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and Noach produced Sheim, Cham, and Yafes. :³ÓõÞÖ−-³ÓêÐîó'Öì-³Óêó£ÑL-³ÓêÔìflÕòðÓñB¤iÔî 5. The waters continued to diminish þB fl½ÖìÐîCB¤ñÖí·e−ÖíóÌ− †ÔnÔíÐî.í
6 1. It came to be when men began to multiply ë£ÒþÖñó flÖðÖêÞÖíñ¤ÑìÑí-−ÞÌk·−ÌíÐ−ÞÔî.ê å until the tenth month. −¢Ìþ−ÌNμÞÖíLÓð¤ÒìÔíð£Ô¼
on the face of the earth, í¢ÖôÖðÎêÞÖí−¤ÑòÐt-ñÔ¼ In the tenth [month], on the first of the month, LÓð flÒìÔñð¤ÖìÓêÐa·−Ìþ−ÌNμÞÖa
that daughters were born to them. :óÞÓíÖñe'ðÐlŠ−³B£òÖëe the mountaintops became visible. :ó−ÞÌþÖíÞÓí−'ÑLêÖþe£êÐþÌò
2. The sons of the rulers saw ·ó−ÌíGÍêÞÖí-−ÑòÐëe¥êÐþÌiÔî.ë AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RASHI é"ùøAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RASHI é"ùøAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA [5] In the tenth, etc., 'åâå éÄøéÄNÂòÈa [ä]
the mountaintops became visible. 131 .íéÄøÈäÆäéÅLàÈøeàÀøÄð
that all the [previous] generations had children eð−ÌñBí ³BþBcÔíñÖk
This [−Ìþ−ÌNμÖa] refers to Av ,ëÖêíÓï
at the age of one hundred years, íÖòÖL ’šÐñ
which is the tenth month from Cheshvan, öÖîÐLÓìÐþÔôÐñ−Ìþ−ÌNμ êeíÓL
and this one, [Noach, had children] íÓïÐî
when the rain began. .óÓLÓbÔíñ−ÌìгÌíÓL
at the age of five hundred? ?³BêÑôLÑôÎìÔñ
If you might say that it refers to Elul ,ñeñÍê êeí þÔôêÒzóÌêÐî
God said: If they 312 be wicked óÑíó−̼ÖLÐþóÌê :í"ÖaÖwÔíþÔôÖê
which is the tenth month from Kislev îÑñнÌ×Ðñ−Ìþ−ÌNμÔî
they will be destroyed by the [flood] waters óÌ−ÔnÔëeðÐëêÒ−
when the rain ceased, óÓLÓbÔíšÔ½ÖtÓL
which will cause grief to this righteous man. ,íÓïš−ÌcÔ®Ðñ¼ÔþÐî
just as you say that þÑôBê íÖzÔêÓLóÑLÐk
If they be righteous, óÑíó−Ìš−ÌcÔ®óÌêÐî 132
“the seventh month” is Sivan ,öÖî−̽−̼−ÌëÐMÔíLÓðÒìÔa
then I would have to burden him î−ÖñÖ¼Ôì−ÌþЬÔê
which is the seventh month −̼−ÌëÐL êeíÐî
to build many arks. ,íÑaÐþÔí ³Bë−Ñz ³BNμÔñ
after [the rain] stopped; íÖšÖ½ÐõÔíÐñ
[Therefore,] He restrained his source 313 Bò−Ö−мÔô³ÓêLÔëÖk
[I would respond that] you cannot say so, ,öÑkþÔôBñ þÖLÐõÓê−Ìê
and he had no children ð−ÌñBí êGÐî
[for] you must admit that “seventh” −̼−ÌëÐLEÎìÐþÖkñÔ¼
until he was five hundred years old ,íÖòÖL ³BêÑôLÑôÎìðÔ¼
can only be counted from when the rain stopped ,íÖšÖ½ÐõÔíÐñêÖ lÓêíÓòBô íÖzÔê−Ìê
in order that Yefes, his oldest son, 314 not be î−ÖòÖëÐaÓL ñBðÖbÔí³ÓõÓ−êÑíÐ−êHÓL−ÑðÐk
because the forty days of the downpour did not end— ,ó−ÌôÖLÐb³Ôð−ÌþÐ−ñÓL óB− ó−̼ÖaÐþÔêeñÖ×êG−ÑþÎíÓL
of punishable age before the Flood 315 ,ñeaÔnÔí−ÑòÐõÌñö−ÌLÐòB¼Ðñ −eêÖ þ
and the 150 days of the storming waters— óÌ−ÔnÔí³ÓþBaÐèÌzñÓLó−ÌMÌôÎìÔîíÖêÑôe
as it is written: “For the youngster þÔ¼ÔpÔí−Ìk :ë−̳Ð×Ìc
until the first of Sivan, .öÖî−̽ÐaðÖìÓêðÔ¼
will die when he is one hundred years old.” 316 ³eôÖ−íÖòÖLíÖêÑôöÓa
And if you will claim [that it means] þÑôBê íÖzÔêóÌêÐî
[Meaning: the age at which he will be] liable −eêÖþÐî
the seventh month after the rain began ,íÖð−Ìþ−Ìñ−̼−ÌëÐL
for punishment, in future time, ,ð−ּ̳ÓñLÓòB¼Ðñ
this would not be Sivan. 133 öÖî−̽íÓïö−Ñê
and so it was before the Torah was given. 317 :íÖþBz öÔzÔô−ÑòÐõÌñöÑ×Ðî
“The tenth” 134 can only be counted êÖlÓê ³BòÐôÌñþÖLÐõÓê−Ìê−Ìþ−ÌNμÖíÐî
Sheim, Cham and Yafes. .úÆôÈéúÆàÀåíÈçúÆàíÅLúÆà from when the rain began to fall. ,íÖð−Ìþ−Ìñ
Was not Yefes the oldest? 318 ?ñBðÖbÔí êeí ³ÓõÓ−êGÎíÔî Because if you claim that it is þÑôBê íÖzÔêóÌêÓL
But, first you must discuss Sheim who was righteous š−ÌcÔ® êeíÓL,óÑL³ÓêLÑþBð íÖzÔêíÖlÌìÐzÔaêÖlÓê from when the rain ceased, íÖšÖ½ÐõÔíÐñ
and who was born circumcised, 319 ,ñeíÖô êeíÓLÐkðÔñBòÐî which would be Elul, ,ñeñÍê êeíÐî
and from whom Abraham descended :epÓnÌôêÖ®Ö−óÖíÖþÐëÔêÓLÐî you would have no means of understanding êÑ®Bô íÖzÔê−Ìê
([as is explained] in Bereishis Rabbah. 320 ) (þ"ëë) [the statement] 135 “In the first month, on the first day LÓðÒìÔñðÖìÓêÐa öBLêÌþÖa
[2] The sons of rulers. .íéÄäGÁàÈäéÅðÀa [á] the waters dried up from upon the earth.” ,±ÓþÖêÖíñÔ¼ÑôóÌ−ÔnÔíeëÐþÖì
[Meaning:] the sons of princes and rulers. .ó−̬ÐõBMÔíÐîó−ÌþÖOÔí−ÑòÐa For after 40 days ,óB− ó−̼ÖaÐþÔê±ÑwÌô−ÑþÎíÓL
when the mountain peaks appeared, ,ó−ÌþÖíÓí−ÑLêÖþeêÐþÌpÓMÌô
312 I.e., Noach’s children. 313 I.e., God prevented Noach from having children. 314 See Rashi 10, 21. 315 Noach
he sent out the raven, 136 ëÑþB¼Öí³ÓêìÔlÌL
was 600 years old at the Flood making ³õ− less than 100 years old. Since life expectancy was so much greater then,
punishable age was not reached till 100. 316 Yeshaiyahu 65, 20. 317 Ber. Rab. 26, 2. 318 What is the reason for 131 For a chronology of the events of the Flood, see page 114. The −þ−¾¼ë of this verse and −¼−ë¾ë of the previous verse
this order? 319 An indication of his righteousness. 320 26, 3. Once the youngest is listed first, they continue to be have two different points of reference. 132 In the previous verse. 133 But Iyar. 134 Which is mentioned in this
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