?ve?Sachas ki Ahav es Avosecha Vayivchar be?Zar?o ? ?. Why does the Torah switch from plural ("Avosecha") to singular (" be'Zar'o")?
R. Bachye and Targum Yonasan: Because, although Hashem also loved Avraham and Yitzchak, it was the offspring of Ya'akov whom He chose as His nation. 1
R. Bachye: In order to preclude Yishmael, the B?nei Keturah and Eisav (who rejected the Torah and the inheritance of Eretz Yisrael - See Oznayim la'Torah DH 'Vayivchar be'Zar'o ... ', who elaborates).
?ve?Sachas ki Ahav es Avosecha?. Why does the Torah use the Lashon ?ve?Sachas? and not the more common ?Ba?avur? or ?Lema?an??
R. Bachye? In order to pair with ?ve?Sachas Raglav? 1 - the only other place in the Torah where the word appears ? to hint what Bereishis Rabah states, that the Avos are the Merkavah (on whom Hashem rides).
In Sh?mos 24:10/
What are the connotations of the word "be'Fanav"?
Rashi #1 and Rashbam: It means that Hashem led Yisrael in front of Him 1 - like a person leads his son in front of him. 2
Rashi #2: It means that He took them out of Egypt in front of the Avos. 3 (Gur Aryeh - he showed the Avos the exodus).
R. Bachye #1: It means that Hashem Himself took them out of Egypt 4 ('not via a a Mal'ach and not via a Shali'ach? ? Oznayim la?Torah).
R. Bachye #2: It means ?in his anger (with the Egyptians). 5
R. Bachye #3: It refers to the ?Mal?ach ha?Penim?. 6
R. Bachye #4: ?u?Fanav? refers to Ya?akov, 7 ?be?Chocho?, to Yitzchak and ?ha?Gadol?, to Avraham ? to teach us that Hashem took us out of Egypt on the merit of the Avos, 8
Seforno: It has connotations of 'in a miraculous way' - as opposed to 'me'Achorav', which implies 'by natural means'.
Targum Onkelos: It means 'with His word (by His command)'.
Targum Yonasan: It means 'with a Shining Face (with goodwill).
As if the Torah had written 'le'Fanav' - with a 'Lamed' - See Sifsei Chachamim). Rashbam: See Beshalach, Sh'mos 14:19 13:21, and Bo, Sh'mos 12:12.
Refer to Sh'mos, 14:20:1:1*.
Rashi: As the Pasuk writes in Tehilim, 78:12.
R. Bachye: As the Navi writes in Shmuel 2, 7:11 ?u?Fanecha Holchim ba?Kerav?.
R. Bachye: As the Navi writes in Yeshayah 63:9 ?u?Mal?ach Panav Hoshi?o?.
R. Bachye As the Pasuk writes in Tehilim 24:6 ?Mevakshei Fanecha Ya?akov Selah?.
See R. Bachye as to why the Torah begins with Ya?akov. Refer lso to Vayikra 26:42:3:1-5.
Why does the Torah switch from plural ("Avosecha") to singular ("Vayivchar be'Zar'o")?
Targum Yonasan: Because, although Hashem also loved Avraham and Yitschak, it was the offspring of Ya'akov whom He chose as His nation. 1
"Oznayim la'Torah: Because Yishmel and the B'nei Keturah (the sons of Avraham) and Eisav (the son of Yitzchak) rejectthe inheritance of Eretz Yisrael and the Torah - See Oznayim la'Torah DH 'Vayivchr be'Zar'o ... ', who elaborates.
