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Commentary for Psalms 127:5

אַשְׁרֵ֤י הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִלֵּ֥א אֶת־אַשְׁפָּת֗וֹ מֵ֫הֶ֥ם לֹֽא־יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ כִּֽי־יְדַבְּר֖וּ אֶת־אוֹיְבִ֣ים בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Rashi on Psalms

Praiseworthy is the man who has filled his quiver with those arrows. אשפה is the arrowcase, called cuyvre in Old French.
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Rashi on Psalms

they will not be ashamed when they talk to the enemies in the gate Torah scholars who defeat one another in halachah and appear as enemies to one another (addendum).
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