Tanach
Shmuel I 4:18-22 שמואל א ד׳:י״ח-כ״ב
Part of: Chapter 4
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וַיְהִי כְּהַזְכִּירוֹ ׀ אֶת־אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּפֹּל מֵֽעַל־הַכִּסֵּא אֲחֹרַנִּית בְּעַד ׀ יַד הַשַּׁעַר וַתִּשָּׁבֵר מַפְרַקְתּוֹ וַיָּמֹת כִּֽי־זָקֵן הָאִישׁ וְכָבֵד וְהוּא שָׁפַט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָֽה׃
And it was as he mentioned the Ark of God, that he fell backwards off the chair by the gate, breaking his neck, and he died; for the man was old and heavy. He had judged Yisroel for forty years.
And it was as he mentioned the Ark of God, that he fell backwards off the chair by the gate, breaking his neck, and he died; for the man was old and heavy. He had judged Yisroel for forty years.
Rashi
וְכַלָּתוֹ אֵשֶׁת־פִּֽינְחָס הָרָה לָלַת וַתִּשְׁמַע אֶת־הַשְּׁמוּעָה אֶל־הִלָּקַח אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים וּמֵת חָמִיהָ וְאִישָׁהּ וַתִּכְרַע וַתֵּלֶד כִּֽי־נֶהֶפְכוּ עָלֶיהָ צִרֶֽיהָ׃
His daughter-in-law, the wife of Pinchas, was pregnant, about to give birth. When she heard the news about the capture of the Ark of God and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she kneeled down and gave birth, because her labor pains came suddenly upon her.
His daughter-in-law, the wife of Pinchas, was pregnant, about to give birth. When she heard the news about the capture of the Ark of God and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she kneeled down and gave birth, because her labor pains came suddenly upon her.
Rashi
ללת. על כרחו 'ללדת' פירושו, ואין לו דמיון ומנחם חברו בחלק 'יללה', לפי שחבלי לידתה ביללה באו לה, ויסוד יללה, אין אות ביסודה אלא למ"ד לבדה:
To give birth. Obviously [this word] means 'to give birth.' There is no similar form [in Scriptures]. However, Menachem8Menachem was an authority on grammar and is often quoted by Rashi. placed this verb in the section dealing with the word יְלָלָה 'wailing,' because her birth pangs came upon her with wailing. The root of 'יְלָלָה' is the 'ל' alone.
נהפכו. נשתנו מכדרכן, לכך מתה:
Came suddenly. Differed from what normally occurs, therefore she died.
צריה. צירי דלתי בטנה, קרדוני"ל בלע"ז:
Her labor pains. [צִרֶיהָ=hinges], i.e., 'the hinges of the doors of her womb';9 See Bechoros 45a.chardonel in O. F.
וּכְעֵת מוּתָהּ וַתְּדַבֵּרְנָה הַנִּצָּבוֹת עָלֶיהָ אַל־תִּֽירְאִי כִּי בֵן יָלָדְתְּ וְלֹא עָנְתָה וְלֹא־שָׁתָה לִבָּֽהּ׃
As she was about to die, those standing around her spoke, "Do not fear for you have given birth to a son." She did not answer, and paid no attention.
As she was about to die, those standing around her spoke, "Do not fear for you have given birth to a son." She did not answer, and paid no attention.
וַתִּקְרָא לַנַּעַר אִֽיכָבוֹד לֵאמֹר גָּלָה כָבוֹד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הִלָּקַח אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים וְאֶל־חָמִיהָ וְאִישָֽׁהּ׃
She called the boy Ichavod, saying, "Glory has been exiled from Yisroel," because of the capture of the Ark of God and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
She called the boy Ichavod, saying, "Glory has been exiled from Yisroel," because of the capture of the Ark of God and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
Rashi
אי כבוד. אין כבוד, וכן (איוב כב ל): ימלט אי נקי, אין נקי:
I chavod. There is no glory; similar to, "He will save "10 Iyov 22:30.אִי נָקִי one who is not innocent, [meaning the same as] אֵין נָקִי.
אל הלקח. כמו על הלקח, ואין צריך לזוזו מלשון אל, למי שיודע להבין דברו:
Because of the capture of. Meaning the same as 'to the capture of', but it is unnecessary to remove the expression of 'to' for one who understands its meaning.
אל הלקח. איטיויר"ש לאישטריפו"ש בלע"ז:
Because of the capture of. Envers etweirs l'estre pris in O. F.
ואל חמיה. ואל הרעה הזאת, שמת חמיה ואישה:
And because of her father-in-law. I.e., because of this misfortune that her father-in-law and husband had perished.
וַתֹּאמֶר גָּלָה כָבוֹד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל כִּי נִלְקַח אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ {פ}
And she said, "Glory has been exiled from Yisroel, for the Ark of God has been taken."
And she said, "Glory has been exiled from Yisroel, for the Ark of God has been taken."
מפרקתו. אפרקותיה, עצם הצואר:
His neck. [Targum renders] אַפַּרְקוּתֵיה, the bone of the neck.7מַפְרֶקֶת is derived from פֶּרֶק [=link], meaning vertebra of which the bones of the neck and spine are made.