Commentary for Isaiah 61:6
וְאַתֶּ֗ם כֹּהֲנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ תִּקָּרֵ֔אוּ מְשָׁרְתֵ֣י אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ יֵאָמֵ֖ר לָכֶ֑ם חֵ֤יל גּוֹיִם֙ תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ וּבִכְבוֹדָ֖ם תִּתְיַמָּֽרוּ׃
But ye shall be named the priests of the LORD, Men shall call you the ministers of our God; Ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, And in their splendour shall ye revel.
Rashi on Isaiah
priests of the Lord Princes of the Holy One, blessed be He.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
כהני The priests. I said already that the meaning of כהן is, one that ministers; it is therefore qualified here by the genitive of our God. The other nations will resemble the Israelites, and the Israelites will be like the Aaronites; the Israelites will therefore receive the abundance of nations as their tithes.
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Rashi on Isaiah
the possessions of the nations Heb. חֵיל גּוֹיִם, the possessions of the nations [after Jonathan].
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
תתאמרו═תתימרו Shall ye boast yourselves. Comp. האמרת thou hast boasted (Deut. 26:17).9I. E. connects with the same root the word אמיר (17:6). In his commentary on Deuteronomy he explains likewise the verb האמרת to mean thou hast praised, but at the same time approves of the explanation of R. Jehudah Hallevi, that האמרת means thou hast caused to declare.
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Rashi on Isaiah
you shall succeed [them] Heb. תִּתְיַמָּרוּ [derived from תְּמוּרָה, exchange]. You shall enter in their stead into the glory they have taken until now.
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