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<p>Lemekh shares with his wives his feeling about killing others.  Commentators disagree whether he is expressing regret or boasting.</p> | <p>Lemekh shares with his wives his feeling about killing others.  Commentators disagree whether he is expressing regret or boasting.</p> | ||
<opinion name="">Regret | <opinion name="">Regret | ||
| − | <p>Lemekh | + | <p>Lemekh either shares with his wives his regret over having killed, or defends himself by pointing out that it was an accident.</p> |
| − | <mekorot><multilink><a href="TanchumaBereshit11" data-aht="source">Tanchuma</a><a href="TanchumaBereshit11" data-aht="source">Bereshit 11</a><a href="Tanchuma" data-aht="parshan">About the Tanchuma</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RSaadiaGaonCommentaryBereshit4-16-25" data-aht="source">R. Saadia Gaon</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonCommentaryBereshit4-16-25" data-aht="source">Commentary Bereshit 4:16-25</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonTafsirBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">Tafsir Bereshit 4:23-24</a><a href="R. Saadia Gaon" data-aht="parshan">About R. Saadia Gaon</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashiBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">Rashi #1</a><a href="RashiBereshit4-15" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:15</a><a href="RashiBereshit4-19" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:19</a><a href="RashiBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:23-24</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SefornoBereshit4-1523-24" data-aht="source">Seforno</a><a href="SefornoBereshit4-1523-24" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:15,23-24</a><a href="R. Ovadyah Seforno" data-aht="parshan">About R. Ovadyah Seforno</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="HaKetavVeHaKabbalahBereshit4-23" data-aht="source">HaKetav VeHaKabbalah</a><a href="HaKetavVeHaKabbalahBereshit4-23" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:23</a><a href="R. Yaakov Mecklenburg (HaKetav VeHaKabbalah)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yaakov Mecklenburg</a></multilink></mekorot> | + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="TanchumaBereshit11" data-aht="source">Tanchuma</a><a href="TanchumaBereshit11" data-aht="source">Bereshit 11</a><a href="Tanchuma" data-aht="parshan">About the Tanchuma</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RSaadiaGaonCommentaryBereshit4-16-25" data-aht="source">R. Saadia Gaon</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonCommentaryBereshit4-16-25" data-aht="source">Commentary Bereshit 4:16-25</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonTafsirBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">Tafsir Bereshit 4:23-24</a><a href="R. Saadia Gaon" data-aht="parshan">About R. Saadia Gaon</a></multilink>,<fn>This is R. Saadia Gaon in his first possibility.  He also mentions that Lemekh could be defending himself to his wives saying he did not kill anybody, though it is unclear what he is rebutting.</fn> <multilink><a href="RashiBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">Rashi #1</a><a href="RashiBereshit4-15" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:15</a><a href="RashiBereshit4-19" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:19</a><a href="RashiBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:23-24</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="AbarbanelBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">Abarbanel</a><a href="AbarbanelBereshit4-18" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:18</a><a href="AbarbanelBereshit4-13-14" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:13-14</a><a href="AbarbanelBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:23-24</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Abarbanel" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Abarbanel</a></multilink>,<fn>Abarbanel presents Lemekh as defending himself over the killing rather than regretting his action.</fn> <multilink><a href="SefornoBereshit4-1523-24" data-aht="source">Seforno</a><a href="SefornoBereshit4-1523-24" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:15,23-24</a><a href="R. Ovadyah Seforno" data-aht="parshan">About R. Ovadyah Seforno</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="HaKetavVeHaKabbalahBereshit4-23" data-aht="source">HaKetav VeHaKabbalah</a><a href="HaKetavVeHaKabbalahBereshit4-23" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:23</a><a href="R. Yaakov Mecklenburg (HaKetav VeHaKabbalah)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yaakov Mecklenburg</a></multilink>, Netziv, R. D"Z Hoffmann</mekorot> |
<point><b>"לָכֵן כָּל הֹרֵג קַיִן שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקָּם"</b></point> | <point><b>"לָכֵן כָּל הֹרֵג קַיִן שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקָּם"</b></point> | ||
<point><b>Who did Lemekh kill ("אִישׁ" and "יֶלֶד")?</b></point> | <point><b>Who did Lemekh kill ("אִישׁ" and "יֶלֶד")?</b></point> | ||
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<category name="">Calming of Wive's Fear | <category name="">Calming of Wive's Fear | ||
| + | <p>Lemekh is calming down his wives who fear he will be killed for inventing weapons or being the seventh generation from Kayin.</p> | ||
<opinion name="">Potential Death of their Children | <opinion name="">Potential Death of their Children | ||
| − | < | + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="BereshitRabbah23-4" data-aht="source">Bereshit Rabbah</a><a href="BereshitRabbah23-4" data-aht="source">23:4</a><a href="Bereshit Rabbah" data-aht="parshan">About Bereshit Rabbah</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashiBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">Rashi #2</a><a href="RashiBereshit4-15" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:15</a><a href="RashiBereshit4-19" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:19</a><a href="RashiBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:23-24</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraBereshit4-151623" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraBereshit4-151623" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:15,16,23</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit4-15" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:15</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:23-24</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RalbagBeiurDivreiHaParashahBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagBeiurDivreiHaParashahBereshit4-15" data-aht="source">Beiur Divrei HaParashah Bereshit 4:15</a><a href="RalbagBeiurDivreiHaParashahBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">Beiur Divrei HaParashah Bereshit 4:23-24</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershon (Ralbag)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershon</a></multilink></mekorot> |
</opinion> | </opinion> | ||
<opinion name="">Punishment of Lemekh for Inventing Weapons | <opinion name="">Punishment of Lemekh for Inventing Weapons | ||
| + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="RambanBereshit4-23" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanBereshit4-23" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:23</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe Nachmanides</a></multilink></mekorot> | ||
</opinion> | </opinion> | ||
</category> | </category> | ||
<category name="">Reaction to Wive's Squabbles | <category name="">Reaction to Wive's Squabbles | ||
| − | < | + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="RYosefKara" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Kara</a><a href="RYosefKara" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:23</a><a href="R. Yosef Kara" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Kara</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RadakBereshit4-24" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="RadakBereshit4-15" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:15</a><a href="RadakBereshit4-24" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:19,23-24</a><a href="R. David Kimchi (Radak)" data-aht="parshan">About R. David Kimchi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="MaaseiHashemMaaseiBereshit21" data-aht="source">Ma'asei Hashem</a><a href="MaaseiHashemMaaseiBereshit21" data-aht="source">Ma'asei Bereshit 21</a><a href="R. Eliezer Ashkenazi (Maasei Hashem)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Eliezer Ashkenazi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="ShadalBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">Shadal</a><a href="ShadalBereshit4-15" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:15</a><a href="ShadalBereshit4-23-24" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:23-24</a><a href="R. Shemuel David Luzzatto (Shadal)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shemuel David Luzzatto</a></multilink></mekorot> |
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</category> | </category> | ||
</approaches> | </approaches> | ||
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Version as of 11:43, 22 November 2014
Lemekh's Oration
Exegetical Approaches
Response to Killing
Lemekh shares with his wives his feeling about killing others. Commentators disagree whether he is expressing regret or boasting.
Regret
Lemekh either shares with his wives his regret over having killed, or defends himself by pointing out that it was an accident.
Sources:Tanchuma, R. Saadia Gaon,1 Rashi #1, Abarbanel,2 Seforno, HaKetav VeHaKabbalah, Netziv, R. D"Z Hoffmann
"לָכֵן כָּל הֹרֵג קַיִן שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקָּם"
Who did Lemekh kill ("אִישׁ" and "יֶלֶד")?
What is "לְפִצְעִי" and "לְחַבֻּרָתִי"?
Purpose of the story
Boasting
Lemekh is proud of his ability to kill.
Calming of Wive's Fear
Lemekh is calming down his wives who fear he will be killed for inventing weapons or being the seventh generation from Kayin.
Potential Death of their Children
Punishment of Lemekh for Inventing Weapons
Sources:Ramban
