(יב) וַיִּשְׁלַח וַיְבִיאֵהוּ וְהוּא אַדְמוֹנִי עִם יְפֵה עֵינַיִם וְטוֹב רֹאִי וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה קוּם מְשָׁחֵהוּ(annoint him) כִּי זֶה הוּא. (יג) וַיִּקַּח שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת קֶרֶן הַשֶּׁמֶן וַיִּמְשַׁח אֹתוֹ בְּקֶרֶב אֶחָיו וַתִּצְלַח רוּחַ יְהוָה אֶל דָּוִד מֵהַיּוֹם הַהוּא וָמָעְלָה וַיָּקָם שְׁמוּאֵל וַיֵּלֶךְ הָרָמָתָה...... (יז) וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶל עֲבָדָיו רְאוּ נָא לִי אִישׁ מֵיטִיב לְנַגֵּן(to play an instrument) וַהֲבִיאוֹתֶם אֵלָי. (יח) וַיַּעַן אֶחָד מֵהַנְּעָרִים וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה רָאִיתִי בֵּן לְיִשַׁי בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי יֹדֵעַ נַגֵּן וְגִבּוֹר חַיִל וְאִישׁ מִלְחָמָה וּנְבוֹן דָּבָר וְאִישׁ תֹּאַר וַיהוָה עִמּוֹ.
(12) And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of beautiful eyes, and goodly to look upon. And the LORD said: ‘Arise, anoint him; for this is he.’ (13) Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren; and the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. (14) Now the spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD terrified him. (15) And Saul’s servants said unto him: ‘Behold now, an evil spirit from God terrifieth thee. (16) Let our lord now command thy servants, that are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the harp; and it shall be, when the evil spirit from God cometh upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.’ (17) And Saul said unto his servants: ‘Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.’ (18) Then answered one of the young men, and said: ‘Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valour, and a man of war, and prudent in affairs, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.’
1. Read the passage above. Use a highlighter to identify the two p'sukim that have words or phrases that describe David (Both descriptions of how he looks and what kind of person he was). YOU ARE NOT EXPECTED TO TRANSLATE.
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2. Circle the phrases in your list that describe what David looks like.
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2. Circle the phrases in your list that describe what David looks like.
(כה) וַיֵּצֵא הָרִאשׁוֹן אַדְמוֹנִי כֻּלּוֹ כְּאַדֶּרֶת שֵׂעָר(hairy cloak) וַיִּקְרְאוּ שְׁמוֹ עֵשָׂו.
(25) And the first came forth ruddy, all over like a hairy mantle; and they called his name Esau.
What is the description word/phrase used in this Pasuk that is similar to the description word used in the story of David?
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Who is the Pasuk talking about?
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Could it be a good thing for David to be like this person? If so, why?
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Who is the Pasuk talking about?
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What do you know in general (even from outside this Pasuk) about this person? looks, hobbies, personality etc.
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Why would it be a bad thing for David to be like this person?
Why would it be a bad thing for David to be like this person?
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Could it be a good thing for David to be like this person? If so, why?
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(טז) וְהַנַּעֲרָ טֹבַת מַרְאֶה מְאֹד בְּתוּלָה (young woman) וְאִישׁ לֹא יְדָעָהּ וַתֵּרֶד הָעַיְנָה(to the water) וַתְּמַלֵּא כַדָּהּ(her pitcher) וַתָּעַל(came up).
(16) And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her; and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
What is the description word/phrase used in this Pasuk that is similar to the description word used in the story of David?
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Who is the Pasuk talking about? Hint: The pasuk below is talking about the same person.
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Who is the Pasuk talking about? Hint: The pasuk below is talking about the same person.
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What do we know about her?
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What good thing happened to this person because of how she looked?
What good thing happened to this person because of how she looked?
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(ז) וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם לְאִשְׁתּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲחֹתִי הִוא כִּי יָרֵא לֵאמֹר אִשְׁתִּי פֶּן יַהַרְגֻנִי אַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם עַל רִבְקָה כִּי טוֹבַת מַרְאֶה הִיא.
(7) And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said: ‘She is my sister’; for he feared to say: ‘My wife’; ‘lest the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she is fair to look upon.’
What is the description word/phrase used in this Pasuk that is similar to the description word used in the story of David?
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Who is the Pasuk talking about?
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What bad thing happened (or almost happened) to this person because of how she looked?
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David is described with similar words as these two characters. What might the perek then be hinting about David's future? (You may have multiple answers)
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Who is the Pasuk talking about?
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What bad thing happened (or almost happened) to this person because of how she looked?
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David is described with similar words as these two characters. What might the perek then be hinting about David's future? (You may have multiple answers)
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(ז) וַיְהִי אֹמֵן אֶת הֲדַסָּה הִיא אֶסְתֵּר בַּת דֹּדוֹ כִּי אֵין לָהּ אָב וָאֵם וְהַנַּעֲרָה יְפַת תֹּאַר וְטוֹבַת מַרְאֶה וּבְמוֹת אָבִיהָ וְאִמָּהּ לְקָחָהּ מָרְדֳּכַי לוֹ לְבַת.
(7) And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter; for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was of beautiful form and fair to look on; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
What is the description word/phrase used in this Pasuk that is similar to the description word used in the story of David?
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Who is the Pasuk talking about?
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Who is the Pasuk talking about?
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What do we know about her?
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What good things happened to this person because of how she looked?
What good things happened to this person because of how she looked?
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What bad things happened to this person because of how she looked?
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Is this a good Pasuk to use to compare to David? Why or why not?
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(יד) וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ מַה תָּאֳרוֹ וַתֹּאמֶר אִישׁ זָקֵן עֹלֶה וְהוּא עֹטֶה מְעִיל(wearing a robe) וַיֵּדַע שָׁאוּל כִּי שְׁמוּאֵל הוּא וַיִּקֹּד (bowed) אַפַּיִם אַרְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ.
(14) And he said unto her: ‘What form is he of?’ And she said: ‘An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a robe.’ And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and prostrated himself.
What can we learn from this Pasuk about the word "toar"?
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