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אֶת דָּוִד מַדָּיו. נֶהֶפְכוּ לִהְיוֹת כְּמִדַּת דָּוִד מִשֶּׁנִּמְשַׁח בְּשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה, אַף שֶׁהָיוּ שֶׁל שָׁאוּל שֶׁהָיָה גָּבוֹהַּ מִכָּל הָעָם מִשִּׁכְמוֹ וָמַעְלָה (שמואל א ט:ב), וְכֵיוָן שֶׁרָאָה שָׁאוּל כֵּן, הִכְנִיס בּוֹ עַיִן הָרַע, וְהִרְגִּישׁ דָּוִד בַּדָּבָר: Dovid in his own battle garments. They changed and became Dovid's size,19The word מַדָיו is derived from מִדָה [=measure]. since he had been anointed with the anointing oil,20See Maseches Yevamos 76b. although they belonged to Shaul who was taller than all of the other people, from his shoulder and upward.21Above 9:2. And when Shaul noted this, he cast an envious glance toward him, and Dovid realized it.