וְאֵת֙ הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בֵּ֣ין הָֽעַרְבָּ֑יִם כְּמִנְחַ֨ת הַבֹּ֤קֶר וּכְנִסְכּוֹ֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה אִשֵּׁ֛ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהוָֽה׃ (פ)
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Bereshit Rabbah
“Benjamin is a wolf that mauls; in the morning he devours prey, and in the evening he divides spoils” (Genesis 49:27).
“Benjamin is a wolf that mauls” – this is referring to his judges. Just as the wolf snatches, so Ehud snatched Eglon’s heart. That is what is written: “Ehud came to him, and he was sitting [alone] in his cool upper chamber” (see Judges 3:20). “He said: [I have] a secret matter…” (Judges 3:19). He said to him: ‘So did the Master of the world say to me: Take a sword and plunge it into your innards.’ “The parshedona emerged” (Judges 3:22) – his excrement. “Ehud emerged into the vestibule [hamisderona]” (Judges 3:23) – Rabbi Yudan said: A portico that obscures the light. Rabbi Berekhya said: There the ministering angels sat in order [mesudarin].
Another matter: It is referring to his kingdom.17Jacob was referring to King Saul, who descended from Benjamin. Just as the wolf snatches, so Saul snatched the kingdom, as it is stated: “Saul secured [lakhad] the kingdom over Israel” (I Samuel 14:47).18Lakhad has the connotation of capturing something that belonged to another, and the tribe of Judah had been granted the right to the kingship (see Etz Yosef). “In the morning19At the beginning of his reign. he devours prey” – “he waged war against all his enemies all around” (I Samuel 14:47). “In the evening he divides spoils” – “Saul died for his trespass that he trespassed [against the Lord]” (I Chronicles 10:13).20Toward the end of his reign, signified by evening, Saul became spoils for his enemies.
It is referring to his kingdom. Just as the wolf snatches, so Esther snatched the kingdom. That is what is written: “Esther was taken [to the king’s palace” (Esther 2:8). “In the morning it devours its prey” – “On that day, King Aḥashverosh gave the house of Haman to Queen Esther” (Esther 8:1). “In the evening he divides spoils” – “Esther appointed Mordekhai over the house of Haman” (Esther 8:2).
It is referring to his land. Just as the wolf snatches, so Benjamin’s land snatches its produce.21The produce grows very quickly there. “In the morning it devours its prey” – this is Jericho, whose produce would ripen first. “In the evening he divides spoils” – this is Beit El, whose produce would ripen last.
Rabbi Pinḥas interprets the verse regarding the altar. Just as the wolf snatches, so the altar snatches the offerings. “In the morning it devours its prey” – “the one lamb you shall offer in the morning” (Numbers 28:4). “In the evening he divides spoils” – “and the second lamb you shall offer in the afternoon” (Numbers 28:4).
“Benjamin is a wolf that mauls” – this is referring to his judges. Just as the wolf snatches, so Ehud snatched Eglon’s heart. That is what is written: “Ehud came to him, and he was sitting [alone] in his cool upper chamber” (see Judges 3:20). “He said: [I have] a secret matter…” (Judges 3:19). He said to him: ‘So did the Master of the world say to me: Take a sword and plunge it into your innards.’ “The parshedona emerged” (Judges 3:22) – his excrement. “Ehud emerged into the vestibule [hamisderona]” (Judges 3:23) – Rabbi Yudan said: A portico that obscures the light. Rabbi Berekhya said: There the ministering angels sat in order [mesudarin].
Another matter: It is referring to his kingdom.17Jacob was referring to King Saul, who descended from Benjamin. Just as the wolf snatches, so Saul snatched the kingdom, as it is stated: “Saul secured [lakhad] the kingdom over Israel” (I Samuel 14:47).18Lakhad has the connotation of capturing something that belonged to another, and the tribe of Judah had been granted the right to the kingship (see Etz Yosef). “In the morning19At the beginning of his reign. he devours prey” – “he waged war against all his enemies all around” (I Samuel 14:47). “In the evening he divides spoils” – “Saul died for his trespass that he trespassed [against the Lord]” (I Chronicles 10:13).20Toward the end of his reign, signified by evening, Saul became spoils for his enemies.
It is referring to his kingdom. Just as the wolf snatches, so Esther snatched the kingdom. That is what is written: “Esther was taken [to the king’s palace” (Esther 2:8). “In the morning it devours its prey” – “On that day, King Aḥashverosh gave the house of Haman to Queen Esther” (Esther 8:1). “In the evening he divides spoils” – “Esther appointed Mordekhai over the house of Haman” (Esther 8:2).
It is referring to his land. Just as the wolf snatches, so Benjamin’s land snatches its produce.21The produce grows very quickly there. “In the morning it devours its prey” – this is Jericho, whose produce would ripen first. “In the evening he divides spoils” – this is Beit El, whose produce would ripen last.
Rabbi Pinḥas interprets the verse regarding the altar. Just as the wolf snatches, so the altar snatches the offerings. “In the morning it devours its prey” – “the one lamb you shall offer in the morning” (Numbers 28:4). “In the evening he divides spoils” – “and the second lamb you shall offer in the afternoon” (Numbers 28:4).
Sifrei Bamidbar
(Bamidbar 28:8) "And the second lamb": Why is this written? Since it is written "the one lamb shall you offer in the morning," I might think that if it were not offered in the morning it could be offered in the evening. It is, therefore, written "the second shall you offer up towards evening," implying that if the morning tamid had not been offered, the evening tamid is not to be offered. When is this so? When the altar had not been inaugurated. But if it had been inaugurated, even the first may be offered in the evening. R. Shimon said: When is this so? When they were unwitting or under constraint (in not offering it in the morning), but if they were deliberate (in not doing so), if they did not offer the lamb in the morning, it could not be offered in the evening. If they did not smoke the frankincense in the morning, they can do so at twilight, for the altar is inaugurated only with the frankincense smoking of twilight, and the burnt-offering altar only with the morning tamid. Nor (is) the table (inaugurated) except with the show-bread of the Sabbath; nor the menorah except with the seven lamps of twilight. R. Shimon said: Even if the (pertinent) vessels were finished before their (relevant) time, they are inaugurated only in their time. And thus is it written (Shemot 39:43 - 40:1-2) "And when Moses saw all the work — that they had performed it as the L-rd had commanded them, thus did they do — that Moses blessed them, saying: On the first day of the first month shall you set up the mishkan, etc." With what blessing did he bless them? He said to them: "May it be His will that the Shechinah repose upon the work of your hands." And they responded "May the beauty of the L-rd our G-d be upon us. And establish the work of our hands upon us. The work of our hands — establish it." And though this is not written in the Torah, it is explicated in the writings, viz. (Psalms 90:16) "May Your works be beheld by Your servants, and Your glory by their children. (17) And may the beauty of the L-rd our G-d be upon us, etc." Variantly: What is the intent of "and the second lamb"? Because it is written (of the Paschal lamb, Shemot 12:6) "and they shall slaughter it at twilight," I do not know which takes precedence, the tamid or the Paschal lamb. It is, therefore, written "the second" — the second to the tamid, and not second to the Pesach (i.e., it is slaughtered before the Pesach.) From here they ruled: Nothing precedes the morning tamid but (the smoking of) the frankincense. And nothing follows the tamid of twilight but the incense, the Pesach, and those lacking atonement on Pesach eve, so that they can bring their atonement (and observe the Pesach.) (Bamidbar 28:8) "As the meal-offering of the morning and its libation shall you offer it." What is the intent of this? Because it is written (Ibid. 4-5) "the one lamb shall you offer in the morning and the second lamb shall you offer towards evening. And a tenth of an ephah, etc.", I might think that first the two temidim are offered. And then their libations; it is, therefore, written "As the meal-offering of the morning and its libation shall you offer it," whereby we are apprised that when each sacrifice is offered, the libations are offered with it. "a fire-offering": Though it is consigned to the fire, it is not accepted until it is completely burned. "a sweet savor": gratifying to Me, in that I spoke and My will was done. "to the L-rd": Shimon ben Azzai says: Come and see that with all of the offerings in the Torah it is not written of them "Elokim" or "Kel" or "Shakkai" or "Tzevakoth," but only Yod-Keh-Vav-Keh, the Tetragrammaton — so as not to give an opening to the heretics for their heresies (i.e., that there is a plurality of gods). And just as "a sweet savor" is written in respect to an ox, so is it written in respect to a lamb and in respect to a bird — whereby the Torah teaches us that there is no "eating" or "drinking" before the Holy One Blessed be He, but (that His) only ("gratification") is that He speaks and His will is done. And thus is it written (Psalms 50:12) "Were I hungry, I would not tell you. For Mine is the world and its fulness. (11) I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are with Me." Lest I think He eats and drinks, it is written (Ibid. 13) "Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of he-goats?" Why, then, do I ask you to sacrifice to Me? To do My will. And thus is it written (Vayikra 22:29) "When you sacrifice a thank-offering to the L-rd, it is to your favor that you sacrifice it."