What is the difference between "Chazak" and "ve'Ematz"?
Targum Onkelos and Targum Yonasan: 'Be strong and courageous (or brave)'. 1
B'rachos 32b (commenting on Yehoshua, 1:6): "Chazak" - in Torah, "ve'Ematz"- in good deeds,
The Gemara in B'rachos, 32b commenting on the Pasuk in Yehoshua, 1:6 explains them as "Chazak" - in Torah, "ve'Ematz"- in good deeds.
Why did Moshe say to Yehoshua "Atah Tavo es ha'Am ha'Zeh", whereas in Pasuk 23 Hashem will say to him "Atah Tavi es ha'Am ha'Zeh"?
Rashi: Moshe instructed Yehoshua to come with the people (the elders), whom he could consult on all matters, 1 whereas Hashem ordered him to bring them, that the ultimate decision in all matters lay with him 2 and not with the elders. 3
Hadar Zekenim (citing R. Ya'akov Me'ir): Moshe said "Tavo", because he was not able to empower him; whereas Hashem said "Tavi", since power comes from Him, and He meant that He would empower him to bring the people into the land.
Why did Moshe add the word "Ki Atah Tavo es ha'Am ha'Zeh"?
Seforno: Even though Moshe himself did not merit to do so.
Why does the Torah interrupt between the Moshe's speaking to Yehoshua and the actual appointment - in Pasuk 14 - with the writing of the Torah and handing it to the Kohanim and the Parshah of Hakhel?
Oznayim la'Torah: Because the task of a leader is not only to capture the land, to distribute it and to subsequently protect the people from their enemies, but also to make sure that the people learn Torah. Consequently, he wrote a Seifer Torah and gave it to the Kohanim who were destined to take on the role of teachers, and that once every seven years, the king himself should read out the Torah to the people - before appointing Yehoshua. 1
What are the implications of "ve'Atah Tanchilenah osah"?
