## Rashi on Judges Chapter 13

###### Rashi on Judges 13:4:1
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**יַיִן וְשֵׁכָר.** (תרגום:) חַמַר חֲדַת וְעַתִּיק:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Freshly pressed or intoxicating wine** Freshly pressed or aged wine.¹

footnotes:
¹ This is Targum Yonasan’s translation.


###### Rashi on Judges 13:5:1
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**וּמוֹרָה.** תַּעַר, עַל שֵׁם שֶׁמּוֹרֶה וּמַשְׁלִיךְ אֶת הַשֵּׂעָר:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**The razor [lit. flinger].** The razor, as it flings off and casts away the hair.


###### Rashi on Judges 13:7:1
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**וְאַל תֹּאכְלִי כָּל טֻמְאָה.** דְּבָרִים הָאֲסוּרִים לְנָזִיר:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Do not consume anything ritually defiled.** Anything prohibited to the Nazirite.²

footnotes:
² Sotah, 9:b. This includes grape extract, in addition to wine. (Rashi, there).


###### Rashi on Judges 13:8:1
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**לַנַּעַר הַיּוּלָד.** הֶעָתִיד לְהִוָּלֵד:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**With the boy who will be [lit. who was] born.** Who is destined to be born.


###### Rashi on Judges 13:11:1
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**אַחֲרֵי אִשְׁתּוֹ.** אַחַר עֲצָתָהּ:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Behind his wife.** Following her advice.


###### Rashi on Judges 13:12:1
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**מַה יִּהְיֶה מִשְׁפַּט הַנַּעַר וּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ.** (תרגום:) מָה חֲזִי לְמֶעֱבַד לְעוּלֵימָא וּמָה נַעֲבִיד לֵיהּ:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**What regulations must we follow with the boy? How shall we treat him?** What should appropriately be done with the boy, what must we do with him?³

footnotes:
³ Targum Yonasan. The question was not what must the boy do, but what must we do with him.


###### Rashi on Judges 13:15:1
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**נַעְצְרָה נָּא אוֹתָךְ.** נֶאֱסֹף אוֹתְךָ אֶל הַבַּיִת:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Allow us to detain you** as our house guest.


###### Rashi on Judges 13:17:1
[Rashi on Judges 13:17:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/13:17:1)

**כִּי יָבֹא דְבָרְךָ.** אִם יָבֹא לָנוּ שְׁלִיחוּת דָּבָר מֵאִתְּךָ, מִשֶּׁנֵּדַע וְנַכִּיר אֶת שְׁמֶךָ:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**When your instructions reach us.** If we are contacted with instructions to fulfill a mission for you, and we know and recognize your name,


###### Rashi on Judges 13:17:2
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**וְכִבַּדְנוּךָ.** וְנַעֲשֶׂה מַה שֶּׁתִּשְׁלַח לָנוּ:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**We shall honor you** by fulfilling the mission.


###### Rashi on Judges 13:18:1
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**וְהוּא פֶלִאי.** מְכֻסֶּה, תָּמִיד הוּא מִשְׁתַּנֶּה וְאֵין יָדוּעַ לְמָה מִשְׁתַּנֶּה הַיּוֹם (ספרי נשא מב):

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**When it is mystical.** It is concealed. It changes constantly,⁴ so that its identity remains unknown on any given day.

footnotes:
⁴ According to the angel’s mission at that particular time. Cf. Rashi to Bereishis, 32:30.


###### Rashi on Judges 13:23:1
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**וְכָעֵת.** הַזֹּאת:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**At this time [lit. at the time].** At this time.


###### Rashi on Judges 13:23:2
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**לֹא הִשְׁמִיעָנוּ כָּזֹאת.** לֹא הָיָה מַשְׁמִיעֵנוּ בְּשׂוֹרָה זוֹ אִם רְאוּיִים אָנוּ לָמוּת:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**He would not have apprised us in this way.** He would not have apprised us of these tidings⁵ if we deserved to die.

footnotes:
⁵ Concerning the birth of a son.


###### Rashi on Judges 13:25:1
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**לְפַעֲמוֹ.** לָבֹא בְּקִרְבּוֹ לִפְעָמִים:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Pulsating within him.** Visiting him intermittently.