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| − | <li>18:1 – < | + | <li>18:1 – <a href="Yitro's Visit – Purpose and Significance" data-aht="page">What was the purpose of Yitro's visit?</a></li> |
| − | <li>18:1,8 – What is the < | + | <li>18:1,8 – What is the <a href="Two Accounts which Yitro Heard" data-aht="page">relationship between the account</a> Yitro heard while still in Midyan and what he heard from Moshe?</li> |
| − | <li>18:2 – < | + | <li>18:2 – <a href="אחר שלוחיה – Who Sent What to Whom" data-aht="page">"אַחַר שִׁלּוּחֶיהָ"</a> – Who Sent What to Whom?</li> |
| − | <li>18:2 – < | + | <li>18:2 – <a href="When Did Zipporah Return to Midyan" data-aht="page">When did Zipporah return to Midyan?</a></li> |
<li>18:3 – Why does the Torah need to repeat the reason for Gershom's name?</li> | <li>18:3 – Why does the Torah need to repeat the reason for Gershom's name?</li> | ||
| − | <li>18:5 – < | + | <li>18:5 – <a href="Who Accompanied Yitro" data-aht="page">Who accompanied Yitro?</a></li> |
| − | <li>18:10 – What is the meaning of the repetition of the phrase "< | + | <li>18:10 – What is the meaning of the repetition of the phrase "<a href="Literary Devices – Shemot 18/0#LeadWords" data-aht="page">אֲשֶׁר הִצִּיל...</a>" in verse 10?</li> |
| − | <li>18:11 – < | + | <li>18:11 – <a href="כי בדבר אשר זדו עליהם – Power and Justice" data-aht="page">"כִּי בַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר זָדוּ עֲלֵיהֶם"</a> – What led to Yitro's realization?</li> |
| − | <li>18:12 – Why does < | + | <li>18:12 – Why does <a href="Yitro's Sacrifices and Eating Bread Before God" data-aht="page">Yitro offer sacrifices?</a> What does <a href="Yitro's Sacrifices and Eating Bread Before God" data-aht="page">"eating bread before God"</a> mean?</li> |
| − | <li>18:12 – Why is < | + | <li>18:12 – Why is <a href="Yitro's Sacrifices and Eating Bread Before God/2#WhereWasMoshe" data-aht="page">Moshe not mentioned</a> in verse 12?</li> |
| − | <li>18:13-26 – < | + | <li>18:13-26 – <a href="Did Moshe Need Yitro's Advice" data-aht="page">Did Moshe need Yitro's advice?</a> Why didn't Moshe think of Yitro's suggestion on his own?</li> |
| − | <li>18:13 – Why were there < | + | <li>18:13 – Why were there <a href="Long Lines of Litigants" data-aht="page">so many litigants</a>?</li> |
| − | <li>18:15-23 – Judging the people was only one of Moshe's < | + | <li>18:15-23 – Judging the people was only one of Moshe's <a href="Moshe's Duties and Yitro's Advice" data-aht="page">many roles.</a> Did Yitro's proposal address only Moshe's judicial burden or <a href="Moshe's Duties and Yitro's Advice" data-aht="page">also his other responsibilities?</a></li> |
| − | <li>18:16 – What are the < | + | <li>18:16 – What are the <a href="Chukkei HaElokim – Statutes Before Sinai" data-aht="page">"חֻקֵּי הָאֱלֹהִים וְאֶת תּוֹרֹתָיו"</a> to which Moshe and Yitro refer and when did Hashem give them?</li> |
| − | <li>18:21-26 – How did < | + | <li>18:21-26 – How did <a href="Yitro's System – A Bloated Bureaucracy" data-aht="page">Yitro's system</a> work? Were there really thousands of chosen heads (שרים)? What was their function?</li> |
| − | <li>18:24-26 – < | + | <li>18:24-26 – <a href="Advice and Implementation" data-aht="page">Did Moshe implement Yitro's advice</a> to the letter or did he make modifications?</li> |
| − | <li>18:27 – < | + | <li>18:27 – <a href="Yitro's Life After Shemot 18" data-aht="page">Why did Moshe send Yitro away</a> ("וַיְשַׁלַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת חֹתְנוֹ"), while begging Chovav to stay in Bemidbar 10?</li> |
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<h1>Plot Development – Shemot 18</h1> | <h1>Plot Development – Shemot 18</h1> | ||
<ul> | <ul> | ||
| − | <li>18:1 – < | + | <li>18:1 – <a href="Yitro's Visit – Purpose and Significance" data-aht="page">What was the purpose of Yitro's visit?</a></li> |
| − | <li>18:2 – < | + | <li>18:2 – <a href="אחר שלוחיה – Who Sent What to Whom" data-aht="page">"אחר שלוחיה"</a> – Who Sent What to Whom?</li> |
| − | <li>18:11 – < | + | <li>18:11 – <a href="כי בדבר אשר זדו עליהם – Power and Justice" data-aht="page">כי בדבר אשר זדו עליהם</a> – What led to Yitro's realization?</li> |
| − | <li>18:12 – Why does < | + | <li>18:12 – Why does <a href="Yitro's Sacrifices and Eating Bread Before God" data-aht="page">Yitro offer sacrifices?</a> What does <a href="Yitro's Sacrifices and Eating Bread Before God" data-aht="page">"eating bread before God"</a> mean?</li> |
| − | <li>18:13 – Why were there < | + | <li>18:13 – Why were there <a href="Long Lines of Litigants" data-aht="page">so many litigants</a>?</li> |
| − | <li>18:15-23 – Judging the people was only one of Moshe's < | + | <li>18:15-23 – Judging the people was only one of Moshe's <a href="Moshe's Duties and Yitro's Advice" data-aht="page">many roles.</a> Did Yitro's proposal address only Moshe's judicial burden or <a href="Moshe's Duties and Yitro's Advice" data-aht="page">also his other responsibilities?</a></li> |
| − | <li>18:13-26 – < | + | <li>18:13-26 – <a href="Did Moshe Need Yitro's Advice" data-aht="page">Did Moshe need Yitro's advice?</a> Why didn't Moshe think of Yitro's suggestion on his own?</li> |
| − | <li>18:21-26 – How did < | + | <li>18:21-26 – How did <a href="Yitro's System – A Bloated Bureaucracy" data-aht="page">Yitro's system</a> work? Were there really thousands of chosen heads (שרים)? What was their function?</li> |
</ul> | </ul> | ||
<h1>Contradictions, Omissions, and Repetitions – Shemot 18</h1> | <h1>Contradictions, Omissions, and Repetitions – Shemot 18</h1> | ||
<ul> | <ul> | ||
| − | <li>18:1,8 – What is the < | + | <li>18:1,8 – What is the <a href="Two Accounts which Yitro Heard" data-aht="page">relationship between the account</a> Yitro heard while still in Midyan and what he heard from Moshe?</li> |
| − | <li>18:2 – < | + | <li>18:2 – <a href="When Did Zipporah Return to Midyan" data-aht="page">When did Zipporah return to Midyan?</a></li> |
<li>18:3 – Why does the Torah need to repeat the reason for Gershom's name?</li> | <li>18:3 – Why does the Torah need to repeat the reason for Gershom's name?</li> | ||
| − | <li>18:5 – < | + | <li>18:5 – <a href="Who Accompanied Yitro" data-aht="page">Who accompanied Yitro?</a></li> |
| − | <li>18:10 – What is the meaning of the repetition of the phrase "< | + | <li>18:10 – What is the meaning of the repetition of the phrase "<a href="Literary Devices – Shemot 18/0#LeadWords" data-aht="page">אשר הציל...</a>" in verse 10?</li> |
| − | <li>18:12 – Why is < | + | <li>18:12 – Why is <a href="Yitro's Sacrifices and Eating Bread Before God/2#WhereWasMoshe" data-aht="page">Moshe not mentioned</a> in verse 12?</li> |
| − | <li>18:24-26 – < | + | <li>18:24-26 – <a href="Advice and Implementation" data-aht="page">Did Moshe implement Yitro's advice</a> to the letter or did he make modifications?</li> |
| − | <li>18:27 – < | + | <li>18:27 – <a href="Yitro's Life After Shemot 18" data-aht="page">Why did Moshe send Yitro away</a> in verse 27 (<i>vayshalach</i>), while begging Chovav to stay in Bemidbar 10?</li> |
</ul> | </ul> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:54, 11 August 2014
Plot Development by Verse – Shemot 18
- 18:1 – What was the purpose of Yitro's visit?
- 18:1,8 – What is the relationship between the account Yitro heard while still in Midyan and what he heard from Moshe?
- 18:2 – "אַחַר שִׁלּוּחֶיהָ" – Who Sent What to Whom?
- 18:2 – When did Zipporah return to Midyan?
- 18:3 – Why does the Torah need to repeat the reason for Gershom's name?
- 18:5 – Who accompanied Yitro?
- 18:10 – What is the meaning of the repetition of the phrase "אֲשֶׁר הִצִּיל..." in verse 10?
- 18:11 – "כִּי בַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר זָדוּ עֲלֵיהֶם" – What led to Yitro's realization?
- 18:12 – Why does Yitro offer sacrifices? What does "eating bread before God" mean?
- 18:12 – Why is Moshe not mentioned in verse 12?
- 18:13-26 – Did Moshe need Yitro's advice? Why didn't Moshe think of Yitro's suggestion on his own?
- 18:13 – Why were there so many litigants?
- 18:15-23 – Judging the people was only one of Moshe's many roles. Did Yitro's proposal address only Moshe's judicial burden or also his other responsibilities?
- 18:16 – What are the "חֻקֵּי הָאֱלֹהִים וְאֶת תּוֹרֹתָיו" to which Moshe and Yitro refer and when did Hashem give them?
- 18:21-26 – How did Yitro's system work? Were there really thousands of chosen heads (שרים)? What was their function?
- 18:24-26 – Did Moshe implement Yitro's advice to the letter or did he make modifications?
- 18:27 – Why did Moshe send Yitro away ("וַיְשַׁלַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת חֹתְנוֹ"), while begging Chovav to stay in Bemidbar 10?
