Commento su I Cronache 5:2
כִּ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ גָּבַ֣ר בְּאֶחָ֔יו וּלְנָגִ֖יד מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְהַבְּכֹרָ֖ה לְיוֹסֵֽף׃ (ס)
Poiché Giuda prevalse sopra i suoi fratelli, e da lui venne colui che è il principe; ma il diritto di nascita era Giuseppe'S—
Rashi on I Chronicles
Because Judah prevailed over his brothers as it says (Gen. 49:9): “Judah is a lion’s cub.”
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Rashi on I Chronicles
and the one appointed as prince was to be from him the kingship emanated from him, and for this reason the king was called נָגִיד, since he is the one who leads [the people] out and brings them in [the Aramaic root נגד means to pull or lead.] And the birthright and the throne were taken from Reuben, and the throne was given to Judah, as it is written: “Because Judah prevailed over his brothers”; but the share of the birthright was given to Joseph, to his two sons.
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