Tanach
Shmuel I 30:13-21 שמואל א ל׳:י״ג-כ״א
Part of: Chapter 30
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וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ דָוִד לְֽמִי־אַתָּה וְאֵי מִזֶּה אָתָּה וַיֹּאמֶר נַעַר מִצְרִי אָנֹכִי עֶבֶד לְאִישׁ עֲמָלֵקִי וַיַּעַזְבֵנִי אֲדֹנִי כִּי חָלִיתִי הַיּוֹם שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃
Dovid said to him, "To whom do you belong and from where are you?" He said, "I am an Egyptian youth, the slave of an Amaleikite man. My master abandoned me because I have been ill for three days now.
Dovid said to him, "To whom do you belong and from where are you?" He said, "I am an Egyptian youth, the slave of an Amaleikite man. My master abandoned me because I have been ill for three days now.
אֲנַחְנוּ פָּשַׁטְנוּ נֶגֶב הַכְּרֵתִי וְעַל־אֲשֶׁר לִיהוּדָה וְעַל־נֶגֶב כָּלֵב וְאֶת־צִֽקְלַג שָׂרַפְנוּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃
We raided the south of the Kerethite and the territory of Yehudoh, and the south of Caleiv, and Tziklag we set on fire."
We raided the south of the Kerethite and the territory of Yehudoh, and the south of Caleiv, and Tziklag we set on fire."
Rashi
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו דָּוִד הֲתוֹרִדֵנִי אֶל־הַגְּדוּד הַזֶּה וַיֹּאמֶר הִשָּׁבְעָה לִּי בֵאלֹהִים אִם־תְּמִיתֵנִי וְאִם־תַּסְגִּרֵנִי בְּיַד־אֲדֹנִי וְאוֹרִֽדְךָ אֶל־הַגְּדוּד הַזֶּֽה׃
Dovid said to him, "Will you take me down to this raiding party?" He replied, "Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me nor hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to this raiding party."
Dovid said to him, "Will you take me down to this raiding party?" He replied, "Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me nor hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to this raiding party."
וַיֹּרִדֵהוּ וְהִנֵּה נְטֻשִׁים עַל־פְּנֵי כׇל־הָאָרֶץ אֹכְלִים וְשֹׁתִים וְחֹגְגִים בְּכֹל הַשָּׁלָל הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר לָקְחוּ מֵאֶרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּים וּמֵאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָֽה׃
He took him down and behold, they had spread across the entire land, eating, drinking and celebrating with all the great spoils which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Yehudoh.
He took him down and behold, they had spread across the entire land, eating, drinking and celebrating with all the great spoils which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Yehudoh.
וַיַּכֵּם דָּוִד מֵהַנֶּשֶׁף וְעַד־הָעֶרֶב לְמׇחֳרָתָם וְלֹא־נִמְלַט מֵהֶם אִישׁ כִּי אִם־אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת אִֽישׁ־נַעַר אֲשֶׁר־רָכְבוּ עַל־הַגְּמַלִּים וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃
Dovid attacked them from dusk until the evening of the next day; not one of them escaped, except four hundred youths who rode camels and fled.
Dovid attacked them from dusk until the evening of the next day; not one of them escaped, except four hundred youths who rode camels and fled.
Rashi
למחרתם. למודים הם עמלקים ללקות ביום מחר, כמו שנאמר (שמות יז ט): מחר אנכי נצב וגו', לכך נאמר למחרתם:
Of the next day. The Amaleikites are accustomed to being defeated on the second day [of battle], as it is stated, "tomorrow I will stand…"3Shemos 17:9. Therefore, it states, "on the(ir) next day."
וַיַּצֵּל דָּוִד אֵת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר לָקְחוּ עֲמָלֵק וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּי נָשָׁיו הִצִּיל דָּוִֽד׃
Dovid recovered everything that Amaleik had taken, and Dovid rescued his two wives.
Dovid recovered everything that Amaleik had taken, and Dovid rescued his two wives.
וְלֹא נֶעְדַּר־לָהֶם מִן־הַקָּטֹן וְעַד־הַגָּדוֹל וְעַד־בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת וּמִשָּׁלָל וְעַד כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר לָקְחוּ לָהֶם הַכֹּל הֵשִׁיב דָּוִֽד׃
Nothing of theirs was missing, from small to great, sons and daughters, not the spoils, or anything they had taken for themselves; Dovid returned everything.
Nothing of theirs was missing, from small to great, sons and daughters, not the spoils, or anything they had taken for themselves; Dovid returned everything.
וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד אֶת־כׇּל־הַצֹּאן וְהַבָּקָר נָהֲגוּ לִפְנֵי הַמִּקְנֶה הַהוּא וַיֹּאמְרוּ זֶה שְׁלַל דָּוִֽד׃
Then Dovid took all the sheep and cattle; they led them in front of the livestock and said, "This is Dovid's booty."
Then Dovid took all the sheep and cattle; they led them in front of the livestock and said, "This is Dovid's booty."
Rashi
את כל הצאן והבקר. ששבה הגדוד מנגב יהודה ומנגב כלב:
All the sheep and cattle. Which the troop had captured from the south of Yehudah and from the south of Caleiv.
נהגו. אנשים מנהיגים והולכים לפני המקנה ההוא, להתכבד ולהתהלל, זה שלל דוד:
They led. Men who were leading and marching before those cattle, to honor and praise themselves,4Some suggest that the men did this to publicize Dovid’s sovereignty. [by declaring,] 'This is Dovid's spoil.'
וַיָּבֹא דָוִד אֶל־מָאתַיִם הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶֽׁר־פִּגְּרוּ ׀ מִלֶּכֶת ׀ אַחֲרֵי דָוִד וַיֹּֽשִׁיבֻם בְּנַחַל הַבְּשׂוֹר וַיֵּֽצְאוּ לִקְרַאת דָּוִד וְלִקְרַאת הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ וַיִּגַּשׁ דָּוִד אֶת־הָעָם וַיִּשְׁאַל לָהֶם לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ {ס}
Dovid came to the two hundred men who were too exhausted to go follow after Dovid, whom he had left at the Nachal Besor. They went out to meet Dovid and to meet the people who were with him. Dovid approached the people and inquired after their welfare.
Dovid came to the two hundred men who were too exhausted to go follow after Dovid, whom he had left at the Nachal Besor. They went out to meet Dovid and to meet the people who were with him. Dovid approached the people and inquired after their welfare.
נגב הכרתי. לדרום של פלשתים, מצינו במקום אחר פלשתים נקראים גוי כרתים, (צפניה ב ה): יושבי חבל הים גוי כרתים:
South of the Kerethite. To the south of the Philistines. We find elsewhere the Philistines being called the כְּרֵתִים nation [in] "the inhabitants of the seacoast the nation of כְּרֵתִים."2Tzephanyoh 2:5.