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1)

What did Hashem show Moshe in connection with the tribe of Naftali?

1.

Rashi: He showed him the land of Naftoli in its state of tranquility and in its state of destruction, and Devorah and Barak from Kedesh Naftali, fighting against Sisra and his army.

2.

Ramban: Refer to 34:2:3:2.

3.

Targum Yonasan: He showed him the law-enforcement officers from the tribe of Naftali who joined Barak 1 (in the battle against Sisra).


1

See Na'ar Yonasan.

2)

What did Hashem show Moshe in connection with Efrayim and Menasheh?

1.

Rashi and Targum Yonasan: He showed him Yehoshua - who came from Efrayim, fighting against the kings of Cana'an, and Gid'on, who came from Menasheh, fighting against Midyan and Amalek.

2.

Ramban: Refer to 34:2:3:2.

3)

What did Hashem show Moshe in connection with the tribe of Yehudah?

1.

Rashi: He showed him the kings of Yehudah and their victories.

2.

Ramban: He showed him Yehudah who took up the entire southern border from east to west and Efrayim and Menasheh, whose territory in the north 1 stretched from east to west and Naftali, who was close to Yehudah on the east. 2

3.

Targum Yonasan: Hashem showed Moshe the kings of Yisrael and of Beis Yehudah who reigned in the land, until the second Churban.


1

Refer also to 34:1:3:2.

2

The Pasuk does not mention Asher, Yisachar, Shimon or Binyamin because they were situated in the middle of other tribes - See Ramban. Refer also to 34:2:4:4*.

4)

What is "Yam ha'Acharon" referring to?

1.

Rashi #1: It is referring to the western coast-land, 1 which Hashem showed Moshe in its state of tranquility and in its state of destruction.

2.

Rashi #2: 'Don't read "Yam ha'Acharon", but "Yom ha'Acharon" - with reference to all the events that are destined to occur regarding Yisrael until Techi'as ha'Meisim.

3.

Rashi #3 (Sh'mos 27:13 2 ) and Targum Onkelos: It refers to the Mediterranean Sea (which is on Eretz Yisrael's western border).

4.

Ramban: Refer to 34:2:3:2. It refers to the land of Zevulun, which was situated on the west-coast. 3

5.

Targum Yonasan: [Moshe was shown the kings until the Churban of] the latter Beis ha'Mikdash.


1

Rashi (in Tetzaveh, 27:13): Because the west is referred to as 'the back'.

2

Refer to Sh'mos, 27:13:1:1*.

3

Ramban: Alternatively, Zevulun is included in "Negev" and "Kikar" in Pasuk 3. (However, Bereishis, 49:13 says that Zevulun will dwell "le'Chof Yamim

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