Chasidut su Genesi 49:21
נַפְתָּלִ֖י אַיָּלָ֣ה שְׁלֻחָ֑ה הַנֹּתֵ֖ן אִמְרֵי־שָֽׁפֶר׃ (ס)
Naftalì è una cervia sciolta; egli, che tributa (a Dio) parole di contentezza.
Kedushat Levi
Genesis 49,21. “Naftali is a hind let loose, which yields word of praise.”
It is an accepted rule that When G’d displays that He has faith in one of His creatures, that creature responds by composing poetry extolling Him, thanking Him. It is also well known that the word רגלים also means אמונה, “faith,” as we know from the writings of the Ari’zal. When Yaakov describes Naftali as comparable to a hind let loose, i.e. let loose to use its legs to roam afar, this is also a sign of its confidence, faith. Confidence is invariably the result of profound faith in G’d. The results of this confidence/faith are the hymns of faith extolling G’d’s many attributes composed by such people. It is this that inspired the author of Targum Yonathan to inform us that the tribe of Naftali produced many poets who extolled Hashem in their poems and hymns.
It is an accepted rule that When G’d displays that He has faith in one of His creatures, that creature responds by composing poetry extolling Him, thanking Him. It is also well known that the word רגלים also means אמונה, “faith,” as we know from the writings of the Ari’zal. When Yaakov describes Naftali as comparable to a hind let loose, i.e. let loose to use its legs to roam afar, this is also a sign of its confidence, faith. Confidence is invariably the result of profound faith in G’d. The results of this confidence/faith are the hymns of faith extolling G’d’s many attributes composed by such people. It is this that inspired the author of Targum Yonathan to inform us that the tribe of Naftali produced many poets who extolled Hashem in their poems and hymns.
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