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                         and engaged them in battle í flÖôÖìÐñÌô·óÖzÌêe¥×ÐþÔ¼ÞÔiÔî                       who were born in his household, B †³−Ñë−¤Ñð−ÌñÐ−
                             in the Valley of Siddim. :ó−ÞÌcÌOÔíšÓô£Ñ¼Ða                              three hundred and eighteen [men], ³B flêÑôL¤ñÐLe·þÖNÖ¼í¥ÖòÒôÐL
                 9. Against Kedarlaomer, king of Eilam, ó †Öñ−ѼCÓñ¤ÓôþÓô‚Ò¼ÖñÐþÖðÐk³¤Ñê.¬              and he pursued [them] until Dan. :öÞÖc-ðÔ¼¹£ÒcÐþÌiÔî
                              Sidal, king of Goyim, óflÌ−Bb CÓñ¤Óô·ñÖ¼Ðð̳Ðî
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                          Amraphel, king of Shinar, þ flÖ¼ÐòÌLCÓñ¤Óô·ñÓõÖþÐôÔêÐî
                          and Aryoch, king of Elasar; þ¢Ö½ÖlÓêCÓñ¤ÓôCB£−ÐþÔêÐî                                       [14] He armed.  .÷ÆøÈiÇå [ãé]
                [there were] four kings against the five. :íÞÖMÌôÎìÞÔí-³Óêó−£Ì×ÖñÐôí'Ö¼ÖaÐþÔê       As the Targum translates: “And he armed.”  ,ï−ÑþÖïÐî BôebÐþÔ³Ðk
                                                                                                             Similarly: ëÓþÖìóÓ×−ÑþÎìÔê−̳Bš−ÌþÎíÔî 163  ëÓþÖìóÓ×−ÑþÎìÔê−̳Bš−ÌþÎíÔîöÑ×Ðî
                            10. The Valley of Siddim ó−†ÌcÌOÔíšÓô¤Ñ¼Ðî.−
                                                                                                   [is translated by Onkelos:] “I will arm myself  ö−ÑiÔcÐïÓê
                            was [full of] mortar pits; þÖô flÑì·³ÒþÍêÞÓa³¥ÒþÍêÞÓa                               with a sword against you.”  ,óÓ×−Ññμ−ÌaÐþÔìÐa
        [and when] the Kings of Sedom and Amorah fled í£ÖþÒôμÞÔîó'Òðн-CÓñÞÓôe½§ŠòÖiÔî    Similarly: −ÌaÐþÔìš−ÌþÖê 164  [“I will arm myself with sword”].  ,−ÌaÐþÔìš−ÌþÖêöÑ×Ðî
                        they fell there [into the pits], íÖn¢ÖL-eñÐtÌiÔî                        “Similarly:” Arm yourself with sword and ax.” 165  :þBèнe ³−ÌòÎìšÑþÖíÐî:öÑ×Ðî
             while the remainder fled to the mountains. :e½ÞÖpíÖþ'Óíó−£ÌþÖêÐLÌpÔíÐî                               His trained servants.  .åéÈëéÄðÂç
                                                                                                  It is written B×−ÌòÎì [singular], “his trained one,”  ,ë−̳Ðk B×−ÌòÎì
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                                                                                                                     referring to Eliezer  þÓïÓ¼−ÌñÍêíÓï
                             [9] Four kings, etc. 134  .'åâå íéÄëÈìÀîäÈòÈaÀøÇà [è]                 whom he trained to observe the mitzvos. 166  ³BîЮÌôÐñB×ÐpÌìÓL
                     Yet, the fewer ones were victorious.  ,ó−ּ̬enÔíeìÐvÌòöÑ×−ÌtñÔ¼¹ÔêÐî                And it [i.e., the word î−Ö×−ÌòÎì] means  öBLÐñ êeíÐî
             [This is] to inform you that they were powerful  ,e−Öíó−ÌþBaÌbÓLEμ−ÌðBíÐñ          the initiation [or training] of a person or vessel  −ÌñÐkBêóÖðÖêÖí³Ô½−ÌòÐk³ÔñÖìгÔí
                       and, yet, Avraham did not refrain  óÖíÖþÐëÔê¼ÔòÐôÌòêGöÑ×−ÌtñÔ¼¹ÔêÐî              to its designated occupation [or use].  .dÖa ðBôμÔñð−ּ̳ êeíÓL ³eòÖneêÐñ
                          from giving chase to them. 135  :óÓí−ÑþÎìÔê ¹BcÐþÌlÌô                             Similarly: “Train the youth,” 167  ,þÔ¼ÔpÔñ CBòÎ ì:öÑ×Ðî
                        [10] [Full of] mortar pits. 136  .øÈîÅçúÉøÁàÆaúÉøÁàÆa [é]                        [or:] “The initiation of the altar,” 168  ,ÔìÑaÐïÌnÔí³ÔkŠòÎì
                             There were many pits 137  ,óÖLe−ÖííÑaÐþÔí ³BþÑêÐa             [or:] “The initiation [i.e., dedication] of the Temple.” 169  ,³Ì−ÔaÔí³ÔkŠòÎì
                 from which earth was taken for mortar. 138  .öÖ−ÐòÌañÓL¬−̬ÐñíÖôÖðÎêóÖMÌô ö−ÌñЬBpÓL   In Old French it is called enseigner. 170  :þ−−ò"®ò−ê Bñ ö−ÌþBš ï"Ô¼ÔñÐëe
                          The Midrashic explanation is,  :íÖðÖbÔêLÔþÐðÌôe                                 [Three hundred and] eighteen.  .'åâå øÈNÈòäÈðÉîÀL
                    that the mortar was mixed in them 139  ,óÓíÖañÖaÐèeô ¬−ÌhÔííÖ−ÖíÓL            Our Sages said 171  that it was Eliezer alone. 172  ,íÖ−ÖíBcÔëÐñþÓïÓ¼−ÌñÍê :eþÐôÖê eò−ѳBaÔþ
          and it was through a miracle that the King of Sedom  ,óBðнCÓñÓôÐñ½ÑòíÖNμÔòÐî                        And it [the number 318]  êeíÐî
                               escaped from there. 140  ,óÖMÌôêÖ®ÖiÓL                              is the gematria 173  equivalent of his name. 174  :BôÐLñÓLêÖiÌþЬÔô−ÑböÔ−ÐòÌô
                  For among the nations there were some  öֳ֮КÌô ³BneêÖëe−ÖíÓL−ÌõÐñ                                   Until Dan. 175  .ïÈcãÇò
               who did not believe that Avraham was saved  óÖíÖþÐëÔêñÔv−ÌpÓLö−Ìò−ÌôÎêÔôe−ÖíêHÓL                 There his strength ebbed.  ,BìÒkLÔLÖzóÖL
                   from Ur Kasdim, from the fiery furnace.  ,LÑêÖíöÔLÐëÌkÌôó−ÌcÐNÔk þeêÑô                      For he saw [prophetically]  íÖêÖþÓL
        But, once he [the king of Sedom] escaped from the mortar,  ,þÖôÑìÔíöÌôíÓïêÖ®ÖiÓLöÖî−Ñ ×Ðî           that his children were destined  î−ÖòÖaö−Ìð−̳μÓL
      they believed [the event concerning] Avraham retroactively.  .Ô¼ÑþÐõÔôÐñóÖíÖþÐëÔêÐë eò−ÌôÍêÓí         to erect a [golden] calf there. 176  :ñÓèѼóÖLð−ÌôμÔíÐñ
                             Fled to the mountains.  .eñÈpäÈøÆä
                   [Meaning:] They fled to a mountain. 141  ,e½ÖòþÖíÐñ                   163  Vayik. 26, 33.  164  Shemos 15, 9.  165  Tehillim 35, 3.  166  Minchas Shai denies the authenticity of this Rashi, for
                                                                                         all ancient manuscripts spell î−×−òì in the plural form. Accordingly, it does not appear in the early Rashi manuscripts.
      134 What is the significance of totaling up the number of kings on each side?  135 Ber. Rab. 42, 17.  136 a) Why the  Neither do the early commentators of Rashi make mention of it.  167 Mishlei 22, 6.  168 Bamid. 7, 11.  169 Tehillim
      repetition: ³îþêë ³îþêë. b) If the pits were of mortar why did the kings who fell in, not drown? (S.C.)  137  Which  30, 1.  170  I.e., to teach.  171  Ber. Rab. 43, 2; Nedarim 42a.  172  That was armed.  173  Gematria—the numerical
      answers question of the repetition.  138  Thus, the pits did not contain mortar. They only provided the earth for  value of words when each letter is assigned a number. Thus þï¼−ñê=318.  174  This is not intended to negate the plain
      mortar, answering question b, ibid.  139  I.e., the pits. The plain explanation does not explain the significance of our  intent that there actually were 318 armed men. However, this number was chosen to show that Eliezer was actually
      knowing for what the earth of these pits was used.  140  What was the purpose of this miracle?  141  íÖþÓí is equivalent  the power behind them, (G.A.) or that Eliezer was the equal of all 318. (B.Y.)  175  In the following verse it states
      to þÔíÐñ—to a mountain.  #                                                         that they pursued them to Chovah. See Rashi there.  176  Sanhedrin 96a.






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