Tanach
Shmuel II 14:5-7 שמואל ב י״ד:ה׳-ז׳
Part of: Chapter 14
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וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָהּ הַמֶּלֶךְ מַה־לָּךְ וַתֹּאמֶר אֲבָל אִשָּֽׁה־אַלְמָנָה אָנִי וַיָּמׇת אִישִֽׁי׃
The king said to her, "What is with you?" She said [in reply], "In truth, I am a widowed woman, my husband is dead.
The king said to her, "What is with you?" She said [in reply], "In truth, I am a widowed woman, my husband is dead.
Rashi
וּלְשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ שְׁנֵי בָנִים וַיִּנָּצוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם בַּשָּׂדֶה וְאֵין מַצִּיל בֵּינֵיהֶם וַיַּכּוֹ הָאֶחָד אֶת־הָאֶחָד וַיָּמֶת אֹתֽוֹ׃
Your handmaid had two sons. Both were fighting [each other] in the field; and no one was able to save [separate] them. One [of them] struck the other one and killed him.
Your handmaid had two sons. Both were fighting [each other] in the field; and no one was able to save [separate] them. One [of them] struck the other one and killed him.
וְהִנֵּה קָמָה כׇֽל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה עַל־שִׁפְחָתֶךָ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ תְּנִי ׀ אֶת־מַכֵּה אָחִיו וּנְמִתֵהוּ בְּנֶפֶשׁ אָחִיו אֲשֶׁר הָרָג וְנַשְׁמִידָה גַּם אֶת־הַיּוֹרֵשׁ וְכִבּוּ אֶת־גַּֽחַלְתִּי אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁאָרָה לְבִלְתִּי (שום) [שִׂים־]לְאִישִׁי שֵׁם וּשְׁאֵרִית עַל־פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ {פ}
Then the entire family rose up against your handmaid and said, 'Give us the one who killed his brother and we will kill him for the soul of his brother whom he murdered, we shall also destroy the heir.' They will extinguish my coal that is left, preventing the perpetuation of my husband's name nor anything remaining [of him] on the face of the earth."
Then the entire family rose up against your handmaid and said, 'Give us the one who killed his brother and we will kill him for the soul of his brother whom he murdered, we shall also destroy the heir.' They will extinguish my coal that is left, preventing the perpetuation of my husband's name nor anything remaining [of him] on the face of the earth."
אבל אשה אלמנה אני. אבל, בקושטא:
In truth, I am a widowed woman.אֲבָל means "In truth."