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| + | <topic>What is Lemekh's tone in the verses? | ||
| + | <opinion>Lemekh is boasting<br/> | ||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | <li>About his past action of murder – Ibn Kaspi, Cassuto.</li> | ||
| + | <li>About his ability to murder – J. Herder cited in the Biur and Shadal.</li> | ||
| + | </ul></opinion> | ||
| + | <opinion>Lemekh is justifying himself / reassuring his wives – Tanchuma, Bereshit Rabbah, Rashi, R"Y Bekhor Shor, Ramban, Ralbag.</opinion> | ||
| + | <opinion>Lemekh is sincerely regretting his action – R. Saadia, Seforno, HaKetav VeHaKabbalah.</opinion> | ||
| + | <opinion>Lemekh is frustrated with his wives – R. Yosef Kara, Shadal.</opinion> | ||
| + | </topic> | ||
<topic>What does "לָכֵן כָּל הֹרֵג קַיִן שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקָּם" mean? | <topic>What does "לָכֵן כָּל הֹרֵג קַיִן שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקָּם" mean? | ||
<opinion>The one who kills Kayin will be revenged seven times – <multilink><a href="SeptuagintGenesis4-1523-24" data-aht="source">Septuagint</a><a href="SeptuagintGenesis4-1523-24" data-aht="source">Genesis 4:15,23-24</a><a href="Septuagint" data-aht="parshan">About the Septuagint</a></multilink>,</opinion> | <opinion>The one who kills Kayin will be revenged seven times – <multilink><a href="SeptuagintGenesis4-1523-24" data-aht="source">Septuagint</a><a href="SeptuagintGenesis4-1523-24" data-aht="source">Genesis 4:15,23-24</a><a href="Septuagint" data-aht="parshan">About the Septuagint</a></multilink>,</opinion> | ||
Version as of 01:52, 16 January 2015
Lemekh's Monologue
Points of Dispute
These are some of the central points of dispute (נקודות המחלוקת) between the various exegetes:
- What is Lemekh's tone in the verses?
- Lemekh is boasting
- About his past action of murder – Ibn Kaspi, Cassuto.
- About his ability to murder – J. Herder cited in the Biur and Shadal.
- Lemekh is justifying himself / reassuring his wives – Tanchuma, Bereshit Rabbah, Rashi, R"Y Bekhor Shor, Ramban, Ralbag.
- Lemekh is sincerely regretting his action – R. Saadia, Seforno, HaKetav VeHaKabbalah.
- Lemekh is frustrated with his wives – R. Yosef Kara, Shadal.
- Lemekh is boasting
- What does "לָכֵן כָּל הֹרֵג קַיִן שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקָּם" mean?
- The one who kills Kayin will be revenged seven times – Septuagint,
- Kayin himself will be revenged at the end of seven generations – Aramaic Targumim, Midrash
- Kayin was killed by mistake by Lemekh who was the seventh generation from Adam – Midrash
- Kayin's descendants were wiped out during the flood
- How seven, because Lemekh is only sixth from Kayin? Seventh generation is the sons of Lemekh
- According to this possibility the Torah didn't explain what happens to the killer (כל הרג), but Kayin will שבעתים יקם
