Tanach
Shmuel II 6:20-23 שמואל ב ו׳:כ׳-כ״ג
Part of: Chapter 6Petuchah, II Samuel 6:1
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וַיָּשׇׁב דָּוִד לְבָרֵךְ אֶת־בֵּיתוֹ {ס} וַתֵּצֵא מִיכַל בַּת־שָׁאוּל לִקְרַאת דָּוִד וַתֹּאמֶר מַה־נִּכְבַּד הַיּוֹם מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר נִגְלָה הַיּוֹם לְעֵינֵי אַמְהוֹת עֲבָדָיו כְּהִגָּלוֹת נִגְלוֹת אַחַד הָרֵקִֽים׃
Dovid returned to bless his household. Michal, the daughter of Shaul went out to greet Dovid and she said, "How glorious is this day! The king of Yisroel revealed [himself] today [before] the eyes of the handmaidens of his servants as one of the riff-raff reveals [himself]."
Dovid returned to bless his household. Michal, the daughter of Shaul went out to greet Dovid and she said, "How glorious is this day! The king of Yisroel revealed [himself] today [before] the eyes of the handmaidens of his servants as one of the riff-raff reveals [himself]."
Rashi
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־מִיכַל לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר־בִּי מֵֽאָבִיךְ וּמִכׇּל־בֵּיתוֹ לְצַוֺּת אֹתִי נָגִיד עַל־עַם יְהֹוָה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְשִׂחַקְתִּי לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָֽה׃
Dovid said to Michal, "Before Adonoy, Who has chosen me [over] your father and all his household, charging me to be ruler over the people of Adonoy, over Yisroel, I rejoiced before Adonoy.
Dovid said to Michal, "Before Adonoy, Who has chosen me [over] your father and all his household, charging me to be ruler over the people of Adonoy, over Yisroel, I rejoiced before Adonoy.
וּנְקַלֹּתִי עוֹד מִזֹּאת וְהָיִיתִי שָׁפָל בְּעֵינָי וְעִם־הָֽאֲמָהוֹת אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְתְּ עִמָּם אִכָּבֵֽדָה׃
[Had] I made light of myself even more then this, and lowered myself in my [own] eyes and with the handmaidens that you mentioned, I would be more honoured among them."
[Had] I made light of myself even more then this, and lowered myself in my [own] eyes and with the handmaidens that you mentioned, I would be more honoured among them."
Rashi
ונקלותי עוד. לפניו, יותר מזאת שהקילותי בעצמי עתה:
[Had] I made light even more. Before Him [even] more then this [that] I made light of myself now.
עמם אכבדה. אינם מבזין אותי, אלא חשוב אני בעיניהם על זאת:
I would be more honoured among them. They do not ridicule me but I am important in their eyes becasue of this.
וּלְמִיכַל בַּת־שָׁאוּל לֹא־הָיָה לָהּ יָלֶד עַד יוֹם מוֹתָֽהּ׃ {פ}
Michal, the daughter of Shaul had no child until the day of her death.
Michal, the daughter of Shaul had no child until the day of her death.
Rashi
לא היה לה ילד. מאותו היום והלאה:
Had no child From that day on.12Prior to that day, she did have a child, Yisroam mentioned earlier (Shmuel II, 3:5), see Rashi there.
אחד הרקים. (תרגום:) חד מן סריקיא (לשון תרגום יונתן):
One of the riff-raff. [Targum Yonasan translates:] One of the riff-raff.