Komentarz do Powtórzonego Prawa 28:59

והפלא ה' את מכתך THEN THE LORD WILL DISTINGUISH THY PLAGUES — He will afflict you with plagues exceptional and quite different from other plagues.

V. 59. והפלא וגו׳, so wird Gott die Leiden, die dich und deine Kinder treffen, zu einem Ihn und seine Waltung deutlich verkündenden פלא machen (siehe Schmot 15. 11), es werden nicht gewöhnliche Leiden sein, die dich treffen, sie werden eben den שם הנכבד והנורא in dem ganzen Ernst offenbar machen, dessen du nicht geachtet hast. Jedes außerordentlich dich treffende Leiden wird dir ein Fingerzeig, dass Gott noch sein Auge auf dich hat, ein Fingerzeig für die Wahrhaftigkeit der תורה und für die Richtung, in welcher allein der Weg zum Heile dir liegt, und wird für alle Welt zum Fingerzeig für den Einen, Einzigen, den sie nicht kennen, und von der Menschenpflicht gegen Ihn, von der sie bis dahin keine Ahnung hatten.

והפלא, “He will make wonderful, in the sense of the plague being extraordinary long lasting.” The last letter of the word is an א, (not a .(ה

ונאמנות (lit., trustworthy, reliable), i.e. certain to chastise you — certain to perform the task entrusted to them.

רעים ונאמנים, “painful and of long duration;” compare Samuel II 7,16: ונאמן ביתך וממלכתך עד עולם, “and your house and your dynasty will endure for a long time.” Compare also Isaiah 22,3 which both the Targum and Rash’bam understand in the same sense.

And that is that He commanded us that one who does certain sins must offer a guilt-offering sacrifice. And that is what is called a definite guilt-offering. And the sins for which one is liable for this sacrifice are misappropriation; theft; one who has sexual intercourse with a designated maidservant; and one who swears falsely with an oath over a deposit. And that is one who misappropriated in error and derived benefit worth a perutah (a small coin) from sanctified property - whether sanctified for Temple upkeep or whether sanctified for the altar; one who robbed the value of a perutah or more from his fellow and took an oath; one who had sexual intercourse with a designated maidservant, whether inadvertent or volitional. [In these cases,] he is obligated to offer a sacrifice for his sin, and it is not a sin-offering sacrifice; indeed, it is a guilt-offering, and it is called a definite guilt-offering. And He said regarding misappropriation, "and he sinned in error, etc. and he shall bring his guilt offering" (Leviticus 5:15). He [also] said, "and he denied his countryman [...] and swore falsely, etc. his guilt offering shall he bring." (Leviticus 5:21-25). And He said, "and she is a designated maidservant for a man [...]. And he shall bring his guilt offering" (Leviticus 19:20-21). And the regulations of this commandment have already been explained in Tractate Keritot. (See Parashat Vayikra; Mishneh Torah, Offerings for Unintentional Transgressions 9.)