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Commentary for Ezekiel 39:18

בְּשַׂ֤ר גִּבּוֹרִים֙ תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ וְדַם־נְשִׂיאֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ תִּשְׁתּ֑וּ אֵילִ֨ים כָּרִ֤ים וְעַתּוּדִים֙ פָּרִ֔ים מְרִיאֵ֥י בָשָׁ֖ן כֻּלָּֽם׃

The flesh of the mighty shall ye eat, and the blood of the princes of the earth shall ye drink; rams, lambs, and goats, bullocks, fatlings of Bashan are they all of them.

Rashi on Ezekiel

rams, lambs, he-goats, and bulls kings and dukes, rulers, and princes.
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Rashi on Ezekiel

fatlings of Bashan [Heb. מְרִיאִי בָשָּׁן,] An ox given to be fattened is called al meri in Arabic.
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