(א) ויצעק העם אל משה. משל למלך בשר ודם שכעס על בנו והלך הבן אצל אוהבו של אביו ואמר לו צא ובקש עלי מאבא (ספרי פו):
(ב) ותשקע האש. שקעה במקומה בארץ שאילו חזרה לאחת הרוחות היתה מקפלת והולכת כל אותו הרוח (שם):
(1) ויצעק העם אל משה AND THE PEOPLE CRIED UNTO MOSES — A parable! This may be compared to the case of an earthly king who was angry with his son, and the son went to a friend of his father and said to him, “Go and ask forgiveness for me from father!” (Sifrei Bamidbar 86). (2) ותשקע האש THEN THE FIRE SANK — it sank on the very spot; because if it had turned along one of the sides of the camp it would gradually have rolled along the whole of that side (Sifrei Bamidbar 86).
Hard Words:
| analogy | משל |
| of flesh and blood | בשר ודם |
| got angry | כעס |
| to | אצל |
| his friend | אוהבו |
| go | צא |
| ask (forgiveness) | בקש |
| for me | עלי |
| it sank | שקעה |
| if | אילו |
| turned around | חזרה |
| directions | רוחות |
| rolled | מקפלת |
| that | אותו |
| direction | רוח |
Guiding Questions:
1) What question is the first רש״י addressing?
2) What is the נמשל for the משל given in the first רש״י and how does it answer the question?
3) What question is the second רש״י addressing?
1) What question is the first רש״י addressing?
2) What is the נמשל for the משל given in the first רש״י and how does it answer the question?
3) What question is the second רש״י addressing?