הֲלָנֶצַח תֹּאכַל חֶרֶב?!

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Shall You Eat the Sword Forever?!

הגדרה (אנגלית)

If we are to win, will we need to resort to the sword and shed blood in battles?! Or: If we are to win, will the sword of our enemies devour our children?! The phrase expresses the desire to live in peace and without wars.

("And Abner called to Joab and said, "Shall the sword devour? Do you not know that Mara will be the last?" - Samuel 2:22 (Abner, the commander of Saul's army, asked Joab, the commander of David's army), and so: "How long will the sword devour/God of armies?" - Jacob Rotblit/ Mother)