Shoftim, Perek 13

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Shimshon was a great tzaddik and a shofet of Yisrael, so how could he marry a Pelishti girl? The pasuk says his parents did not know this came from Hashem, as a way to begin fighting the Pelishtim. We follow Shimshon from his birth as a lifelong nazir through the lion and the honey, the riddle, the foxes and Delilah. After he was blinded, Shimshon davened for strength one last time and brought the building down on the Pelishtim.

Key points

• The malach told Manoach's wife she was the akura, and neither one repeated it to Manoach.
• The Gemara learns from Shimshon's marriage that the one a person marries comes from Hashem.
• The Gemara says a nazir goes around a vineyard, so Shimshon took the detour where the lion attacked.
• Meforshim explain that Shimshon fought the Pelishtim as a private person, since the Yidden were not on that level.
• The Gemara gives two reasons Delilah knew Shimshon finally told the truth: Hashem's name, or his nezirus.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Shimshon, a great tzaddik and shofet
2. 2:01Manoach, his wife and the malach
3. 8:57Shimshon wants a Pelishti wife
4. 12:58The vineyard detour and the lion
5. 17:01The riddle at the wedding
6. 23:54The three hundred foxes
7. 25:47Delilah and the secret of strength
8. 32:59The final party and Shimshon's tefillah

Topics

• Shimshon
• Sefer Shoftim
• Nazir