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[113]             Bereishis—Noach 11:29–32 áì-èë:àé çðZúéùàøá                                           Bereishis—Noach 9:5–6  å-ä:è çðZúéùàøá           [92]

                      the father of Milkah and Yiskah. :íÞÖkнÌ−−'ÌëÎêÞÔîí£ÖkÐñÌô-−ÞÌëÎê                        From the hand of man, ó†ÖðÖêÞÖíð¤ÔiÌôe
                 30. Sarai was barren, she had no child. :ðÞÖñÖîd£Öñö−'Ñêí¢Öþ֚μ−£ÔþÖN−'ÌíÐzÔî.ñ  even from the hand of man’s own brother, î− flÌìÖêL−¤Ìê·ðÔiÌô
                      31. Terach took his son, Avram, B†òÐaó¤ÖþÐëÔê-³ÓêìÔþ‚Ózì¶ÔwÌiÔî .êñ          will I demand an account of man’s soul. :óÞÖðÖêÞÖíLÓõ'Óò-³ÓêL£þÐðÓê
                and Lot, the son of Haran, his grandson, BflòÐa-öÓa·öÖþÖí-öÓa¬B¥ñ-³ÓêÐî                  6. He who spills the blood of man, ó flÖðÖêÞÖíó¤Ôc·CÑõÒL.î
                       and Sarai, his daughter-in-law, B fl³ÖlÔk−¤ÔþÖN·³ÑêÐî                         through man shall his blood be spilled, C¢ÑõÖMÌ−B¤ôÖcó£ÖðÖêÞÖa
                          the wife of his son, Avram. B¢òÐaó¤ÖþÐëÔê³ÓL£Ñê                        for in the image of Elohim, He made man. :óÞÖðÖêÞÖí-³Óêí£ÖNÖ¼ó− flÌíGÍêóÓñ¤Ó®Ða−Ìkƒ
               With them he departed from Ur Kasdim, ó−†ÌcÐNÔkþe¤êÑôó‚ÖzÌêe¶êЮÞÑiÔî                                                é"ùøAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
                         to go to the land of Canaan. öÔ¼flÔòÐkíÖ®Ðþ¤Ôê·³Ó×Ó¶ñÖñ                       AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RASHI
               [When] they came to Charan [however], ö£ÖþÖì-ðÔ¼eê'ÒëÖiÔî                                       “He is ruled 204  as cattle,” 205  ,eôÐðÌò ³BôÑíÐaÔkñÔLÐôÌò
                                                                                               it was, therefore, necessary for their sake to warn  öÓí−Ññμþ−ÌíÐïÔíÐñCÔþЮeí CÖ×−ÌõÐñ
                                they settled there. :óÞÖLeëÐL'ÑiÔî
                                                                                                      the wild beasts [against attacking man].  :³BiÔìÔí³Óê
                        32. The lifetime of Terach was ìÔþ flÓ³-−ÑôÐ−e¤−ÐíÞÌiÔî .ëñ
                                                                                                                From the hand of man.  .íÈãÈàÈäãÇiÄîe
                         two hundred and five years. íflÖòÖLóÌ−¤Ô³êÖôe ó−£ÌòÖLL'ÑôÖì         From one who kills with premeditation without witnesses  ,ó−ÌðѼö−ÑêÐîð−ÌïÑôÐaèÑþBíÔíðÔiÌô
                             Terach died in Charan. ô :öÞÖþÖìÐaìÔþ£Ó z³Öô'ÖiÔî                                 I will require [retribution].  :LBþÐðÓê−ÌòÎê
                  AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RASHI  é"ùøAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA  From the hand of man’s own brother. 206  .åéÄçÈàLéÄàãÇiÄî
                                                                                                    [Meaning:] that he loves him like a brother  ìÖêÐkBñëÑíBê êeíÓL
                                    [29] Yiskah.  .äÈkÀñÄé [èë]                                                and killed him accidentally,  ,èÑèBL BèÖþÎíÔî
                      This was Sarah. [she was so called]  ,íÖþÖNBï                          I will require [retribution] if he does not go into exile  íÓñÐèÌ−êGóÌê LBþÐðÓê−ÌòÎê
                      because she could see 335  the future  íÖ×BqÓLóÑLñÔ¼
                                                                                                       and pray for the forgiveness of his sin,  ,ñÑìÖn−Ìñ BòBμñÔ¼LÑwÔë−Ìî
                           through Divine inspiration,  ,LÓðBwÔíÔìeþÐa
                                                                                             for even an accidental [murder] requires atonement.  .íÖþÖtÔkC−ÌþÖ®èÑèBMÔí¹ÔêÓL
                  and because all would gaze at her beauty.  .dÖ−ÐõÖ−Ðaö−Ì×B½ ñÒkÔíÓLÐî                          If there are no witnesses  ó−ÌðѼö−ÑêóÌêÐî
      Alternately, íÖkнÌ− is from the root meaning princely—³e×−̽Ðò,  ,³e×−̽Ðò öBLÐñíÖkнÌ− :ðB¼Ðî
                                                                                                              to make him liable for exile,  ³eñÖè Bë−Ð iÔìÐñ
            just as íÖþÖN is from the root meaning ruling—íÖþÖþÐN.  :íÖþÖþÐN öBLÐñíÖþÖNBôÐk
                                                                                                           and he does not humble himself,  ,¼ÖòÐ×Ìò Bò−Ñê êeíÐî
                     [31] With them he departed. 336  .íÈzÄàeàÀöÅiÇå [àì]
                                                                                                      God will require [retribution] from him,  ,epÓnÌôLÑþBc í"ÖaÖwÔí
                          Terach and Avram went forth  óÖþÐëÔêÐîìÔþÓ³eêЮÑiÔî
                                                                                                        as our Sages expounded [the verse:]  ,eò−ѳBaÔþeLÐþÖcÓLBôÐ×
                           along with Lot and Sarai. 337  :−ÖþÖNÐî ¬Bñ ó̼
                                                                                                   “And God caused it to come to his hand,” 207  ,BðÖ−ÐñíÖpÌêó−ÌíGÍêÖíÐî
                      [32] Terach died in Charan. 338  .ïÈøÈçÀaçÇøÆzúÈîÈiÇå [áì]                                 in Maseches Makkos 208  ,³BkÔô³Ó×ÓqÔôÐa
              [He died] after Avram had already left Charan  öÖþÖìÑôóÖþÐëÔêêÖ®ÖiÓLþÔìÔêÐñ                   209
                                                                                                God causes them  to meet in the same inn, etc.  :’î×î ðÖìÓêšÖcÐòeõÐñöÖòÐnÔïÐôí"ÖaÖwÔí
                   and had arrived in the Land of Canaan,  ,öÔ¼ÔòÐk±ÓþÓêÐñêÖëe
                                                                                               [6] Through man shall his blood be spilled.  .CÅôÈMÄéBîÈcíÈãÈàÈa [å]
           and had already been there more than sixty years.  .íÖòÖLó−ÌMÌMÌôþѳB− óÖLíÖ−ÖíÐî
                                                                                                           [Meaning:] if there are witnesses  ,ó−ÌðѼLÑ−óÌê
                                   For it is written,  :ëe³Ö×−ÑþÎíÓL
                          “And Avram was 75 years old  íÖòÖLó−̼ÐëÌLÐîó−ÌòÖLLÑôÖìöÓaóÖþÐëÔêÐî                then you must kill him. Why?  ?íÖnÖñ,óÓzÔê eíe³−ÌôÎí
                                                                                                       “Because in the image of God, etc.” 210  :’îèî ó−ÌíGÍêóÓñÓ®Ða−Ìk
                             when he left Charan.” 339  .öÖþÖìÑô B³êÑ®Ða
           Terach was 70 years old when Avram was born, 340  ,óÖþÐëÔêðÔñBpÓLÐkíÖòÖLó−̼ÐëÌLöÓaìÔþÓ³Ðî                 He made man.  .íÈãÈàÈäúÆàäÈNÈò
               making Terach 145 when Avram left Charan,  öÖþÖìÑôóÖþÐëÔêêÖ®ÖiÓLÐk.ìÔþÓ³Ðñ í"ôš −ÑþÎí  This is an abbreviated verse and should read,  :³B−ÐíÌñC−ÌþÖ®Ðî,þѽÖìêÖþКÌôíÓï
              so there were still many years of his life left. 341  .íÑaÐþÔíî−Ö³BòÐMÌôeþÎêÐLÌòö−Ì −Ôðμ
                                                                                         204 ñÔLÐôÌò can mean “compared to” or “ruled by.”  205 I.e., man serves as prey to the wild beasts just as cattle do.
                                                                                         206  How can the victim be referred to as the killer’s brother?  207  Shemos 21, 13.  208  10b.  209  I.e., the man who
      335  í×½—see.  336  îê®−î is plural. To whom does this refer? ó³ê, too, is plural. To whom does this refer? (G.A.)  337  I.e.,  killed accidentally and the man who killed with premeditation. The latter sits under a ladder while the former is
      Terach and Avram were the family heads who took Lot and Sarai along. (G.A.)  338  Historically, Terach died many  descending, whereupon he slips and falls onto the one sitting underneath, killing him. Thus the murderer gets his
      years later. Why, then, does the Torah record his death here?  339  Bereishis 12, 4.  340  V. 26.  341  I.e., he lived  retribution and the accidental killer now goes into exile.  210  Since man is created in the image of God, a murderer
      another 60 years, for he was 205 years old at his death.                           has destroyed the image of God.                                                                                 #                                                             #  26015-EYAL - 26015-BERESHIT-EYAL.1 | 4 - B | 18-07-18 | 09:43:36 |
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