What is the difference between "Masos, Osos, Mofsim and Milchamah"?
Rashi and R. Bachye: "Masos" are 'tests', 1 where Hashem displayed His capability; 2 "Osos" are signs (performed with Moshe?s stff ? R. Bachye), to prove that Moshe was Hashem's Shali'ach 3 : "Mofsim" are wonders (or miracles), such as the ten Makos, whereas "Milchamah" refers exclusively to the destruction of the Egyptians at the Yam-Suf (or to Makas Bechoros and to the punishments that Hashem meted out to the Egyptians ? R. Bachye). 4
What is the significance of the Masos, Osos, Mofsim and Milchamah?
Seforno: They serve as proof that all that happened to the Egyptians did not happen by chance, but by the Will of Hakadosh-Baruch-Hu.
What are the connotations of "be?Yad Chazakah??
What are the connotations of "bi'Zero'a Netuyah"?
R. Bachye: It refers to the Pillars of Fire and Clou that accompanied them when they left Egypt.
Seforno: It means that with each Makah, Hashem's Arm was outstretched, ready to deliver the next one. 1
Seforno: A warning that if they would not relent, He would strike them again.
What are the connotations of "Mora?im Gedolim??
R. Bachye: It refers to Keri?as Yam-Suf on behalf of Yisrael on the one hand, and to the drowning of the Egyptians, on the other.
After writing ?ke?Chol asher Asah lachem Hashem Elokechem? (plural) why does the Torah conclude with ?le?Einecha? (singular)?
R. Bachye #1: It is the way of the Torah to do so. 1
R. Bachye #2: In order to begin the Pasuk with an ?Alef? and end with a ?Chaf? ? Gematriya twenty-one ? like ?Ehekeh? (Midas ha?Din inside Midas ha?Rachamim) the Name with which Moshe was initially sent to Yisrael in order to receive the Torah. 2
R. Bachye: Like we foind in Vayikra 19:9 ?u?ve?Kutzr?chem es K?tzir Artz?chem, Lo Sechaleh?.
The Aseres ha?Dibros also begin with an ?Alef? and end with a ?Chaf?. Moreover, both the current Pasuk and the Aseres ha?Dibros contain all the letters of the ?Alef? ?Beis?. See R. Bachye who elaborates. See also Ba?al ha?Turim.
