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Rashi on Psalms Chapter 129

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חָרְשִׁים הֶאֱרִיכוּ לְמַעֲנִיתָם. הוּא תֶּלֶם הַמַּחֲרֵשָׁה, ״כַּבַּחֲצִי מַעֲנָה צֶמֶד שָׂדֶה״ (שמואל א יד:יד):

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

the plowmen...they lengthened their furrow That is the hill of the plowshare, as (I Sam. 13: 14): “about half a furrow (מענה) [which] a yoke [of oxen plow in] a field.”

שֶׁקַּדְמַת שָׁלַף יָבֵשׁ. שֶׁקּוֹדֶם שֶׁיִּשְׁלְפוּהוּ וְיִתְלְשׁוּהוּ מִמְּקוֹמוֹ הוּא יָבֵשׁ:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

which, before it is plucked, withers Which, before they pluck it and uproot it from its place, is withered.

וְחִצְנוֹ. כְּמוֹ ״וְהֵבִיאוּ בָנַיִךְ בְּחֹצֶן״ (ישעיהו מט:כב), אֵיישִׁילָ״א בְּלַעַ״ז, וְכֵן ״גַּם חָצְנִי נִעַרְתִּי״ (נחמיה ה:יג):

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

his arm Like (Isa. 49:22): “and they will bring your sons in [their] arms (בחצן),” aisselle in French, and so (Neh. 5:13): “Also I shook out my arm (חצני).”

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