{
  "bookId": "sefer-hamidos",
  "part": "1",
  "torah": "14",
  "title": "Tiding",
  "hebrewTitle": "בְּשׂוֹרָה",
  "sourceUrl": "/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/14",
  "plainUrl": "/reader-plain/sefer-hamidos/1/14/",
  "segments": [
    {
      "index": 1,
      "he": "מִי שֶׁהוּא רָגִיל לוֹמַר בְּשׂוֹרוֹת טוֹבוֹת, הוּא נִתְלַבֵּשׁ מִבְּחִינַת אֵלִיָּהוּ.",
      "en": "1. One who is accustomed to saying good tidings, he is enclothed with an aspect of Eliyahu (Elijah)."
    },
    {
      "index": 2,
      "he": "אַל תְּבַשֵּׂר בְּשׂוֹרָה רָעָה, כִּי מֵחֲמַת בְּשׂוֹרָה רָעָה מֵתוּ כַּמָּה נְפָשׁוֹת.",
      "en": "2. Do not bear bad tidings, for due to bad tidings numerous people have passed away."
    },
    {
      "index": 3,
      "he": "הָעוֹשֶׂה מִצְוָה כְּמַאֲמָרָהּ – אֵין מְבַשְּׂרִין אוֹתוֹ בְּשׂוֹרוֹת רָעוֹת, וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא גּוֹזֵר וְהוּא מְבַטֵּל.",
      "en": "3. One who fulfills a commandment 'as it was said' (t.n. There are different interpretations as to what this demands. The Maharsha explains that it means – for the sake of Heaven. The Maharal explains it means – in completion, exactly as it was commanded), evil tidings do not come to him, and the Holy One, Blessed be He, decrees, and he annuls."
    },
    {
      "index": 4,
      "he": "הַמְבַשֵּׂר בְּשׂוֹרוֹת רָעוֹת, נוֹפֵל לְמֹחִין דְּקַטְנוּת.",
      "en": "4. One who bears evil tidings falls into small-mindedness."
    },
    {
      "index": 5,
      "he": "מִי שֶׁהוּא רָגִיל לְבַשֵּׂר בְּשׂוֹרוֹת טוֹבוֹת, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה לֹא יִכְאֲבוּ לוֹ רַגְלָיו.",
      "en": "1. One who is accustomed to bear good tidings, through this his feet will not hurt him."
    }
  ]
}