Commentaire sur Daniel 2:41
וְדִֽי־חֲזַ֜יְתָה רַגְלַיָּ֣א וְאֶצְבְּעָתָ֗א מנהון [מִנְּהֵ֞ן] חֲסַ֤ף דִּֽי־פֶחָר֙ ומנהון [וּמִנְּהֵ֣ין] פַּרְזֶ֔ל מַלְכ֤וּ פְלִיגָה֙ תֶּהֱוֵ֔ה וּמִן־נִצְבְּתָ֥א דִ֥י פַרְזְלָ֖א לֶֽהֱוֵא־בַ֑הּ כָּל־קֳבֵל֙ דִּ֣י חֲזַ֔יְתָה פַּ֨רְזְלָ֔א מְעָרַ֖ב בַּחֲסַ֥ף טִינָֽא׃
Et si tu as vu que tes pieds et les orteils étaient partie en argile de potier et partie en fer, c’est que ce sera un empire divisé; toutefois il aura en lui quelque chose de la solidité du fer, en raison de ce que tu as vu du fer mêlé avec de l’argile boueuse.
Rashi on Daniel
potter’s clay Aram. חֲסַף דִּי פֶחָר, a potter’s clay, and there are many instances of this in the Talmud (Taanith 7a): “vessels of a potter (מָאנֵי דְפַחְרָא).”
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Rashi on Daniel
it will be a divided kingdom It will be a divided kingdom; two kings will rise from it at once, strong and weak, as explained below (verse 42): “part of the kingdom will be strong.”
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Rashi on Daniel
and in it will be some of the strength of iron Even the weak one will be stronger than the other nations through the strength of his fellow, for they will fear him. And this is the meaning of וּמִן נִצְבְּתָא דִּי פַרְזְלָא לֶהֶוֵא בָהּ ; some of the strength of the stability of iron will be in the weak king.
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Rashi on Daniel
in view of what you saw in view of what you saw—iron mixed with clay.
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