Tafsiran yang Mengutip untuk Ulangan 3:25

וזאת הברכה אשר ברך משה, after G’d had shown him the whole Land of Israel before he died, in order that he should be able to pronounce a blessing both over the land and over the people who were going to live in it. Both Moses‘ plea to see the land by crossing the river Jordan (Deut. 3,25) אעברה נא ואראה, and G’d’s purpose in granting him this part of his prayer (Numbers 27,12) were intended for this purpose, i.e. for him to bless the people after viewing the Land of Israel would inspire him to do so. Here we have the text of this blessing.

מברך אחריהן שלש ברכות – Anything from the seven species, [after eating] one recites the three blessings [of ברכת המזון] as Rabban Gamaliel holds that [the words] “when you have eaten your fill, give thanks [to the LORD your God” (Deuteronomy 8:10), does not refer to bread alone, but to all seven of the species that are mentioned above in the portion of this verse (ibid., verse 8, “a land of wheat and barley, of vines, figs and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey”). And in this verse, the three blessings are hinted at: “give thanks” – this is the blessing for food; “for the…land” – this is the blessing of the Land (of Israel); “for the good [land which He has given you]” – [this is the blessing of] “who builds Jerusalem.” And similarly, he says, “that good hill country and the Lebanon” (Deuteronomy 3:25).

Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its breadth. Look to the right and see that initially, the Holy One, Blessed be He, said to Abraham, Please lift up your eyes and see from the place where you are standing there, northward and southward and eastward and westward, for all the land that you see, I will give to you and to your descendants forever. This implies that sight alone was sufficient to acquire it. But afterwards, He reversed this and said, Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its breadth, for I will give it to you. This implies that one needs to make an actual possession like marking the boundaries (Bava Kamma 9a), and sight alone was not enough to acquire it. Furthermore, initially He said to your descendants forever, but afterwards He said for I will give it to you, without mentioning descendants or “forever.” Additionally, He said please lift [na in Hebrew, indicating a request], but when saying arise, walk through the land, He did not use the term na. And with Moses our Rabbi, peace be upon him, the approach is reversed, as it says Let me cross over, please, and see the land (Deuteronomy 3:25). Here, the term na is used with the actual crossing, which is similar to arise, walk through the land, but regarding seeing, he did not use na, as he didn’t say “and let me see, please.” Moreover, what is meant by saying here and see from the place where you are standing there? Would you think he would see from a place where he is not standing?

אל ארץ נושבת TO A LAND INHABITED — after they had crossed the Jordan, [for that territory on the other side of the Jordan was cultivated (מְיֻשֶׁבֶת, which is regarded as the equivalent of נושבת; cf. Rashi on Genesis 36:20) and good, as it is said, (Deuteronomy 3:25) “Let me pass over, I pray thee, and see the good land that is on the other side of the Jordan”. And the translation of נושבת by Onkelos is יתבתא which means to say מיושבת, “settled”].