1)
Why was a Yishmaeli appointed over the camels?
1.
'Rashi', Malbim: He was proficient in matters of camels.
2)
Why was he called Yishmaeli?
1.
Radak: He lived in the land of Bnei Hagar.
2.
Malbim: He was a Nochri. The same applies to "ha'Meronosi" and "ha'Hagri" (verse 31) - "v'Amdu Zarim v'Ra'u Tzonechem" (Yeshayah 61:5).
3)
Why does it name even the overseer of the donkeys?
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'Rashi' (25): All this is for the honor of David.
