Commentary for Job 2:9
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ עֹדְךָ֖ מַחֲזִ֣יק בְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָ בָּרֵ֥ךְ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וָמֻֽת׃
Then said his wife unto him: ‘Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? blaspheme God, and die.’
Rashi on Job
maintain Heb. מחזיק, hold.
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Malbim on Job
After losing all his possessions and children, Job had still blessed God. But he now just remains silent. This time, he could not bring himself to do so. His wife taunts him: Are you still resolved to be perfect? Bless God once more again and you'll be dead!
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Rashi on Job
and die Heb. ומת. This is an imperative expression, as (Deut. 32: 50), “And die on the mountain.”
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