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וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אִם־שָׁמ֨וֹעַ תִּשְׁמַ֜ע לְק֣וֹל ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ וְהַיָּשָׁ֤ר בְּעֵינָיו֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְהַֽאֲזַנְתָּ֙ לְמִצְוֺתָ֔יו וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֖ כָּל־חֻקָּ֑יו כָּֽל־הַמַּֽחֲלָ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־שַׂ֤מְתִּי בְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לֹא־אָשִׂ֣ים עָלֶ֔יךָ כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה רֹפְאֶֽךָ׃ (ס)
I rzekł: "Jeżeli będziesz słuchał głosu Wiekuistego, Boga twojego, a co prawe w oczach Jego spełniać będziesz, i skłonisz ucho ku przykazaniom Jego, a strzedz będziesz wszystkich ustaw Jego; to żadnej choroby, którąm dopuścił na Micraim, nie dopuszczę na cię; bom Ja, Wiekuisty, lekarz twój."
Rashi on Exodus
אם שמע תשמע IF THOU WILL DILIGENTLY HEARKEN — this implies acceptance — that they should take upon themselves the duty of performing God’s commands.
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Ramban on Exodus
IF ‘SHAMO’A TISHMA’ TO THE VOICE OF THE ETERNAL THY G-D. Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra explained that “[shamo’a tishma here] means ‘to understand’262Now ordinarily, shamo’a tishma would mean “surely listen” or “diligently hearken,” but wherever this expression is followed by the letter lamed — as in this case, [shamo’a tishma l’kol] — or a beth, it means ‘understanding.’ This is why Ibn Ezra explained it here to mean “if you will have a full understanding of His commandments.” the purport of that which He has commanded you to do. And thou wilt do that which is right in His eyes — this implies the positive commandments — and wilt give ear to His commandments — this implies the negative commandments.” [Thus the language of Ibn Ezra.] And in the Mechilta, the Rabbis have said:263Mechilta on the verse here. “And thou wilt do that which is right in His eyes, this means in business dealings. This teaches us that if a person is honest in his business dealings, and the spirit of his fellow creatures finds pleasure in him, it is accounted to him as though he had fulfilled the entire Torah.”264This is based upon the following phrases, and thou wilt give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes. The sense thereof is thus: “If you will do that which is right in G-d’s eyes, meaning if you will be honest in your business dealings, it will be accounted to you as though you had given ear, etc.” I will further explain this when I come to the verse ‘And thou shalt do that which is upright and good,’ if the good G-d will show me goodness.265See Ramban Deuteronomy 6:18.
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Or HaChaim on Exodus
אם שמוע תשמעו לקול ה׳ אלוקיך, "if you will carefully listen to the voice of the Lord your G'd, etc." This means that if the Israelites would hearken to the statutes and social legislation Moses introduced in the name of G'd immediately after this experience and they would observe them, they would also merit to listen to His other commandments and hear these commandments directly from G'd's mouth. [the reference is to the impending revelation at Mount Sinai. Ed.] In Deut. 4,33 Moses reminded the Israelites of their experience when he asked rhetorically: "Has any nation ever heard the sound of G'd's voice out of the fire and remained alive as you have done?" According to Sanhedrin 56 G'd gave the Israelites some of the Sabbath legislation as well as the laws of דינים, jurisprudence, while they were at Marah. The words שם ניסהו, "there He tested them," must be understood as a trial preceding the revelation at Mount Sinai. If the Israelites would prove receptive to the laws revealed at Marah there was reason to believe they would accept the entire Torah at Sinai when the time came.
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