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Bereishis—Lech Lecha 16:11–12 áé-àé:æè êì êìZúéùàøá
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4. “Let a bit of water be brought óÌ− flÔô-¬Ô¼Ðôê¤Öò-ìÔwÞŠ−.ð “Behold you will conceive, and give birth to a son. ö¢ÑaÐzÐð¤ÔñÒ−Ðîí£ÖþÖíC'ÖpÌí
and wash your feet. ó¢Ó×−ÑñÐèÔþe£®ÎìÞÔþÐî You shall name him Yishmael, ñê flѼÖôÐLÌ− ·BôÐL³ê¥ÖþÖšÐî
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12. He will be a wild, uncivilized man. ó flÖðÖêêÓþ¤Ót·íÓ−ÐíÞÌ−êe¥íÐî .ë−
An alternate explanation: ,þÑìÔêþÖëÖc
It [−ÖòÕðÎê] is holy [referring to God] ,êeí LÓðBš His hand [will be] against everyone ñ flÒkÔëB¤ðÖ−
and he [Avraham] was telling God í"ÖaÖwÔíÐñþÑôBê íÖ−ÖíÐî and everyone’s hand will be against him; B¢añ£Òkð'Ô−Ðî
to wait for him until he will run ±eþÖiÓLðÔ¼Bñö−ÌzÐôÔíÐñ and in the presence of all his brothers î−£ÖìÓê-ñÖ×−'ÑòÐt-ñÔ¼Ðî BERESHIT
and invite the travelers to come in. 32 .ó−ÌìÐþBêÖí³Óê½−ÌòÐ×Ô−Ðî he will dwell.” :ö Þ ÒkÐLÌ−
Though this is written after óÖ³êÖþКÌñ±ÖþÖiÔî, 33 ,óÖ³êÖþКÌñ±ÖþÖiÔîþÔìÔê ëe³ÖkÓL−ÌtñÔ¼¹ÔêÐî
[nevertheless,] the conversation [with God] preceded it. ,íÖ³Ð−ÖíöÑ×ÖñóÓðBš íÖþ−ÌôÎêÖí
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It is the way of Scripture to speak thus ,öÑkþÑaÔðÐñ ³BêÖþКÌnÔíCÓþÓðÐî
as I explained concerning [the verse] ñÓvÑê−ÌzÐLÔþ−ÑtÓLBôÐk [11] Behold you will conceive. .äÈøÈäCÈpÄä [àé]
“My spirit will not continue to judge man forever,” 34 óÖðÖêÖë−Ììeþ öBðÖ−êG [Meaning: “When you return you will conceive,” 358 ,−ÌþÎíÔz−ÌëeLÖzÓLÐk
which is written after, “Noach produced . . .” 35 ,ÔìÒòðÓñBiÔîþÔìÔêëÖzÐ×ÌpÓL as in: 359 “Behold you will conceive,” 360 "íÖþÖíCÖpÌí" BôÐk
And it is impossible to say otherwise þÔôBñ þÖLÐ õÓê−ÌêÐî referring to Monoach’s wife. :ÔìBòÖô³ÓLÑêÐc
but that the decree preceded íÖð−ÑlÔñóÓðBš íÖþ−ÑïÐbÔííÖ³Ð−ÖíÓLêÖlÓê And give birth to a son. .ïÅaÀzÀãÇìÉéÀå
[the birth of Yefes] by twenty years. 36 ,íÖòÖL’× As if it were written ³ÓðÓñB−Ðî, 361 .³ÓðÓñB−ÐîBôÐk
Both explanation are in Bereishis Rabbah. 37 :íÖaÔþ³−ÌLêÑþÐëÌa ³BòBLÐlÔí−ÑzÐLe This is similar to, :Bñ ³ÓôBðÐî
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[4] Let be brought. .àÈðçÇwËé [ã] “You who dwell in Levanon öBòÖëÐlÔa−ÐzÐëÔ¾Ò−
through an intermediary, 38 ,Ôì−ÌñÖL−ÑðÐ−ñÔ¼ and are nestled in the cedars.” 362 :ó−ÌïÖþÎêÖa−ÐzÐòÔpŠšÐô
and God rewarded his descendants î−ÖòÖëÐñóÑlÌLí"ÖaÖwÔíÐî And you shall name him. .BîÀLúàÈøÈ÷Àå
through a messenger, ,Ôì−ÌñÖL−ÑðÐ−ñÔ¼ This is a command [to a female] ,êeí −eeÌ®
as it is said: “And Moshe raised his hand BðÖ−³ÓêíÓLÒôóÓþÖiÔî:þÔôÍêÓpÓL just as one would say to a male :þÖ×ÖïÐñþÑôBêÓLBôÐk
and hit the stone.” 39 :¼ÔñÓqÔí³ÓêCÔiÔî [Ö³êÖþÖšÐî] 363 “And you will name him Yitzchok.” 364 :šÖìЮÌ−BôÐL³ÓêÖ³êÖþÖšÐî
And wash your feet. .íÆëéÅìÀâÇøeöÂçÇøÀå [12] A wild, uncivilized man. .íÈãÈààÆøÆt [áé]
He thought that they were Arabs 40 ó−ÌiÌëÐþÔ¼óÑíÓL þeëÖ½Ðk One who loves the wilderness to hunt wild animals, .³BiÔì ðe®Öñ ³BþÖaÐðÌôëÑíBê
who worship the dust of their feet, ,óÓí−ÑñÐèÔþšÔëÎêÔñó−ÌîÎìÔzÐLÌnÓL as is written [concerning Yishmael]: :ëe³ÖkÓLBôÐk
and he was particular not to allow ½−ÌòÐ×ÔíÐñêHÓL ð−ÌtКÌíÐî “He settled in the wilderness of Paran ,öÖþêÖtþÔaÐðÌnÐaëÓLÑ−Ôî
any object of idolatry into his house. 41 .B³−ÑëÐñíÖþÖïíÖðBëμ [where] he became an expert archer.” 365 :³ÖMÔšíÓëBþ −ÌíÐ−Ôî
32 From here the Sages derived the axiom: íò−×¾í −òõ ³ñëšô ó−ìþîê ³½ò×í íñîðè “It is greater to invite travelers into your His hand [will be] against everyone. .ìÉkÇaBãÈé
house than to greet the Divine Presence.” 33 If Avraham was asking God to wait while he ran to invite the travelers, [Meaning:] a robber. 366 .ó−̬нÌñ
this verse should have preceded that in which he ran to the travelers! 34 Above 6, 3. 35 5, 32. 36 God’s decree
that He will wait 120 years for the world to repent (see Rashi above 6, 3 î−íî í"ð) before bringing on the Flood must And everyone’s hand will be against him. .Ba ìÉkãÇéÀå
have preceded Yefes’birth by twenty years, for Yefes was 100 years old at the Flood. You can calculate this from the [Meaning:] everyone will hate him B³Bê ö−ÌêÐòBN ñÒkÔí
fact that Noach was 500 when his first son,Yefes, was born (6, 32) and 600 at the Flood (7, 6). (See Rashi above 5, and will attack him. :Ba ö−ÌþÖbгÌôe
32 öë í"ð.) 37 Ber. Rab. 48, 10. Specifically,only the first explanation (that −òðê is profane) appears in Ber. Rab. The
commentaries, however, do succeed in finding allusions to the second explanation in Ber. Rab. However, in Shabbos
127a there is specific reference to −-ò-ð-ê, in this case, being the Holy Name. See also Shavuos 35b. 38 Avraham 358 She was not pregnant now, for she had miscarried. See Rashi v. 5. Also, why would the angel tell her something
instructed that water be brought by others, whereas, bread and meat were brought by Avraham himself. Vv. 5–8. she obviously knew? (G.A.) 359 The present tense is used when referring to the future. 360 Shoftim 13, 7. 361 I.e.,
39 Bamidbar 20, 11. Moshe was God’s messenger to extract water from the stone, whereas, the Manna and the î−ÖñÐN in the present tense. 362 Yirmiyahu 22, 23, meaning the same as ó−ÌïÖþÎêÖa³ÓòÓòBšÐô öBòÖëÐlÔa³ÓëÓLB− [You who dwell in Levanon
(quail) and were sent down by God without an intermediary. (G.A.) 40 I.e., like today’s Arabs, for Yishmael had and are nestled in the cedars]. 363 The command form to a female is гêÖþÖšÐî, to a male—Ö³êÖþÖšÐî 364 Below 17, 19.
had no children at this time. (B.) 41 Ber. Rab. 50, 4. 365 Below 21, 20. 366 Ber. Rab. 45, 9.
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