Commentary for Amos 8:6
לִקְנ֤וֹת בַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ דַּלִּ֔ים וְאֶבְי֖וֹן בַּעֲב֣וּר נַעֲלָ֑יִם וּמַפַּ֥ל בַּ֖ר נַשְׁבִּֽיר׃
That we may buy the poor for silver, And the needy for a pair of shoes, And sell the refuse of the corn?’
Rashi on Amos
in order to inherit them Heb. בַּעֲבוּר נַעֲלָיִם. [from Jonathan]
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Rashi on Amos
and the refuse of the corn we will sell—[Jonathan renders:] And the sweepings of the grains we will sell. The refuse that fell from the wheat into the sieve, to sell at high prices to the poor.
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