פרק יג

What year does this story take place?

What story does the torah tell us right before the meraglim?

What date were the Meraglim sent out? From what place?

When did they return?

Why did BNY ask Moshe to send out spies? (4)

What was their real reason which they didn't tell Moshe? (1)

Why did Hashem let them send the spies? (Explain the Mashal)

Which Shevet wasn't involved? Why not?

What is Rashi's Q & A on שלח לך?

According to the Sifsei Chachamim, why is Rashi even asking this question? What does it come to teach us?

How does Ramban explain שלח לך?

Why did Hashem agree to send the meraglim?

According to the Sifsei Chachamim, what is bothering Rashi concerning the commandment of שלח לך?

Kli Yakar: Why was it beneficial for Moshe to send out spies?

Baal Haturim: What is the hint in the words שלח לך אנשים?

Sforno: Why shouldn't Moshe let BNY choose who to send?

Sforno: Explain - כל נשיא בהם

Rashi: Explain Al pi Hashem

What do we learn from the words כולם אנשים?

Sifsei Chachamim: Why doesn't it make sense that שלח לך would be a commandment of Hashem?

(pesukim ד-טו)
Ramban: In what order were the meraglim named?

Rashi: ויקרא משה...יהושע... what did Moshe do?

Where does Rashi learn this from?

Kli Yakar: 2 reasons why Moshe davened for Yehoshua:

Or Hachayim: Why did Moshe add the letter yud?

Toras Menachem: If Moshe felt that the spies were going to sin, why didn't he cancel the mission?

Why did they start spying in the south?

עלו ...בנגב what are the Sifsei's Q&A on these words?

וראיתם את הארץ מה היא: Explain according to Rashi.

According to the Sifsei what is bothering Rashi?

How does the Sifsei answer this?

What is the sign Moshe gave them to determine whether the people are strong or weak?

What are Machanayim?

Why does Rashi explain this first (before הטובה היא)?

How does Rash explain הטובה?

How does Rashi explain היש בה עץ?

According to the Sifsei - why can’t it be referring to plain old trees?

How does the Sforno explain השמנה?

והתחזקתם why should they strengthen themselves? (Ramban)

From where to where did they spy the land?

In what shape did they travel?

Who were Achiman, Sheishai and Talmai?

ויעלו בנגב ויבוא what seems not right?

Who went to חברון what did he do there?

How was he rewarded?

וחברון שבע שנים נבנתה לפני צוען מצרים what doesn't make sense? (Rashi)

What is the answer?

Who didn't carry anything and why not?

לפי שכל עצמם להוציא דבה נתכוונו explain.

Why did they call the place Nachal Eshkol? (kli yakar)

According to the Or Hachayim, who named the place Nachal Eshkol?

According to Rashi what was the distance the Meraglim travelled in Eretz Yisroel?

How long should it have taken them to travel?

Why did Hashem perform a miracle for them?

וילכו ויבאו what is bothering rashi according to the sifsei?

What is Rashi's answer?

Didn’t Rashi teach us earlier that they were all אנשים - righteous men? How could they have left with bad intentions?

ישיבו אותם דבר According to the אור החיים why doesn’t it say “what” they said, but merely דבר?

וגם זבת חלב דבש היא what is Rashi's Q & A?

Explain כיון שכונתם אלא לרעה למה אמרו בראש דבריהם היפך כונתם.

Explain אפס כי עז העם.

What are הערים בצורות?

Didn’t Moshe tell them that if the cities are fortified the people are weak? What is their
argument against Moshe?

Amalek wasn’t even part of the territory they had to conquer: so why are they
mentioned?

Explain ויהס כלב

According to Rashi, how did he silence them?

Explain: רוח אחרת עמו משמע שתי רוחות אחת בפה ואחת בלב.

What does Rashi say about the words עלה נעלה?

Explain according to Rashi כי חזק הוא ממנו.

Explain the lashon of the Sifsei: דאי אפשר לומר .ממנו מישראל דהוה משמע שגם ישראל חזק

The Rebbe asks: How can the Meraglim present such a ridiculous argument? (2)

Explain וכאן לא יתכן זה שבהרי המרגלים עצמן גחבים.

Explain according to Rashi: ארץ אכלת יושביה

What's the simple translation of ארץ אוכלת יושביה.

How was that for their own good?

Explain אנשי מדות:

Who were the nefilim?

Translate ויהי בעינינו כחגבים

What was Rashi's Q&A on the words וכן היינו בעיניהם - and so we were in their eyes.

Where did we learn: (1) כל דבר שקר שאין אומרים בו קצת אמת בתחלתו, אין מתקים בסופו
(2) שמחזי ועזאל

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