Tanach
Shmuel I 25:32-43 שמואל א כ״ה:ל״ב-מ״ג
Part of: Chapter 25
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וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד לַאֲבִיגַל בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחֵךְ הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה לִקְרָאתִֽי׃
Dovid said to Avigayil, "Blessed be Adonoy, God of Yisroel, who sent you this day to meet me.
Dovid said to Avigayil, "Blessed be Adonoy, God of Yisroel, who sent you this day to meet me.
וּבָרוּךְ טַעְמֵךְ וּבְרוּכָה אָתְּ אֲשֶׁר כְּלִתִנִי הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה מִבּוֹא בְדָמִים וְהֹשֵׁעַ יָדִי לִֽי׃
And blessed is your counsel and blessed are you, who prevented me this day from shedding blood and from avenging myself by my own hand.
And blessed is your counsel and blessed are you, who prevented me this day from shedding blood and from avenging myself by my own hand.
Rashi
והושע ידי לי. מוסב על מבוא בדמים, מ"ם של מבוא מחוברת על והושע, כמו מבוא בדמים ומהושע ידי לי:
And from avenging myself with my own hand. This is connected with [the phrase], 'from coming into bloodshed.' The 'מ' [=from] of [מִבּוֹא] is connected to 'and avenging,' meaning, 'from coming into bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.'
וְאוּלָם חַי־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר מְנָעַנִי מֵהָרַע אֹתָךְ כִּי ׀ לוּלֵי מִהַרְתְּ (ותבאתי) [וַתָּבֹאת] לִקְרָאתִי כִּי אִם־נוֹתַר לְנָבָל עַד־אוֹר הַבֹּקֶר מַשְׁתִּין בְּקִֽיר׃
Indeed, as Adonoy, God of Yisroel, lives, He prevented me from doing evil to you, for had you not hurried and come to meet me, for not so much would have remained to Novol—by the morning light—as a dog."
Indeed, as Adonoy, God of Yisroel, lives, He prevented me from doing evil to you, for had you not hurried and come to meet me, for not so much would have remained to Novol—by the morning light—as a dog."
וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד מִיָּדָהּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִיאָה לוֹ וְלָהּ אָמַר עֲלִי לְשָׁלוֹם לְבֵיתֵךְ רְאִי שָׁמַעְתִּי בְקוֹלֵךְ וָאֶשָּׂא פָּנָֽיִךְ׃
Dovid then took from her what she had brought him, and he said to her, "Go up to peace to your house. See, I have heeded your advice, and I have honored your wish."
Dovid then took from her what she had brought him, and he said to her, "Go up to peace to your house. See, I have heeded your advice, and I have honored your wish."
וַתָּבֹא אֲבִיגַיִל ׀ אֶל־נָבָל וְהִנֵּה־לוֹ מִשְׁתֶּה בְּבֵיתוֹ כְּמִשְׁתֵּה הַמֶּלֶךְ וְלֵב נָבָל טוֹב עָלָיו וְהוּא שִׁכֹּר עַד־מְאֹד וְלֹא־הִגִּידָה לּוֹ דָּבָר קָטֹן וְגָדוֹל עַד־אוֹר הַבֹּֽקֶר׃
Avigayil then came to Novol and behold, he was hosting a feast in his house, a feast fit for the king. Novol's heart was in good spirits, and he was very drunk, so she did not tell him anything small or great until the morning's light.
Avigayil then came to Novol and behold, he was hosting a feast in his house, a feast fit for the king. Novol's heart was in good spirits, and he was very drunk, so she did not tell him anything small or great until the morning's light.
וַיְהִי בַבֹּקֶר בְּצֵאת הַיַּיִן מִנָּבָל וַתַּגֶּד־לוֹ אִשְׁתּוֹ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיָּמׇת לִבּוֹ בְּקִרְבּוֹ וְהוּא הָיָה לְאָֽבֶן׃
And it was in the morning, when Novol had sobered up, his wife told him about the whole incident, and his heart sank within him, and he became like a stone.
And it was in the morning, when Novol had sobered up, his wife told him about the whole incident, and his heart sank within him, and he became like a stone.
Rashi
בצאת היין מנבל. (תרגום:) כד פג חמרא מנבל:
When Novol had sobered up. When the wine's effect had left Novol.
וימת לבו. שנצטער על המנחה שהובאת לדוד:
And his heart sank within him. He was extremely upset over the gift presented to Dovid.24I.e., because of the great expense of his wife’s gift.—Radak
וַיְהִי כַּעֲשֶׂרֶת הַיָּמִים וַיִּגֹּף יְהֹוָה אֶת־נָבָל וַיָּמֹֽת׃
Then, after ten days, Adonoy struck Novol down and he died.
Then, after ten days, Adonoy struck Novol down and he died.
Rashi
כעשרת הימים. שבעת ימי אבלו של שמואל תלה לו הקב"ה, שלא יתערב אבל רשע באבלו, ואחר כך חלה שלשה ימים ומת, כענין שנאמר: ויגוף ה' את נבל, ואמר מר (שמחות ג ט): חלה שלשה ימים ומת, זו היא מיתת מגפה. ורבותינו אמרו (ראש השנה יח א): אלו עשרת ימי תשובה, שהמתין לו הקב"ה שיחזור בתשובה. ויש אומרים: כנגד עשר לגימות שנתן נבל לעבדי דוד, ששלח לו דוד עשרה נערים והאכילן:
After ten days. There were seven days of mourning for Shmuel, so the Holy One, Blessed is He, suspended his sentence so that it should not coincide the mourning for this wicked man with his mourning period. Afterward, he became ill for three days and died, as it is stated, "And Adonoy inflicted Novol," and a Talmudist had stated that if one was ill three days and died, it is a death of a plague. However, our Rabbis stated that these are the Ten Days of Repentance which the Holy One, Blessed is He, waited for him to repent. But, some say that they correspond to the ten meals25See above verses 5,9, and Maharsha in Rosh Hashanah 18a. which Novol gave Dovid's servants, for Dovid had sent him ten youths, and he fed them.
וַיִּשְׁמַע דָּוִד כִּי מֵת נָבָל וַיֹּאמֶר בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר רָב אֶת־רִיב חֶרְפָּתִי מִיַּד נָבָל וְאֶת־עַבְדּוֹ חָשַׂךְ מֵרָעָה וְאֵת רָעַת נָבָל הֵשִׁיב יְהֹוָה בְּרֹאשׁוֹ וַיִּשְׁלַח דָּוִד וַיְדַבֵּר בַּאֲבִיגַיִל לְקַחְתָּהּ לוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
When Dovid heard that Novol had died, he said, "Blessed is Adonoy, Who has fought the battle of my disgrace from the hand of Novol, and has spared His servant from evil, and Novol's evil Adonoy has returned upon his own head." Dovid sent, inquiring of Avigayil, to take her as his wife.
When Dovid heard that Novol had died, he said, "Blessed is Adonoy, Who has fought the battle of my disgrace from the hand of Novol, and has spared His servant from evil, and Novol's evil Adonoy has returned upon his own head." Dovid sent, inquiring of Avigayil, to take her as his wife.
Rashi
את ריב חרפתי. גדופי שחרפני (לעיל פסוק י): היום רבו עבדים המתפרצים:
The battle of my disgrace. My insult which he insulted me today [saying], 'Nowadays there are many servants who break away.'26Above verse 10.
ואת עבדו חשך מרעה. שלא הרגתיו:
And has spared His servant from evil. That I did not kill him.
וַיָּבֹאוּ עַבְדֵי דָוִד אֶל־אֲבִיגַיִל הַכַּרְמֶלָה וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֵלֶיהָ לֵאמֹר דָּוִד שְׁלָחָנוּ אֵלַיִךְ לְקַחְתֵּךְ לוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
Dovid's servants came to Avigayil to Carmel and spoke to her, saying, "Dovid has sent us to you, to take you for himself as a wife."
Dovid's servants came to Avigayil to Carmel and spoke to her, saying, "Dovid has sent us to you, to take you for himself as a wife."
וַתָּקׇם וַתִּשְׁתַּחוּ אַפַּיִם אָרְצָה וַתֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה אֲמָֽתְךָ לְשִׁפְחָה לִרְחֹץ רַגְלֵי עַבְדֵי אֲדֹנִֽי׃
She rose and prostrated herself upon her face to the ground and said, "Behold, let your maidservant be a handmaid to wash the feet of my master's servants."
She rose and prostrated herself upon her face to the ground and said, "Behold, let your maidservant be a handmaid to wash the feet of my master's servants."
וַתְּמַהֵר וַתָּקׇם אֲבִיגַיִל וַתִּרְכַּב עַֽל־הַחֲמוֹר וְחָמֵשׁ נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ הַהֹלְכוֹת לְרַגְלָהּ וַתֵּלֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי מַלְאֲכֵי דָוִד וַתְּהִי־לוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
Avigayil then hurried and rose, and rode on the donkey, with her five youths going behind her. She followed Dovid's messengers and became his wife.
Avigayil then hurried and rose, and rode on the donkey, with her five youths going behind her. She followed Dovid's messengers and became his wife.
וְאֶת־אֲחִינֹעַם לָקַח דָּוִד מִֽיִּזְרְעֶאל וַתִּהְיֶיןָ גַּֽם־שְׁתֵּיהֶן לוֹ לְנָשִֽׁים׃ {ס}
Dovid also married Achino'am of Yizre'el, and both of them became his wives.
Dovid also married Achino'am of Yizre'el, and both of them became his wives.
כליתני. מנעת אותי, כמו (תהלים מ יב): לא תכלא רחמיך ; לא יכלה ממך (בראשית כג ז):
Who prevented me. You stopped me, as in, 'You shall not stop [תִכְלָא] your mercy,'22Tehillim 40:12. [and] 'will not stop [יׅכְלֶה] you.'23Bereishis 23:6.