Commentary for I Samuel 9:23
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ לַטַּבָּ֔ח תְּנָה֙ אֶת־הַמָּנָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לָ֑ךְ אֲשֶׁר֙ אָמַ֣רְתִּי אֵלֶ֔יךָ שִׂ֥ים אֹתָ֖הּ עִמָּֽךְ׃
And Samuel said unto the cook: ‘Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee: Set it by thee.’
Rashi on I Samuel
About which I told you. Because Shmuel knew that Shaul would come, he ordered to give him a fine portion for his benefit.12When the special portion that Shmuel had set aside was placed before Shaul, it publicized the honor that Shmuel as giving him.
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