Miracles and Mitzvot at Marah

Points of Dispute

These are some of the central points of dispute (נקודות המחלוקת) between the various exegetes:

Were commandments given before Sinai?
- Yes – Mekhilta, Seder Olam Rabbah, Bavli, Targum Yerushalmi (Yonatan), Rashi, Rambam
- No – Rashbam, Ramban, Ralbag, Shadal
- Given to Moshe but not transmitted to the people – Abarbanel
Meaning of "נִסָּהוּ"
- Test – R. Eliezer in Mekhilta, Targum Yerushalmi (Yonatan), R. Saadia, Rashi, Ibn Ezra
- Glorify – R. Yehoshua in Mekhilta, Ralbag
- Perform miracles – Abarbanel
- Make accustomed – Rashbam, R. Avraham Maimonides, Biur
Subject of "שָׂם לוֹ"
- Hashem – most commentators
- Israelites – Ralbag
- Moshe – R. Bachya, Tzeror HaMor