1)

What are "ha'Alafim"?

1.

Rashi: They are (Malbim - big) cattle. Radak - this is like "Shegar Alafecha" (Devarim 7:13).

2)

What are "Ayarim"?

1.

Radak: They are young donkeys. Malbim - they are not needed for Avodah as much as cattle.

3)

Who are "Ovedei ha'Adamah"?

1.

Radak: [Animals with which] people farm the land.

4)

What is "Belil Chamitz [Yochelu]"?

1.

Rashi: This is like "Al Belilo" (Iyov 6:5), straw that fermented and is strong via the grain inside it.

2.

Rashi citing a Midrash: Belil is an expression of Balul; food is mixed in the straw.

3.

Radak, Malbim: Amidst abundance of grain, they will feed to the cattle and donkeys fodder that they cleaned for them 1 . They will winnow it, like is done for what people eat. Belil is fodder, like "Im Yig'eh Shor Al Belilo." Yonason translates Chamitz to be fat.


1

Malbim: This will be amidst great Brachah.

5)

Why does it say "Asher Zoreh va'Rachas uva'Mizreh"?

1.

Rashi: The grain is winnowed twice - once with a shovel, and once with a basket, in order to clean it. Radak - the root of Rachas is Ru'ach, because they winnow in the wind, and it cleans the (removes) the chaff from the grain.

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