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text: Malbim on I Samuel
  מלבי"ם על שמואל א
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  Malbim on I Samuel
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  .And the asses of Kish were lost. And now, the verb "lost" is always connected with the letter mem, and here is is with the letter lamed, in order to teach us that they weren't truly lost, rather disappeared in that hour for the very reason of Kish the father of Saul, reasoning that he was the father of Saul so the asses were lost so that Saul would go to retrieve them.
  
  
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  He explained to him that what was meant by "he will save them from the Plishtim" is that he would inspire them to abandon their evil ways and through this he would merit to save them, and actually save them.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  And if he had remained on Shmuel's human distinction he would have decided that he was unworthy, but God would see to the heart and know that from the goodness of his choice he would do justice and righteousness, and in the nature of the planted redness he would use to fight the wars of the Lord. "And from the city of the Lord all the workers of On, and the one who is desired in the eyes of the Lord, that when he finds a bad inclination in his nature, he will rule over it on the part of his righteousness and the goodness of his choice.
  