Yaakov's Parting Words to Shimon and Levi/2
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Shimon and Levi – Blessed or Cursed?
Exegetical Approaches
Slaughter of Shekhem
Yaakov's words to Shimon and Levi referenced their slaughter of Shekhem and expressed his anger at the deed.
Sources:Testament of Levi, Ibn Ezra, R. Yosef Kimchi, Radak, R. Avraham b. HaRambam, Ramban, R. Hirsch?
Yaakov's evaluation of the slaughter
"כְּלֵי חָמָס מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶם"
"בְּסֹדָם אַל תָּבֹא נַפְשִׁי בִּקְהָלָם אַל תֵּחַד כְּבֹדִי"
כִּי בְאַפָּם הָרְגוּ אִישׁ
"וּבִרְצֹנָם עִקְּרוּ שׁוֹר"