1)

Why does it say "v'Nachu Chulam"?

1.

Radak: Bees are Nach (rest) on flowers.

2.

Malbim: The flies and bees will rest in desolate valleys and in holes in rocks, amidst the thorns and bushes. Flies dwell there. This is a metaphor for spreading over the entire land.

2)

What are "Nachalei ha'Batos"?

1.

Rashi: They are valleys in barren fields.

2.

Radak: These are cities in valleys. "Ha'Batos" means desolate, like "va'Ashisehu Vasah" (5:6).

3)

What are "Nekikei Sela'im", and why will they be in them?

1.

Rashi: They are cavities in rocks; they will be in them to ambush.

2.

Radak #1: They are fortified cities in rocks.

3.

Radak #2: They are peaks.

4)

What are "Na'atzutzim"?

1.

Rashi: They are places of thorns (thickets). This is like "Tachas ha'Na'atutz Ya'aleh Verosh" (55:13).

2.

Radak: They are low trees, like "Tachas ha'Na'atutz Ya'aleh Verosh v'Sachas ha'Sirpad Ya'aleh Hadas." This is a metaphor for open cities.

5)

What are "Nahalolim"?

1.

Rashi citing Targum Yonasan: Batei Tushbechasa (Vilna Gaon - i.e. houses of idolatry).

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