Quoting%20commentary for Shevuot 70:14
אמר לו ר"א וכי מבטיח ואינו עושה
except this: My vineyard, which is mine, is before me; thou, O Solomon, shalt have the thousand<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cant. VIII, 12: homiletically interpreted the verse means this: God said: From My vineyard (Israel) Solomon shall have 1,000 men as soldiers out of every 1,200; and 200 shall be left to 'keep the fruit', i.e., study the Torah.');"><sup>22</sup></span> - Solomon for himself [shall have a thousand]; and two hundred for those that keep the fruit thereof<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid.');"><sup>23</sup></span> - [viz.] Sages.
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