Tanach
Shmuel I 24:10-16 שמואל א כ״ד:י׳-ט״ז
Part of: Chapter 24
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וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד לְשָׁאוּל לָמָּה תִשְׁמַע אֶת־דִּבְרֵי אָדָם לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה דָוִד מְבַקֵּשׁ רָעָתֶֽךָ׃
Dovid said to Shaul, "Why do you listen to the words of someone who says, 'Behold, Dovid seeks to harm you'?
Dovid said to Shaul, "Why do you listen to the words of someone who says, 'Behold, Dovid seeks to harm you'?
Rashi
הִנֵּה הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה רָאוּ עֵינֶיךָ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־נְתָנְךָ יְהֹוָה ׀ הַיּוֹם ׀ בְּיָדִי בַּמְּעָרָה וְאָמַר לַהֲרָגְךָ וַתָּחׇס עָלֶיךָ וָאֹמַר לֹֽא־אֶשְׁלַח יָדִי בַּאדֹנִי כִּֽי־מְשִׁיחַ יְהֹוָה הֽוּא׃
Behold, this day your eyes have seen how Adonoy has given you today into my hand, in the cave; someone said to kill you, but I had mercy on you, and I said, 'I shall not send forth my hand against my master, for he is the anointed of Adonoy.'
Behold, this day your eyes have seen how Adonoy has given you today into my hand, in the cave; someone said to kill you, but I had mercy on you, and I said, 'I shall not send forth my hand against my master, for he is the anointed of Adonoy.'
Rashi
ואמר להרגך ותחס עליך. הרי כאן חסרים שתי תיבות, ואמר האומר שאהרגך, ותחס נפשי עליך, כמו (שמואל-ב יג לט): ותכל דוד לצאת אל אבשלום, ותכל נפש דוד:
Someone said to kill you, but I had mercy on you. There are two words missing here, "and one who spoke [הָאוֹמֵר] said that I should kill you, but my soul [נַפְשִׁי] had pity on you, similar to "and King Dovid longed to go forth to Avshalom,"5II Shmuel 13:39. [meaning,] and Dovid's soul [נֶפֶשׁ] longed.
וְאָבִי רְאֵה גַּם רְאֵה אֶת־כְּנַף מְעִֽילְךָ בְּיָדִי כִּי בְּכׇרְתִי אֶת־כְּנַף מְעִֽילְךָ וְלֹא הֲרַגְתִּיךָ דַּע וּרְאֵה כִּי אֵין בְּיָדִי רָעָה וָפֶשַׁע וְלֹא־חָטָאתִי לָךְ וְאַתָּה צֹדֶה אֶת־נַפְשִׁי לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃
My father, indeed, see the corner of your robe that is in my hand; by my cutting off the corner of your robe but not killing you, you should know and see that there is neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and that I have not sinned against you, yet you hunt my soul to take it.
My father, indeed, see the corner of your robe that is in my hand; by my cutting off the corner of your robe but not killing you, you should know and see that there is neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and that I have not sinned against you, yet you hunt my soul to take it.
Rashi
ואבי ראה. כלומר תן לבך על הדבר, וגם ראה העדות, אשר כנף מעילך בידי, והייתי יכול להרגך:
My father, indeed see. Meaning, pay attention to the matter, and also see the evidence, for the corner of your robe is in my hand, and I could have killed you.6As easily as having cut off the corner of your robe.
יִשְׁפֹּט יְהֹוָה בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ וּנְקָמַנִי יְהֹוָה מִמֶּךָּ וְיָדִי לֹא תִֽהְיֶה־בָּֽךְ׃
May Adonoy judge between me and you, and may Adonoy avenge me from you; but my hand will not act against you.
May Adonoy judge between me and you, and may Adonoy avenge me from you; but my hand will not act against you.
כַּאֲשֶׁר יֹאמַר מְשַׁל הַקַּדְמֹנִי מֵרְשָׁעִים יֵצֵא רֶשַׁע וְיָדִי לֹא תִֽהְיֶה־בָּֽךְ׃
As the ancient proverb says, 'From the wicked comes wickedness,' but my hand will not act against you.
As the ancient proverb says, 'From the wicked comes wickedness,' but my hand will not act against you.
Rashi
כאשר יאמר משל הקדמוני. משל קדמונו של עולם, התורה, שהיא משלו של הקב"ה:
As the ancient proverb says. The proverb of the Ancient One of the world7It may also mean ‘old proverb’ or it may refer to a ‘Kadmonite proverb,’ a nation mentioned in Bereishis 15:19. [referring to] the Torah, which is the proverb of the Holy One, Blessed is He.8And accordingly הַקַּדְמֹנִי means ‘The Ancient One’ referring to ה׳ Himself.
מרשעים יצא רשע. הקב"ה מזמן לרשע, שנופל ביד רשע כיוצא בו, והיכן אמרה תורה (שמות כא יג): והאלהים אנה לידו כדאיתא במסכת מכות (י ב):
From the wicked comes wickedness.9So let it not come from me even if you deserve it.—Radak. The Holy One, Blessed is He, destines the wicked to fall into the hand of the wicked like himself. And where did the Torah say this, "And God destined it into his hand,"10Shemos 21:13. as it is stated in Maseches Makos.11
אַחֲרֵי מִי יָצָא מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַחֲרֵי מִי אַתָּה רֹדֵף אַֽחֲרֵי כֶּלֶב מֵת אַחֲרֵי פַּרְעֹשׁ אֶחָֽד׃
After whom has the king of Yisroel gone out? Whom are you pursuing? After a dead dog? After a single flea?
After whom has the king of Yisroel gone out? Whom are you pursuing? After a dead dog? After a single flea?
וְהָיָה יְהֹוָה לְדַיָּן וְשָׁפַט בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ וְיֵרֶא וְיָרֵב אֶת־רִיבִי וְיִשְׁפְּטֵנִי מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃ {פ}
May Adonoy be judge, and let Him judge between me and you; let Him see and plead my cause, and exact my justice from your hand."
May Adonoy be judge, and let Him judge between me and you; let Him see and plead my cause, and exact my justice from your hand."
למה תשמע. למה תקבל עלי לשון הרע של דואג:
Why do you listen. Why do you accept Do'eg's slander concerning me?4Rashi states that Dovid was alluding to Do’eg because Dovid said ‘why do you listen to the man [אָדָם]’, in the singular, referring to one individual person.