Commentary for Sotah 73:1
שבטו של בנימין וירד לים תחילה שנאמר (תהלים סח, כח) שם בנימין צעיר רודם אל תקרי רודם אלא רד ים והיו שרי יהודה רוגמים אותם שנאמר (תהלים סח, כח) שרי יהודה רגמתם
the tribe of Benjamin and descended first into the sea; as it is said: There is little Benjamin their ruler<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. LXVIII, 28, E.V. 27. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> — read not rodem [their ruler] but rad yam [descended into the sea]. Thereupon the princes of Judah hurled stones at them; as it is said: The princes of Judah their council.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. The word for council has the same root as the verb 'to stone'; so it is here understood as 'their stoners'. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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