Comentários de Citação sobre Gênesis 24:54

ויהי מקץ שנתים ימים, two whole years according to Leviticus 25,29-30 ימים תהיה גאולתו, “it may be redeemed until the end of one year.” Here the Torah speaks of שנתים, i.e. twice a year. The word ימים as meaning a year has already occurred in Genesis 24,54 ימים או עשור, “a year or at least 10 months.” Also in Exodus 13,10 we find the expressionמימים ימימה, which means: “from year to year, annually.” When the words מקץ שנתים occur without the addition of the word ימים, they mean “one year.” When an animal did not yet reach the first anniversary of its birth it is called as being בן שנתו, “an up to one year old.” (compare Leviticus 12,6)

וכל טוב אדוניו, the important people in Avraham’s household. This is why they are referred to as האנשים, a complimentary description, in verse 54.

A second approach to resolve these verses, is that the people mentioned here refers to the lesser elements among Israel and the mixed multitude [erev rav], for they share the same designation. When it says And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, it speaks of the mixed multitude, for since he did not prevent them from leaving, it is as if he sent them away. We find the language of “sending” used for one who allows another to go, as in Send me away to my master (Genesis 24:54) said by Eliezer, Abraham’s servant, and as in Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away” (Genesis 30:25). Similarly, the “sending” mentioned here refers to the mixed multitude, and it was because of them that it was necessary to lead them around so they would not return to Egypt when they saw war. But for the sake of the children of Israel alone, this circuitous route would not have been necessary, for the children of Israel went up armed [chamushim] — they were trustworthy children, sons of believers who trusted in God’s salvation, and this was their weaponry. Therefore, they were confident in battle. But all their lack of trust came from the mixed multitude, for it was near — meaning they had recently arrived and had not yet become rooted in faith.