Commentaire sur Samuel 1 17:38
וַיַּלְבֵּ֨שׁ שָׁא֤וּל אֶת־דָּוִד֙ מַדָּ֔יו וְנָתַ֛ן ק֥וֹבַע נְחֹ֖שֶׁת עַל־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַיַּלְבֵּ֥שׁ אֹת֖וֹ שִׁרְיֽוֹן׃
Saül revêtit David de son propre costume, lui mit sur la tête un casque d’airain, lui fit endosser une cuirasse;
Rashi on I Samuel
Dovid in his own battle garments. They changed and became Dovid's size,19The word מַדָיו is derived from מִדָה [=measure]. since he had been anointed with the anointing oil,20See Maseches Yevamos 76b. although they belonged to Shaul who was taller than all of the other people, from his shoulder and upward.21Above 9:2. And when Shaul noted this, he cast an envious glance toward him, and Dovid realized it.
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