Tanach
Shoftim 1:8-15 שופטים א׳:ח׳-ט״ו
Part of: Chapter 1
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וַיִּלָּחֲמוּ בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וַיִּלְכְּדוּ אוֹתָהּ וַיַּכּוּהָ לְפִי־חָרֶב וְאֶת־הָעִיר שִׁלְּחוּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃
The Bnei Yehudah waged war at Yerushalayim, conquered it, and struck it down by the sword. They set fire to the city.
The Bnei Yehudah waged war at Yerushalayim, conquered it, and struck it down by the sword. They set fire to the city.
Rashi
וְאַחַר יָֽרְדוּ בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה לְהִלָּחֵם בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִי יוֹשֵׁב הָהָר וְהַנֶּגֶב וְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה׃
Then the Bnei Yehudah went down to battle the Canaanites that dwelt on the mountain and in the south and in the valley.
Then the Bnei Yehudah went down to battle the Canaanites that dwelt on the mountain and in the south and in the valley.
וַיֵּלֶךְ יְהוּדָה אֶל־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי הַיּוֹשֵׁב בְּחֶבְרוֹן וְשֵׁם־חֶבְרוֹן לְפָנִים קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־שֵׁשַׁי וְאֶת־אֲחִימַן וְאֶת־תַּלְמָֽי׃
Yehudah advanced against the Canaanites dwelling at Chevron—Chevron was originally entitled Kiryas Arba—and they struck down Sheishai, Achiman, and Talmai.
Yehudah advanced against the Canaanites dwelling at Chevron—Chevron was originally entitled Kiryas Arba—and they struck down Sheishai, Achiman, and Talmai.
וַיֵּלֶךְ מִשָּׁם אֶל־יוֹשְׁבֵי דְּבִיר וְשֵׁם־דְּבִיר לְפָנִים קִרְיַת־סֵֽפֶר׃
From there, they advanced against those dwelling at Dvir—Dvir was originally entitled Kiryas Seifer.
From there, they advanced against those dwelling at Dvir—Dvir was originally entitled Kiryas Seifer.
וַיֹּאמֶר כָּלֵב אֲשֶׁר־יַכֶּה אֶת־קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר וּלְכָדָהּ וְנָתַתִּי לוֹ אֶת־עַכְסָה בִתִּי לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
Caleiv announced: "If anyone strikes down and conquers Kiryas Seifer, I shall present him with my daughter Achsoh as a wife."
Caleiv announced: "If anyone strikes down and conquers Kiryas Seifer, I shall present him with my daughter Achsoh as a wife."
וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ עׇתְנִיאֵל בֶּן־קְנַז אֲחִי כָלֵב הַקָּטֹן מִמֶּנּוּ וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ אֶת־עַכְסָה בִתּוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
Osniel ben Kenaz conquered it, he was Caleiv's younger brother so he presented him with his daughter, Achsoh, as a wife.
Osniel ben Kenaz conquered it, he was Caleiv's younger brother so he presented him with his daughter, Achsoh, as a wife.
Rashi
אחי כלב. מאמו:
Coleiv's …brother. Maternally.13Coleiv is referred to as “the Kenizite” (Yehoshua, 14:6), rather than ‘son of Kenaz’. This indicates that he was not Kenaz’ biological son, but his stepson. (Sotah, 11:b, 12:a).
וַיְהִי בְּבוֹאָהּ וַתְּסִיתֵהוּ לִשְׁאֹל מֵֽאֵת־אָבִיהָ הַשָּׂדֶה וַתִּצְנַח מֵעַל הַחֲמוֹר וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָהּ כָּלֵב מַה־לָּֽךְ׃
When she came to him [to Osniel] she cajoled him into requesting a field from her father. She lowered herself from the donkey, and Caleiv said to her, "What is bothering you?"
When she came to him [to Osniel] she cajoled him into requesting a field from her father. She lowered herself from the donkey, and Caleiv said to her, "What is bothering you?"
Rashi
ותסיתהו. (תרגום:) ואמלכתיה, לשון נמלך, שמיעצין האדם ומשיאין לבו לדבר אחר, נראה לי:
She cajoled him. She advised him, as in "he took counsel";14Rather than ‘she tempted him’, as in Devarim, 13:7. one counsels a person, and directs his thinking to an alternative. This is my opinion.
ותצנח. (תרגום:) ואתרכינת, ליפול לרגלי אביה:
She lowered herself. "She lowered herself"15This is a quotation from Targum Yonasan. as if falling at her father's feet.
וַתֹּאמֶר לוֹ הָֽבָה־לִּי בְרָכָה כִּי אֶרֶץ הַנֶּגֶב נְתַתָּנִי וְנָתַתָּה לִי גֻּלֹּת מָיִם וַיִּתֶּן־לָהּ כָּלֵב אֵת גֻּלֹּת עִלִּית וְאֵת גֻּלֹּת תַּחְתִּֽית׃ {פ}
She said to him, "Give me a blessing—for it is arid land that you gave me. Give me streams of water." Caleiv gave her the highland streams and the lowland streams.
She said to him, "Give me a blessing—for it is arid land that you gave me. Give me streams of water." Caleiv gave her the highland streams and the lowland streams.
Rashi
ארץ הנגב. אדם שביתו מנוגב מכל טוב, שאין בו אלא תורה:
Arid land. A man barren of anything gainful, as he contains nothing but Torah.16Temurah, 16:a.
גלת מים. שדה בית הבעל, (תרגום:) אתר בית שקיא דמיא:
Streams of water. Wetland, "territory supplied abundantly with water."
שלחו באש. שלחו אש בכלה:
They set [literally 'sent'] fire. They sent the fire12By igniting it. This follows the literal meaning of שׇלְחוּ, ‘thy sent’. (Metzudas Tzion) Afterward, the B’nei Yehudah went down to wage war with the Canaanites dwelling in the hills, the Negev, and the lowlands. throughout it.