Комментарий о цитате к Дварим 28:17

In the blessings he mentioned first the fruit of thy body⁸⁷Above, Verse 4. and afterwards thy basket and thy kneading-trough⁸⁸Ibid., Verse 5. for the fruit of the body is the best and most beloved, but in the curses he delayed it [mentioning first thy basket and thy kneading-trough in Verse 17, and the fruit of thy body in Verse 18] because the punishment extends first to a man’s possessions,⁸⁹Vayikra Rabbah 17:4: “The Merciful One does not smite human life first.” and, if he does not repent, it reaches the fruit of his body. Similarly, in the blessings he mentioned first the smiting of the enemies⁹⁰Above, Verse 7. before the blessing in thy barns, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto,⁹¹Ibid., Verse 8. for triumph over the enemy is the honor and necessity for them in the conquest of the lands, and their dwelling safely among the peoples. And in the curses he mentioned first the diminishing in all that thou puttest thy hand unto to do⁹²Further, Verse 20. and delayed their being smitten before the enemies,⁹³Ibid., Verse 25. for this is the punishment that would reach them afterwards — and in the end they would be exiled.⁹⁴Ibid., Verse 68.

משארותם צרורות בשמלותם על שכמם, “their leftovers bundled up in their garments, flung over their shoulders.” Ibn Ezra understands the word משארותם as referring to wooden bowls used to knead dough in. The word appears in this context in Deuteronomy 28,17 טנאך ומשארתך, “your fruit basket and your kneading bowl.” They flung this over their shoulders as their donkeys were fully loaded with all the fancy garments they had taken from the Egyptians. I find this illogical, for would it not have been simpler for them to place the heavy wooden bowls on the donkeys and to carry the lighter garments on their shoulders?