Tanach
Shmuel I 15:17-19 שמואל א ט״ו:י״ז-י״ט
Part of: Chapter 15
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וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל הֲלוֹא אִם־קָטֹן אַתָּה בְּעֵינֶיךָ רֹאשׁ שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָתָּה וַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ יְהֹוָה לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Shmuel said, "Is this not so? Though you may be small in your own eyes, you are the head of the tribes of Yisroel, and Adonoy has anointed you to be king over Yisroel.
Shmuel said, "Is this not so? Though you may be small in your own eyes, you are the head of the tribes of Yisroel, and Adonoy has anointed you to be king over Yisroel.
Rashi
וַיִּשְׁלָחֲךָ יְהֹוָה בְּדָרֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר לֵךְ וְהַחֲרַמְתָּה אֶת־הַֽחַטָּאִים אֶת־עֲמָלֵק וְנִלְחַמְתָּ בוֹ עַד כַּלּוֹתָם אֹתָֽם׃
Adonoy sent you on a mission, and He said, 'Go and destroy the sinners, Amoleik, and wage war with them until they destroy them.'
Adonoy sent you on a mission, and He said, 'Go and destroy the sinners, Amoleik, and wage war with them until they destroy them.'
Rashi
עד כלותם אותם. העם אשר אתך יכלו אותם:
Until they destroy them. The people who are with you will destroy them.
וְלָמָּה לֹֽא־שָׁמַעְתָּ בְּקוֹל יְהֹוָה וַתַּעַט אֶל־הַשָּׁלָל וַתַּעַשׂ הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָֽה׃ {ס}
Why did you not obey Adonoy? You rushed after the spoils, and you did what was evil in Adonoy's eyes."
Why did you not obey Adonoy? You rushed after the spoils, and you did what was evil in Adonoy's eyes."
Rashi
ותעט. כמו ותעף, לשון עיט (בראשית טו יא):
You rushed. Meaning 'וַתַּעַף' [you flew], an expression related to 'עַיִט' [birds of prey].19Bereishis 15:11.
ראש שבטי ישראל אתה. תרגם יונתן: שבטא דבנימין עבר בימא בריש כל עמא, כמה שנאמר (תהלים סח כח): בנימין צעיר רודם:
You are the head of the tribes of Yisroel. Targum Yonoson renders, 'the tribe of Binyomin crossed the [Reed] Sea ahead of all the people, as it is said, 'Binyomin, the youngest, rules them.'18Tehillim 68:28. You did not follow in Binyomin’s tradition of taking charge and leading the people without questioning the command of ‘ה. You have thus forfeited the merit by which you became king.