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Bereishis—Bereishis 2:4–5 ä-ã:á úéùàøáZúéùàøá [20]
earth and heaven. :óÌ−ÞÖôÖLÐî±Óþ'Óê
5. All the plants of the field í†ÓðÖOÔíÔì−¤ÌN|ñ¤Ò×Ðî.í
were not yet on the earth, ±Óþ flÖêÖëí¤Ó−ÐíÞÌ−óÓþÓ¬ƒ
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Another explanation [of the word] óÖêÐþÖaÌíÐa. ,óÖêÐþÖaÌíÐa:þÑìÔêþÖëÖc
He created them with the letter hey [ê"í], ,óÖêÖþÐaê"ÑíÐa
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii as it is said, :þÔôÍêÓpÓL
Bereishis/³−¾êþë ............................... 1 “In God, Adonoy, is the strength of the worlds 107 ,ó−ÌôÖñB¼ þe® ’í íÖ−Ða
Noach/ìò .................................... 66 [which can also be interpreted as:]
with these two letters yud [ð"î−] and hey [ê"í] of the Name óÑMÔíñÓL eñÖlÔí ³B−̳Bê ’ëÐa
Chronological Table of the Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
He created two worlds. ,ó−ÌôÖñB¼ −ÑòÐLþÔ®Ö−
Lech Lecha/µñ µñ ............................... 115
Here it teaches you öêÔkEÐðÓnÌñÐî
Vayera/êþ−î ................................... 172
that this world was created with the letter hey [ê"í]. ,ê"ÑíÐaêÖþÐëÌòíÓïÔíóÖñB¼ÖíÓL
Chayei Sarah/íþ¾ −−ì ............................. 241
(In other versions [the following is added], :ó−ÌþÑìÎêó−ÌþÖõн)
Toldos/³îðñî³ .................................. 272
this symbolizes: ,ïÓôÓþ
Vayeitzei/ê®−î ................................. 312 that just as the ê"í is open at the bottom ,íÖhÔôÐñíÖìe³Ðõê"ÑíÔíÓLBôÐk
Vayishlach/ìñ¾−î ............................... 363 the world, too, is open Ô ìe³ÖtóÖñB¼ÖíCÔk
Vayeishev/ë¾−î ................................ 414 to those who return through repentance. .íÖëeLгÌaó−ÌëÖMÔñ
Mikeitz/±šô .................................. 452 The World to Come was created with the letter yud [ð"î−] ,ð"B−ÐëêÖþÐëÌòêÖaÔíóÖñB¼Ðî
Vayigash/¾è−î ................................. 499 to relate that the righteous of that [future] time öÔ ôÐï B³BêÐaÓLó−Ìš−ÌðÔvÓL,þÔôBñ
Vayechi/−ì−î .................................. 527 [will be] few as a yud [ð"î−], ’− BôÐkó−ּ̬eô
which is the smallest of the letters.) .(³Bi̳BêÖëíÖpԬКê−ÌíÓL
Haftaros/³îþ¬õí ................................ 574
This symbolizes that the wicked will descend íÖhÔôÐñó−̼ÖLÐþÖíeðÐþÑiÓLïÓôÓþ
to behold the abyss [of hell] ³ÔìÔL ³BêÐþÌñ
like [the letter] ê"í which is closed on all sides ó−ÌðÖðЮñÖkÌôíÖôe³ÐqÓL³êÒïê"ÑíÐk
and open [only] at the bottom, íÖhÔôÐñíÖìe³Ðõe
for them to descend there. :óÖLCÓþÓc³ÓðÓþÖñ
[5] Were not yet on the earth. .õÆøÈàÈáäÆéÀäÄéíÆøÆè [ä]
Every time the word óÓþÓ¬ appears in Scripture êÖþКÌnÔaÓLóÓþÓ¬ñÖk
it means ‘not yet.’ ,êeí êG ðÔ¼ öBLÐñ
It does not mean ‘before’ ,óÓðBš öBLÐñ Bò−ÑêÐî
and cannot form a verb saying ó−ÌþЬÌí ,ó−ÌþЬÌíþÔôBñ ñÔ¼ÐõÌò Bò−ÑêÐî
as can be said of ó−ÌcКÌí [meaning preceded]. 108 .ó−ÌcКÌíþÔôêÒ−þÓLÎêÔ×
This verse proves this. 109 ,Ôì−Ì×Bô íÓïÐî
107 Yeshaiyahu 26, 4. 108 An indication of the difference between óðîš and óþ¬ is the fact that óþ¬ cannot be made
into a verb as can óðš—(before) (i.e., ó−ðší—preceded.) This is because óþ¬ means “not yet” which has no verb form.
109 I.e., if óþ¬ would be rendered “before” the verse would read thus: Before all the trees of the field were upon the
earth and before all vegetation of the field sprouted, because God did not make it rain.” This would be meaningless
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