"Kochi ve'Otzem Yadi Asah li ess h?Chayil ha?Zeh". What is the difference between ?Kochi? and ?Otzem Yadi??
R. Bachye: ?Kochi? refer to the Mazel in Heaven, ?Otzem Yadi? to one?s own prowess. 1
R. Bachye: Because one believes ? falsely ? that Yisrael have a Mazel just like the nations of the world. Refer to 8:17:0.1:2 & Bereishis 15:5:0.1:3
What are the connotations of the words "Kochi ve'Otzem Yadi Asah li ? "?
Rashi: It means 'amassed' (or acquired - Targum onkelos and Targum Yonasan) for me'.
What is "ha'Chayil ha'Zeh" referring to?
Rashi (in Vayishlach Bereishis, 34:29): It means 'this wealth'.
Targum Onkelos and Targum Yonasan): It means 'this property'.
