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May 28

  • rebelreform89
    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    "is riding on a light cloud" quickly to send easily and quickly the decree of His word to punish Egypt. "and the idols of Egypt shall quake from before Him" They will have no power to save their people from the messengers of the king of Assyria. The prophet presented the retribution of Egypt in this manner, unlike the way he presented it to other nations, because they are accustomed to being punished in this manner. (Exodus 12:12) “And I will pass through the land of Egypt…… Read more »
  • rebelreform89
    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    "Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim" Arba was the name of the father of Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai. Another explanation is: [It was called Kirjath-arba, the city of four] because of the father and the three sons for the scripture calls them the children of 'Anak. "And the land had rest from war" This refers back to the previous topic, i.e., after the seven years during which they conquered their surroundings the Amorites were humbled and no longer gathered to wa… Read more »
  • rebelreform89
    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    We learn that the conquest of the land took seven years, for in the second year, Moses sent the spies. There remain thirty- eight years, during which the Israelites walked through the wilderness, and seven in which they conquered [the land], making a total of forty-five years. Read more »
  • rebelreform89
    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    as it was in my heart and not as it was in my mouth, for the spies were of one counsel, and Caleb was afraid to say to them that he would not say the same as they. But, when he came, he contradicted them. That is what is stated there: “Because there was another spirit with him,” for he said to them one version with his mouth, while he had another version in his heart. Read more »
  • rebelreform89
    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    "For the children of Joseph were two tribes" instead of the tribe of Levi. Read more »
  • rebelreform89
    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    "distributed for inheritance to them" [lit.,] caused to inherit. Read more »
  • rebelreform89
    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    "the cities and their villages" the walled cities. "and their villages" open cities without walls. Read more »
  • rebelreform89
    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    "Jordan and its border" the cities which are on its bank. Read more »
  • rebelreform89
    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    "and half the land of the children of 'Ammon" half of what they conquered of the land of the children of 'Ammon and (sic) from Sihon. Read more »
  • rebelreform89
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    "the mount of the valley" This follows Jonathan. Read more »
  • rebelreform89
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    "who remained of the remnant of the giants [Rephaim]" whom Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him had slain, as it is stated: “And they smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim.” Read more »
  • rebelreform89
    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    "From 'Aroer" He goes on to describe the entire land on the other side of the Jordan, after which he explains the boundary of each tribe. And Moses gave to such and such a tribe, etc. Read more »
  • rebelreform89
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    "With him" i.e., with the first half tribe of Manasseh, the Reubenites and Gadites received their inheritance. Read more »
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    "I will drive them out" after your death. "only divide it by lot to the Israelites as an inheritance" and subsequently, each tribe will conquer that which fell into its lot. Read more »
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    And on the eastern border, there remained to conquer in the northern end, all the Lebanon, from Baal-Gad to the end of the border, and in the width from east to west, to the entering into Hamath. This is the entire northern boundary, for the entering into Hamath is at the northwestern corner, in “ אֵלֶּה מַסְעֵי.” Read more »
  • rebelreform89
    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    "From the south, all the land of the Canaanites" The preceding verse describes [the region] from the south side from east to west, and this verse describes the width of that region, which remained to conquer, how much it was from south to north. [Thus we explain] "From the south" From the south, i.e., Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the Amorites. Read more »
  • rebelreform89
    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    "From the Shihor" i.e., the Nile synonymous with the brook of Egypt. It adjoins the southwestern border of Eretz Israel, as is stated in “וְאֵלֶּה מַסְעֵי.” We learn here that in Joshua’s lifetime, he did not conquer the entire southern border, except from the desert of Zin [which is the divided smooth mount that goes up to Seir] to the Nile. This is the boundary of Gaza which is stated above: “From Kadesh Barnea to Gaza.” "to the border of Ekron northward" The 'Ekronit… Read more »
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    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    "borders" Heb. גּלִילוֹת, marche in Old French. Read more »
  • rebelreform89
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    there remains yet very much land of that which I promised to Abraham remains to be possessed, for it has not been conquered. Read more »

May 26

  • rebelreform89
    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    "And now, the Lord has spoken" to bring the retribution near to them. "In three years like the years of a hireling" Because of three years that they aided Sennacherib when he besieged Samaria, and they aided him without compensation, as though they were his hirelings, the glory of Moab shall, therefore, be debased among the rest of Sennacherib’s multitudes, for he swept them away into captivity from the midst of that army and went away. And so it is related in Seder Olam (ch… Read more »
  • rebelreform89
    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    "This is the word" the end of Moab’s destruction at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar. "that the Lord spoke concerning Moab long ago" Many days before the calamity came upon it, Isaiah prophesied this about it. Alternatively, “Long ago,” denotes the time when Balak hired Balaam. Read more »
  • rebelreform89
    rebelreform89 added a text contribution Rashi's Commentary
    "that Moab has wearied on the high place" to wage war on the high places of the towers. "and he shall enter his sanctuary" to the place where they prepare themselves and ready themselves there to pray. Read more »
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    shall moan in lamentation. Read more »