אַשְׁרָיו וְטוֹב לוֹ (אַשְׁרֶיךָ וְטוֹב לְךָ)

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Happy is he and it is good for him

הגדרה (אנגלית)

It is good for him. He is happy and content. He has a reason to feel good.

(Happy are you and it is good for you) ("When you eat the labor of your hands, happy are you and it is good for you" - Psalms 128:2, and similarly: "When you eat the labor of your hands" - these are good deeds a person does in this world, and what is his reward? "Happy are you and it is good for you" - happy are you in this world, and it is good for you in the world to come" - Midrash Bamidbar Rabbah 8, and likewise: "I envy you, Binyamin, there you shall fill your belly with carobs and figs and dates. Happy are you and it is good for you!" - Mendele Mokher Sefarim/Masaot Binyamin HaShlishi, 27, and: "Happy are you and it is good for you that you were born here and you do not know what antisemitic gentiles are" - A. Amir/Ahavat Shaul, 202)