Comentários de Citação sobre Êxodo 2:6

The explanation is that he needs to give identifying signs for it. And according to this, "your brother," would be the object, as it is "your brother" that is investigated, that he not be a swindler; and "he/it" refers back to "your brother." And it is like (Exodus 2:6), "When she opened it, she saw him, the child" - wherein the noun comes with its pronoun. Although one is enough, [the noun] comes to add clarification. However it is difficult, as [here] the noun is mentioned before the pronoun - such that if had been written, "until he is investigated, your brother," it would have been fine. But since it is written, "your brother, him," it is difficult - [what is the need for] "him?" So it appears to me that this is the understanding [of Rashi]: But would it ever enter your mind that one could give it back before he inquires about it? But rather investigate him that he is not a swindler - meaning this is why it is written, "until your brother seeks it" - that he is seeking the lost object, and not that he is a swindler seeking to rob his fellow. As that is not seeking the lost object at all. And since it is difficult - how will he know if he is coming to rob his fellow or to seek his lost object, he said, "investigate him to see if he is a swindler or he is not a swindler." And that which Rashi explained, "investigate him," is not the language of the verse - "your brother seek it" - as the verse is certainly like its simple understanding. But rather he came to explain in what way he will know that he is seeking the lost object and is not a robber, about which he said, "investigate him to see if he is a swindler." So does it appear.

“For three months.” This hints that the light of the Torah was hidden until the third month, which is Sivan, as they derived from the verse He stores up sound wisdom for the upright (Proverbs 2:7); therefore “she could no longer hide him.” See further ahead in the verse Remove your sandals from your feet, that Moses was completely detached from materiality and was illuminated from both his parts, and his human abode was full of light, and this miracle testifies to his future essence. And it appears that regarding the existence of this light that was born with him, it is written: And she opened it and saw him, the child. What does “and she saw him” mean? Our Sages said (Sotah 12b) that she saw the Divine Presence with him. But where was the Divine Presence previously mentioned? Rather, and she saw him/it refers to finding the light which was mentioned earlier in saying “that he was good,” and she saw that light with the child, since “et” [generally understood to simply introduce “the child” as a direct object] serves in place of “with.” And in this way, he appeared like a grown youth because the child and the light joined together; therefore it says: and she saw it, meaning the light with the child.

יביאה את תרומת ה', “he shall bring it as his contribution to Hashem.” The meaning is the same as if the Torah had written יביא, without the letter ה at the end. It happens quite frequently in Scripture that the pronoun is used, as in this case, prematurely, and only afterwards does the Torah explain to what this pronoun [in this instance the letter ה for “it” referred. Another such example is found in Exodus 2,6 ותפתח ותראהו, “She opened it and saw him, את הילד, “the boy.” Moses now proceeds to tell the entire congregation all the details of the work to be performed, not because all the people would participate in it, but to make them aware of the gigantic nature of this project, undertaken in the desert in the absence of workshops, etc. It was also to bring home to them that substantial contributions were required to ensure the successful conclusion of the project. Interestingly, when referring to the Tabernacle as well as to its furnishings, Moses uses the definitive article, i.e. the letter ה, making it sound as if all these phenomena were already familiar to the people whom he addressed. By use of this definitive article, he intimated that the details would be conveyed to the artisans commissioned to actually carry out the work.