(מט) עַל־פִּ֨י יְהֹוָ֜ה פָּקַ֤ד אוֹתָם֙ בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֔ה אִ֥ישׁ אִ֛ישׁ עַל־עֲבֹדָת֖וֹ וְעַל־מַשָּׂא֑וֹ וּפְקֻדָ֕יו אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ {פ}
(49) Each one was given responsibility for his service and מַשָּׂא֑וֹ at the command of the LORD through Moses, and each was recorded as the LORD had commanded Moses.
מַשָּׂא (n-m n-pr-m) heb
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- n m
- load, bearing, tribute, burden, lifting
- load, burden
- lifting, uplifting, that to which the soul lifts itself up
- bearing, carrying
- tribute, that which is carried or brought or borne
- utterance, oracle, burden
- Massa = "burden"
(ט) וְכׇל־תְּרוּמָ֞ה לְכׇל־קׇדְשֵׁ֧י בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִ֥יבוּ לַכֹּהֵ֖ן ל֥וֹ יִהְיֶֽה׃ (י) וְאִ֥ישׁ אֶת־קֳדָשָׁ֖יו ל֣וֹ יִהְי֑וּ אִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִתֵּ֥ן לַכֹּהֵ֖ן ל֥וֹ יִהְיֶֽה׃ {פ}
(9) So, too, any gift among the sacred donations that the Israelites offer shall be the priest’s. (10) And each shall retain his sacred donations: each priest shall keep what is given to him.
(א) ואיש את קדשיו לו יהיו. לְפִי שֶׁנֶּאֶמְרוּ מַתְּנוֹת כְּהֻנָּה וּלְוִיָּה, יָכוֹל יָבוֹאוּ וְיִטְּלוּם בִּזְרוֹעַ, תַּ"ל "וְאִישׁ אֶת קֳדָשָׁיו לוֹ יִהְיוּ", מַגִּיד שֶׁטּוֹבַת הֲנָאָתָן לַבְּעָלִים, וְעוֹד מִדְרָשִׁים הַרְבֵּה דָרְשׁוּ בוֹ בְּסִפְרֵי; וּמִ"אַ וְאִישׁ אֶת קֳדָשָׁיו לוֹ יִהְיוּ, מִי שֶׁמְּעַכֵּב מַעַשְׂרוֹתָיו וְאֵינוֹ נוֹתְנָן, לוֹ יִהְיוּ הַמַּעַשְׂרוֹת — סוֹף שֶׁאֵין שָׂדֵהוּ אֶלָּא אֶחָד מֵעֲשָׂרָה שֶׁהָיְתָה לְמוּדָה לַעֲשׂוֹת (תנחומא ראה):
(1) ואיש את קדשיו לו יהיו AND EVERY MAN’S HOLY THINGS SHALL BE HIS — Because the gifts due to the priests and the Levites are merely mentioned in the Torah (Deuteronomy 18:1—8) (without any statement as to how they are to come into possession of them), therefore one might think they may come and take them by force. On this account, it states here, ‘‘and every man’s holy things shall be his” — in some respect — thus it teaches us that the טובת הנאה, the gratification of using them in this respect as he wishes, belongs to the owner. — Many other Halachic rules have they (the Rabbis) deduced about it (this statement) in Sifrei Bamidbar 6:2. — An Agadic explanation of ואיש את קדשיו לו יהיו is the following: Whosoever retains the tithes and does not give them to the Levite, only the tithes will be his, i.e., his field will ultimately yield no more than a tithe of what it was accustomed to yield (so that his whole possession will not exceed the gifts he should have given to the priests and the Levites; cf. Midrash Tanchuma, Re'eh 10).
(כב) וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (כג) דַּבֵּ֤ר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶל־בָּנָ֣יו לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֥ה תְבָרְכ֖וּ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אָמ֖וֹר לָהֶֽם׃ {ס} (כד) יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ יְהֹוָ֖ה וְיִשְׁמְרֶֽךָ׃ {ס} (כה) יָאֵ֨ר יְהֹוָ֧ה ׀ פָּנָ֛יו אֵלֶ֖יךָ וִֽיחֻנֶּֽךָּ׃ {ס} (כו) יִשָּׂ֨א יְהֹוָ֤ה ׀ פָּנָיו֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְיָשֵׂ֥ם לְךָ֖ שָׁלֽוֹם׃ {ס} (כז) וְשָׂמ֥וּ אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י עַל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַאֲנִ֖י אֲבָרְכֵֽם׃ {ס}
(22) The LORD spoke to Moses: (23) Speak to Aaron and his sons: Thus shall you bless the people of Israel. Say to them: (24) The LORD bless you and protect you! (25) The LORD deal kindly and graciously with you! (26) The LORD bestow His favor upon you and grant you peace! (27) Thus they shall link My name with the people of Israel, and I will bless them.
(א) יברכך. תוספות חיים ועושר:
(1) THE LORD BLESS THEE. The Lord increase your life and your wealth.
(ב) וטעם וישמרך. שישמור התוספת שלא יגזול אחר מה שהוסיף:
(2) AND KEEP THEE. God will protect what he has increased so that no one steals it.
(א) יאר ה' פניו אליך. כטעם באור פני מלך חיים והטעם וכל אשר תבקש ממנו ובשעת שתדרשו יאר פניו והטעם יקבל אותך וירצה למלא' שאלתך מיד:
(1) THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE TO SHINE UPON THEE. Its meaning is the same as In the light of the king’s countenance is life (Prov. 16:15). It means may God make his face to shine upon you when you ask something of Him and at the time that you make the request. May God accept you and may His will be to immediately fulfill your request.
(ב) ואם בקשת אותו בעת צרה הוא יחנך גם יתכן היות ויחנך ויתן לך בקשתך כטעם חנוני אתם אשר חנן אלהים מגזרת חנן:
(2) [AND BE GRACIOUS TO THEE.] If you make a request of God in a time of trouble, may He be gracious to you. Ve-yechunekka (and be gracious to thee) is similar to channuni (have pity) in have pity upon me, O ye (Job. 19:21) and chanan (graciously given) in The children whom God hath graciously given (Gen. 33:5). Ve-yechunekka comes from the same root as chanan.
(א) ישא ה' פניו אליך. הפך אעלים עיני מכם והטעם כאשר פירשתי כי בכל מקום שתפנה יהיה פניו נשואות אליך:
(1) THE LORD LIFT UP HIS COUNTENANCE UPON THEE. The reverse of I will hide Mine eyes from you (Is. 1:15). As I have already explained, its meaning is, wherever you go My face shall be lifted up to you.
(ב) וישם לך שלום. כטעם לא יגע בך רע לא מאבן ולא מחיה רעה ולא מאויב:
(2) AND GIVE THEE PEACE. Its meaning is similar to, no evil — from stones, from evil animals, from any enemy — touch thee (Job. 5:19).
(א) ושמו את שמי. כטעם לשום שמו שם שיהיו מקודשים בשם או טעמו כאשר יזכירו שמי עליהם כי בכל אחד מהשלשה פסוקים השם הנכבד והנורא:
(1) SO SHALL THEY PUT MY NAME. Its meaning is similar to to set His name there (Deut. 14:24), that is, the children of Israel be sanctified by God’s name. Or it means that when they shall mention My name over the children of Israel [I will bless them], for God’s revered and awe-inspiring name is found in each one of the three verses.
(ב) ואני אברכם. ויתכן היות מ"ם אברכם סימן הכהנים המברכים או יהיה סימן לישראל והטעם אם הם יברכום אני אברכם והטעם שאקיים ברכתם לפי דעתי שמ"ם אברכם סימן לכלם כהנים וישראלים:
(2) AND I WILL BLESS THEM. It is possible that the mem of avarekhem (I will bless them) refers to the kohanim who utter the blessing. It means they will bless Israel, and I will bless those who bless. It is also possible that the mem of avarekhem refers to Israel. Its meaning is, if the kohanim bless Israel, then I will bless Israel; that is, I will fulfill the blessing of the kohanim. In my opinion, the mem of avarekhem refers to all of them, the kohanim and the Israelites.