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SHEMOT

Why the Leviim Were Exempt From Slavery in Egypt

Why the Leviim Were Exempt From Slavery in Egypt

Part of Shemot · 32:39

Explores the arrangement of the tribes' camps, Rashi's explanation using Menashe and Ephraim, and why the Leviim alone escaped the Egyptian bondage.

Audio Transcript
Tribe Arrangement and the Camp of Flags in the Desert

twelve sons: three in ืžื–ืจื—, three in ืžืขืจื‘, all the sides. ืื•ืŸ ื’ืขืฉื˜ืขืœื˜ ืื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจื ืืš ื“ืขืจ ืžื—ื ื” ืฉืœ ื“ื’ืœื™ื ืื™ืŸ ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืงืืŸ, and the same way, that later on in the ืžื“ื‘ืจ by the ื“ื’ืœื™ื, they were also three ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื with a ื“ื’ืœ for each side, the same ืกื“ืจ, exact same ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื were here. ืื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจื ืืš ืื™ื– ืจืฉืดื™ ืžืžืฉื™ืš, then ืจืฉืดื™ continues, ืื– ื™ืขืงื‘ ื”ืื˜ ืื ื’ืขื–ืื’ื˜, ื™ืขืงื‘ said, ืœื•ื™ ืœื ื™ืฉื ืฉื”ื•ื ืขืชื™ื“ ืœืฉืืช ืืช ื”ืืจื•ืŸ. ืœื•ื™ shouldn't carry it because in future, ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ carry the ืืจื•ืŸ. ืคืืกื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜, ืคืฉื˜ื•ืช ืคืฉื˜, ืคืืกื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ that somebody who is going to carry the ืืจื•ืŸ ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ should carry a dead body. So not ืœื•ื™. ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืœื ื™ืฉื, ื™ื•ืกืฃ shouldn't carry ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืœืš, because he's the ืžืœืš. Ah, you need twelve? ืžื ืฉื” ื•ืืคืจื™ื ื™ื”ื™ื• ืชื—ืชื™ื”ื. ืžื ืฉื” and ืืคืจื™ื be instead. ื“ืืจืฃ ืžืขืŸ ืคืืจืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ, so here's a ืงืฉื™ื, what a strong ืงืฉื™ื. ื•ื•ื™ ืฉื˜ื™ืžื˜ ื“ืืก ื•ื•ืืก ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืœื ื™ืฉื, how does it fit the fact that ื™ื•ืกืฃ shouldn't carry, mit dem ื•ื•ืืก ืฉื˜ื™ื™ื˜ ื‘ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ืื™ืŸ ืคืกื•ืง, it says clearly in the ืคืกื•ืง, ืื– ื™ืขืงื‘ ื”ืื˜ ื‘ืืฉื•ื•ื™ืจืŸ ื™ื•ืกืฃ, ื™ืขืงื‘ made ื™ื•ืกืฃ swear, ื•ื ืฉืืชื ื™ ืžืžืฆืจื™ื, swear that you're going to carry out of ืžืฆืจื™ื. ืื– ื“ืขืจ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ ืคื•ืŸ ื ืฉื™ืืช ืืจื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื™ื– ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ auf ื™ื•ืกืฃ, the main ื—ื™ื•ื‘ of carrying the ืืจื•ืŸ of ื™ืขืงื‘ out of ืžืฆืจื™ื is on ื™ื•ืกืฃ. ืื™ื– ืœื›ืื•ืจื”, ื–ื™ื›ืขืจ ืื– ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ื’ืขื“ืืจืคื˜ ื˜ืืŸ in dem ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืืคืฉืจื™, ื›ื•ืœืœ ื ืฉื™ืืช ื›ืคืฉื•ื˜ื•, so certainly he did whatever he can, including actually carrying. Okay. Especially, but that only by ืœื•ื™ you'll ask, but this he said he says ื•ื ืฉืืชื ื™. ืื™ืš ื‘ื™ืŸ ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื•ื™, ืœื•ื™ you'll bring that point. ืคืื“ืขืจื˜ ื–ื™ืš ื”ืกื‘ืจื”, even ืœื•ื™ that he said not, we don't understand. What was the reason why ืœื•ื™ not? Because later they're going to carry the ืืจื•ืŸ. ื“ื™ ื ืฉื™ืืช ืืจื•ืŸ ื”ืขื“ื•ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืœื•ื™, the fact that ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ carry the ืืจื•ืŸ ื”ืขื“ื•ืช is doch a ืขื ื™ืŸ ืฉื‘ืขืชื™ื“. And not ืกืชื ืขืชื™ื“, ืขืชื™ื“ ื”ืจื—ื•ืง, the future, but not ืกืชื the future. How many years later? Many years later. It started, they were in ืžืฆืจื™ื 210 years. This was 17 years. What? You're going to see more questions, every question is such a good question. It's only, they were this was 17 years, they were in ืžืฆืจื™ื 110, 210 years, this was just 17 years, so how many more years they would be till ืžืฆืจื™ื? 193. So so late later. ื ืืš ื“ืขืจ ืชืงื•ืคืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื˜ื™ื˜ ื•ืœื‘ื ื™ื, after the being in ืžืฆืจื™ื. ืื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจืฆื• ืจืขื“ื˜ ื–ื™ืš ื“ืืจื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื•ื•ืขื’ืŸ ืœื•ื™ ื‘ืขืฆืžื•, not that ืœื•ื™ in the future is going to do something, ื ืืจ ื•ื•ืขื’ืŸ ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ื—ืœืฆื™ื•, it's his descendants. ื ื“ื•ืจ ืคืืจ a ื“ื•ืจ ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ื•ื•ืืก ื–ื™ื™ ื•ื•ืขืœืŸ ื˜ืจืื’ืŸ the ืืจื•ืŸ, ื“ื•ืจ ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ื™ืฉื•ื‘ื• ื”ื ื”, in the fourth generation, then they're going to carry the ืืจื•ืŸ. ืคืืจ ื•ื•ืืก ื–ืืœ ืžืขืŸ ื‘ื™ื™ ืื™ื ืฆื•ื ืขืžืขืŸ, their far, far ื ืฉื™ืืช ืืจื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ื™ื•? Why would they take away away from ืœื•ื™ the ืžืฆื•ื” of carrying the ืืจื•ืŸ of his father? ื•ื•ืืก ื ืฉื™ืืช ืืจื•ืŸ is ื‘ื›ืœืœ is a ืžืฆื•ื”, ื—ืœืงื” ืžืฆื•ื”, ื•ื‘ืคืจื˜ ืืจื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ื™ื•, regarding ื›ื™ื‘ื•ื“ ืื‘. So because in the future is going to carry, it's a ืคืœืื“ื™ืงืข ื–ืืš. Yeah, but why would they take away? But still, he's missing the... I know, so there's another ืคืจื˜ of ื›ื™ื‘ื•ื“ ืื‘, listening to him, but the fact is the bottom line is that he's not to carry the... He says he shouldn't do it, and ืœื•ื™ didn't do it. But why would ื™ืขืงื‘ want him not to do it because of that? Look at the two sides, the ืืจื•ืŸ ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ you're going to carry many years later, and now, because of that he shouldn't and what should he do? ื™ืขืงื‘ should take away from him the opportunity of carrying the ืืจื•ืŸ, which ื‘ื›ืœืœ carrying an ืืจื•ืŸ is a ืžืฆื•ื”. See, he has a big ื”ืขืจื” here, ื”ืขืจื” 10, bringing all the places where we see that carrying the ืืจื•ืŸ of a ืžืช is a ืžืฆื•ื”. No, that's in talking, in those days, nowadays, no, kids kid touches, it's not allowed, it's ืžื ื”ื’, don't do it, so don't touch, it's not. It's a ืžืฆื•ื” to carry, but at your own father because of ื”ื›ื ืกืช, as you miss, it says you shouldn't do it. But ืžืฆื“ ืขืฆืžื•, it's a ืžืฆื•ื”. I know. Hear like. Here is the ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ in dem, the ืงืฉื™ื is very good, the ืชื™ืจื•ืฅ is very good, but the whole ืืจื™ื›ื•ืช ื”ืฉื™ื—ื”, this happens to be such a ื’ืขืฉืžืืงืข ืฉื™ื—ื”, at least, I mean it's a very it's a very ื’ืขืฉืžืืง, it fits in, everything fits so perfectly. The answer is a very simple answer. Here's the ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ื‘ื–ื”. ืจืฉืดื™ ืืœื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืืขื ื˜ืคืขืจื˜ es,

Rashiโ€™s Solution: Menashe and Ephraim as Substitutes

ืจืฉืดื™ answers this ืงืฉื™ื. ืฆื•ื’ืขื‘ื ื“ื™ืง ืื– ืžื ืฉื” ื•ืืคืจื™ื ื™ื”ื™ื• ืชื—ืชื™ื”ื. They had ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื, they had two people doing instead of them. ื“ืขืจืžื™ื˜ ืžื™ื™ื ื˜ ืจืฉืดื™ ื ื™ืฉื˜, nor az ืžื ืฉื” ื•ืืคืจื™ื ืคืืจื ืขืžืขืŸ the ืึธืจื˜ mit zey do ืึธืจื˜ fun ืœื•ื™ and ื™ื•ืกืฃ, it doesn't mean since there are two places missing, they have to fill the places. Oder ืžืฉืœื™ื zayn a ืžืกืคืจ ื™ืดื‘, needs twelve people. ื ืืจ ืื– ื–ื™ื™ ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ืชื—ืชื™ื”ื, un ืžืžื™ืœื in their place, ื–ื™ื™ ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืขืจืข ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื. ื“ืืก ื”ื™ื™ืกื˜, what it means, ืื– ื“ืืก ื•ื•ืืก ืœื•ื™ ืื•ืŸ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ื”ืื‘ืŸ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื’ืขื˜ืจืื’ืŸ ืืจื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ื™ืขืงื‘, ืื™ื– ื ื™ืฉื˜ nor it is not ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื’ื•ืคื•, ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื”ื ื›ืคืฉื•ื˜ื•, which is physically they didn't carry. ื–ื™ื™ ื”ืื‘ืŸ ืื‘ืขืจ ืžืงื™ื™ื ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื“ื™ ืžืฆื•ื” ืคื•ืŸ ื ืฉื™ืืช ืืจื•ืŸ ื™ืขืงื‘ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื”ื ื›ืžื•ืชื ืžืžืฉ. They sent by ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื, we'll see the whole thing, wait till the end of the ืฉื™ื—ื”, though. So the ืคื•ืขืœ comes out, that he said that, that's why ืจืฉืดื™ adds, that Ephraim, he says, ืืคืจื™ื and ืžื ืฉื” will be instead of them, so it means that they're ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื. So they took their place, so the ืขื ื™ืŸ ืœื•ื™ and ื™ื•ืกืฃ had. So ื™ื•ืกืฃ was really ืžืงื™ื™ื the ืขื ื™ืŸ of carrying the ืืจื•ืŸ through a ืฉืœื™ื—, ืœื•ื™ was through a ืฉืœื™ื—. ื”ื? ืœื•ื™ and ื™ื•ืกืฃ both! No, he said, there were two places taken away? He's going to ask, no, one second, we'll see. So the ืคื•ืขืœ ืžื ืฉื” and ืืคืจื™ื were two new ones that ืจืฉืดื™ says were instead took the place the ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื of ื™ื•ืกืฃ and ืœื•ื™. So the ืงืฉื™ื was why did they miss out this ืขื ื™ืŸ? The answer is they didn't miss out. ืขืœ ืคื™ ื–ื” ื™ื•ืžืชืง noch a ืขื ื™ืŸ. ื”ื?

The Question of Kohanim: Why the Levites Are Exempt

Why do you require ื›ื”ื•ื ื”? ืœื•ื™ it says, why do you require ื›ื”ื•ื ื”? ื›ื”ื ื™ื, ืœื•ื™ื™ื, ืฉื™ืจ ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื, ื™ืฉืจืืœ, what's the connection? Not because they were going to be ื›ื”ื ื™ื. No, he said because they're going to carry the ืืจื•ืŸ, that's it. Forget carrying the ืืจื•ืŸ, it's ืคืืกื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ to carry a different ืืจื•ืŸ. We'll explain what it means, ื”ื? No, no, no. ืขืœ ืคื™ ื–ื” ื™ื•ืžืชืง noch a, this answers another question. Another question, which is an interesting question. ืจืฉืดื™ ื”ื•ื™ื‘ื˜ ืืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื•, he made a verte by ื•ื™ืฉืื• ืื•ืชื• ื‘ื ื™ื• ื•ืœื ื‘ื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ื•. His children carried him, it says clearly not the grandchildren. ื•ืžืžืฉื™ืš and he continues, ื•ืžื ืฉื” ื•ืืคืจื™ื ื”ืื‘ืŸ ื’ืขื˜ืจืื’ืŸ ืจ' ื™ืขืงื‘. And ืžื ืฉื” and ืืคืจื™ื were grandchildren. So it's a ืกืชื™ืจื” in ืจืฉืดื™! ืจืฉืดื™ says ื•ืœื ื‘ื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ื•, but ื™ืขืงื‘ said not my grandchildren, and all of a sudden two of his grandchildren carried. ื—ื•ืฅ ืื– ืจืฉืดื™ ืื™ื– ืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ื‘ืชื—ืœืช ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื•, even though ืจืฉืดื™ explains why, he says like this: ืฉื›ืŸ ืฆื™ื•ื, he told them like that: ืืœ ื™ืฉื ืžื™ื˜ืชื™ ืœื ืื™ืฉ ืžืฆืจื™, not a ืžืฆืจื™, ื•ืœื ืื—ื“ ืžื‘ื ื™ื”ื ืฉื”ื ืžื‘ื ื•ืช ื›ื ืขืŸ, not one of the children of the ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื because their wives were ื›ื ืขื ื™ื. ื•ืžื ืฉื” ื•ืืคืจื™ื ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ืืกื ืช, they were not the children of ื›ื ืขื ื™ื. So ืœื›ืื•ืจื” that's an answer. So what did he mean not the children, not... It's a blanket statement, no grandchildren. The grandchildren who come from mothers are ื›ื ืขื ื™ื, so ืžืžื™ืœื it doesn't apply to ืžื ืฉื” and ืืคืจื™ื. It's the ืคืฉื•ื˜ื• ืฉืœ ืจืฉืดื™, there's a whole ืืจื™ื›ื•ืช in ืจืฉืดื™ when it says. No, and he said ืจืฉืดื™ in, in ื•ื™ืฉื‘ goes into a whole ืืจื™ื›ื•ืช who they married, ื›ืœ ื‘ื ื™ื• ื•ื›ืœ ื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื•. Yeah, that's good, ืืกื ืช was the daughter of ื“ื™ื ื”. ื›ื ืขืŸ, no, ืžื ืฉื” and ืืคืจื™ื were not ื›ื ืขื ื™ื, women ื›ื ืขื ื™ื, that's why they were able to. He asked a ืงืฉื™ื, he said the ืื™ื™ื ื™ืงืœืขืš not, and all of a sudden, here the ืื™ื™ื ื™ืงืœืขืš were. So he says the ืื™ื™ื ื™ืงืœืขืš not meant, like he said, the ืื™ื™ื ื™ืงืœืขืš who come from ื›ื ืขื ื™ื. But ืืคืจื™ื and ืžื ืฉื” is no problem. ื—ืื˜ืฉ ื™ืขืงื‘, he said, ืื‘ืขืจ ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื’ืขื–ืื’ื˜ ืžืฆื“ ื”ื—ื™ืœื•ืง, wie ืจืฉืดื™, ืืœื ืืชื, he didn't only say no ืื™ื™ื ื™ืงืœืขืš, he said just, I want you to carry, you the children to carry! And all of a sudden, he says that two places were taken by the grandchildren. But now we understand: ื•ื•ื™ื‘ืืœื“ ืื– ื“ืืก ื•ื•ืืก ืžื ืฉื” ื•ืืคืจื™ื ื”ืื‘ืŸ ื’ืขื˜ืจืื’ืŸ ืจ' ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืชื—ืชื™ื”ื, the reason they carried, it was because ืชื—ืชื™ื”ื, because they were instead of ื™ื•ืกืฃ and ืœื•ื™, ื ืืจ ืืœืก ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื ืคื•ืŸ ืœื•ื™ ื•ื™ื•ืกืฃ. ืื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจืžื™ื˜ ืื™ื– ืื•ื™ืกื’ืขืคื™ืจื˜ ื’ืขื•ื•ืืจืŸ ื•ื™ืฉืื• ืื•ืชื• ื‘ื ื™ื•, so we do say that the children carried, ืืชื ื•ืœื... Das heyst, the ื˜ืจืื’ืŸ ืื™ื– ื–ื™ืš ืžืชื™ื—ืก to the ืžืฉืœื—ื™ื. Usually, when you're a ืฉืœื™ื—, whatever you do is ืžืชื™ื—ืก, is related to the one that sends you, in this case, ืœื•ื™ ื•ื™ื•ืกืฃ. And the ื›ืœืœ ื•ื•ืืก ืจืฉืดื™ brings over there in ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ืขืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื”, the ื›ืœืœ ืจืฉืดื™ brings, ืฉืœื•ื—ื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื ื›ืžื•ืชื•. Okay. ื“ืืจืฃ ืžืขืŸ ืคืืจืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช, now we have to understand with the, ืงืฉื™ื is a little in the ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช, the deeper ืขื ื™ื ื™ื: ื‘ืฉืœืžื ืžื ืฉื” ื•ืืคืจื™ื ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืชื—ืช of ื™ื•ืกืฃ, ืžืžื™ืœื ืžื ืฉื” and ืืคืจื™ื took the place of ื™ื•ืกืฃ, weil ื‘ื ื™ื ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ื›ืจื›ื ื“ืื‘ื•ื”ื•ืŸ, children like their father. What is, aber, the ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช ืคื•ืŸ ืžื ืฉื” ื•ืืคืจื™ื to ืœื•ื™, that they should be ืชื—ืชื™ื”ื? Why should ืžื ืฉื” and ืืคืจื™ื take the place of ืœื•ื™? So that's why he says the ืงืฉื™ื is in ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช. You could take any ืฉืœื™ื—, a stranger. That's why he started off, ื“ืืจืฃ ืคืืจืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช. But say in ืคืฉื˜ื•ืช, you could answer, you could say. But when you look deeper, everything has to have a connection. So the fact that these two are going to be the ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื, they must have a connection to ืœื•ื™ and ื™ื•ืกืฃ. ื‘ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ื”ืขื ื™ื ื™ื. ื•ื•ืขื˜ ืžืขืŸ ื“ืืก ืคืืจืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื”ืงื“ื ืฉืืœืช ื”ืžืคืจืฉื™ื ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจืฉืดื™. Let's first understand, ืžืคืจืฉื™ื ask a ืงืฉื™ื on ืจืฉืดื™. A very good ืงืฉื™ื also. These ืงืฉื™ื•ืช are very... ืœื•ื™ ืœื ื™ืฉื, he said ืœื•ื™ shouldn't carry because ืขืชื™ื“ ืœืฉืืช ืืช ื”ืืจื•ืŸ, should carry the ืืจื•ืŸ. That means in ืคืฉื˜ ืคืฉื˜ that somebody is going to carry the ืืจื•ืŸ, the family that will carry the ืืจื•ืŸ, ืคืืกื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ they should carry the ืืจื•ืŸ of a ืžืช. They're going to carry the ืืจื•ืŸ ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ. ืฉื˜ื™ื™ื˜ ื“ืืš ืื– ืžืฉื” ื”ืื˜ ื’ืขื˜ืจืื’ืŸ ืืจื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืกืฃ, when they went out of ืžืฆืจื™ื, ืžืฉื” himself carried out the ืืจื•ืŸ of ื™ื•ืกืฃ, ื›ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ื‘ื›ืชื•ื‘, it says clearly, ื•ื™ืงื— ืžืฉื” ืืช ืขืฆืžื•ืช ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืขืžื•. ื•ืžืฉื” ื•ื•ืืก ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื‘ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™! ืžืฉื” was from ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™! ืื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจืฆื• ื ืืš ืคื•ืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ืงื”ืช, ื•ื•ืืก ื”ืื‘ืŸ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื ื•ืฉืื™ ื”ืืจื•ืŸ, and he was from the children of ืงื”ืช who had to carry the ืืจื•ืŸ. So ืžืžื” ื ืคืฉืš, if it's ืคืืกื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ for somebody who's going to carry the ืืจื•ืŸ to carry an ืืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžืช, how could ืžืฉื”... especially there it's even closer, he carried the... ื”ื? Yeah, the ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื. But here it's not that you're a great person you do great ืžืฆื•ื•ืช. No. Why? What a ืงืฉื™ื! If you carry the... do something great, you can't do the ืืจื•ืŸ. It's ืืจื•ืŸ to ืืจื•ืŸ. That's the whole ื•ื•ืืจื˜. That's what the ืžื“ืจืฉ means, that the ืืจื•ืŸ, somebody is going to carry a different type of ืืจื•ืŸ should not be the one to carry this type of ืืจื•ืŸ, the ืืจื•ืŸ of a ืžืช. So ืžืฉื” carried the ืืจื•ืŸ, or he was from the ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ he caused to carry the ืืจื•ืŸ, so how could he be the one to carry the ืืจื•ืŸ of ื™ื•ืกืฃ? Which is a ืกืชื™ืจื” to what he says here. Is there a ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ื”? In a way a ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ืขืœ ืคื™ ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช, but it's an interesting ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ. ืก'ืื™ื– ื™ื“ื•ืข ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืช ื”ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ืžืฆืจื™ื ืื™ื– ืฉื•ื™ืŸ ืื ื’ืขืคืื ื’ืขืŸ ื ืืš ืคื˜ื™ืจืช ื™ืขืงื‘, the beginning of the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ of ืžืฆืจื™ื started when ื™ืขืงื‘ died. ื•ื•ื™

Rashi on the Onset of Egyptian Slavery after Jacobโ€™s Death

ืจืฉืดื™ ื–ืื’ื˜ ื‘ืชื—ืœืช ื”ืคืจืฉื”, in the beginning of ื•ื™ื—ื™ ืจืฉืดื™ says, ืฉ the reason why the ืคืจืฉื” is ืกืชื•ืžื”, why the ืคืจืฉื” is stopped up, there's no space in between ื•ื™ื’ืฉ and ื•ื™ื—ื™, ื“ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื ืคื˜ืจ ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื‘ื™ื ื•, as soon as ื™ืขืงื‘ was ื ืคื˜ืจ, ื ืกืชืžื• ืขื™ื ื™ื”ื ื•ืœื‘ื ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžืฆืจืช ื”ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“, so the eyes of and the hearts of the ืื™ื“ืŸ got stopped up from the ืฆืจื” of the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“, ืฉื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœืฉืขื‘ื“ื, they started making a ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ on them. ื•ื•ืืก ื”ื™ื™ืกื˜? What does this show? ื™ืขืงื‘'ืก ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ืžืฆืจื™ื ื”ืื˜ ืืคื’ืขื”ืืœื˜ืŸ ื“ื™ ืฆืจืช ื”ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“. Look at this way, since as long as he didn't die there was no ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“, that means that his ืขื ื™ืŸ was his being in ืžืฆืจื™ื held back the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“. ืก'ื”ืื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื’ืขืœืื–ื˜ ื“ื™ ืขื ื™ืŸ ืคื•ืŸ ื’ืœื•ืช ืื™ืŸ ืžืฆืจื™ื. It didn't allow the ืขื ื™ืŸ of ื’ืœื•ืช. ืขืก ืื™ื– ื ืืจ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื“ื™ ื™ืจื™ื“ื”, ื’ืœื•ืช ืคื•ืŸ ื›ื ืขืŸ. The only thing that happened that they came from a different place. ื’ืœื•ืช means you go out of your country. So they left ื›ื ืขืŸ, which was their land, they came to a strange land, that's the only level of ื’ืœื•ืช. But any type of ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ was not there as long as ื™ืขืงื‘ was there. That means that ื™ืขืงื‘'s being there held back the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“. ื›ืœ ื–ืžืŸ ื™ืขืงื‘ ื”ืื˜ ื’ืขืœืขื‘ื˜, as long as he lived, ื”ืื‘ืŸ ื“ื™ ืื™ื“ืŸ ื’ืืจื ื™ืฉื˜ ื’ืขืคืขืœื˜ ืื™ืŸ ืžืฆืจื™ื, they had nothing missing in ืžืฆืจื™ื. ืื“ืจื‘ื”, ืžื™ื˜ ืœื—ื, ืžื™ื˜ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืืจืฅ ืžืฆืจื™ื, ื—ืœื‘ ื”ืืจืฅ, they got the best, in ื’ื•ืฉืŸ, and everything. ื“ืขืจืคื•ืŸ ืื™ื– ืคืืจืฉื˜ืขื ื“ื™ืง ืื– ื“ืืก ืืจื•ื™ืกื ืขืžืขืŸ ื™ืขืงื‘ ืคื•ืŸ ืžืฆืจื™ื, that tells us, okay in ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช'ื“ื™ืงืข ืขื ื™ืŸ, that when taking away ื™ืขืงื‘ from ืžืฆืจื™ื ืื•ืŸ ื‘ืจืขื ื’ืขืŸ ืื™ื ืœืงื‘ื•ืจื” ืื™ืŸ ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, to bury him in ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื ืืš ื ืฉืœื‘, was another stage, another step, ืคืืจ ื“ืขื ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืื– ืž'ืงืขืŸ ืขืก ื–ืื’ืŸ ื’ืœื•ืช ื•ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ ืžืฆืจื™ื. As long as ื™ืขืงื‘ was there, he couldn't have a ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“. So taking him away means giving the ability of another stage of ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“. ืœืคื™ ื–ื” ืื™ื– ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ื•ื•ืืก ืœื•ื™ ืื•ืŸ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ื”ืื‘ืŸ ื–ื™ืš ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืžืฉืชืชืฃ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื ืกื™ืขืช ืืจื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ื™ืขืงื‘ ืžืžืฆืจื™ื. That's what ืœื•ื™ and ื™ื•ืกืฃ couldn't do. He's going to explain, he didn't just say the ื•ื•ืืจื˜ before, ืœื•ื™'s ืขื ื™ืŸ and ื™ื•ืกืฃ's ืขื ื™ืŸ is also to hold back the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“. So to do something to bring the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ is against what they stand for. Even if ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” is not conscious of this. Obviously, well even if not, ื™ืขืงื‘ knew it, and ื™ืขืงื‘ told them not to carry it. But where do we find that ืœื•ื™'s ืขื ื™ืŸ was to hold back the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ and ื™ื•ืกืฃ? So he says like this: ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืคืช ื’ืขืคื™ื ื˜ ืžืขืŸ ื‘ื™ื™ ืœื•ื™ ืื•ืŸ ื™ื•ืกืฃ, we find something common by both of them, ื•ื•ืืก ื‘ื™ื™ื“ืข ื–ื™ื™ื ืขืŸ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื”ืขื›ืขืจ ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ืขื ื™ืŸ ืคื•ืŸ ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ ืžืฆืจื™ื. Both of them were in a level higher than the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“. Where do we see it? ืื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ื™ื“ืข ื”ืื‘ืŸ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืฆื•ื’ืขืœืื–ื˜ ืื–ื ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ ืื™ืŸ ืžืฆืจื™ื. Each one did not allow the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“. Where do we see it? Because ื‘ืืžืช like this, just to give a ื”ืงื“ืžื”, we find a ืกืชื™ืจื” in ืจืฉืดื™. Here ืจืฉืดื™ says that the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ started as soon as ื™ืขืงื‘ died. Then ืจืฉืดื™ says as long as ื™ื•ืกืฃ was alive there was no ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“, which is many many years later. Then ืจืฉืดื™ says as long as ืœื•ื™ who is he's the last of the ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื who died, as long as ืœื•ื™ was alive there was no ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“. But in a ื“ืจื’ื, yeah ืคืฉื•ื˜, it's in ื“ืจื’ื•ืช in ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“. When ื™ืขืงื‘ died, a little bit started. ื‘ื’ืฉืžื™ื•ืช we can understand they started oppressing a little bit, that's but still as long as ื™ื•ืกืฃ was alive, it didn't go too far. When ื™ื•ืกืฃ died, it became worse. But still, as long as one of the original ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื were there, it didn't really get bad. When did it really get bad? When ืœื•ื™ died. So it comes out to three. So what do we see from all this? That ื™ื•ืกืฃ, as long as ื™ื•ืกืฃ was alive, he didn't allow, it didn't allow the next step of ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“. So his ืขื ื™ืŸ was also to hold back. Then there was when ื™ื•ืกืฃ died, a new step. ืœื•ื™'s life, ืœื•ื™'s being did not allow the next step. So he says like this: ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืฉื˜ื™ื™ื˜ ืื™ืŸ ืžื“ืจืฉ, and here he says ืžื“ืจืฉ, ื›ืœ ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื™ื•ืกืฃ ื”ื™ื” ืงื™ื™ื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืขื•ืœ ืžืฉื ืฉืœ ืžืฆืจื™ื. As long as ื™ื•ืกืฃ was alive, there was no burden of ืžืฆืจื™ื. ืžืช ื™ื•ืกืฃ, ื ืชื ื• ืขืœื™ื”ื ืžืฉื. ื™ื•ืกืฃ died, that's what happened. ืœืคื™ื›ืš ื›ืชื™ื‘, that's why it says ื”ื‘ืื™ื Is that a word? Huh? ืžืฉื means See, there's different ืœืฉื•ื ื•ืช, ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ and then ืžืฉื, they didn't work yet. ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” is really, ืคืจืš started later. But already making it hard for them, make them not comfortable, ืื™ื™ืš, yeah. That's why it says ื”ื‘ืื™ื, it says in the beginning of ืฉืžื•ืช, it says they coming ืืœื” ืฉืžื•ืช ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื‘ืื™ื ืžืฆืจื™ืžื”, ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื•ืชื• ื”ื™ื•ื ื ื›ื ืกื• ืœืžืฆืจื™ื. It's as if that day something started. So when ื™ื•ืกืฃ died, a new stage started. That means till then he held back. ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืœื•ื™, ื–ืื’ื˜ ืจืฉืดื™, ืœืžื” ื ืžื ื” ืฉื ื•ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ืœื•ื™? Why does the ืชื•ืจื” mention how old ืœื•ื™ was when he died? It doesn't say by the other ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื. ืืœื ืœื”ื•ื“ื™ืข ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ ื”ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“, to tell you how long the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ was. ืฉื›ืœ ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืื—ื“ ืžืŸ ื”ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื ืงื™ื™ื, as long as one of the ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื was alive, ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“, there was no ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“. ืฉื ืืžืจ, ื•ื™ืžืช ื™ื•ืกืฃ ื•ื›ืœ ืื—ื™ื•, ื•ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ื•ื™ืงื ืžืœืš ื—ื“ืฉ. And ืœื•ื™ ื”ืืจื™ืš ื™ืžื™ื ืขืœ ื›ื•ืœื, ืœื•ื™ was the longest. So what do we see? That ื™ื•ืกืฃ's ืขื ื™ืŸ was to hold back ืžืฆืจื™ื, the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ to a certain degree, and ืœื•ื™. By ืœื•ื™ we see even more, ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื–ื”, ืืคื™ืœื• more than this, ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ ื’ืขืคื™ื ื˜ ืžืขืŸ, we find by ืœื•ื™ that ืืคื™ืœื• nachdem it had already angefangen the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ and ืงื•ืฉื™ ื”ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ by all of them, even though it started, ืื™ื– ืžืœืื›ืช ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ ืžืฆืจื™ื ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืขืœ ืฉื‘ื˜ื• ืฉืœ ืœื•ื™. ืœื•ื™ didn't work, that's what ืจืฉืดื™ says, even all the years. So we see ืœื•ื™'s ืขื ื™ืŸ is not ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“. ืขืœ ืคื™ ื–ื” ืื™ื– ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื“ืืก ื•ื•ืืก ืœื•ื™ ืœื ื™ืฉื ืื•ืŸ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืœื ื™ืฉื. That's why ืœื•ื™ and ื™ื•ืกืฃ shouldn't carry. Why? They couldn't, but still. Right, that part. But it shows that their ืžื“ืจื’ื” is ืื•ืก. ืคื•ืขืœ'ืŸ a certain thing, you see. Yeah. So now, so

Linking Jacobโ€™s Exodus to the Rise of Egyptian Oppression

that's why the connection, ื ืกื™ืขื” to take ื™ืขืงื‘ from ืžืฆืจื™ื ืื™ื– ืคืืจื‘ื•ื ื“ืŸ ืื•ืŸ ื’ืขื”ืขืจื˜ ืฆื•ื ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“. Since taking ื™ืขืงื‘ out of ืžืฆืจื™ื is a cause for ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, ื”ืื˜ ืขืก ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืฆื• ืœื•ื™ ืื•ืŸ ื™ื•ืกืฃ. So that's not part of what ืœื•ื™ and ื™ื•ืกืฃ should participate. But ื–ื™ื™, ื–ื™ื™ ืœืื–ืŸ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ to start, their ืขื ื™ืŸ is the opposite of making ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, so they didn't participate in carrying. ืื•ืŸ ื“ืืก ืื™ื– ืžืจื•ืžื–, now he goes even further, ืžืจื•ืžื– in the ื˜ืขืžื™ื ื”ื ืดืœ, actually, in the reason, the ืคืฉื•ื˜'ืข ืคืฉื˜, what was the reason why ื™ื•ืกืฃ and ืœื•ื™ not? Because ื™ื•ืกืฃ is a ืžืœืš, ืœื•ื™ is going to carry the ืืจื•ืŸ. Now the ืจื‘ื™ has another ืคืฉื˜, nothing to do with that, it has to do because they're beyond ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“. So he says, no, if you look deeper in these two reasons, there is a ืจืžื– to what I just said. Why? Says ืœื•ื™ ืœื ื™ืฉื, ืฉื”ื•ื ืขืชื™ื“ ืœืฉืืช ืืช ื”ืืจื•ืŸ, because they'll carry the ืืจื•ืŸ, and ื™ื•ืกืฃ is a ืžืœืš. So he says like this: ืžืคืจืฉื™ื ื–ืื’ืŸ, ืžืคืจืฉื™ื say like this, ื“ืืก ื•ื•ืืก ืžืœืื›ืช ื”ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ ืื™ื– ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืื•ื™ืฃ ืฉื‘ื˜ื• ืฉืœ ืœื•ื™, why ื˜ืืงืข did ืœื•ื™ was ื–ื•ื›ื” that he shouldn't have the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“? ืื™ื– ืžื—ืžืช ื“ืขื ื•ื•ืืก ืขืชื™ื“ื™ื ืœื ื•ืฉื ืืช ื”ืืจื•ืŸ, because they're going to carry the ืืจื•ืŸ. ืฉื‘ื˜ื• ืฉืœ ืœื•ื™ ื—ื›ืžื™ื ื”ื™ื•, they were ื—ื›ืžื™ื, ื•ืœื ืจืฆื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, they didn't work, they didn't want to, ืœืคื™ ืฉื™ื“ืขื• ืฉืขืชื™ื“ื™ืŸ ืœื ื•ืฉื ืืช ื”ืืจื•ืŸ, they knew they're going to carry the ืืจื•ืŸ, ื•ืžืคื ื™ ื›ืš ื”ื™ื• ื‘ื ื™ ื—ื•ืจื™ืŸ. So the reason they were free and they didn't have the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ is because they're going to carry the ืืจื•ืŸ. ืœื ื•ืฉื ืืช ื”ืืจื•ืŸ hat ihnen gelost from ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, so it fits! What does ื™ืขืงื‘ say, why shouldn't ืœื•ื™ carry? Because he'll carry the ืืจื•ืŸ. So we learned ืคืฉื•ื˜'ืข ืคืฉื˜, because he'll carry the ืืจื•ืŸ, ืคืืกื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ you should carry, no! Because he's going to carry the ืืจื•ืŸ, that makes him not have ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, like the ืžืคืจืฉื™ื say. And because he doesn't have ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, he can't carry me out of ืžืฆืจื™ื, because my carrying out of ืžืฆืจื™ื is ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“. That's another ืคืฉื˜, that's a different ื•ื•ืืจื˜, different, there's two ืขื ื™ื ื™ื. It's more complicated? This is complicated? He said he learned it nice and ืคืฉื•ื˜, yeah? No no, you can't, ืœื•ื™ didn't in bed maybe. No, very nice. It happens to be very, ืื•ื™ืฃ ืงืœืืคื˜ ื ืืš ื‘ืขืกืขืจ. And what by ื™ื•ืกืฃ? He said ื™ื•ืกืฃ is a ืžืœืš. ื•ื‘ืืœื“ ืื– ื™ื•ืกืฃ ื”ื•ื ืžืœืš, what does it mean he's a ืžืœืš? ื”ืื˜ ืžืฆืจื™ื ืงื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืื•ื™ืฃ ืื™ื. Being a ืžืœืš in ืžืฆืจื™ื means he's beyond the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, ื•ืื“ืจื‘ื”, ืขืจ ืื™ื– ืฉืœื™ื˜ ืื™ืŸ ืžืฆืจื™ื, he is controlling ืžืฆืจื™ื, ืคืฉื•ื˜, as it can't be ืงื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ ืžืฆืจื™ื. So that's the deeper ืคืฉื˜ in what ื™ืขืงื‘ meant: don't carry and don't carry, because you're not together with ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, because both of them are higher. Now this answers the ืงืฉื™ื, why ืžืฉื” did carry the ืืจื•ืŸ of ื™ื•ืกืฃ, even though he carried the ืืจื•ืŸ of he was from ืœื•ื™. ืžื” ืฉืื™ืŸ ื›ืŸ ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืฆื• ื•ื™ืงื— ืžืฉื” ืืช ืขืฆืžื•ืช ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืขืžื•, ืžืฉื” took, ื“ืืก ืื™ื– ื’ืืจ ืคืืจืงืขืจื˜, a ืชื ืื™, ืขื ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื’ืื•ืœื”. See, the reason is because carrying out ื™ืขืงื‘ out of ืžืฆืจื™ื is an ืขื ื™ืŸ of ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, and that ื™ื•ืกืฃ couldn't do, ืœื•ื™ couldn't do. Carrying ื™ื•ืกืฃ out of ืžืฆืจื™ื is opposite of ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, ืคืืจืงืขืจื˜, it was a condition in the ื’ืื•ืœื”. ื›ื™ ื”ืฉื‘ืข ื”ืฉื‘ื™ืข, he made the ื™ื™ื“ืŸ swear, ืคืงื“ ื™ืคืงื“ ืืœืงื™ื ืืชื›ื, and Hashem remembers you and takes you out of ืžืฆืจื™ื, ื•ื”ืขืœื™ืชื ืืช ืขืฆืžืชื™ ืžื–ื” ืืชื›ื, take your bones out. ื•ืžืžื™ืœื ืื™ื– ื“ื ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช ื“ื•ื•ืงื ืฆื• ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™. So here's ืคื•ื ืงื˜ ืคืืจืงืขืจื˜, ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ is higher than ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, so he's the one to take ื™ื•ืกืฃ out, which is opposite of ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“. Big difference in the years, of course, ื™ืขืงื‘ they took him out right away, ื™ื•ืกืฃ they waited. Yeah. So? I don't know. In this, ืื“ืจื‘ื”, ืฆื• ืจืืฉ ืคื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™, who belongs this? The head of ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™, ืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื™ื ื•, ืื•ืŸ ื’ื•ืืœืŸ ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ. So who should take ื™ื•ืกืฃ out, who represents ื’ืื•ืœื”, taking out, the ื’ื•ืืœ, the one that that takes him out. Yeah, yeah. I mean, ื™ื•ืกืฃ in a sense was still in ื’ืœื•ืช, so the ืขื ื™ืŸ of ื’ืื•ืœื”, but only when you take him out, so why didn't they take him out earlier? Because they couldn't leave, but You're right, that part they couldn't, but this idea of coming out is a The problem now is a big problem. When I taught the ืฉื™ื—ื” in ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” once, so I told, you should ื›ืืค the

Paradox of Levi and Joseph needing messengers

ืงืฉื™ื yourself now: if we explain now why ืœื•ื™ and ื™ื•ืกืฃ are beyond carrying him out, that they're beyond, so why do they need ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื? So they shouldn't even have ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื. ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื means that they have to have a ื—ืœืง, ื•ืžืžื™ืœื they're ืชื—ืช ื“ืขื by ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื. ืขืœ ืคื™ ื–ื”, ื“ืืจืฃ ืžืขืŸ ืคืืจืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ืื ื“ืขืจืข ื’ื™ืจืกื. Yeah, but the ื“ื™ืŸ was that ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื‘ื™ื ื• did say 12, three, three, and three. So he said, but it's ืžืฉืžืข over here it's not just because you have to fill up the number to two more people, it's because they're ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื! Why do they need ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื? ื•ื•ื™ื‘ืืœื“ ืื– ื–ื™ื™ ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื“ื™ ืขื ื™ืŸ ืคื•ืŸ ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื™ืŸ ืžืฆืจื™ื, ื•ื•ืืก ื“ืืก ืื™ื– ื”ื™ืคืš ื”ืขื ื™ืŸ, and the reason is because it's the opposite of their ืขื ื™ืŸ, ืคืืจ ื•ื•ืืก ืžื•ื– ื–ื™ืš ื“ืืจืคืŸ ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื? Why do they need ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื, ืžื ืฉื” ื•ืืคืจื™ื ืชื—ืชื™ื”ื? Not only, ืื•ืŸ ื•ื•ื™ ืงืขื ืขืŸ ื–ื™ื™ ื”ืื‘ืŸ ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื ื›ืžื•ืชื? How could they have, they shouldn't have! Not only why do they need, they badly shouldn't have, because it's the opposite of their ืขื ื™ืŸ! Their ืขื ื™ืŸ is not to be, so why would they... why would they, it shouldn't... It's a good ืงืฉื™ื. That's why I said everything fits. The ื ืงื•ื“ื” is going to be that they should be part of it, and they're not part of it, so you have to have both together. How could you be part and not part at the same time? Don't do it and have ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื, so you are and you're not. So we explain it very... ื•ื•ืขื˜ ืื™ืจ ื“ืืก ืคืืจืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื”ืงื“ื ื”ืงื•ืฉื™ื. There's another ืงืฉื™ื. ื”ืงื‘ืจ ืืฉืจ ื›ืจื™ืชื™, right? ื•ื•ืขื˜ ืื™ืจ ื“ืืก ืคืืจืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื”ืงื“ื ื”ืงื•ืฉื™ื. There's another ืงืฉื™ื. Have another ืงืฉื™ื, the ืžืคืจืฉื™ื ask. ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืก'ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื ื’ื–ื™ืจื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื‘ืชืจื™ื,

Divine decree about descendants and slavery

\"ื’ืจ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื–ืจืขืš ื‘ืืจืฅ ืœื ืœื”ื\", ื“ืขืจ ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ ื’ืขื–ืื’ื˜ ื ื’ื–ื™ืจื” ืฆื• ืื‘ืจื”ื, your children, your descendants will all be in a land that's not... \"ื•ืขื‘ื“ื•ื ื•ืขื ื• ืื•ืชื ืืจื‘ืข ืžืื•ืช ืฉื ื”\", they will work 400 years, which turned out to be 210. ื•ื•ื™ ืงื•ืžื˜ ืขืก ืื– ืก'ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื ืฉื‘ื˜, a whole ืฉื‘ื˜ was, ื•ื•ื™ืคืœ ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืžืœืื›ืช ื”ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“? If ื“ืขืจ ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ said that your children, he didn't say some, some of your children, all the children, so wouldn't they have to participate in the ื’ืœื•ืช, in the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“? ื ืืš ืžืขืจ, in the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ ืื™ื– ื“ืืš ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืชืœื•ื™ ื“ื™ ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” \"ื•ืื—ืจื™ ื›ืŸ ื™ืฆืื• ื‘ืจื›ื•ืฉ ื’ื“ื•ืœ\". What did ื“ืขืจ ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ say? \"ื•ืขื‘ื“ื•ื ื•ืขื ื• ืื•ืชื... ื•ืื—ืจื™ ื›ืŸ ื™ืฆืื• ื‘ืจื›ื•ืฉ ื’ื“ื•ืœ\", that means that it's a result! Because you're going to work hard, you'll get the ืจื›ื•ืฉ ื’ื“ื•ืœ. ื•ื•ื™ ืจืฉืดื™ brings, ืจืฉืดื™ says ืฉืœื ื™ืืžืจ ืื•ืชื• ืฆื“ื™ืง ืื‘ืจื”ื, because ืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื™ื ื• should beg the ืื™ื“ืŸ to take the ื›ืœื™ื, so ืื‘ืจื”ื the ืฆื“ื™ืง couldn't say, \"ื•ืขื‘ื“ื•ื ื•ืขื ื• ืื•ืชื ืงื™ื™ื ื‘ื”ื... you did ื•ืขื‘ื“ื•ื ื•ืขื ื• ืื•ืชื, ื•ืื—ืจื™ ื›ืŸ ื™ืฆืื• ื‘ืจื›ื•ืฉ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืœื ืงื™ื™ื ื‘ื”ื\", you didn't do ื•ืื—ืจื™ ื›ืŸ ื™ืฆืื• ื‘ืจื›ื•ืฉ ื’ื“ื•ืœ. So, they were connected! Yeah, yeah, I know. It's a... yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, but it's another ืคืจื˜. No, yeah, this we covered this part, nothing else, you're right. And especially we

How Levi received wealth despite not working

learned that it's... that this was the ื ื™ืฆื•ืฆื•ืช ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื”, and how did they get it? Because they worked. So ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ shouldn't deserve it! It doesn't say ืœื•ื™ didn't come out with ืจื›ื•ืฉ ื’ื“ื•ืœ, not ื‘ื’ืฉืžื™ื•ืช and not ื‘ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช, it doesn't say that. So ืœื•ื™ also got it! How did ืœื•ื™ get it if that's connected to ื•ืขื‘ื“ื•ื and they didn't work? So two ืงืฉื™ื•ืช: how could they didn't fulfill what ื“ืขืจ ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ said, \"ื–ืจืขืš... ื•ืขื‘ื“ื•ื ื•ืขื ื• ืื•ืชื\", all the children, and how did they get the ืจื›ื•ืฉ ื’ื“ื•ืœ? So, but they didn't work. ื™ืฉ ืœื•ืžืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ื‘ื–ื”, there's an explanation here, so... ื“ืืก ื•ื•ืืก ืฉื‘ื˜... ืก'ืื™ื– ื’ืขืฉืžืืง ืื–ื•ื™ ื•ื•ื™ ื ืฉื˜ื™ืงืœ ืงื•ื›ืŸ. ืœื—ื™ื™ื. Huh? Yeah, exactly. ื“ืืก ื•ื•ืืก ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ ื”ืื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื’ืขื”ืื˜ ื“ื™ ื–ื™ืš ืžืœืื›ืช ื”ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“, this what we said ื‘ื›ืœืœ that they didn't work in ืžืฆืจื™ื, ื“ืืก ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื“ืขืจืคืืจ ื•ื•ื™ื™ืœ ื–ื™ื™ ื”ืื‘ืŸ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื’ืขื”ืื˜ ืงื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช ืฆื• ื’ืœื•ืช ืžืฆืจื™ื. Normally we learn that all the ืื™ื“ืŸ had a ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช to the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“, and they were exempt from the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“. It's not the ืคืฉื˜. ื“ืืก ื’ื•ืคื ืื™ื– ื ืคืจื˜ ืื™ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ืื™ื“ืŸ. One of the things in the way the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ of the ืื™ื“ืŸ had to be was that they some shouldn't work. Why? And he says why: ื“ืขืจ ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ ืคื•ืŸ ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ ืžืฆืจื™ื ืื™ื– ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื—ืก ื•ืฉืœื•ื ืฆื• ืคื™ื™ื ื™ืงืŸ ืื™ื“ืŸ,

Purpose of slavery beyond suffering

purpose of the ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ was not to make ืื™ื“ืŸ suffer, ื ืืจ ืฆื• ื“ืขืจ ื“ื•ืจื›ื“ืขื ืขืœื” ืืœืš, ื“ืขืจ ืขื™ืœื•ื™ ื•ื•ืืก ืงื•ืžื˜ ื“ืขืจืคื•ืŸ ืืจื•ื™ืก. ื“ืขืจ ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ said, \"ืื ื›ื™ ืืจื“ ืขืžืš... ื•ืื ื›ื™ ืืขืœืš ื’ื ืขืœื”\", I'll bring you up, not bring you up back, I'll make you higher than before. ืžืฆืจื™ื ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื ื›ื•ืจ ื”ื‘ืจื–ืœ, ืžืฆืจื™ื what's said in ืคืกื•ืง, it was like a furnace. ืื”, ื›ื•ืจ ื›ืคืฉื•ื˜ื•, it was like a furnace, ื•ื•ืืก ื”ืื˜ ื’ืขืคื™ื™ืœื˜ ื“ื™ ื–ื›ื•ืช ืคื•ืŸ ืื™ื“ืŸ, that made the ืื™ื“ืŸ higher. ืคืฉื•ื˜ it says all over that the reason that there was ืžืฆืจื™ื to prepare ืžืชืŸ ืชื•ืจื”, since they had to be ready for ืžืชืŸ ืชื•ืจื”, so through the process of ืžืฆืจื™ื they were ื–ื•ื›ื” to such a high ืžื“ืจื’ื” to reach ืžืชืŸ ืชื•ืจื”, fine. That's the purpose. ืžืฆื“ ืงื•ืฉื™ ื”ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ however, because the ืื™ื“ืŸ worked very hard, ื•ื•ืืก ืก'ืงืขืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ, if there was a possibility, ืื– ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื ืืจ ื•ื•ืขืœืŸ ืื™ื“ืŸ ื ื™ื˜ ื“ืขืจื’ืจื™ื™ื›ืŸ ื“ื•ืจืš ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ ื“ื™ ืžืขืœื•ืช, not only would they not reach the ืžืขืœื•ืช that they have to reach, ื ืืจ ืื“ืจื‘ื”, ืก'ืงืขืŸ ื ืืš ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื—ืก ื•ืฉืœื•ื ืื™ืŸ ืžืฆืจื™ื ื ืฉืจืฉ ื•ื•ืขืจืŸ. You work so hard, and when you work and you're a slave, you're very vulnerable and you never know how you... how do you accomplish that this should do good to you, maybe you'll ืคืืจืงืขืจื˜, you'll become assimilated in ืžืฆืจื™ื. ื“ืขืจ ืื™ื‘ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ื’ืขืžื•ื–ื˜ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืกื•ื’ ืื™ื“ืŸ, there had to be a certain group of ืื™ื“ืŸ, ื•ื•ืืก ื–ืืœืŸ ื‘ืœื™ื™ื‘ืŸ ื”ืขื›ืขืจ ืคื•ื ืขื ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“, they should not work, ืื– ื–ื™ื™ ื–ืืœืŸ ืžืฉืคื™ืข ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืื•ื™ืฃ ืืœืข ืื™ื“ืŸ ืื– ื–ื™ื™ ื–ืืœืŸ ื“ื•ืจื›ืคื™ืจืŸ ื“ื™ ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ื™ืจื™ื“ื” ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ื•ืขื‘ื“ื•ื, ืื•ืŸ ืื•ื™ืš ื™ืฆืื• ื‘ืจื›ื•ืฉ ื’ื“ื•ืœ. So you needed

Need for a nonโ€‘working group to elevate the nation

people who did not work, and that made that the other people who do work will accomplish what they're supposed to. Huh? Yeah. Yeah. They had ืžืฉืคื™ืขื™ื, you had to have ืจื‘ื ื™ื, you had to have, you know, people who... Of course, yeah, because otherwise you don't know. Huh? Like exemption in Israel for yeshiva students? Yeah, you have to have it, right. ืื•ืŸ ื“ืืก ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื“ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืคื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™, this was the job of ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™, ื•ื•ื™ ื“ืขืจ ืจืžื‘ืดื ืื™ื– ืžื‘ืืจ The ืจืžื‘\"ืŸ explains, ืื– ืžื ื”ื’ ื‘ื›ืœ ืขื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื”ื ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืžื•ืจื™ ืชื•ืจืชื. Every nation has people who teach. You have ื’ืœื—ื™ื, you have people to teach their ืชื•ืจื”. ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื”ื ื™ื— ืœื”ื ืคืจืขื”. That's why ืคืจืขื” left the ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™, ืฉื”ื™ื• ื—ื›ืžื™ื”ื, it was their ื—ื›ืžื™ื. Cuz, ืคืจืขื” understood, ืคืฉื˜, I'll tell you what the ืคืฉื˜ in this. ืคืจืขื” understood he wanted the ืื™ื“ืŸ to be slaves, he wanted, he didn't want the ืื™ื“ืŸ to assimilate, to become part of, cuz then they won't be slaves anymore. So ืคืจืขื” understood to, for them to not fall into the, become assimilated, you have to let people stay ืคืจื•ื and stay who they are, you have to have, like the ืจืžื‘\"ืŸ says, you have to have a group of people. And then the ืจืžื‘\"ืŸ adds, ื•ื”ื›ืœ ืกื™ื‘ื” ืžืืช ื”ืฉื. It's a, it's a ืกื™ื‘ื” from ื”ืฉื. ื”ืฉื wants, why? Because ื”ืฉื made them to go to ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, to accomplish a purpose. And ื”ืฉื knew that if they, there won't be this group of people who are not working and they're the ืžืฉืคื™ืขื™ื, they're not, they're going to go down. So the ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ื’ืขืคื™ืจื˜ ื“ื™ ืกื™ื‘ื” that they should be. Well, comes, ืœืคื™ ื–ื”, now listen what comes out from here. ืื– ืขืก ืื™ื– ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื“ืขืจ ืคืฉื˜ ืื– ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืืœืข ืื™ื“ืŸ ื”ืื‘ืŸ ื’ืขื ื•ืžืขืŸ ืืŸ ืื ื˜ื™ื™ืœ ืื™ืŸ ื“ืขื ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ ืžืฆืจื™ื. It doesn't mean that not everybody participated in the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ didn't participate. It's not like that. ืื™ื“ืŸ ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ื’ืขืงื•ืžืขืŸ ืงื™ื™ืŸ ืžืฆืจื™ื ื›ืื™ืฉ ืื—ื“, ื›ืขื™ืŸ ืขื. ืื™ื“ืŸ were all like one nation, one ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช. ื›ื“ื™ื•ืง ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘, the ืคืกื•ืง says, ื›ืœ ื”ื ืคืฉ, ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื™ื—ื™ื“, ื”ื‘ืื” ืžืฆืจื™ืžื” ืฉื‘ืขื™ื, there was 70 people came, but it's called ื ืคืฉ. So they're all one. So they came as one, so everybody had to participate. ื ืืจ ื“ื ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื ืฉื•ืชืคื•ืช, like a, a partnership, ื•ื•ื™ ืฆื• ื“ื•ืจื›ืคื™ืจืŸ ื“ืขื ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, how to do it. ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื, we talk about partnership, ื•ื•ืืก ื™ืขื“ืขืจ ืฉื•ืชืฃ ื˜ื•ื˜ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื—ืœืง, ืื•ื™ืš ืคืืจืŸ ืฆื•ื•ื™ื™ื˜ืŸ ืฉื•ืชืฃ. You have two partners and each one has his job. It's not like he does for himself, he does for himself. The one that does one job does it for both. The other guy does his job, does it for both. ื“ื™ ื™ืกื•ื“ ืื™ื–, it could be even more, ื“ื™ ืื‘ืจื™ื, ื”ื ืคืฉ ื•ื”ื’ื•ืฃ, like the limbs of the person, ื•ื•ืืก ืžื™ืœื•ื™ ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืคื•ืŸ ื™ืขื“ืขืจ ืื‘ืจ, ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืคืืจ ื–ื™ืš ืืœื™ื™ืŸ, ืื™ื– ืคืืจ ื“ืขื ื’ืื ืฆืŸ ื ืคืฉ ื•ืฉืœื•ื—ื•ืชื™ื•. Every ืื‘ืจ does his job, not itself, the hand moves, it's the movement of the ื’ื•ืฃ. So each one makes the other is is but is for the other one. So ืžืžื™ืœื, here also the same thing. That all the ืื™ื“ืŸ were one, and they all had the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, but they had different parts. Each one had a different role to play. ื‘ื™ื™ ื›ืžื” ืื™ื“ืŸ, ื‘ื™ื™ majority, ื‘ื™ื™ most ืื™ื“ืŸ, how did they participate in the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ that the ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ had said would happen? Working! ืคื•ืขืœ! ื•ื•ืืก ื“ืืก ื”ืื˜ ื’ืขืคืื“ืขืจื˜, ืขืก ื–ืืœ ื“ืืจื˜ ื’ืจื™ื™ื›ืŸ ื“ื™ ืžื™ืœื•ื™. In order to reach that ืžื“ืจื’ื”, you need that. ืื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ ื”ืื˜ ื–ื™ืš ืื™ืŸ ื“ืขื ืžืฉืชืชืฃ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ. They were

Levi's indirect participation in the slavery process

also part of the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“. In which way? ื“ื•ืจืš ื’ืขื‘ืŸ ื“ืขื ื›ื—, ื–ื™ื™ื ืขืŸ ื–ื™ื™ ื’ืืจ ื“ื™ ืžืงื•ืจ ืœื›ืœ ืžืกื™ืจืช ื ืคืฉ ืคื•ืŸ ืื™ื“ืŸ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื ื›ื ืข ืฆื• ื•ื•ืขืจืŸ ืคืืจ ื“ื™ ืงื•ืฉื™ ื”ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“. They gave the ื›ื—, the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ should accomplish what it's supposed to. ื•ืื“ืจื‘ื, ื“ืขืจ ื’ืจื™ื™ื›ืŸ ื“ืขื ืžื™ืœื•ื™ ืฉืœ ื“ืขื ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, in order for the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ to work, ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ was part of making the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ work. Now, so this is by ืžืฆืจื™ื. He gives an example, ืขืœ ื“ืจืš ื–ื” ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื ืืš ืžืชืŸ ืชื•ืจื”, ืื™ืŸ ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืื•ืŸ ื“ืืš ื ืื›'ืŸ ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœืืจืฅ. Same thing you find in the ืžื“ื‘ืจ, in ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, and you find now ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ ื”ืื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืงื™ื™ืŸ ื—ืœืง ื•ื ื—ืœื” ืื™ืŸ ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ. Everyone was learning ืชื•ืจื”. Well, ืžืกื“ืจ, yeah, but there was still, you still needed some people who were they're extra special. He says, ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ didn't have a ื—ืœืง ื•ื ื—ืœื”. What was their job? ื ื‘ื“ืœ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืืช ื”ืฉื ืœืฉืจืชื•, they were set aside to serve ื”ืฉื, ื•ืœื”ื•ืจื•ืช to teach ื“ืจื›ื™ื• ื”ื™ืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื• ื”ืฆื“ื™ืงื™ื ืœืจื‘ื™ื, teaching. And what will they do with a ื ื—ืœื”? ื”ืฉื ื”ื•ื ื ื—ืœืชื•. ื”ืฉื is his ื ื—ืœื”. ื“ืืก ื”ืื˜ ื–ื™ืš ืื•ื™ืกื’ืขื“ืจื™ืงื˜, ื›ืคืฉื•ื˜ื•, which way did you see that they were special? That they were given over completely to ื”ืฉื? ืื™ื– ื“ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ื”ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ืžืฉื›ืŸ, ื›ืœื™ื ื ืฉื™ืืช ื”ืืจื•ืŸ, the fact that they carried the ืืจื•ืŸ. So when they carried the ืืจื•ืŸ, they did ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ืžืฉื›ืŸ, well, ืขืก ืื™ื– ื’ืขืงื•ืžืขืŸ ื“ืขืจืคื•ืŸ ืฉ, ืจืฉ\"ื™ says, ื‘ืืžืช ื›ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื• ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœืฆืจื›ื™ ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ, all the ืื™ื“ืŸ really had to work in the ืžืงื“ืฉ, ืืœื ืฉื”ืœื•ื™ื ื‘ืื• ืชื—ืชื™ื”ื ื‘ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืชื, that the ืœื•ื™ื did it for them. ืื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืคื•ืŸ ืžืื›ืŸ ื“ื™ ื•ื•ืขืœื˜ ื ื“ื™ืจื” ืœื• ื™ืชื‘ืจืš, ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื“ื™ืง ืื™ืŸ ื•ื•ืขืœื˜, ื”ืื˜ ื–ื™ืš ืืคื’ืขื˜ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืจืš ืฉืืจ ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ. You have to make a ื“ื™ืจื” for the ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ, so you have to be in ื•ื•ืขืœื˜. Who Who was in ื•ื•ืขืœื˜? Those that worked in the ื•ื•ืขืœื˜, not the ืœื•ื™ื. But the ืœื•ื™ื made that their working in ื•ื•ืขืœื˜ should be fine, cuz if they wouldn't have ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ who would teach and everything, the ืื™ื“ืŸ came to ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ and they started working in the in the earth, they would get become part, ื–ื™ื™ ื•ื•ืืœื˜ืŸ ืืœื™ื™ืŸ ืื™ื™ื ื’ืขื–ื•ื ืงืขืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ืขืจื“, they would sink in the earth. So, the ืžืจื’ืœื™ื were correct. No, ืคืืจืงืขืจื˜! So, the ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ, ืคืืจ ื•ื•ืืก? Because that was the fear of the ืžืจื’ืœื™ื! But the ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ said, 'No, I'm going to take care of it. I'll make sure it doesn't happen.' How will he make sure? Because I'll give you people who will teach, and they will uphold that you will fulfill the ื›ื•ื•ื ื”. So it comes out that ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ was part of the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, played a role in the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ from a different angle. So the ืงืฉื™ื we had before: number one, a whole ืฉื‘ื˜ should not do what the ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ said you'll be part of the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“? They were. Then the ืงืฉื™ื was, if they didn't, they weren't part of the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, how did they get the ืขืœื™ื” from ื•ื™ืฆืื• ื‘ืจื›ื•ืฉ ื’ื“ื•ืœ? They were part! ื•ืžืื™ ื˜ืขืžื, ื”ืื˜ ืื•ื™ืš ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ ื’ืขื”ืื˜ ื“ื™ ืืœืข ืขืœื™ื•ืช, ื“ื™ ืขื™ืœื•ื™ื™ื ื•ื•ืืก ื“ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืื™ืŸ ืžืฆืจื™ื ื”ืื˜ ื’ืขื‘ืจืื›ื˜. So they also had it. Okay. ืขืœ ืคื™ ื–ื”, ื“ืืก ื•ื•ืขืœืŸ ืžื™ืจ ืคืืจืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ, ืคืืจืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ื•ื•ืืก ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืื•ืŸ ืœื•ื™ ื”ืื‘ืŸ ื’ืขื“ืืจืคื˜ ื”ืื‘ืŸ, ืื– ืžื ืฉื” ื•ืืคืจื™ื ื™ื”ื™ื• ืชื—ืชื™ื”ื, ืื™ืŸ ื ืฉื™ืืช ืืจื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ื™ืขืงื‘. The ืงืฉื™ื we had before, if ื™ื•ืกืฃ and ืœื•ื™ were higher than the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, ื•ืžืžื™ืœื they couldn't carry out the ืืจื•ืŸ, so why did they need somebody instead of them? So he explained, ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืื– ื–ื™ื™ ืืœื™ื™ืŸ ื˜ืจืื’ืŸ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืืจื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ื™ืขืงื‘ ืงื™ื™ืŸ ืžืฆืจื™ื ื›ื \"ืœ, even though they themselves didn't carry, because they shouldn't, like we explained before, ื”ืื‘ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ ืื‘ืขืจ ื’ืขื“ืืจืคื˜ ืืจื™ื™ื ื’ืขื‘ืŸ ื“ืขื ื›ื—, they have to give the ื›ื—, ืคื•ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืขื›ืขืจ ืคื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ ืžืฆืจื™ื ืื™ืŸ ื“ื™ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื™ืงืข ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื. ื–ื™ื™ had to give that the rest should also have this ืขื ื™ืŸ of being above the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, that it shouldn't pull them down too much. ืื•ืŸ ื“ืืก ืื™ื– ื“ื•ืจืš ื“ืขื ื•ื•ืืก ื–ื™ื™ืขืจืข ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื ื–ื™ื™ื ืขืŸ ื–ื™ืš ืžืฉืชืชืฃ ืื™ืŸ ื ืฉื™ืืช ืืจื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ื™ืขืงื‘, that they have their ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื. In other words, you want that they should be part of it because they have to be ืžืฉืคื™ืข on the rest, so they have to be part of it. But they're on the other hand not part of it, because their way of doing it is because they're ื‘ืขืฆื higher, they could be ืžืฉืคื™ืข. So how did it happen? That they didn't do it because they're higher, and at the same time they had a ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช to it by having ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื, ื•ืžืžื™ืœื they were able to be ืžืฉืคื™ืข. It still doesn't explain that. You call this ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื? Yeah. Through their ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, they were very much part of this whole process. So if if if ื“ื™ ื–ืืš ืื™ื– ืื•ื™ืกื’ืขื“ืจื™ืงื˜ in this case by the fact that they had the ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื there, that has to express itself in the case of carrying. When they carried out the ืืจื•ืŸ, that was the beginning of the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“. So the carrying, without actual physical carrying, they would not have had... Well, that's what the ืจื‘ื™ said before, that taking ื™ืขืงื‘ out of ืžืฆืจื™ื means the beginning of the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, starting ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“. So when you started the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, it had to be made in such a way that there should be a ื›ื— that the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ shouldn't affect you. But if you're going to be people who have no ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช, if the ืžืฉืคื™ืข would be completely separate, and they're not affecting, they're themselves. You have to have that you should be beyond, and at the same time, involved. That's exactly what happened here. The two ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื, all through the years, what they did. ืื•ื“ืื™, we're talking the ืจืžื–, this whole thing is hints. This this started it off. This thing started it off. That's why it was done, and he said take me out, and this will give the the the... this was a ื™ืกื•ื“. ืื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจื™ื‘ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ื™ืขืงื‘ specifically ืžื ืฉื” ื•ืืคืจื™ื ื–ืืœืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืชื—ืชื™ื”ื. And that's why he picked ื“ื•ื•ืงื ืžื ืฉื” ื•ืืคืจื™ื, ื•ื•ื™ื™ืœ ื–ื™ื™ ื–ื™ื™ื ืขืŸ ื“ืขืจ ื”ืžืฉืš ืคื•ืŸ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืื•ืŸ ืœื•ื™. 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