bekiut perek vuv Flashcards
what did hashem say will let the jews out
a strong hand
Moshe told the jews what hashem said but why didn’t they listen
because of shortness of breath from the labor
who did amram marry and have
yocheved his aunt and has moshe and aharon
who did aharon marry and have
elisheva and had nadav and avihu, elazar and itamar
who did elazar marry
a daughter of putiel and had pinchas
meaning of this quote
חבל על דאבדין ולא משתכחין
Woe to those who are lost but not forgotten
It’s talking about the Avot who Hashem appeared to several times and they never questioned/doubted Him. But Moshe is worried that when he goes to tell jews that Hashem will take them out, they will question who Hashem is. So Hashem is remembering the Avot and missing their faith in him
meaning of this quote
ולא שמעו אל משה מקוצר רוח ומעבודה קשה
the jews didn’t listen to Moshe b/c of shortness of breath and hard labor.
meaning of this quote
ואיך ישמעני פרעה ואני ערל שפתיים
How will Pharaoh listen to me? And I have a lisp.
meaning of this rashi
“ויאמר אליו אני ה’-
“נאמן לשלם שכר”
Hashem saying that “I punish when I need and I
“give rewards to whoever follows me”
meaning of this rashi
וידבר ה’ אל משה ואל אהרון
Since Moshe told Hashem that he can’t speak to pharaoh because of his lisp, Hashem sent Moshe AND Aaron so that Aharon can speak for him.
meaning of this rashi
ושני חיי לוי- “שכל זמן שאחד מן השבטים קיים לא היה שעבוד”
Q: Why is the number of years Levi lived mentioned/important?
A: in order to tell us how long the slavery was because if one of Yitzchak’s sons were alive there was no slavery (it says yosef and his brothers died right before slavery started)
meaning of this rashi
יוכבד דדתו
Yocheved was Amram’s father’s sister (his aunt) as it says “daughter of Levi and sister of Kihat”
meaning of this rashi
אחות נחשון- “הנושא אשה צריך לבדוק באחיה”
The rabbis learn that the fact the pasuk states who her brothers are before elisheva marries Aharon that someone who is about to take a wife should investigate who her brothers are.
meaning of this rashi
הוא אהרון ומשה- “ששקולין כאחד”
This is the same Aharon and Moshe that are mentioned before when it says Yocheved and Amram gave birth to them
Q: why in some pasukim does it say aharon and Moshe and in some it says Moshe and Aharon?
A: to show that they were equal
