Tanach
Shmuel II 20:6-8 שמואל ב כ׳:ו׳-ח׳
Part of: Chapter 20
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וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־אֲבִישַׁי עַתָּה יֵרַֽע לָנוּ שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי מִן־אַבְשָׁלוֹם אַתָּה קַח אֶת־עַבְדֵי אֲדֹנֶיךָ וּרְדֹף אַחֲרָיו פֶּן־מָצָא לוֹ עָרִים בְּצֻרוֹת וְהִצִּיל עֵינֵֽנוּ׃
Dovid said to Avishai, "Shevah, son of Bichri will do us more harm then Avsholom did. Take your master's servants and pursue him lest he find fortified cities to escape out of our sight.
Dovid said to Avishai, "Shevah, son of Bichri will do us more harm then Avsholom did. Take your master's servants and pursue him lest he find fortified cities to escape out of our sight.
Rashi
והציל עינינו. והציל עצמו מעינינו, והרי זה מקרא קצר:
To escape to out of our sight. And he will escape right before our eyes, this is an abbreviated verse.4Missing the word עַצְמוֹ.
וַיֵּצְאוּ אַחֲרָיו אַנְשֵׁי יוֹאָב וְהַכְּרֵתִי וְהַפְּלֵתִי וְכׇל־הַגִּבֹּרִים וַיֵּֽצְאוּ מִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם לִרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵי שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִֽי׃
Yoav's men went out after him, the archers and the slingers and all the strong soldiers. They left Yerusholoyim to pursue Shevah, the son of Bichri.
Yoav's men went out after him, the archers and the slingers and all the strong soldiers. They left Yerusholoyim to pursue Shevah, the son of Bichri.
הֵם עִם־הָאֶבֶן הַגְּדוֹלָה אֲשֶׁר בְּגִבְעוֹן וַעֲמָשָׂא בָּא לִפְנֵיהֶם וְיוֹאָב חָגוּר ׀ מִדּוֹ לְבֻשׁוֹ וְעָלָו חֲגוֹר חֶרֶב מְצֻמֶּדֶת עַל־מׇתְנָיו בְּתַעְרָהּ וְהוּא יָצָא וַתִּפֹּֽל׃ {ס}
When [Yoav and his men] were by the great stone which is in Givon Amosoh came before them. Yoav was girded with a belt on his garment and a sword was fastened on it [the belt]. He wore it close to his loins in its sheath, and as he went towards Amosoh, it fell out.
When [Yoav and his men] were by the great stone which is in Givon Amosoh came before them. Yoav was girded with a belt on his garment and a sword was fastened on it [the belt]. He wore it close to his loins in its sheath, and as he went towards Amosoh, it fell out.
Rashi
מצומדת על מתניו. סמוכה מאוד לגופו לרוחב מתניו, שלא כדרך חוגרי חרב, כדי שתהא נוחה ליפול, ולא יצטרך להוציאה מתערה:
Close to his loins. Very close to his body along the width of his loins, this was not the usual way of carrying a sword. He did so to make it easy for it to fall out so it would not be necessary to take it out of its sheath.
והוא יצא. כנגד עמשא:
He started out [towards Amosoh.]. Towards Amosoh.
ותפול. החרב מתערה, לפי שהיתה חלקה ולטושה, ואינה תלויה לצד ירכו אלא לרוחב מתניו, וכמעט ששח עצמו לצד הארץ, נפלה מתערה ואחזה בימינו, ולא הכיר עמשא בדבר:
And it fell out. The sword [fell out] from its sheath because it was smooth and sharp and was not hanging on the side of his thigh but it was along the width of his loins. As soon as he [Yoav] leaned forward towards the ground it [the sword] fell out of its sheath and he grabbed it with his right hand without Amosoh noticing anything.
אתה קח את עבדי אדוניך. אחרי אשר איחר עמשא שר הצבא, ולא הביא את צבא יהודה, קח אתה מן הנמצאים סביבי, ורדוף אחריו:
Take your master's servants. Now that Amosoh, the commanding officer was delayed and had not yet brought the soldiers of Yehudah, you take from the men in my entourage and chase after him.