תוקפו של בועז – ענוותנותו של פלטי בן ליש, כדאמרן.
Boaz’s power is the humility of Palti, son of Laish, as we said, for he conquered his desire not only for one night, as Boaz did, but for many nights
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תוקפו של בועז – ענוותנותו של פלטי בן ליש, כדאמרן.
Boaz’s power is the humility of Palti, son of Laish, as we said, for he conquered his desire not only for one night, as Boaz did, but for many nights
אמר רבי יוחנן: מאי דכתיב ״רבות בנות עשו חיל ואת עלית על כלנה״? ״רבות בנות עשו חיל״ – זה יוסף ובועז. ״ואת עלית על כלנה״ – זה פלטי בן ליש.
R' Yoḥanan says: What is the meaning of that which is written: “Many daughters have done valiantly, but you excel above them all” (Proverbs 31:29)? “Many daughters have done valiantly”; this is a reference to Joseph and Boaz. “But you excel above them all”; this is a reference to Palti, son of Laish, who exceeded Joseph and Boaz in restraint, as discussed above.
אמר רבי שמואל בר נחמן אמר רבי יונתן: מאי דכתיב ״שקר החן והבל היפי״? ״שקר החן״ – זה יוסף, ״והבל היפי״ – זה בועז. ״יראת ה׳ היא תתהלל״ – זה פלטי בן ליש.
R' Shmuel bar Naḥman says that R' Yonatan says: What is the meaning of that which is written: “Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears YHWH, she should be praised” (Proverbs 31:30). “Grace is deceitful”; this is a reference to Joseph. “And beauty is vain”; this is a reference to Boaz. “Who fears YHWH, she should be praised”; this is a reference to Palti, son of Laish, who did not sin with Michal. Although the behavior of Joseph and Boaz is commendable, it is “deceitful” and “vain” relative to that of Palti ben Laish.
דבר אחר: ״שקר החן״ – זה דורו של משה, ״והבל היפי״ – זה דורו של יהושע, ״יראת ה׳ היא תתהלל״ – זה דורו של חזקיה.
Alternatively: “Grace is deceitful”; this is a reference to the generation of Moses. “And beauty is vain”; this is a reference to the generation of Joshua. “Who fears YHWH, she should be praised”; this is a reference to the generation of Hezekiah. Although the studying of Torah during the generations of Moses and Joshua was commendable, it was “deceitful” and “vain” relative to that of the generation of Hezekiah, during which the people studied Torah assiduously, despite the suffering caused by war and foreign rule.
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