1)

What are the connotations of "Vayitzb'u al Midyan"?

1.

Sifri #1 (citing the Chachamim): It means that they surrounded it (the town) on all four sides.

2.

Sifri #2 (citing R. Nasan) and Targum Yonasan: It means that they surrounded it on three sides - to give the enemy the option of fleeing. 1

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See Torah Temimah, note 9 and Oznayim la'Torah.

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