1)

Why does it say "v'Od Ra'isi"?

1.

Rashbam: I saw further in this world, which is Hevel?

2.

Seforno: In addition to nations pursuing Yisrael, even within Yisrael?

2)

What is "Mekom ha'Mishpat"?

1.

Rashi: It is Lishkas ha'Gazis in Yerushalayim, which is "Mele'asi Mishpat" (Yeshayah 1:21).

2.

Ibn Ezra: It is a place proper for Mishpat.

3.

Rashbam: It is where there are Tzadikim fixed to do Mishpat.

4.

Metzudas David: A place to judge between litigants.

3)

What evil did he see in Mekom ha'Mishpat?

1.

Rashi: With Ru'ach ha'Kodesh, I saw that they judged evilly - "Rosheha b'Shochad Yishpotu" (Michah 3:11), and I saw their punishment.

2.

Rashbam: Resha'im come to cut off the Tzadikim from their place, and the Resha'im sit in place of them.

3.

Ri Kara: Where Anshei Mishpat and Anshei Tzedek used to sit, now Anshei Resha sit.

4.

Rid: Sometimes the judges take bribes and obligate the innocent and vindicate the guilty. There is no greater evil than this!

5.

Seforno: Litigants make false claims.

6.

Metzudas David: It transformed to be a place where wayward people devise evil schemes.

4)

What is the meaning of "u'Mekom ha'Tzedek Shamah ha'Rasha"?

1.

Rashi: Sha'ar ha'Tavech, where they decide Halachos, there officers of Bavel judge Yisrael with afflictions and death sentences. There, is evil. Ha'Rasha is like ha'Resha; the Segol was changed to a Kamatz because it is Sof Pasuk, even though we do not find elsewhere that [Resha] changes due to Asnachta or Sof Pasuk.

2.

Rashbam, Ri Kara, Rid: This is a repetition of "Mekom ha'Mishpat Shamah ha'Resha." Ibn Ezra - this is like "[Er'enu v'Lo Atah] Ashurenu v'Lo Karov", "Kum Balak u'Shama [Ha'azinah Adai Bno Tzipor]" (Bamidbar 24:17, 23:18), and most prophesies [have repetitions].

3.

Seforno: Judges vindicate the guilty due to bribes.

4.

Metzudas David: Where Anshei Tzedek sit, also the Rasha sits, and he entices them to follow his errant mindset.

Sefer: Perek: Pasuk:

KIH Logo
D.A.F. Home Page
Sponsorships & DonationsReaders' FeedbackMailing ListsTalmud ArchivesAsk the KollelDafyomi WeblinksDafyomi CalendarOther Yomi calendars