What are the implications of the words "u've'Eileh Lo Hayah Ish..."?
Rashi: It implies that it was only the men of the earlier generation who died in the desert, but not the women. 1
Ramban: It comes to exclude Yehoshua and Calev, who were not counted, 2 because they were over the age of sixty. 3
Rashi: Who were not included in the decree because they loved Eretz Yisrael, as we will see shortly (See 27:4).
Ramban: Even though, in the next Pasuk, the Torah does mention that they were the sole survivors from the previous generation.
Ramban: And it was only between the ages of twenty and sixty ? the prime years of a man's life - as is evident from the Parshah of Erchin, that Yisrael were being counted. Refer to 26:64:151:1*.
How can the Torah say that no one here was counted in Midbar Sinai, seeing as Machir and Ya'ir, B'nei Menasheh, who were born in the days of Ya'akov, were still alive and entered Eretz Yisrael, since there was no decree against people above sixty?
Ramban and Rashba (cited by the Oznayim la'Torah): The Pasuk says that no one who was counted in Midbar Sinai survived - and, because they were over the age of sixty, they were not among those who were counted in Midbar Sinai. 1
Da'as Zekenim (on 31:12) and Hadar Zekenim (on 31:12) (regarding Ya'ir): Perhaps he was less than twenty at the time of the first census, 2 and the decree was only on men above the age of twenty.
Riva, citing R"M of Kutzi, Moshav Zekenim: This cannot be correct, since the land was apportioned only to those counted here, and a Tosefta teaches that Yehoshua and Calev received portions [due to leaving Mitzrayim or standing in Arvos Mo'av, in addition to Chevron and the evil Meraglim's portion], even though they were above sixty!
If so, Menasheh, who was born before Ya'akov went down to Egypt, was more than a hundred and ninety years old when he fathered him! (PF)
