## Rashi on Judges Chapter 5 ###### Rashi on Judges 5:2:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:2:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:2:1) **בִּפְרֹעַ פְּרָעוֹת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּהִתְנַדֵּב עָם.** כְּשֶׁבָּאוּ פְּרָצוֹת עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁפָּרְצוּ בָּהֶם אוֹיְבֵיהֶם עַל עָזְבָם אֶת ה׳, וְהִתְנַדֵּב הָעָם לָשׁוּב בִּתְשׁוּבָה, מֵעַתָּה בָּרְכוּ אֶת ה׳ עַל הַתְּשׁוּעוֹת שֶׁעָשָׂה: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **When Yisroel was inundated with breaches.** When breaches befell Yisroel; when their enemies invaded them because they deserted Adonoy, and yet the people volunteered to repent—at this point, bless Adonoy for bringing deliverance. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:3:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:3:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:3:1) **אָנֹכִי אָנֹכִי.** כָּפוּל, שָׁמַעְתִּי מִדְרַשׁ אַגָּדָה (ילקוט שמעוני ב מז) לֹא קִפֵּחַ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא שְׂכַר תָּבוֹר וְכַרְמֶל, שֶׁבָּאוּ לְמַתַּן תּוֹרָה לָתֵת עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת הַתּוֹרָה וְחָזְרוּ בְּבֹשֶׁת הַפָּנִים, אָמַר לָהֶם הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, סוֹף שֶׁאֲנִי פּוֹרֵעַ לָכֶם כִּפְלַיִם, נֶאֱמַר בְּסִינַי (שמות כ:ב) אָנֹכִי ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ, בְּתָבוֹר יֵאָמַר: אָנֹכִי אָנֹכִי. נֶאֱמַר בְּסִינַי (שם) אָנֹכִי ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ, בְּכַרְמֶל יֵאָמַר, כָּפוּל (מלכים א יח:לט) ה׳ הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים, ה׳ הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים, בִּימֵי אֵלִיָּהוּ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **I…I.** The word is doubled. I have heard in the name of Midrash Agaddah: the Holy One blessed is He did not deny a reward for [Mount] Tovor and [Mount] Carmel, who came to the giving of Torah so that it might be given on them, and turned away in humiliation. The Holy One, blessed is He told them, "Eventually, I shall reward you doubly. At Sinai it is said, 'I am the Lord your God;'¹ at Tovor it shall be said, 'I…I.'² At Sinai it is said, 'I am the Lord your God;' At Carmel it shall be said doubly, 'Adonoy is God,' 'Adonoy is God!'³ in Eliyahu's days."⁴ footnotes: ¹ Shemos, 20:2. ² The word “I” is doubled. ³ Melachim 1, 18:39. ⁴ Yalkut, 47. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:4:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:4:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:4:1) **ה׳ בְּצֵאתְךָ מִשֵּׂעִיר.** זֶה מַתַּן תּוֹרָה, כְּמָה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברים לג:ב) וְזָרַח מִשֵּׂעִיר לָמוֹ, וּמַה עִנְיָנָהּ לְכָאן, כָּךְ אָמְרָה דְּבוֹרָה: קָשָׁה הִיא הַתּוֹרָה לִפְרֹשׁ מִמֶּנָּה וְטוֹבָה הִיא לִדְבַּק בָּהּ, שֶׁהֲרֵי בְּמוֹרָא וּבִגְבוּרָה נִתְּנָה, וּלְכָךְ נִמְסְרוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיַד אוֹיְבֵיהֶם עַל פְּרִישָׁתָם הֵימֶנָּה וּכְשֶׁהִתְנַדְּבוּ לַעֲסוֹק בָּהּ נוֹשְׁעוּ, כָּל זֶה יֵשׁ לִלְמֹד מִתַּרְגּוּמוֹ שֶׁל יוֹנָתָן: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Adonoy, when You went forth from Seir,** This refers to the giving of Torah, as it is said, "…and shone forth from Seir to them."⁵ Why is this relevant here? This is what Devorah said: "The Torah is severe when forsaken, but rewarding when adhered to, as it was given in awesomeness and power.⁶ Thus, the Yisroelites were handed over to their enemies for forsaking it; and, when they offered to engross themselves in it, they were saved." All this we learn from Targum Yonasan's rendition.⁷ footnotes: ⁵ Devarim, 33:2. Adonoy first offered the Torah to Eisov’s descendants at Seir. When they refused, He shone forth from there to Yisroel at Sinai. (Rashi to Devarim, there). ⁶ As indicated by the quaking of the earth and the dripping of heaven in v.4, and the dissolving of the mountain in v.5. ⁷ “Adonoy, the Torah which you have given to Yisroel: When they violate it, their enemies dominate them, and when they return to it, they are empowered over their antagonists”. (Targum Yonasan) ###### Rashi on Judges 5:4:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:4:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:4:2) **נָטְפוּ.** הֵזִילוּ טַל תְּחִיָּה: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Dripped.** They dripped dew of revival.⁸ footnotes: ⁸ As the Yisroelites glowed with a heavenly fire, Adonoy instructed the clouds of glory to drip dew of revival to restore them. (Yalkut, 48) ###### Rashi on Judges 5:5:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:5:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:5:1) **הָרִים נָזְלוּ.** כְּמַיִם נוֹזְלִים נָמוֹגוּ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Mountains streamed.** Like streaming water—they dissolved. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:5:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:5:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:5:2) **זֶה סִינַי.** כְּבָר מְפֹרָשׁ (שמות יט:כ) מַה נִרְאָה בּוֹ: עָשַׁן כֻּלּוֹ, וְקוֹל, וְלַפִּידִים וְאֵשׁ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **This Sinai….** Scripture has already recounted the visions there—covered by mist, thunder, flashes of light, flame.⁹ footnotes: ⁹ Shemos, 19:18, 20:15, etc. Our passage, therefore, omits this, leaving it to the reader’s understanding. See the following Rashi. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:5:3 [Rashi on Judges 5:5:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:5:3) **מִפְּנֵי ה׳.** וַהֲרֵי זֶה מִקְרָא קָצָר ׳זֶה סִינַי׳, מַה אֵרַע בּוֹ, מִפְּנֵי אֲשֶׁר יָרַד עָלָיו ה׳: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Because of the presence of Adonoy** This is an shortened passage: "This Sinai—what took place there occured because the mountain was visited by Adonoy." ###### Rashi on Judges 5:6:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:6:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:6:1) **בִּימֵי שַׁמְגַּר בֶּן עֲנָת בִּימֵי יָעֵל.** מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאַף יָעֵל שָׁפְטָה אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיָמֶיהָ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **In the days of Shamgar ben Anas, in the days of Yael.** This teaches that Yael, too, judged Yisroel in her days. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:6:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:6:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:6:2) **חָדְלוּ אֳרָחוֹת.** הָיוּ יְרֵאִים יִשְׂרָאֵל לָצֵאת לְדַרְכָּם מִפְּנֵי הָאוֹיְבִים וְהָיוּ הוֹלְכִים דֶּרֶךְ עֲקַלָּתוֹן בְּהֵחָבֵא: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Thoroughfares came to a halt.** The Yisroelites were afraid to undertake normal travel, because of their enemies. They would proceed along round about pathways, clandestinely. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:7:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:7:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:7:1) **חָדְלוּ פְרָזוֹן.** עָרֵי הַפְּרָזִי שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם חוֹמָה חָדְלוּ מִהְיוֹת יוֹשְׁבִים בָּהֶם מִפְּנֵי אוֹיְבֵיהֶם, וְנֶאֶסְפוּ אֶל עָרֵי הַמִּבְצָר: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Exposure was discontinued.** Exposed, unwalled cities were discontinued as dwelling places, because of the enemies, and they flocked to the fortified cities. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:7:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:7:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:7:2) **עַד שַׁקַּמְתִּי.** כְּמוֹ שֶׁקַּמְתִּי, וְכֵן (שופטים ו:יז) שָׁאַתָּה מְדַבֵּר עִמִּי: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Until I rose.** This¹⁰ vowelization for the *“segol”* in the opening ‘ש’ of שקמתי. The *“kametz”* vowelization of the opening ‘ש’ is substituted for the *“segol”.* is the same as שֶׁקַמְתִּי Similarly, 'That you are speaking to me' footnotes: ¹⁰ Scripture substitutes the “pasach” ###### Rashi on Judges 5:8:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:8:1) **יִבְחַר אֱלֹהִים חֲדָשִׁים אָז לָחֶם שְׁעָרִים.** כְּשֶׁבָּחַר לוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֱלֹהִים חֲדָשִׁים, אָז הֻזְקְקוּ לְמִלְחָמָה בְּשַׁעֲרֵיהֶם, רְאוּ עַתָּה בְּהִתְנַדְּבָם, אִם יֵרָאֶה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל מָגֵן וָרֹמַח, שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לְהִלָּחֵם בְּאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף רָאשֵׁי גְיָסוֹת שֶׁהֵבִיא הַגּוֹי עֲלֵיהֶם, וְכֻלָּם הֲמָמָם הַמָּקוֹם בְּמִלְחֶמֶת הַכּוֹכָבִים (פסוק כא) וְנַחַל קִישׁוֹן גְּרָפָם: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **When they chose new gods—there was war in the cities.** When the Yisroelites preferred modern Deities, then they needed to engage in battle in their cities. But, take note, now, when they volunteered, was a shield or battle ax in sight among the Yisroelites when they needed to do battle with the forty thousand field marshals the idolators flung against them? The Omnipresent overwhelmed them all with celestial warfare, and the Kishon stream swept them away. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:8:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:8:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:8:2) **שְׁעָרִים.** כְּמוֹ (דברים יז:ב) כִּי יִמָּצֵא בְקִרְבְּךָ בְּאַחַד שְׁעָרֶיךָ, עֲיָירוֹת: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Cities.** As in, "If there should be found in your midst, in one of your cities".¹¹ footnotes: ¹¹ Devarim, 17:2. Although generally translated as “gates”, שְׁעָרִים is translated here as “cities”. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:9:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:9:1) **לִבִּי.** אֲנִי דְּבוֹרָה לְחוֹקְקֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, לֶאֱהֹב אֶת חַכְמֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁהִתְנַדְּבוּ בָּעָם, לֵאמֹר: בָּרְכוּ אֶת ה׳ וְשׁוּבוּ אֵלָיו: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **My heart.** I, Devorah, [my heart is out] to the legislators of Yisroel—with affection for the sages of Yisroel who volunteered, among the people, saying, "Bless Adonoy, return to Him". ###### Rashi on Judges 5:10:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:10:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:10:1) **רֹכְבֵי אֲתֹנוֹת צְחֹרוֹת.** הַסּוֹחֲרִים וְהַשָּׂרִים שֶׁיִּרְכְּבוּ מֵעַתָּה עַל אֲתוֹנוֹת לְבָנוֹת הַחֲשׁוּבוֹת, מִבְּלִי יִרְאָה וְדַאֲגַת אוֹיְבֵיהֶם, וְאוֹתָן שֶׁיּוֹשְׁבִין עַל מִדִּין, לְשׁוֹן דַּיָּנִים, שֶׁהָיוּ יְרֵאִים לַעֲשׂוֹת מִשְׁפָּט בְּפַרְהֶסְיָא, וְכֵן תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: דַּהֲווֹ מִתְחַבְּרִין לְמֵיתַב עַל דִּינָא, וְאוֹתָן שֶׁהוֹלְכִין רַגְלִי עַל דֶּרֶךְ, שִׂיחוּ וְסַפְּרוּ אֶת הַתְּשׁוּעָה הַזֹּאת, אֲשֶׁר מִקּוֹל הַמְחַצְּצִים אֶתְכֶם, אוֹרְבִים, לִסְטִים וּמוֹכְסִין, הַיּוֹשְׁבִין גְּדוּדִים בְּמַעֲרָכוֹת לֶאֱרֹב בְּעָבְרֵי הַמַּיִם, שָׁם יִתְּנוּ עַתָּה רוֹכְבֵי הָאֲתוֹנוֹת וְהוֹלְכֵי עַל דֶּרֶךְ אֶת צִדְקוֹת ה׳, וּמַה הֵן הַצְּדָקוֹת (פסוק יא) צִדְקוֹת פִּרְזוֹנוֹ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁהִשְׁקִיט אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, לִשְׁכּוֹן פְּרָזוֹן וְלָצֵאת מְפֻזָּרִים בִּיחִידִי, שֶׁלֹּא בַּאֲסִיפַת עָם: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Riders of white donkeys.** Merchants and gentry who may now ride elegant, white donkeys without intimidation or concern about their enemies. And jurists—this refers to the magistrates who were afraid to deliver judgement publicly, as Targum Yonasan's translates, "Those who assembled to sit in judgement". And wayfarers on foot. Speak up! Recount this salvation, when, in place of the clamor of the formations battling you—marauders, thieves, tax processors, who station themselves in battle formations organized to waylay those crossing to watering places—there, the donkey riders and wayfarers will retell Adonoy's charity. What is this charity? The charity of His restoration of exposure in Yisroel, when He brought tranquility to Yisroel, allowing them to dwell in exposed cities, and to venture forth when dipersed,¹² singly, without grouping together. Then, they went down to the cities, returning to the cities they had inhabited when they fled to congregate in the fortified cities. footnotes: ¹² The Talmud (Pesachim, 87:b) reads פּֽרָזוֹן, lit. “exposure”, as פִּזְרוֹן, “dispersion”. Rashi follows this interpretation. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:11:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:11:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:11:1) **מְחַצְצִים.** פָּתַר מְנַחֵם: עוֹרְכֵי מִלְחָמָה וְסוֹדְרֵי קְרָב, וְחִבְּרוֹ עִם (משלי ל:כז) מֶלֶךְ אֵין לָאַרְבֶּה וַיֵּצֵא חֹצֵץ כֻּלּוֹ, לְשׁוֹן גְּדוּדִים. דָּבָר אַחֵר: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Battle formations.** Menachem interprets "strategists, military tactitians."¹³ He relates this to "The locust has no king, yet he advances entirely 'in formation'."¹⁴ The meaning is 'battle formations." Another interpretation,¹⁵ footnotes: ¹³ Meaning “the battle formations organized by strategists and tactitians.” ¹⁴ Mishlei, 30:27. ¹⁵ Both interpretations appear in Targum Yonasan. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:11:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:11:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:11:2) **מִקּוֹל מְחַצְצִים בֵּין מַשְׁאַבִּים.** כְּשֶׁהֱיִיתֶם הוֹלְכִים בֵּין מַשְׁאַבִּים לִשְׁאֹב מַיִם, הֱיִיתֶם יְרֵאִים מִקּוֹל אֲבָנִים, חַלּוּקֵי הַנַּחַל, קיזל״ש בְּלַעַ״ז, שֶׁהָעוֹבֵר עֲלֵיהֶם נִשְׁמָע קוֹלָם, וֶהֱיִיתֶם יְרֵאִים שֶׁלֹּא יַרְגִּישׁוּ בָכֶם אוֹיְבֵיכֶם, מֵעַכְשָׁיו אֵין לָחוּשׁ עַל זֹאת, וּמִשּׁוּם הָכִי מִצְוָה עֲלֵיכֶם לִיתֵּן הוֹדָיָה לִשְׁמוֹ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Concerning the clatter of pebbles amidst the watering places.** When you would walk amidst the watering places to draw water, you were terrified by the clatter of the pebbles smoothed by the stream, "cailloux" in old French. When stepped on, they emit a noise, and you were afraid that your presence would be sensed by your enemies. Now, however, such fears are baseless, and this is why you are commanded to offer thanks to His Name. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:11:3 [Rashi on Judges 5:11:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:11:3) **מְחַצְצִים.** לְשׁוֹן אַבְנֵי חִלּוּקֵי הַנַּחַל, כְּמוֹ (איכה ג:טז): ״וַיַּגְרֵס בֶּחָצָץ״: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Pebbles.** This refers to pebbles smoothed by a stream, as in "He ground with pebbles."¹⁶ footnotes: ¹⁶ Eichah, 3:16. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:11:4 [Rashi on Judges 5:11:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:11:4) **אָז יָרְדוּ לַשְּׁעָרִים.** חָזְרוּ לְעָרֵי מוֹשְׁבוֹתָם שֶׁבָּרְחוּ מֵהֶם לֵיאָסֵף אֶל עָרֵי הַמִּבְצָר: ###### Rashi on Judges 5:12:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:12:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:12:1) **עוּרִי עוּרִי דְּבוֹרָה.** לְשׁוֹן שֶׁבַח כִּפְשׁוּטוֹ, הִתְגַּבְּרִי בְּשִׁירָתֵךְ וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ אָמְרוּ (פסחים סו:) מִפְּנֵי שֶׁנִּתְהַלְּלָה וְאָמְרָה (פסוק ז) עַד שַׁקַּמְתִּי דְּבוֹרָה, נִסְתַּלְּקָה הֵימֶנָּה רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Awaken, awaken.** The inference is, "awaken to praise," as plainly indicated. "Intensify your singing." However, the Rabbis remark,¹⁷ because she was self lauditory and said, "Until I rose, Devorah,"¹⁸ the Divine spirit departed from her.¹⁹ footnotes: ¹⁷ Pesachim, 66:b. ¹⁸ Thereby favoring herself over the leaders who preceded her. (Rashi to Pesachim, ibid.) ¹⁹ Silencing her song (Rashi to Pesachim, ibid). It was now necessary for her to reinvoke the prophetic spirit by saying, “Awake, awake.” ###### Rashi on Judges 5:13:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:13:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:13:1) **אָז יָרַד שָׂרִיד לְאַדִּירִים.** יָרַד - יִרְדֶּה, כְּמוֹ (ישעיהו מה:א) לְרַד לְפָנָיו גוֹיִם, שְׂרִידֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל רָדוּ בְּאַדִּירֵי הַגּוֹיִם: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Dominated.**יְרַד is similar to יִרְדֶה, "dominated,"²⁰ as in "to prostrate nations before him."²¹ The surviving Yisroelites dominated the mighty among the idolators. footnotes: ²⁰ יָרַד is translated as descended. יְרַד, however, means dominated. ²¹ To give him dominion over them. (Yeshayah, 45:1.) ###### Rashi on Judges 5:13:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:13:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:13:2) **ה׳ יְרַד לִי בַּגִּבּוֹרִים.** יִרְדֶּה לִי אֶת גִּבּוֹרֵי הַגּוֹיִם: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Adonoy empowered me over the mighty.** Gave me dominion²² over the mighty warriors among the nations. footnotes: ²² See fn.19. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:14:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:14:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:14:1) **מִנִּי אֶפְרַיִם.** מִן אֶפְרַיִם יָצָא שׁוֹרֶשׁ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן נוּן, לִרְדּוֹת בַּעֲמָלֵק לְחַלָּשׁ אוֹתוֹ לְפִי חֶרֶב, וּמְחֻבָּר מִקְרָא זֶה לְעֶלְיוֹן, לְפָרֵשׁ: ה׳ יְרַד לִי בַּגִּבּוֹרִים, אֶת יְהוֹשֻׁעַ הֵקִים לְרַד בַּעֲמָלֵק: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **In Ephraim.** From Ephraim emerged the root of Yehoshua bin Nun's dominance over Amaleik²³ when he debilitated them with the sword.²⁴ This passage is related to the preceding one, as it explains "Adonoy empowered me over the mighty" by establishing Yehoshua's dominance over Amaleik. footnotes: ²³ Yehoshua was descended from Ephraim, son of Yoseif, and Amaleik was a descendant of Eisov. Scripture states, “The house of Yaakov shall be fire, the house of Yoseif flame, the house of Eisov chaff” [Ovadiah, 18], teaching that the descendants of Yoseif shall devour the descendants of Eisov as flame consumes chaff. (Yalkut, 51. Cf. Rashi to Bereishis, 30:25) ²⁴ Shemos, 17:13. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:14:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:14:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:14:2) **אַחֲרֶיךָ.** יָקוּם מִשֵּׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִין שָׁאוּל בֶּן קִישׁ שֶׁיִּגְרְמֶנּוּ וִיעַמֵּם אוֹתוֹ כְּגֶחָלִים עוֹמְמוֹת וְיֵשׁ לִפְתּוֹר: ״בַּעֲמָמֶיךָ״, בְּחַיִל שֶׁל מָאתַיִם אֶלֶף רַגְלִי שֶׁבָּא שָׁאוּל עֲלֵיהֶם: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Your successor** shall arise from the tribe of Binyomin.²⁵ Shaul ben Kish, who will batter them²⁶ and extinguish them like flickering embers. Another interpretation: "with your people,²⁷ referring to the army of two hundred thousand infantrymen which Shaul mobilized against them.²⁸ footnotes: ²⁵ Like Yoseif, Binyomin was a child of Rochel, and Eisov is destined to fall by the power of Rochel’s descendants. (Yalkut, ibid.) ²⁶ Shmuel 1, 15:7. This took place during the time of the prophet Shmuel, after the days of Devorah and the Shoftim. Her remarks here are prophetic. (Radak) ²⁷ “Your succesor, with your people.” ²⁸ I Shmuel 15:4. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:14:3 [Rashi on Judges 5:14:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:14:3) **מִנִּי מָכִיר יָרְדוּ מְחֹקְקִים.** שָׂרִים גְּדוֹלִים שֶׁכָּבְשׁוּ אֶת הָאֱמוֹרִי, אֲשֶׁר כָּבְשׁוּ (דברים ג:ד) שִׁשִּׁים עִיר כָּל חֶבֶל אַרְגּוֹב שֶׁכָּבַשׁ יָאִיר: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **From Mochir descended warlords.** Great lords who vanquished the Emorites. They captured sixty cities—the entire imperial zone conquered by Yair.²⁹ footnotes: ²⁹ Ben Menashe. (Bemidbar, 32:41, Devarim, 3:14). ###### Rashi on Judges 5:15:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:15:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:15:1) **וְשָׂרַי בְּיִשָּׂשכָר.** שָׂרִים שֶׁבְּיִשָּׂשכָר, הֵם סַנְהֶדְרָאוֹת עוֹסְקִין בַּתּוֹרָה, (דברי הימים א יב:לג) יוֹדְעֵי בִינָה לָעִתִּים, הֵם תָּמִיד עִם דְּבוֹרָה לְלַמֵּד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל חֹק וּמִשְׁפָּט: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Yesochar's nobles.** The noblemen of Yesochar. This refers to members of the Sanhedrin who were engrossed in Torah study, and who knew and understood the times.³⁰ They constantly accompanied Devorah, teaching the Yisroelites the laws and precepts. footnotes: ³⁰ Divrei Hayamim (1, 12:32) lists, among King Davids followers, “Of the sons of Yesachar, who knew and understood the times.” They understood the nature of the events taking place in their times, and were, therefore, qualified to serve as King David’s advisors. (Rashi to Divrei Hayamim, there). Or, they were expertly versed in the calculations used in fixing the months and years of the Jewish calendar. They knew and understood the determination of the times of the calendar. (Yalkut, here, 52. See Rashi to Bereishis, 49:15) ###### Rashi on Judges 5:15:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:15:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:15:2) **וְשָׂרַי בְּיִשָּׂשכָר.** יוּ״ד זוֹ טְפֵלָה הִיא וְאֵינָהּ מְשַׁמֶּשֶׁת כְּלוּם, וַהֲרֵי הִיא כְּיוּ״ד (תהלים ח:ח) בַּהֲמוֹת שָׂדַי, (ירמיהו כב:יד) וְקָרַע לוֹ חַלּוֹנָי: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Yesochar's nobles.** The "י" in שׇׂרַי [lit. "my" nobles] is ancillary, fulfilling no grammatic function. It is similar to the "י" in "the animals in the field,"³¹ or "he cut open, for himself, a window."³² footnotes: ³¹ Tehilim, 8:8. שׇׂדַי, lit. “my” field, is translated as שׇׂדֶה, “the field.” ³² Yermiyahu, 22:14. חַלּוֹנַי, lit. “my windows,” is translated as חַלּוֹן, “the window.” ###### Rashi on Judges 5:15:3 [Rashi on Judges 5:15:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:15:3) **וְיִשָּׂשכָר כֵּן בָּרָק.** וּשְׁאָר הָעָם שֶׁל יִשָּׂשכָר, כֵּן הֵם עִם בָּרָק לְכָל אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֶּה: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Yesochar with Barak.** The remainder of Yesochar's constituency were likewise at Barak's disposal whenever he issued orders. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:15:4 [Rashi on Judges 5:15:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:15:4) **בָּעֵמֶק שֻׁלַּח בְּרַגְלָיו.** שְׁלָחָם בְּכָל שְׁלִיחוּתוֹ, וְלֶאֱסוֹף אֶת הָעָם וּלְכָל צָרְכֵי הַמִּלְחָמָה: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Dispatched to the valley at his heels.** He dispatched them on all of his missions—to mobilize the people, and for all military needs. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:15:5 [Rashi on Judges 5:15:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:15:5) **בִּפְלַגּוֹת רְאוּבֵן.** אֲבָל בְּחִלּוּקֵי לִבּוֹ שֶׁל רְאוּבֵן רַבּוּ **חִקְקֵי לֵב.** (תרגום:) נִכְלֵי לִיבָּא, עָרְמוּמִית, וּמָה הִיא עָרְמוּמִיתוֹ, יָשַׁב לוֹ בֵּין מִשְׁפְּתֵי הַמִּלְחָמָה לִשְׁמוֹעַ מִי נוֹצֵחַ וְיִהְיֶה עִמּוֹ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **However, in Reuven's equivocation.** However, in Reuven's ambiguity was great cunning. "Craftiness of heart,"³³ cunning. In what way was he cunning? He straddled the battle lines to learn who would emerge the victor so that he could join them. footnotes: ³³ This is Targum Yonasan’s translation. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:16:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:16:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:16:1) **שְׁרִיקוֹת עֲדָרִים.** לִשְׁמוֹעַ קוֹל עֶדְרֵי הַמִּלְחָמָה, לְמִי קוֹל עֲנוֹת גְּבוּרָה וּלְמִי קוֹל עֲנוֹת חֲלוּשָׁה: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **The shrieking companies.** Listening to the sounds emitted by the companies engaged in battle, to determine which was the cry of triumph, and which the cry of defeat. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:17:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:17:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:17:1) **בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן שָׁכֵן.** וְלֹא בָא אֶל הַמִּלְחָמָה, וְכֵן דָּן הִכְנִיס מָמוֹנוֹ בִּסְפִינוֹת לַעֲמוֹד וְלִבְרוֹחַ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Is ensconced beyond the Yardein** and never arrived at the battle front. Similarly, Dan hoarded his money into sea vessels, poised to escape. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:17:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:17:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:17:2) **וְעַל מִפְרָצָיו.** לִשְׁמוֹר פִּרְצוֹת אַרְצוֹ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **At his exposures.** To defend his exposed territory. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:18:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:18:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:18:1) **זְבֻלוּן עַם חֵרֵף וְגוֹ׳.** בִּזָּה נַפְשׁוֹ וְהִפְקִיר עַצְמוֹ לָמוּת בַּמִּלְחָמָה עִם בָּרָק, וְכֵן נַפְתָּלִי עַל מְרוֹמֵי שָׂדֶה עַל הַר תָּבוֹר: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Zevulun; a people who disdained, etc.** They were contemptuous of their lives, and subjected themselves to death in battle with Barak. Likewise, Naftoli at the highland field on Mount Tovor. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:19:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:19:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:19:1) **בְּתַעֲנַךְ עַל מֵי מְגִדּוֹ.** תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: בְּתַעֲנַךְ הֲווֹ שָׁרָן וּמָטָן עַל מֵי מְגִדּוֹ, רֹאשׁ הַמַּחֲנֶה בְּתַעֲנַךְ וּמַגִּיעַ עַד מֵי מְגִדּוֹ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **At Ta'anach to the waters of Megiddo.** Targum Yonasan renders, "They were encamped at Ta'anach, and reached the waters of Megiddo." The upper section of the camp was at Ta'anach, and it extended to the waters of Megiddo. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:19:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:19:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:19:2) **בֶּצַע כֶּסֶף לֹא לָקָחוּ.** חִנָּם בָּאוּ לְעֶזְרַת סִיסְרָא, לֹא בִּקְשׁוּ מִמֶּנּוּ שָׂכָר: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Deigning no mercenary reward.** They came to Sisera's assistance gratuitously—without requesting payment. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:20:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:20:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:20:1) **מִן שָׁמַיִם נִלְחָמוּ.** וְאַף הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא שָׁלַח בָּם צְבָאָיו שֶׁאֵינָם רוֹצִים שׁוּם שָׂכָר: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **War was waged from heaven.** The Holy One blessed is He, as well, dispatched His hosts against them. They, too, have no desire for any payment. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:20:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:20:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:20:2) **מִמְּסִלּוֹתָם.** רֹאשׁ הַכּוֹכָב בַּשָּׁמַיִם וְסוֹפוֹ בָּאָרֶץ, מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ (תנחומא בראשית ה) עָבְיוֹ שֶׁל רָקִיעַ כַּאֲוִיר שֶׁבֵּין שָׁמַיִם לָאָרֶץ, שֶׁהַכּוֹכָב תָּקוּעַ בָּרָקִיעַ כְּמִין נֶגֶר בְּדֶלֶת, מִדַּת אָרְכּוֹ כְּעָבְיוֹ שֶׁל רָקִיעַ, וּמִן הַמִּקְרָא שֶׁמֵּעִיד ׳מִמְּסִלּוֹתָם נִלְחָמוּ׳, אָנוּ שׁוֹמְעִין שֶׁעָבְיוֹ שֶׁל רָקִיעַ כְּגוֹבַהּ שָׁמַיִם מִן הָאָרֶץ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **In their pathways.** The upper tip of the star was in heaven, the bottom on earth. This teaches that the width of the firmament is equivalent to the distance between heaven and earth. For the star is suspended across the firmament like a sort of bolt across a door, its length measuring the same as the width of the firmament. From this passage, which attests that they waged war in their pathways, we learn that the width of the firmament is the same as the elevation of heaven from earth.³⁴ footnotes: ³⁴ “In their pathways” indicates that the star remained in its celestial path during the battle on earth. Evidently, the tip of the star remained fixed in heaven, while the remainder swung downward so that the lower edge reached the earth and destroyed Sisera’s forces. Since the star now extended from heaven to earth normally reached across the firmament, we learn that the distance between the two areas is the same. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:21:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:21:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:21:1) **גְּרָפָם.** טֵאטֵם מִן הָעוֹלָם, כְּמַגְרֵפָה זוֹ שֶׁגּוֹרֶפֶת אֶת הָאֵפֶר מִן הַכִּירָה: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Swept them away.** It brushed them from the world like a broom which brushes ashes from an oven. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:21:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:21:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:21:2) **נַחַל קְדוּמִים.** שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה עָרֵב לַיָּם עַל זֶה מִימוֹת מִצְרַיִם, כִּדְאִיתָא בִּפְסָחִים (קיח:): **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **The stream of antiquity.** It guaranteed the obligation to the sea concerning this, from the days of Egypt,³⁵ as stated in Pesachim.³⁶ footnotes: ³⁵ In the days of antiquity, during the exodus from Egypt. ³⁶ 118:b. When the Egyptians drowned at the splitting of the Reed Sea, Adonoy ordered the sea to cast their bodies onto the shore, to prove to the Yisroelites that they had perished. The sea objected, claiming the bodies as its due, and consented only when Kishon stream guaranteed repayment of the obligation. Kishon now fulfilled the guarantee, by sweeping Sisera’s forces into the sea. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:21:3 [Rashi on Judges 5:21:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:21:3) **תִּדְרְכִי נַפְשִׁי.** בָּרַגְלַיִם אֶת עֹז גִּבּוֹרֵי כְנָעַן: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **My soul trampled underfoot** the power of the mighty Canaanite warriors. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:22:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:22:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:22:1) **הָלְמוּ עִקְּבֵי סוּס.** נִשְׁתַּלְּפוּ טַלְפֵי סוּסֵיהֶם, שֶׁהָיָה חֹם הַכּוֹכָב מַרְתִּיחַ אֶת הַטִּיט וְהַצִּפּוֹרֶן נִשְׁמְטָה, כְּמוֹ שֶׁמּוֹלְגִין אֶת הָרַגְלַיִם בְּרוֹתְחִין וְהַטְּלָפִים נִשְׁמָטִים, מִתּוֹךְ שֶׁנִּשְׁתַּלְּפוּ נֶהֶלְמוּ הָרַגְלַיִם: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Horses' legs were battered.** Their horses' hooves were severed. The heat of the star brought the mud to a boil, severing the hooves, as when legs are scalded in boiling water to detach the hooves. Once the hooves were severed, the legs were battered. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:22:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:22:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:22:2) **מִדַּהֲרוֹת דַּהֲרוֹת אַבִּירָיו.** שֶׁהָיוּ מַרְקִידִים אֶת סוּסֵיהֶם בַּמִּלְחָמָה, כְּמוֹ (נחום ג:ב) וְסוּס דֹּהֵר, הוּא לְשׁוֹן הַרְקָדַת הַסּוּס: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **By the prancing, the prancing of their mighty.** They pranced their horses in battle, as in "a prancing horse.³⁷ The word connotes the dancing of a horse. footnotes: ³⁷ Nachum, 3:2. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:23:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:23:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:23:1) **אוֹרוּ מֵרוֹז.** אָמְרֵי לַהּ כּוֹכְבָא הֲוָה, וְאָמְרֵי לַהּ גַּבְרָא חֲשִׁיבָא הֲוָה (מועד קטן טז.), וְהָיָה סָמוּךְ לִמְקוֹם הַמִּלְחָמָה וְלֹא בָא: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Curse Meroz!** One opinion is that this was a star.³⁸ According to others, this was a distinguished person who was near the battle field but failed to appear.³⁹ footnotes: ³⁸ Sisera’s protective star. (Rashi to Moed Katan, 16:a). ³⁹ Moed Katan ibid. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:23:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:23:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:23:2) **אָמַר מַלְאַךְ ה׳.** אָמַר בָּרָק בִּשְׁלִיחוּתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Declares Adonoy's emissary.** Barak made this declaration, as the emissary of the Holy One, blessed is He. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:23:3 [Rashi on Judges 5:23:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:23:3) **יוֹשְׁבֶיהָ.** הַיּוֹשְׁבִים בְּאַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת שֶׁלּוֹ (שם) בְּאַרְבַּע מְאָה שִׁיפּוּרֵי שַׁמְּתֵיהּ בָּרָק לְמֵרוֹז: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Those who dwell in it.** Those who remain within his four *amohs.* With four hundred shofar blasts, Barak excommunicated Meroz.⁴⁰ footnotes: ⁴⁰ Ibid. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:23:4 [Rashi on Judges 5:23:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:23:4) **לְעֶזְרַת ה׳.** כִּבְיָכוֹל, שֶׁמִּי שֶׁהוּא עוֹזֵר אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, כְּעוֹזֵר אֶת הַשְּׁכִינָה: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **To assist Adonoy.** As if it were possible,⁴¹ if anyone comes to Yisroel's assistance, it is as if he were assisting the Divine Presence.⁴² footnotes: ⁴¹ כביכול, “as if it were possible,” is used as a caveat when human qualities seem to be attributed to Adonoy. ⁴² Yalkut, 55. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:24:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:24:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:24:1) **מִנָּשִׁים בָּאֹהֶל.** שָׂרָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בָּהּ (בראשית יח:ט) הִנֵּה בָאֹהֶל. רִבְקָה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בָּהּ (בראשית כד:סז) וַיְבִיאֶהָ יִצְחָק הָאֹהֱלָה. רָחֵל וְלֵאָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בָּהֶן (בראשית לא:לג) וַיֵּצֵא מֵאֹהֶל לֵאָה וְגוֹ׳: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **By the women of the tent.** Sarah, of whom it is said, "Here she is, in the tent."⁴³ Rivkah, of whom it is said, "Yitzchak brought her to the tent."⁴⁴ Rachel and Leah, of whom it is said, "He left Leah's tent and entered Rachel's tent."⁴⁵ footnotes: ⁴³ Bereishis, 18:9. ⁴⁴ Ibid, 24:67. ⁴⁵ Ibid, 31:33. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:24:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:24:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:24:2) **מִנָּשִׁים בָּאֹהֶל תְּבֹרָךְ.** יָעֵל לָמָּה - הֵן יָלְדוּ וְגִדְּלוּ, וְאִם לֹא יָעֵל הֲרֵי הָרָשָׁע הַזֶּה בָּא וּמְאַבְּדָן, כָּךְ הוּא בִּבְרֵאשִׁית רַבָּה (מח:טו). דָּבָר אַחֵר, אַף יָעֵל הָיְתָה יוֹשֶׁבֶת אֹהָלִים, לְפִיכָךְ הִזְכִּיר אוֹתָהּ בְּבִרְכַּת אֹהָלִים: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Blessed by the women of the tent.** Yael was blessed. Why? They bore and raised children. Were it not for Yael, this scoundrel would have annihilated them. This is taught in Breishis Rabbah.⁴⁶ Another interpretation: Yael, as well, remained in the tent,⁴⁷ and she is therefore, mentioned in the blessing of the women of the tents. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:25:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:25:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:25:1) **חָלָב נָתָנָה.** לָדַעַת אִם לִבּוֹ עָלָיו שֶׁיָּבִין בֵּין טַעַם מַיִם לְטַעַם חָלָב, כֵּן תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **But she gave milk** to ascertain whether he was alert enough to differentiate between the taste of water and the taste of milk. This is Yonasan's rendition. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:25:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:25:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:25:2) **בְּסֵפֶל אַדִּירִים.** בְּסֵפֶל שֶׁשּׁוֹתִין בּוֹ מַיִם, שֶׁהַמַּיִם נִקְרְאוּ ׳אַדִּירִים׳, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות טו:י): בְּמַיִם אַדִּירִים: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **In a cup of the mighty.** In a cup used for drinking water, for waters are described as "mighty", as it is said, "in mighty waters."⁴⁸ footnotes: ⁴⁸ Shemos, 15:10. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:26:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:26:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:26:1) **לְהַלְמוּת עֲמֵלִים.** סִיסְרָא, שֶׁהָיָה עָמֵל וְיָגֵעַ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **To batter the exhausted** Sisera, who was exhausted, totally fatigued. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:26:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:26:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:26:2) **מָחֲקָה.** לְשׁוֹן חִיקּוּי: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Penetrated.** From חִיקּוּי, "penetration". ###### Rashi on Judges 5:26:3 [Rashi on Judges 5:26:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:26:3) **וּמָחֲצָה.** לְשׁוֹן מַחַץ: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Inflicted grievous injury.** From מַחַץ, "injury". ###### Rashi on Judges 5:26:4 [Rashi on Judges 5:26:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:26:4) **וְחָלְפָה.** יוֹצֵא מִצַּד אַחֵר: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Impaled.** It emerged from the other side. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:28:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:28:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:28:1) **וַתְּיַבֵּב.** לְשׁוֹן דִּבּוּר, כְּמוֹ (ישעיהו נז:יט) נִיב שְׂפָתַיִם וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ פֵּרְשׁוּהוּ (ראש השנה לג:) לְשׁוֹן גְּנִיחָה, כִּתְרוּעָה, דִּמְתַרְגְּמִינָן ׳יְבָבָא׳ (ויקרא כג:כד). וַאֲנִי אוֹמֵר: לְשׁוֹן רְאִיָּה, כְּמוֹ (זכריה ב:ב) בָּבַת עֵינִי, וְכֵן חִבְּרוֹ מְנַחֵם: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Moaning.** The word refers to expressing speech, as in "the expression of the lips."⁴⁹ However, the Rabbis⁵⁰ interpret this as referring to moaning, as in the shofar's *"teruah"* sound, translated יַבָּבָא, "moan".⁵¹ In my opinion, the reference is to seeing, as in "the pupil of his eye."⁵² This is Menachem's interpretation. footnotes: ⁴⁹ Yeshaya, 57:19. ⁵⁰ Rosh Hashona 33:b. ⁵¹ Bemidbar, 29:1. ⁵² Zechariah, 2:12. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:28:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:28:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:28:2) **אֶשְׁנָב.** חַלּוֹן: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** A window. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:29:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:29:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:29:1) **חַכְמוֹת שָׂרוֹתֶיהָ תַּעֲנֶינָה.** הַחֲכָמוֹת שֶׁבְּשָׂרוֹתֶיהָ, לְכָךְ נָקוּד חֵי״ת פַּתַּ״ח, חָכְמוֹת שֶׁהוּא שֵׁם דָּבָר נָקוּד חֲטַ״ף קָמַ״ץ, כְּמוֹ (משלי יד:א) רָאמוֹת לֶאֱוִיל חָכְמוֹת, וְזֶה נָקוּד חַכְמוֹת, וְכֵן (שם יד:א) חַכְמוֹת נָשִׁים בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ, חַכְמוֹת שֶׁבַּנָּשִׁים: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **The wise among her ladies responded to her.** The wise ones⁵³ among her ladies. This is why the "ח" is vocalized with a *"pasach".* The plural noun, lit. "wisdoms" is vocalized with the half-*kametz*, as in "Wisdoms are remote gems to the foolish."⁵⁴ Here, the vocalization is חַכְמוֹת. Similarly, "The wise among women has constructed her home."⁵⁵ The wise one among the women. footnotes: ⁵³ Not “the wisdoms of her ladies.” The vocalization indicates that the proper translation is “the wise ones,” rather than “the wisdoms,” as Rashi explains. ⁵⁴ Mishlei, 24:7. ⁵⁵ Mishlei, 14:1. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:29:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:29:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:29:2) **תַּעֲנֶינָּה.** דַּגְשׁוּת שֶׁל נוּ״ן מְשַׁמֶּשֶׁת בִּמְקוֹם נוּ״ן שְׁלִישִׁית, וּפִתְרוֹנוֹ תַּעֲנֶינָּה אוֹתָהּ, דַּגְשׁוּת נוּ״ן מְשַׁמֶּשֶׁת בִּמְקוֹם ׳אוֹתָהּ׳, כְּמוֹ (ויקרא ו:יד) מֻרְבֶּכֶת תְּבִיאֶנָּה: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Responded.** The period punctuating the נ serves as a substitute for a third נ.⁵⁶ Hence, the translation is "[the wise ones] responded 'to her.'" The period punctuating נ serves as a substitute for "her",⁵⁷ as in "you shall bring 'her' scalded."⁵⁸ footnotes: ⁵⁶ The third person feminine plural for “response” is תַּעֲנׇנׇה, “they responded”. Also, as a general rule, the suffix נה is added as a contraction of אוֹתׇהּ, “to her.” Thus, “they responded to her” should actually read וַתַּעֲנׇנׇה, with the נ tripled. However, Rashi notes, Scripture drops the third נ, and punctuates the second נ with a period to represent the missing letter. ⁵⁷ A punctuated נ may appear where no letter has been dropped. Then, its purpose is to represent a contraction of אוֹתהּ, “her”. ⁵⁸ Vayikra, 6:14. This refers to the feminine מִנְחָה. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:29:3 [Rashi on Judges 5:29:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:29:3) **אַף הִיא תָּשִׁיב אֲמָרֶיהָ.** תַּנְחוּמִין לְעַצְמָהּ: מָה אֲנִי מִתְמַהּ תְּמִיהָ עַל עִכּוּב בְּנִי: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Indeed, she stated in reply.** She consoled herself. Why should I keep wondering about my son's delay? ###### Rashi on Judges 5:30:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:30:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:30:1) **הֲלֹא יִמְצְאוּ יְחַלְּקוּ שָׁלָל.** וְהוּא מְעַכְּבָן: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Are they not finding** and dividing the pillage? That is the cause of the delay. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:30:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:30:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:30:2) **רַחֲמָתַיִם לְרֹאשׁ גֶּבֶר.** מְעַנִּים נָשִׁים יָפוֹת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, וְכָל אִישׁ מֵהֶם יֵשׁ לוֹ בְּמִטָּתוֹ שְׁתַּיִם וְשָׁלֹשׁ נָשִׁים: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **Or two [wombs] for each man.** They are ravishing the attractive Yisroelite women, and each of them has, in his bed, two or three women. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:31:1 [Rashi on Judges 5:31:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:31:1) **כֵּן יֹאבְדוּ.** דְּבוֹרָה אָמְרָה: תַּנְחוּמִין שֶׁל הֶבֶל הֵן לָהּ, כֵּן יֹאבְדוּ כָל אוֹיְבֶיךָ ה׳, כַּאֲשֶׁר אָבַד הוּא: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **So may perish**. Devorah declared,⁵⁹ her consolation is hollow—may all your enemies perish, Adonoy, as he perished. footnotes: ⁵⁹ Our verse was not recited by Sisera’s mother, but by Devorah. (Yalkut, 58.) ###### Rashi on Judges 5:31:2 [Rashi on Judges 5:31:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:31:2) **וְאֹהֲבָיו כְּצֵאת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בִּגְבוּרָתוֹ.** לֶעָתִיד לָבֹא, (ישעיהו ל:כו) שִׁבְעָתַיִם כְּאוֹר שִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים, שֶׁהִיא עַל אַחַת שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת וְאַרְבָּעִים וְשָׁלֹשׁ כְּמִסְפַּר אַרְבָּעִים וְתֵשַׁע שְׁבִיעִיּוֹת: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **But those who love him**—as the sun emerging in its full power in the world to come, sevenfold over the light of the seven days of creation, or three hundred forty three to one. This equals forty nine times seven.⁶⁰ footnotes: ⁶⁰ Sevenfold over the light of all seven days of creation is equivalent to forty nine-fold over the original light of creation. (Rashi to Zechariah, 4:3). The light of creation was sevenfold over our present light. (Tosafos to Bava Basra, 8:b). Hence, the light of the world to come will be one hundred forty three times as great as our present light. ###### Rashi on Judges 5:31:3 [Rashi on Judges 5:31:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/5:31:3) **וַתִּשְׁקֹט הָאָרֶץ.** אֵין זֶה מִדִּבְרֵי דְבוֹרָה אֶלָּא מִדִּבְרֵי כּוֹתֵב הַסֵּפֶר: **The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:** **The land was tranquil for forty years.** These words are not Devorah's, but the author's.