Tanach
Shmuel II 17:1-4 שמואל ב י״ז:א׳-ד׳
Part of: Chapter 17
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וַיֹּאמֶר אֲחִיתֹפֶל אֶל־אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֶבְחֲרָה נָּא שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר אֶלֶף אִישׁ וְאָקוּמָה וְאֶרְדְּפָה אַֽחֲרֵי־דָוִד הַלָּֽיְלָה׃
Achitophel said to Avsholom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men and I will arise and pursue after Dovid tonight."
Achitophel said to Avsholom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men and I will arise and pursue after Dovid tonight."
וְאָבוֹא עָלָיו וְהוּא יָגֵעַ וּרְפֵה יָדַיִם וְהַחֲרַדְתִּי אֹתוֹ וְנָס כׇּל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ וְהִכֵּיתִי אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ לְבַדּֽוֹ׃
I will reach him [when] he will be tired and weak. I will frighten him [suddenly] and all the people with him will flee and I will strike [only] the king himself.
I will reach him [when] he will be tired and weak. I will frighten him [suddenly] and all the people with him will flee and I will strike [only] the king himself.
וְאָשִׁיבָה כׇל־הָעָם אֵלֶיךָ כְּשׁוּב הַכֹּל הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה מְבַקֵּשׁ כׇּל־הָעָם יִהְיֶה שָׁלֽוֹם׃
I will return all the people to you. When they all return [to you] [except] the man you want [killed] [then] all the people will have peace.
I will return all the people to you. When they all return [to you] [except] the man you want [killed] [then] all the people will have peace.
Rashi
האיש אשר אתה מבקש. יעשה בו בקשתך ויהרג, ואחר כך כל העם יהיה שלום, וזה מקרא קצר.
[Except] the man you want. You will do what you want with him and you will have him killed. And afterwords, all the people will have peace. This is a shortened verse.1Missing the words that Rashi adds here to make sense of the words.
וַיִּישַׁר הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי אַבְשָׁלֹם וּבְעֵינֵי כׇּל־זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {ס}
The idea was favorable in Avsholom's eyes and in the eyes of all of the elders of Yisroel.
The idea was favorable in Avsholom's eyes and in the eyes of all of the elders of Yisroel.
Rashi
ובעיני זקני ישראל. זקני אשמאי:
And in the eyes of all of the elders of Yisroel. Wicked elders.
כשוב הכל. אליך:
When they all return [to you]. To you.