פירוש על ישעיהו 10:13

For he said, With the strength of my hand I accomplished this None of my might is from the Holy One, blessed be He.

עשיתי I have acted valiantly. ⁹A. V., I have done it. Supply גבורה valour.

I am clever [More exactly,] I have become clever.

נבונותי I am prudent. Niphal of בין, verb ע"י.

and their positions Heb. וַעֲתוּדֹתֵיהֶם, their stand and their position.

ואסיר And I was removing. Future for the imperfect;¹⁰See chap. i., Note 43. comp. יעשו they made. Ps. 106:19.

and I lowered I lowered them from their greatness.

ועתודתיהם And their treasures. Comp. ועתדה And prepare it (Prov. 24:26); the possessions which man provides for himself for the days that are to come.

many inhabitants Heb. כַּאבִּיר יוֹשְׁבִים, plousors in O.F., several.

כאביר Although it is written with Aleph, this letter is pleonastic, and the word means strong, mighty—I subdued those that dwell in strong fortresses.¹¹This is against the accents, which join כב׳ר with ואסיר and separate it from יושבים; besides, the construction of the words, the adverb or object כאביר being placed before the verb יושבים, is very unusual; the regular order would be יושבים כביר According to I. E. כַּבִּיר ═ כַּאבִּיר; according to R. Moses Hakkohen כְּאַַבִּיר ═ כַּאבִּיר. According to R. Moses Hakkohen, who takes the א as radical—comp. אביר the chief (1 Sam. 21:8)—it means like a hero.