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What is the meaning of "va'Asimah Nafshi v'Chapi"?
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Malbim: I endangered myself. Lev Yitzchak - some texts of Targum Yonasan say "k'Al Gav Yadi", like the Targum in Tehilim 119:109 and Iyov 13:14. I.e. my life was prone to be lost like something on back of the hand is prone to be dropped.
