What is the meaning of "Hikifu"?
Rashi: They finished. Malbim ? he would sanctify and purify them before the next seven days began.
What is the meaning of "va'Ykadeshem"?
Rashi: He called and summonsed them. This is like "Hiskadeshu l'Machar" (Bamidbar 11:18).
Why does it say "v'Hishkim ba'Boker v'He'elah? Kachah Ya'aseh" (future)?
Rashi: He did so constantly at the end of the feasts. Future or past can be used for something done constantly.
Why did he offer Olos?
Malbim: Olah atones for sinful thoughts.
What is "Mispar Kulam"?
Rashi: His total number of sons and daughters (10).
Why does it say "Ulai"?
Ibn Ezra: This is like Pen ? he fears lest it be so. This is like "Ulai Yemusheni Avi", "Ulai Lo Soveh ha'Ishah" (Bereishis 27:12, 24:5).
Is it a sin to bless Hashem?
Rashi: This is a euphemism for cursing. Ibn Ezra ? this is like "Berach Navos Elokim va'Melech" (Melachim I, 21:13).
Malbim: Perhaps they had a thought of sin against Hashem. The verses teach that there is no reason to which we can attribute the afflictions that came on Iyov.
