Why, in connection with the older sister, does the Torah write that she lay "with her father," and by the younger one, and she lay "with him" (19:35)?
Rashi #1: Because the older sister began with the 'immoral act,' 1 whereas the younger one merely copied her. Therefore the Torah publicizes the older one's shame. 2
Rashi #2 (in Nazir, 23b): Because the older sister publicized what she did by calling her son Mo?av. 3
Riva (citing the Chizkuni): This answer seems to clash with the answer to the previous question. We must say that the act itself was appropriate, but it was improper to initiate Z?nus and teach her sister to do the same. The answer requires elaboration. Perhaps what he means is that although the act itself was a Mitzvah, the way in which she performed it was immodest ? as we see by the name that she called her son. Refer to 19:37:1:1.
See Oznayim la?Torah.
Why is there a dot (Nekudah) on top of the 'Vav' of "uv'Kumah"?
Rashi: To teach us that, when his older daughter arose, Lot was aware 1 of what happened - yet he did not take precautions to ensure that it would not recur, and drank wine again the following night.
Riva: Elsewhere, we expound the dotted [or undotted] letters, as well as the entire word. Here, we totally uproot the meaning of the word. Why was it written at all? Refer to 19:33:2.1:1.
QUESTIONS ON RASHI
Rashi writes: "'She slept with her father' (va'Tishkav Es Aviha) - whereas regarding the younger sister, the Torah writes, 'she slept with him' (va'Tishkav Imo)." What is the difference?
Gur Aryeh: The difference is not in the pronoun "him," but rather in the preposition. "Im" means "together with," but the word "Es" (used by the older sister) means that she took an active role.
Rashi writes: "Regarding the older one, who initiated the promiscuity, the Pasuk is unambiguous." This implies that her deed was wrong. But Rashi just wrote that Hash-m supplied the wine, to bring about two nations! In addition, the Gemara (Horayos 11a) writes that the older sister was rewarded for being first for a Mitzvah!
Gur Aryeh #1: Although her intentions were promiscuous, the act itself was a Mitzvah, for which she was rewarded.
Gur Aryeh #2: Both intentions (promiscuity, and continuing the world with children) played a role in her actions.
Rashi writes: "The word b'Kumah is dotted... meaning that he did know when she got up." Then why does the verse state that he did not know?
Gur Aryeh: Although Lot realized when she arose, he did not know if she was getting up after intimacy, or simply getting up from having been next to him. He should have at least suspected that it was the former.
