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What is the meaning of "va'Yhi Davar Shmuel l'Chol Yisrael"?
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Rashi: What was said to Shmuel (a matter that will make everyone's ears ring) came to Yisrael. How did the punishment come? Yisrael went to meet Pelishtim
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The first time, they decided to fight. Hashem said only that Yehudah should be first! Radak refers to the second time they asked (Shoftim 20:23); Hashem told them to fight. (PF)
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It was called "ha'Even ha'Ozer" only later (7:12)!
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Rashi: It is called so here based on the future.
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Why does the prefix Hei appear in both words "ha'Even ha'Ozer"?
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Radak: We find like this - "ha'Aron ha'Bris" (Yehoshua 3:14).
