1) Ch. 6, v. 3: "Vo'eiro" And I have appeared Rashi has a two-word comment on this, "El ho'ovos," to the patriarchs. Commentators are hard-pressed to explain what light Rashi is shedding on the understanding of our verse. What do you have to offer?
2) Ch. 6, v. 14,15,16: "Bnei Reuvein, Uvnei Shimon, V'eileh shmos bnei Levi" The children of Reuvein, And the children of Shimon, And these are the names of the children of Levi Why by Reuvein and Shimon does the Torah just say "the children of," while by Levi "these are the NAMES" is added?
3) Ch. 6, v. 20: "Va'yikach Amrom es Yocheved va'tei'led lo es Aharon v'es Moshe" And Amrom took Yocheved and she gave birth to him Aharon and Moshe In Shmos 2:1 the marriage of a couple and the subsequent birth of Moshe is recorded, but the parents' names are not mentioned until this verse. Why?
4) Ch. 9, v. 2: "Ki im mo'ein atoh l'sha'lei'ach v'odcho machazik bom" If you refuse to send and still hold onto them What is added by "v'odcho machazik bom"? Why is this term not used by the warnings of any of the other plagues?
5) Ch. 9, v. 26: "Rak b'eretz Goshen asher shom bnei Yisroel lo hoyoh borod" Only in Goshen where the bnei Yisroel were present there was no hail If a ben Yisroel was outside Goshen would it hail upon him? For the answers, click here!
Important Numbers
