וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ לֹא־לִבִּ֣י הָלַ֔ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר הָֽפַךְ־אִ֛ישׁ מֵעַ֥ל מֶרְכַּבְתּ֖וֹ לִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָ הַעֵ֞ת לָקַ֤חַת אֶת־הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ וְלָקַ֣חַת בְּגָדִ֔ים וְזֵיתִ֤ים וּכְרָמִים֙ וְצֹ֣אן וּבָקָ֔ר וַעֲבָדִ֖ים וּשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃
At sinabi niya sa kanya: “Hindi ba sumama sa iyo ang aking puso nang bumaba ang lalaki mula sa kanyang karwahe upang salubungin ka? Panahon ba ito upang tumanggap ng pilak, at tumanggap ng mga kasuotan, at mga taniman ng olibo at mga ubasan, at mga tupa at mga baka, at mga aliping lalaki at mga aliping babae?
Guide for the Perplexed
It further denotes “thought.” Comp. “Went not mine heart with thee?” (2 Kings 5:26), i.e., I was with thee in my thought when a certain event happened. Similarly must be explained, “And that ye seek not after your own heart” (Num. 15:39), i.e., after your own thoughts: “Whose heart (i.e., whose thought), turneth away this day” (Deut. xxix. is).