Obligation upon him
A duty is imposed upon him. He must do. The duty is imposed upon him to...
("You have seen a man who is hasty in his kingdom and is a fool (Proverbs 22), hence they said, A servant who receives the kingdom of the master of the house, is obligated to do with it as much as he wants, and if he does not do for him his will, then he says of him (Jeremiah Moach) Cursed is he who makes the kingdom of the Lord deceitful" - Elijah the Great (Ish Shalom) Parsha 16)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
חוֹבָה עָלָיו
Definition (Hebrew)
מֻוטֶּלֶת עָלָיו חוֹבָה. עָלָיו לַעֲשׂוֹת. מֻטֶּלֶת עָלָיו הַחוֹבָה ל...
("חָזִיתָ אִישׁ מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ וְגֵו' (מִשְׁלֵי כב), מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ, פּוֹעֵל שֶׁקִּבֵּל מְלַאכְתּוֹ שֶׁל בַּעַל הַבָּיִת, חוֹבָה עָלָיו לַעֲשׂוֹתוֹ כְּמוֹת שֶׁהוּא חֵפֶץ בּוֹ, וְאִם אֵינוֹ עוֹשֶׂה לוֹ רְצוֹנוֹ, עָלָיו הוּא אוֹמֵר (יִרְמְיָה מֹחַ) אָרוּר עֹשֶׂה מְלֶאכֶת ה' רְמִיָּה"- אֵלִיָּהוּ רַבָּה (אִישׁ שָׁלוֹם) פָּרָשָׁה טז)