.2-13.4, 13.27 (th cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 270, 289 |
5. Hebrew Bible, Zephaniah, 3.20 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 368 | 3.20. "At that time will I bring you in, And at that time will I gather you; For I will make you to be a name and a praise Among all the peoples of the earth, When I turn your captivity before your eyes, Saith the LORD.", |
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6. Hebrew Bible, Proverbs, 1.20-1.21, 3.18, 4.8, 4.13, 5.20, 7.12-7.13, 9.1-9.18, 31.26 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Gera (2014) 289| 1.21. "בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת תִּקְרָא בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים בָּעִיר אֲמָרֶיהָ תֹאמֵר׃", 3.18. "עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּׁר׃", 4.8. "סַלְסְלֶהָ וּתְרוֹמְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶנָּה׃", 4.13. "הַחֲזֵק בַּמּוּסָר אַל־תֶּרֶף נִצְּרֶהָ כִּי־הִיא חַיֶּיךָ׃", 7.12. "פַּעַם בַּחוּץ פַּעַם בָּרְחֹבוֹת וְאֵצֶל כָּל־פִּנָּה תֶאֱרֹב׃", 7.13. "וְהֶחֱזִיקָה בּוֹ וְנָשְׁקָה־לּוֹ הֵעֵזָה פָנֶיהָ וַתֹּאמַר לוֹ׃", 9.1. "חָכְמוֹת בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ חָצְבָה עַמּוּדֶיהָ שִׁבְעָה׃", 9.1. "תְּחִלַּת חָכְמָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים בִּינָה׃", 9.2. "טָבְחָה טִבְחָהּ מָסְכָה יֵינָהּ אַף עָרְכָה שֻׁלְחָנָהּ׃", 9.3. "שָׁלְחָה נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ תִקְרָא עַל־גַּפֵּי מְרֹמֵי קָרֶת׃", 9.4. "מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה חֲסַר־לֵב אָמְרָה לּוֹ׃", 9.5. "לְכוּ לַחֲמוּ בְלַחֲמִי וּשְׁתוּ בְּיַיִן מָסָכְתִּי׃", 9.6. "עִזְבוּ פְתָאיִם וִחְיוּ וְאִשְׁרוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ בִּינָה׃", 9.7. "יֹסֵר לֵץ לֹקֵחַ לוֹ קָלוֹן וּמוֹכִיחַ לְרָשָׁע מוּמוֹ׃", 9.8. "אַל־תּוֹכַח לֵץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶךָּ הוֹכַח לְחָכָם וְיֶאֱהָבֶךָּ׃", 9.9. "תֵּן לְחָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־עוֹד הוֹדַע לְצַדִּיק וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח׃", 9.11. "כִּי־בִי יִרְבּוּ יָמֶיךָ וְיוֹסִיפוּ לְּךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּים׃", 9.12. "אִם־חָכַמְתָּ חָכַמְתָּ לָּךְ וְלַצְתָּ לְבַדְּךָ תִשָּׂא׃", 9.13. "אֵשֶׁת כְּסִילוּת הֹמִיָּה פְּתַיּוּת וּבַל־יָדְעָה מָּה׃", 9.14. "וְיָשְׁבָה לְפֶתַח בֵּיתָהּ עַל־כִּסֵּא מְרֹמֵי קָרֶת׃", 9.15. "לִקְרֹא לְעֹבְרֵי־דָרֶךְ הַמְיַשְּׁרִים אֹרְחוֹתָם׃", 9.16. "מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵב וְאָמְרָה לּוֹ׃", 9.17. "מַיִם־גְּנוּבִים יִמְתָּקוּ וְלֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנְעָם׃", 9.18. "וְלֹא־יָדַע כִּי־רְפָאִים שָׁם בְּעִמְקֵי שְׁאוֹל קְרֻאֶיהָ׃", 31.26. "פִּיהָ פָּתְחָה בְחָכְמָה וְתוֹרַת־חֶסֶד עַל־לְשׁוֹנָהּ׃", | 1.20. "Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places;", 1.21. "She calleth at the head of the noisy streets, at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:", 3.18. "She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, And happy is every one that holdest her fast.", 4.8. "Extol her, and she will exalt thee; She will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.", 4.13. "Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go; Keep her, for she is thy life.", 5.20. "Why then wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of an alien?", 7.12. "Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait at every corner.", 7.13. "So she caught him, and kissed him, And with an impudent face she said unto him:", 9.1. "Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;", 9.2. "She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.", 9.3. "She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:", 9.4. "’Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither’; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:", 9.5. "'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.", 9.6. "Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.", 9.7. "He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.", 9.8. "Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.", 9.9. "Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.", 9.10. "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding.", 9.11. "For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.", 9.12. "If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.’", 9.13. "The woman Folly is riotous; She is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.", 9.14. "And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,", 9.15. "To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:", 9.16. "’Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither’; And as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:", 9.17. "’Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.’", 9.18. "But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world.", 31.26. "She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.", |
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7. Hebrew Bible, Genesis, 26.28-26.31, 29.13, 29.17, 39.6, 42.15-42.16, 43.32 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 267, 270, 353, 368| 26.28. "וַיֹּאמְרוּ רָאוֹ רָאִינוּ כִּי־הָיָה יְהוָה עִמָּךְ וַנֹּאמֶר תְּהִי נָא אָלָה בֵּינוֹתֵינוּ בֵּינֵינוּ וּבֵינֶךָ וְנִכְרְתָה בְרִית עִמָּךְ׃", 26.29. "אִם־תַּעֲשֵׂה עִמָּנוּ רָעָה כַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא נְגַעֲנוּךָ וְכַאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂינוּ עִמְּךָ רַק־טוֹב וַנְּשַׁלֵּחֲךָ בְּשָׁלוֹם אַתָּה עַתָּה בְּרוּךְ יְהוָה׃" 26.31. "וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ בַבֹּקֶר וַיִּשָּׁבְעוּ אִישׁ לְאָחִיו וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם יִצְחָק וַיֵּלְכוּ מֵאִתּוֹ בְּשָׁלוֹם׃", 29.13. "וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ לָבָן אֶת־שֵׁמַע יַעֲקֹב בֶּן־אֲחֹתוֹ וַיָּרָץ לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיְחַבֶּק־לוֹ וַיְנַשֶּׁק־לוֹ וַיְבִיאֵהוּ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וַיְסַפֵּר לְלָבָן אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה׃", 29.17. "וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה רַכּוֹת וְרָחֵל הָיְתָה יְפַת־תֹּאַר וִיפַת מַרְאֶה׃", 39.6. "וַיַּעֲזֹב כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ בְּיַד־יוֹסֵף וְלֹא־יָדַע אִתּוֹ מְאוּמָה כִּי אִם־הַלֶּחֶם אֲשֶׁר־הוּא אוֹכֵל וַיְהִי יוֹסֵף יְפֵה־תֹאַר וִיפֵה מַרְאֶה׃", 42.15. "בְּזֹאת תִּבָּחֵנוּ חֵי פַרְעֹה אִם־תֵּצְאוּ מִזֶּה כִּי אִם־בְּבוֹא אֲחִיכֶם הַקָּטֹן הֵנָּה׃", 42.16. "שִׁלְחוּ מִכֶּם אֶחָד וְיִקַּח אֶת־אֲחִיכֶם וְאַתֶּם הֵאָסְרוּ וְיִבָּחֲנוּ דִּבְרֵיכֶם הַאֱמֶת אִתְּכֶם וְאִם־לֹא חֵי פַרְעֹה כִּי מְרַגְּלִים אַתֶּם׃", 43.32. "וַיָּשִׂימוּ לוֹ לְבַדּוֹ וְלָהֶם לְבַדָּם וְלַמִּצְרִים הָאֹכְלִים אִתּוֹ לְבַדָּם כִּי לֹא יוּכְלוּן הַמִּצְרִים לֶאֱכֹל אֶת־הָעִבְרִים לֶחֶם כִּי־תוֹעֵבָה הִוא לְמִצְרָיִם׃", | 26.28. "And they said: ‘We saw plainly that the LORD was with thee; and we said: Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covet with thee;", 26.29. "that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace; thou art now the blessed of the LORD.’" 26.30. "And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.", 26.31. "And they rose up betimes in the morning, and swore one to another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.", 29.13. "And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.", 29.17. "And Leah’s eyes were weak; but Rachel was of beautiful form and fair to look upon.", 39.6. "And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and, having him, he knew not aught save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was of beautiful form, and fair to look upon.", 42.15. "Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.", 42.16. "Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh liveth, surely ye are spies.’", 43.32. "And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves; because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.", |
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8. Hebrew Bible, Exodus, 1.15-1.21, 32.21-32.25 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 270, 289| 1.15. "וַיֹּאמֶר מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לַמְיַלְּדֹת הָעִבְרִיֹּת אֲשֶׁר שֵׁם הָאַחַת שִׁפְרָה וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית פּוּעָה׃", 1.16. "וַיֹּאמֶר בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן אֶת־הָעִבְרִיּוֹת וּרְאִיתֶן עַל־הָאָבְנָיִם אִם־בֵּן הוּא וַהֲמִתֶּן אֹתוֹ וְאִם־בַּת הִיא וָחָיָה׃", 1.17. "וַתִּירֶאןָ הַמְיַלְּדֹת אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וְלֹא עָשׂוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֲלֵיהֶן מֶלֶךְ מִצְרָיִם וַתְּחַיֶּיןָ אֶת־הַיְלָדִים׃", 1.18. "וַיִּקְרָא מֶלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם לַמְיַלְּדֹת וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶן מַדּוּעַ עֲשִׂיתֶן הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַתְּחַיֶּיןָ אֶת־הַיְלָדִים׃", 1.19. "וַתֹּאמַרְןָ הַמְיַלְּדֹת אֶל־פַּרְעֹה כִּי לֹא כַנָּשִׁים הַמִּצְרִיֹּת הָעִבְרִיֹּת כִּי־חָיוֹת הֵנָּה בְּטֶרֶם תָּבוֹא אֲלֵהֶן הַמְיַלֶּדֶת וְיָלָדוּ׃", 1.21. "וַיְהִי כִּי־יָרְאוּ הַמְיַלְּדֹת אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם בָּתִּים׃", 32.21. "וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־אַהֲרֹן מֶה־עָשָׂה לְךָ הָעָם הַזֶּה כִּי־הֵבֵאתָ עָלָיו חֲטָאָה גְדֹלָה׃", 32.22. "וַיֹּאמֶר אַהֲרֹן אַל־יִחַר אַף אֲדֹנִי אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֶת־הָעָם כִּי בְרָע הוּא׃", 32.23. "וַיֹּאמְרוּ לִי עֲשֵׂה־לָנוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר יֵלְכוּ לְפָנֵינוּ כִּי־זֶה מֹשֶׁה הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלָנוּ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לֹא יָדַעְנוּ מֶה־הָיָה לוֹ׃", 32.24. "וָאֹמַר לָהֶם לְמִי זָהָב הִתְפָּרָקוּ וַיִּתְּנוּ־לִי וָאַשְׁלִכֵהוּ בָאֵשׁ וַיֵּצֵא הָעֵגֶל הַזֶּה׃", 32.25. "וַיַּרְא מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הָעָם כִּי פָרֻעַ הוּא כִּי־פְרָעֹה אַהֲרֹן לְשִׁמְצָה בְּקָמֵיהֶם׃", | 1.15. "And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah;", 1.16. "and he said: ‘When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, ye shall look upon the birthstool: if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.’", 1.17. "But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.", 1.18. "And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them: ‘Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive?’", 1.19. "And the midwives said unto Pharaoh: ‘Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them.’", 1.20. "And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.", 1.21. "And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that He made them houses.", 32.21. "And Moses said unto Aaron: ‘What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought a great sin upon them?’", 32.22. "And Aaron said: ‘Let not the anger of my lord wax hot; thou knowest the people, that they are set on evil.", 32.23. "So they said unto me: Make us a god, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.", 32.24. "And I said unto them: Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off; so they gave it me; and I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.’", 32.25. "And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose—for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies—", |
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9. Hebrew Bible, Esther, 1.10-1.12, 2.3, 2.8-2.9, 2.14-2.15, 2.20-2.23, 4.5-4.16, 6.2, 6.14, 7.9 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 75, 270, 369| 1.11. "לְהָבִיא אֶת־וַשְׁתִּי הַמַּלְכָּה לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּכֶתֶר מַלְכוּת לְהַרְאוֹת הָעַמִּים וְהַשָּׂרִים אֶת־יָפְיָהּ כִּי־טוֹבַת מַרְאֶה הִיא׃", 1.12. "וַתְּמָאֵן הַמַּלְכָּה וַשְׁתִּי לָבוֹא בִּדְבַר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר בְּיַד הַסָּרִיסִים וַיִּקְצֹף הַמֶּלֶךְ מְאֹד וַחֲמָתוֹ בָּעֲרָה בוֹ׃", 2.3. "וְיַפְקֵד הַמֶּלֶךְ פְּקִידִים בְּכָל־מְדִינוֹת מַלְכוּתוֹ וְיִקְבְּצוּ אֶת־כָּל־נַעֲרָה־בְתוּלָה טוֹבַת מַרְאֶה אֶל־שׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה אֶל־בֵּית הַנָּשִׁים אֶל־יַד הֵגֶא סְרִיס הַמֶּלֶךְ שֹׁמֵר הַנָּשִׁים וְנָתוֹן תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶן׃", 2.8. "וַיְהִי בְּהִשָּׁמַע דְּבַר־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְדָתוֹ וּבְהִקָּבֵץ נְעָרוֹת רַבּוֹת אֶל־שׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה אֶל־יַד הֵגָי וַתִּלָּקַח אֶסְתֵּר אֶל־בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־יַד הֵגַי שֹׁמֵר הַנָּשִׁים׃", 2.9. "וַתִּיטַב הַנַּעֲרָה בְעֵינָיו וַתִּשָּׂא חֶסֶד לְפָנָיו וַיְבַהֵל אֶת־תַּמְרוּקֶיהָ וְאֶת־מָנוֹתֶהָ לָתֵת לָהּ וְאֵת שֶׁבַע הַנְּעָרוֹת הָרְאֻיוֹת לָתֶת־לָהּ מִבֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיְשַׁנֶּהָ וְאֶת־נַעֲרוֹתֶיהָ לְטוֹב בֵּית הַנָּשִׁים׃", 2.14. "בָּעֶרֶב הִיא בָאָה וּבַבֹּקֶר הִיא שָׁבָה אֶל־בֵּית הַנָּשִׁים שֵׁנִי אֶל־יַד שַׁעֲשְׁגַז סְרִיס הַמֶּלֶךְ שֹׁמֵר הַפִּילַגְשִׁים לֹא־תָבוֹא עוֹד אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּי אִם־חָפֵץ בָּהּ הַמֶּלֶךְ וְנִקְרְאָה בְשֵׁם׃", 2.15. "וּבְהַגִּיעַ תֹּר־אֶסְתֵּר בַּת־אֲבִיחַיִל דֹּד מָרְדֳּכַי אֲשֶׁר לָקַח־לוֹ לְבַת לָבוֹא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ לֹא בִקְשָׁה דָּבָר כִּי אִם אֶת־אֲשֶׁר יֹאמַר הֵגַי סְרִיס־הַמֶּלֶךְ שֹׁמֵר הַנָּשִׁים וַתְּהִי אֶסְתֵּר נֹשֵׂאת חֵן בְּעֵינֵי כָּל־רֹאֶיהָ׃", 2.21. "בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וּמָרְדֳּכַי יֹשֵׁב בְּשַׁעַר־הַמֶּלֶךְ קָצַף בִּגְתָן וָתֶרֶשׁ שְׁנֵי־סָרִיסֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ מִשֹּׁמְרֵי הַסַּף וַיְבַקְשׁוּ לִשְׁלֹחַ יָד בַּמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ׃", 2.22. "וַיִּוָּדַע הַדָּבָר לְמָרְדֳּכַי וַיַּגֵּד לְאֶסְתֵּר הַמַּלְכָּה וַתֹּאמֶר אֶסְתֵּר לַמֶּלֶךְ בְּשֵׁם מָרְדֳּכָי׃", 2.23. "וַיְבֻקַּשׁ הַדָּבָר וַיִּמָּצֵא וַיִּתָּלוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם עַל־עֵץ וַיִּכָּתֵב בְּסֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃", 4.5. "וַתִּקְרָא אֶסְתֵּר לַהֲתָךְ מִסָּרִיסֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱמִיד לְפָנֶיהָ וַתְּצַוֵּהוּ עַל־מָרְדֳּכָי לָדַעַת מַה־זֶּה וְעַל־מַה־זֶּה׃", 4.6. "וַיֵּצֵא הֲתָךְ אֶל־מָרְדֳּכָי אֶל־רְחוֹב הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי שַׁעַר־הַמֶּלֶךְ׃", 4.7. "וַיַּגֶּד־לוֹ מָרְדֳּכַי אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר קָרָהוּ וְאֵת פָּרָשַׁת הַכֶּסֶף אֲשֶׁר אָמַר הָמָן לִשְׁקוֹל עַל־גִּנְזֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ ביהודיים [בַּיְּהוּדִים] לְאַבְּדָם׃", 4.8. "וְאֶת־פַּתְשֶׁגֶן כְּתָב־הַדָּת אֲשֶׁר־נִתַּן בְּשׁוּשָׁן לְהַשְׁמִידָם נָתַן לוֹ לְהַרְאוֹת אֶת־אֶסְתֵּר וּלְהַגִּיד לָהּ וּלְצַוּוֹת עָלֶיהָ לָבוֹא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ לְהִתְחַנֶּן־לוֹ וּלְבַקֵּשׁ מִלְּפָנָיו עַל־עַמָּהּ׃", 4.9. "וַיָּבוֹא הֲתָךְ וַיַּגֵּד לְאֶסְתֵּר אֵת דִּבְרֵי מָרְדֳּכָי׃", 4.11. "כָּל־עַבְדֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְעַם־מְדִינוֹת הַמֶּלֶךְ יוֹדְעִים אֲשֶׁר כָּל־אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר יָבוֹא־אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִית אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִקָּרֵא אַחַת דָּתוֹ לְהָמִית לְבַד מֵאֲשֶׁר יוֹשִׁיט־לוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־שַׁרְבִיט הַזָּהָב וְחָיָה וַאֲנִי לֹא נִקְרֵאתי לָבוֹא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ זֶה שְׁלוֹשִׁים יוֹם׃", 4.12. "וַיַּגִּידוּ לְמָרְדֳּכָי אֵת דִּבְרֵי אֶסְתֵּר׃", 4.13. "וַיֹּאמֶר מָרְדֳּכַי לְהָשִׁיב אֶל־אֶסְתֵּר אַל־תְּדַמִּי בְנַפְשֵׁךְ לְהִמָּלֵט בֵּית־הַמֶּלֶךְ מִכָּל־הַיְּהוּדִים׃", 4.14. "כִּי אִם־הַחֲרֵשׁ תַּחֲרִישִׁי בָּעֵת הַזֹּאת רֶוַח וְהַצָּלָה יַעֲמוֹד לַיְּהוּדִים מִמָּקוֹם אַחֵר וְאַתְּ וּבֵית־אָבִיךְ תֹּאבֵדוּ וּמִי יוֹדֵעַ אִם־לְעֵת כָּזֹאת הִגַּעַתְּ לַמַּלְכוּת׃", 4.15. "וַתֹּאמֶר אֶסְתֵּר לְהָשִׁיב אֶל־מָרְדֳּכָי׃", 4.16. "לֵךְ כְּנוֹס אֶת־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִים הַנִּמְצְאִים בְּשׁוּשָׁן וְצוּמוּ עָלַי וְאַל־תֹּאכְלוּ וְאַל־תִּשְׁתּוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים לַיְלָה וָיוֹם גַּם־אֲנִי וְנַעֲרֹתַי אָצוּם כֵּן וּבְכֵן אָבוֹא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־כַדָּת וְכַאֲשֶׁר אָבַדְתִּי אָבָדְתִּי׃", 6.2. "וַיִּמָּצֵא כָתוּב אֲשֶׁר הִגִּיד מָרְדֳּכַי עַל־בִּגְתָנָא וָתֶרֶשׁ שְׁנֵי סָרִיסֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ מִשֹּׁמְרֵי הַסַּף אֲשֶׁר בִּקְשׁוּ לִשְׁלֹחַ יָד בַּמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ׃", 6.14. "עוֹדָם מְדַבְּרִים עִמּוֹ וְסָרִיסֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ הִגִּיעוּ וַיַּבְהִלוּ לְהָבִיא אֶת־הָמָן אֶל־הַמִּשְׁתֶּה אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָה אֶסְתֵּר׃", 7.9. "וַיֹּאמֶר חַרְבוֹנָה אֶחָד מִן־הַסָּרִיסִים לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ גַּם הִנֵּה־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה הָמָן לְמָרְדֳּכַי אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר־טוֹב עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ עֹמֵד בְּבֵית הָמָן גָּבֹהַּ חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ תְּלֻהוּ עָלָיו׃", | 1.10. "On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Bizzetha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,", 1.11. "to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was fair to look on.", 1.12. "But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the chamberlains; therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.", 2.3. "and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the castle, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their ointments be given them;", 2.8. "So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was published, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the castle, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.", 2.9. "And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her ointments, with her portions, and the seven maidens, who were meet to be given her out of the king’s house; and he advanced her and her maidens to the best place in the house of the women.", 2.14. "In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamberlain, who kept the concubines; she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and she were called by name.", 2.15. "Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.", 2.20. "Esther had not yet made known her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her; for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him—", 2.21. "in those days, while Mordecai sat in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those that kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.", 2.22. "And the thing became known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther told the king thereof in Mordecai’s name.", 2.23. "And when inquisition was made of the matter, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree; and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.", 4.5. "Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and charged him to go to Mordecai, to know what this was, and why it was.", 4.6. "So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which was before the king’s gate.", 4.7. "And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and the exact sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.", 4.8. "Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given out in Shushan to destroy them, to show it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her; and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him, for her people.", 4.9. "And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.", 4.10. "Then Esther spoke unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai:", 4.11. "’All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live; but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.’", 4.12. "And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.", 4.13. "Then Mordecai bade them to return answer unto Esther: ‘Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.", 4.14. "For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father’s house will perish; and who knoweth whether thou art not come to royal estate for such a time as this?’", 4.15. "Then Esther bade them return answer unto Mordecai:", 4.16. "’Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day; I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.’", 6.2. "And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, of those that kept the door, who had sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.", 6.14. "While they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and hastened to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.", 7.9. "Then said Harbonah, one of the chamberlains that were before the king: ‘Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman hath made for Mordecai, who spoke good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman.’ And the king said: ‘Hang him thereon.’", |
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10. Hebrew Bible, Psalms, 33.15, 41.10, 103.14 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Gera (2014) 289, 368| 33.15. "הַיֹּצֵר יַחַד לִבָּם הַמֵּבִין אֶל־כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם׃", 103.14. "כִּי־הוּא יָדַע יִצְרֵנוּ זָכוּר כִּי־עָפָר אֲנָחְנוּ׃", | 33.15. "He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their doings.", 41.10. "Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who did eat of my bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me.", 103.14. "For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.", |
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11. Hebrew Bible, 2 Kings, 2.4 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 353| 2.4. "וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֵלִיָּהוּ אֱלִישָׁע שֵׁב־נָא פֹה כִּי יְהוָה שְׁלָחַנִי יְרִיחוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר חַי־יְהוָה וְחֵי־נַפְשְׁךָ אִם־אֶעֶזְבֶךָּ וַיָּבֹאוּ יְרִיחוֹ׃", | 2.4. "And Elijah said unto him: ‘Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho.’ And he said: ‘As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.’ So they came to Jericho.—", |
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12. Hebrew Bible, 1 Kings, 5.21, 22.4 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 270, 368| 5.21. "וַיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ חִירָם אֶת־דִּבְרֵי שְׁלֹמֹה וַיִּשְׂמַח מְאֹד וַיֹּאמֶר בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לְדָוִד בֵּן חָכָם עַל־הָעָם הָרָב הַזֶּה׃", 22.4. "וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־יְהוֹשָׁפָט הֲתֵלֵךְ אִתִּי לַמִּלְחָמָה רָמֹת גִּלְעָד וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשָׁפָט אֶל־מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּמוֹנִי כָמוֹךָ כְּעַמִּי כְעַמֶּךָ כְּסוּסַי כְּסוּסֶיךָ׃", 22.4. "וַיִּשְׁכַּב אַחְאָב עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּמְלֹךְ אֲחַזְיָהוּ בְנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו׃", | 5.21. "And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said: ‘Blessed be the LORD this day, who hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.’", 22.4. "And he said unto Jehoshaphat: ‘Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead?’ And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel: ‘I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.’", |
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| 13. Homer, Odyssey, 5.195-5.200 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 369 |
14. Hebrew Bible, Joshua, 5.1 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 270| 5.1. "וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ כָּל־מַלְכֵי הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן יָמָּה וְכָל־מַלְכֵי הַכְּנַעֲנִי אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַיָּם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־הוֹבִישׁ יְהוָה אֶת־מֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן מִפְּנֵי בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד־עברנו [עָבְרָם] וַיִּמַּס לְבָבָם וְלֹא־הָיָה בָם עוֹד רוּחַ מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃", 5.1. "וַיַּחֲנוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּגִּלְגָּל וַיַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת־הַפֶּסַח בְּאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ בָּעֶרֶב בְּעַרְבוֹת יְרִיחוֹ׃", | 5.1. "And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, that were by the sea, heard how that the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until they were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.", |
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15. Hebrew Bible, Judges, 17.1-17.4 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 75, 267| 17.1. "וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ מִיכָה שְׁבָה עִמָּדִי וֶהְיֵה־לִי לְאָב וּלְכֹהֵן וְאָנֹכִי אֶתֶּן־לְךָ עֲשֶׂרֶת כֶּסֶף לַיָּמִים וְעֵרֶךְ בְּגָדִים וּמִחְיָתֶךָ וַיֵּלֶךְ הַלֵּוִי׃", 17.1. "וַיְהִי־אִישׁ מֵהַר־אֶפְרָיִם וּשְׁמוֹ מִיכָיְהוּ׃", 17.2. "וַיֹּאמֶר לְאִמּוֹ אֶלֶף וּמֵאָה הַכֶּסֶף אֲשֶׁר לֻקַּח־לָךְ ואתי [וְאַתְּ] אָלִית וְגַם אָמַרְתְּ בְּאָזְנַי הִנֵּה־הַכֶּסֶף אִתִּי אֲנִי לְקַחְתִּיו וַתֹּאמֶר אִמּוֹ בָּרוּךְ בְּנִי לַיהוָה׃", 17.3. "וַיָּשֶׁב אֶת־אֶלֶף־וּמֵאָה הַכֶּסֶף לְאִמּוֹ וַתֹּאמֶר אִמּוֹ הַקְדֵּשׁ הִקְדַּשְׁתִּי אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף לַיהוָה מִיָּדִי לִבְנִי לַעֲשׂוֹת פֶּסֶל וּמַסֵּכָה וְעַתָּה אֲשִׁיבֶנּוּ לָךְ׃", 17.4. "וַיָּשֶׁב אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף לְאִמּוֹ וַתִּקַּח אִמּוֹ מָאתַיִם כֶּסֶף וַתִּתְּנֵהוּ לַצּוֹרֵף וַיַּעֲשֵׂהוּ פֶּסֶל וּמַסֵּכָה וַיְהִי בְּבֵית מִיכָיְהוּ׃", | 17.1. "And there was a man of mount Efrayim, whose name was Mikhayehu.", 17.2. "And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou didst pronounce a curse, uttering it also in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my son.", 17.3. "And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver to the Lord from my hand for my son, to make a carved and a molten idol: now therefore I will restore it to thee.", 17.4. "And when he had given back the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made of it a carved and a molten idol: and they were in the house of Mikhayehu.", |
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16. Hebrew Bible, 1 Samuel, 13.10-13.11, 15.14-15.15, 15.24, 25.26 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Gera (2014) 289, 353| 13.11. "וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל מֶה עָשִׂיתָ וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל כִּי־רָאִיתִי כִי־נָפַץ הָעָם מֵעָלַי וְאַתָּה לֹא־בָאתָ לְמוֹעֵד הַיָּמִים וּפְלִשְׁתִּים נֶאֱסָפִים מִכְמָשׂ׃", 15.14. "וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל וּמֶה קוֹל־הַצֹּאן הַזֶּה בְּאָזְנָי וְקוֹל הַבָּקָר אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי שֹׁמֵעַ׃", 15.15. "וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל מֵעֲמָלֵקִי הֱבִיאוּם אֲשֶׁר חָמַל הָעָם עַל־מֵיטַב הַצֹּאן וְהַבָּקָר לְמַעַן זְבֹחַ לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְאֶת־הַיּוֹתֵר הֶחֱרַמְנוּ׃", 15.24. "וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל חָטָאתִי כִּי־עָבַרְתִּי אֶת־פִּי־יְהוָה וְאֶת־דְּבָרֶיךָ כִּי יָרֵאתִי אֶת־הָעָם וָאֶשְׁמַע בְּקוֹלָם׃", 25.26. "וְעַתָּה אֲדֹנִי חַי־יְהוָה וְחֵי־נַפְשְׁךָ אֲשֶׁר מְנָעֲךָ יְהוָה מִבּוֹא בְדָמִים וְהוֹשֵׁעַ יָדְךָ לָךְ וְעַתָּה יִהְיוּ כְנָבָל אֹיְבֶיךָ וְהַמְבַקְשִׁים אֶל־אֲדֹנִי רָעָה׃", | 13.10. "And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Shemu᾽el came; and Sha᾽ul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.", 13.11. "And Shemu᾽el said, What hast thou done? And Sha᾽ul said, Because I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Pelishtim gathered themselves together at Mikhmash;", 15.14. "And Shemu᾽el said, What means then this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?", 15.15. "And Sha᾽ul said, They have brought them from the ῾Amaleqi: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice to the Lord thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.", 15.24. "And Sha᾽ul said to Shemu᾽el, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.", 25.26. "Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as thy soul lives, seeing the Lord has prevented thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thy own hand, now let thy enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Naval.", |
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17. Hebrew Bible, 2 Samuel, 7.9 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 368| 7.9. "וָאֶהְיֶה עִמְּךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלַכְתָּ וָאַכְרִתָה אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ מִפָּנֶיךָ וְעָשִׂתִי לְךָ שֵׁם גָּדוֹל כְּשֵׁם הַגְּדֹלִים אֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ׃", | 7.9. "and I was with thee wherever thou didst go, and have cut off all thy enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like the name of the great men that are on the earth.", |
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18. Herodotus, Histories, 9.82 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 369 | 9.82. This other story is also told. When Xerxes fled from Hellas, he left to Mardonius his own establishment. Pausanias, seeing Mardonius' establishment with its display of gold and silver and gaily colored tapestry, ordered the bakers and the cooks to prepare a dinner such as they were accustomed to do for Mardonius. ,They did his bidding, but Pausanias, when he saw golden and silver couches richly covered, and tables of gold and silver, and all the magnificent service of the banquet, was amazed at the splendor before him, and for a joke commanded his own servants to prepare a dinner in Laconian fashion. When that meal, so different from the other, was ready, Pausanias burst out laughing and sent for the generals of the Greeks. ,When these had assembled, Pausanias pointed to the manner in which each dinner was served and said: “Men of Hellas, I have brought you here because I desired to show you the foolishness of the leader of the Medes who, with such provisions for life as you see, came here to take away from us our possessions which are so pitiful.” In this way, it is said, Pausanias spoke to the generals of the Greeks. |
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19. Septuagint, Tobit, 1.10-1.11 (4th cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 369 | 1.10. Now when I was carried away captive to Nineveh, all my brethren and my relatives ate the food of the Gentiles; 1.11. but I kept myself from eating it, |
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20. Septuagint, 2 Maccabees, 5.27, 6.18-6.31, 7.1-7.42 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 369 | 5.27. But Judas Maccabeus, with about nine others, got away to the wilderness, and kept himself and his companions alive in the mountains as wild animals do; they continued to live on what grew wild, so that they might not share in the defilement.' 6.18. Eleazar, one of the scribes in high position, a man now advanced in age and of noble presence, was being forced to open his mouth to eat swine's flesh.' 6.19. But he, welcoming death with honor rather than life with pollution, went up to the the rack of his own accord, spitting out the flesh,' 6.20. as men ought to go who have the courage to refuse things that it is not right to taste, even for the natural love of life.' 6.21. Those who were in charge of that unlawful sacrifice took the man aside, because of their long acquaintance with him, and privately urged him to bring meat of his own providing, proper for him to use, and pretend that he was eating the flesh of the sacrificial meal which had been commanded by the king,' 6.22. o that by doing this he might be saved from death, and be treated kindly on account of his old friendship with them.' 6.23. But making a high resolve, worthy of his years and the dignity of his old age and the gray hairs which he had reached with distinction and his excellent life even from childhood, and moreover according to the holy God-given law, he declared himself quickly, telling them to send him to Hades.' 6.24. Such pretense is not worthy of our time of life, he said, 'lest many of the young should suppose that Eleazar in his ninetieth year has gone over to an alien religion,' 6.25. and through my pretense, for the sake of living a brief moment longer, they should be led astray because of me, while I defile and disgrace my old age.' 6.26. For even if for the present I should avoid the punishment of men, yet whether I live or die I shall not escape the hands of the Almighty.' 6.27. Therefore, by manfully giving up my life now, I will show myself worthy of my old age' 6.28. and leave to the young a noble example of how to die a good death willingly and nobly for the revered and holy laws.'When he had said this, he went at once to the rack.' 6.29. And those who a little before had acted toward him with good will now changed to ill will, because the words he had uttered were in their opinion sheer madness.' 6.30. When he was about to die under the blows, he groaned aloud and said: 'It is clear to the Lord in his holy knowledge that, though I might have been saved from death, I am enduring terrible sufferings in my body under this beating, but in my soul I am glad to suffer these things because I fear him.' 6.31. So in this way he died, leaving in his death an example of nobility and a memorial of courage, not only to the young but to the great body of his nation.' 7.1. It happened also that seven brothers and their mother were arrested and were being compelled by the king, under torture with whips and cords, to partake of unlawful swine's flesh.' 7.2. One of them, acting as their spokesman, said, 'What do you intend to ask and learn from us? For we are ready to die rather than transgress the laws of our fathers.' 7.3. The king fell into a rage, and gave orders that pans and caldrons be heated.' 7.4. These were heated immediately, and he commanded that the tongue of their spokesman be cut out and that they scalp him and cut off his hands and feet, while the rest of the brothers and the mother looked on.' 7.5. When he was utterly helpless, the king ordered them to take him to the fire, still breathing, and to fry him in a pan. The smoke from the pan spread widely, but the brothers and their mother encouraged one another to die nobly, saying,' 7.6. The Lord God is watching over us and in truth has compassion on us, as Moses declared in his song which bore witness against the people to their faces, when he said, `And he will have compassion on his servants.'' 7.7. After the first brother had died in this way, they brought forward the second for their sport. They tore off the skin of his head with the hair, and asked him, 'Will you eat rather than have your body punished limb by limb?' 7.8. He replied in the language of his fathers, and said to them, 'No.'Therefore he in turn underwent tortures as the first brother had done.' 7.9. And when he was at his last breath, he said, 'You accursed wretch, you dismiss us from this present life, but the King of the universe will raise us up to an everlasting renewal of life, because we have died for his laws.' 7.10. After him, the third was the victim of their sport. When it was demanded, he quickly put out his tongue and courageously stretched forth his hands,' 7.11. and said nobly, 'I got these from Heaven, and because of his laws I disdain them, and from him I hope to get them back again.' 7.12. As a result the king himself and those with him were astonished at the young man's spirit, for he regarded his sufferings as nothing.' 7.13. When he too had died, they maltreated and tortured the fourth in the same way.' 7.14. And when he was near death, he said, 'One cannot but choose to die at the hands of men and to cherish the hope that God gives of being raised again by him. But for you there will be no resurrection to life!' 7.15. Next they brought forward the fifth and maltreated him." 7.16. But he looked at the king, and said, 'Because you have authority among men, mortal though you are, you do what you please. But do not think that God has forsaken our people.' 7.17. Keep on, and see how his mighty power will torture you and your descendants!' 7.18. After him they brought forward the sixth. And when he was about to die, he said, 'Do not deceive yourself in vain. For we are suffering these things on our own account, because of our sins against our own God. Therefore astounding things have happened.' 7.19. But do not think that you will go unpunished for having tried to fight against God!' 7.20. The mother was especially admirable and worthy of honorable memory. Though she saw her seven sons perish within a single day, she bore it with good courage because of her hope in the Lord.' 7.21. She encouraged each of them in the language of their fathers. Filled with a noble spirit, she fired her woman's reasoning with a man's courage, and said to them,' 7.22. I do not know how you came into being in my womb. It was not I who gave you life and breath, nor I who set in order the elements within each of you.' 7.23. Therefore the Creator of the world, who shaped the beginning of man and devised the origin of all things, will in his mercy give life and breath back to you again, since you now forget yourselves for the sake of his laws.' 7.24. Antiochus felt that he was being treated with contempt, and he was suspicious of her reproachful tone. The youngest brother being still alive, Antiochus not only appealed to him in words, but promised with oaths that he would make him rich and enviable if he would turn from the ways of his fathers, and that he would take him for his friend and entrust him with public affairs.' 7.25. Since the young man would not listen to him at all, the king called the mother to him and urged her to advise the youth to save himself.' 7.26. After much urging on his part, she undertook to persuade her son.' 7.27. But, leaning close to him, she spoke in their native tongue as follows, deriding the cruel tyrant: 'My son, have pity on me. I carried you nine months in my womb, and nursed you for three years, and have reared you and brought you up to this point in your life, and have taken care of you.' 7.28. I beseech you, my child, to look at the heaven and the earth and see everything that is in them, and recognize that God did not make them out of things that existed. Thus also mankind comes into being.' 7.29. Do not fear this butcher, but prove worthy of your brothers. Accept death, so that in God's mercy I may get you back again with your brothers.' 7.30. While she was still speaking, the young man said, 'What are you waiting for? I will not obey the king's command, but I obey the command of the law that was given to our fathers through Moses.' 7.31. But you, who have contrived all sorts of evil against the Hebrews, will certainly not escape the hands of God.' 7.32. For we are suffering because of our own sins." 7.33. And if our living Lord is angry for a little while, to rebuke and discipline us, he will again be reconciled with his own servants.' 7.34. But you, unholy wretch, you most defiled of all men, do not be elated in vain and puffed up by uncertain hopes, when you raise your hand against the children of heaven.' 7.35. You have not yet escaped the judgment of the almighty, all-seeing God.' 7.36. For our brothers after enduring a brief suffering have drunk of everflowing life under God's covet; but you, by the judgment of God, will receive just punishment for your arrogance.' 7.37. I, like my brothers, give up body and life for the laws of our fathers, appealing to God to show mercy soon to our nation and by afflictions and plagues to make you confess that he alone is God,' 7.38. and through me and my brothers to bring to an end the wrath of the Almighty which has justly fallen on our whole nation.' 7.39. The king fell into a rage, and handled him worse than the others, being exasperated at his scorn.' 7.40. So he died in his integrity, putting his whole trust in the Lord.' 7.41. Last of all, the mother died, after her sons.' 7.42. Let this be enough, then, about the eating of sacrifices and the extreme tortures.' |
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22. Septuagint, Judith, 2.5, 2.12, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.19, 5.20, 5.21, 6.16, 6.21, 7.14, 7.22, 7.23, 7.27, 7.30, 7.32, 8.8, 8.10, 8.29, 8.31, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.10, 10.11, 10.14, 10.19, 10.23, 11.21, 12.4, 12.10-13.10, 12.11, 12.13, 12.15, 13.3, 13.5, 13.9, 13.10, 13.12, 13.16, 15.11, 15.12, 15.13, 15.14, 16.4, 16.6, 16.7, 16.8, 16.9, 16.19, 16.21, 16.24 (2nd cent. BCE - 0th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Gera (2014) 75, 101 | 8.10. she sent her maid, who was in charge of all she possessed, to summon Chabris and Charmis, the elders of her city. |
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23. Septuagint, Wisdom of Solomon, 6.34, 7.7-9.18, 8.9, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 10.16, 10.17, 10.18, 10.19, 10.20, 10.21, 39.4, 39.5 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Gera (2014) 284 | 10.17. She gave holy men the reward of their labors;she guided them along a marvelous way,and became a shelter to them by day,and a starry flame through the night. |
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24. Septuagint, 3 Maccabees, 2.1-2.8, 3.4-3.7, 6.1-6.8 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 284, 369 | 2.1. Then the high priest Simon, facing the sanctuary, bending his knees and extending his hands with calm dignity, prayed as follows: 2.2. "Lord, Lord, king of the heavens, and sovereign of all creation, holy among the holy ones, the only ruler, almighty, give attention to us who are suffering grievously from an impious and profane man, puffed up in his audacity and power. 2.3. For you, the creator of all things and the governor of all, are a just Ruler, and you judge those who have done anything in insolence and arrogance. 2.4. You destroyed those who in the past committed injustice, among whom were even giants who trusted in their strength and boldness, whom you destroyed by bringing upon them a boundless flood. 2.5. You consumed with fire and sulphur the men of Sodom who acted arrogantly, who were notorious for their vices; and you made them an example to those who should come afterward. 2.6. You made known your mighty power by inflicting many and varied punishments on the audacious Pharaoh who had enslaved your holy people Israel. 2.7. And when he pursued them with chariots and a mass of troops, you overwhelmed him in the depths of the sea, but carried through safely those who had put their confidence in you, the Ruler over the whole creation. 2.8. And when they had seen works of your hands, they praised you, the Almighty. 3.4. but because they worshiped God and conducted themselves by his law, they kept their separateness with respect to foods. For this reason they appeared hateful to some; 3.5. but since they adorned their style of life with the good deeds of upright people, they were established in good repute among all men. 3.6. Nevertheless those of other races paid no heed to their good service to their nation, which was common talk among all; 3.7. instead they gossiped about the differences in worship and foods, alleging that these people were loyal neither to the king nor to his authorities, but were hostile and greatly opposed to his government. So they attached no ordinary reproach to them. 6.1. Then a certain Eleazar, famous among the priests of the country, who had attained a ripe old age and throughout his life had been adorned with every virtue, directed the elders around him to cease calling upon the holy God and prayed as follows: 6.2. "King of great power, Almighty God Most High, governing all creation with mercy, 6.3. look upon the descendants of Abraham, O Father, upon the children of the sainted Jacob, a people of your consecrated portion who are perishing as foreigners in a foreign land. 6.4. Pharaoh with his abundance of chariots, the former ruler of this Egypt, exalted with lawless insolence and boastful tongue, you destroyed together with his arrogant army by drowning them in the sea, manifesting the light of your mercy upon the nation of Israel. 6.5. Sennacherib exulting in his countless forces, oppressive king of the Assyrians, who had already gained control of the whole world by the spear and was lifted up against your holy city, speaking grievous words with boasting and insolence, you, O Lord, broke in pieces, showing your power to many nations. 6.6. The three companions in Babylon who had voluntarily surrendered their lives to the flames so as not to serve vain things, you rescued unharmed, even to a hair, moistening the fiery furnace with dew and turning the flame against all their enemies. 6.7. Daniel, who through envious slanders was cast down into the ground to lions as food for wild beasts, you brought up to the light unharmed. 6.8. And Jonah, wasting away in the belly of a huge, sea-born monster, you, Father, watched over and restored unharmed to all his family. |
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25. Hebrew Bible, Daniel, 1.5-1.16, 4.16, 9.10 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Gera (2014) 75, 267, 353, 369| 1.5. "וַיְמַן לָהֶם הַמֶּלֶךְ דְּבַר־יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ מִפַּת־בַּג הַמֶּלֶךְ וּמִיֵּין מִשְׁתָּיו וּלְגַדְּלָם שָׁנִים שָׁלוֹשׁ וּמִקְצָתָם יַעַמְדוּ לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃", 1.6. "וַיְהִי בָהֶם מִבְּנֵי יְהוּדָה דָּנִיֵּאל חֲנַנְיָה מִישָׁאֵל וַעֲזַרְיָה׃", 1.7. "וַיָּשֶׂם לָהֶם שַׂר הַסָּרִיסִים שֵׁמוֹת וַיָּשֶׂם לְדָנִיֵּאל בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר וְלַחֲנַנְיָה שַׁדְרַךְ וּלְמִישָׁאֵל מֵישַׁךְ וְלַעֲזַרְיָה עֲבֵד נְגוֹ׃", 1.8. "וַיָּשֶׂם דָּנִיֵּאל עַל־לִבּוֹ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִתְגָּאַל בְּפַתְבַּג הַמֶּלֶךְ וּבְיֵין מִשְׁתָּיו וַיְבַקֵּשׁ מִשַּׂר הַסָּרִיסִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִתְגָּאָל׃", 1.9. "וַיִּתֵּן הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־דָּנִיֵּאל לְחֶסֶד וּלְרַחֲמִים לִפְנֵי שַׂר הַסָּרִיסִים׃", 1.11. "וַיֹּאמֶר דָּנִיֵּאל אֶל־הַמֶּלְצַר אֲשֶׁר מִנָּה שַׂר הַסָּרִיסִים עַל־דָּנִיֵּאל חֲנַנְיָה מִישָׁאֵל וַעֲזַרְיָה׃", 1.12. "נַס־נָא אֶת־עֲבָדֶיךָ יָמִים עֲשָׂרָה וְיִתְּנוּ־לָנוּ מִן־הַזֵּרֹעִים וְנֹאכְלָה וּמַיִם וְנִשְׁתֶּה׃", 1.13. "וְיֵרָאוּ לְפָנֶיךָ מַרְאֵינוּ וּמַרְאֵה הַיְלָדִים הָאֹכְלִים אֵת פַּתְבַּג הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכַאֲשֶׁר תִּרְאֵה עֲשֵׂה עִם־עֲבָדֶיךָ׃", 1.14. "וַיִּשְׁמַע לָהֶם לַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיְנַסֵּם יָמִים עֲשָׂרָה׃", 1.15. "וּמִקְצָת יָמִים עֲשָׂרָה נִרְאָה מַרְאֵיהֶם טוֹב וּבְרִיאֵי בָּשָׂר מִן־כָּל־הַיְלָדִים הָאֹכְלִים אֵת פַּתְבַּג הַמֶּלֶךְ׃", 1.16. "וַיְהִי הַמֶּלְצַר נֹשֵׂא אֶת־פַּתְבָּגָם וְיֵין מִשְׁתֵּיהֶם וְנֹתֵן לָהֶם זֵרְעֹנִים׃", 4.16. "אֱדַיִן דָּנִיֵּאל דִּי־שְׁמֵהּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר אֶשְׁתּוֹמַם כְּשָׁעָה חֲדָה וְרַעְיֹנֹהִי יְבַהֲלֻנֵּהּ עָנֵה מַלְכָּא וְאָמַר בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר חֶלְמָא וּפִשְׁרֵא אַל־יְבַהֲלָךְ עָנֵה בֵלְטְשַׁאצַּר וְאָמַר מראי [מָרִי] חֶלְמָא לשנאיך [לְשָׂנְאָךְ] וּפִשְׁרֵהּ לעריך [לְעָרָךְ׃]", | 1.5. "And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s food, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.", 1.6. "Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Haiah, Mishael, and Azariah.", 1.7. "And the chief of the officers gave names unto them: unto Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar; and to Haiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.", 1.8. "But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the officers that he might not defile himself.", 1.9. "And God granted Daniel mercy and compassion in the sight of the chief of the officers.", 1.10. "And the chief of the officers said unto Daniel: ‘I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink; for why should he see your faces sad in comparison with the youths that are of your own age? so would ye endanger my head with the king.’", 1.11. "Then said Daniel to the steward, whom the chief of the officers had appointed over Daniel, Haiah, Mishael, and Azariah:", 1.12. "’Try thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.", 1.13. "Then let our counteces be looked upon before thee, and the countece of the youths that eat of the king’s food; and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.’", 1.14. "So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and tried them ten days.", 1.15. "And at the end of ten days their counteces appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths that did eat of the king’s food.", 1.16. "So the steward took away their food, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.", 4.16. "Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was appalled for a while, and his thoughts affrighted him. The king spoke and said: ‘Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation, affright thee.’ Belteshazzar answered and said: ‘My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine adversaries.", 9.10. "neither have we hearkened to the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets. .", |
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26. Septuagint, 1 Maccabees, 1.62-1.63, 2.52, 6.23 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 284, 353, 369 | 1.62. But many in Israel stood firm and were resolved in their hearts not to eat unclean food. 1.63. They chose to die rather than to be defiled by food or to profane the holy covet; and they did die. 2.52. Was not Abraham found faithful when tested, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness? 6.23. We were happy to serve your father, to live by what he said and to follow his commands. |
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27. Anon., Testament of Joseph, 3.4 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 267 | 3.4. And I fasted in those seven years, and I appeared to the Egyptians as one living delicately, for they that fast for God's sake receive beauty of face. |
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28. Tosefta, Taanit, 2.6 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 267| 2.6. "מה בין תענית צבור לתענית יחיד [תענית צבור אוכלין ושותין מבעוד יום מה שאין כן בתענית יחיד] תענית צבור אסורין במלאכה ברחיצה ובסיכה ובנעילת הסנדל ובתשמיש המטה מה שאין כן בתענית יחיד תענית צבור נכנסין לבתי כנסיות מה שאין כן בתענית יחיד תענית צבור מוציאין את התיבה לרחובה של עיר מה שאין כן בתענית יחיד תענית צבור מתפללין עשרים וארבע ברכות מה שאין כן בתענית יחיד תענית צבור כהנים נושאים כפיהם ארבעה פעמים ביום משא\"כ בתענית יחיד תענית צבור אין מפסיקין לימים טובים הכתובים במגילה מה שאין כן בתענית יחיד מעשה וגזרו תענית בחנוכה בלוד [אמרו לו לרבי אליעזר וסיפר לרבי יהושע ורחץ אמר להם ר' יהושע] צאו והתענו על מה שהתעניתם כל זמן שהיה רבן גמליאל קיים היתה הלכה נוהגת כדבריו לאחר מיתתו של רבן גמליאל בקש רבי יהושע לבטל את דבריו עמד רבי יוחנן בן נורי על רגליו ואמר חזי אנא בתר רישא גופא אזיל כל זמן שהיה רבן גמליאל קיים היתה הלכה נוהגת כדבריו עכשיו שמת אתם מבקשים לבטל את דבריו אמר רבי יהושע אנו שומעין לך נקבעה הלכה כדברי רבן גמליאל ולא ערער אדם על דבריו.", | |
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30. Babylonian Talmud, Taanit, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 267| 17b. כרבי מכלל דרבנן אסרי מ"ט מהרה יבנה בית המקדש ובעינן כהן הראוי לעבודה וליכא הכא אפשר דמספר ועייל,אי הכי שתוי יין נמי אפשר דגני פורתא ועייל כדרמי בר אבא דאמר רמי בר אבא דרך מיל ושינה כל שהוא מפיגין את היין לאו מי איתמר עלה אמר רב נחמן אמר רבה בר אבוה לא שנו אלא כששתה שיעור רביעית אבל שתה יותר מרביעית כל שכן שדרך מטרידתו ושינה משכרתו,רב אשי אמר שתויי יין דמחלי עבודה גזרו בהו רבנן פרועי ראש דלא מחלי עבודה לא גזרו בהו רבנן,מיתיבי ואלו שהן במיתה שתויי יין ופרועי ראש בשלמא שתויי יין בהדיא כתיב בהו (ויקרא י, ט) יין ושכר אל תשת אלא פרועי ראש מנלן,דכתיב (יחזקאל מד, כ) וראשם לא יגלחו ופרע לא ישלחו וכתיב בתריה ויין לא ישתו כל כהן בבאם אל החצר הפנימית ואיתקוש פרועי ראש לשתויי יין מה שתויי יין במיתה אף פרועי ראש במיתה,ומינה אי מה שתויי יין דמחלי עבודה אף פרועי ראש דמחלי עבודה (לא כי איתקוש למיתה הוא דאיתקוש אבל לאחולי עבודה לא איתקוש),א"ל רבינא לרב אשי הא מקמי דאתא יחזקאל מאן אמרה א"ל וליטעמיך הא דאמר רב חסדא דבר זה מתורת משה לא למדנו ומדברי קבלה למדנו (יחזקאל מד, ט) כל בן נכר ערל לב וערל בשר לא יבוא אל מקדשי (לשרתני) הא מקמי דאתא יחזקאל מאן אמרה,אלא גמרא גמיר לה ואתא יחזקאל ואסמכה אקרא הכא נמי גמרא גמיר לה ואתא יחזקאל ואסמכה אקרא (כי גמירי הלכה למיתה לאחולי עבודה לא גמירי):,כל הכתוב במגילת תענית דלא למיספד לפניו אסור לאחריו מותר: תנו רבנן אלין יומיא דלא להתענאה בהון ומקצתהון דלא למיספד בהון מריש ירחא דניסן ועד תמניא ביה איתוקם תמידא דלא למיספד בהון מתמניא ביה עד סוף מועדא איתותב חגא דשבועיא דלא למיספד בהון,אמר מר מריש ירחא דניסן עד תמניא ביה איתוקם תמידא דלא למיספד למה לי מריש ירחא לימא מתרי בניסן ור"ח גופיה יו"ט הוא ואסור אמר רב לא נצרכה אלא לאסור יום שלפניו,ושלפניו נמי תיפוק ליה דהוה ליה יום שלפני ראש חדש ר"ח דאורייתא הוא ודאוריית' לא בעי חיזוק,דתניא הימים האלה הכתובין במגילת תענית לפניהם ולאחריהם אסורין שבתות וימים טובים הן אסורין לפניהן ולאחריהן מותרין ומה הפרש בין זה לזה הללו דברי תורה ודברי תורה אין צריכין חיזוק הללו דברי סופרים ודברי סופרים צריכין חיזוק,אמר מר מתמניא ביה עד סוף מועדא איתותב חגא דשבועיא דלא למיספד למה לי עד סוף מועד לימא עד המועד ומועד גופיה יום טוב הוא ואסור אמר רב פפא כדאמר רב לא נצרכא | 17b. It is b in accordance with /b the opinion of b Rabbi /b Yehuda HaNasi. b From the fact /b that Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi permits priests to drink wine, it may be inferred b that the Rabbis prohibit /b it even nowadays. Why, then, isn’t it prohibited for priests to grow their hair as well? The Gemara explains: b What is the reason /b for the prohibition? It is due to the hope: b May the Temple be speedily rebuilt, and we will require a priest who is fit for /b the Temple b service, and /b there will be b none /b available, as they have all imbibed wine. The time that it will take for the effects of the wine to wear off will delay the Temple service considerably. b Here, /b however, with regard to hair, it is b possible /b for a priest b to cut his hair /b and be ready b to enter /b and perform the Temple service with minimal delay.,The Gemara asks: b If so, /b with regard to b those who have drunk wine too, /b it is b possible /b for him b to sleep a little and /b then b enter, in accordance with /b the opinion of b Rami bar Abba, as Rami bar Abba said: /b Walking b a distance of a i mil /i , and /b similarly, b sleeping /b even b a minimal amount, /b will b dispel the /b effect of b wine /b that one has drunk. The Gemara rejects this proof: b Wasn’t it stated about this /b i halakha /i that b Rav Naḥman said /b that b Rabba bar Avuh said: They taught /b this b only /b with regard to one b who has drunk the measure of a quarter- /b i log /i of wine, b but /b with regard to b one who has drunk more than a quarter- /b i log /i , walking this distance b will preoccupy /b and exhaust b him all the more, and /b a small amount b of sleep will /b further b intoxicate him. /b For this reason, it is prohibited for priests to drink wine, lest no suitable priest will be ready for the Temple service., b Rav Ashi said /b that there is a different way to distinguish between these two i halakhot /i . In the case of b those who have drunk wine, who desecrate /b the Temple b service, the Sages issued a decree concerning them, /b that priests should not drink wine even nowadays. However, with regard to b those who have long hair, who do not desecrate /b the Temple b service, the Sages did not issue a decree concerning them. /b ,The Gemara b raises an objection /b from a i baraita /i : b And these /b are the transgressors who are punished b by death /b at the hand of Heaven: Priests who enter the Temple to serve b who have drunk wine, and those /b priests b who have long hair /b while they serve. The Gemara asks: b Granted, those who have drunk wine /b are punished by death, as it is b explicitly written: “Drink no wine nor strong drink, /b neither you nor your sons with you, when you enter the Tent of Meeting, that you should not die” (Leviticus 10:9). b However, /b with regard to b those /b priests b who have long hair, from where do we /b derive that they are punishable by death?,The Gemara answers that this is b as it is written: “Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks [ i pera /i ] to grow long” /b (Ezekiel 44:20), b and it is written /b immediately b afterward: “Neither shall any priest drink wine when they enter the inner courtyard” /b (Ezekiel 44:21). b And /b in this manner the prohibition concerning b those who have long hair is juxtaposed with /b the prohibition concerning b those who have drunk wine, /b to teach the following: b Just as those who have drunk wine /b and perform the Temple service are subject b to death, so too, those who have long hair /b are punishable b by death. /b ,The Gemara raises a difficulty: b And from this /b comparison one can also argue as follows: b If /b so, b just as those who have drunk wine desecrate /b the Temple b service, so too, those who have long hair desecrate the service. /b The Gemara rejects this contention: b No, when /b the two cases b were juxtaposed, /b it was with regard b to death that /b they b were juxtaposed. However, /b as b for desecrating /b the Temple b service, /b in this regard they b were not juxtaposed. /b Consequently, Rav Ashi’s distinction concerning the practical application of these two i halakhot /i still applies.,On this issue, b Ravina said to Rav Ashi: Before Ezekiel came /b and stated this i halakha /i , b who said it? /b From where was it derived before Ezekiel that priests may not serve with long hair? This prohibition, which is not mentioned in the Torah, could not have been innovated by Ezekiel, as prophets may not enact new i halakhot /i . Rav Ashi b said to him: And according to your reasoning, /b there is a similar difficulty with b that which Rabbi Ḥisda said: This matter, /b that an uncircumcised priest may not serve in the Temple, b we did not learn it from the Torah of Moses, /b but b we learned it from the text of the tradition, /b i.e., Prophets and Writings: b “No stranger, uncircumcised in heart or uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter my Temple” /b (Ezekiel 44:9). b Before Ezekiel came, who said /b that it is prohibited for an uncircumcised priest to serve?, b Rather, /b you must say that it b is learned /b as a definite b tradition, /b like the rest of the Oral Torah, b and Ezekiel came and supported it by /b means of b a verse /b in his book. He did not, however, teach this i halakha /i anew. b Here too, /b with regard to a priest with long hair, it b is learned /b as a tradition, b and Ezekiel came and supported it by a verse. And when /b they b learned /b this b i halakha /i , /b they learned only that one is punishable by b death; /b however, with regard b to desecrating /b the Temple b service, they did not learn /b this i halakha /i .,§ The mishna teaches: b Any /b day concerning which b it is written in i Megillat Ta’anit /i not to eulogize /b on that day, it is also b prohibited /b to fast b on the day before, /b but it is b permitted /b to do so b on the following day. The Sages taught /b in i Megillat Ta’anit /i : b These are the days on which fasting is prohibited, and on some of them eulogizing is prohibited /b as well: b From the New Moon of Nisan until the eighth of /b the month, the proper sacrifice of b the daily offering was established, /b and therefore it was b decreed not to eulogize on these /b dates. b From the eighth of /b Nisan b until the end of the festival /b of Passover, b the festival of i Shavuot /i was restored /b and it was likewise decreed b not to eulogize /b during this period.,The Gemara seeks to clarify these statements by comparing them to the ruling of the mishna. b The Master said /b above: b From the New Moon of Nisan until the eighth of /b the month, b the daily offering was established, /b and therefore it was b decreed not to eulogize on these /b dates. The Gemara asks: b Why do I /b need i Megillat Ta’anit /i to say: b From the New Moon? Let it say: From the second of Nisan, as the New Moon is itself a holiday, and /b it is already b prohibited /b to eulogize on that day. b Rav said: It is necessary /b to mention the New Moon of Nisan b only to prohibit /b eulogizing on b the day before, /b in accordance with the statement in i Megillat Ta’anit /i that fasting on the day before any of the specified commemorative days is also prohibited.,The Gemara asks: b And /b with regard to the day b before /b the New Moon of Nisan b as well, /b one can b derive /b the prohibition against eulogizing on this day from the fact b that it is the day before the New Moon. /b Since it is prohibited to fast on the New Moon, it is likewise prohibited on the day before. The Gemara answers that as b the New Moon is by Torah law and a Torah law requires no reinforcement, /b it is permitted to fast on the previous day., b As it is taught /b in a i baraita /i : With regard to b these days that are written in i Megillat Ta’anit /i , it is prohibited to fast before them and after them. /b However, concerning b i Shabbatot /i and Festivals, /b fasting on those days b is prohibited, /b but b before them and after them /b fasting is b permitted. And what is the difference between this and that? These, /b Shabbat and Festivals, are b statements of Torah, and statements of Torah do not require reinforcement, /b whereas b these /b days mentioned in i Megillat Ta’anit /i are statements of b rabbinic law, /b and statements of b rabbinic law require reinforcement. /b ,§ b The Master said /b above: b From the eighth of /b Nisan b until the end of the festival /b of Passover, b the festival of i Shavuot /i was restored and it was decreed not to eulogize. /b The Gemara asks: b Why do I /b need i Megillat Ta’anit /i to say: b Until the end of the Festival? Let it say: Until the Festival, /b as it is anyway b prohibited /b to eulogize on the festival of Passover. Rav Pappa said that this, too, should be explained b as Rav said: It is necessary /b to mention the first of Nisan |
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31. Anon., Exodus Rabbah, 30.24 (4th cent. CE - 9th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 353| 30.24. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וְאֵלֶּה הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (ישעיה נו, א): כֹּה אָמַר ה' שִׁמְרוּ מִשְׁפָּט וַעֲשׂוּ צְדָקָה, זֶהוּ שֶׁאָמַר הַכָּתוּב (משלי כד, כג): גַּם אֵלֶּה לַחֲכָמִים הַכֵּר פָּנִים בְּמִשְׁפָּט בַּל טוֹב, אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מִי גָרַם לַדַּיָּנִין שֶׁיִּהְיוּ יוֹדְעִין לָדוּן עַל יְדֵי שֶׁקִּבַּלְתֶּם אֶת הַתּוֹרָה שֶׁכָּתוּב בָּהּ (ויקרא כו, מו): אֵלֶּה הַחֻקִּים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים וְהַתּוֹרֹת, אֶלָּא הֱווּ יוֹדְעִים הַכֵּר פָּנִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּט בַּל טוֹב, מַהוּ בַּל טוֹב, אֶלָּא בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁהַדַּיָּן יוֹשֵׁב וְדָן בֶּאֱמֶת כִּבְיָכוֹל מַנִּיחַ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא שְׁמֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם וּמַשְׁרֶה שְׁכִינָתוֹ בְּצִדּוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שופטים ב, יח): וְכִי הֵקִים ה' לָהֶם שֹׁפְטִים וְהָיָה ה' עִם הַשֹּׁפֵט, וְכֵיוָן שֶׁרוֹאֶה אוֹתוֹ שֶׁהוּא נוֹשֵׂא פָנִים, כִּבְיָכוֹל מְסַלֵּק שְׁכִינָתוֹ וְעוֹלֶה לַשָּׁמַיִם, וְהַמַּלְאָכִים אוֹמְרִים לוֹ רִבּוֹן הָעוֹלָם, מַה יֵּשׁ לְךָ, וְהוּא אוֹמֵר לָהֶם רָאִיתִי אֶת הַדַּיָּן שֶׁהוּא נוֹשֵׂא פָנִים, וְעָמַדְתִּי לִי מִשָּׁם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים יב, ו): מִשֹּׁד עֲנִיִּים מֵאֶנְקַת אֶבְיוֹנִים עַתָּה אָקוּם יֹאמַר ה', וּמַה הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עוֹשֶׂה, שׁוֹלֵף חַרְבּוֹ כְּנֶגְדוֹ, לְהוֹדִיעַ שֶׁיֵּשׁ דַּיָּן לְמַעְלָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (איוב יט, כט): גּוּרוּ לָכֶם מִפְּנֵי חֶרֶב כִּי חֵמָה עֲוֹנוֹת חָרֶב לְמַעַן תֵּדְעוּ שַׁדּוּן, שַׁדִּין כְּתִיב, שֶׁיֵּשׁ דִּין בָּעוֹלָם, לְפִיכָךְ אָמַר שְׁלֹמֹה: גַּם אֵלֶּה לַחֲכָמִים הַכֵּר פָּנִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּט בַּל טוֹב, אָמַר לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לֹא טוֹב לְךָ שֶׁאֲנִי מַנִּיחֶךָ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (נחום א, ז): טוֹב ה' לְמָעוֹז בְּיוֹם צָרָה וְיֹדֵעַ חֹסֵי בוֹ, לְכָךְ כְּתִיב: כֹּה אָמַר ה' שִׁמְרוּ מִשְׁפָּט וַעֲשׂוּ צְדָקָה, וַאֲנִי מְקָרֵב עַצְמִי עִמָּכֶם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיה נו, א): כִּי קְרוֹבָה יְשׁוּעָתִי לָבוֹא. וְכֵן אַתָּה מוֹצֵא בִּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר כְּשֶׁרָאָה אֶת הַחֲלוֹם נִכְנַס דָּנִיֵּאל אֶצְלוֹ וְרָאָה שֶׁהוּא עָתִיד לְטָרְדוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דניאל ד, כט): וּמִן אֲנָשָׁא לָךְ טָרְדִין, עָשָׂה עַצְמוֹ כְּאִלּוּ מְרַתֵּת וּמְפַחֵד, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דניאל ד, טז): אֱדַיִן דָּנִיֵּאל דִּי שְׁמֵהּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַר אֶשְׁתּוֹמַם כְּשָׁעָה חֲדָה, אָמַר לוֹ לָמָּה אַתְּ מְפַחֵד, אָמַר לוֹ רוֹאֶה אֲנִי אֶת הַחֲלוֹם וְאֵינִי יָכוֹל לְאָמְרוֹ, אָמַר לוֹ (דניאל ד, טז): מָרִאי חֶלְמָא לְשָׂנְאָךְ וּפִשְׁרֵהּ לְעָרָךְ. מִי שֶׁדּוֹרֵשׁ הַמִּקְרָא הַזֶּה עוֹשֶׂה לְדָנִיֵּאל מֵטִיחַ דְּבָרִים כְּלַפֵּי מַעְלָה, שֶׁאָמַר לִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר: מָרִאי חֶלְמָא לְשָׂנְאָךְ, אֵין שׂוֹנְאוֹ בָּעוֹלָם יוֹתֵר מִן הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא שֶׁהֶחֱרִיב אֶת בֵּיתוֹ וְהֶגְלָה אֶת בָּנָיו, וְעוֹד גַּם יִשְׂרָאֵל הָיוּ שׂוֹנְאָיו וְהָיָה מְקַלֵּל אוֹתָן. אֶלָּא נָתַן דָּנִיֵּאל לִבּוֹ כְּנֶגֶד הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא וְאָמַר מָרִי שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם הָבֵא אֶת הַחֲלוֹם לְשׂוֹנְאֲךָ זֶה. אָמַר נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר לְדָנִיֵּאל רָאִיתִי בַּחֲלוֹמִי (דניאל ד, ז ט): וַאֲרוּ אִילָן בְּגוֹא אַרְעָא, וּמָזוֹן לְכֹלָּא בֵהּ, זֶה מֶלֶךְ גּוֹזֵר גְּזֵרָה, סוֹגֵר הַיָּם הַכֹּל מֵתִים, פּוֹתֵחַ הַיָּם הַכֹּל חַיִּים, לְכָךְ וּמָזוֹן לְכֹלָּא בֵהּ, כֵּיוָן שֶׁאָמַר לוֹ הַחֲלוֹם אָמַר לוֹ מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה הֵיאַךְ אַתְּ מוֹלִיכֵנִי, אָמַר לוֹ (דניאל ד, כד): לָהֵן מַלְכָּא מִלְכִּי יִשְׁפַּר עֲלָךְ וַחֲטָאָךְ בְּצִדְקָה פְרֻק. אָמַר לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אֲנִי מָסַרְתִּי אֶת הַצְּדָקָה לְאַבְרָהָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית יח, יט): כִּי יְדַעְתִּיו לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֶּה, וְאַתָּה אוֹמֵר לָרָשָׁע וַחֲטָאָךְ בְּצִדְקָה פְרֻק, אֶלָּא אָמַר לִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר עֲשֵׂה צְדָקָה וּפְתַח אוֹצָרֶךָ, שֶׁרָאָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁיָּצְאוּ עֲרוּמִים מִירוּשָׁלַיִם וְלֹא הָיָה בְּיָדָם שָׁוֶה פְּרוּטָה, לְכָךְ אָמַר לוֹ שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂה צְדָקָה. פָּתַח אוֹצְרוֹתָיו וְהָיָה מְפַרְנֵס לְיִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ (דניאל ד, כד): וְלִקְצָת יַרְחִין תְּרֵי עֲשַׂר וגו'. שָׁמַע נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר בַּת קוֹל שֶׁהָיוּ מִתְרַגְּשִׁין, אָמַר הַקּוֹל הַזֶּה מֵהֵיכָן הוּא, אָמְרוּ לוֹ אוֹתָן הָעֲנִיִּים שֶׁאָמַרְתָּ לָתֵת לָהֶם חֵלֶק וְהָיִינוּ מְחַלְּקִין לָהֶם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ כְּמוֹ שֶׁאָמַרְתָּ. אָמַר אִלּוּלֵי נְכָסִים שֶׁהָיָה לִי מֵהֵיכָן הָיִיתִי בּוֹנֶה כָּל הַמְדִינָה הַזֹּאת לִכְבוֹדִי, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דניאל ד, כז): עָנֵה מַלְכָּא וְאָמַר הֲלָא דָא הִיא בָּבֶל רַבְּתָא, וַאֲנִי מְבַזְבֵּז כָּל נְכָסִים, אִם יֵלְכוּ נְכָסַי אֵין לִי כָּבוֹד, נָעַל אֶת הָאוֹצָרוֹת. כֵּיוָן שֶׁאָמַר כָּךְ עָנָה אוֹתוֹ בַּת קוֹל מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דניאל ד, כח): עוֹד מִלְּתָא בְּפֻם מַלְכָּא קָל מִן שְׁמַיָא נְפַל, מִי גָרַם לוֹ לֵישֵׁב בְּשַׁלְוָה שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ, הַצְּדָקָה. וּמָה אִם הָרָשָׁע כָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל אַחַת כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה, הֱוֵי: שִׁמְרוּ מִשְׁפָּט וַעֲשׂוּ צְדָקָה. מָשָׁל לְאָדָם שֶׁנִּכְנַס לִמְדִינָה וְשָׁמַע שֶׁפְּלוֹטִמְיָא נַעֲשֵׂית, הָלַךְ וְשָׁאַל לַלּוּדָר אָמַר מָתַי פְּלוֹטִמְיָא נַעֲשֵׂית, אָמַר לוֹ רְחוֹקָה הִיא, הָלַךְ וְשָׁאַל לְאוֹתוֹ שֶׁעוֹשֶׂה פְּלוֹטִמְיָא, וְאָמַר קְרוֹבָה הִיא. אָמַר זֶה, לֹא שָׁאַלְתִּי לַלּוּדָר וְאָמַר לִי רְחוֹקָה הִיא. אָמַר לוֹ זוֹ הִיא דַּעְתְּךָ שֶׁהָיִיתָ שׁוֹאֵל לַלּוּדָר, וְכִי רוֹצֶה הוּא שֶׁאֶעֱשֶׂה פְּלוֹטִמְיָא, אֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ שֶׁהוּא יוֹרֵד וְנֶהֱרַג. כָּךְ שָׁאֲלוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְבִלְעָם אֵימָתַי תִּהְיֶה יְשׁוּעָה, אָמַר לָהֶם (במדבר כד, יז): אֶרְאֶנּוּ וְלֹא עַתָּה אֲשׁוּרֶנּוּ וְלֹא קָרוֹב. אָמַר לָהֶם הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא זוֹ הִיא דַעְתְּכֶם, אֵין אַתֶּם יוֹדְעִין שֶׁסּוֹף בִּלְעָם יוֹרֵד לַגֵּיהִנֹּם וְאֵינוֹ רוֹצֶה שֶׁתָּבוֹא יְשׁוּעָתִי, אֶלָּא הֱיוּ דּוֹמִים לַאֲבִיכֶם שֶׁאָמַר (בראשית מט, יט): לִישׁוּעָתְךָ קִוִּיתִי ה', צָפָה לִישׁוּעָה שֶׁהִיא קְרוֹבָה, לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר, כִּי קְרוֹבָה יְשׁוּעָתִי לָבוֹא. דָּבָר אַחֵר, כִּי קְרוֹבָה יְשׁוּעָתִי לָבוֹא, כִּי קְרוֹבָה יְשׁוּעַתְכֶם אֵינוֹ אוֹמֵר, אֶלָּא יְשׁוּעָתִי, יְהִי שְׁמוֹ מְבֹרָךְ, אִלּוּלֵי שֶׁהַדָּבָר כָּתוּב אִי אֶפְשָׁר לְאָמְרוֹ, אָמַר לָהֶם הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, אִם אֵין לָכֶם זְכוּת, בִּשְׁבִילִי אֲנִי עוֹשֶׂה, כִּבְיָכוֹל כָּל יָמִים שֶׁאַתֶּם שָׁם בַּצָּרָה אֲנִי עִמָּכֶם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים צא, טו): עִמּוֹ אָנֹכִי בְצָרָה, וַאֲנִי גוֹאֵל לְעַצְמִי, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיה נט, טז): וַיַּרְא כִּי אֵין אִישׁ וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵם וגו', וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר (זכריה ט, ט): גִּילִי מְאֹד בַּת צִיּוֹן הָרִיעִי בַּת יְרוּשָׁלָיִם הִנֵּה מַלְכֵּךְ יָבוֹא לָךְ צַדִּיק וְנוֹשָׁע, וּמוֹשִׁיעַ אֵין כְּתִיב כָּאן אֶלָּא וְנוֹשָׁע, הֱוֵי אֲפִלּוּ אֵין בְּיֶדְכֶם מַעֲשִׂים, עוֹשֶׂה הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בִּשְׁבִילוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: כִּי קְרוֹבָה יְשׁוּעָתִי לָבוֹא. דָּבָר אַחֵר, שִׁמְרוּ מִשְׁפָּט וַעֲשׂוּ צְדָקָה, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (תהלים קיט, קכא): עָשִׂיתִי מִשְׁפָּט וָצֶדֶק בַּל תַּנִּיחֵנִי לְעשְׁקָי, אָמְרוּ לוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל רִבּוֹן הָעוֹלָם הִסְתַּכֵּל שֶׁאָנוּ מְבַקְּשִׁים לַעֲשׂוֹת צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט וְאָנוּ מִתְיָרְאִין מִן עוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים, אֶלָּא אַל תִּמְסְרֵנוּ בִּידֵיהֶם, הֱוֵי: עָשִׂיתִי מִשְׁפָּט וָצֶדֶק, מָשָׁל לְסוֹחֵר מְבַקֵּשׁ לָלֶכֶת בַּדֶּרֶךְ, שָׁמַע שֶׁלִּסְטִים בַּדֶּרֶךְ, מֶה עָשָׂה לָקַח פְּרַקְמַטְיָא שֶׁלּוֹ וַעֲשָׂאָהּ אֲבָנִים טוֹבוֹת וּמַרְגָּלִיּוֹת, יָצָא לַדֶּרֶךְ וּתְפָשׂוּהוּ לִסְטִים, אָמְרוּ לוֹ מַה בְּיָדֶךָ, אָמַר לָהֶם כְּלֵי זְכוּכִית, אָמְרוּ לוֹ מִכַּמָּה זוֹ, אָמַר לָהֶם שְׁתַּיִם בְּסֶלַע וְשָׁלשׁ בְּסֶלַע. אָמְרוּ זֶה לָזֶה בִּשְׁבִיל אֵלּוּ אָנוּ הוֹרְגִים אוֹתוֹ, הִנִּיחוּהוּ. נִכְנַס לַמְּדִינָה הִתְחִיל פּוֹתֵחַ הַגְּלוּסְקָאוֹת וְיָשַׁב לִמְכֹּר, נִכְנְסוּ אוֹתָן הַלִּסְטִים וְרָאוּ אוֹתוֹ יוֹשֵׁב וּמוֹכֵר, אָמְרוּ לוֹ בְּכַמָּה זוֹ, אָמַר לָהֶם זוֹ בְּעֶשְׂרִים זְהוּבִים, וְזוֹ בִּשְׁלוֹשִׁים. אָמְרוּ לוֹ אֵין אַתָּה הוּא שֶׁאָמַרְתָּ לָנוּ בַּדֶּרֶךְ שְׁתַּיִם בְּסֶלַע שָׁלשׁ בְּסֶלַע, אָמַר לָהֶם הֵן, אֶלָּא אוֹתָהּ שָׁעָה הָיִיתִי בְּמָקוֹם הַמָּוֶת, עַכְשָׁיו אִם אֵין אַתֶּם נוֹתְנִין לִי דָּמֶיהָ אֵין אַתֶּם נוֹטְלִין אוֹתָהּ. כָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה מִי שֶׁהוּא עוֹשֶׂה מִצְווֹת אֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ מַתַּן שְׂכָרָן, אֲבָל לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא כְּשֶׁיִּרְאוּ מַתַּן שְׂכָרָן שֶׁל מִצְווֹת הֵם תְּמֵהִים שֶׁאֵין הָעוֹלָם כֻּלּוֹ יָכוֹל לְקַבֵּל אֶת הַשָֹּׂכָר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיה סד, ג): וּמֵעוֹלָם לֹא שָׁמְעוּ לֹא הֶאֱזִינוּ עַיִן לֹא רָאָתָה, וְכִי מֵעוֹלָם לֹא שָׁמְעוּ, אֶלָּא אֵין הָעוֹלָם יָכוֹל לִשְׁמֹעַ מַהוּ מַתַּן שְׂכָרָן שֶׁל מִצְווֹת, לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר: כִּי קְרוֹבָה יְשׁוּעָתִי לָבוֹא, אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אֲנִי מֵבִיא אֶת הַיְשׁוּעָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים ג, ט): לַה' הַיְשׁוּעָה, וּמִי שֶׁהוּא עוֹשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּט כּוֹתֵב אֲנִי עָלָיו שֶׁהוּא מְקָרֵב אֶת הַיְשׁוּעָה. וְכֵן אַתָּה מוֹצֵא בִּיהוֹשָׁפָט, שֶׁעָשָׂה שׁוֹפְטִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברי הימים ב יט, ה): וַיַּעֲמֵד [יהושפט] שֹׁפְטִים, וּכְשֶׁבָּאוּ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וּמוֹאָב הֵן הָיוּ עוֹמְדִין וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עוֹשֶׂה מִלְחַמְתָּן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברי הימים ב כ, טו): כִּי לֹא לָכֶם הַמִּלְחָמָה כִּי לֵאלֹהִים, כְּשֵׁם שֶׁאָמַר משֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם (שמות יד, יד): ה' יִלָּחֵם לָכֶם, לָמָּה מִפְּנֵי שֶׁעָשׂוּ אֶת הַדִּין גָּרְמוּ הַיְשׁוּעָה שֶׁתָּבוֹא, לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר: שִׁמְרוּ מִשְׁפָּט וַעֲשׂוּ צְדָקָה, הֱוֵי: וְאֵלֶּה הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים, מַה כְּתִיב אַחֲרָיו (שמות כא, ב): כִּי תִקְנֶה עֶבֶד עִבְרִי. | |
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| 32. Anon., Joseph And Aseneth, 7.1, 8.5 Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 369 |
33. Septuagint, 4 Maccabees, 5.1-6.30, 16.12, 16.13, 16.14, 16.18, 16.19, 16.20, 16.21, 16.22, 16.23, 16.24, 16.25, 18.10, 18.11, 18.12, 18.13, 18.14, 18.15, 18.16, 18.17, 18.18, 18.19 Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Gera (2014) 284 | 16.25. They knew also that those who die for the sake of God live in God, as do Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the patriarchs. |
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| 34. Dead Sea Scrolls, 1Qap, 20.1-20.8 Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 267 |
| 35. Anon., Alpha Esther, 7.2 Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 102 |
| 36. Ps.-Philo, Psalms of Solomon, 4.16 Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 353 |
| 37. Anon., Additions To Esther, 14.17 Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 369 |
38. Anon., Letter of Aristeas, 128-170 Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Gera (2014) 369 | 170. He seemed to me to have made a good defense on all the points; for in reference also to the calves and rams and goats which are offered, he said that it was necessary to take them from the herds and flocks, and sacrifice tame animals and offer nothing wild, that the offerers of the sacrifices might understand the symbolic meaning of the lawgiver and not be under the influence of an arrogant self-consciousness. For he, who offers a sacrifice makes an offering also of his own soul in all its moods. |
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| 39. Anon., Tanhuma, None Tagged with subjects: •daniel, figure of Found in books: Gera (2014) 353 |
