Tanach
Shoftim 9:46-49 שופטים ט׳:מ״ו-מ״ט
Part of: Chapter 9
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וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ כׇּֽל־בַּעֲלֵי מִֽגְדַּל־שְׁכֶם וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־צְרִיחַ בֵּית אֵל בְּרִֽית׃
All the men of Migdal Shechem heard. They went to the forest stockade of the temple of the god Beris.
All the men of Migdal Shechem heard. They went to the forest stockade of the temple of the god Beris.
Rashi
בית אל ברית. אותו צריח היה של בעל ברית, שם של עבודה זרה שלהם, וצלמון (פסוק מח), יער היה שם ויש פותרין: צריח, וודוו"י בלע"ז שעושין בקרקע:
Of the temple of the god Beris. The stockade belonged to Baal Beris, the name of their deity. Tzalmon15Mentioned in v. 48., too, owned a forest there. Others interpret צֽרִיחַ as "voutes" in old French, "bunker," dug into the ground.
וַיֻּגַּד לַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ כִּי הִֽתְקַבְּצוּ כׇּֽל־בַּעֲלֵי מִֽגְדַּל־שְׁכֶֽם׃
It was reported to Avimelech that they assembled—all the men of Migdal Shechem.
It was reported to Avimelech that they assembled—all the men of Migdal Shechem.
וַיַּעַל אֲבִימֶלֶךְ הַר־צַלְמוֹן הוּא וְכׇל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ וַיִּקַּח אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֶת־הַקַּרְדֻּמּוֹת בְּיָדוֹ וַיִּכְרֹת שׂוֹכַת עֵצִים וַיִּשָּׂאֶהָ וַיָּשֶׂם עַל־שִׁכְמוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־עִמּוֹ מָה רְאִיתֶם עָשִׂיתִי מַהֲרוּ עֲשׂוּ כָמֽוֹנִי׃
Avimelech ascended Mount Tzalmon—he, and all the people accompanying him. Avimelech took a hatchet in his hand, cut down the overhang of a tree, lifted it, and placed it on his shoulder. He said to the people accompanying him, "You have seen what I have done—quickly, do as I have done!"
Avimelech ascended Mount Tzalmon—he, and all the people accompanying him. Avimelech took a hatchet in his hand, cut down the overhang of a tree, lifted it, and placed it on his shoulder. He said to the people accompanying him, "You have seen what I have done—quickly, do as I have done!"
Rashi
שוכת עצים. ענף עצים:
The overhang of a tree. The branch of a tree.
וַיִּכְרְתוּ גַם־כׇּל־הָעָם אִישׁ שׂוֹכֹה וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַיָּשִׂימוּ עַֽל־הַצְּרִיחַ וַיַּצִּיתוּ עֲלֵיהֶם אֶֽת־הַצְּרִיחַ בָּאֵשׁ וַיָּמֻתוּ גַּם כׇּל־אַנְשֵׁי מִֽגְדַּל־שְׁכֶם כְּאֶלֶף אִישׁ וְאִשָּֽׁה׃ {פ}
The people, too, cut their overhangings—everyone. They then proceeded behind Avimelech, placed them on the forest stockade, and set the stockade on fire with them. And they perished all the people of Migdal Shechem—as well—about one thousand men and women.
The people, too, cut their overhangings—everyone. They then proceeded behind Avimelech, placed them on the forest stockade, and set the stockade on fire with them. And they perished all the people of Migdal Shechem—as well—about one thousand men and women.
צריח. יער שכפו אילנות ופסגים סביב סביב, וקורין אותו פלייש"ר בלע"ז:
Forest stockade. A forest encircled by twisted trees and branches, called "plisse" in old French.