Houses for You and Me פרשת שמות
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ShareWho is the subject of "וַיַּעַשׂ"? Is it God who made the "בָּתִּים" or Paroh or perhaps the Israelites? To whom does "לָהֶם" refer? Were the "בָּתִּים" made for the midwives or for the Israelite mothers/babies? What are these "בָּתִּים" and what is their purpose? Why was there a
וַיְהִי כִּי־יָרְאוּ הַמְיַלְּדֹת אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם בָּתִּים׃
And because the midwives feared God, He established households for them.
Questions on the Pasuk:
- Who is the subject of "וַיַּעַשׂ"? Is it God who made the "בָּתִּים" or Paroh or perhaps the Israelites?
- To whom does "לָהֶם" refer? Were the "בָּתִּים" made for the midwives or for the Israelite mothers/babies?
- What are these "בָּתִּים" and what is their purpose? Why was there a need to build additional housing – did the midwives (or Israelite mothers) not already have homes? Or was it some type of reward?
