Tanach
Shmuel I 17:17-19 שמואל א י״ז:י״ז-י״ט
Part of: Chapter 17
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וַיֹּאמֶר יִשַׁי לְדָוִד בְּנוֹ קַח־נָא לְאַחֶיךָ אֵיפַת הַקָּלִיא הַזֶּה וַעֲשָׂרָה לֶחֶם הַזֶּה וְהָרֵץ הַֽמַּחֲנֶה לְאַחֶֽיךָ׃
Yishay said to his son Dovid, "Please take to your brothers this eiphah of toasted grain and ten loaves of this bread, and hurry to the camp, to your brothers.
Yishay said to his son Dovid, "Please take to your brothers this eiphah of toasted grain and ten loaves of this bread, and hurry to the camp, to your brothers.
וְאֵת עֲשֶׂרֶת חֲרִצֵי הֶחָלָב הָאֵלֶּה תָּבִיא לְשַׂר־הָאָלֶף וְאֶת־אַחֶיךָ תִּפְקֹד לְשָׁלוֹם וְאֶת־עֲרֻבָּתָם תִּקָּֽח׃
And bring these ten cheeses to the captain of the thousand; also, inquire into your brothers' welfare and take the tidings of their welfare."
And bring these ten cheeses to the captain of the thousand; also, inquire into your brothers' welfare and take the tidings of their welfare."
Rashi
לשר האלף. אני אומר: לשר של אותו אלף שאחיו (ס"א שאני) ממנו, שלכל השבטים היו שרי אלפים לפי אלפיהם, ואני שמעתי: לשר האלף זה יהונתן, שאמר עליו (לעיל יג ב): ואלף היו עם יונתן בגבעת בנימין:
To the captain of the thousand. I say 'to the captain of that thousand to which his brothers belong,' for all the tribes had captains of thousands according to their thousands. But I have heard, that 'to the captain of the thousand' refers to Yonoson, concerning whom [Scripture] stated, 'And a thousand were with Yonoson in Givas Binyomin'.10Above 13:2.
ואת ערובתם תקח. ואת ערובת הצלתם ושלומם, תקח באזניך ובלבבך, ותגד לי וכן תרגם יונתן: וית טיביהון תייתי:
And take the tidings of their welfare. The assurance of their salvation and their welfare you shall take into your ears and to your heart, and tell it to me. And so did Targum Yonoson render, 'and their welfare you shall bring.'
ערובתם. לשון הצלה, כמו (תהלים קיט קכב) ערוב עבדך לטוב, גרנטי"ש בלע"ז ורבותינו אמרו (שבת נו א): גט כריתות יקח מאתם ויביא לנשותיהם, להפריד עירוב שבינו לבינה:
Tidings of their welfare. This is an expression of salvation, as in 'Assure your servant for good';11Tehillim 119:122.garantis in O.F. Our Rabbis said [it means] that he should take a divorce from them, and deliver it to their wives, to break the connection [עֵרוּב] between him [husband] and her [wife].12It was customary for soldiers to divorce their wives upon leaving for war. This was done to spare the wives from any difficulty to remarry in case they did not return. See Maseches Kesubos 9b and Maseches Shabbos 56a.
וְשָׁאוּל וְהֵמָּה וְכׇל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעֵמֶק הָאֵלָה נִלְחָמִים עִם־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ {ס}
Shaul, they, and all the men of Yisroel were in the Eiloh Valley fighting with the Philistines.
Shaul, they, and all the men of Yisroel were in the Eiloh Valley fighting with the Philistines.
חריצי החלב. (תרגום:) גובנין דחלבא:
Cheeses. [Targum Yonoson renders] 'cheeses.'