Tanach
Shoftim 8:33-35 שופטים ח׳:ל״ג-ל״ה
Part of: Chapter 8
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וַיְהִי כַּֽאֲשֶׁר מֵת גִּדְעוֹן וַיָּשׁוּבוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּזְנוּ אַחֲרֵי הַבְּעָלִים וַיָּשִׂימוּ לָהֶם בַּעַל בְּרִית לֵאלֹהִֽים׃
It happened that, when Gidon died, the Bnei Yisroel regressed, and were perverted toward the Baalim. They designated, for themselves, Baal Beris as a god.
It happened that, when Gidon died, the Bnei Yisroel regressed, and were perverted toward the Baalim. They designated, for themselves, Baal Beris as a god.
Rashi
וְלֹא זָֽכְרוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם הַמַּצִּיל אוֹתָם מִיַּד כׇּל־אֹיְבֵיהֶם מִסָּבִֽיב׃
The Bnei Yisroel did not remember Adonoy their God, Who had rescued them from the hand of all of their surrounding enemies.
The Bnei Yisroel did not remember Adonoy their God, Who had rescued them from the hand of all of their surrounding enemies.
וְלֹא־עָשׂוּ חֶסֶד עִם־בֵּית יְרֻבַּעַל גִּדְעוֹן כְּכׇל־הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {פ}
They did not act benevolently toward the house of Yerubaal Gidon, commensurate with all of the benefits he had brought to Yisroel.
They did not act benevolently toward the house of Yerubaal Gidon, commensurate with all of the benefits he had brought to Yisroel.
Rashi
ולא עשו חסד וגו'. שהרגו את בניו, כמו שכתוב בענין (להלן ט ה):
They did not act benevolently. They murdered his children, as stated in the narrative.6Ch. 9.
בעל ברית. כך שמו:
Baal beris. This was his name.