כִּֽי־גָ֤דוֹל מָרְדֳּכַי֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְשָׁמְע֖וֹ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּכָל־הַמְּדִינ֑וֹת כִּֽי־הָאִ֥ישׁ מָרְדֳּכַ֖י הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וְגָדֽוֹל׃ (פ)
Sebab Mordekhai telah menjadi orang besar di istana raja, dan kemasyhurannya tersebar ke seluruh daerah, karena Mordekhai itu makin lama makin besar.
Tosafot Yom Tov
ONE WHO REVEALS WAYS TO READ THE TORAH CONTRARY TO THE HALACHA. Rav: such as one who translates “and do not give of your seed to pass to Molech” as “do not give of your seed to impregnate an Aramean,” which is not the plain meaning of the verse. He explains it this way in Megillah 9:4 as well, and I write about this verse there at length.
The Rav also adds one who offers scornful interpretations of Torah. To this Rashi adds “like Menashe, who used to say, ‘Why should Moses write “and Timna was a concubine” (Genesis 36:12)?’”
The Rav also adds one who offers scornful interpretations of Torah. To this Rashi adds “like Menashe, who used to say, ‘Why should Moses write “and Timna was a concubine” (Genesis 36:12)?’”
Rashi
was becoming greater - Heb. וְגָדֵל. Scripture uses] a similar expression in reference to three people: Isaac, Samuel, and Jehoshaphat, but concerning Moses, David, and Mordecai, it says וְגָדוֹל. Concerning Isaac, Samuel, and Jehoshaphat, it says, וְגָדֵל because it is not proper to say וְגָדוֹל, great [in the context in which the word appears in the verse]. In regards to Samuel, it says, (I Sam. 2: 21): “And the lad Samuel grew up with the Lord.” God forbid that it should say, גָדוֹל עִם ה', he was great with the Lord. Here too, he [Jehoshaphat] became great to an unusual degree, גָדֵל עַד לְמָעְלָה. It is therefore improper to say וְגָדוֹל, great. The same applies to Isaac.