Ramban on the Parsha | Rabbi Shlomo Friedman (Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh)

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This shiur examines key textual and theological discussions in Parashat Lech Lecha through the commentary of the Ramban, beginning with inquiries into Avraham Avinu's birthplace and his divine mission. A primary focus is the principle of ma'aseh avot siman labanim, illustrating how the physical experiences of the forefathersโ€”such as their travels, descents into exile, and wartime victoriesโ€”serve as prophetic paradigms that shape the future destiny of their descendants. The shiur also highlights the Ramban's candid analysis of the Patriarchs' missteps, including Avraham leaving the Land of Israel and Sarah afflicting Hagar, alongside discussions regarding the moral culpability of nations like Egypt that oppress Israel. Ultimately, the presentation emphasizes that the successive divine covenants established with Avraham provide an eternal guarantee that the Jewish people will overcome

1. Avraham's birthplace โ€” Rashi and the Ibn Ezra state Avraham Avinu was born in Ur Kasdim, but the Ramban argues he was born in Charan, explaining that the pasuk mentioning eretz moladto refers only to Haran.
2. Foreshadowing Jewish history โ€” The Ramban teaches that ma'aseh avot siman labanim means the forefathers' physical actions actively shaped and foreshadowed future Jewish history, serving as prophetic enactments rather than mere moral lessons.
3. Spreading monotheism โ€” According to the Ramban, vayikra beshem Hashem indicates that Avraham Avinu actively proclaimed God's Name and delivered drashot, successfully spreading faith throughout Eretz Kena'an.
4. Avraham's unintentional sin โ€” The Ramban asserts that Avraham Avinu committed a chet bishgagah by leaving Eretz Yisrael during the famine and placing Sarah Imeinu in danger instead of fully trusting God.
5. Four world kingdoms โ€” The Ramban explains that the battle of the four kings foreshadows the arba malchiyot that would subjugate Israel, whom the Jewish people will ultimately vanquish at the end of days.
6. Restraining the yetzer โ€” The Ramban notes that Avraham Avinu used a shevuah upon saying harimoti yadi because tzaddikim intentionally bind their yetzer hara with vows to prevent improper temptation.
7. Righteousness of Hashem โ€” On the phrase vayechesheveha lo tzedakah, the Ramban explains that Avraham Avinu viewed God's promises as pure divine chesed, rather than assuming that God was indebted to him for his righteousness.
8. Egyptian culpability โ€” The Ramban explains that the Egyptians were punished despite the divine decree of galut Mitzrayim because they acted shelo leshem shamayim and tormented the Jews far beyond the decree's requirements.
9. Treatment of Hagar โ€” The Ramban criticizes the harsh inui inflicted on Hagar by Sarah Imeinu, explaining that this mistreatment resulted in the historical suffering inflicted upon the Jewish people by the descendants of Yishmael.
10. Absolute trust โ€” Interpreting veheyeh tamim, the Ramban emphasizes that one must place absolute faith exclusively in God, recognizing that He transcends all astrological mazal while ignoring sorcerers and diviners.

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Okay,

I'm sorry for the confusion regarding the ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ,

there was a misunderstanding,

I'm not sure.

Okay.

ืคืจืฉืช ืœืš ืœืš.

ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ begins with a ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช,

a ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช which he mentioned at the end of last week's ืคืจืฉื”,

although we did not deal with it there due to time considerations,

concerning where was ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• born.

Let me point out,

it's not clear to me the significance of this ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช other than ืขืœ ืคื™

ืคืฉื˜.

It might be helpful to have this edition which you have over here,

simply ืžืฆื“ being able to look inside.

Okay.

So on page ืขืดื”,

you have a discussion upon the topic,

where was ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• born?

You have over here a map.

Here is ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ,

of course,

we're somewhere over here,

off the chart,

whatever,

near ืืฉื“ื•ื“.

Off the chart,

exactly.

Okay,

right.

So,

in any case,

here you have the two rivers,

the ื—ื™ื“ืงืœ and ืคืจืช,

Euphrates and whatever you call it.

In any case,

you have ื—ื™ื“ืงืœ and ืคืจืช,

this being in a certain sense the northern border of ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ in some

of the ืคืกื•ืงื™ื.

Now over here,

we have ื—ืจืŸ.

ื—ืจืŸ is in between ื—ื™ื“ืงืœ and ืคืจืช.

Here is ื—ืจืŸ.

On the other hand,

ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื is over here.

ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื is over here below the ืคืจืช.

So okay.

So where was ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• born?

Was he born in ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื?

Was he born in ื—ืจืŸ?

So let's keep in mind the following:

There is a ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ืคืกื•ืง,

it's talked about over here,

a ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ืคืกื•ืง which says ืืจืฅ ืžื•ืœื“ืชื• ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื,

ื›ืฉื“ื™ื,

based on which both ืจืฉืดื™ and the ืื‘ืŸ ืขื–ืจื say,

okay,

black and white,

explicit in the ืคืกื•ืง,

almost,

that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• was born in ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื,

ืืจืฅ ืžื•ืœื“ืชื• ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื.

Okay,

now,

if you do assume that,

there are a couple of questions which arise.

Question number one,

the most basic question,

beginning of this ืคืจืฉื”:

Where is ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• at the beginning of ืคืจืฉืช ืœืš ืœืš?

So he was in ื—ืจืŸ.

How do we know that?

From what The ืชื•ืจื” says at the end of last week's ืคืจืฉื” that ืื‘ืจื”ื

ืื‘ื™ื ื• began a trek.

He was taken by his father,

and he started a trek towards ืืจืฅ ื›ื ืขืŸ.

He left ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื,

started towards ืืจืฅ ื›ื ืขืŸ,

and where did he reach?

ื—ืจืŸ.

So at the end of last week's ืคืจืฉื”,

ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• is already here in ื—ืจืŸ.

So now the question arises:

If you assume as the ืคืกื•ืง that we mentioned before,

ืืจืฅ ืžื•ืœื“ืชื• ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื,

we assume that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• was born in ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื,

then when ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื tells ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•,

when he is in ื—ืจืŸ,

ืœืš ืœืš ืžืืจืฆืš ื•ืžืžื•ืœื“ืชืš ื•ืžื‘ื™ืช ืื‘ื™ืš,

ืžืžื•ืœื“ืชืš he already left ืžืžื•ืœื“ืชืš!

ืืจืฆืš he already left!

So again,

if you assume like the simple,

like you would guess from that ืคืกื•ืง ืืจืฅ ืžื•ืœื“ืชื• ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•

was born in ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื,

and we keep in mind that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• at the end of ื ื— going

to ืœืš ืœืš was already in ื—ืจืŸ,

then how could ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื tell ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•,

who's in ื—ืจืŸ,

which is not his land,

"Leave your land"?

He already left his land!

So the ืื‘ืŸ ืขื–ืจื and ืจืฉืดื™ deal with this in different ways.

I'm sorry,

ืจืฉืดื™ and the ืื‘ืŸ ืขื–ืจื deal with this in different ways.

ืจืฉืดื™ says that ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื is telling him,

take a look in line six in the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ:

ืžืืจืฆืš ื•ืžืžื•ืœื“ืชืš.

So says ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ,

ื›ืชื‘ ืจืฉืดื™,

ื•ื”ืœื ื›ื‘ืจ ื™ืฆื ืžืฉื ืขื ืื‘ื™ื• ื•ื‘ื ืขื“ ื—ืจืŸ,

on page ืขืดื”,

page ืขืดื”,

the sixth line on the ืคืจืฉื” ืžืืจืฆืš ื•ืžืžื•ืœื“ืชืš,

ื›ืชื‘ ืจืฉืดื™,

ื•ื”ืœื ื›ื‘ืจ ื™ืฆื ืžืฉื ืขื ืื‘ื™ื• ื•ื‘ื ืขื“ ื—ืจืŸ,

ืืœื ื›ืš ืืžืจ ืœื• ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื,

ื”ืชืจื—ืง ืขื•ื“ ืžื‘ื™ืช ืื‘ื™ืš.

So true,

you already left this place,

but ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื means go even further.

Okay,

that's approach one.

The ืื‘ืŸ ืขื–ืจื says ื•ืื™ืŸ ืžื•ืงื“ื ื•ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื‘ืชื•ืจื”,

and the ืœืš ืœืš was told to ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• even earlier before he left

ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื.

ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ does not agree with that.

He says,

how could you say that?

After all,

the ืคืกื•ืง indicates at the end of ืคืจืฉืช ื ื— that who instigated,

who is the active party in leaving ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื?

His father.

Says,

ื•ื™ืงื— ืชืจื— ืืช ืื‘ืจื ื‘ื ื•.

And if,

in fact,

ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื already spoke to ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•,

then it shouldn't sound like that ืื‘ืจื”ื was just a tagalong.

So the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ feels that both ืจืฉืดื™ and ืื‘ืŸ ืขื–ืจื are wrong.

Rather,

ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• was born in ื—ืจืŸ.

Ey,

what do you do with the explicit ืคืกื•ืง?

The ืคืกื•ืง says,

and I quote,

ืืจืฅ ืžื•ืœื“ืชื• ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื.

ืคืฉื•ื˜,

the ืคืกื•ืง is totally irrelevant,

cause after all,

the ืคืกื•ืง that says ืืจืฅ ืžื•ืœื“ืชื• ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื is referring to ื”ืจืŸ,

the brother of ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•.

The ืคืกื•ืง says,

ื•ื™ืžืช ื”ืจืŸ ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ืชืจื— ืื‘ื™ื• ื‘ืืจืฅ ืžื•ืœื“ืชื• ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื.

So the ืคืกื•ืง says that ื”ืจืŸ was born,

not to be confused with ื—ืจืŸ,

and that ื”ืจืŸ was born in ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื.

But hey,

that doesn't necessarily mean that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• was born in ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื.

Rather ืจืฉืดื™ and ืื‘ืŸ ืขื–ืจื seem to assume that,

well,

hey,

just like one brother was born in ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื,

also the other.

And the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says,

ืžืื™ื›ื ืชื™ืชื™?

And says the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ,

I'll bring you a proof that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• was born in ื—ืจืŸ,

not ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื.

After all,

when ืื‘ืจื”ื sends ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ to ืืœ ืืจืฆื™ ื•ืืœ ืžื•ืœื“ืชื™,

so where does ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ go?

Does he go to ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื?

Nope.

Where does he go?

He goes to ื—ืจืŸ,

where ืœื‘ืŸ and ื‘ืชื•ืืœ lived.

So you see that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• was born in ื—ืจืŸ,

that area,

in ืืจื ื ื”ืจื™ื,

in ื—ืจืŸ,

rather than in ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื.

Okay,

as I said,

I'm not sure what the deeper significance of this ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช is,

but that's okay.

ื•ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื›ื”,

ืคืกื•ืง ื‘ืณ,

very important,

ืขื™ืŸ-ื•.

What does it mean ื•ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื›ื”?

That people will bless their children by saying,

"You should be like ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•." ืืชื” ืชื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื›ื” ืฉื™ืชื‘ืจื›ื• ื‘ืš ืœืืžืจ ื™ืฉื™ืžืš ืืœืงื™ื

ื›ืื‘ืจื”ื.

ื•ื™ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืขื•ื“,

ืคืกื•ืง says,

ื•ื ื‘ืจื›ื• ื‘ืš ื›ืœ ืžืฉืคื—ืช ื”ืื“ืžื”.

ื›ื™ ื›ืœ ืžืฉืคื—ืช ื”ืื“ืžื” ื™ืชื‘ืจื›ื• ื‘ื•,

ืœื ืื ืฉื™ ืืจืฆื• ื‘ืœื‘ื“.

That everybody,

even non-Jews,

will say,

"You should be like ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•." ืื• ื•ื ื‘ืจื›ื• ื‘ืš,

alternatively,

ื•ื ื‘ืจื›ื• ื‘ืš means ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืžื‘ื•ืจื›ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจื•.

That when there's a righteous person,

he brings blessing not only to himself.

A righteous person brings blessing to the rest of the world as well.

Very important ื™ืกื•ื“.

Okay,

the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ points out the...

about something strange about these the story with ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•,

in that the ืชื•ืจื” did not tell us why is it that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•

was chosen by God?

You would have expected the ืคืกื•ืง to say that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• was a cool

or was a righteous person.

Doesn't point that out.

Just all of a sudden,

out of the clear blue,

it says that ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื tells ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•,

ืœืš ืœืš.

Parenthetically,

the famous ืžื”ืจืดืœ that says that the ืคืกื•ืง didn't want to play up the

fact that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• was such a righteous individual,

cause had the ืชื•ืจื” done that,

then one might mistakenly assume that if the Jewish people sin and are no

longer worthy,

then our chosenness will be canceled,

as,

in fact,

is the position of the Christians.

They said we were rejected,

and how did they prove it?

Well,

they burned the Jews,

they sunk them in the river,

they said,

"Ah,

they died when we sank them in the river,

when we burned them.

So you see that they're not chosen." What's called a self-fulfilling prophecy.

So,

but we understand that the chosenness of the Jewish people is eternal,

and so says the ืžื”ืจืดืœ,

therefore the ืชื•ืจื” doesn't play up that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• was righteous,

cause that might cause a person to mistakenly think that if no longer righteous,

then we lose our status of being chosen.

That's incorrect.

But the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ does not say that.

What does the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ say?

The ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says that the ืชื•ืจื” didn't want to get into the story of

ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื,

something that would require the ืชื•ืจื” to mention the nonsense of the ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”

ื–ืจื”.

Okay,

why the ืชื•ืจื” couldn't have mentioned briefly that there are people that worshiped ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”

ื–ืจื” and didn't accept ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•ืณs authenticity,

that,

that I don't know.

But in any case,

take a look at the last couple lines in the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ here on ืคืกื•ืง

ื‘ืณ.

We're on page ืขื™ืŸ-ื–,

right before ืคืกื•ืง ื•ืณ.

ืื‘ืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืœื ืชืจืฆื” ืœื”ืืจื™ืš ื‘ื“ืขื•ืช ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ืจื”,

ื•ืœื ืชื‘ืืจ ื”ืขื ื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ื™ื ื• ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื›ืฉื“ื™ื ื‘ืืžื•ื ื”,

ื›ืืฉืจ ืงืฆืจื” ื‘ืขื ื™ืŸ ื“ื•ืจ ื”...

ืื ื•ืฉ ืกื‘ืจืชื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ืจื” ืฉื—ื™ื“ืฉื•.

Also,

ื“ื•ืจ ื”- ืื ื•ืฉ,

is he referring to ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืคืœื’ื”?

No,

that was before ื“ื•ืจ ืื ื•ืฉ.

There,

the Torah mentions that they ืื– ื”ื•ื—ืœ ืœืงืจื•ื ื‘ืฉื ื”ืณ,

which ื—ื–"ืœ understand means that they were involved in ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ืจื”.

Okay,

moving up,

there is a famous ื™ืกื•ื“:

ืžืขืฉื” ืื‘ื•ืช ืกื™ืžืŸ ืœื‘ื ื™ื.

Now,

how do we understand that?

So normally we understand that that we're meant to learn from the actions of

the forefathers,

which is 100% correct.

However,

ืžืขืฉื” ืื‘ื•ืช ืกื™ืžืŸ ืœื‘ื ื™ื means a lot more than that.

What it means is that whatever happened to the ืื‘ื•ืช foreshadows what will happen

to the children throughout the generations.

The ืจืžื‘"ืŸ in the beginning of ืกืคืจ ืฉืžื•ืช points out that in that sense,

all of ืกืคืจ ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช is a book of ื™ืฆื™ืจื”,

and that what happened to the fathers is something which has impact on the

Jewish people throughout history.

So says the ืจืžื‘"ืŸ,

ื•ื™ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื‘ืจื ื‘ืืจืฅ ืขื“ ืžืงื•ื ืฉื›ื,

ืื•ืžืจ ืœืš ื›ืœืœ ืชื‘ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืคืจืฉื™ื•ืช ื”ื‘ืื•ืช ื‘ืขื ื™ืŸ ืื‘ืจื”ื ื™ืฆื—ืง ื•ื™ืขืงื‘,

ื•ื”ื•ื ืขื ื™ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ.

ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจื• ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ื‘ื“ืจืš ืงืฆืจื” ื•ืืžืจื• ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืื™ืจืข ืœืื‘ื•ืช ืกื™ืžืŸ ืœื‘ื ื™ื.

Whatever happened to the forefathers is ืกื™ืžืŸ for what will happen to the children.

And therefore,

says the ืจืžื‘"ืŸ,

the Torah will sometimes talk about things which don't seem all that important.

Like the Torah tells the story of the ื‘ืืจื•ืช of ื™ืฆื—ืง.

It's not entirely clear what the significance is,

so the ืจืžื‘"ืŸ,

at least part of the significance is that somehow symbolizes what's going to happen

to the Jewish people,

the ืจืžื‘"ืŸ says with respect to the ื‘ืชื™ ืžืงื“ืฉ.

So says the ืจืžื‘"ืŸ,

a line three of this piece,

ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื™ืืจื™ื›ื• ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืกืคื•ืจ ื”ืžืกืขื•ืช ื•ื‘ื—ืคื™ืจืช ื”ื‘ืืจื•ืช ื•ืฉืืจ ื”ืžืงืจื™ื,

ื•ื™ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ื—ื•ืฉื‘,

one might get the impression ื‘ื”ื ื›ื™ ื”ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื™ื•ืชืจื™ื,

it's superfluous,

ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื”ื ืชื•ืขืœืช.

However,

ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ืื™ื ืœืœืžื“ ืขืœ ื”ืขืชื™ื“.

Now,

why is this so,

that why was there a need for these things to happen to the forefathers?

So he says ื›ื™ ื›ืืฉืจ ื™ื‘ื•ื ื”ืžืงืจื” ืœื ื‘ื™ื,

he has the following idea,

that although every ื ื‘ื•ืื” is true,

but the extent to which a ื ื‘ื•ืื” might be fulfilled is sometimes a function

of whether there are any symbolic actions that were done in connection with that

ื ื‘ื•ืื”.

When there's symbolic actions done in connection with the ื ื‘ื•ืื”,

that somehow gives the ื ื‘ื•ืื” that much more force.

Okay,

there is some story in ืชื "ืš with ืืœื™ืฉืข that tells the king ื™ื•ืืฉ,

shoot arrows in the direction of ืืจื and stump on the floor as if

to symbolize that you will stump and destroy ืืจื.

And he does it three times and the ื ื‘ื™ื says,

"Well,

you should have continued to do it.

Since you only did it three times,

so you'll win three battles with ืืจื,

not more." So there seems to be such an idea and that doing some

symbolic actions strengthens the ื ื‘ื•ืื”.

And therefore says the ืจืžื‘"ืŸ,

five lines from the end of the page,

ืœืคื™ื›ืš ื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื ืืช ืื‘ืจื”ื ื‘ืืจืฅ ื•ืขืฉื” ืœื• ื“ืžื™ื•ื ื•ืช,

some symbol,

ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืขืชื™ื“ ืœื”ืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ื–ืจืขื•,

ื•ื”ื‘ืŸ ื–ื”.

Okay,

the ืจืžื‘"ืŸ gives examples which we won't go into now.

Okay.

ื•ื™ืงืจื ื‘ืฉื ื”ืณ,

ืคืกื•ืง ื—ืณ.

So says the ืจืžื‘"ืŸ,

ืคื™ืจืฉ ืื•ื ืงืœื•ืก ืฉื”ืชืคืœืœ ืฉื.

Okay.

ื•ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ,

in line two,

ืฉื”ื™ื” ืงื•ืจื ื‘ืงื•ืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืฉื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืžื–ื‘ื— ืืช ืฉื ื”ืณ

ืžื•ื“ื™ืข ืื•ืชื•,

he would publicize the name of God.

ื•ื™ืงืจื ื‘ืฉื ื”ืณ

doesn't simply mean that he prayed,

but also he gave ื“ืจืฉื•ืช,

he spoke to people about about God,

he spread the name of God.

And he says on line four,

ื”ื™ื” ืœืžื•ื“ ืœืœืžื“ ื•ืœืคืจืกื ื”ืืœื•ืงื•ืช.

ื•ื›ืŸ ืืžืจ ื‘ื™ืฆื—ืง ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืœืš ืืœ ื ื—ืœ ื’ืจืจ ื•ื”ื•ื‘ื˜ื— ืืœ ืชื™ืจื ื›ื™ ืืชืš ืื ื›ื™,

ืฉื‘ื ื” ืžื–ื‘ื— ื•ื™ืงืจื ื‘ืฉื ื”ืณ.

Okay.

Now,

what about ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื‘ื™ื ื•?

We don't find ื•ื™ืงืจื ื‘ืฉื ื”ืณ

by ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื‘ื™ื ื•.

Says the ืจืžื‘"ืŸ at the end of the page,

next to the last line,

at the end of the line,

ื•ืœื ื ืืžืจ ื‘ื™ืขืงื‘ ื›ืŸ.

Why not?

ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ืœื™ื“ ื‘ื ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื”ื•ืœื™ื“ ื‘ื ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื›ื•ืœื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ื”ืณ

ื•ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื• ืงื”ืœื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื ืงืจืืช ืขื“ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื ืชืคืจืกืžื” ื”ืืžื•ื ื” ื‘ื”ื.

I don't know if ื‘ื”ื means within them or also through them.

ื•ื ื•ื“ืขื” ืœื›ืœ ื”ืืจืฅ.

So everybody in ืืจืฅ ื›ื ืขืŸ already knew about God.

It's pretty impressive.

ื•ื’ื ื›ื™ ืžื™ืžื™ ืื‘ื•ืชื™ื• ื ืชืคืจืกืžื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืืจืฅ ื›ื ืขืŸ.

So through the actions of the children,

ื™ืขืงื‘ and his children,

and through the teachings of ืื‘ืจื”ื and ื™ืฆื—ืง,

the name of God was known throughout all of ืืจืฅ ื›ื ืขืŸ.

Okay.

ื•ื™ื”ื™ ืจืขื‘ ื‘ืืจืฅ,

ืคืกื•ืง ื™ืณ.

So the ืจืžื‘"ืŸ has the following big ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ.

That is,

he says that which ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• goes down to ืžืฆืจื™ื is is symbolic of

the Jewish people going down to ืžืฆืจื™ื,

and the ืžืฆืจื™ื,

they tried to take advantage of ืฉืจื”,

which also when the Jewish people were slaves in ืžืฆืจื™ื,

it says,

ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ืŸ ื”ื™ืœื•ื“ ื”ื™ืืจื” ืชืฉืœื™ื›ื”ื• ื•ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ืช ืชื—ื™ื•ืŸ.

So,

one might have understood that that hey,

you don't need to kill the daughters.

However,

the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ understands ื•ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ืช ืชื—ื™ื•ืŸ that they were interested in taking the daughters

for themselves.

So also there they wanted to take advantage of of the women,

and ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื punishes ืคืจืขื”,

and ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• leaves leaves with gifts,

which is symbolic,

which is foreshadowing the fact the Jewish people will leave leave with ืจื›ื•ืฉ ื’ื“ื•ืœ,

and the ืžืฆืจื™ื will receive ืžื›ื•ืช.

Okay.

Then the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ has the following at the end,

three line three lines before the end of the page,

ื•ื“ืข ื›ื™ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• ื—ื˜ื ื—ื˜ื ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืฉื’ื’ื”,

a a sin which had two aspects.

Number one,

ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื ืืฉืชื• ื”ืฆื“ืงืช ื‘ืžื›ืฉื•ืœ ืขื•ืŸ ืžืคื ื™ ืคื—ื“ ืคืŸ ื™ื”ืจื’ื•ื”ื•,

that the fact that he said about ืฉืจื” ืืžื ื• that she's his sister,

and something which could potentially have led to the fact that somebody would have

relations with her,

that was improper.

He should have had ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ,

says the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ,

and also the fact that he left the holy land,

that's something that is improper as well.

Okay,

the ืžืคืจืฉื™ื discuss how could the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ know that this was the case,

and there are those that argue,

but that is the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ's ืฉื™ื˜ื”.

In general,

the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ doesn't feel that the ืื‘ื•ืช were untouchables and,

you know,

cannot criticize anything which they did.

Of course,

it doesn't mean that you and I can do that,

but the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ apparently was on a level and could.

Okay,

ื”ื ื” ื ื ื™ื“ืขืชื™,

ืืžืจื™ ื ื ืื—ืชื™ ืืช.

Now the question is why all of a sudden now rather than earlier in

their travels?

So ืจืฉืดื™ seems to indicate that the ื›ื ืขื ื™ื,

they were more ืฉื˜ื•ืฃ ื‘ื–ืžื”,

that the ืžืฆืจื™ื were more ืฉื˜ื•ืฃ ื‘ื–ืžื”.

The ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ doesn't think that's the case.

After all,

the ืคืกื•ืงื™ื the rest of the ืชื•ืจื” indicate that the ืžืฆืจื™ื were very much

involved in that that that the ื›ื ืขื ื™ื,

the ื›ื ืขืŸ were very much involved in ื–ื ื•ืช.

Maybe they were only afraid when they came to a place of where there's

a king,

was a ื—ืฉืฉ she would be taken to the king.

But the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ himself says the following:

the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says this trick,

they used it all the time.

Just the ืชื•ืจื” records places where this trick didn't work.

Generally speaking,

it worked,

and nothing bad happened,

but over here,

where the trick didn't work of the sister trick,

there the ืชื•ืจื” does record what happened.

Parenthetically,

it could be that if you don't assume like that,

so it would be a little bit funny if the trick over here did

sort of not work,

so why did ื™ืฆื—ืง use the same trick again?

Presumably he heard,

although you might say maybe he didn't,

of what happened with ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•.

So that's the position of the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ.

Okay,

ืœืคื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ื•,

when ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• says,

ื”ื ื” ื ื ื™ื“ืขืชื™,

well,

actually,

I don't know if that would address that issue.

Okay.

The ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ has an interesting suggestion.

He said that although ืื‘ืจื”ื tells ืฉืจื”,

ืืžืจื™ ื ื ืื—ืชื™ ืืช,

it could be that ืฉืจื” ืืžื ื• didn't play along.

After all,

ืื‘ื™ืžืœืš he blames blames ืื‘ืจื”ื,

he doesn't blame ืฉืจื”.

So he says that maybe ืฉืจื” ืืžื ื•,

she she just kept her mouth shut,

and she didn't play along.

She might have When ืื‘ืจื”ื said ืื—ืชื™,

then maybe ืฉืจื” ืืžื ื• didn't say otherwise,

but Okay,

skipping to ื™ืดื“:ืืณ.

This is an important ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ,

I hope we don't can skip that.

Several days?

Right.

Okay,

ื™ืดื“:ืืณ,

we have the world war over here between the four kings and the five.

So says the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ,

what's the significance of that?

Page ืคืดื’.

ืคืจืง ื™ืดื“ ืคืกื•ืง ืืณ

on page ืคืดื’,

ื•ื™ื”ื™ ื‘ื™ืžื™ ืืžืจืคืœ ืžืœืš ืฉื ืขืจ ื”ืžืขืฉื” ื”ื–ื” ืื™ืจืข ืœืื‘ืจื”ื ืœื”ื•ืจื•ืช ื›ื™ ืืจื‘ืข ืžืœื›ื™ื•ืช,

there's a concept of ื“ืณ

ืžืœื›ื™ื•ืช,

which are spoken about in ื“ื ื™ืืœ with a dream that ื ื‘ื•ื›ื“ื ืฆืจ had,

talking about ื“ืณ

ืžืœื›ื™ื•ืช,

ื™ืฉ ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช ื‘ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื who exactly is included in ื“ืณ

ืžืœื›ื™ื•ืช,

but the ื“ืณ

ืžืœื›ื™ื•ืช that controlled the world at different times,

and these ืืจื‘ืขื” ืžืœื›ื™ื And they hint to ื“ืณ

ืžืœื›ื™ื•ืช.

The first one of the ื“ืณ

ืžืœื›ื™ื•ืช was ื‘ื‘ืœ,

and ื‘ื‘ืœ I think is associated with ืฉื ืขืจ,

and ืืžืจืคืœ was ืžืœืš ืฉื ืขืจ,

and so on.

So says the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ,

so again,

ื”ืžืขืฉื” ื”ื–ื” ื™ืจืžื•ื– ืœืื‘ืจื”ื ื›ื™ ืืจื‘ืข ืžืœื›ื™ื•ืช ืชืขืžื•ื“ื ื” ืœืžืฉื•ืœ ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื•ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื™ืชื’ื‘ืจื• ื‘ื ื™ื• ืขืœื™ื”ื.

In the end,

the Jewish people will be victorious over them,

just as ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• was victorious over those four ืžืœื›ื™ื.

ื•ื™ืคืœื• ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ื™ื“ื ื•ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื• ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื•ืชื ื•ืจื›ื•ืฉื,

and the ืจื›ื•ืฉ of the Jewish people will be returned.

I think there's only a small percentage of the property of the Jews that

were returned from the Nazis.

The Vatican is still holding on to much of the ืกืคืจื™ ืงื•ื“ืฉ that they

stole.

They're ืžืงื™ื™ื ืจืฆื—ืช ื•ื’ื ื™ืจืฉืช.

Okay,

skipping to Okay,

ืคืดื”,

in the middle of the page,

a bit before halfway down,

there's a line that begins ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื’ื•ื™ื.

So,

there's a place which is referred to as ืฉื“ื” ื”ืขืžืœืงื™.

And the question is ืฉื“ื” ื”ืขืžืœืงื™,

but ืขืžืœืง wasn't born yet.

Who was ืขืžืœืง?

ืขืžืœืง was a descendant of ืขืฉื•.

ืขืžืœืง was a descendant of ืขืฉื•,

and ืขืžืœืง wasn't born,

so how could this place be called ืฉื“ื” ื”ืขืžืœืงื™?

So,

ืจืฉืดื™ says it's called ืฉื“ื” ื”ืขืžืœืงื™ ืขืœ ืฉื ื”ืขืชื™ื“.

But the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says,

that's not ืคืฉื˜.

Rather,

why was ืขืžืœืง called ืขืžืœืง?

Because he was born in a place associated with ื”ืขืžืœืงื™.

ืขืžืœืง that we know and hate was not the first guy to be called

ืขืžืœืง.

There was some name ืขืžืœืง that existed before,

and ืขืžืœืง was given that name.

Similarly,

it says,

ื•ื™ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื‘ืจื ื‘ืืจืฅ ืขื“ ืžืงื•ื ืฉื›ื.

But hey,

there was a fellow whose name was ืฉื›ื that only shows up later,

and presumably was only born later at the time of ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื‘ื™ื ื•.

So,

what's ืคืฉื˜?

So again,

the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says that that ืฉื›ื,

time of ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื‘ื™ื ื•,

was named after the place the place that was already previously called ืฉื›ื.

Okay.

Is that so common that people are called based on the name of where

they are?

I mean,

I guess last names,

names are sometimes,

but anybody here named New York or Brooklyn or London?

People named Arizona.

Okay.

Whatever.

I guess last names,

I guess when people travel sometimes they are.

Okay.

In any case,

Texas,

London,

right,

they say There can be boy named after places.

Last names also from places.

Skipping to ืคืกื•ืง ื›ืดื‘.

We're in ืคืจืง ื™ืดื“.

ืคืจืง ื™ืดื“ ืคืกื•ืง ื›ืดื‘ on page ืคืดื—.

So,

ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• tells king of ืกื“ื•ื,

ื”ืจื™ืžื•ืชื™ ื™ื“ื™ ืืœ ื”ืณ

ืงืœ ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ.

So,

what does it mean,

'I lifted my hand'?

So,

ืจืฉืดื™ says ืœืฉื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื”.

And says the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ,

ื•ื›ืŸ ืžืฆืืชื™ ื‘ืกืคืจื™,

second line the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ,

ืžืฆื™ื ื• ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืฆื“ื™ืงื™ื ืฉืžืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ื ืืช ื™ืฆืจืŸ ืฉืœื ืœืขืฉื•ืช.

They ืžืฉื‘ื™ืข the ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข not to do something.

Meaning,

a very important ื™ืกื•ื“,

sometimes a person a person realizes something which he's not meant to be doing,

but he knows the ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข might get the best of him.

So what does he do?

Makes some promise to avoid doing something.

That way,

it's easier for him to control his ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข.

That's the idea of ื ื“ืจื™ื ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช.

So of course you have to be careful about ื ื“ืจื™ื ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช.

Rav Schachter,

when he mentioned the value of a person having ืงื‘ืœื•ืช,

accepting some ืงื‘ืœื” on ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื”,

ื™ื•ื ื›ื™ืคื•ืจ time,

he did mention under his breath that it maybe should be done ื‘ืœื™ ื ื“ืจ.

But that's a they tell a story of some fellow that had difficulty stopping

to smoke,

so what did he do?

Made a public declaration that he's stopping to smoke,

and then he realized that with the realization that he doesn't want to feel

like a hypocrite,

and therefore he had no choice but to stop smoking.

Because if he would smoke,

then he would turn out that he was telling a lie.

So ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• swears that he won't take anything from the property,

because he didn't want his ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข to get the better of him.

Okay,

there is another interpretation.

ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says that ื”ืจื™ืžื•ืชื™ ื™ื“ื™ means that,

'I'm dedicating to ื”ืงื“ืฉ.

Whatever I take from you,

I'm not going to keep for myself,

I'm just going to give to ื”ืงื“ืฉ.'

So that obviously means that the ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข will be that much weaker.

Okay.

ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•,

after promised kids,

nevertheless asks God,

ืžื” ืชืชืŸ ืœื™?

What's ืคืฉื˜?

ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says in ืคืจืง ื˜ืดื• ืคืกื•ืง ื‘ืณ,

I won't say this inside,

that the ืฆื“ื™ืงื™ื sometimes are afraid that they sinned ื‘ืฉื’ื’ื”,

and therefore,

although God promised them,

but nevertheless,

that promise wouldn't necessarily come to fruition due to their sinning.

Okay,

ืคืกื•ืง ื•ืณ

on page ืฆื“ื™,

it says,

ื•ื”ืืžืŸ ื‘ื”ืณ

ื•ื™ื—ืฉื‘ื” ืœื• ืฆื“ืงื”.

ื•ื”ืืžืŸ ื‘ื”ืณ,

ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• believed in God,

in God's promise.

ื•ื™ื—ืฉื‘ื” ืœื• ืฆื“ืงื”.

So what does it mean ื•ื™ื—ืฉื‘ื” ืœื• ืฆื“ืงื”?

ืจืฉืดื™ says ื•ื™ื—ืฉื‘ื”,

who was ื•ื™ื—ืฉื‘ื”?

ืจืฉืดื™ says that ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื considered it to be righteousness on the part

of ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• that believed God's promise.

Says ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ,

that is a zero ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ.

ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• that's willing to go from his land and separate himself from everything

which he had to go to ืืจืฅ ื›ื ืขืŸ,

and ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• that's willing to sacrifice his son,

so although that didn't take place yet,

so obviously when ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื tells him some wonderful news will have a

child,

so obviously he's going to believe that.

So rather the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says ื•ื™ื—ืฉื‘ื” ืœื• ืฆื“ืงื” is that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• considered it

to be righteousness on the part of God.

When God promises ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• wonderful gifts,

ืื‘ืจื”ื doesn't say,

"Well,

God owes it to me." Rather,

he considered it to be righteousness on the part of God,

ื—ืกื“ on the part of God that He promised him all those gifts.

Okay,

ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• is told in the ื‘ืจื™ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื‘ืชืจื™ื to take ืขื’ืœื” ืžืฉื•ืœืฉืช.

The ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ understands that means three animals,

kind of like the three types of ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช.

What are the three types of ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช?

ืขื•ืœื”,

ื—ื˜ืืช,

ืืฉื,

and ืฉืœืžื™ื.

Three types of animals.

Got that?

ืขื•ืœื”,

ื—ื˜ืืช,

ืืฉื,

and ืฉืœืžื™ื.

Three types of ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช.

Thank you.

I was waiting for that.

So the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ points out that ื—ื˜ืืช and ืืฉื,

they're basically the same.

So ืขื•ืœื”,

ื—ื˜ืืช,

ืืฉื,

and ืฉืœืžื™ื.

So that's the ืขื’ืœื” ืžืฉื•ืœืฉืช,

and in fact ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื is telling ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• that ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช the ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช,

the Jewish people will hold onto ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ,

and Rabbi Schachter very often quotes the ื’ืžืจื in ืžื’ื™ืœื”,

also elsewhere,

that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• asks,

"What about when there's no ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ?" and ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื says,

"Well,

ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช reciting the ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช,

that's what will have,

that's the ื–ื›ื•ืช which will have ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ." So Rabbi Schachter points out that

one should say some amount of ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช.

How much?

So we could discuss,

but okay.

I don't have patience to wait.

Skipping to...

the ืคืกื•ืง says in ืคืกื•ืง ื™ืดื‘ on page ืฆืดื‘:

ื•ื”ื ื” ืื™ืžื” ื—ืฉื›ื” ื’ื“ืœื”...

ื ืคืœืช ืขืœื™ื•.

So ื—ื–ืดืœ understands this ืจืžื– to future ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช.

ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• sensed that there is going to be more ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช,

not just ื’ืœื•ืช ืžืฆืจื™ื.

Okay,

now the ืคืกื•ืง says ื›ื™ ื’ืจ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื–ืจืขืš ื‘ืืจืฅ ืœื ืœื”ื ื•ืขื‘ื“ื•ื ื•ืขื ื• ืืชื

ืืจื‘ืข ืžืื•ืช ืฉื ื”.

So for how many years is it meant to be ื•ืขื‘ื“ื•ื ื•ืขื ื• ืืชื?

So it sounds like ืืจื‘ืข ืžืื•ืช ืฉื ื”,

but we know that it wasn't work of 400 years.

So all sorts of approaches,

but ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืคืฉื˜ says that we're meant to transpose the ืืจื‘ืข ืžืื•ืช

ืฉื ื”:

ื’ืจ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื–ืจืขืš ื‘ืืจืฅ ืœื ืœื”ื ืืจื‘ืข ืžืื•ืช ืฉื ื”,

and within those years,

they're going to be ื•ืขื‘ื“ื•ื ื•ืขื ื• ืืชื,

but not that the ื•ืขื‘ื“ื•ื ื•ืขื ื• ืืชื will be necessarily for 400 years.

Okay,

the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ has another ืคืฉื˜,

but not for now.

Okay,

ื•ื’ื ืืช ื”ื’ื•ื™ ืืฉืจ ื™ืขื‘ื“ื• ื“ืŸ ืื ื›ื™.

So it says the Jewish people are going to be slaves,

ื•ื’ื ืืช ื”ื’ื•ื™ ืืฉืจ ื™ืขื‘ื“ื• ื“ืŸ ืื ื›ื™.

So what does the ื•ื’ื mean?

So the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ quotes ืจืฉืดื™,

ื•ื’ื that ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื is also going to punish,

punish other nations that are going to be ืžืฉืขื‘ื“ the Jewish people.

However,

ืขืœ ื“ืจืš ื”ืคืฉื˜,

it means that it's true that the Jewish people,

they're going to be in ืžืฆืจื™ื,

they're going to be punished with ื’ืœื•ืช ืžืฆืจื™ื,

but that doesn't exempt the ืžืฆืจื™ื from being punished.

It's true that God,

for whatever reason,

feels the Jewish people should be in ืžืฆืจื™ื,

doesn't exempt the Egyptians from being punished.

Okay,

and the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ over here has a lengthy discussion about this topic of why

the Egyptians were punished if it's part of God's plan that the Jewish people

should be slaves.

There's a ืจืžื‘ืดื that he quotes that he argues with.

It's not clear to me the crux of the ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช.

But in any case,

the ืจืžื‘ืดื's's says that,

well,

hey,

God didn't say it had to be the Egyptians,

could have been somebody else.

So the Egyptians,

they're punished for volunteering.

The ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ doesn't like that,

cuz says,

hey,

if God says somebody should do something,

and that somebody goes ahead and volunteers,

then ืชื‘ื•ื ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ืจื›ื”.

But the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says that the Egyptians were punished cuz they went above and

beyond the call of duty,

which indicate that they did not do it ืœืฉื ืฉืžื™ื.

How the ืจืžื‘ืดื agrees with that,

but whatever,

in any case.

So the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says the Egyptians were punished cuz they went above and beyond

the call of duty.

Now the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ points out the following:

If there,

let's say,

some ืจื•ืฆื—,

some crook,

kills X,

so,

says the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ,

it is quite possible,

and we only assume that apparently on ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื”,

ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื decided that X should be killed.

That doesn't exempt the murderer from being punished,

as the ืžืฉื ื” in ืื‘ื•ืช indicates,

ืขืœ ื“ืื˜ืคืช ืื˜ืคื•ืš ื•ืกื•ืฃ ืžื˜ื™ืคื™ืš ื™ื˜ื•ืคื•ืŸ.

So says the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ by the 55,

we're about six lines down on page ืฆืดื“.

Six lines down in ืฆืดื“.

Says the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ,

ื•ื“ืข ื•ื”ื‘ืŸ,

in the middle of the line,

ื›ื™ ื”ืื™ืฉ ืฉื ื›ืชื‘ ื•ื ื—ืชื ื‘ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื” ืœื”ืจื™ื’ื”,

ืœื ื™ื ืงื” ื”ืœื™ืกื˜ื™ื ื”ื”ื•ืจื’ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืขืฉื” ืžื” ืฉื ื’ื–ืจ ืขืœื™ื•.

That won't exempt the ืœื™ืกื˜ื™ื.

ื”ื•ื ืจืฉืข ื‘ืขื•ื ื• ื™ืžื•ืช,

ื•ื“ืžื• ืžื™ื“ ื”ืจื•ืฆื— ื™ื‘ื•ืงืฉ.

ืื‘ืœ ื›ืืฉืจ ืชืฆื ื”ื’ื–ืจื” ืžืคื™ ื ื‘ื™ื,

when it's a ื ื‘ื™ื that says something's gonna happen,

then,

says,

when the ื ื‘ื™ื says that ืคืœื•ื ื™ is gonna be killed,

then if one kills ืคืœื•ื ื™ ืœืฉื ืฉืžื™ื,

then he's not punished.

But does it ืฉืœื ืœืฉื ืฉืžื™ื,

then he will be punished.

So says the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ,

ื ื‘ื•ื›ื“ื ืฆืจ heard a ื ื‘ื•ืื” that Jewish people meant to be destroyed,

and he was,

he volunteered to do so.

So why was he severely punished?

Why would he be severely punished?

A,

cuz he did it ืฉืœื ืœืฉื ืฉืžื™ื,

and also he went above and beyond the call of duty,

did things which were not called for.

Okay.

ื•ื“ื•ืจ ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ื™ืฉื•ื‘ื• ื”ื ื”.

This is something which is just ืคืฉื˜ on the ืคืกื•ืง,

which it's important for us to keep in mind.

If one will ask,

you know,

it's nice of God to give us ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ,

but why does it need to come,

why does that give us the right to kill out all the ื›ื ืขื ื™ื?

What's the answer to that question?

So God want to give us the land,

but why does that give us the right to kill all the ื›ื ืขื ื™ื?

What's the answer?

They didn't want to give it up.

Cuz the ื›ื ืขื ื™ื were wicked people.

How do I know?

Cuz the ืชื•ืจื” says,

ื›ื™ ืœื ืฉืœื ืขื•ืŸ ื”ืืžื•ืจื™ ืขื“ ื”ื ื”.

The ืชื•ืจื” tells us in other places,

also here the ืชื•ืจื” says that we don't get,

ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื tells ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• that you're not going to get ืืจืฅ ื›ื ืขืŸ

right away,

ื›ื™ ืœื ืฉืœื ืขื•ืŸ ื”ืืžื•ืจื™ ืขื“ ื”ื ื”,

that the ืืžื•ืจื™,

they sinned,

but they didn't sin enough to forfeit their right to live and to forfeit

the land.

So it's clear that,

okay,

in any case,

there is in ื‘ืจื™ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื‘ืชืจื™ื there's a ืชื ื•ืจ ืขืฉืŸ ื•ืœืคื™ื“ ืืฉ.

So the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ points out these are expressions which are similar to what took

place at ื”ืจ ืกื™ื ื™ when ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื's ืฉื›ื™ื ื” appeared.

So in the ื‘ืจื™ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื‘ืชืจื™ื you have,

when people make a ื‘ืจื™ืช it was traditional to cut some animal in two

and for the two parties to walk in between.

So the ืชื ื•ืจ ืขืฉืŸ ื•ืœืคื™ื“ ืืฉ,

which is symbolic of what took place at ื”ืจ ืกื™ื ื™,

which symbolizes the ืฉื›ื™ื ื” going in between the two parts.

Why did ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• not need to go in between the two parts?

I don't know.

Okay.

ืคืกื•ืง ื™ืดื— on page ืฆืดื”,

very important ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ.

ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื promises ืืจืฅ ื›ื ืขืŸ to ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• a number of times.

Why so many times?

The ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ points out that each ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” added more,

added something above and beyond the previous one,

whether it be more in terms of territory,

or more in terms of time.

And take a look about halfway through the piece,

first word of the line is ื–ืจืขื•:

ื•ืคืขื ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช...

ื•ืคืขื ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช ื‘ืืจ ืœื• ืชื—ื•ืžื™ ื”ืืจืฅ,

the borders of the land,

ื•ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื• ื›ืœ ื”ืขืžื™ื,

ืขืฉืจื” ืื•ืžื•ืช,

ื•ื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืœื›ืจื•ืช ืœื• ื‘ืจื™ืช ืขืœื™ื”ื ืฉืœื ื™ื’ืจื•ื ื”ื—ื˜ื.

And then even if we sin,

eventually we will get ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ.

ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ืฆื•ื”ื• ืขืœ ื”ืžื™ืœื”,

later in the ืคืจืฉื”,

where ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื commands him on ืžื™ืœื”,

ืืžืจ ืœื• ืœืื—ื•ื–ืช ืขื•ืœื.

What's the significance of that?

ืœืืžืจ ืฉืื ื™ื’ืœื• ืžืžื ื” ืขื•ื“ ื™ืฉื•ื‘ื• ื•ื™ื ื—ืœื•ื”.

That is so important.

ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื promises us that even if we eventually going to ื’ืœื•ืช,

but we will eventually return to ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ.

That's an important ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื”.

I wonder if ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• realized that would take place in,

you know,

ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• was born in 1948,

you know,

the Of the years that you count.

of the years,

right.

So,

I don't know if he knew that the Jewish people would come back in

our time,

whatever.

ื•ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืœื”ื ืœืืœืงื™ื ืืฉืจ ื‘ื›ื‘ื•ื“ื• ื™ื ื”ื’ ืื•ืชื,

that ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื will Himself lead the Jewish people and won't be controlled

by any astrological forces or heavenly forces.

Okay.

ื˜ื– ื‘,

on the same page,

ืื‘ืจื”ื listens to ืฉืจื”,

he suggested that he marry ื”ื’ืจ.

ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ points out that the ืคืกื•ืง emphasized that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• only did it because

that was request of ืฉืจื” ืืžื ื•.

Okay,

and ืคืกื•ืง ื’,

he has an interesting discussion with ื”ืœื›ื” which says that if a couple doesn't

have children then after 10 years,

and there's some concept of divorcing,

there's discussion whether nowadays something which applies,

and ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ doesn't talk about,

but talks about that which there's some statement in ื—ื–ืดืœ that the dwelling in

ื—ื•ืฅ ืœืืจืฅ doesn't count in the ืžื ื™ืŸ of 10 years.

Okay.

Next,

in ืคืกื•ืง ื•,

the end of page ืฆื˜,

an amazing ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ,

somewhat scary:

ื•ืชืขื ื” ืฉืจื™ ื•ืชื‘ืจื— ืžืคื ื™ื”.

So ืฉืจื” ืืžื ื• gives ื”ื’ืจ a hard time.

Of course,

ื”ื’ืจ earned the hard time because she was very uppity when she became pregnant.

But in any case,

so says who was that?

Yeah,

if I'm not mistaken.

So says ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ:

ื—ื˜ืื” ืืžื ื• ื‘ืขื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื–ื” ื•ื’ื ืื‘ืจื”ื ื‘ื”ื ื™ื—ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืŸ,

ืื‘ืจื”ื not stopping ืฉืจื”,

ื•ืฉืžืข ื”ืณ

ืืœ ืขื ื™ื” ื•ื ืชืŸ ืœื” ื‘ืŸ ืฉื™ื”ื ืคืจื ืื“ื ืœืขื ื•ืช ื–ืจืข ืื‘ืจื”ื ื•ืฉืจื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™

ื”ืขื™ื ื•ื™.

As a result of ืฉืจื” ืืžื ื•'s rough treatment to ื”ื’ืจ,

that's why she had a child that gives us such a hard time throughout

the ages.

Far out.

Okay.

Says ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ,

ื•ื”ื™ื” ืชืžื™ื,

at the end of page ืฆื˜,

ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says,

ื•ื”ื™ื” ืชืžื™ื,

says this is like the ืžืฆื•ื” of ืชืžื™ื ืชื”ื™ื” ืขื ื”ืณ

ืืœืงื™ืš,

the idea being five lines from the end of the page:

ื•ืขื ื™ืŸ ืžืฉื ื™ื”ื ืฉื™ืืžื™ืŸ ื‘ืœื‘ื• ื›ื™ ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื ืœื‘ื“ื• ื”ื•ื ื‘ืขืœ ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื‘ืชื—ืœื” ื•ื‘ืกื•ืฃ,

ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื•ืœื‘ื˜ืœ.

God is all-powerful.

ืœื ื™ืฉืžืขื• ืืœ ืžืขื•ื ื ื™ื ื•ืืœ ืงื•ืกืžื™ื,

ืื• ืœื ื™ื ื—ืฉ ืžื ื—ืฉ.

We should not believe any magicians,

any astrological predictions of the sort.

ื•ืœื ื™ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืื• ื“ื‘ืจื™ื”ื ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืคื ื™ื.

One should not believe that what they say will certainly happen.

ืื‘ืœ ื™ื’ื–ื•ืจ ื‘ืœื‘ื• ืฉื”ื›ืœ ื‘ื™ื“ ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืขืœื™ื•ื ื™ื.

God is all-powerful,

everything is in the hand of God.

ืฉื”ื•ื ืงืœ ื•ื”ื•ื ืงืœ ืฉื“ื™,

ืขื•ืฉื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœื ื‘ืžื–ืœ,

could do a favor even if the stars doesn't indicate that,

ื•ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืจืขื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืžื–ืœ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ื™ืคื”,

even if the stars indicate that everything will be great,

God could bring ืจืขื” ื›ืคื™ ืฉื™ืชื”ืœืš ื”ืื“ื ืœืคื ื™ื•.

Okay.

Skipping to ืคืกื•ืง ื˜ on the next page,

page ืง,

ื•ืืชื” ืืช ื‘ืจื™ืชื™ ืชืฉืžื•ืจ.

Why is the ื‘ืจื™ืช ืžื™ืœื” on that part of the body?

So it says the different reasons,

but ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says,

ื•ืืžืจื• line three in ืคืกื•ืง ื˜,

ืคืจืง ื™ื– ืคืกื•ืง ื˜:

ื•ืืžืจื• ื‘ื˜ืขื ื”ืžื™ืœื” ืฉืฉื ื–ื›ืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืื™ื‘ืจ ื”ืชืื•ื”,

that part of the body that's associated with desire,

ืจื‘ ื”ืžื”ื•ืžื” ื•ื”ื—ื˜ื,

ืฉืœื ื™ืฉืžืฉื• ื‘ื• ืจืง ื‘ืžืฆื•ื” ื•ืžื•ืชืจ,

only use it for that which is permissible,

that which is a ืžืฆื•ื”,

not to use it for a ื—ื˜ื.

So the idea is that one is meant to control his desires.

Okay.

Now,

ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• laughs when he hears he's going to have a child.

ื”ืœื‘ืŸ ืžืื” ืฉื ื” ื™ื•ืœื“,

says ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•.

ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says that that which ืื‘ืจื”ื thought that it was far out they were

to have a child is not mainly based on the fact that he was

a hundred,

but the fact that he did not have a child,

fact that he's old,

did not have a child from ืฉืจื” ืืžื ื•,

that is what he thought was so wild.

Because after all,

ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• had children when he was much older after ืฉืจื” ืืžื ื• died.

died from ืงื˜ื•ืจื”.

So the fact that he would have a wife,

that they would have a child from ืฉืจื”,

that's something that was,

that was outstanding.

Okay,

ืœื• ื™ืฉืžืขืืœ ื™ื—ื™ื” ืœืคื ื™ืš,

ืคืกื•ืง ื™ืดื—.

So ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says something pretty amazing.

He says that when ืื‘ืจื”ื says,

ืœื• ื™ืฉืžืขืืœ ื™ื—ื™ื” ืœืคื ื™ืš,

this is after of course he was told he would have a child from

ืฉืจื”,

so he says that what ืื‘ืจื”ื was saying,

"Well,

hey,

that's wonderful,

but I don't want it to come at the expense of ื™ืฉืžืขืืœ.

I don't want ื™ืฉืžืขืืœ to die." And ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื says,

"Okay,

you asked for it,

you got it." I sometimes wonder if ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• foresaw the future,

would he say,

would he have taken a different position?

I don't know,

about ื™ืฉืžืขืืœ.

Didn't he see the future though?

Does it mean that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• knew everything that would happen in the future?

I don't know that necessarily is the case.

Okay.

ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• does ื‘ืจื™ืช ืžื™ืœื” first to others and then to himself,

some because he was afraid that if he'd do the ื‘ืจื™ืช ืžื™ืœื” to himself

first,

he would be too weak.

Okay,

to review some things which we've seen,

so although the ืคืกื•ืง ื‘ืืจืฅ ืžื•ืœื“ืชื• ื‘ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื might give you an impression ืื‘ืจื”ื

ืื‘ื™ื ื• is born in ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื,

as ืจืฉืดื™ and ืื‘ืŸ ืขื–ืจื understand,

the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says,

"No,

ืืจืฅ ืžื•ืœื“ืชื• ื‘ืื•ืจ ื›ืฉื“ื™ื is only referring to ื—ืจืŸ." But ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• was born

in ื—ืจืŸ,

which explains,

which resolves also some difficulties you might have had from the end of last

week's ืคืจืฉื”,

and also why ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ goes to ืืจื ื ื”ืจื™ื.

ื•ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื›ื” means that people will bless their children,

say,

"Be like ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•." ื•ื ื‘ืจื›ื• ื‘ืš ื›ืœ ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื”ืื“ืžื”,

that people,

not only Jews,

also non-Jews will bless,

or alternatively means that people will be blessed because of you.

ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ had a bit of a discussion about why is it that the ืชื•ืจื”

doesn't previously tell us about how special ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• was.

Uh,

the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ discusses ืžืขืฉื” ืื‘ื•ืช ืกื™ืžืŸ ืœื‘ื ื™ื,

what happened to the forefathers foreshadows what will happen in the future.

ื•ื™ืงืจื ื‘ืฉื ื”ืณ

means that he publicized the name of God.

Okay,

ืจืžื‘ืดืŸืณs opinion was improper for ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•โ€”ืจืžื‘ืดืŸืณs opinion that was improper for ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•

to leave ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ and to put ืฉืจื” ืืžื ื• into danger.

ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ suggests that the wife,

that the sister trick was something that was used on somewhat of a regular

basis.

He says that the war with the four ืžืœื›ื™ื symbolized that they're going to

be four ืžืœื›ื™ื that will subjugate the Jewish people,

and in the end the Jewish people will be victorious.

He says ืฉื“ื” ื”ืขืžืœืงื™ is not ืขืœ ืฉื the future,

but there was a place there at that time already known as ืฉื“ื” ื”ืขืžืœืงื™,

and then later ืขืžืœืง was named after him.

ื”ืจื™ืžื•ืชื™ ื™ื“ื™ ืœื”ืณ

ืืœ ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ,

he says an important principle,

that ืฆื“ื™ืงื™ื are ืžืฉื‘ื™ืข ืืช ื™ืฆืจื,

they will force themselves into doing that which is right.

ื•ื™ื—ืฉื‘ื” ืœื• ืฆื“ืงื”,

the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says that ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• considered to be righteousness on the part of

God that which God gave him gifts.

He didn't say,

"Oh,

I'm such a cool guy,

so God owes it to me." When the ืคืกื•ืง says ื’ืจ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื–ืจืขืš ื•ืขื‘ื“ื•ื

ื•ืขื ื• ืื•ืชื ืืจื‘ืข ืžืื•ืช ืฉื ื”,

that could be understood as ื’ืจ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื–ืจืขืš ืืจื‘ืข ืžืื•ืช ืฉื ื”,

ื•ืขื‘ื“ื•ื ื•ืขื ื• ืื•ืชื will not be for that entire period.

Okay,

the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ had a discussion of why the ืžืฆืจื™ื were punished if in fact

there was a ื’ื–ื™ืจื” that the Jewish people would be ืขื‘ื“ื™ื.

He says,

well,

the ืจืžื‘ืดื says they didn't need to volunteer,

could have been somebody else.

And the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says that's due to the fact that they didn't do it

ืœืฉื ืฉืžื™ื,

they went above and beyond the call of duty.

Okay,

ืชื ื•ืจ ืขืฉืŸ ื•ืœืคื™ื“ ืืฉ,

that refers to the ืฉื›ื™ื ื” that passed between the different parts of the,

different halves of the animal.

Okay,

ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื makes a number of promises to ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•,

each promise is adding,

and one of the promises ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื tells him that even the Jewish

people go into ื’ืœื•ืช,

they will eventually return to ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ.

Okay,

the ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ says it was improper that which ืฉืจื” ืืžื ื• gave such a hard

time to ื”ื’ืจ,

and therefore she was given a son that would bring all sorts of hardships

to the Jewish people.

ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื tells him ื•ื”ื™ื” ืชืžื™ื,

that means commanding ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• to realize that it's only God who determines what's

going to be the fate of the Jewish people.

ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ had a discussion about why ื‘ืจื™ืช ืžื™ืœื” is on that part of the

body,

and points out that that which ืื‘ืจื”ื thought was strange to have children is

not mainly or not only due to his age due to the fact that

he didn't think he would have a child with ืฉืจื” ืืžื ื•.

Okay,

ืœื• ื™ืฉืžืขืืœ ื™ื—ื™ื” ืœืคื ื™ืš,

ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• expresses the fact that although he's happy they'll have a son from

ืฉืจื”,

but it shouldn't come at the expense of ื™ืฉืžืขืืœ.

Okay,

have a wonderful ืฉื‘ืช.

Thank you very much,

ื”ืจื‘.

ื™ื™ืฉืจ ื›ื—.

ื›ืœ ื˜ื•ื‘.