Commentary for I Samuel 8:13
וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם יִקָּ֑ח לְרַקָּח֥וֹת וּלְטַבָּח֖וֹת וּלְאֹפֽוֹת׃
And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
Rashi on I Samuel
For perfumers. Who prepare perfumes and spices for his wives' cosmetics.8 Being that this verse deals with the preparation of food, רַקָּחוֹת may also be translated as confectioners or as people who produce the various spices used in the preparation of meats.
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