1)

What is the meaning of "ha'Ochelim l'Ma'adanim"?

1.

Ibn Ezra: They eat for pleasure 1 .

2.

Ri Kara: The adults, who used to eat for pleasure.


1

Magihah (in Toras Chayim): L'Ma'adanim is not a noun (delicacies), rather, like a verb.

2)

Why does it say "Nashamu b'Chutzos"?

1.

Ibn Ezra: They are overtly desolate.

2.

Palgei Mayim: They saw all good outside, but they had no [money] to buy.

3)

What is "ha'Emunim"?

1.

Rashi: They are raised. This is like "va'Yhi Omen Es Hadasah" (Esther 2:7).

2.

Ri Kara, from Bereishis Rabah 1:1: They are covered.

4)

What are "Alei Sola"?

1.

Rav Sadya Gaon, Ibn Ezra: They are [fancy] garments of Tola'as Shani (dyed red. Refer to Shemos 25:4:151:1-4.)

2.

Rid: They are silk garments.

5)

Why does it say "Chibeku Ashpatos"?

1.

Rashi: They lie on waste-heaps outside. Rid - Ashpatos is like Ashpos.

2.

Ibn Ezra: They are cast like fertilizer; no one buries them.

3.

Ri Kara: They used to be covered with fancy garments. Now they cling to waste-heaps for warmth.

4.

Palgei Mayim: When they found a waste-heap to lie on it, they kissed it.

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