Comentários de Citação sobre Juízes 8:16

I have troubled. Similar to, 'And with them he broke [וַידַׁע] the men of Succos.'¹ Shoftim 8:16.

He chastises Heb. יידע, chastises, like (Jud. 8:16): “and with them he broke (ויודע) the men of Succoth.”

Have I not told thee of it long ago? Ye are even my witnesses, and you will see whether there is a God beside me; There is no God בל ירעתי whom I know not¹¹A. V., I know not any. to be vain and powerless. According to some, whom I chastised not; comp. ויודע and he chastised¹²A. V., He taught. (Jud. 8:16). I think that the prophet speaks here of the host of heaven.¹³In that case צור rock, protection, would signify the same as שׂר prince, used by Daniel 10:20. See I. E. on 24:21, Note 30.

will be broken Heb. יודע, will be broken and chastised, as in (Jud. 8:16): “And with them he broke (ויודע) the men of Succoth.”

So teach the number of our days And just as in the beginning, make known in the world the number of our long days, and since we enjoy longevity, we will be able to acquire intelligence, and we will acquire in them a heart of wisdom. The word נביא is an expression of bringing [rather than of a prophet. Cf. B.B. 12a, Targum ad. loc, Redak below]. (Some say: According to the number of our days כן, according to the numerical value of כן, seventy years. He says: According to the number of our years, which are few, so shall You chastise us, as [Jud. 8:16]: “and with them he chastised (ויודע) the men of Succoth.” This does not appear in all editions.)