La Bible Hébreu
La Bible Hébreu

Midrash sur Osée 6:9

וּכְחַכֵּ֨י אִ֜ישׁ גְּדוּדִ֗ים חֶ֚בֶר כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים דֶּ֖רֶךְ יְרַצְּחוּ־שֶׁ֑כְמָה כִּ֥י זִמָּ֖ה עָשֽׂוּ׃

Telles des bandes qui guettent le passant, telle est la troupe des prêtres: ils assassinent sur le chemin qui conduit à Sichem, tant ils commettent d’infamies!

Midrash Tanchuma

When Jacob’s sons learned what had transpired: The men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought a vile deed in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter (ibid., v. 7). And they said unto them: “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised (ibid. v. 14), Go! Circumcise yourselves. They departed and circumcised themselves, as is said: And unto Hamor … harkened all (ibid., v. 24). And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain (ibid., v. 25). The prophet cried out: And as troops of robbers wait for man, so doth the company of priests; they murder in the way toward Shechem, yea, they commit enormity (Hos. 6:9). As troops of robbers wait for man (ish) refers to Jacob, who was a righteous man (ish tam), and he was forced to await the return of his sons from their pillaging.
Ask RabbiBookmarkShareCopy
Verset précédentChapitre completVerset suivant