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Bereishis—Noach 7:11–12 áé-àé:æ çðZúéùàøá
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Bereishis—Noach 6:9
on the seventeenth day of the month, LÓð¢ÒìÔñóB£−þ'ÖNÖ¼-íÞÖ¼ÐëÌLÐa NOACH çð
on that day, í†ÓfÔíóB¤iÔa 9. This is the history of Noach. ÔìflÕò³¤ÒðÐñB ÞzíÓlÑêƒ.¬
all the wellsprings of the great deep, burst open, í flÖaÔþóB¤íÐz·³BòÐ−мÔô-ñÖk·e¼ÐšÐëÌò Noach was a righteous man, š−§ÌcÔ®L−'ÌêÔì†Õò
and the windows of the heavens were opened. :eìÞÖzÐõÌòóÌ−£ÔôÖMÔí³'ÒaŠþÎêÞÔî flawless in his generation; î−¢Ö³Òþ ÞÒðÐaí£Ö−Öíó−'ÌôÖz
12. There was rain on the earth ±Óþ¢ÖêÖí-ñÔ¼óÓL£ÓbÔí−'ÌíÐ−Ôî .ë− Noach walked with Elohim. :ÔìÞÒò-CÓlÔíгÌíó−£ÌíGÍêÞÖí-³Óê
forty days and forty nights. :íÖñÐ−ÞÖñó−£Ì¼ÖaÐþÔêÐîóBfl−ó−¤Ì¼ÖaÐþÔê
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[9] This is the history of Noach. 1 .÷éÄcÇöLéÄàÇçÉðÇçÉðúÉãÀìBz äÆìÅà [è]
R. Yehoshua says: this refers to Iyar. 72 :þ−ÖiÌêíÓïþÑôBê Ô¼ŠLBíÐ−−ÌaÔþ Since [the text] mentions him, Bþ−ÌkÐïÌíÐîñ−ÌêBí
Burst open. .eòÀ÷ÀáÄð it tells of his praiseworthiness. ,BìÐëÌLÐaþÑt̽
To release their waters. :öÓí−Ñô−Ñôê−Ì®BíÐñ As it is said: :þÔôÍêÓpÓL
The great deep. .äÈaÇø íBäÀz “The mention of a righteous person is a blessing.” 2 .íÖ×ÖþÐëÌñš−ÌcÔ®þÓ×Ñï
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[A punishment] measure for measure; ,íÖcÌôðÓèÓòÐ×íÖcÌô An alternate explanation: This teaches EÐðÓnÌñ:þÑìÔêþÖëÖð
they sinned with “Great is the evil of man” 73 óÖðÖêÖí³Ô¼ÖþíÖaÔþÐëeêЬÖìóÑí that the main progeny of the righteous ó−Ìš−ÌcÔ®ñÓLóÓí−ѳBðÐñBz þÔw̼ÓL
and they were punished with “the Great deep.” 74 :íÖaÔþ óBíгÌë ešÖñÐî are their good deeds. 4 :ó−ÌëB¬ ó−ÌNμÔô
[12] There was rain on the earth. .õÆøÈàÈäìÇòíÆLÆbÇäéÄäÀéÇå [áé] In his generation. 5 .åéÈúÉøÉãÀa
And further on it states: “And the Flood was”? 75 ?ñeaÔnÔí−ÌíÐ−Ôî:þÑôBê êeí öÖlÔíÐñe There are those among our Sages eò−ѳBaÔþÑôLÑ−
But, [it should be explained thus:] êÖlÓê who infer from it to his praise. 6 :ìÔëÓLÐñ B³Bê ó−ÌLÐþBð
When He [God] brought them [flood waters] down öÖð−ÌþBíÓLÐ× Certainly, had he lived in a righteous generation ó−Ìš−ÌcÔ® þBðÐëíÖ−ÖíelÌêöÑkÓLñÖk
He [first] brought them down mercifully ,ó−ÌôÎìÔþÐaöÖð−ÌþBí he would have been [even] more righteous. .þѳB− š−ÌcÔ®íÖ−Öí
so that if they repent eþÐïÐìÔ−óÌêÓL There are others who infer from it to his discredit. 7 :−êÔòÐbÌñ B³Bê ó−ÌLÐþBcÓLLÑ−Ðî
they would yet be rains of blessing. ,íÖ×ÖþÐa−ÑôÐLÌèe−ÐíÌ− Relative to his generation he was righteous, ,š−ÌcÔ®íÖ−Öí BþBð −ÌõÐñ
And when they did not repent eþÐïÖìêHÓLÐke but had he lived in the generation of Avraham óÖíÖ þÐëÔêñÓL BþBðÐaíÖ−ÖíelÌêÐî
they became flood waters. 76 :ñeaÔnÔñe−Öí he would not have been considered significant. 8 :óeñÐ×ÌñëÖLÐìÓòíÖ−ÖíêG
Forty days, etc. .'åâå íBé íéÄòÈaÀøÇà Noach walked with Elohim. .ÇçÉðCÆlÇäÀúÄäíéÄäGÁàÈäúÆà
The first day is not included in this number ,öÖ−ÐòÌnÔíöÌô öBLêÌþ óB− ö−Ñê Whereas, concerning Avraham [Scripture] says: :þÑôBê êeí óÖíÖþÐëÔêÐëe
because its night 77 was not included with it, ,Bn̼ Bñ−Ññö−ÑêÓL−ÌõÐñ [“God,] before whom I walked.” 9 ?î−ÖòÖõÐñ−ÌzÐ×ÔlÔíгÌíþÓLÎê
for it is written: [v. 11] “On that day íÓfÔí óBiÔaë−̳Ð×−ÑþÎíÓL [This is because] Noach required [God’s] support ðÔ¼Ô½C−ÌþÖ®íÖ−ÖíÔìÒò
all the wellsprings . . . burst open.” 78 ,³BòÐ−мÔôñÖke¼ÐšÐëÌò to uphold him [in his righteousness] ,B×ÐôÖ³Ðñ
Consequently, the forty days ended ó−ÌñÖk óB− ó−̼ÖaÐþÔêeêЮÐôÌò whereas, Avraham drew strength from within himself šÑfÔìгÌôíÖ−ÖíóÖíÖþÐëÔêñÖëÎê
on the twenty-eighth day of Kislev î−ÑñнÌ×ÐëíÖ òÒôÐLe ó−ÌþÐNÓ¼Ða and walked in his righteousness by himself. :î−ÖñÑêÑôBšÐðÌ®ÐaCÑlÔíÐôe
according to R. Eliezer[’s opinion], 79 ,þÓïÓ¼−ÌñÍê−ÌaÔþÐñ Walked. 10 .CÆlÇäÀúÄä
for when the months are counted regularly ,öÖþÐð̽Ðkö−ÌòÐôÌòó−ÌLÖðÏìÔíÓL [CÓlÔíгÌí, here is] in the past tense. .þÔëÖ¼ öBLÐñ
[then] one is complete and one deficient, 80 ,þѽÖìðÖìÓêÐîêÑñÖôðÖìÓê
1 Rashi interprets ³îðñî³ here to mean “progeny,” not as other Rishonim, who translate it as “history.” According to
72 Iyar is second to Nissan. This is based on their argument in Rosh Hashanah 11b. R. Eliezer holds that the world was Rashi why is š−ð® ¾−ê ìò inserted? (S.H.) 2 Mishlei 10, 7. 3 I.e., the fact that after saying, “These are the progeny
created in Tishri, R. Yehoshua—Nissan. 73 6, 5. 74 Sanhedrin 108a. 75 V. 17. 76 Ber. Rab. 31, 12. 77 I.e., the of Noach,” it does not immediately mention the names of the children. 4 Ber. Rab. 30, 6. 5 î−³îþîðë—During his
preceding night which is considered as the beginning of the following day. 78 Meaning literally during the daytime. generations. What about other generations? 6 I.e., he was righteous even in his generation when everyone else was
Thus, during the first night there was no flood. 79 See verse 11. According to R. Yehoshua the forty days ended 28 not. 7 I.e., only in his generations would he be considered righteous. 8 Ber. Rab. 30, 9. 9 Ber. 24, 40. 10 The
Sivan. 80 The lunar month can have either 30 days—(“complete”) or 29 days—(“deficient”). µñí³í form can be used for future in the command form “Go!” and also in the past tense—“He went.”