1)
What is the meaning of "Hafkeid es ha'Levi'im"?
1.
Rashi (citing Targum Onkelos 1 ), Seforno and Targum Yonasan: It means 'appoint 2 the Levi'im'. 3
1
Refer to 1:50:151:1.
2
Since the Mitzvah to count them appears later in 3:15.
3
Rashi: As in Esther, 2:3.
2)
Rashi citing Targum Onkelos explains that "Hafkeid" means 'Appoint.' What is his source, bearing in mind that Onkelos uses 'Mani' both for counting and appointing?
1.
Riva: Perhaps the text of Rashi should not say 'ke'Targumo' but 'Targumo'; in other words, Rashi is not citing Targum Onkelos - he is offering his own explanation.
