Tanach
Shmuel II 14:8-9 שמואל ב י״ד:ח׳-ט׳
Part of: Chapter 14
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וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה לְכִי לְבֵיתֵךְ וַאֲנִי אֲצַוֶּה עָלָֽיִךְ׃
The king said to the woman, "Go [back] to your house and I will command [someone] concerning you."
The king said to the woman, "Go [back] to your house and I will command [someone] concerning you."
וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה הַתְּקוֹעִית אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ עָלַי אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ הֶעָוֺן וְעַל־בֵּית אָבִי וְהַמֶּלֶךְ וְכִסְאוֹ נָקִֽי׃ {ס}
The Tekois woman said to the king, "My master, the king, the sin is upon me and on my father's house and the king and his throne are innocent."
The Tekois woman said to the king, "My master, the king, the sin is upon me and on my father's house and the king and his throne are innocent."
Rashi
עלי אדני המלך העון. כנוי הוא לכבודו, כלומר אתה מדחה אותי לאמר אני מצוה עליך ואני אלך לדרכי, ואתה לא תצוה עלי, ובני יהרג, על מי העון הזה:
My master the king, the sin is upon me. This is euphemistic for [the sake of] his honour in other words, "You are rebutting me [by] saying, 'I will command [someone] concerning you,' I will [then] go on my way and you will not command [anyone] concerning me, and my son will get murdered. Upon who is this sin?"