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Commentary for II Samuel 22:5

כִּ֥י אֲפָפֻ֖נִי מִשְׁבְּרֵי־מָ֑וֶת נַחֲלֵ֥י בְלִיַּ֖עַל יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃

For the waves of Death compassed me. The floods of Belial assailed me.

Rashi on II Samuel

Surrounded me. Surrounded me.
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Rashi on II Samuel

Death's destruction. As [Yonoson] translates, "Like a woman sitting on the birthing chair," that is the name of the stone seat where women give birth.8It’s name in hebrew is מַשְׁבֵּר.
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Rashi on II Samuel

The deluge. Soldiers pouring forth like a stream.
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