Rashi, on Neh 2:2

“And the king said to me: Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou dost not appear to be sick? this is not without cause, but some evil, I know not what, is in thy heart. And I was seized with an exceeding great fear:”

“You are not ill Is it not so that you are not ill? This is nothing This incident is only wickedness of heart, that you have in your heart to put me to death by poisoning this cup. And I became very frightened And I became very frightened about this, lest the king accuse me falsely.”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.