1)

Why did Yisrael refer to the attackers as "ha'Am ha'Zeh" and not mention them by name?

1.

Rashi: Because they were uncertain of their identity, since they wore the clothes of Amalek but spoke the language of Cana'an.

2)

What are the connotations of "Ve'hacharamti es Areihem"mean"?

1.

Rashi, Ramban, Rashbam: It means that they declared the property Hekdesh.

2.

Rashi (in Sanhedrin, 43b): It means that they declared them Asur be'Hana'ah. 1

3.

Targum Onkelos and Targum Yonasan: It means that they would completely devastate the towns.


1

Rashi (Ibid.): Something that they sometimes did, even though the Torah does not usually mention it.

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