## Rashi on Judges Chapter 18 ###### Rashi on Judges 18:1:1 [Rashi on Judges 18:1:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:1:1) **כִּי לֹא נָפְלָה לוֹ.** יְרֻשָּׁה כְּפִי הָרָאוּי לָהֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מְכֻבֶּשֶׁת, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בִּיהוֹשֻׁעַ (יהושע יט:מז): ״וַיֵּצֵא גְבוּל בְּנֵי דָן מֵהֶם״, וְאַף מִכָּאן יֵשׁ לִלְמֹד שֶׁהָיָה מַעֲשֶׂה זֶה בִּתְחִלַּת הַשּׁוֹפְטִים מִיָּד: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **As there had not fallen to their lot.** A suitable inheritance for them in the conquered territory, as it is said in Yehoshua, "The boundry of Bnei Don extended from them."¹² This, too, teaches us that this episode took place at the very beginning of the period of the judges.³ footnotes: ¹ Yehoshua, 19:47. See Rashi there. ² When the apportioning of the land among the tribes was completed. ³ In addition to the evidence presented by Rashi above, 17:1. ###### Rashi on Judges 18:3:1 [Rashi on Judges 18:3:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:3:1) **מִי הֱבִיאֲךָ הֲלֹם.** יֵשׁ כָּאן תְּמִיהוֹת הַרְבֵּה, (בבא בתרא קי:) לֹא מִזַּרְעוֹ שֶׁל מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ אַתָּה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בּוֹ (שמות ג:ה): ״אַל תִּקְרַב הֲלֹם״, (שם ד:יא): ״מִי שָׂם פֶּה לָאָדָם״, (שם ד:ב): ״מַה זֶּה בְיָדֶךָ״: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Who brought you here.** There are numerous questions here. Are you not descended from our teacher Moshe, to whom it was said, "Do not come close here,"⁴ "Who provided mankind with the mouth?"⁵ and "What is this in your hand?"⁶ footnotes: ⁴ Shemos, 3:5.הֲלוֹם, “here”, in our passage corresponds with הֲלוֹם, “here”, in the statement to Moshe. ⁵ Ibid, 4:11. פֶז in our passage coresponds with פֶה “mouth”, there. ⁶ Ibid, 4:2. מָה…בָּזֶה corresponds with מַה זֶה there. ###### Rashi on Judges 18:5:1 [Rashi on Judges 18:5:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:5:1) **שְׁאַל נָא בֵאלֹהִים.** בַּתְּרָפִים שֶׁמְּדַבְּרִים עַל יְדֵי מְכַשְּׁפוֹת: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Please inquire of God** through the figurines, which communicate by sorcery. ###### Rashi on Judges 18:6:1 [Rashi on Judges 18:6:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:6:1) **נֹכַח ה׳ דַּרְכְּכֶם.** נֹכַח הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא גָּלוּי, כִּי זֶה אֵין בּוֹ מַמָּשׁ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **The route you will follow is before Adonoy** It is revealed before the Holy One, blessed is He, but these [figurines] are worthless. ###### Rashi on Judges 18:7:1 [Rashi on Judges 18:7:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:7:1) **וְאֵין מַכְלִים דָּבָר.** אֵין אֶחָד מֵהֶם צָרִיךְ לַחֲבֵרוֹ שֶׁיַּחֲזִירֶנּוּ רֵיקָם וְיַכְלִימֶנּוּ, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בְּסוֹף הָעִנְיָן (פסוק י): ״אֵין מַחְסוֹר כָּל דָּבָר״, כָּךְ שָׁמַעְתִּי: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **With nothing to put them to shame.** No one ever needed anothers' help, who might have rebuffed him empty handedly, thus humiliating him, as stated below, "Nothing is lacking."⁷ So I have heard. footnotes: ⁷ Below v.10. ###### Rashi on Judges 18:7:2 [Rashi on Judges 18:7:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:7:2) **יוֹרֵשׁ עֶצֶר.** יוֹרְשִׁים מוּעָטִים, שֶׁאִם יַהַרְגוּ אֶת אֵלּוּ, אֵין עוֹד עוֹרְרִין נִלְחָמִים עִם הַמַּחֲזִיקִים בַּנַּחֲלָה: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **There is a dearth of heirs.** There are few heirs, so that if they should be killed, no other claimants will wage war against those who occupy the territory. ###### Rashi on Judges 18:7:3 [Rashi on Judges 18:7:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:7:3) **וּרְחוֹקִים הֵמָּה.** מֵעֶזְרַת צִידוֹנִים: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **They were distant.** From the support of the Tzidonians. ###### Rashi on Judges 18:7:4 [Rashi on Judges 18:7:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:7:4) **וְדָבָר אֵין לָהֶם עִם אָדָם.** שׁוּם בְּרִית כְּרוּתָה שֶׁיָּבֹאוּ לְעֶזְרָתָם לְעֵת הַצֹּרֶךְ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **And they were not allied with anyone.** They had not entered into any treaty requiring others to come to their assistance in times of need. ###### Rashi on Judges 18:8:1 [Rashi on Judges 18:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:8:1) **מָה אַתֶּם.** כְּלוֹמַר מָה אַתֶּם מְשִׁיבִים דָּבָר, מַה מְּצָאתֶם בַּמָּקוֹם שֶׁנָּפַל לָנוּ גוֹרָלֵנוּ, מָה הָעָם, הֶחָזָק הוּא הֲרָפֶה: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **What is your response?** As if to say, "what is your response?" What have you found, in the territory apportioned to us? Are the people strong or weak?' ###### Rashi on Judges 18:9:1 [Rashi on Judges 18:9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:9:1) **וְאַתֶּם מַחְשִׁים.** מִתְעַצְּלִים: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **You are apathetic** Lazy. ###### Rashi on Judges 18:21:1 [Rashi on Judges 18:21:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:21:1) **וְאֶת הַכְּבוּדָּה.** מַשָּׂאוֹת, כָּל דָּבָר שֶׁהוּא כָּבֵד בַּהֲלִיכָתוֹ שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לָרוּץ אִם יִרְדְּפוּ בְּנֵי הַמָּקוֹם אַחֲרֵיהֶם: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **The bulky cargo.** The loads. Anything which moved ponderously, thus making it impossible to move quickly should the local inhabitants pursue them. ###### Rashi on Judges 18:21:2 [Rashi on Judges 18:21:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:21:2) **הַכְּבוּדָּה.** פיזנטו״מא בְּלַעַ״ז: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **The bulky cargo.** "Pezantume" in old French. ###### Rashi on Judges 18:23:1 [Rashi on Judges 18:23:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:23:1) **וַיַּסֵּבּוּ פְּנֵיהֶם.** בְּנֵי דָן אֶל הַקּוֹרְאִים אֲלֵיהֶם: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **They turned their faces.** The sons of Don turned towards those who shouted at them. ###### Rashi on Judges 18:24:1 [Rashi on Judges 18:24:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:24:1) **וּמַה לִּי עוֹד.** וּמַה נִּשְׁאַר לִי עוֹד: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **What else do I have.** What else remains for me? ###### Rashi on Judges 18:25:1 [Rashi on Judges 18:25:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:25:1) **אֲנָשִׁים מָרֵי נֶפֶשׁ.** כַּעֲסָנִים שֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּסִיעָתֵנוּ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Bitter tempered men.** There are angry men in our company. ###### Rashi on Judges 18:27:1 [Rashi on Judges 18:27:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:27:1) **לַיִשׁ.** שֵׁם הָעִיר, וּבְסֵפֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (יהושע יט:מז) קוֹרֵא שְׁמָהּ ׳לֶשֶׁם׳, עַל שֵׁם שֶׁמָּצְאוּ שָׁם אֶבֶן טוֹבָה שֶׁשְּׁמָהּ ׳לֶשֶׁם׳, וְהִיא הָיְתָה עַל הַחֹשֶׁן לְשֵׁבֶט דָּן, שְׁמוֹ כָּתוּב עַל ׳לֶשֶׁם׳, וְיָדְעוּ שֶׁבֶּאֱמֶת הִיא נַחֲלָתָם: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Laish.** The city's name. The book of Yehoshua entitles it "Leshem,"⁸ because they discovered, there, a precious gem called "leshem." This was inlaid in the Choshen plate,⁹ and symbolized the tribe of Don, whose name was inscribed on it. Thus, they were certain that this was actually their ancestral property. footnotes: ⁸ Yehoshua 19:47. ⁹ The sacred Urim Vetumim oracles, which spelled out the Divine message for those inquirii of Adonoy. (Yoma, 73:b). ###### Rashi on Judges 18:30:1 [Rashi on Judges 18:30:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:30:1) **בֶּן מְנַשֶּׁה.** מִפְּנֵי כְּבוֹדוֹ שֶׁל מֹשֶׁה כָּתוּב נוּ״ן לְשַׁנּוֹת אֶת הַשֵּׁם, וְנִכְתַּב תְּלוּיָה לוֹמַר שֶׁלֹּא הָיָה מְנַשֶּׁה אֶלָּא מֹשֶׁה: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Ben Menasheh.** In deference to Moshe, the letter "nun" was included, thus altering the name. It is scripturally suspended to indicate that he was actually not Menasheh, but Moshe.¹⁰ footnotes: ¹⁰ Bava Basra 109b. ###### Rashi on Judges 18:30:2 [Rashi on Judges 18:30:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/18:30:2) **עַד יוֹם גְּלוֹת הָאָרֶץ.** בִּימֵי סַנְחֵרִיב בְּגָלוּת רִאשׁוֹנָה: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Until the day of the exile from the land.** During the time of Sancheriv, at the first exile.