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[141]  Bereishis—Lech Lecha 14:24–15:1 à:åèZãë:ãé êì êìZúéùàøá  Bereishis—Lech Lecha 13:13–16 æè-âé:âé êì êìZúéùàøá  [128]                                                         #                                                               26015-EYAL - 26015-BERESHIT-EYAL.1 | 5 - B | 18-07-18 | 09:43:36 | SR:-- | Cyan   26015-

 and the portion of the men who went with me −¢ÌzÌêe£×ÐñÞÖíþ'ÓLÎêó− flÌLÖòÎêÞÖí·šÓñ¶ÑìÐî  towards Adonoy, exceedingly. :ð ÞÒêÐôí£ÖBí−ÞÔñ
 Aneir, Eshkol and Mamrei, ê flÑþÐôÔôe ñ¤ÒkÐLÓê·þÑòÖ¼  14. Adonoy said to Avram ó†ÖþÐëÔê-ñÓêþ¤ÔôÖêí„ÖîÒí−ÞÔî .ð−
 they may take their portion.” ñ :ó ÞÖšÐñÓìe'ìКÌ−ó£Ñí  after Lot had separated from him: B fln̼ÞÑô¬B¤ñ-ðÓþÞÖtÌí·−ÑþÎìÞÔê
 15 1. After these events, íÓl †ÑêÖíó−¤ÌþÖëÐcÔí|þ¤ÔìÔê.ê åè  “Raise your eyes ·E−¶Óò−Ѽê¥Öòê¤ÖN
 the word of Adonoy came to Avram ó flÖþÐëÔê-ñÓê·íÖîÒíÐ−-þÔëÐðí¥Ö−Öí  and look about from the place where you are, ó¢ÖLí¤ÖzÔê-þÓLÎêóB £šÖnÔí-öÌôí flÑêÐþe
 in a vision, saying: þ¢ÒôêÑñí£ÓïÎìÞÔnÔa  to the north, to the south to the east and to the west. :íÖnÞÖ−ÖîíÖôÐð'ÑšÖîíÖaÐè£ÓòÖîíÖò'ÒõÖ®
 “Fear not Avram, I am your shield, C flÖñö¤ÑèÖô·−Ì×ÒòÞÖêó†ÖþÐëÔêê¤Öþ−Ìz-ñÔê  15. For all the land that you see í£ÓêÒþí'ÖzÔê-þÓLÎê±Óþ§ÖêÖí-ñÖk-³Óê−«Ìk .î¬
 your reward is very great.” :ð ÞÒêÐôí'ÑaÐþÔí £EÐþÞÖ×ÐN  I give to you íÖp¢ÓòÐzÓê ¤EÐñ
                     and to your descendants forever. :óÞÖñB¼-ðÔ¼ £EμÐþÔïÐñÞe
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RASHI  é"ùøAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA  16. I will make your descendants £EμÐþÔï-³Óê−'ÌzÐôÔNÐî .ï¬
                            as the dust of the earth; ±Óþ¢ÖêÖíþ¤ÔõμÞÔk
 they will share together.” 205 206  ,ešBñÎìÔ−îÖcÐìÔ−
 It is therefore said,  :þÔôÍêÓòCÔ×Ðñe  so that if a man can count ·³BòÐôÌñL− †Ìêñ¤Ô×e−-óÌê|þ¤ÓLÎê
 “This was so from that day  êeíÔí óBiÔíÑô−ÌíÐ−Ôî
 [and had been so] from earlier times  íÖñмÖôÖî  AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RASHI  é"ùøAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
 and he [Dovid] made it an ordinance and a law.” 207  ,¬ÖtÐLÌôÐñe šBìÐñÖíÓô−ÌNÐ−Ôî
 It does not state and on, 208  ,íÖêÐñÖíÖîþÔôÍêÓòêGÐî  Our Sages learned from here,  :öêÔkÌôeðÐôÖñ eò−ѳBaÔþÐî
 because the law had already been given  šBìÔíöÔzÌòþÖëÐkÓL−ÌõÐñ  “The names of the wicked shall rot.” 92  :ëÖšÐþÌ−ó−̼ÖLÐþóÑLÐî
 in the days of Avram.  :óÖþÐëÔê−Ñô−Ìa  Wicked. 93  .íéÄòÈø
 [1] After these events. 209  .äÆlÅàÈäíéÄøÈáÀcÇäøÇçÇà [à]  With their persons.  ,óÖõeèÐa
 Wherever þÔìÔê is used  þÔìÔêþÔôÍêÓòÓL óBšÖôñÖk  Sinful.  .íéÄàÈhÇçÀå
 it signifies immediately [after].  ,CeôÖ½  With their wealth. 94  :óÖòBôÖôÐa
 [When] −ÑþÎìÔê [is used]  −ÑþÎìÔê  Towards Hashem, exceedingly.  .ãÉàÀî 'äì
 [it means] long afterwards. 210  ,èÖñÐõeô  They know their Master  ,óÖòBaÌþó−̼ÐðB−
 [Thus, immediately] “after these events,”  .íÓlÑêÖíó−ÌþÖëÐcÔíþÔìÔê  and intentionally rebel against him. 95  :Ba ðBþÐôÌñó−ÌòîÐeÔkгÌôe
 [i.e.,] after this miracle occurred to him  ,íÓï½ÑòBñíÖNμÔpÓLþÔìÔê  [14] After Lot had separated. 96  .èBì ãÆøÈtÄäéÅøÂçÇà [ãé]
 that he killed the kings,  ,ó−Ì×ÖñÐnÔí³ÓêèÔþÖíÓL
                As long as the wicked person was with him,  Bn̼¼ÖLÖþÖíÓLöÔôÐïñÖk
 he became anxious and said,  :þÑôBêÐîèÑêBð íÖ−ÖíÐî
                   the Word [of God] withdrew from him.  epÓnÌôLÑþBt þeaÌcÔííÖ−Öí
 “Maybe I have already received my reward 211  þÖ×ÖN−ÌzÐñÔaÌšêÖnÓL
                (And above 97  when Lot was [still] with him  BñЮÓê ¬Bñ íÖ−ÖíÓLñ−ѼÐñe)
 for all my righteousness.”  ?−Ô³BšÐðÌ®ñÖkñÔ¼
         and [yet] it is written: “And God appeared to Avram,”  ,óÖþÐëÔêñÓê’íêÖþÑiÔî :ë−̳Ð×e
 Therefore, God said to him. . .  :óBšÖnÔíBñþÔôÖêCÔ×Ðñ
                      [we must assume that] at that time  íÖ¼ÖLdÖ³BêÐa
 Fear not Avram, I am your shield. 212  .CÈìïÅâÈîéÄëÉðÈàíÈøÀáÇààÈøéÄzìÇà  he [Lot] was [still righteous]).  :(.íÖ−ÖíþÑLÖk
 From punishment. [I.e.,] that you will not be punished  LÑòּѳêHÓL,LÓòB¼ÖíöÌô
                          [16] So that if a man can.  .LéÄàìÇëeé íÄàøÆLÂà [æè]
                Just as it is impossible for dust to be counted  ³BòÖnÌíÐñþÖõÖ¼ÓñþÖLÐõÓê−ÌêÓLóÑLÐk
 205 I Shmuel 30, 24.  206 Ber. Rab. 43, 9.  207 I Shmuel 30, 25.  208 Had the law first come into being in Dovid’s
 time it would have said íÖêÐñÖíÖî êeíÔí óBiÔíÑô−ÌíÐ−Ôî—“And it was from that day and on.” Rather it states: íÖñмÖôÖî—meaning
 “from before.”  209  Why is −ÑþÎìÔê sometimes used instead of þÔìÔê?  210  Ber. Rab. 44, 5.  211  By being victorious over  92  Mishlei 10, 7. I.e., whenever a wicked person is mentioned he should be mentioned in derogatory terms only.
 the kings.  212  There are two opinions in the Midrash (Ber. Rab. 44, 5) as to Avraham’s anxiety. 1) That he might  Therefore, having been mentioned, their cruelty, too, is mentioned.  93  What is the distinction between ó−¼þ and
 deserve punishment for all the lives he took, albeit that it was in war. 2) That his victory would be in lieu of his  ó−ê¬ì?  94  Sanhedrin 109a. See reverse interpretation in Onkelos.  95  Toras Kohanim, Bechukosai 2, 1.  96  Why
 reward. Rashi shows references to both opinions in this verse. (M., G.A.)  are we told that God spoke to Avram only after Lot departed?  97  12, 7.  #                               26015-EYAL - 26015-BERESHIT-EYAL.1 | 5 - B | 18-07-18 | 09:43:36 | SR:-- | Magenta   26015-EYAL - 26015-BERESHIT-EYAL.1 | 5 - B | 18-07-18 | 09:43:36
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