What is the significance of "ha'Od ha'Zera ba'Megurah"?
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Rashi: You did not yet seed this year.
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Radak: See whether there is still seed in the granary. You used most of it for seeding; little remains for you to eat.
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What is the significance of the trees mentioned?
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Radak: These are the species that grow in Eretz Yisrael - "Eretz Chitah u'Se'orah v'Gefen u'Se'enah v'Rimon Eretz Zeis Shemen u'Devash
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" (Devarim 8:8).
"Devash" is from dates. Why does the verse omit date trees? (PF)
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What is the meaning of "Lo Nasa"?
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Rashi: The trees did not reach Chanatah (the beginning of ripening).
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Radak: They did not bear fruits or leaves, for it was the ninth month (Kislev). However, olive trees bring fruits in Cheshvan and Kislev! Perhaps they delayed due to the curse.
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How will Hashem bless this day?
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Rashi: You will seed in a time of Brachah, for with building the Bayis will come Brachah in your hands' work.
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Radak: Since you began to build, I will bless what is in the granary and what you seeded.
