Tanach
Shmuel I 17:12-14 שמואל א י״ז:י״ב-י״ד
Part of: Chapter 17
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וְדָוִד בֶּן־אִישׁ אֶפְרָתִי הַזֶּה מִבֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה וּשְׁמוֹ יִשַׁי וְלוֹ שְׁמֹנָה בָנִים וְהָאִישׁ בִּימֵי שָׁאוּל זָקֵן בָּא בַאֲנָשִֽׁים׃
Dovid was the son of this Ephrathite man from Beis Lechem [in] Yehudah; his name was Yishay and he had eight sons. In the days of Shaul, the man was old, and would come among the elders.
Dovid was the son of this Ephrathite man from Beis Lechem [in] Yehudah; his name was Yishay and he had eight sons. In the days of Shaul, the man was old, and would come among the elders.
Rashi
ולו שמנה בנים. ומה שכתוב (בדברי הימים א ב טו): 'אוצם הששי דוד השביעי' ולא כתב יותר, יש לומר שאחד מת בלא בנים, ולפיכך לא כתבו שם:
And he had eight sons. And that which is stated, 'Otzem, the sixth, Dovid the seventh,'6I Divrei Hayomim 2:15. and no more is stated. This may be reconciled that one died childless and therefore, he was not mentioned there.
באנשים. נמנה בכנסיות החשובים:
Among the elders. Counted in the gatherings of important people.7 See Maseches Berachos 58a, which states that wherever Yishay went he was accompanied by a large crowd.
וַיֵּלְכוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת בְּנֵֽי־יִשַׁי הַגְּדֹלִים הָלְכוּ אַחֲרֵֽי־שָׁאוּל לַמִּלְחָמָה וְשֵׁם ׀ שְׁלֹשֶׁת בָּנָיו אֲשֶׁר הָֽלְכוּ בַּמִּלְחָמָה אֱלִיאָב הַבְּכוֹר וּמִשְׁנֵהוּ אֲבִינָדָב וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁי שַׁמָּֽה׃
Yishay's three oldest sons went and followed Shaul to war. The names of his three sons who went to war were Eliov, the firstborn; his second, Avinodov; and the third, Shammoh.
Yishay's three oldest sons went and followed Shaul to war. The names of his three sons who went to war were Eliov, the firstborn; his second, Avinodov; and the third, Shammoh.
וְדָוִד הוּא הַקָּטָן וּשְׁלֹשָׁה הַגְּדֹלִים הָלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי שָׁאֽוּל׃ {ס}
Dovid was the youngest; [only] the three older ones followed Shaul.
Dovid was the youngest; [only] the three older ones followed Shaul.
Rashi
ודוד הוא הקטן. שהיה בבית שאול מקודם לכן לנגן לפניו:
Dovid was the youngest. Who had previously been in Shaul's palace to play music before him.
אפרתי. בית לחם יושבת בארץ אפרת:
Ephrathite. Beis Lechem is located in the land of Ephros.5See Bereishis 35:19.