Kommentar zu Schir haSchirim 3:8
כֻּלָּם֙ אֲחֻ֣זֵי חֶ֔רֶב מְלֻמְּדֵ֖י מִלְחָמָ֑ה אִ֤ישׁ חַרְבּוֹ֙ עַל־יְרֵכ֔וֹ מִפַּ֖חַד בַּלֵּילּֽוֹת׃ (ס)
Sie alle schwertumgürtet, kampfgeübt; ein jeder sein Schwert an seiner Hüfte gegen Schrecken der Nacht [ihn schützend].
Rashi on Song of Songs
Skilled in battle. The battle of Torah, and likewise, the kohanim who surround it, who camp around the Tabernacle, are skilled in the order of their service.
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Ezra ben Solomon on Song of Songs
All of this constitutes the context of the parable, as we explained earlier in the introduction to the text. As a similar example we find: “From the mouths of infants and sucklings you have founded strength on account of Your foes, to put an end to enemy and avenger” [Ps. 8:3]. And “Mighty king who loves equity” [Ps. 99:4].
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Rashi on Song of Songs
Each with his sword. His weapons are the Masorah [i.e., tradition] and the mnemonics, by which they preserve the correct version and the traditional rendition, so that it will not be forgotten.
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Ezra ben Solomon on Song of Songs
Because of terror by night: The Sages said: “from the terror of hell which is likened to night.”87Midrash Yalkut Shim ‘oni ad locum. This is said in truth for it is from night (divine Justice) that the shekhinah receives her emanation. The text begins to set forth the hierarchy of emanation.
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Rashi on Song of Songs
For fear of the nights. For if they forget it, and troubles will befall them. And similarly it states, “Arm yourselves with the grain lest He become angry and you lose the way.”10I.e., study the Torah.
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