Tanach
Shoftim 9:50-57 שופטים ט׳:נ׳-נ״ז
Part of: Chapter 9
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וַיֵּלֶךְ אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֶל־תֵּבֵץ וַיִּחַן בְּתֵבֵץ וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃
Avimelech marched to Tevetz, encamped in Tevetz, and captured it.
Avimelech marched to Tevetz, encamped in Tevetz, and captured it.
וּמִגְדַּל־עֹז הָיָה בְתוֹךְ־הָעִיר וַיָּנֻסוּ שָׁמָּה כׇּל־הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְכֹל בַּעֲלֵי הָעִיר וַֽיִּסְגְּרוּ בַּעֲדָם וַֽיַּעֲלוּ עַל־גַּג הַמִּגְדָּֽל׃
There was a formidable tower inside the city. All the men and women fled there, with all the citizens of the city, and locked themselves in. They ascended to the roof of the tower.
There was a formidable tower inside the city. All the men and women fled there, with all the citizens of the city, and locked themselves in. They ascended to the roof of the tower.
וַיָּבֹא אֲבִימֶלֶךְ עַד־הַמִּגְדָּל וַיִּלָּחֶם בּוֹ וַיִּגַּשׁ עַד־פֶּתַח הַמִּגְדָּל לְשׇׂרְפוֹ בָאֵֽשׁ׃
Avimelech arrived at the tower, and engaged it in battle. He stepped up to the tower entrance to set it on fire.
Avimelech arrived at the tower, and engaged it in battle. He stepped up to the tower entrance to set it on fire.
וַתַּשְׁלֵךְ אִשָּׁה אַחַת פֶּלַח רֶכֶב עַל־רֹאשׁ אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַתָּרִץ אֶת־גֻּלְגׇּלְתּֽוֹ׃
One woman flung a pestle shard on Avimelech's head, and smashed his skull.
One woman flung a pestle shard on Avimelech's head, and smashed his skull.
Rashi
ותרץ. ותרוצץ:
And smashed. Crushed.17תָּרָץ is usually translated as “ran”. Here, however, the translation is “crushed”, or “smashed”.
וַיִּקְרָא מְהֵרָה אֶל־הַנַּעַר ׀ נֹשֵׂא כֵלָיו וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ שְׁלֹף חַרְבְּךָ וּמוֹתְתֵנִי פֶּן־יֹאמְרוּ לִי אִשָּׁה הֲרָגָתְהוּ וַיִּדְקְרֵהוּ נַעֲרוֹ וַיָּמֹֽת׃
He called quickly to the youth who served as his adjutant, and said to him, "Draw your sword and kill me, lest it be said of me 'A woman slew him.'" His youth stabbed him, and he expired.
He called quickly to the youth who served as his adjutant, and said to him, "Draw your sword and kill me, lest it be said of me 'A woman slew him.'" His youth stabbed him, and he expired.
Rashi
פן יאמרו לי. פן יאמרו עלי:
Lest it be said of me. Lest it be said concerning me.18לי is not translated as “to me,” but as “concerning me.”
וַיִּרְאוּ אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי מֵת אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַיֵּלְכוּ אִישׁ לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃
When the Yisroelites saw that Avimelech had died, they departed, each of them to his place.
When the Yisroelites saw that Avimelech had died, they departed, each of them to his place.
וַיָּשֶׁב אֱלֹהִים אֵת רָעַת אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְאָבִיו לַהֲרֹג אֶת־שִׁבְעִים אֶחָֽיו׃
God exacted retribution for Avimelech's evil deeds against his father—the murder of his seventy brothers.
God exacted retribution for Avimelech's evil deeds against his father—the murder of his seventy brothers.
וְאֵת כׇּל־רָעַת אַנְשֵׁי שְׁכֶם הֵשִׁיב אֱלֹהִים בְּרֹאשָׁם וַתָּבֹא אֲלֵיהֶם קִֽלְלַת יוֹתָם בֶּן־יְרֻבָּֽעַל׃ {פ}
And all the evil deeds of the people of Shechem, God brought to bear against them; they were stricken with the curse of Yosam ben Yerubaal.
And all the evil deeds of the people of Shechem, God brought to bear against them; they were stricken with the curse of Yosam ben Yerubaal.
פלח רכב. חתיכת אבן של ריחים העליונה הקרויה רכב:
A pestle shard. A fragment of upper grinding stone called "pestle" [lit. "rider.16As the upper pestle stone “rides” the lower mortar stone. (Metzudos).].