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<topic>Who was at the lodging place? | <topic>Who was at the lodging place? | ||
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<opinion>Moshe, Zipporah and Gershom – One opinion in Ramban</opinion> | <opinion>Moshe, Zipporah and Gershom – One opinion in Ramban</opinion> | ||
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<opinion>Hashem sent an angel to do the killing – Most commentators</opinion> | <opinion>Hashem sent an angel to do the killing – Most commentators</opinion> | ||
<opinion>The Satan was coming to kill – Jubilees, R. Shimon b. Gamliel, Midrash Vayosha</opinion> | <opinion>The Satan was coming to kill – Jubilees, R. Shimon b. Gamliel, Midrash Vayosha</opinion> | ||
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<opinion>Prophecy came to Moshe bringing him near death – Abarbanel</opinion> | <opinion>Prophecy came to Moshe bringing him near death – Abarbanel</opinion> | ||
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<topic>Who was near death? | <topic>Who was near death? | ||
<opinion>Moshe – Most commentators</opinion> | <opinion>Moshe – Most commentators</opinion> | ||
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<opinion>Eliezer – R. Shimon b. Gamliel, R. Saadia, R. Samuel b. Chofni Gaon, R. Chananel</opinion> | <opinion>Eliezer – R. Shimon b. Gamliel, R. Saadia, R. Samuel b. Chofni Gaon, R. Chananel</opinion> | ||
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| − | + | <topic>Which son was uncircumcised? | |
| − | <topic>Which son was uncircumcised? | + | <opinion>Gershom – R. Elazar HaModai, Targum Yerushalmi (Yonatan), R. Yosef Kimchi</opinion> |
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<opinion>Neither – Ibn Kaspi</opinion> | <opinion>Neither – Ibn Kaspi</opinion> | ||
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<topic>How does circumcision help? | <topic>How does circumcision help? | ||
<opinion>Lack of circumcision was the cause – Most commentators</opinion> | <opinion>Lack of circumcision was the cause – Most commentators</opinion> | ||
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<opinion>It ensured that Moshe's family would stay in Midyan – Ibn Ezra, Shadal</opinion> | <opinion>It ensured that Moshe's family would stay in Midyan – Ibn Ezra, Shadal</opinion> | ||
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<topic>Why Zipporah and not Moshe? | <topic>Why Zipporah and not Moshe? | ||
<opinion>Moshe was incapacitated – Most commentators</opinion> | <opinion>Moshe was incapacitated – Most commentators</opinion> | ||
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<opinion>Zipporah was at fault – R. Yosef Kimchi, Toledot Yitzchak, Shadal</opinion> | <opinion>Zipporah was at fault – R. Yosef Kimchi, Toledot Yitzchak, Shadal</opinion> | ||
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<opinion>Moshe's legs (or genitals) – Midrash Vayosha, Rashi, Rashbam, Ibn Ezra, Ibn Kaspi, Shadal</opinion> | <opinion>Moshe's legs (or genitals) – Midrash Vayosha, Rashi, Rashbam, Ibn Ezra, Ibn Kaspi, Shadal</opinion> | ||
<opinion>The baby's genitals – R. Yosef Kimchi</opinion> | <opinion>The baby's genitals – R. Yosef Kimchi</opinion> | ||
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<topic>Zipporah's return to Midyan | <topic>Zipporah's return to Midyan | ||
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<opinion>Zipporah returned immediately after the incident – Ibn Ezra, Tzeror HaMor, Shadal</opinion> | <opinion>Zipporah returned immediately after the incident – Ibn Ezra, Tzeror HaMor, Shadal</opinion> | ||
<opinion>Zipporah went to Egypt and only returned to Midyan at some later point – Ramban, Ibn Kaspi</opinion> | <opinion>Zipporah went to Egypt and only returned to Midyan at some later point – Ramban, Ibn Kaspi</opinion> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:48, 28 January 2023
Mystery at the Malon
Points of Dispute
These are some of the central points of dispute (נקודות המחלוקת) between the various exegetes:
- Who was at the lodging place?
- Moshe's whole family – Most commentators
- Just Zipporah and children – R. Saadia, R. Chananel
- Moshe, Zipporah and Gershom – One opinion in Ramban
- "וַיִּפְגְּשֵׁהוּ ה' וַיְבַקֵּשׁ הֲמִיתוֹ"
- Hashem sent an angel to do the killing – Most commentators
- The Satan was coming to kill – Jubilees, R. Shimon b. Gamliel, Midrash Vayosha
- Hashem brought an illness – Shadal
- Moshe became deathly ill – Ibn Kaspi
- Prophecy came to Moshe bringing him near death – Abarbanel
- Who was near death?
- Moshe – Most commentators
- Gershom – R. Yosef Kimchi, Shadal
- Eliezer – R. Shimon b. Gamliel, R. Saadia, R. Samuel b. Chofni Gaon, R. Chananel
- Which son was uncircumcised?
- Gershom – R. Elazar HaModai, Targum Yerushalmi (Yonatan), R. Yosef Kimchi
- Eliezer – Most commentators
- Neither – Ibn Kaspi
- How does circumcision help?
- Lack of circumcision was the cause – Most commentators
- It acted as a sacrificial act of atonement – Rashbam
- It served as a protective charm – Lekach Tov, Ibn Ezra, Ibn Kaspi
- It is unconnected to both sin and punishment – Tzeror HaMor
- It ensured that Moshe's family would stay in Midyan – Ibn Ezra, Shadal
- Why Zipporah and not Moshe?
- Moshe was incapacitated – Most commentators
- Moshe was not present – R. Saadia, R. Chananel, Tzeror HaMor
- Zipporah was at fault – R. Yosef Kimchi, Toledot Yitzchak, Shadal
- "וַתַּגַּע לְרַגְלָיו" – Whose legs?
- Moshe's legs (or genitals) – Midrash Vayosha, Rashi, Rashbam, Ibn Ezra, Ibn Kaspi, Shadal
- The baby's genitals – R. Yosef Kimchi
- The angel's legs – Targum Yerushalmi (Yonatan)
- Zipporah's return to Midyan
- Zipporah was en route to Midyan when the incident occurred – R. Saadia, R. Chananel, Sforno
- Zipporah returned immediately after the incident – Ibn Ezra, Tzeror HaMor, Shadal
- Zipporah went to Egypt and only returned to Midyan at some later point – Ramban, Ibn Kaspi
