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1)[line 6]מהקהלHAKHEL
All of the Jewish people are obligated in the Mitzvah of Hakhel once every seven years. "At the end of every seven years, in the Shemitah year, during the festival of Sukos, when all of Yisrael comes to appear before HaSh-m in the place which He shall choose, you shall read this Torah before all of Yisrael. Gather the people together, men, women and children... that they may hear, and learn, and fear HaSh-m, your G-d, and observe all the words of this Torah" (Devarim 31:10-13). This takes place in the Beis ha'Mikdash on the second day of Sukos in the year following the Shemitah year. During Hakhel, the king reads from the Torah portions of Devarim, as specified in the Mishnah Sotah 41a.
2)[line 13]בשבבותיה דרביB'SHIVEVUSEI D'REBBI- in the neighborhood of Rebbi
3)[line 16]ומניידי ברישייהוU'MENAIDEI B'REISHAIHU- and they would nod their heads
4)[line 17]ומרחשין שפוותייהוU'MERACHASHIN SIFVASAIHU- and move their lips
5)[line 18]ואיתסוITSU- they were healed
6a)[line 18]הלכתאHILCHESA- Mishnayos
b)[line 18]וספראSIFRA- Toras Kohanim, one of the earliest commentaries on Vayikra, which was written by Rav (circa 220 C.E.) and which follows the opinion of Rebbi Yehudah
c)[line 19]וספריSIFRI- the commentary of Rav on Bamidbar and Devarim, which follows the opinion of Rebbi Shimon
d)[line 19]הש''סSHAS- Talmud (SHaS = SHishah Sidrei, the six orders of the Talmud)
7)[line 32]לבעלי קביןBA'ALEI KABIN- leg amputees who wear a hollowed out piece of wood over the remainder of their legs
8)[line 34]"תרמסנה רגל רגלי עני פעמי דלים""TIRMESENAH RAGEL; RAGLEI ANI, PA'AMEI DALIM"- "The foot shall trample it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy" (Yeshayah 26:6).
9)[line 49]בפקיעיןPEKI'IN- possibly the modern Fukin, a place between Lod and Yavneh, the residence of Rebbi Yehoshua
10)[line 56]"האמרת""HE'EMARTA"- "you have distinguished" (Devarim 26:17).
11)[line 57]חטיבה אחתCHATIVAH ACHAS- (a) a unique object of praise (RASHI); (b) a unique work of art i.e. something that is recognizably unique (RAV HAI GA'ON, cited by the ARUCH)
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12)[line 1]"ומי כעמך ישראל גוי אחד בארץ...""U'MI K'AMCHA YISRAEL..." - "And who is like Your people Yisrael, a unique nation on earth whom G-d went forth to redeem unto Himself for a people, achieving for Yourself renown for great and marvelous wonders, driving out nations from before Your people" (Divrei ha'Yamim I 17:21) (DAVID HA'MELECH'S SONG OF PRAISE)
(a)Having recently moved the Aron from its temporary quarters in the house of Oved-Edom ha'Giti to its more permanent location in Yerushalayim, David ha'Melech mentioned to Nasan ha'Navi that it was not right for the Aron to dwell in a building consisting of curtains while he lived in a house. Nasan understood that David had in mind to build the Beis ha'Mikdash, and initially Nasan gave David his blessings. However, HaSh-m, concerned that David would go ahead with his plans, appeared to Nasan that night and instructed him to inform David that while He appreciated David's intentions (he was the first to even contemplate building a house for HaSh-m), it was not he was destined to build it, but the son who would succeed him on the throne.
(b)HaSh-m also promised David that He would be with him and protect him until the end of his days, and that his son would succeed him and build the Beis ha'Mikdash, which would be established forever.
(c)This verse is part of David's response, which begins with David expressing his own unworthiness and thanking HaSh-m for all the kindness that HaSh-m had proffered upon him, particularly for having taken him from the sheep pastures and placed him on the throne. It continues with a request for all that HaSh-m had promised to come to fruition.
13)[line 1]ואף הוא פתחV'AF HU PASACH- (a) and he (Rebbi Elazar ben Azaryah) also lectured (RASHI); (b) and even he (Rebbi Yehoshua) lectured (RABEINU CHANANEL)
14)[line 2]"דברי חכמים כדרבונות""DIVREI CHACHAMIM KA'DARVONOS..."- "The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings, which are given by one shepherd" (Koheles 12:11).
15)[line 5]לדרבןDARBAN- ox goad
16)[line 5]מכוין את הפרה לתלמיהMECHAVEIN ES HA'PARAH LI'TELAMEHA- directs the cow along the furrows
17)[line 8]דרבן זה מטלטלDARBAN ZEH MITALTEL- the Darban does not stay in one place, i.e. it has no permanence (MAHARSHA)
18)[line 9]מסמר זה חסר ולא יתרMASMER ZEH CHASER V'LO YASER- the nail diminishes (takes away from the wood) and does not cause increase
19)[line 13]אסופות אסופותASUPOS ASUPOS- in groups
20)[line 18]פרנסPARNAS- a community leader
21)[line 21]כאפרכסתAFARCHESES- (O.F. tremuie) mill-hopper, a large funnel through which grain is channeled to the grinding area
22)[line 31]פשוט ידיך וקבל עיניךPESHOT YADECHA V'KABEL EINECHA- (a) this is a curse that he should go blind. Since a person who rules in Halachic matters in the vicinity of his Rebbi is liable to the death penalty, Rebbi Eliezer cursed him with temporary blindness. A blind person is considered dead (Nedarim 64b) and, as such, Rebbi Yosi ben Durmaskis was saved from actual death through this punishment (MAHARSHA); (b) according to the Girsa PESHOT YADECHA V'KAVEL EINECHA - Hold out your empty hands (i.e. you have said nothing new; this Halachah was stated previously by the Anshei Keneses ha'Gedolah), and may your eyes go dim (MENACHAM MESHIV NEFESH)
23)[line 33]אל תחושו למניינכםAL TACHUSHU L'MINYANCHEM- do not worry about your vote (ruling) [because it is correct]
24)[line 39]שקדושה ראשונה קדשה לשעתה ולא קדשה לעתיד לבאKEDUSHAH RISHONAH KIDSHAH L'SHA'ATAH V'LO KIDSHAH L'ASID LAVO - The first Sanctification brought about sanctity at that time only, and not after the destruction
(a)Chazal refer to three distinct sanctities when they discuss whether or not Kedushah Rishonah Kidshah l'Sha'atah v'Kidshah l'Asid Lavo:
1.the sanctity of the Beis ha'Mikdash;
2.the sanctity of Yerushalayim;
3.the sanctity of Eretz Yisrael.
(b)The Beis ha'Mikdash had to be sanctified in order for the sacrifices to be offered there. Similarly, Yerushalayim had to be sanctified in order for Kodshim Kalim and Ma'aser Sheni to be eaten there. Shlomo ha'Melech sanctified the Beis ha'Mikdash and Yerushalayim. According to one opinion, their Kedushah remained even after the Beis ha'Mikdash and Yerushalayim were destroyed by the Babylonians and by the Romans. There is a Tana who argues and maintains that when the Babylonians conquered Eretz Yisrael this Kedushah ceased, and when Ezra returned to the land he sanctified it once again.
(c)Eretz Yisrael had to be sanctified in order for the Mitzvos ha'Teluyos ba'Aretz, such as Terumos and Ma'asros, to be practiced. Yehoshua sanctified Eretz Yisrael through conquest. According to one opinion, the Kedushah of the land remained even after the Babylonians conquered Eretz Yisrael and laid waste to the land. Another Tana (as well as Rebbi Eliezer of our Gemara) argues and maintains that when the Babylonians conquered Eretz Yisrael, this Kedushah ceased and the Mitzvos ha'Teluyos ba'Aretz no longer applied. When Ezra returned to Eretz Yisrael, he sanctified it once again. See Insights to Megilah 10a and to Temurah 21a.
25)[line 48]גנדריפס אחדיהGANDERIPAS ACHDEI- he has been seized by a sickness that comes from worry (lycanthropy, a form of melancholy, in which the sufferer believes himself to be a wolf (or dog) and spends his nights among tombstones); alt. he has become feverish (and is going outside to cool off)
26)[last line]בעל מחשבות הואBA'AL MACHSHAVOS HU- a bewildered person (RASHI to Bereishis 24:21)