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in foreign languages. This is actually a source of blessing for the nation
in whose language their Jews are learning Torah.
Shem exerted himself to do the mitzvah first and preceded his brother in
covering his father. His reward was of a spiritual nature, one which
harbors in it much more reward than that of Yefet. Through his exertion,
he merited to receive tzitzit which involve less exertion than most mitzvot.
Nebuchadnezzar was rewarded for exerting himself and taking three steps
for the honor of Hashem. This is why he became the king of the entire
world, and his children ruled it for three generations.
