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Midrash Aggadic Midrash Targum v t e Midrash Samuel ( Hebrew : מדרש שמואל ), an aggadic midrash on the books of Samuel , is quoted for the first time by Rashi in his commentary on I Sam. ii. 30.1In his Ha-Pardes (ed. The midrash is entitled also "Aggadat Shmu'el (Rashi, in his commentary on Sukkah 53b, s.v. "Me'ah"; et al.), and the name "Shoḥer Ṭob" has been erroneously given to it (in the editions of Zolkiev, 1800, and Lemberg, 1808 and 1850); the error is because in the Venice edition of 1546 the midrash was printed together with the midrash on the Psalms , the title of the latter, "Shoḥer Ṭob," being taken to refer to both.2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Halakhic Midrash Aggadic Midrash Targum v t e Midrash Samuel ( Hebrew : מדרש שמואל ), a haggadic midrash on the books of Samuel , is quoted for the first time by Rashi in his commentary on I Sam. ii. 30. In his Ha-Pardes (ed. The midrash is entitled also "Agadat Shemu'el (Rashi, in his commentary on Sukkah 53b, s.v. "Me'ah"; et al.), and the name "Shoḥer Ṭob" has been erroneously given to it (in the editions of Zolkiev, 1800, and Lemberg, 1808 and 1850); the error is because in the Venice edition of 1546 the midrash was printed together with the midrash on the Psalms , the title of the latter, "Shoḥer Ṭob," being taken to refer to both.
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Aggadic midrash on the Books of Samuel Halakhic Midrash Aggadic Midrash Targum v t e Midrash Samuel ( Hebrew : מדרש שמואל ) is an aggadic midrash on the books of Samuel .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Aggadic midrash on the Books of Samuel Not to be confused with Midrash Shmuel Yeshiva or Midrash Shmuel (Pirkei Avot) . Halakhic Midrash Aggadic Midrash Targum v t e Midrash Samuel ( Hebrew : מדרש שמואל ) is an aggadic midrash on the books of Samuel .
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aggadic midrash on the books of samuel
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