## Rashi on Joshua Chapter 19

###### Rashi on Joshua 19:1:1
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**וַיֵּצֵא הַגּוֹרָל הַשֵּׁנִי** שֵׁנִי לְבִנְיָמִין, שֶׁגּוֹרָל בִּנְיָמִין הָיָה רִאשׁוֹן לְשִׁבְעָה הַשְּׁבָטִים שֶׁאָמַר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לִשְׁלוּחָיו וְהִתְחַלְּקוּ אוֹתָהּ לְשִׁבְעָה חֲלָקִים, שֶׁכְּבָר נָטְלוּ יְהוּדָה וְיוֹסֵף, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר שָׁם (לעיל יח ה): יְהוּדָה יַעֲמֹד עַל גְּבוּלוֹ מִנֶּגֶב וְגוֹ', מִכָּאן וְאֵילָךְ מוֹנֶה וְהוֹלֵךְ ז' גּוֹרָלוֹת.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**The second lot came out.** It was second to that of Binyomin, for Binyomin’s lot was the first of the seven tribes whose representatives Yehoshua spoke to [saying]: “And they will divide it into seven parts,” for Yehudah and Yoseif had previously received [their inheritance] as it is said there: “Yehudah will remain at his boundary in the south,” [and the house of Yoseif will remain at their boundary in the north].”¹ From here he goes on to list the seven lots.

footnotes:
¹ See above 18:5.


###### Rashi on Joshua 19:9:1
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**רַב מֵהֶם** מִן הָרָאוּי לָהֶם.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**Was too large for them.** It was more than was their due.²

footnotes:
² Various reasons are presented why Shimon was given part of their inheritance in the midst of Yehudah’s territory. Some say that Shimon helped Yehudah conquer their land and therefore merited to receive some of it as their own. Others maintain that this was because Yaakov had said: “Shimon and Levi are brothers, instruments of violence are their wares. I will disperse them throughout Yaakov and scatter them throughout Israel.” (Bereishis 49:5,7) Shimon was given a portion within Yehudah and Levi was scattered throughout many cities in the land.


###### Rashi on Joshua 19:12:1
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**כִּסְלוֹת תָּבוֹר** אוֹמֵר אֲנִי שֶׁהוּא לְשׁוֹן כְּסָלִים, פלנק"ש בְּלַעַז (צַלְעוֹת הַבְּהֵמָה), [כּמוֹ וַיִקְרָא ג'ד'] לֹא בְּגוֹבְהוֹ וְלֹא בְּשִׁפּוּלוֹ אֶלָּא בְּשִׁפּוּעוֹ וְסָמוּךְ לְאֶמְצָעוֹ קָרוֹב לְצַד אֲחוֹרַיִם, וּמִלְּצַד פָּנָיו, כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁהַכְּסָלִים עוֹמְדוֹת בַּבְּהֵמָה, וּבְמָקוֹם שֶׁהוּא אוֹמֵר (להלן פסוק לד) אָזְנוֹת תָּבוֹר, סָמוּךְ לְרֹאשׁוֹ הוּא, בִּמְקוֹם הָאָזְנַיִם.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**Kislos-tovor.** I say that [כִּסְלוֹת] is an expression of flanks, כְּסָלִים, flancs in old French. This is similar to what is stated in Vayikro 3:4. It is not at its highest point and not at its bottom, but on its slope, near the middle, closer to the rear, than the front, like the flanks of an animal. [Thus in this verse it reads the flanks of Mt. Tabor]. However when Scripture states, Oznos-Tavor, it refers to a place near its top, the place where the ears are situated.


###### Rashi on Joshua 19:13:1
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**קֵדְמָה מִזְרָחָה גִּתָּה חֵפֶר** מִמִּזְרָח לְגַת הַחֵפֶר, שֵׁם עִירוֹ שֶׁל יוֹנָה בֶּן אֲמִתַּי (מלכים ב יד כה).

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**East of Gitoh-cheifer.** To the east of Gat-hacheifer which is the name of the city of [the prophet] Yonah ben Amtai.


###### Rashi on Joshua 19:13:2
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**עִתָּה קָצִין** שֵׁם הָעִיר עִתָּה קָצִין.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**Ittoh-kotzin.** This was the name of the city.


###### Rashi on Joshua 19:13:3
[Rashi on Joshua 19:13:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/19:13:3)

**הַמְּתֹאָר הַנֵּעָה** הַמּוּסָב עַל נֵעָה, כְּלוֹמַר מִשָּׁם תָּאַר הַגְּבוּל לְנֵעָה, וְכֵן תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: וְנָפֵיק לְרִמּוֹן וּמִתַּמָּן מִסְתְּחָר לְנֵעָה.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**It circled around to Neioh.** [From Rimmon] it circled to Neioh. In other words, from there, the boundary circled around to Neioh. Targum Yonason also explains it this way: “It extended to Rimmon, and from there it circled to Neioh.”³

footnotes:
³ Rashi goes to great pain to refute those who say that the word הַמְתאָר is connected to רִמוֹן and thus translate, Rimon-misoar as though this was the name of the city.


###### Rashi on Joshua 19:29:1
[Rashi on Joshua 19:29:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/19:29:1)

**מִבְצַר צֹר** (תַּרְגּוּם:) קִרְוִין כְּרִיכָן קִרְוֵי תּוּקְפָא.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**Fortified city of the Rock.** Cities of fortress, cities of might.


###### Rashi on Joshua 19:29:2
[Rashi on Joshua 19:29:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/19:29:2)

**צֹר** לְשׁוֹן צוּר.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**Rock**—צוּר means a rock.


###### Rashi on Joshua 19:29:3
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**מֵחֶבֶל אַכְזִיבָה** (תַּרְגּוּם:) מֵעֲדַב אַכְזִיבָה, מִגּוֹרָל כְּזִיב.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**From the lot of Achziv.** [חֶבֶל means a rope of Achziv] but here it refers to the lot of Achziv.


###### Rashi on Joshua 19:35:1
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**וְעָרֵי מִבְצָר** הָיוּ לְנַפְתָּלִי הַצִּדִּים צֵר.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**Fortified cities—** which belonged to Naftoli were Tzidim, Tzeir, etc.


###### Rashi on Joshua 19:41:1
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**צָרְעָה וְאֶשְׁתָּאוֹל** מִשֶּׁל יְהוּדָה הָיָה (לעיל טו לג), וְנָפַל גּוֹרָל בְּנֵי דָּן סָמוּךְ לָהֶם.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**Tzoroh, Eshtaeil.** These were cities in the portion of Yehudah, and the lot of Bnei Don fell near them.


###### Rashi on Joshua 19:47:1
[Rashi on Joshua 19:47:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/19:47:1)

**וַיֵּצֵא גְּבוּל בְּנֵי־דָן־מֵהֶם** כָּאן נָטְלוּ קְצָת וְעוֹד נָפַל לָהֶם גּוֹרָל בְּמָקוֹם אַחֵר רָחוֹק מִגְּבוּלָם, וּשְׁאָר שְׁבָטִים מַפְסִיקִין בֵּינְתַיִם.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**The boundary of Bnei Don extended from them.** At this point they took only a small portion, but the lot also fell for them in another place which was a distance from their boundary, and thus the other tribes intervened between them.⁴

footnotes:
⁴ Others explain the words, וַיֵצֵא גְבוּל בְנֵי־דָן מֵהֶם to mean, “the boundary of the Bnei Don was too small for them,” and they went out to capture the city of Leshem to make room for their population.


###### Rashi on Joshua 19:47:2
[Rashi on Joshua 19:47:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/19:47:2)

**וַיִּלָּחֲמוּ עִם לֶשֶׁם** לְאַחַר זְמַן בִּימֵי עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן קְנַז, וּבִימֵי פֶּסֶל מִיכָה, כְּמָה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בְּסֵפֶר שׁוֹפְטִים (יח ב).

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**They fought against Leshem.** This took place later in the time of Osniel, the son of Kenaz, in the days of the graven image of Michoh, as it is said in the Book of Shoftim.⁵

footnotes:
⁵ Shoftim 17:3,4. 18:2. (See Rashi to 17:1.)


###### Rashi on Joshua 19:47:3
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**לֶשֶׁם** הִיא לַיִשׁ הָאֲמוּרָה בְּסֵפֶר שׁוֹפְטִים (יח יד).

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**Leshem** This is the city of Layish, that is mentioned in the Book of Shoftim.⁶

footnotes:
⁶ Shoftim 18:7,14.


###### Rashi on Joshua 19:51:1
[Rashi on Joshua 19:51:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Joshua/r/19:51:1)

**אֲשֶׁר נָחֲלוּ** הִנְחִילוּ.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**That were divided for inheritance.** They caused them to inherit.