Commento su II Samuele 13:13
וַאֲנִ֗י אָ֤נָה אוֹלִיךְ֙ אֶת־חֶרְפָּתִ֔י וְאַתָּ֗ה תִּהְיֶ֛ה כְּאַחַ֥ד הַנְּבָלִ֖ים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעַתָּה֙ דַּבֶּר־נָ֣א אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֛י לֹ֥א יִמְנָעֵ֖נִי מִמֶּֽךָּ׃
E io, dove dovrei portare la mia vergogna? e quanto a te, sarai come uno degli uomini base in Israele. Ora dunque ti prego, parla al re; poiché non mi nasconderà da te.'
Rashi on II Samuel
Because he will not keep me from you. I am permitted to you because my mother became pregnant with me when she was still a gentile, pretty woman5The laws concerning the taking of gentile woman during war is discused in Devorim begginning in 21:10. The Torah calls her a יְפַת תּוֹאַר, “pretty woman.” that Dovid took conjugally in war. And someone who has a son or daughter from a gentile handmaid is not considered his child for any legal matter.
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