Talmud su I Samuele 25:78

What did you see to assert that he who dies in three days dies from the plague²⁸In the Babli (loc. cit. 26), death from the plague is within one day, based on Ez. 24:18.? Hilfai the grandson of Rebbi Abbahu said, I heard the voice of my grandfather²⁹Reading with Midraš Šemuel 23[9] סבי for רבי. The passage is quoted in Midraš Šoḥer Ṭob in the name of R. Hoshaia, in Yalquṭ Šim‘oni 2 #705 in the name of R. Ḥalaphta in the name of R. Abbahu. (Yalquṭ Šim‘oni, being a compilation of excerpts, without editorial comments, is almost a ms. witness.)
In the Babli, Roš Haššanah 18a, only the explanation of R. Ḥaggai is given but by Rav Jehudah in the name of Rav; copied in Yalquṭ Šim‘oni 2 #134. who preached (1S. 25:38): “It was like the ten days that the Eternal smote Nabal and he died.” The Holy One, praise to Him, suspended His judgment during the seven days of mourning for Samuel³⁰Noted in 1S. 25:1., that mourning for him and for the just person should not overlap; then he lingered another three days and died. Rebbi Ḥaggai in the name of Rebbi Samuel bar Naḥman: It is not written “after ten days” but “like the ten days”; The Holy One, praise to Him, suspended His judgment for ten days, like the Ten Days between New Year’s Day and the Day of Atonement³¹The Days of Repentance., that he should repent, but he did not.

⁹¹A Hebrew version of most of the story is in Midrash Samuel (ed. Buber) 25. This Nabal⁹²“Scoundrel”. But the name seems to be Arabic نبل “possessed of superior qualities, generous, noble.” was a descendant of Kelubai. Nabal said, nobody in Israel comes from a better family than I. That is what is written⁹³1S. 25:2.: A man from Maˋon had his business in Karmel; the man was exceedingly rich, a Kalebite, a descendant of Kelubai. David heard in the prairie that Nabal was shearing⁹⁴1S. 25:4.. Tell him, to life⁹⁵1S. 25:6.! For long life. Peace be with you, etc. Rebbi Justus from Sunem said, they formed a camp⁹⁶This is a side remark; it is more explicit in Erubin 1, 19c l. 75. In v. 4, it is stated that David sent 10 men to Nabal; in v. 6 it is stated they encamped. He concludes that the legal definition of a camp (for the religious obligations in wartime) refers to a minimum of 10 men.. Nabal answered David’s servants⁹⁷1S. 25:10., etc. From where that in criminal trials the voting starts from the side? Samuel the Elder stated before Rebbi Aḥa: David told his men⁹⁸1S. 25:13. The argument is quoted in the Babli, 36a, in the name of R. Johanan. The verse explains that David told his men to gird their swords; he girded his sword last. This is read to mean that he first polled his men whether Nabal should be executed for the crime of lèse-majesty; he gave his vote last., etc. He flew at them⁹⁹1S. 25:14.. What means he flew at them? He made them fly with words¹⁰⁰Rashi quotes this in his Commentary to the verse.. Now know this and consider what to do¹⁰¹1S. 25:17.. She fell in with them¹⁰²1S. 25:20., she bared her thigh and they walked by its light¹⁰³Since in v. 3 she is described as a radiant beauty.. She fell in with them, they all were recognizable¹⁰⁴In the dark of the night.. [David] said, was it in vain that I watched¹⁰⁵1S. 25:21., etc.? Pissing on a wall¹⁰⁶1S. 25:22.; why does he refer to the dog pissing on a wall? Even with the dog I shall not have mercy. Abigail saw David¹⁰⁷1S. 25:23., etc. She told him, my lord David, what did I do, what did my children do, what did my animals do? He answered her, because he insulted the kingdom of David. She asked him, are you a king? He told her, did not Samuel anoint me as king? She answered him, our Lord’s Saul‘s coin¹⁰⁸Latin moneta. is still circulating. And I am your servant¹⁰⁹1S. 25:25.; this proves that he asked her for sex¹¹⁰Since in each sentence she repeats that she only is his servant, she has to emphasize that she is not going to be his companion.. Immediately, she brought out her stains¹¹¹Indicating that she was not available since she was menstruating, and treating him as a rabbi, competent to decide whether blood was menstrual or not (cf. Introduction to Tractate Niddah.) and showed him. He said, does one investigate stains in the night? She retorted, may your ears hear what your lips say! Stains one does not investigate in the night, does one judge capital cases in the night? He answered, his sentence was already passed in daytime. She retorted, may this not be פוּקָה for you¹¹²1S. 25:31..

⁹¹A Hebrew version of most of the story is in Midrash Samuel (ed. Buber) 25. This Nabal⁹²“Scoundrel”. But the name seems to be Arabic نبل “possessed of superior qualities, generous, noble.” was a descendant of Kelubai. Nabal said, nobody in Israel comes from a better family than I. That is what is written⁹³1S. 25:2.: A man from Maˋon had his business in Karmel; the man was exceedingly rich, a Kalebite, a descendant of Kelubai. David heard in the prairie that Nabal was shearing⁹⁴1S. 25:4.. Tell him, to life⁹⁵1S. 25:6.! For long life. Peace be with you, etc. Rebbi Justus from Sunem said, they formed a camp⁹⁶This is a side remark; it is more explicit in Erubin 1, 19c l. 75. In v. 4, it is stated that David sent 10 men to Nabal; in v. 6 it is stated they encamped. He concludes that the legal definition of a camp (for the religious obligations in wartime) refers to a minimum of 10 men.. Nabal answered David’s servants⁹⁷1S. 25:10., etc. From where that in criminal trials the voting starts from the side? Samuel the Elder stated before Rebbi Aḥa: David told his men⁹⁸1S. 25:13. The argument is quoted in the Babli, 36a, in the name of R. Johanan. The verse explains that David told his men to gird their swords; he girded his sword last. This is read to mean that he first polled his men whether Nabal should be executed for the crime of lèse-majesty; he gave his vote last., etc. He flew at them⁹⁹1S. 25:14.. What means he flew at them? He made them fly with words¹⁰⁰Rashi quotes this in his Commentary to the verse.. Now know this and consider what to do¹⁰¹1S. 25:17.. She fell in with them¹⁰²1S. 25:20., she bared her thigh and they walked by its light¹⁰³Since in v. 3 she is described as a radiant beauty.. She fell in with them, they all were recognizable¹⁰⁴In the dark of the night.. [David] said, was it in vain that I watched¹⁰⁵1S. 25:21., etc.? Pissing on a wall¹⁰⁶1S. 25:22.; why does he refer to the dog pissing on a wall? Even with the dog I shall not have mercy. Abigail saw David¹⁰⁷1S. 25:23., etc. She told him, my lord David, what did I do, what did my children do, what did my animals do? He answered her, because he insulted the kingdom of David. She asked him, are you a king? He told her, did not Samuel anoint me as king? She answered him, our Lord’s Saul‘s coin¹⁰⁸Latin moneta. is still circulating. And I am your servant¹⁰⁹1S. 25:25.; this proves that he asked her for sex¹¹⁰Since in each sentence she repeats that she only is his servant, she has to emphasize that she is not going to be his companion.. Immediately, she brought out her stains¹¹¹Indicating that she was not available since she was menstruating, and treating him as a rabbi, competent to decide whether blood was menstrual or not (cf. Introduction to Tractate Niddah.) and showed him. He said, does one investigate stains in the night? She retorted, may your ears hear what your lips say! Stains one does not investigate in the night, does one judge capital cases in the night? He answered, his sentence was already passed in daytime. She retorted, may this not be פוּקָה for you¹¹²1S. 25:31..

⁹¹A Hebrew version of most of the story is in Midrash Samuel (ed. Buber) 25. This Nabal⁹²“Scoundrel”. But the name seems to be Arabic نبل “possessed of superior qualities, generous, noble.” was a descendant of Kelubai. Nabal said, nobody in Israel comes from a better family than I. That is what is written⁹³1S. 25:2.: A man from Maˋon had his business in Karmel; the man was exceedingly rich, a Kalebite, a descendant of Kelubai. David heard in the prairie that Nabal was shearing⁹⁴1S. 25:4.. Tell him, to life⁹⁵1S. 25:6.! For long life. Peace be with you, etc. Rebbi Justus from Sunem said, they formed a camp⁹⁶This is a side remark; it is more explicit in Erubin 1, 19c l. 75. In v. 4, it is stated that David sent 10 men to Nabal; in v. 6 it is stated they encamped. He concludes that the legal definition of a camp (for the religious obligations in wartime) refers to a minimum of 10 men.. Nabal answered David’s servants⁹⁷1S. 25:10., etc. From where that in criminal trials the voting starts from the side? Samuel the Elder stated before Rebbi Aḥa: David told his men⁹⁸1S. 25:13. The argument is quoted in the Babli, 36a, in the name of R. Johanan. The verse explains that David told his men to gird their swords; he girded his sword last. This is read to mean that he first polled his men whether Nabal should be executed for the crime of lèse-majesty; he gave his vote last., etc. He flew at them⁹⁹1S. 25:14.. What means he flew at them? He made them fly with words¹⁰⁰Rashi quotes this in his Commentary to the verse.. Now know this and consider what to do¹⁰¹1S. 25:17.. She fell in with them¹⁰²1S. 25:20., she bared her thigh and they walked by its light¹⁰³Since in v. 3 she is described as a radiant beauty.. She fell in with them, they all were recognizable¹⁰⁴In the dark of the night.. [David] said, was it in vain that I watched¹⁰⁵1S. 25:21., etc.? Pissing on a wall¹⁰⁶1S. 25:22.; why does he refer to the dog pissing on a wall? Even with the dog I shall not have mercy. Abigail saw David¹⁰⁷1S. 25:23., etc. She told him, my lord David, what did I do, what did my children do, what did my animals do? He answered her, because he insulted the kingdom of David. She asked him, are you a king? He told her, did not Samuel anoint me as king? She answered him, our Lord’s Saul‘s coin¹⁰⁸Latin moneta. is still circulating. And I am your servant¹⁰⁹1S. 25:25.; this proves that he asked her for sex¹¹⁰Since in each sentence she repeats that she only is his servant, she has to emphasize that she is not going to be his companion.. Immediately, she brought out her stains¹¹¹Indicating that she was not available since she was menstruating, and treating him as a rabbi, competent to decide whether blood was menstrual or not (cf. Introduction to Tractate Niddah.) and showed him. He said, does one investigate stains in the night? She retorted, may your ears hear what your lips say! Stains one does not investigate in the night, does one judge capital cases in the night? He answered, his sentence was already passed in daytime. She retorted, may this not be פוּקָה for you¹¹²1S. 25:31..

⁹¹A Hebrew version of most of the story is in Midrash Samuel (ed. Buber) 25. This Nabal⁹²“Scoundrel”. But the name seems to be Arabic نبل “possessed of superior qualities, generous, noble.” was a descendant of Kelubai. Nabal said, nobody in Israel comes from a better family than I. That is what is written⁹³1S. 25:2.: A man from Maˋon had his business in Karmel; the man was exceedingly rich, a Kalebite, a descendant of Kelubai. David heard in the prairie that Nabal was shearing⁹⁴1S. 25:4.. Tell him, to life⁹⁵1S. 25:6.! For long life. Peace be with you, etc. Rebbi Justus from Sunem said, they formed a camp⁹⁶This is a side remark; it is more explicit in Erubin 1, 19c l. 75. In v. 4, it is stated that David sent 10 men to Nabal; in v. 6 it is stated they encamped. He concludes that the legal definition of a camp (for the religious obligations in wartime) refers to a minimum of 10 men.. Nabal answered David’s servants⁹⁷1S. 25:10., etc. From where that in criminal trials the voting starts from the side? Samuel the Elder stated before Rebbi Aḥa: David told his men⁹⁸1S. 25:13. The argument is quoted in the Babli, 36a, in the name of R. Johanan. The verse explains that David told his men to gird their swords; he girded his sword last. This is read to mean that he first polled his men whether Nabal should be executed for the crime of lèse-majesty; he gave his vote last., etc. He flew at them⁹⁹1S. 25:14.. What means he flew at them? He made them fly with words¹⁰⁰Rashi quotes this in his Commentary to the verse.. Now know this and consider what to do¹⁰¹1S. 25:17.. She fell in with them¹⁰²1S. 25:20., she bared her thigh and they walked by its light¹⁰³Since in v. 3 she is described as a radiant beauty.. She fell in with them, they all were recognizable¹⁰⁴In the dark of the night.. [David] said, was it in vain that I watched¹⁰⁵1S. 25:21., etc.? Pissing on a wall¹⁰⁶1S. 25:22.; why does he refer to the dog pissing on a wall? Even with the dog I shall not have mercy. Abigail saw David¹⁰⁷1S. 25:23., etc. She told him, my lord David, what did I do, what did my children do, what did my animals do? He answered her, because he insulted the kingdom of David. She asked him, are you a king? He told her, did not Samuel anoint me as king? She answered him, our Lord’s Saul‘s coin¹⁰⁸Latin moneta. is still circulating. And I am your servant¹⁰⁹1S. 25:25.; this proves that he asked her for sex¹¹⁰Since in each sentence she repeats that she only is his servant, she has to emphasize that she is not going to be his companion.. Immediately, she brought out her stains¹¹¹Indicating that she was not available since she was menstruating, and treating him as a rabbi, competent to decide whether blood was menstrual or not (cf. Introduction to Tractate Niddah.) and showed him. He said, does one investigate stains in the night? She retorted, may your ears hear what your lips say! Stains one does not investigate in the night, does one judge capital cases in the night? He answered, his sentence was already passed in daytime. She retorted, may this not be פוּקָה for you¹¹²1S. 25:31..

⁹¹A Hebrew version of most of the story is in Midrash Samuel (ed. Buber) 25. This Nabal⁹²“Scoundrel”. But the name seems to be Arabic نبل “possessed of superior qualities, generous, noble.” was a descendant of Kelubai. Nabal said, nobody in Israel comes from a better family than I. That is what is written⁹³1S. 25:2.: A man from Maˋon had his business in Karmel; the man was exceedingly rich, a Kalebite, a descendant of Kelubai. David heard in the prairie that Nabal was shearing⁹⁴1S. 25:4.. Tell him, to life⁹⁵1S. 25:6.! For long life. Peace be with you, etc. Rebbi Justus from Sunem said, they formed a camp⁹⁶This is a side remark; it is more explicit in Erubin 1, 19c l. 75. In v. 4, it is stated that David sent 10 men to Nabal; in v. 6 it is stated they encamped. He concludes that the legal definition of a camp (for the religious obligations in wartime) refers to a minimum of 10 men.. Nabal answered David’s servants⁹⁷1S. 25:10., etc. From where that in criminal trials the voting starts from the side? Samuel the Elder stated before Rebbi Aḥa: David told his men⁹⁸1S. 25:13. The argument is quoted in the Babli, 36a, in the name of R. Johanan. The verse explains that David told his men to gird their swords; he girded his sword last. This is read to mean that he first polled his men whether Nabal should be executed for the crime of lèse-majesty; he gave his vote last., etc. He flew at them⁹⁹1S. 25:14.. What means he flew at them? He made them fly with words¹⁰⁰Rashi quotes this in his Commentary to the verse.. Now know this and consider what to do¹⁰¹1S. 25:17.. She fell in with them¹⁰²1S. 25:20., she bared her thigh and they walked by its light¹⁰³Since in v. 3 she is described as a radiant beauty.. She fell in with them, they all were recognizable¹⁰⁴In the dark of the night.. [David] said, was it in vain that I watched¹⁰⁵1S. 25:21., etc.? Pissing on a wall¹⁰⁶1S. 25:22.; why does he refer to the dog pissing on a wall? Even with the dog I shall not have mercy. Abigail saw David¹⁰⁷1S. 25:23., etc. She told him, my lord David, what did I do, what did my children do, what did my animals do? He answered her, because he insulted the kingdom of David. She asked him, are you a king? He told her, did not Samuel anoint me as king? She answered him, our Lord’s Saul‘s coin¹⁰⁸Latin moneta. is still circulating. And I am your servant¹⁰⁹1S. 25:25.; this proves that he asked her for sex¹¹⁰Since in each sentence she repeats that she only is his servant, she has to emphasize that she is not going to be his companion.. Immediately, she brought out her stains¹¹¹Indicating that she was not available since she was menstruating, and treating him as a rabbi, competent to decide whether blood was menstrual or not (cf. Introduction to Tractate Niddah.) and showed him. He said, does one investigate stains in the night? She retorted, may your ears hear what your lips say! Stains one does not investigate in the night, does one judge capital cases in the night? He answered, his sentence was already passed in daytime. She retorted, may this not be פוּקָה for you¹¹²1S. 25:31..

⁹¹A Hebrew version of most of the story is in Midrash Samuel (ed. Buber) 25. This Nabal⁹²“Scoundrel”. But the name seems to be Arabic نبل “possessed of superior qualities, generous, noble.” was a descendant of Kelubai. Nabal said, nobody in Israel comes from a better family than I. That is what is written⁹³1S. 25:2.: A man from Maˋon had his business in Karmel; the man was exceedingly rich, a Kalebite, a descendant of Kelubai. David heard in the prairie that Nabal was shearing⁹⁴1S. 25:4.. Tell him, to life⁹⁵1S. 25:6.! For long life. Peace be with you, etc. Rebbi Justus from Sunem said, they formed a camp⁹⁶This is a side remark; it is more explicit in Erubin 1, 19c l. 75. In v. 4, it is stated that David sent 10 men to Nabal; in v. 6 it is stated they encamped. He concludes that the legal definition of a camp (for the religious obligations in wartime) refers to a minimum of 10 men.. Nabal answered David’s servants⁹⁷1S. 25:10., etc. From where that in criminal trials the voting starts from the side? Samuel the Elder stated before Rebbi Aḥa: David told his men⁹⁸1S. 25:13. The argument is quoted in the Babli, 36a, in the name of R. Johanan. The verse explains that David told his men to gird their swords; he girded his sword last. This is read to mean that he first polled his men whether Nabal should be executed for the crime of lèse-majesty; he gave his vote last., etc. He flew at them⁹⁹1S. 25:14.. What means he flew at them? He made them fly with words¹⁰⁰Rashi quotes this in his Commentary to the verse.. Now know this and consider what to do¹⁰¹1S. 25:17.. She fell in with them¹⁰²1S. 25:20., she bared her thigh and they walked by its light¹⁰³Since in v. 3 she is described as a radiant beauty.. She fell in with them, they all were recognizable¹⁰⁴In the dark of the night.. [David] said, was it in vain that I watched¹⁰⁵1S. 25:21., etc.? Pissing on a wall¹⁰⁶1S. 25:22.; why does he refer to the dog pissing on a wall? Even with the dog I shall not have mercy. Abigail saw David¹⁰⁷1S. 25:23., etc. She told him, my lord David, what did I do, what did my children do, what did my animals do? He answered her, because he insulted the kingdom of David. She asked him, are you a king? He told her, did not Samuel anoint me as king? She answered him, our Lord’s Saul‘s coin¹⁰⁸Latin moneta. is still circulating. And I am your servant¹⁰⁹1S. 25:25.; this proves that he asked her for sex¹¹⁰Since in each sentence she repeats that she only is his servant, she has to emphasize that she is not going to be his companion.. Immediately, she brought out her stains¹¹¹Indicating that she was not available since she was menstruating, and treating him as a rabbi, competent to decide whether blood was menstrual or not (cf. Introduction to Tractate Niddah.) and showed him. He said, does one investigate stains in the night? She retorted, may your ears hear what your lips say! Stains one does not investigate in the night, does one judge capital cases in the night? He answered, his sentence was already passed in daytime. She retorted, may this not be פוּקָה for you¹¹²1S. 25:31..

⁹¹A Hebrew version of most of the story is in Midrash Samuel (ed. Buber) 25. This Nabal⁹²“Scoundrel”. But the name seems to be Arabic نبل “possessed of superior qualities, generous, noble.” was a descendant of Kelubai. Nabal said, nobody in Israel comes from a better family than I. That is what is written⁹³1S. 25:2.: A man from Maˋon had his business in Karmel; the man was exceedingly rich, a Kalebite, a descendant of Kelubai. David heard in the prairie that Nabal was shearing⁹⁴1S. 25:4.. Tell him, to life⁹⁵1S. 25:6.! For long life. Peace be with you, etc. Rebbi Justus from Sunem said, they formed a camp⁹⁶This is a side remark; it is more explicit in Erubin 1, 19c l. 75. In v. 4, it is stated that David sent 10 men to Nabal; in v. 6 it is stated they encamped. He concludes that the legal definition of a camp (for the religious obligations in wartime) refers to a minimum of 10 men.. Nabal answered David’s servants⁹⁷1S. 25:10., etc. From where that in criminal trials the voting starts from the side? Samuel the Elder stated before Rebbi Aḥa: David told his men⁹⁸1S. 25:13. The argument is quoted in the Babli, 36a, in the name of R. Johanan. The verse explains that David told his men to gird their swords; he girded his sword last. This is read to mean that he first polled his men whether Nabal should be executed for the crime of lèse-majesty; he gave his vote last., etc. He flew at them⁹⁹1S. 25:14.. What means he flew at them? He made them fly with words¹⁰⁰Rashi quotes this in his Commentary to the verse.. Now know this and consider what to do¹⁰¹1S. 25:17.. She fell in with them¹⁰²1S. 25:20., she bared her thigh and they walked by its light¹⁰³Since in v. 3 she is described as a radiant beauty.. She fell in with them, they all were recognizable¹⁰⁴In the dark of the night.. [David] said, was it in vain that I watched¹⁰⁵1S. 25:21., etc.? Pissing on a wall¹⁰⁶1S. 25:22.; why does he refer to the dog pissing on a wall? Even with the dog I shall not have mercy. Abigail saw David¹⁰⁷1S. 25:23., etc. She told him, my lord David, what did I do, what did my children do, what did my animals do? He answered her, because he insulted the kingdom of David. She asked him, are you a king? He told her, did not Samuel anoint me as king? She answered him, our Lord’s Saul‘s coin¹⁰⁸Latin moneta. is still circulating. And I am your servant¹⁰⁹1S. 25:25.; this proves that he asked her for sex¹¹⁰Since in each sentence she repeats that she only is his servant, she has to emphasize that she is not going to be his companion.. Immediately, she brought out her stains¹¹¹Indicating that she was not available since she was menstruating, and treating him as a rabbi, competent to decide whether blood was menstrual or not (cf. Introduction to Tractate Niddah.) and showed him. He said, does one investigate stains in the night? She retorted, may your ears hear what your lips say! Stains one does not investigate in the night, does one judge capital cases in the night? He answered, his sentence was already passed in daytime. She retorted, may this not be פוּקָה for you¹¹²1S. 25:31..

⁹¹A Hebrew version of most of the story is in Midrash Samuel (ed. Buber) 25. This Nabal⁹²“Scoundrel”. But the name seems to be Arabic نبل “possessed of superior qualities, generous, noble.” was a descendant of Kelubai. Nabal said, nobody in Israel comes from a better family than I. That is what is written⁹³1S. 25:2.: A man from Maˋon had his business in Karmel; the man was exceedingly rich, a Kalebite, a descendant of Kelubai. David heard in the prairie that Nabal was shearing⁹⁴1S. 25:4.. Tell him, to life⁹⁵1S. 25:6.! For long life. Peace be with you, etc. Rebbi Justus from Sunem said, they formed a camp⁹⁶This is a side remark; it is more explicit in Erubin 1, 19c l. 75. In v. 4, it is stated that David sent 10 men to Nabal; in v. 6 it is stated they encamped. He concludes that the legal definition of a camp (for the religious obligations in wartime) refers to a minimum of 10 men.. Nabal answered David’s servants⁹⁷1S. 25:10., etc. From where that in criminal trials the voting starts from the side? Samuel the Elder stated before Rebbi Aḥa: David told his men⁹⁸1S. 25:13. The argument is quoted in the Babli, 36a, in the name of R. Johanan. The verse explains that David told his men to gird their swords; he girded his sword last. This is read to mean that he first polled his men whether Nabal should be executed for the crime of lèse-majesty; he gave his vote last., etc. He flew at them⁹⁹1S. 25:14.. What means he flew at them? He made them fly with words¹⁰⁰Rashi quotes this in his Commentary to the verse.. Now know this and consider what to do¹⁰¹1S. 25:17.. She fell in with them¹⁰²1S. 25:20., she bared her thigh and they walked by its light¹⁰³Since in v. 3 she is described as a radiant beauty.. She fell in with them, they all were recognizable¹⁰⁴In the dark of the night.. [David] said, was it in vain that I watched¹⁰⁵1S. 25:21., etc.? Pissing on a wall¹⁰⁶1S. 25:22.; why does he refer to the dog pissing on a wall? Even with the dog I shall not have mercy. Abigail saw David¹⁰⁷1S. 25:23., etc. She told him, my lord David, what did I do, what did my children do, what did my animals do? He answered her, because he insulted the kingdom of David. She asked him, are you a king? He told her, did not Samuel anoint me as king? She answered him, our Lord’s Saul‘s coin¹⁰⁸Latin moneta. is still circulating. And I am your servant¹⁰⁹1S. 25:25.; this proves that he asked her for sex¹¹⁰Since in each sentence she repeats that she only is his servant, she has to emphasize that she is not going to be his companion.. Immediately, she brought out her stains¹¹¹Indicating that she was not available since she was menstruating, and treating him as a rabbi, competent to decide whether blood was menstrual or not (cf. Introduction to Tractate Niddah.) and showed him. He said, does one investigate stains in the night? She retorted, may your ears hear what your lips say! Stains one does not investigate in the night, does one judge capital cases in the night? He answered, his sentence was already passed in daytime. She retorted, may this not be פוּקָה for you¹¹²1S. 25:31..

⁹¹A Hebrew version of most of the story is in Midrash Samuel (ed. Buber) 25. This Nabal⁹²“Scoundrel”. But the name seems to be Arabic نبل “possessed of superior qualities, generous, noble.” was a descendant of Kelubai. Nabal said, nobody in Israel comes from a better family than I. That is what is written⁹³1S. 25:2.: A man from Maˋon had his business in Karmel; the man was exceedingly rich, a Kalebite, a descendant of Kelubai. David heard in the prairie that Nabal was shearing⁹⁴1S. 25:4.. Tell him, to life⁹⁵1S. 25:6.! For long life. Peace be with you, etc. Rebbi Justus from Sunem said, they formed a camp⁹⁶This is a side remark; it is more explicit in Erubin 1, 19c l. 75. In v. 4, it is stated that David sent 10 men to Nabal; in v. 6 it is stated they encamped. He concludes that the legal definition of a camp (for the religious obligations in wartime) refers to a minimum of 10 men.. Nabal answered David’s servants⁹⁷1S. 25:10., etc. From where that in criminal trials the voting starts from the side? Samuel the Elder stated before Rebbi Aḥa: David told his men⁹⁸1S. 25:13. The argument is quoted in the Babli, 36a, in the name of R. Johanan. The verse explains that David told his men to gird their swords; he girded his sword last. This is read to mean that he first polled his men whether Nabal should be executed for the crime of lèse-majesty; he gave his vote last., etc. He flew at them⁹⁹1S. 25:14.. What means he flew at them? He made them fly with words¹⁰⁰Rashi quotes this in his Commentary to the verse.. Now know this and consider what to do¹⁰¹1S. 25:17.. She fell in with them¹⁰²1S. 25:20., she bared her thigh and they walked by its light¹⁰³Since in v. 3 she is described as a radiant beauty.. She fell in with them, they all were recognizable¹⁰⁴In the dark of the night.. [David] said, was it in vain that I watched¹⁰⁵1S. 25:21., etc.? Pissing on a wall¹⁰⁶1S. 25:22.; why does he refer to the dog pissing on a wall? Even with the dog I shall not have mercy. Abigail saw David¹⁰⁷1S. 25:23., etc. She told him, my lord David, what did I do, what did my children do, what did my animals do? He answered her, because he insulted the kingdom of David. She asked him, are you a king? He told her, did not Samuel anoint me as king? She answered him, our Lord’s Saul‘s coin¹⁰⁸Latin moneta. is still circulating. And I am your servant¹⁰⁹1S. 25:25.; this proves that he asked her for sex¹¹⁰Since in each sentence she repeats that she only is his servant, she has to emphasize that she is not going to be his companion.. Immediately, she brought out her stains¹¹¹Indicating that she was not available since she was menstruating, and treating him as a rabbi, competent to decide whether blood was menstrual or not (cf. Introduction to Tractate Niddah.) and showed him. He said, does one investigate stains in the night? She retorted, may your ears hear what your lips say! Stains one does not investigate in the night, does one judge capital cases in the night? He answered, his sentence was already passed in daytime. She retorted, may this not be פוּקָה for you¹¹²1S. 25:31..

⁹¹A Hebrew version of most of the story is in Midrash Samuel (ed. Buber) 25. This Nabal⁹²“Scoundrel”. But the name seems to be Arabic نبل “possessed of superior qualities, generous, noble.” was a descendant of Kelubai. Nabal said, nobody in Israel comes from a better family than I. That is what is written⁹³1S. 25:2.: A man from Maˋon had his business in Karmel; the man was exceedingly rich, a Kalebite, a descendant of Kelubai. David heard in the prairie that Nabal was shearing⁹⁴1S. 25:4.. Tell him, to life⁹⁵1S. 25:6.! For long life. Peace be with you, etc. Rebbi Justus from Sunem said, they formed a camp⁹⁶This is a side remark; it is more explicit in Erubin 1, 19c l. 75. In v. 4, it is stated that David sent 10 men to Nabal; in v. 6 it is stated they encamped. He concludes that the legal definition of a camp (for the religious obligations in wartime) refers to a minimum of 10 men.. Nabal answered David’s servants⁹⁷1S. 25:10., etc. From where that in criminal trials the voting starts from the side? Samuel the Elder stated before Rebbi Aḥa: David told his men⁹⁸1S. 25:13. The argument is quoted in the Babli, 36a, in the name of R. Johanan. The verse explains that David told his men to gird their swords; he girded his sword last. This is read to mean that he first polled his men whether Nabal should be executed for the crime of lèse-majesty; he gave his vote last., etc. He flew at them⁹⁹1S. 25:14.. What means he flew at them? He made them fly with words¹⁰⁰Rashi quotes this in his Commentary to the verse.. Now know this and consider what to do¹⁰¹1S. 25:17.. She fell in with them¹⁰²1S. 25:20., she bared her thigh and they walked by its light¹⁰³Since in v. 3 she is described as a radiant beauty.. She fell in with them, they all were recognizable¹⁰⁴In the dark of the night.. [David] said, was it in vain that I watched¹⁰⁵1S. 25:21., etc.? Pissing on a wall¹⁰⁶1S. 25:22.; why does he refer to the dog pissing on a wall? Even with the dog I shall not have mercy. Abigail saw David¹⁰⁷1S. 25:23., etc. She told him, my lord David, what did I do, what did my children do, what did my animals do? He answered her, because he insulted the kingdom of David. She asked him, are you a king? He told her, did not Samuel anoint me as king? She answered him, our Lord’s Saul‘s coin¹⁰⁸Latin moneta. is still circulating. And I am your servant¹⁰⁹1S. 25:25.; this proves that he asked her for sex¹¹⁰Since in each sentence she repeats that she only is his servant, she has to emphasize that she is not going to be his companion.. Immediately, she brought out her stains¹¹¹Indicating that she was not available since she was menstruating, and treating him as a rabbi, competent to decide whether blood was menstrual or not (cf. Introduction to Tractate Niddah.) and showed him. He said, does one investigate stains in the night? She retorted, may your ears hear what your lips say! Stains one does not investigate in the night, does one judge capital cases in the night? He answered, his sentence was already passed in daytime. She retorted, may this not be פוּקָה for you¹¹²1S. 25:31..

⁹¹A Hebrew version of most of the story is in Midrash Samuel (ed. Buber) 25. This Nabal⁹²“Scoundrel”. But the name seems to be Arabic نبل “possessed of superior qualities, generous, noble.” was a descendant of Kelubai. Nabal said, nobody in Israel comes from a better family than I. That is what is written⁹³1S. 25:2.: A man from Maˋon had his business in Karmel; the man was exceedingly rich, a Kalebite, a descendant of Kelubai. David heard in the prairie that Nabal was shearing⁹⁴1S. 25:4.. Tell him, to life⁹⁵1S. 25:6.! For long life. Peace be with you, etc. Rebbi Justus from Sunem said, they formed a camp⁹⁶This is a side remark; it is more explicit in Erubin 1, 19c l. 75. In v. 4, it is stated that David sent 10 men to Nabal; in v. 6 it is stated they encamped. He concludes that the legal definition of a camp (for the religious obligations in wartime) refers to a minimum of 10 men.. Nabal answered David’s servants⁹⁷1S. 25:10., etc. From where that in criminal trials the voting starts from the side? Samuel the Elder stated before Rebbi Aḥa: David told his men⁹⁸1S. 25:13. The argument is quoted in the Babli, 36a, in the name of R. Johanan. The verse explains that David told his men to gird their swords; he girded his sword last. This is read to mean that he first polled his men whether Nabal should be executed for the crime of lèse-majesty; he gave his vote last., etc. He flew at them⁹⁹1S. 25:14.. What means he flew at them? He made them fly with words¹⁰⁰Rashi quotes this in his Commentary to the verse.. Now know this and consider what to do¹⁰¹1S. 25:17.. She fell in with them¹⁰²1S. 25:20., she bared her thigh and they walked by its light¹⁰³Since in v. 3 she is described as a radiant beauty.. She fell in with them, they all were recognizable¹⁰⁴In the dark of the night.. [David] said, was it in vain that I watched¹⁰⁵1S. 25:21., etc.? Pissing on a wall¹⁰⁶1S. 25:22.; why does he refer to the dog pissing on a wall? Even with the dog I shall not have mercy. Abigail saw David¹⁰⁷1S. 25:23., etc. She told him, my lord David, what did I do, what did my children do, what did my animals do? He answered her, because he insulted the kingdom of David. She asked him, are you a king? He told her, did not Samuel anoint me as king? She answered him, our Lord’s Saul‘s coin¹⁰⁸Latin moneta. is still circulating. And I am your servant¹⁰⁹1S. 25:25.; this proves that he asked her for sex¹¹⁰Since in each sentence she repeats that she only is his servant, she has to emphasize that she is not going to be his companion.. Immediately, she brought out her stains¹¹¹Indicating that she was not available since she was menstruating, and treating him as a rabbi, competent to decide whether blood was menstrual or not (cf. Introduction to Tractate Niddah.) and showed him. He said, does one investigate stains in the night? She retorted, may your ears hear what your lips say! Stains one does not investigate in the night, does one judge capital cases in the night? He answered, his sentence was already passed in daytime. She retorted, may this not be פוּקָה for you¹¹²1S. 25:31..

⁹¹A Hebrew version of most of the story is in Midrash Samuel (ed. Buber) 25. This Nabal⁹²“Scoundrel”. But the name seems to be Arabic نبل “possessed of superior qualities, generous, noble.” was a descendant of Kelubai. Nabal said, nobody in Israel comes from a better family than I. That is what is written⁹³1S. 25:2.: A man from Maˋon had his business in Karmel; the man was exceedingly rich, a Kalebite, a descendant of Kelubai. David heard in the prairie that Nabal was shearing⁹⁴1S. 25:4.. Tell him, to life⁹⁵1S. 25:6.! For long life. Peace be with you, etc. Rebbi Justus from Sunem said, they formed a camp⁹⁶This is a side remark; it is more explicit in Erubin 1, 19c l. 75. In v. 4, it is stated that David sent 10 men to Nabal; in v. 6 it is stated they encamped. He concludes that the legal definition of a camp (for the religious obligations in wartime) refers to a minimum of 10 men.. Nabal answered David’s servants⁹⁷1S. 25:10., etc. From where that in criminal trials the voting starts from the side? Samuel the Elder stated before Rebbi Aḥa: David told his men⁹⁸1S. 25:13. The argument is quoted in the Babli, 36a, in the name of R. Johanan. The verse explains that David told his men to gird their swords; he girded his sword last. This is read to mean that he first polled his men whether Nabal should be executed for the crime of lèse-majesty; he gave his vote last., etc. He flew at them⁹⁹1S. 25:14.. What means he flew at them? He made them fly with words¹⁰⁰Rashi quotes this in his Commentary to the verse.. Now know this and consider what to do¹⁰¹1S. 25:17.. She fell in with them¹⁰²1S. 25:20., she bared her thigh and they walked by its light¹⁰³Since in v. 3 she is described as a radiant beauty.. She fell in with them, they all were recognizable¹⁰⁴In the dark of the night.. [David] said, was it in vain that I watched¹⁰⁵1S. 25:21., etc.? Pissing on a wall¹⁰⁶1S. 25:22.; why does he refer to the dog pissing on a wall? Even with the dog I shall not have mercy. Abigail saw David¹⁰⁷1S. 25:23., etc. She told him, my lord David, what did I do, what did my children do, what did my animals do? He answered her, because he insulted the kingdom of David. She asked him, are you a king? He told her, did not Samuel anoint me as king? She answered him, our Lord’s Saul‘s coin¹⁰⁸Latin moneta. is still circulating. And I am your servant¹⁰⁹1S. 25:25.; this proves that he asked her for sex¹¹⁰Since in each sentence she repeats that she only is his servant, she has to emphasize that she is not going to be his companion.. Immediately, she brought out her stains¹¹¹Indicating that she was not available since she was menstruating, and treating him as a rabbi, competent to decide whether blood was menstrual or not (cf. Introduction to Tractate Niddah.) and showed him. He said, does one investigate stains in the night? She retorted, may your ears hear what your lips say! Stains one does not investigate in the night, does one judge capital cases in the night? He answered, his sentence was already passed in daytime. She retorted, may this not be פוּקָה for you¹¹²1S. 25:31..

⁹¹A Hebrew version of most of the story is in Midrash Samuel (ed. Buber) 25. This Nabal⁹²“Scoundrel”. But the name seems to be Arabic نبل “possessed of superior qualities, generous, noble.” was a descendant of Kelubai. Nabal said, nobody in Israel comes from a better family than I. That is what is written⁹³1S. 25:2.: A man from Maˋon had his business in Karmel; the man was exceedingly rich, a Kalebite, a descendant of Kelubai. David heard in the prairie that Nabal was shearing⁹⁴1S. 25:4.. Tell him, to life⁹⁵1S. 25:6.! For long life. Peace be with you, etc. Rebbi Justus from Sunem said, they formed a camp⁹⁶This is a side remark; it is more explicit in Erubin 1, 19c l. 75. In v. 4, it is stated that David sent 10 men to Nabal; in v. 6 it is stated they encamped. He concludes that the legal definition of a camp (for the religious obligations in wartime) refers to a minimum of 10 men.. Nabal answered David’s servants⁹⁷1S. 25:10., etc. From where that in criminal trials the voting starts from the side? Samuel the Elder stated before Rebbi Aḥa: David told his men⁹⁸1S. 25:13. The argument is quoted in the Babli, 36a, in the name of R. Johanan. The verse explains that David told his men to gird their swords; he girded his sword last. This is read to mean that he first polled his men whether Nabal should be executed for the crime of lèse-majesty; he gave his vote last., etc. He flew at them⁹⁹1S. 25:14.. What means he flew at them? He made them fly with words¹⁰⁰Rashi quotes this in his Commentary to the verse.. Now know this and consider what to do¹⁰¹1S. 25:17.. She fell in with them¹⁰²1S. 25:20., she bared her thigh and they walked by its light¹⁰³Since in v. 3 she is described as a radiant beauty.. She fell in with them, they all were recognizable¹⁰⁴In the dark of the night.. [David] said, was it in vain that I watched¹⁰⁵1S. 25:21., etc.? Pissing on a wall¹⁰⁶1S. 25:22.; why does he refer to the dog pissing on a wall? Even with the dog I shall not have mercy. Abigail saw David¹⁰⁷1S. 25:23., etc. She told him, my lord David, what did I do, what did my children do, what did my animals do? He answered her, because he insulted the kingdom of David. She asked him, are you a king? He told her, did not Samuel anoint me as king? She answered him, our Lord’s Saul‘s coin¹⁰⁸Latin moneta. is still circulating. And I am your servant¹⁰⁹1S. 25:25.; this proves that he asked her for sex¹¹⁰Since in each sentence she repeats that she only is his servant, she has to emphasize that she is not going to be his companion.. Immediately, she brought out her stains¹¹¹Indicating that she was not available since she was menstruating, and treating him as a rabbi, competent to decide whether blood was menstrual or not (cf. Introduction to Tractate Niddah.) and showed him. He said, does one investigate stains in the night? She retorted, may your ears hear what your lips say! Stains one does not investigate in the night, does one judge capital cases in the night? He answered, his sentence was already passed in daytime. She retorted, may this not be פוּקָה for you¹¹²1S. 25:31..

She told him, when you emerge from your tribulations, one will say of you that you that you are a murderer. And a stumbling block for sin^112,1S. 25:31.¹¹⁴In the verse: a stumbling block of my lord’s heart.. You are set up to stumble over a married woman, better one than two. In the future it will be enough to bring one, and not to add spilling blood. Are you ready to rule over Israel when they will say about you that you were a spiller of blood? Even though anybody who curses the dynasty of David incurs the death penalty¹¹⁵In imitation of Roman law; Babli Megillah 14a., still you are missing the throne. But remember your servant¹¹²1S. 25:31., this proves that she showed herself licentious¹¹⁶She indicated her desire to be his wife when she still was married to Nabal.. Since she showed herself licentious, the verse damaged her. In all verses one reads Abigail, except for this verse¹¹⁷1S. 25:32.: David said to Abigal, praised be the Eternal, etc., to come into blood guilts, the blood of menstruation and the spilling of blood¹¹⁸1S. 25:33; explaining the plural “bloods” used in the verse. Babli Megillah14b..

She told him, when you emerge from your tribulations, one will say of you that you that you are a murderer. And a stumbling block for sin^112,1S. 25:31.¹¹⁴In the verse: a stumbling block of my lord’s heart.. You are set up to stumble over a married woman, better one than two. In the future it will be enough to bring one, and not to add spilling blood. Are you ready to rule over Israel when they will say about you that you were a spiller of blood? Even though anybody who curses the dynasty of David incurs the death penalty¹¹⁵In imitation of Roman law; Babli Megillah 14a., still you are missing the throne. But remember your servant¹¹²1S. 25:31., this proves that she showed herself licentious¹¹⁶She indicated her desire to be his wife when she still was married to Nabal.. Since she showed herself licentious, the verse damaged her. In all verses one reads Abigail, except for this verse¹¹⁷1S. 25:32.: David said to Abigal, praised be the Eternal, etc., to come into blood guilts, the blood of menstruation and the spilling of blood¹¹⁸1S. 25:33; explaining the plural “bloods” used in the verse. Babli Megillah14b..

She told him, when you emerge from your tribulations, one will say of you that you that you are a murderer. And a stumbling block for sin^112,1S. 25:31.¹¹⁴In the verse: a stumbling block of my lord’s heart.. You are set up to stumble over a married woman, better one than two. In the future it will be enough to bring one, and not to add spilling blood. Are you ready to rule over Israel when they will say about you that you were a spiller of blood? Even though anybody who curses the dynasty of David incurs the death penalty¹¹⁵In imitation of Roman law; Babli Megillah 14a., still you are missing the throne. But remember your servant¹¹²1S. 25:31., this proves that she showed herself licentious¹¹⁶She indicated her desire to be his wife when she still was married to Nabal.. Since she showed herself licentious, the verse damaged her. In all verses one reads Abigail, except for this verse¹¹⁷1S. 25:32.: David said to Abigal, praised be the Eternal, etc., to come into blood guilts, the blood of menstruation and the spilling of blood¹¹⁸1S. 25:33; explaining the plural “bloods” used in the verse. Babli Megillah14b..

⁷⁴This is quoted in Halakhah 2:3 (Note 98). From where that in criminal trials the voting starts from the side? Samuel the Elder stated before Rebbi Aḥa: David told his men, each gird his sword⁷⁵1S. 25:13., and after this⁷⁶When everybody had given his opinion that Nabal should be killed, David girded his sword in assent., they were sitting in judgment about Nabal. Rebbi Thema bar Pappaias in the name of Rav Hoshaia: Also when disqualifying families⁷⁷A determination that daughters of a certain family cannot be married either by born Jews since they are descended from a bastard, or by priests since they are descended from a desecrated priest or a woman desecrated by a priest. All restrictions of criminal cases apply here, in the only cases heard by Amoraic courts in Palestine under the rules of criminal trials. one starts from the side.

The following are spelt with a waw but read with a yod: prisoners;⁹⁹Gen. 39, 20, written ’asurë and read ’asirë. Abigail;¹⁰⁰1 Sam. 25, 18, written Abugail and read Abigail. I make thee … go up and down;¹⁰¹2 Sam. 15, 20, written anu‘aka and read ani‘aka. chief men;¹⁰²2 Kings 24, 15, written ’ulë and read ’elë. I will … make … straight;¹⁰³Isa. 45, 2, written ’aushir and read ’ayashsher. I will … make them run away;¹⁰⁴Jer. 50, 44, written ’aruẓem and read ’ariẓem. on mine eye;¹⁰⁵2 Sam. 16, 12, written ba‘awoni and read be‘eni. cistern;¹⁰⁶Jer. 6, 7, written bor and read bayir. in their march;¹⁰⁷Nahum 2, 6, written bahalokotham and read bahalikotham. set apart;¹⁰⁸2 Chron. 26, 21, written haḥofshuth and read haḥofshith. V inserts here another example, viz. ‘my way’, but N.Y. declares it to be incorrect and H omits it. wilt thou set;¹⁰⁹Prov. 23, 5, written hata‘uf and read hata‘if. ye might provoke Me;¹¹⁰Jer. 25, 7, written hik‘oseni and read hak‘iseni. make straight;¹¹¹Ps. 5, 9, written haushar and read hayeshar. who were set;¹¹²Ezra 8, 17, written hannethunim and read hannethinim. that taught;¹¹³2 Chron. 35, 3, written hammebonim and read hammebinim. Birzaith;¹¹⁴1 Chron. 7, 31, written Birzoth and read Birzaith. will greatly rejoice;¹¹⁵Prov. 23, 24, written gol yagul and read gil yagil. Dehites;¹¹⁶Ezra 4, 9, written Dehawë and read Dehayë. bring forth;¹¹⁷Gen. 8, 17, written hawẓë’ and read hayẓë’. Harsith;¹¹⁸Jer. 19, 2, written haḥarsoth and read haḥarsith. Luhith;¹¹⁹ibid. XLVIII, 5, written halluḥoth and read halluḥith. the entry;¹²⁰Ezek. 42, 9, written hammebo’ and read hammebi’. the strong;¹²¹Zech. 11, 2, written habbaẓur and read habbaẓir. made to murmur;¹²²Numb. 14, 36, written wayyillonu and read wayyalinu. and Shahazim;¹²³Josh. 19, 22, written weshaḥaẓumah and read weshaḥaẓimah. and a royal diadem;¹²⁴Isa. 62, 3, written uẓenuf and read uẓenif. and a thing of nought and the deceit;¹²⁵Jer. 14, 14, written we’elul wetarmuth and read we’elil wetarmith. and the swallow;¹²⁶ibid. VIII, 7, written wesus and read wesis. and the galleries thereof;¹²⁷Ezek. 41, 15, written we’attoḳeha and read we’attiḳeha. and Tilon;¹²⁸1 Chron. 4, 20, written wetolon and read wetilon. Jehiel;¹²⁹2 Chron. 29, 14, written Jeḥu’el and read Jeḥi’el. and prepare ye;¹³⁰ibid. XXXV, 4, written wehikkonu and read wehakkinu. thy bosom;¹³¹Ps. 74, 11, written ḥoḳeka and read ḥeḳeka. a side-structure;¹³²1 Kings 6, 5, written yaẓu‘a and read yaẓi‘a. Jair;¹³³1 Chron. 20, 5, written Ya‘or and read Ya‘ir. alienate;¹³⁴Ezek. 48, 14, written ya‘abor and read ya‘abir. Jeiel;¹³⁵1 Chron. 9, 35, written Je‘u’el and read Je‘i’el. they wander up and down;¹³⁶Ps. 59, 16, written yenu‘un and read yeni‘un. let … cover them;¹³⁷ibid. CXL, 10, written yekassumo and read yekassemo. they cause … to fall;¹³⁸Prov. 4, 16, written yiksholu and read yakshilu. to strive;¹³⁹Judg. 21, 22, written larub and read larib. singing;¹⁴⁰1 Sam. 18, 6, written lashur and read lashir. Laish;¹⁴¹2 Sam. 3, 15, written Lush and read Layish. for fishers;¹⁴²Jer. 16, 16, written ledogim and read ledayyagim. dross;¹⁴³Ezek. 22, 18, written lesog and read lesig. for a spoil;¹⁴⁴Isa. 42, 24, written limshoseh and read limshissah. their furrows;¹⁴⁵Ps. 129, 3, written lema‘anotham and read lema‘anitham. Mephaath;¹⁴⁶Jer. 48, 21, written mopha‘ath and read mepa‘ath. from Naioth;¹⁴⁷1 Sam. 20, 1, written minnawoth and read minnayoth. stretched-forth;¹⁴⁸Isa. 3, 17, written neṭuwothn and read neṭioth. fruit;¹⁴⁹ibid. LVII, 19, written nob and read nib. Nebai;¹⁵⁰Neh. 10, 20, written Nubai and read Nebai. Nephishesim;¹⁵¹ibid. VII, 52, written Nefushesim and read Nefishesim. leave;¹⁵²2 Sam. 14, 7, written sum and read sim. ready dressed;¹⁵³1 Sam. 25, 18, written ‘asuwoth and read ‘asiyoth. Ephai;¹⁵⁴Jer. 40, 8, written ‘ufai and read ‘ephai. Ephrain;¹⁵⁵2 Chron. 13, 19, written ‘Efron and read ‘Efrain. V incorrectly reads ‘Abarim. the second¹⁵⁶This excludes the first ready in Esth. 3, 14. ready;¹⁵⁷Esth. 8, 13, written ‘athudim and read ‘athidim. their lads;¹⁵⁸Jer. 14, 3, written ẓe‘orehem and read ẓe‘irehem. her little ones;¹⁵⁹ibid. XLVIII, 4, written ẓe‘oreha and read ẓe‘ireha. dung.¹⁶⁰Ezek. 4, 15, written ẓefu‘ë and read ẓefi‘ë. [38b]

How many form a camp? Rebbi Ḥananiah said, one hundred. Gideon came with the hundred men who were with him to the border of the camp³⁰⁰Jud. 7:19.. Rebbi Abuna asked, if it had said, “the camp of a hundred men who were with him” it would be acceptable³⁰¹Since the camp was the enemy’s the quote does not prove anything.. Rebbi Joḥanan said, ten: David’s servants came and spoke to Nabal³⁰²1S. 25:9. It had been stated in v. 5 that they were ten., etc. What means and they rested³⁰²1S. 25:9. It had been stated in v. 5 that they were ten.? Rebbi Justus bar Shune said, they made a camp. Rebbi Jehudah ben Pazi said, ten: Until the camp was large like God’s camp³⁰³1Chr. 12:22.. How many are “God’s camp”? Ten³⁰⁴The source of this statement is unknown. Rashba col. 124, who quotes this statement, does not comment on it.. It was stated in the name of Rebbi Jehudah: 12’000 who are marching off as camp of Israel in a war of choice are permitted to rob moist wood but are forbidden to rob dry wood. Those who march out in a war of obligation are permitted to rob both dry and moist wood³⁰⁵Details of the statement in Mishnah 10. The Babli disagrees about the kind of wood, 17a, Tosephta 2:6.
The source of the number 12’000 is unknown. In Midrash Shemuel (ed. Buber 23(9)) the quote is “12’000 like the camp of Midyan.” This cannot be correct since the escapees from Gideon’s attack were about 15’000 (Jud. 8:10). Our text is confirmed by R. Ḥananel (ad 17a).. Rebbi Daniel the son of Rav Qatina in the name of Rav Ḥuna: If they were made into bundles it is forbidden. So far if it was not close to a forest; even if it was close to a forest. So far if it was not close to a spring; even if it was close to a spring. ³⁰⁶This refers to the statement in Mishnah 10 that in a camp one is not liable for demay. It is specified that food delivered to the camp is not liable even in a town but food acquired in town remains liable even if taken out to camp. If they brought it with them to a town, they already are freed from liability. What they took out with them from a town already is liable for demay. Rebbi Yose in the name of Rebbi Abbahu, Rebbi Ḥizqiah said in the name of Rebbi Jehudah ben Pazi: Demay was put in order or not in order³⁰⁷Cf. Šabbat 2, Note 238..

At that time, Moses asked to die as Aaron had died, because he saw the great honor Aaron was given at the funeral procession, with rows and rows of angels eulogizing him. But did he actually say this to someone? No, he just said it to himself. Yet the Holy Blessed One heard his whisper, as it says (Deuteronomy 32:51), “And you will die on the mountain that you go up on, and be gathered to your people, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor.” From this you learn that he asked to die as Aaron had died.
At that time, [God] said to the Angel of Death: Go, bring me the soul of Moses. The Angel of Death went and stood before him, and said: Moses, give me your soul. But he scowled at him [and said: The place I sit, you have no right to even stand – and you ask me to give you my soul? So he scowled at him] and chased him away with a rebuke.
The Holy Blessed One said again to the Angel of Death: Go, bring me the soul of Moses.
Finally, the Holy Blessed One said to Moses: Moses! You’ve had enough of this world. The World to Come has been prepared for you since the six days of creation. As it says (Exodus 33:22), “God said, here is a place near Me; stand on that rock.” The Holy Blessed One took Moses’ soul and stored it under the Throne of Glory. (As it says [I Samuel 25:29], “And the soul of my master will be bound up in the bond of life.”) And when He took it, He did it with a kiss. As it says (Deuteronomy 34:5), “[Moses died…] by the mouth of God.” And not only Moses’ soul is stored under the Throne of Glory, but also the souls of all the righteous are stored there! As it says (I Samuel 25:29), “[If anyone sets out to pursue you and seek your life], the soul of my master will be bound up in the bond of life.” Could it be that the souls of the wicked are there, too? The verse continues: “but He will fling away the lives of your enemies like a slingshot.” [(To what can this be compared?) It can be compared to someone who takes a stone and places it in a sling;] even though he flings it from place to place, he does not know where it will land. So it is for the souls of the wicked, which cast about and go wandering the world, and have no place to rest.
The Holy Blessed One said again to the Angel of Death: Go, bring me the soul of Moses. He went back to the place, and looked for Moses, but could not find him. He went to the Great Sea and said to it: Did Moses come here? And it said: I have not seen him since the day that Israel passed through me. He went to the mountains and hills and asked them: Did Moses come here? [They said to him: We have not seen him since the day that Israel received the Torah on Mount Sinai. He went down to the Underworld and to Oblivion said to them: Did Moses come here? They said: We have heard his name, but we have never seen him. He went and asked the angels: Did Moses come here?] They said to him: God knows his path and his place. God stored him away for the World to Come, and no living creature knows where. As it says (Job 28:12–14, 22), “Where will wisdom be found, and where is the place of understanding? No human knows its measure, and it cannot be found in the land of the living. The Deep says, it is not in me, and the sea says it is not by me…. Oblivion and Death say: in our ears we heard a rumor.” Even Joshua was sitting in despair over Moses [for he did not know where he was], until the Holy Blessed One said to him: Joshua, why are you in despair over Moses? For “Moses My servant is dead.” (Joshua 1:2).