1)

What are "b'Chitei Minis"?

1.

Rashi: It is a place where the wheat is good. This is like "Ad Bo'acha Minis" (Shoftim 11:33).

2.

Rashi citing a Midrash: They are nice, fat wheat [kernels] sold via Minyan (number).

3.

Rashi citing Targum Yonasan: Wheat of Richush. This is a collection of many bundles. We find like this in Pesikta - just like myrtle has bundles of leaves, Leah has bundles of children 1 . Sometimes Yonason translates according to the simple meaning, and sometimes according to the Drashah.

4.

Rashi citing R. Shimon citing Targum Yerushalmi: D'Chulsha. Rashi ? in the Gemara, this refers to peeled barley.

5.

Rashi Minis is an expression of Manos (portions) of food.


1

Rashi: I do not understand this. (Our text in Pesikta d'Rav Kahana 27 is Dachus (crowded) with leaves. Our text in Vayikra Rabah 30:10 is Rachush. ? PF)

2)

What is "u'Fanag"?

1.

Rashi and Radak, citing Yosef ben Guryon ha'Kohen: It is an Afarsimon (balsam) tree. They are common in Yericho. It is called Yericho due to the nice Rei'ach (smell)! Also refer to 27:17:3:1.

2.

Radak: It is the name of a place.

3.

Targum Yonasan: Kulya. Radak ? Chazal said (Eruvin 28b) that one may make an Eruv with Kalya (the vegetable, which is edible, but not the stalk, which is hard like wood).

4.

Radak citing the Aruch: It is an herb that we burn it, and put its ashes in soap.

3)

What is "Tzori"?

1.

Radak: It is balsam oil.

4)

What is the meaning of "Nasnu Ma'aravech"?

1.

Targum Yonasan: They put in your stores. Radak ? he already explained that Ma'aravech is merchandise.

2.

Malbim: [Yehudah and Yisrael took the matters in the previous verse to sell;] they gave the matters in our verse, which are abundant in Eretz Yisrael, for security.

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