Commentaire sur Samuel 1 25:2
וְאִ֨ישׁ בְּמָע֜וֹן וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ בַכַּרְמֶ֗ל וְהָאִישׁ֙ גָּד֣וֹל מְאֹ֔ד וְל֛וֹ צֹ֥אן שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֖ים וְאֶ֣לֶף עִזִּ֑ים וַיְהִ֛י בִּגְזֹ֥ז אֶת־צֹאנ֖וֹ בַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃
Or, il y avait un homme à Maon, ayant son bien à Carmel; cet homme était très notable, possédait trois mille brebis et mille chèvres, et il assistait à la tonte de son bétail à Carmel.
Rashi on I Samuel
There was a man in Ma'on. The name of the city.1Not to be mistook for מָעוֹן meaning a dwelling, as in Tehillim 26:8, but rather, it is the city mentioned in Yehoshua 15:55, and it was located in Yehudah’s territory, the tribe of which Novol was a member.
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Rashi on I Samuel
Whose business. His cattle and possessions.
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Rashi on I Samuel
Wealthy. [Literally 'very great'], meaning wealthy.
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Rashi on I Samuel
It was the time when he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. One day, when the time of his sheep shearing came around, he was in Carmel. His custom was to make a party and a festive day for the sheep shearers.
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