Komentaryong Sumisipi para sa Genesis 30:13

חמוץ Cruel.³⁹A. V., The oppressed. An adjective, like קרוב ‘ near ;’ comp. חומץ ‘ cruel ’ (Ps. 71:4). Many explain אשרו חמוץ Give due consideration to the cause, do not judge off hand ; the meaning of אשרו would then be, Praise ye (comp. Gen. 30:13).⁴⁰The translation of the words אשרו חמוץ, according to this explanation, would be : Praise him who is considerate in judgment. This is the opinion of Raba, recorded in Talm. Babl. Sanhedrin 35. אשרו דיין שמחמץ את דינו Praise the judge, who gives his judgment time to ferment. חמוץ is then derived from חָמֵץ dough which had sufficient time to rise. In the courts of law of the Jews, it was the rule that the execution of the sentence of death, after the completion of the trial, should be deferred till the following day, in order to be considered and discussed a second time. (Talm. 1. c.)

“From Asher his bread is rich.” Since Asher was responsible for supplying oil to the Temple for meal offerings and other Temple needs, and it is known that all abundance and plenty comes to the world through the Temple, therefore it says that from Asher comes the rich bread of Israel — rich [shemeinah] corresponding to “oil [shemen].” And he will provide royal delicacies, for he will give to the Temple, and the Temple will give to the whole world, to king and commoner alike. Alternatively, it prophesies that Asher would be charitable, and therefore all would praise him — sons and daughters — as it is written for daughters have called me fortunate (Genesis 30:13), and Moses said Most blessed of sons is Asher (Deuteronomy 33:24). And he will give to the poor rich bread and royal delicacies, not from inferior quality, like that person who fed the poor fattened poultry [referring to a story in Ketubot 67b], and as it is written Did I eat my morsel alone (Job 31:17) — meaning that even my own portion of fine bread designated for me, I did not eat alone.

“And to Asher he said, blessed of sons is Asher.” Since regarding his birth it is written Happy am I, for the daughters have called me happy (Genesis 30:13), therefore he adds to say that also among sons he shall be blessed and happy, for both son and daughter — all will call him happy and bless him.